{"id":885,"date":"2016-09-16T02:09:13","date_gmt":"2016-09-16T02:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vyper.io\/blog\/?p=885"},"modified":"2019-07-23T23:35:40","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23T23:35:40","slug":"9010-rule-engaging-emails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vyper.ai\/blog\/9010-rule-engaging-emails\/","title":{"rendered":"The 90\/10 Rule for Engaging Emails That Actually Get You Sales"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Danavir<\/a><\/p>\n

This is a guest post by Danavir Sarria, the creator of CopyMonk<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cHow do I write emails to my list without being pushy or salesy? I worked so hard to get them there and I just don\u2019t want to annoy them or lose them\u201d.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s one of the most popular questions I\u2019ve gotten about email marketing ever since I started CopyMonk<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a valid concern, of course.<\/p>\n

You don\u2019t want to ruin your relationship with your subscribers and burn out your list, especially since it\u2019s the lifeblood of your business.<\/p>\n

So the usual advice to avoid this is to limit the number of emails that you send and only send an email when you have some sort of sale going.<\/p>\n

However, there\u2019s a better way.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s totally possible to send out send out an email to your list every single day with a link to your product without being pushy or salesy.<\/p>\n

In fact, your subscribers will love you even more for doing so.<\/p>\n

You just need to know how to do it the right way by writing \u201cCopyMonk-Style\u201d emails. And one of the core principles of writing CopyMonk-style emails is the 90\/10 rule.<\/p>\n

What Is The 90\/10 Rule?<\/b><\/h2>\n

The most important part of email marketing is to find a way to be a \u201cwelcomed guest\u201d in your subscribers inbox.<\/p>\n

With everyone\u2019s inbox so flooded these days, mostly with promotional offers, it\u2019s hard to stand out. Heck, many people even have 2 email addresses. One for \u201cspam\u201d and one for personal use.<\/p>\n

If you just write emails like everyone else, you\u2019ll be hated\u2026 or even worse, ignored.<\/p>\n

So what you want to do is create the expectation that all of your emails are worthwhile to open. And you do that by following the 90\/10 rule.<\/p>\n

Without rambling on about it, the 90\/10 rule is about the basic format of your emails as well as you email strategy.<\/p>\n

You want the majority of your emails to be 90% content and 10% promotional. You also want 90% of all the emails you send to follow this 90\/10 rule, with the other 10% being purely promotional.<\/p>\n

Of course, it doesn\u2019t need to literally be 90\/10. It can be 80\/20 or even 95\/5. The point is, you\u2019re delivering content while just mentioning your product when it\u2019s relevant in every email.<\/p>\n

The Catch? \u201cHow-To\u201d Content Will Kill Your Results!<\/b><\/h2>\n

I had to write this section because it\u2019s the biggest mistake people make once they finally \u201cget\u201d the whole 90\/10 rule thing.<\/p>\n

You see, while the 90 in the 90\/10 rule does mean 90% content\u2026 it doesn\u2019t mean that it\u2019s all 100% educational, how-to content.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re only sending an email a week or less, then that\u2019s fine. In that situation, you\u2019ll probably be best suited to hit them hard with actionable value.<\/p>\n

But if you\u2019re going to write emails at a higher frequency, like you should be if you want to maximize your results, you\u2019re not going to get away with traditional \u201chow-to\u201d content.<\/p>\n

Why?<\/p>\n

Because traditional \u201chow-to\u201d content is actually boring. Sure, your list will love it for the first 2 weeks, but then they\u2019ll start ignoring it.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s like that boring teacher back in highschool.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s super smart and will teach you a ton of stuff, but within 15 minutes of class starting, you\u2019re already in the perfect position to take a power nap.<\/p>\n

However, an exciting teacher will be the complete opposite. Yea, you\u2019ll learn all of the same stuff in the same time span. But this time, you\u2019re awake, attentive, and probably even enjoying yourself a bit.<\/p>\n

You see, content itself is not valuable.<\/p>\n

Only the experience of consuming and using that content is valuable.<\/p>\n

So instead of writing just boring \u201chow-to\u201d content all the time, what you want to do is to start writing \u201cinfotainment-style\u201d content.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s when you combine both educational content with entertainment so that it\u2019s easier and more enjoyable to consume.<\/p>\n

Kind of like when people put cheese on their broccoli. It just makes the experience a lot better than if it was just the broccoli.<\/p>\n

The Easy Way To Write Highly Valuable, \u201cInfotainment-Style\u201d Email Content <\/b><\/h2>\n

Thousands of years ago, before writing was invented, we used to share information in a particular way.<\/p>\n

This particular form of communication was used to pass down all sorts of important information including things like morals, religion, culture, and more.<\/p>\n

It was ideal since it was so easy to remember things this way and was naturally captivating to anyone who listened to it. In fact, you can say we\u2019ve been hard-wired to both consume and share information this way.<\/p>\n

