{"id":9057,"date":"2025-01-14T11:10:36","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T11:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.johnthornhill.com\/blog\/?p=9057"},"modified":"2025-01-14T11:12:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T11:12:04","slug":"what-is-an-email-marketing-myth-you-have-heard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnthornhill.com\/blog\/what-is-an-email-marketing-myth-you-have-heard\/","title":{"rendered":"What is an Email Marketing Myth You Have Heard?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hey there! Today, let&#8217;s talk about some common myths about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/timelesstechtrails.com\/why-is-email-marketing-important\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">email marketing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that aren&#8217;t true at all. You know how sometimes people tell you things that sound right but actually aren&#8217;t? Well, that happens in email marketing too!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Myth #1: &#8220;You Need Lots of Money to Build an Email List&#8221;<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is totally wrong! Think of building an email list like making friends &#8211; you don&#8217;t need money to do that, right? Here are some simple ways to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/timelesstechtrails.com\/how-to-build-an-email-list-from-scratch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">grow your email list<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> without spending much:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use your social media accounts &#8211; Just add a link where people can sign up for your emails<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Give away free stuff &#8211; Like cool guides or special discount codes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do online classes or talks &#8211; People give you their email to join<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make friends at events &#8211; Meet people and invite them to join your list<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add sign-up forms to your website &#8211; Make them pop up with special offers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Team up with others &#8211; Work with people who already have followers<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Myth #2: &#8220;Nobody Wants to Get Emails from Me&#8221;<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wrong again! Here&#8217;s the truth: if people sign up for your emails, they WANT to hear from you! It&#8217;s like when you subscribe to your favorite YouTube channel &#8211; you do it because you want to see their videos, right?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just remember to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Send stuff they care about<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don&#8217;t just try to sell things all the time<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make your emails interesting and helpful<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Myth #3: &#8220;Email Marketing is Dead&#8221;<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nope! Email is still going strong after many years. While apps like TikTok or Instagram might come and go, email stays around. It&#8217;s like the tortoise in the race &#8211; slow and steady, but always reliable!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Myth #4: &#8220;Certain Words Will Get Your Emails Marked as Spam&#8221;<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This isn&#8217;t true! What really matters is:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How many people open and read your emails<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If people mark your emails as spam<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&#8217;re sending emails to people who want them<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>The Truth About Getting Started: Don&#8217;t Wait for Perfect<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here&#8217;s something important I learned from my mentor John: don&#8217;t wait until everything is perfect to start. It&#8217;s better to: Start small and Keep improving as you go.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remember, getting started is more important than being perfect!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You know what? This isn&#8217;t just about email marketing. I hear excuses all the time from people trying to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Start a business<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Save money for college<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Begin a new hobby<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plan for retirement<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes we spend so much time reading about what to do that we never actually do it! That&#8217;s like reading about how to ride a bike but never getting on one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The secret is simple: just start today. Do one small thing. Maybe it&#8217;s writing your first email or making your first sign-up form. It doesn&#8217;t have to be perfect. Think of it like playing a video game &#8211; you get better by playing, not by reading about it!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you work on it a little bit every day:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your skills will grow<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You&#8217;ll learn what works<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You&#8217;ll build momentum<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You&#8217;ll make real connections with people<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remember: if you don&#8217;t want to spend money, you can always do it yourself. Making friends and real connections with people often works better than paying for fancy advertising anyway!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What do you think? Have you heard any other myths about email marketing that need to be proven wrong?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Bonus Tip<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I learned everything about email marketing from John. He taught me which platform is best, how to set up an account, create a landing page, design a sign-up form, and set up campaigns.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On top of that, he provides a 99-day follow-up email sequence, lead magnet strategies, and everything else you need to build your list fast and earn money at the same time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I highly recommend watching his <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?vendor=ambsador&amp;affiliate=techtrails&amp;cbpage=superfunnel-reg&amp;additionalinfo=GGGG&amp;cbm=2jdus8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free webinar training<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014it\u2019s a game-changer!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This is a guest post written by <span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Bhavika Mota, If you wish to be considered for a guest post then please get in touch with me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey there! 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