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What’s an open rate and why do we want to improve it? An open rate is the percentage of people who received your email that actually open it. 20-30% is usually considered to be above average. 😲 Because you ROCK, my open rate is usually around 70%. (PS – Thanks for reading ❤️) If you have an […]

Email Marketing

March 24, 2023

3 Ways to Improve your Newsletter’s Open Rate

“People don’t read ads.People read what interests them.Sometimes it’s an ad.” Copywriting, Third Edition by Gyles Lingwood & Mark Shaw The next time you need to spread the word to your people, keep these things in mind while writing your “blurb”: 1) “The less personal, the less interesting.” (also a quote from Copywriting) Discuss benefits, […]

Copywriting

March 17, 2023

3-step process for writing “blurbs” for bulletins, social media, or email

Have you heard of ChatGPT? Chat GPT is a powerful tool that uses artificial intelligence to generate human-like responses to text-based prompts. It’s designed to mimic human language and provide accurate and relevant information in real-time. Try it here (it’s free) Here are 3 examples demonstrating how you may be able to use it yourself: […]

Marketing

March 10, 2023

Three Easy Ways to Use ChatGPT to Market Your Church

If your website doesn’t show up in search results, that’s a bit of a problem… but not to worry! Here are 3 things to check: (In order from least to most nerdy) 🤓 First of all, let’s clarify: If you go to Google right now and search {Name of your church} in {your city}, you will […]

Website Design

March 3, 2023

Your church/school not showing up in search? Check these 3 things.

You put a lot of time and effort into your email newsletter every week, so I bet you want people to actually receive it… Have you ever had someone tell you they aren’t getting your emails (when they’re clearly subscribed to your list)? Odds are, your emails are ending up in their spam or promotions folder. […]

Email Marketing

February 24, 2023

5 deliverability tips for your next email newsletter