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Subject Line
Does
ezine put
advertiser’s subject line in
subjectof
email or do they just say something like "Solo ad from xyzezine"?
Your subject line is
most important part of your ad anddefinitely should be in
subject of
email.No subject lineequals no response.
Advertiser Response
Repeat (or regular) advertisers in an ezine is a very good signthat
subscribers are responsive. To further testresponsiveness, I recommend looking through
ezine’s onlinearchives (if available).
Archives are previous email publications that
publisher hasposted to their website for visitors to view. The archive search isnot only quick and easy, but archives can also provide an extratrickle of visitors when your ad gets archived.
Testimonial Page
After passing
above steps, see if your prospective ezine hasa testimonial page. If
ezine has gotten this far, chances areit will.
Waiting Period
Another indicator of responsive subscribers is
waiting periodto run an ad in
chosen ezine. If
waiting period is amonth or more, this indicates a very popular ezine with responsivereaders. You've uncovered a real gem!
Web Forms
I've found that
better ezines have web forms that get your adto
publisher’s inbox and usually send auto confirmation ofreceipt. If there is no web form, try emailing
publisher aquestion first, like when
next ad run date is.
No response may indicate a poor choice in
ezine, or youremail was filtered or blocked as spam. Wait at least 2 days andtry emailing again using a different email account.
If your emails still don't get through, neither will your ad.(Ironically, your payment always go through). Trust me, ifthey fail to communicate, save your money and time and moveon.
Free Classifieds
If
ezine offers free classifieds, this is another good placeto run your ad. Since classifieds usually don’t produceresponses, any activity from your ad here would furtherindicate an active readership.
Ad Tracking
Never advertise without using an ad tracker. You can purchaseone or better, use one of
many available online for free. Adtrackers give you a url that you use in place of your website address.
The new url gives you important information like how many visitorsyou had, where they came from, and some list
number of salesper visitor.
This tracking information is crucial to
direction of your adcampaign because you’ll learn of
need to change your adand/or
sales page. More importantly, you’ll know for certainwhether
ezine produced enough visitors for
advertisingprice you paid.
Run Your Ad Twice
If your ad produced a great response, wait a week or two and runthe ad again in
same ezine. I’ve found you'll probably get asgood if not better results
second time around.
I would advise against running
ad a third time in a rowbecause most of your prospects will be found in
first two runs.
Using a Capture Page or Auto-Responder
To maximize your efforts, you want to "capture" your visitors soyou can send them additional information about your product,related merchandise, and pertinent updates.
This is done with a capture page that provides a place for visitorsto put their name and email address. There are different methodsto accomplish this and you may want to hire someone to do it for youif you're not comfortable installing scripts on your website.
You might also want to send your visitor directly to yourautoresponder, where you have a series of messages set up to "warmand inform" your prospect about your product or service.
Rotating Ads
Once your ad has been tested and you have a base of 5-10 solid,performing ezines, start rotating your ad between your ezines.
For optimal results, make sure 2-3 months have passed beforerunning your ad in
same publication. Keep building your baseand watch your profits grow!

Greg Root has been using ezine advertising almost exclusively since 2003 and owns andmaintains 'The Ezine Ad Tester©' at http://www.maxprofitpro.com/. See the results of hisezine advertising campaigns to find the best ezine marketing resources on the internet.