How to write subject lines that get 20% to 30%+ open rates

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The more opens your emails get, the more sales you make.

A great subject line can make the difference between $10,000's (or more).

Here are 7 types of high-performing subject lines (with examples + tips):
Subject Line #1 - List

People love lists.

(want proof? Publications like BuzzFeed made billions solely off lists...)

Examples:

"3 of our biggest best-sellers"

"The 7 most shocking marketing mistakes you might be making"

"6 Actionable Tips To Improve Your Email Marketing"
Subject Line #2 - Urgency

Urgency is a fundamental of direct response advertising

Deadlines & Time Restraints are great ways to get email opens + make sales

Examples:

"Last Chance to Get 20% Off Storewide!"

"Buy One Get One Free Sale! (4 Hours Left)"
Subject Line #3 - Mystery

Curiosity is a very strong desire to play with for great subject lines

Subject lines that NEED to be opened to answer a question in the prospects mind = $$$

Examples:

"We've got something for you..."

"Hey, Chase! We have a special offer for you"
Subject Line #4 - Question

Questions are another great way to pique curiosity + get the click

These subject lines create an open loop in your prospects mind + gain attention

Examples:

"What's next for Facebook Ads in 2021?"

"How safe is your retirement fund?"
Subject Line #5 - Discount/Offer

Sometimes, being direct is best.

If you have a sale, offer, or discount - say it!

Pro Tip: Combine with urgency for even better results.

Examples:

"Buy One Get One Free! (Limited Time)"

"FLASH SALE! Get 10% Off Storewide (12 Hours Only)"
Subject Line #6 - Personalized

“A person’s name is to him or her the sweetest and most important sound in any language.”

- Dale Carnegie

These help you stand out + grab attention.

Examples:

"Hey Chase, special offer for you..."

"Thought you'd want to see this, Chase!"
Subject Line #7 - Story

Use this for colder audiences.

Guide them from

-Rags to riches
-A great discovery
-How someone achieved something epic

Take them from A to B and make your product the *magical ingredient* that made it possible
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There are 5 email flows that matter the most for increasing your ecommerce sales:

Let me break it down👇
1. Welcome Sequence:

When someone joins your email list, they’re showing genuine interest in your brand. Your welcome sequence sets the tone for your entire relationship.

Here’s how to nail your welcome sequences:

-Hit ‘send’ instantly: Don’t leave them hanging! Send your welcome email within minutes of sign-up. Thank them sincerely for subscribing and show them you’re a brand worth paying attention to.

-Tell your story: Give them a reason to care. Share a bite-sized version of your brand’s journey – why you started, what problem you’re solving, and what makes you different.

-Set clear expectations: Let subscribers know exactly what’s coming – how often you’ll email (weekly or biweekly?), the type of content they’ll get (exclusive drops, helpful guides, or behind-the-scenes insights?), and how they can adjust preferences.

-Give them a reason to stay: Make their first interaction with your brand rewarding. Offer a juicy incentive – a discount, freebie, or valuable resource –x that makes them think, "Wow, if this is the free stuff, imagine how good the paid stuff is!"Image
Welcome sequence example:

Email 1: Right after signup – Warm welcome + incentive.

Email 2: 2 days later – More about your brand’s mission.

Email 3: 4 days later – Helpful resources or top product picks.
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Jun 23
Here are the 3 ways to grow revenue using email marketing:

1) Increase # of customers
2) Increase # of purchases per customer
3) Increase $ per purchase

Here's how you do each (with examples):
First, we want to increase the # of customers.

Because we’re talking about email, the main thing we need to focus on is sending more emails.

Obviously, with a focus on the right emails to the right person at the right time.

Here are 3 emails you can send to accomplish this:
1) Welcome Email:

Structure:

>> Welcome to the family!
>> We are [brand]
>> Tell your brand's story
>> We're giving you [X]% OFF on your first purchase
>> CTA with discount already applied

Send to: anyone who joins your list.

Note: You'll want to build out a series for this.

