What
Makes An Ezine Worth Reading?
What makes your ezine hot stuff? With literally thousands of ezines
online today, how can yours stand out or is it doomed to stay in the
junk mail folders??
The first thing
to think about is, what is your ezine about? Do you have a clue? If
you don't know then you can bet a million dollars that your readers
haven't the slightest idea what you are talking about.
Define what
your purpose is in the first place.
Information,
Advertising, Current Events, Reviews.
The choice is
yours and the possibilities are endless..
One of the biggest
mistakes I see a lot of people do is to mirror another ezine. We all
have ezines that we love to read and learn from but that doesn't mean
that you need to duplicate the exact same type of ezine. Many of us
get sucked into this online world completely forgetting our original
goals and end up just jumping on the band wagon instead of being unique.
What works for
one may not work for you.
Don't get fooled
into that "If I can do it so you can you" Syndrome.
It is not just
about copying and pasting anymore...
> Put some
flair into your words. You don't have to sound like a robot. Develop
your own style of writing so that everyone knows your style and will
come to appreciate it even more.
> You don't
need to reveil your entire life story but stories that are relevant
to the topics are great openers.
> If you
use advertising in your ezine, try to compliment the advertising according
to your topics. Targeted advertising means a more increased chance of
someone purchasing your products and services.
> Ask and
you shall find out.
Poll Your Readers
and find out what interests them. You may be surprised at the responses.
Publishers have to think in three ways.
As A Publisher
This is my name
on this ezine. Do I care what I publish or will I just keep this ezine
the same way? Do I care what my readers think, will paid advertisers
want to pay to advertise with me?
Am I committed
to helping people through the power of email advertising or do I just
care of making a fast buck telling people about every fly-by-night program
that comes along?
As A Reader
What keeps you
subscribed? Is it because of the good information. Do you find yourself
waiting for another exciting issue to come out. If the issue doesn't
arrive do you contact the publisher to find out if an issue is coming
out.
Do you read
the issue and feel you have learned something new? Something that will
help make your life better, easier, more helpful?
As An Advertiser
If I want to
advertise in this ezine, why should I? Is it because of the low prices
or is it because the ezine has a responsive list of people who WANT
to read what the publisher has to say. If the publisher doesn't care
what they put in their ezine, then why should I bother pulling out my
credit card?
Many publishers
new and old all go through this problem. That is when you need to sit
down and view yourself from those three perspectives and then you can
understand where you, your ezine, and your reputation is headed.
Donesia Muhammad
is the owner of Ezine Ad Helper.com where you
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