What are you giving to your readers in exchange for their email address?  Getting your weekly newsletter is not enough of a reason for someone to sign up.  Don't worry!  I've been there, which is why I'm diving into how to a choose a lead magnet that creates an audience not just a one and done pageview.

With all of the crazy algorithm changes that are taking place in the online world, it is more important than ever for you to be growing your email list. But growing your email list means that you need an awesome, high-quality lead magnet to draw people in. And if there's one thing that scares bloggers, it’s coming up with a lead magnet.

Every week I have food bloggers say to me, “But Jenny, I never plan on selling products so why do I need an email list?”

I go back to the algorithms for the answer. You can no longer depend on Facebook or any other online platform to drive traffic to your site. You need to take the people who do end up on your site and you need to convert them to subscribers. Why? Because if you ever plan to monetize in any way, you must have a list to sell to.

Links:

jennymelrose.com/lead-magnet

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