5 Ways to Improve Your Focus When Writing

In this post, we’ll talk about how to cut out distractions and instead focus when writing. Let’s get to business – there’s no time to waste! 1. Do your research first If possible, try to do all of your research before writing. It’s very easy for a quick fact-check to turn into a 30-minute “lost […]

The Importance of Writing Habits for Content Creators: Advice from John Steinbeck

Even if you’re not a big reader, you’ve probably heard of the American writer John Steinbeck. Born in 1902, Steinbeck wrote some of the defining novels of the American Great Depression era, including The Grapes of Wrath, East of Eden, and Of Mice and Men. If you haven’t heard of him, I particularly recommend reading […]

5 Last-Minute Marketing Tips for Cyber Monday

Cyber Monday is rapidly approaching. Are you prepared? (We hope so!) Check out these last-minute tips for sending an email newsletter on the biggest eCommerce day of the year. 1. Don’t send just one It’s always important to build a campaign far in advance of the actual sales date. However, if you haven’t been conducting […]

How to Learn from Subscribers with an Unsubscribe Survey

No one likes to say goodbye, but it doesn’t mean that you can’t learn something from the experience. In this post, we’ll be looking at how an unsubscribe survey can help you obtain valuable unsubscribe data. It’s not me, it’s you While you don’t deserve an explanation as to why your users hit “unsubscribe”, it’s […]

What’s A Good Email Open Rate?

Let’s demystify what a good email open rate actually is. All too often people expect unrealistic open and click rates and are disappointed when they only achieve one-third of that. This post explains how our email delivery, open, and click rates are calculated, and what we mean by a “good” email open rate. How our […]