I hate it when I subscribe to a blog via email, then I start getting excerpts in my inbox. Excerpts to blog posts with a “read more” link. Or sometimes just a link saying, “I have a new post about x! Click here to read!” […]
Tag: Email Subscriptions
I Challenge You to Build Your Email List
I don’t care how hot Bloglovin’ or Feedly are, or even Twitter/Facebook/Periscope or whatever new social media is all the rage. The #1 subscription avenue you should be promoting is email. Above all others: email. Email is the best and most reliable way to get […]
New UBB Add-Ons and a First Look at My Newsletter Plugin
I’ve been working hard and have some awesome new products available in the shop that I’m excited to share with you! Then I’ll give you a tour through my upcoming, re-coded newsletter plugin. It’s super snazzy. 😉 Get your flame on The UBB Flame Ratings […]
The Opt-In Location that Generates the Most Subscribers
Seven months ago I reported my top pages that led to subscribers. I talked about how I got the most subscribers on my homepage by far (60). Today I’m not talking about pages. I’m talking about opt-in locations. I have three opt-ins: which one is […]
I Deleted 260 of My Email Subscribers
Earlier this month I talked about some of the lessons I’ve learned as a three year blogger and one of those points talked about why my email open rate (to subscribers) was only about 30%. I went through a phase where I bribed people to […]
Add a Jetpack Subscription Form Below Your Blog Post
Hi Ashley! Same person who asked about the subscription box under posts in WP. I just have a follow up question – do you know how to use the Jetpack subscription widget under posts? I’ve hunted for a shortcode or something, but the only one […]
How to Add an Opt-In Box Below Your Posts in WordPress
Hey there, Ashley! Question for you – how would one put a subscription box below one’s posts in WordPress like what you have on Nose Graze? Is there a plugin or something to install? Thanks! 🙂 Hi there! 🙂 Adding an opt-in form below your […]
The Top Pages That Lead to More Subscribers
Whenever someone subscribers to my blog via email, I log the referring page (the page they signed up on). Today I’ve dissected that data and can’t wait to share it with you! We’re going to figure out which posts (or pages) led to the most […]
{Rant} When People Sign Up for Your Newsletter & Report it as Spam
Every now and then I see someone who subscribes to my blog report the email as spam. This annoys me because the content of my emails are not spam and this person opted in to receive the emails. It’s not like I added them to […]
I Don’t Want Your Newsletter – I Want Your Blog Posts!
I’ve encountered an annoying problem lately. I’ve started following fewer book blogs and more freelance/designer blogs. Some of their posts are pretty awesome! However, most of these blogs don’t offer a normal RSS email subscription service. I follow blogs via email. That’s how I stay […]