ill communication: copywriting tips & sales strategies for small businesses
As a small business owner, you know copywriting is one of the essential “skills to pay the bills.” But how often do you sit down at your laptop and struggle with knowing what and how to write? You’re not alone. It’s difficult to write your own copy (even for pro copywriters). Plus, when you’re juggling a family, clients, and a team... there just isn’t enough time in the day to do it all. It’s why sending an email to your list or updating your website never gets crossed off your to-do list.
Enter ill communication: copywriting tips and sales strategies for small businesses. Each bite-sized episode is designed to give you easy, actionable (and fun) writing tips to help you craft your sales copy faster, create more engagement, and generate more sales. Tune in weekly to hear expert copy coach and die-hard Beastie Boys fan, Kim Kiel, drop a juicy tip, writing prompt, or sales formula you can take action on immediately. You’ll never have to wonder WTF to write again.
New episodes drop every Wednesday. Ch-check it out. To find out more, visit kimkiel.com
ill communication: copywriting tips & sales strategies for small businesses
Optimize your sender name so your emails get opened
Recently, I almost marked an email as spam—from someone I know and follow!
Why? Because her name wasn’t in the sender section.
I had no idea it was from her and thought it was spam, which could have hurt her deliverability.
I don’t want this to happen to you! In this episode of ill communication, I’m diving into the importance of putting thought and strategy into your Sender Name.
Topics We Cover in This Episode:
- The three levers that impact your open rates
- When to change your Sender Name and when to use your business name
- How you can customize your Sender Name to show your personality
- One important “don’t” when creating your Sender Name
Tune in to learn some key do’s and don’ts that will help you ensure your emails land where they belong- in your subscribers' inboxes with a Sender Name they know and trust.
Show notes are always available at https://www.kimkiel.com/podcast!!
Resources Mentioned:
Episode 10 & 11: Increase your email open rates with these proven strategies:
Part 1: https://www.kimkiel.com/podcast-1/increase-your-email-open-rates-with-these-proven-strategies-part-1
Email Study: https://www.litmus.com/blog/6-shocking-myths-about-subject-lines
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