While your blog, videos and landing pages sit at the top of the machine and bring people in, it is everything that happens after that which usually does the heavy lifting. I call it the business machine.
It is your email list, the automated campaigns, the tagging and automations that takes place behind the scenes that is usually most responsible for making it all work. It is the underlying “plumbing” of your online business.
Top Articles On Email Marketing Automation
How To Clean Your Email List And Ensure Good Delivery Rates From A New Sender
Here’s how to clean your email list and begin sending from a new email platform in order to ensure good email deliverability.
Building Your Email List Via A Free Membership: Why You Might Want To (And How)
A look at using a free membership level in order to build your email list rather than simply giving PDF downloads. How well does it work… and how do you do it?
FluentCRM Review: A Look At Marketing Email Automation Inside WordPress
Let’s take an inside look at FluentCRM, a marketing automation CRM for Wordpress. This review will take a look at whether it is ready for primetime yet.
How To Increase Your Email Open Rates And Get Your Emails Delivered
It is one thing to build your email list. It is quite another to ensure the emails you send actually arrive and get opened. This guide provides multiple tactics to increase your open rate and deliverability.
Ultimate Guide To Building An Email List: List Building That Works And Makes You Money
The complete guide to how to build your email list from your blog, including opt-in and lead magnet strategy that is working today.
Re-Engagement Emails: How My 10-Day Email Sequence Works (And Apparently Annoys A Few)
My 10-day re-engagement email campaign occasionally gets responses from people who are annoyed by it, but it still works very well. Here I share why I do it the way I do and how my re-engagement campaign works.
Need some lead magnets that work?
Get a massive jumpstart on your email list building with this list of lead magnet ideas that convert like crazy. Available for download free inside the Document Vault.
How To Build A Calculator Form Easily Without Any Coding
Calculator forms can be useful for online calculators, free tests for lead generation, client reporting, etc. Here’s how you can easily create powerful calculator forms on your WordPress site and use them to really grow your business.
How I Built A Service Credit System For My Membership Site
This tutorial will show you how I built a service credit system into my membership site, allowing members to purchase credits and then redeem those credits for additional services like coaching calls.
Awesome Support From ConvertKit. I Want To Acknowledge Them Publicly.
I just want to tell you how responsive ConvertKit support is. Thanks, guys.
Is Your Website Annoying To Your Visitors?
So many websites in 2022 are highly annoying to visit due to all the popups, cookie notices and more. Is your site one of them?
Using Simply Schedule Appointments To Build A Powerful Scheduler Right Inside Wordpress (No Third Party Calendars!)
Here’s how I use Simply Schedule Appointments to build a robust scheduler right on my Wordpress site (and integrate with FluentCRM).
Thrive Automator Is Out Of Beta. And Here’s Why That Matters…
Thrive Automator is now out of beta. It is completely free. And, the way they’re doing it could be a game changer when it comes to automation within Wordpress.
How To Clean Your Email List And Ensure Good Delivery Rates From A New Sender
Here’s how to clean your email list and begin sending from a new email platform in order to ensure good email deliverability.
Switching To FluentCRM: Here’s The Process I Used To Switch From Drip
It was something I didn’t look forward to, but I finally got it done. I migrated from Drip to FluentCRM. Here’s how it worked out…
Blog Categories Done Smartly: How To Define Your Blog Category Structure To Make More Leads And Sales
There’s the usual way to define blog categories… then there’s the SMART way which will help you with your online marketing. A simple change in how you look at your categories can help you earn more opt-ins and make more sales.
FluentCRM Review Update: Is It Ready For Me To Switch Over?
When I first reviewed FluentCRM, I was impressed. Yet, it wasn’t ready for me to switch over yet. 7 months later, how has FluentCRM developed? Is it ready now?
Wordpress Document Library: How To Cleanly Embed PDF Files And Create A PDF Library
Here’s how to cleanly and simply display full PDF files and create your own Wordpress document library. Great for Wordpress membership sites.
Building Your Email List Via A Free Membership: Why You Might Want To (And How)
A look at using a free membership level in order to build your email list rather than simply giving PDF downloads. How well does it work… and how do you do it?
How To Integrate ConvertBox With FluentCRM
FluentCRM and ConvertBox don’t technically integrate, but here’s how you can send new leads from ConvertBox into FluentCRM.
Why 2021 Is The Year A Membership Site Becomes More Important Than Ever (And It Has Nothing To Do With Monetization)
The increase of censorship and deplatforming is not just political noise. It should serve as a wakeup call to revisit the structure of your online presence. Here’s why…
FluentCRM Review: A Look At Marketing Email Automation Inside WordPress
Let’s take an inside look at FluentCRM, a marketing automation CRM for Wordpress. This review will take a look at whether it is ready for primetime yet.
ConvertBox Review: 15 Pro Strategies Using ConvertBox To Grow Your Business And Make More Money
ConvertBox is far more than opt-in software. Here are 15 pro-level strategies and real-world examples of using ConvertBox to increase conversions and make more money.
Marketing Automation CRM… Inside Of WordPress? Would It Work?
What if you could host your email list inside of Wordpress instead of using an expensive email list host? Can you do real marketing automation? Is it even a good idea?
Perfect About Page Formula: Create A Conversion-Focused About Page With This Template (UPDATED)
Your blog about page is one of the most important pages of your site. This formula (w/ template) will guide you to creating a conversion-focused page.
How To Use ConvertBox To Engage And Segment Existing Subscribers
A look at how I am using ConvertBox to segment my existing email list on my RV blog – complete with examples and screenshots of how it is set up.
New RV Blog Stats! Update On My Email List Metrics, Blog Traffic, And Epic Bounce Rate Change [10XChallenge]
2 weeks into my project to 10X my blog traffic, here’s an update on the traffic stats, my email list metrics, and an epic reduction in my bounce rate (that’s surprising).
WP Fusion Review: 7 Cool Things You Can Do With Your Membership Site With This Plug-In
WP Fusion fuses your WordPress site to your CRM, allowing powerful marketing automation on your blog or membership site. This is seriously one of the most useful plug-ins I’ve ever used.
Mailchimp vs Aweber vs ConvertKit – Comparison Of Email Marketing Tools For Bloggers (2020)
Let’s compare 3 of the top email list host for content creators: Mailchimp, Aweber and ConvertKit. How do they compare?
Why And How I Switched My Optins From Thrive Leads To ConvertBox
I decided to officially switch away from Thrive Leads… into the arms of ConvertBox. In this post, I’ll describe why I made this move, despite being a huge fan of Thrive Leads.
ConvertBox Review: The Good And Bad Points Of This Opt-In Software And How It Compares (UPDATED)
ConvertBox is an up-and-coming opt-in form software currently available with lifetime pricing. But, is it any good? What are the bad parts? Let’s take a look…
Need my help building your automations?
Whether it be setting up your automated email campaigns, figuring out the right tagging scheme, or just strategizing the whole thing… I do it day in and day out. And I can do it for you, too. I’m like the marketing automation plumber. Maybe I can help you build your’s, too.