Best of all, it works with everyone.<\/p>\n

So what is this mysterious way to share information?<\/p>\n

Stories.<\/strong><\/p>\n

See what I did there?<\/p>\n

The best way to write \u201cinfotainment-style\u201d content for your list is by educating people by telling them a story that contains the valuable content within it. Not only that, but stories also make the content seem more valuable than it would normally seem like, but that\u2019s a story for another day.<\/p>\n

For today, I want to direct you to particular type of story\u2026 personal stories.<\/p>\n

While there are a ton of ways to write stories, the easiest and fastest way to get started is by writing about personal stories that relate to the content you\u2019re really trying to get across.<\/p>\n

For example, lets say I\u2019m selling sports supplements.<\/p>\n

I could just write emails about the 5 reasons why whey protein is so important for muscle recovery and muscle building. However, that\u2019s a bit boring.<\/p>\n

Instead, it would be a lot better to talk about the last time I was struggling to build muscle and a bodybuilder at the gym told me that the reason I wasn\u2019t getting results was because I wasn\u2019t consuming enough protein.<\/p>\n

Then from there, I could go on about how I asked this guy why it mattered and how I confirmed advice after scowering the web to see if he was right.<\/p>\n

THEN I would talk about the 5 reasons the guy talked about.<\/p>\n

As you can see, writing emails this way is a lot more interesting as you\u2019re not relying on boring content. If fact, everything that you teach with a personal story will automatically become interesting.<\/p>\n

How To Effectively Sell Your Product In The Last 10% Of Your Email<\/b><\/h2>\n

So here we are, the most important part of your email.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, if you did everything else right, this is also the easiest part of your email.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s because you\u2019re not hard-selling anything. Instead, you\u2019re going to use the same tactic David Ogilvy, probably the most popular advertiser ever, used to sell billions of dollars worth of products.<\/p>\n

You see, David Ogilvy is considered the father of \u201csoft-selling\u201d.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s that? Well, that\u2019s basically when you sell something without pushing it. Almost always, it\u2019s just a mention of your relevant product or service.<\/p>\n

The most famous example of this was with the house ads David Ogilvy wrote to promote his ad agency, Ogilvy & Mather. They were wildly successful leading, so they led to lots of copycat ads.<\/p>\n

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If you notice the very bottom right of his ad, he talks about Ogilvy & Mather, but doesn\u2019t pressure you into becoming a client.<\/p>\n

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In fact, in his case, he doesn\u2019t sell you on it at all. He says the only ones who gain access to all his other great content are his clients.<\/p>\n

So if you liked his ad, then you would naturally want to become a client to find out more.<\/p>\n

Now, in the case of your email, we\u2019re not going to be so \u201csoft\u201d about it either. You\u2019re still selling your product. The difference is that you want to tell people why they should buy your product in just a couple of sentences.<\/p>\n

Anymore then that is too hard and anything less then that is not hard enough. You want to be in that \u201cgoldilocks\u201d area during this part of your email.<\/p>\n

Do this every email and your list will never mind it. In fact, they\u2019ll probably love you for it since you\u2019re making it easy for them to buy something if they\u2019re interested.<\/p>\n

An Example Of The 90\/10 Rule In Action From CopyMonk Daily<\/h2>\n

Since this whole 90\/10 rule is probably new to you, it would be best to actually see a real example of this.<\/p>\n

So I\u2019m going to show you 1 example from CopyMonk daily, which is my daily email marketing newsletter for business owners.<\/p>\n

Notice how I use story to ultimately teach something and then pivot into a sale without ever being pushy or salesy.<\/p>\n

Check this out:<\/p>\n

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In this email, I\u2019m talking about what happened in a particular episode of Nathan For You<\/em>. You can read the email for all the details, but realize how you don\u2019t see me teach anything until I\u2019ve given it context by talking about the show.<\/p>\n

Then, I end the email with a call to action to my product.<\/p>\n

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In this case, I\u2019m connecting my educational content with something I teach inside my course, This builds curiosity and leads to an easy and non-spammy transition from content to promotion.<\/p>\n

Like I said, this is my daily newsletter. So I write emails like this to my list every single day. Yet, even though I sell in every email, people love getting my emails.<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/b><\/p>\n

Most business owners suck at email marketing.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, if you follow the advice in this article, you\u2019ll be a lot better off. Not only will you sell more products, but you\u2019ll also build a deep relationship with your list at the same time.<\/p>\n

Now that\u2019s what you call a win-win.<\/p>\n

With that said, If you want a 100% free, 1-page checklist that summarizes my entire CopyMonk methodology to writing emails, then click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Danavir is the founder of CopyMonk<\/a>, where he helps business owners double their sales with email marketing.<\/em><\/p>\n

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