Content provided in partnership with

Business Services Industry

Partner power: have a great e-newsletter, but not enough people to share it with? Build your subscriber list with a co-registration campaign

Entrepreneur, August, 2005 by Catherine Seda

WISHING FOR more subscribers to your company's e-newsletter? Then create a co-registration campaign to connect with a new audience--visitors on other websites will be able to sign up for your newsletter on the spot.

Newsletter owners with a list size comparable to yours might do a free cross-promotion. Search the web for newsletters with content similar or relevant to yours. For example, if you publish a parenting newsletter, look for newsletters on pregnancy or children's sports. You can also try finding partners at the Co-Registration Directory (www.coregdirectory.com), a free service run by Co-Reg Complete.

Most Popular Articles in Business: Research and Markets : Tesco Plc - SWOT Framework Analysis; Do Us a Flavor - Ben & Jerry's Issues a Call for Euphoric New Flavors; eBay made easy: ready to start an eBay business? These 5 simple steps will ...; Katrina's lawsuit surge: a legal battle to force insurers to pay for flood ...; Wal-Mart's newest distribution center opened last month near the southwest ...; More »

If your newsletter contact list isn't big enough for cross-promotion yet, or you want to boost your subscriber numbers quickly, work with an agency that brokers co-registration deals, such as Aptimus Inc. (www.aptimus.com), PermissionDirect (www.permission direct.com) or SilverCarrot Inc. (www.silvercarrot.com). Rates can range from 4 cents to more than $1 per subscriber, with a minimum investment of $1,000 to $2,500. But before you buy, make sure you ask these questions to prevent being accused of sending spam:

1. WHERE WILL MY NEWSLETTER OPT-IN FORM BE POSTED? If the co-registration agency won't tell you which sites will post your sign-up form and won't give you tracking data, then the agency might be sending unsolicited e-mail.

2. HOW WILL MY NEWSLETTER SIGN-UP INFORMATION 100K? Make sure your company or newsletter name and a description are included. People should sign up for your newsletter specifically, not one on a particular topic, or your e-mail could be mistaken for spam.

3. WHAT KIND OF TRACKING INFORMATION WILL I GET? At a minimum, you should receive the times, dates and IP addresses where newsletter sign-ups occurred. Get actual websites whenever possible.

Customize your confirmation e-mails sent to new subscribers. Thank them for subscribing from the referring site, and offer newsletterlike content. This helps safeguard your company against potential spam complaints--and it makes new subscribers feel welcome.

Speaker and freelance writer CATHERINE SEDA owns an internet marketing agency (wvwzsedacommunication.com) and is author of Search Engine Advertising.

Business Services Industry

Partner power: have a great e-newsletter, but not enough people to share it with? Build your subscriber list with a co-registration campaign

Entrepreneur, August, 2005 by Catherine Seda

Find Research Guides for:

Find Featured Titles for: Reference

Most Popular Articles in Business

Most Popular Publications in Business