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5 Reasons why you need an Email List as a Blogger

Have you ever been restricted from using the social media? or your site banned by the search engines? Getting banned either by the social media or search engines means that the only way you can get traffic to your site is through your email subscribers. Having an email list gives you an upper hand when it comes to controlling who visits your site and when. There several reasons why a blogger or business person needs to start building an email list now as enumerated below:

An email inbox is a personal space – someone’s email box is more private unlike the social media where everything is in the open. With an email you get to build a relationship with your subscribers as you have more time with them.
You own the list – The list belongs to you unlike the social media followers. The list is not owned by the email service providers. You can always download the .csv file from the email service providers. You are the only person permitted to send emails to the list.
You have full control – You have control over when people will receive your emails. Whenever you send an email out, you can immediately drive traffic to your blog or website landing pages hence if you have something to sell, people will be there to listen and perhaps buy. When you post something on social media there is no guarantee that your followers will see them in fact at any time only a small percentage of your followers will see your posts.
Automation – Automation makes email marketing a great tool, with a good email service provider like GetResponse you are able to send customized automated emails to people e.g. you can send a particular email to new subscribers thanking them, or subscribers who subscribed 7 days ago etc.
Email Converts better – The most important reason of all is that when someone is a subscriber, they are more likely to end up buying from you!

How to get started with Building an email list

For you to start building an email list, you need an email service provider to collect the emails and to send people emails from. These emails include automated emails where you write once and set it up to run on autopilot or broadcasts which you write and send immediately to many subscribers. I recommend GetResponse because it is easy to use, affordable and they have trial offer where you can use and test their services free of charge.

Some of the Best Email Services providers include:

GetResponse
ConvertKit
Constant Contact
iContact

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John Mulindi

John writes on a variety of topics. He blogs on topics ranging from social media marketing (SMM), search engine optimization (SEO), search engine marketing (SEM), email marketing, business, personal finance tech, entrepreneurship to personal development. In free time he likes watching football, reading, listening to music and taking nature walks.

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goswaminitin330 says:

August 18, 2017 at 10:50 pm

Thanks for sharing this article. I was searching for one such list.
- John M says:
  
  August 19, 2017 at 12:04 am
  
  Hi, thanks for dropping by, if you want to start you can try a free trial with GetResponse, you can also read reasons you need an email list.
Joseph Dabon says:

August 17, 2017 at 3:27 pm

It makes completes sense. In fact having subscribers is probably the only legit way of having an email list.
- John M says:
  
  August 17, 2017 at 6:06 pm
  
  Hi, I appreciate your comments, welcome.
tulibanerjee says:

August 9, 2017 at 3:05 pm

Loved point number 5 the most! Helpful tips!
- John M says:
  
  August 9, 2017 at 4:11 pm
  
  Thanks for your comments. Welcome again!
smraiyyan says:

August 6, 2017 at 10:36 am

Well, I really need to focus on this! Thanks for the post. Loved it.
- John M says:
  
  August 6, 2017 at 5:01 pm
  
  Welcome.
Cecil says:

August 6, 2017 at 5:04 am

Thanks for all the well explained points, working on growing my email list.
- John M says:
  
  August 6, 2017 at 8:40 am
  
  Hi Cecil, I appreciate your comments. Welcome.
Marie says:

August 6, 2017 at 4:55 am

Definitely something I need to look into. I know I like receiving more personalized monthly emails from sites I follow myself.
- John M says:
  
  August 6, 2017 at 8:41 am
  
  Hi Marie, thanks for passing by.
thenafranssen says:

August 5, 2017 at 4:30 pm

Great list, appreciate breaking it down. I have one, but need to focus on growth now!
- John M says:
  
  August 5, 2017 at 5:43 pm
  
  Hi, thanks for your comments.
radhika bhardwaj says:

August 4, 2017 at 8:29 pm

hello.. nicely written post.. glad to read your blog..
- John M says:
  
  August 5, 2017 at 5:45 pm
  
  Thanks for your comments. Welcome.
Jalil says:

August 3, 2017 at 8:53 pm

Great tips, Thank you very much for shearing.
- John M says:
  
  August 3, 2017 at 11:30 pm
  
  Hi Jalil, am grateful for your comments.
karizking says:

August 3, 2017 at 8:48 pm

I believe every blogger should put their email list as top priority since it acts as a content funnel when it comes to making sales.
- John M says:
  
  August 3, 2017 at 11:39 pm
  
  Hi, thanks for dropping by, with an email list you are able to focus any campaign that you have, whether it is promoting a blog post or a product. It has also been proved that an email lists converts more in terms of sales as compared to normal promotion on the website. Successful bloggers will tell you that an email list is a must have blogging component.