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20 Email Subject Lines to Wow Your Prospects

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Here are my favorite subject lines to catch a stranger’s attention and increase your email’s open rates. Yes, it may feel like click-bait to appear clever, but if you follow your subject up with the content you originally promised, then you’ll come off as a subject line genius:

  1. Free! We promise
  2. Hello NAME, here is your exclusive eBook
  3. 5 ways to [insert catchy idea here]
  4. Why you should open this email
  5. The #1 reason why [insert idea here]
  6. Your top 10 list for [niche topic]
  7. [Insert their company name here] insights
  8. Top 10 books every entrepreneur should read
  9. How your sales could be better
  10. Where to find your next customer
  11. Here is your unique discount code
  12. Only for a limited time…
  13. Nice to meet you at the [insert show name]
  14. How to grow your business
  15. Why you should open this email
  16. Video insights on [insert their company name]
  17. Infographic: [niche] stats
  18. Free one-hour consult
  19. This month’s highlights in [niche]
  20. Free shipping today!

With email marketing, it’s about experimentation to see what sticks with your prospects. Once you find a subject line that converts, keep using it! If you have fun in business, people will want to do business with you. Try to add personalization to your approach to really stand out. Even adding first names to subject lines can really set you apart from the crowd.

Looking to sell more and grow your following? Take my email marketing course today.

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6 Ultimate Cold Email Templates That Convert

Cold email is a challenging approach to grab your next sale, but I’ve fine-tuned several templates that can help with your next outreach campaign. Each template can be tweaked to fit your product or service offerings. Feel free to use these in your next email campaigns, but please adjust the templates to suit your wording and personality:

Simple approach.

SUBJECT LINE: Working together

Hi PROSPECT NAME,

I wanted to find out if you have any marketing needs at COMPANY (email, social media, ads, etc.)?

We can increase sales, engagement, conversions and more through our marketing strategies.

Interested? Email me back, I’d love to chat.

Trevor Carss
Founder | TrevorCarss.com

This simple approach cuts right to the chase by inquiring into what the client might need. Notice how I mention what problems I can solve for them instead of introducing what I do? Always focus on helping others by solving their problems first.

Innovative video approach.

SUBJECT LINE: COMPANY video insights

NAME, I wanted to introduce you to YOUR COMPANY NAME, we help businesses convert more clients.

To learn how you can grow, here is a quick video review of your website:

[ADD VIDEO LINK]

Did these tips help?

Trevor Carss
Founder | TrevorCarss.com

Video marketing is continuing to see growth in the industry. Experimenting with video will help increase your click-through rate. Once again, focus on how you can help your prospect. By finishing with a question, you are sparking a dialogue.

Are you noticing these email templates are quite short in length? People do not want to spend all day reading your email, especially if you are just beginning a dialogue with them. Focus on starting a two-way conversation, then sell later in your communications.

Follow-up approach.

SUBJECT LINE: THEIR COMPANY NAME

Hey PROSPECT NAME,

Couldn’t help but notice you watched the video demo I sent you there.

Did you have any questions? I’d be happy to jump on a 15-minute call with you to see how we could add those ideas into your business.

If you’re busy, no problem, just check out this GUIDE LINK that helped another COMPANY like yours improve their marketing efforts within weeks.

What do you think?

Trevor Carss
Founder | TrevorCarss.com

Over 81% of businesses never follow up after sending an email without a response. If you took the video approach, try using software that tracks whether someone watched your video, such as Loom. By following up a few days later to check in and provide more value, you will stand out among your competition.

Collaboration approach.

SUBJECT LINE: Collaboration

Hey PROSPECT NAME,

I noticed we were in GROUP NAME together and think we should collaborate together! Send me a message if you are interested. I bet we could cross-promote to help grow our followers.

Best,
Trevor Carss

To help grow your following, try reaching out to people with similar interests. With this simple message, you can start building your partnerships today. 99% of people would be interested in growing their follower count, but for some reason we never ask.

Research approach.

SUBJECT LINE: Working together

Dear PROSPECT NAME,

Who can I talk to about SERVICE OFFERING?

Trevor Carss
Founder | TrevorCarss.com

If you are not able to find the details of the decision-maker you’d like to talk with, try chatting with the gatekeeper to discover the information. Then when you reach out to the decision-maker, you can use the gatekeeper’s name as a referral. This will help improve your response rate as you’re uncovering contact details.

List-building approach.

SUBJECT LINE: Join our community!

Hey PROSPECT NAME,

Would you be interested in receiving monthly success tips in your inbox? I’d love to add you to our cool community if you’d be interested. Just respond with a Yes and I’ll take care of the rest.

Trevor Carss
Founder | TrevorCarss.com

Sometimes simple really is better. If you’d like to add someone to your email list, just ask! If your email content is valuable to the prospect, they might be inclined to join your community.

Looking to sell more and grow your following? Take my email marketing course today.

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Daily Marketing Tips to Help You Succeed

When getting started in business, the #1 way to grow is by finding that first customer. The first customer validates your idea and motivates you to continue producing. In order to find customers, you have to promote yourself and your passion. 80% of business owners stop at production along the way because they forgot about promotion.

I want to help the 80% who stopped.

In this article I am excited to announce the launch of several bite-sized videos on YouTube to help entrepreneurs, freelancers and hobbyists with their marketing efforts. This is just a very small, exciting start.

I hope you will enjoy some of the tips provided to help you promote your passion today. Stay tuned as we continue to release more video content.

Here is the YouTube channel to explore and subscribe to these videos.

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