Share the good stuff and the subscribes will come
I had a wonderful chat with Raziq Rauf and friends last week (Raz writes Running Sucks, and it’s great), and got to continue screaming this message from the rooftops:
Don’t ask social media followers to subscribe to your newsletter; tell them what they’re getting.
And don’t just say “an interview” or “new music,” sell it!
“Make it easy for your fans to say “yes, I want that.”
Do you want free donuts? Yes.
Do you want more of my art? Yes.
Do you want more photos of my travels? Yes.
Do you want more music? Yes.”
Get fans to your site (or newsletter).
If they subscribe, great.
If they don’t, they don’t.
Sure, with a zillion followers, you can ask for the subscribe and see some success, but explaining what fans will be getting is a lot more fun.
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