Introduce Yourself to the Community

[Nick_S]

Welcome to the Constant Contact Community! We are thrilled to have you here. Our goal is to provide you with new ideas, valuable marketing insights, and helpful advice to drive results for your business through your Constant Contact account.

Whether you're a newcomer or a seasoned member, we want to get to know you better. Please introduce yourself and share a bit about your role and what you hope to gain from being a part of this community.

• What is your name?
• Tell us about your small business or nonprofit and the work you do there.
• What do you enjoy most about running your own business or nonprofit organization?
• Share any fun passions or areas of interest, even if they’re not directly related to your marketing endeavors!

We’re excited to connect with each and every one of you!

After you’ve shared a bit about yourself, you might be thinking… What's next? We’ve got you covered.

[Chris-S]

Welcome @user9966688 

That sounds great! We are thrilled to have you here. Do you have a link to your website that you can share to check out the boba teas?

[user3896800]

• My name is Michael and I'm the founder of Beyond Being Human.
• This project was initiated by a life-changing angelic encounter several years ago. It has now grown into a global online community with dozens of presenters, researchers and curious followers. The work I do is "to listen" to the angelic guidance and to our our community and provide content along the lines of our topics... which will end up in a documentary.
• I enjoy seeing the community get engaged and growing in our social media outlets... primarily facebook and YouTube. Engaging with new members personally is probably the biggest highlight overall.
• My passions are wide and varied... creative endeavours such as designing montage graphics and also filmmaking are at the top of a long list.
• I hope you all take a look at the website - and i'm just setting up a new newsletter via Constant Contact so I hope you'll join in there too. Love and gratitude.

[ACTIVATE]

@user3896800 Michael so glad to have you here in the community - your business, or shall I say "mission" feels really powerful. Social Media is truly irreplaceable for what it does, but the email list is the core asset that let's you stay in front of and connect with your followers on a deeper level, so a big virtual high five for taking the step to get started with Constant Contact's amazingly easy system to use - your list will love you for it. Enjoy the community here, all the resources, and keep in touch with any questions or needs. Onward and upward!

[L953431]

HI, My name is Gerry Mooney and I'm a retired commercial illustrator attempting to market a new, illustrated edition of Charles Dickens's brilliant BLEAK HOUSE, his finest novel in my opinion! I spent five years creating over 40 linocut illustrations, been blogging about it since 2022, finally published the book on Amazon about two months ago, and have been busy creating a YouTube channel with readings, linocut demonstrations, and other ephemera, and an Etsy shop with prints of some of the illustrations. 
A niche product to be sure, but I've allowed it to take over my life and I'm completely invested in moving it forward! I want to class up my emails a little so I'm here figuring things out.

[L953431]

Some links to my work if you're interested:
BLEAK HOUSE on Amazon: 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DTG8DLCJ

Blog: 

www.gerrymooneyillustratingdickens.com
YouTube: 

https://www.youtube.com/@GerryMooneyIllustratingDickens

[Abigail_S]

Love this @L953431! We're all about turning passions and side hustles into business ventures! Kudos to you for investing so much time into this project and I hope you get some inspirational ideas from our community.  Campaign Feedback is a great spot to visit to get some advice on your emails. Happy illustrating! 

[TrinaW1]

hi, my name is Trina I love horses my dream is to ride one in the future!

[ACTIVATE]

@TrinaW1 welcome to the Constant Contact community! So glad to have you and guess what, my wife loves horses as well and has been riding them since she was young. We were just out at the barn yesterday watching her get a lesson. She's 49 and still going! What type of business or nonoprofit are you looking to market, Trina? We will help however we can here in the community. 

[ELENAS43]

My name is Elena Sik. I manage  2 businesses at same time. Detoxification colon cleanse- lovemycolon and coaching women: spirituality, mentally, physically emotionally and financially.

I enjoy to run the business because it is give me total power control how I can help and make change to make different in my clients progress, to make impact in their life without other people ‘s agenda or controlling. I know exactly how to make women and men ‘s life better and healthier

As detoxification colon cleanse, the clients share their satisfaction and feel healthier and better that is make my day. I know they need me. I will make time for them as their gut need colon hydrotherapy.

And I want to make their life reaching their dream and goal as their body is strong and healthy.

As coaching, women is need direction and guidance in all areas as I mention. I definitely make time to share my wisdom and knowledge with her to show her the road map then she can have it and confidently life purposely without a doubt. I would like to see each women make more wise choices and less mistakes. 

[Chris-S]

Hi @ELENAS43 

I appreciate you sharing your experiences and dedication to aiding others in attaining health and confidence! Juggling two businesses at once is no easy task, and I am motivated by your genuine desire to positively impact the well-being of your clients on both a physical and emotional level.

It's amazing to see entrepreneurs like you who are not only creating successful businesses but also positively impacting lives. Keep up the incredible work!

 What’s one piece of advice you’d give to women who are just starting their wellness journey?

