{"id":220780,"date":"2020-04-03T12:33:32","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T19:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=220780"},"modified":"2020-04-03T16:08:52","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T23:08:52","slug":"how-i-send-mailchimp-email-newsletter-and-blog-marketing-for-photography-entrepreneurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/03\/how-i-send-mailchimp-email-newsletter-and-blog-marketing-for-photography-entrepreneurs\/","title":{"rendered":"HOW I SEND MAILCHIMP EMAIL NEWSLETTER AND BLOG: Marketing for Photography Entrepreneurs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Better than posting your stuff to social media, send out <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/28\/photography-entrepreneurship-101-why-you-must-start-your-own-email-newsletter\/\">email newsletters<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HOW I SEND MAILCHIMP EMAIL NEWSLETTER AND BLOG: Marketing for Photography Entrepreneurship 101\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ph3ubJQyXAY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aren&#8217;t email newsletters a thing of the past?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"400\" data-attachment-id=\"220781\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/email-mail-chimp-thumbsup\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/email-mail-chimp-thumbsup.gif?fit=780%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"780,400\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"email mail chimp thumbsup\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/email-mail-chimp-thumbsup.gif?fit=780%2C400&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/email-mail-chimp-thumbsup.gif?resize=780%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"email mail chimp thumbsup\" class=\"wp-image-220781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/email-mail-chimp-thumbsup.gif?w=780&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/email-mail-chimp-thumbsup.gif?resize=768%2C394&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/email-mail-chimp-thumbsup.gif?resize=720%2C369&amp;ssl=1 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I used to think so. But in terms of effectiveness, sending an email newsletter is 10000x more effective than any social media post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to do it<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='500' height='313' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/ZcqcAswh?autoPlay=1&amp;loop=1&amp;muted=1&amp;persistVolume=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;hd=0&amp;cover=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1674852142'><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Make a <a href=\"http:\/\/Mailchimp.com\">Mailchimp.com<\/a> account, and get people to sign up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then, when you&#8217;re crafting an email, I like to use <a href=\"https:\/\/ia.net\/writer\">IA WRITER<\/a> to type up what I want to send. I then copy the formatting (right click), and paste it into the email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to send?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='500' height='281' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/vToQuP3m?autoPlay=1&amp;loop=1&amp;muted=1&amp;persistVolume=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;hd=0&amp;cover=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1674852142'><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/03\/eric-kim-creative-workflow-ipad-procreate-blog-writing-re-mixing-photos-illustrations\/\">How I work<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Simple:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Send emails which you would desire to receive.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For me, this is what I like in an email:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Personal<\/li><li>Empowering<\/li><li>Motivational<\/li><li>Relevant<\/li><li>Inspirational<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to write it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Generally when I write, it is like sending an email to a friend. 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