donnie

I know a lot of people still rely on e-mails and newsletters to boost sales and traffic. I am just curious what things actually work to get people to not only open the e-mails, but click on links in them. I personally seldom do this unless it is some sort of sale I am interested in.

Gmail has a host of problems. I moved away from hotmail/microsoft for the same reasons I moved away from gmail/google. I still use my gmail accounts but not for anything related to finances including shopping. I switched to an encrypted e-mail service instead.

In terms of content creation online, I know tons of people sell items and merch as well as do colabs. While most viewers don't spend any money, all these creators still seem to make good money selling merch because they have a loyal fan base that will reliably spend money on their items. How does someone go from 0 to that? Is it something that happens over time?

This is kind of what I was thinking but not hoping. I am not a vlogger type of person and wouldn't want this kind of channel but they do seem to be insanely popular. I always see "clean with me" videos being promoted on YouTube which is weird.

I had an account on Instagram blow up over night a few years back. I probably had 2 or 3 companies reaching out to me a month asking for branding deals. If you give access for people to contact you, they will because they want that reach. This is especially true on platforms like Instagram, X, and TikTok.

I will tell you, anytime I start a new WP website be it a blog, webstore, etc. I always do the boosting packages. I only use them the first few months. It has been awhile since I have done this, maybe the last time was 2019? So I am not sure if it helps or hinders a site these days but I know when I did it, it always helped boost traffic and rank my better on Google - At least in the early days. You have to put in the work to keep the growth going or it just disappears.

I think you have a good idea if you can approach it the right way and get people interested in it. The issue with doing something like this, is that it relies on in-person interactions. The reason it works for places like Gamestop and Bricks and Minifigs is because it offers a safe and secure location to sell used items and collectibles. You would have to convince people to want to risk dealing with strangers. It is easier to do this on Facebook because all their details are there.

I am talking about places like YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and other platforms that allow for video posting. I want to compile a list and do some experimenting with a few sites I have and see if I can replicate some virality and boost traffic using the same or similar trends to the big platforms.

Using it to supplement a skill set is better than relying on it. What I mean by this is the people that get away with using it don't make it the prime creative source behind what they are posting. What sort of posts do you make on these accounts? What niche do they fall under?