[AustinC454]

Hi, this is Austin Collings. I run a mechanical services company that also specializes in renovation & creative landscape. Company name is Relica comforts, (parent company Relica heating). I strive to provide a comforting solution tailored or not, for the south ontario community. Also, I have another business on the side that offers spiritual books, art, publishing services, & home decor art printed products of all kinds. Company name: AMC Publishers / Physi-Tual genre capital global group Ltd. I hope to get that business running with help as well from the constant contact support options. 

I would be more than willing to work with others, networking to provide balanced solutions for not only the better of one's life, but others as well by solving problems & creating solutions available for many!

[Abigail_S]

Welcome @AustinC454! Thanks for sharing. Sounds like you have a lot on your plate and you're in the right spot! Community is all about having conversations, asking questions, and learning about what's working or not working for others that you could also adopt for your own business. Happy to have you! 

We're always here, so let us know if you ever need anything. 

[PatT330]

Hello - I am Pat Trotter and I am a photographer.  I am working on a book about the medieval Lords of the Isles in Scotland and want to start spreading the word about the book and develop a following before it is published.  I created a list of Scottish clans and organizations in the U.S., Great Britain, Canada and Australia but it seems I cannot use this list with this service as I don't have permissions to email these people.  The whole plan is to email them and ask if they want to be on the mailing list about the book.  If  I can't email them through Constant Contact how do I get the list set up?  I have another list I have compiled of potential sponsors for the book - i.e. Scottish businesses like Logan Air, Hebridean Air, etc. but again it is my prospect list and I do not have permissions as it appears I need for Constant Contact.  Do I need to do all of this manually and get the permissions one by one and then use this service?  My intention is to contact all of these contacts and tell them briefly about the book and ask them to sign up to receive updates, etc.

[ACTIVATE]

@PatT330 Welcome to the Community! I couldn't think of a cooler thing to wake up to than seeing your post. It just so happens that I have an intense love of Scotland, studied there during college in the summers, and have traveled there many times. My sister actually did something similar by researching history in Scotland as a young student and ended up moving to the UK and attending Oxford.

I love that you are thinking about promoting the book through an email list *before* it is published. This is a fantastic idea and one that I've coached many businesses, authors, and product-launchers to do. You can even use incentives like get Chapter 1 early, etc. You get to take them on the ride of the writing and publishing process, and people absolutely love that type of experience online. So, great idea!

As for your tactical questions you are correct that you don't want to put stone-cold strangers in and start marketing to them, but there are things you can do to initiate list growth. There are intermediary steps you can do to get the list started.

Here are some ideas:

- you can email the associations and their members directly, (meaning, a normal email platform) talking about your book and asking for permission to share more with them, which is an opt-in. You can do this manually (add them to your system after) or streamline and include a link in that email that opens to your Constant Contact opt-in page for them to subscribe. The former may get you more quick "yeses" while the later may give you less but a more conscientious subscriber since they have to make the small effort of typing in their email and submitting it.

- to make a bigger move, you could contact the clans and organizations and talk about your project and your book and ask them if they are ok to hear more from you (that's an opt-in) but more importantly what would it take for them to be open to softly promoting or spreading the word about your project. You could even dress up the ask by indicating you are trying to broaden your sources for the research and their orgs and/or their members could be helpful. Example: they say "yes this sound interesting, our members would likely be curious" so your ask would be for them to include a blurb or announcement about it in their own marketing, and in *that* blurb/announcement is an option for their member readers to opt-in to your list directly.

I'll stop there so I don't write a book of my own ; ) however please let me know if this makes sense and feel free to DM me here in the community to discuss further nuanced ideas that I have for you.

[AustinC454]

Thanks for the tip, I actually right away found interest in trying this. Although so far finding emails at a considerable amount & free is not happening so far. I hope to get at least 100 emails. 50 the least to begin a campaign that has actual impact.  

[MagicCityBarAssociation]

My name is Barbara Jackson. I am the new Executive Assistant for the Magic Center Bar Association (MCBA) in Birmingham, AL. I am working to better understand Constant Contact and how this CRM system works. I am hoping you can answer a few questions to help me get started.

Thanks,

Barbara Jackson

[AustinC454]

Hi, sure. I'm fairly new here. But know how to navigate the site pretty well. 

[Chris-S]

Welcome @AustinC454! I recommend checking out our Getting Started area on the community. If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask.

[Chris-S]

Hi @MagicCityBarAssociation,

Welcome, what questions do you have that we can help you with?

[ShelleneM2]

Hi my name is Shellene and I  sell fragrance through Scentsy. I love selling Scentsy because I get to  meet new people in my community and love how I can set my own schedule. You can also turn your  fun wax-related crafts, custom warmer decorations, into a DIY projects.

[ACTIVATE]

@ShelleneM2 welcome! that sounds so fun and interesting - my wife is a big crafter so I can appreciate the idea of the creative process and enjoying that sense of community. If business isn't fun, why are we doing it, right? Best wishes with your Email Marketing list and your Constant Contact account and it's many options, let us know any questions and how we can support you towards success.