When you open an email, do you want to feel like you’re being lectured to by a speaker at a podium or do you want to feel like you’re talking to your best friend?
Most of us want to feel like we’re talking to our best friend. I know I do.
Unfortunately, a lot of marketing emails tend to feel more like being lectured to by a speaker. That’s because a lot of marketers think they need to write as though they’re giving a speech, instead of sitting across from someone, having a conversation.
Can you guess which option is more effective at engaging subscribers and getting them to buy?
If you guessed feeling like you’re talking to your best friend, you are correct. A conversational writing style helps your readers feel like they’re having an intimate chat with you, even though you’re the only one doing the talking.
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