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2) Abandoned Checkout Email:

Structure:

>> Quick reminder!
>> You left [products] behind
>> [Breakdown of items left behind]
>> CTA to make a purchase

Send to: people who started their purchase but didn’t complete it.

Note: You'll send a few additional emails if they don't buy.

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3) Sale Email:

Structure:

>> Sale alert!
>> Save up to X% storewide or on selected products
>> Images of most popular products
>> CTA with discount already applied
>> Sale ends soon, hurry up!

Send to: engaged, non-buyers.
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I scaled an email list from 0 to 500k subscribers in 10 months without using paid ads.

Here’s exactly how I did it:

(Steal my playbook)
1. Cold email:

Cold email was our top channel.

We built a tool that aggregated the following data from Instagram:

> Accounts with posts tagged #travel
> Popular travel account followers (e.g. NatGeo)
> Accounts people geotagged with popular traveling destinations (e.g. Bali)

And continued collecting until we hit 5 million addresses.

Once we had the emails, it was time to start sending.

Which meant finding some killer subject lines.

Luckily, we knew everything about these people from their IG profiles, so…

We were able to send highly-personalized subject lines.

For example:

> Your {{hashtag}} photo
> Travel influencer
> Came across your Instagram
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The average open rate?

45-50%.

Meaning out of the 5 million addresses, almost 2.5 million saw our email.

Not bad.

Now we couldn’t just auto-sub these people to the list…

But we could ask them to opt-in to our new community via our broadcasts.

And with our highly-personalized emails based on the data collected, we achieved 10-15% CTRs.

Resulting in 100's of thousands of clicks from roughly 5 million emails sent.

Note:

This result was only possible because of the time we put into segmentation & personalization.
2. Giveaways:

This was another massive channel for us.

We put together some insane travel packages (free airfares, hotel stays, etc.) that lucky subscribers could win via giveaways.

And every time we ran one to our existing audience…

We got 20-40k entries and 5-15k new subscribers.

To achieve these numbers, we also incentivized current subscribers to share the giveaway by giving them additional entries if they did.

And the best part?

The emails were so good & value-packed (we weren’t selling anything yet) that subscribers from the giveaway would stay even after the winner was announced.

Note:

People think giveaways aren’t worth doing as they result in low-quality subs.

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Our #1 Copywriting Rule:

Never write copy from scratch, always use a framework.

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1. Features-Advantages-Benefits

Features: start with what your product can do.

Advantages: explain why it's helpful.

Benefits: elaborate on what it means for the reader.

Example:Image
2. PASTOR

P: Identify the Problem people are having.

A: Amplify the consequences of not solving it.

S: Tell a Story related to the problem.

T: Include Testimonials from happy customers.

O: Present your Offer.

R: Ask for a response.

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My agency generated over $200M+ exclusively via email.

To make more $$$ for your clients (and yourself), here are 5 principles of human nature every email copywriter must know:

(#2 is a game-changer)

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1. Self-interest:

People are inherently selfish - they don’t care about you or your product, they care about what it can do for them.

When writing your emails:

• Make the reader the focus
• Focus on the benefits of the product
• Illustrate clearly how their life will improve
2. Curiosity:

Our innate need to close loops & make sense of the world has been the driving force of human behavior since the dawn of time.

Unfortunately, most email copywriters fail to use it properly and lose 80% of their readers before the CTA.

To use curiosity properly, here are 2 psychological triggers you can apply today:

A) Challenging beliefs

When you challenge a common belief, you create disorder in the reader's mind which keeps their attention as they search for the explanation.

For example:

People believe that being intelligent gives them an advantage when it comes to making money.

So a subject line like “Why people with 85 IQ are making double your income” would probably crush because it directly violates what they believe to be true.

B) Creating an “information gap”

Compartmentalization is the enemy of great copy.

If the reader thinks they know what you’re going to say, they won’t click the email let alone keep reading.

To avoid this, create information gaps in your SL & body copy.
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