Benefits of Email Split Testing

Feb 17
08:44

2009

Aaron Goldberg

Aaron Goldberg

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People who are already using email campaigns to sell their products or services are probably aware of how important their email is in their overall success. However, few people realize the importance of split testing the email to see which one is most successful at bringing in sales.

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There are many benefits of email split testing,Benefits of Email Split Testing Articles most importantly the potential of increasing sales. People who are already using email campaigns to sell their products or services are probably aware of how important their email is in their overall success.  However, few people realize the importance of split testing the email to see which one is most successful at bringing in sales. The following benefits are worth taking note of and if you incorporate them into your email campaign then you will benefit financially.

Benefit #1 Better Response
The entire point behind split testing is to find the email that has the best response. This means each email should be written, formatted, and styled differently all the while “selling” the same product or service. This is important because you are trying to compare the way the email is reaching people for a particular product or service, not create competition between different products or services. Once you have two completely different emails on the same product send them out to a small batch of email addresses and wait for the response. Remember to track the success of each email so you can compare later.

Benefit #2 Increase Income
When you send out two different emails and find the one that works the best then you will be able to sell more products/services when you send the email to your full address book. This results in increased income, which is important for your campaign to continue on successfully and for you to continue making money as an email marketer.

Benefit #3 Branding
If you send out the more successful email then you will have more success branding your product. When you increase brand awareness this means more people will buy your product or service. It is really important to have brand awareness so customers can pick you product over competitors’ products.

Benefit #3 More Return Buyers
Once you have a customer who buys your product they are more willing to buy it a second, or third, or more, time around, too. This is important to keep in mind because while one email might not seem like a big deal to you it really can turn into many more sales that you might have imagined.

There are of course many other benefits of email split testing. These are just some of the most important ones you will want to keep in mind and use to your advantage. Remember, there is no good reason not to take advantage of split testing so check it out today and see what it does to your product or services success.