Creating a great welcome email

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Even though my blog is now a number of years old I have never really had a email newsletter. A number of years ago I dabbled with the idea of setting up a email newsletter to keep my subscribers informed with new posts but I found the process daunting and soon decided against it.

However recently I have been reconsidering the idea and think that it would be good to have a email newsletter for my blog. Personally I am subscribed to many email newsletters of blogs I read and find them good for keeping me up-to-date when new blog posts are published.

But how do I make my email newsletters interesting and exciting? In a bid to make my email newsletters appealing to subscribers and not just another email in their inbox that they find boring or bin straight away without even reading, I have been researching email marketing tips.

Time off

I've never really been religious when it comes to blogging and social media. I've always had the attitude of its my blog and I will write when and if I want to.

Recently I have been more quite than usual. It was never a conscious decision to have a set amount of time off apart from a few days over Christmas but those few days have turned into a few weeks and I have felt better for it.

With a few birthdays of loved ones in December, Christmas and my anniversary with my beloved I wanted to take time off from blog work to enjoy time with loved ones and cherish the moments without having pressure of blog work floating in my thoughts when trying to make the most of the time.

Digital Marketing for blogs.

Today most people live a digital, high tech life.  The internet and social media are intertwined into most people’s lives on a daily basis as we plug into the virtual world.

Along with staying connected and social on social media platforms and taking advantage of online shopping as businesses both big and small go online, thousands of people across the globe have opened up themselves to the world by creating blogs and vlogs.

If you’ve started a blog or are thinking about creating one and want to get yourself and your blog ‘out there’ and make it stand out to increase your readership it may be worthwhile looking at the importance of digital marketing for your blog.

With so many other blogs online it can be hard to stand out from the crowd and if that is what you want to do marketing your blog is a great way to make progress and get your name out there. As it is beneficial to learn how to do your own digital marketing for your blog here are a few tips -

Back to basics

Before marketing your blog it is important to create it and get content on there to market. It can be useful to make use of and learn some valuable tips about starting a blog as well as read articles from other bloggers on how they started and maintain their blog.

Online habits.

After recently reading an article regarding a survey charting the nation’s online habits I got thinking about my own online habits.  I must admit I do spend too much time online and often get sucked into the World Wide Web, loosing hours in its realm and dabbling with a variety of social network sites.

My love affair with the wonderful www started a number of years ago and during the dark days of my depression that kept me housebound it was a lifeline that not only allowed me to keep in touch with loved ones but also enabled me meet friendly and supportive people with virtual friendships developing into lifelong friendships.  It was in fact thanks to the internet (and a close friend) that I met the love of my life which led to my little family.

As Lee’s family lives over 200 miles away Facebook has become an essential lifeline to us as a family to allow us to keep in touch with his family and update them on Bug’s adventures and milestones, allowing us to share lots and lots of pictures of Bug with them.

The doors that blogging has opened.

The enjoyment I have from my little blog since I started it around 2 years ago is immense.  This blog is my little virtual baby even though I may neglect her at times when life gets in the way I love my blog so much.  Having this blog is a great outlet, I can zone out of my worries when working and writing on my blog and even though I have not published a number of posts being able to write my thoughts and worries out with the intention of publishing them here has helped with my emotions and depressive tendencies.

Even though I have dabbled with photography before especially when I in the throes of my creative and arty phase it was not until I started this blog that my passion for photography was exploded.  When Bug was born I think the spark of a love affair with photography was ignited as I was obsessed with capturing Bug in photos and videos to be able to cherish the moments with him forever and then the blog enhanced my passion for photography as I was sharing some of my most precious photos on here.

1 Week Anniversary.

I posted my first ever blog post a week ago tonight, I have really enjoyed my first week in the blogging world. It has been so good to have something awaken my mind.

A couple of days ago I received in the post my first item for a sponsored review….felt like a little girl again on Christmas day opening up the parcel. I owe a big thank you to the lovely Lynne Churchill from Smart Mum for having the faith in me and giving me the opportunity to review one of their Teething Bling products. Tristan and I are really enjoying testing it out. Watch this space for the review in the very near future.

Seeing as it’s my 1 week anniversary I have some exciting news to announce…..a fabulous competition. I promise to do my very best to get the competition up and running asap, just have a very cheeky monkey keeping me busy. 

I hope to improve my blog over time, to add more reviews and to attract more people who will hopefully like my blog and want to follow me. Thank you to those of you who are already following me and reading blog.

Welcome.

Welcome to my blog Bumps 2 Babies Where Roots And Wings Entwine. I decided to start this blog so that I could write reviews of baby products and pregnancy products I used when I was pregnant. I aim to provide honest opinions of products tried and tested by myself and my baby toddler in the ‘real’ world.

I was in two minds as whether to start this blog or not….worrying if I would be any good at writing about my experiences and opinions, if people would like my blog, would I ever get any followers or not?? I spent many days thinking, ummming and ahhhhing about whether I should take the plunge into the blogging world or not. I have decided to ignore the little voice of doubt in my head and here I am writing my first post for my little blog.

I am a first time mummy to a cheeky little monkey and it’s only since having my son that I have entered the world of blogging and started to read and follow blogs. I have been inspired and can only hope to be half as good as the bloggers I have encountered. I am just finding my feet with all of this but so far am enjoying creating my blog.

Please take a look at ‘About us’ to learn more about myself and my little family. Many thanks for reading this and for looking at Bumps 2 Babies Where Roots And Wings Entwine. I hope you enjoy my blog and join me in my blogging journey x