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Author Email List And Newsletter Tips With Tammi Labrecque
Building your author email list is one of the fundamentals of book marketing, but how can you grow it more effectively to sell more books? Tammi Labrecque explains in today's interview.
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Tammi Labreque is an author, editor, and publisher. She writes fiction under a number of different pen names. And today, we're talking about her brilliant and super useful book, Newsletter Ninja: How to Become an Author Mailing List Expert.
You can listen above or on iTunes or your favorite podcast app or watch the video here, read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights and full transcript below.
Show Notes
* How can authors make emailing their readers fun?
* Why segregating lists matters
* Dealing with issues of privacy and what to share with your subscribers
* What is the best reader magnet?
* The elements to use when welcoming someone to your newsletter list (i.e., your onboarding sequence)
* Tips for newsletter frequency and content
* Thoughts on list size
* When to clean your list
You can find Tammi Labreque at NewsletterNinja.net and on Twitter @tammi_ninja
Transcript of Interview with Tammi Labreque
Joanna: Hey, everyone. I'm Joanna Penn from thecreativepenn.com. And today, I'm here with Tammi Labrecque. Hi, Tammi.
Tammi: Hi, Joanna.
Joanna: It's great to have you on the show. Just a little introduction.
Tammi is an author, editor, and publisher. She writes fiction under a number of different pen names. And today,