12 Golden Ezine Publishing Tips

by Ken Hill

Published on this site: May 19th, 2006 - See more articles from this month

1. Post testimonials for your ezine on your site.
   
   You'll be able to increase your ezine's credibility by sharing how your ezine has benefited your readers.
   
   
2. Include a few testimonials for your business in each issue.
   
   In addition, to using testimonials for your ezine, use testimonials for your products within your ezine that share your customers' favorable feedback.
   
   
3. Write articles.
   
   Your articles can help you to share your expertise with your readers and add your voice to your ezine.
   
   They can also help you to increase your subscriptions by building up more targeted traffic to your site.
   
   
4. Swap ads.
   
   You'll create a win-win situation as both you and the other ezine publisher will get valuable free promotion of each other's ezines.
   
   When possible, swap for multiple issues as repetition will increase your ad's response.
   
   
5. Swap a recommendation within your ezine.
   
   Simply plug another publisher's ezine in your ezine (i.e., in your editor's or publisher's note) in exchange for that publisher doing the same for you.
   
   
6. Swap "thank you" page ads or recommendations.
   
   You'll be able to get valuable ongoing promotion of your ezine as everyone that fills out your swapper's subscription form or box will see your ezine's ad or recommendation.
   
   
7. Offer a bonus.
   
   For example, you could offer ebooks, an email course, or access to your "subscriber only" membership site as a bonus for joining you.
   
   
8. Run subscriber only deals on your productsand on advertising in your ezine.
   
   You'll get more first time buyers and also repeat business.
   
   You'll also be able to show your readers that you value them by providing them with sales and promotions that are just for them.
   
   
9. Write product reviews.
   
   You'll be able to benefit your readers by giving them the lowdown on products you use or have tried.
   
   You'll also be able to increase your commissions by publishing your positive reviews with your affiliate links.
   
   
10. Recommend affiliate programs.
    
    After you've gained your readers' trust, a powerful way to increase your commissions is to endorse products in your ezine that you've found to be valuable and you believe will help your readers.
    
    
11. Promote your ezine in your sig file.
    
    Use your signature file that promotes your ezine in your day to day emails and also, when appropriate, in your posts to forums that you've joined and participate in.
    
    
12. Have your readers forward your issues.
    
    Get valuable word of mouth promotion for your ezine by asking your readers to forward your issues in their entirety to their friends and colleagues that might be interested in it.

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