{"id":2438,"date":"2009-10-05T14:56:11","date_gmt":"2009-10-05T14:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/?p=2438"},"modified":"2009-10-05T14:56:11","modified_gmt":"2009-10-05T14:56:11","slug":"why-your-emails-get-deleted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/why-your-emails-get-deleted\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Your Emails Get Deleted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I get a <em>ton<\/em> of questions about writing emails.<\/p>\n<p>Usually people want to know the &#8220;how to&#8217;s&#8221; of doing it &#8212; like where to put the order links, how to write the call to action, how to test them, and so on and so forth.<\/p>\n<p>All VERY good questions.<\/p>\n<p>But you know what?<\/p>\n<p>While most people are running through the streets weeping and gnashing their teeth over why folks aren&#8217;t BUYING from their emails&#8230; the <em>first<\/em> step is getting the darn emails READ in the first place, yeah?<\/p>\n<p>And below are 10 reasons why people delete emails.<\/p>\n<p>There are LOTS more reasons than this.<\/p>\n<p>But if you write your next email with each of these in mind, I bet you&#8217;ll write something that sticks out like a <em>fart<\/em> in study hall in your lists&#8217; inboxes. <\/p>\n<p>Here they are&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Too boring<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Not relevant (to their problems)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Not enough time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They just don&#8217;t feel like reading them<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Procrastination<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Blatant sales pitches<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Overwhelmed by too many emails<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Too hard to read (usually from cluttered formatting)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Obvious swipe job<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Arrogance (let&#8217;s face it&#8230; there are few things more <em>annoying<\/em> than someone who thinks their poop doesn&#8217;t stink)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Anyway, those are just a FEW reasons why emails are zapped.<\/p>\n<p>Wait a minute&#8230; what&#8217;s that?<\/p>\n<p>You still want to know the actual &#8220;how to&#8217;s&#8221; of writing emails?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m afraid that, my friend, is a topic for another day. <\/p>\n<p>(Don&#8217;t you hate when people do that?)<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, for lots of great email marketing tips, check out Appendix 8 of <strong>The Copywriting Grab Bag<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.CopywritingGrabBag.com\" rel=\"noopener\">www.CopywritingGrabBag.com<\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ben Settle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I get a ton of questions about writing emails. 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