5 types of social proofs to add on your opt-in page

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💎 Hidden Gems of the Week

🔎 The newsletter Welcome email guide. Learn how to make an effective Welcome email. (link)

🔎 Must have segment to keep your list healthy every 6 months. (link)

🔎 A great interview with the co-founder of The Peak newsletter, on the state of the newsletter world, failing in business, and selling The Peak for $5 Million dollars. (link)

🔎 I Came across newsletter.surf on PH, and find newsletters to subscribe to. Also, it's pretty neat to tell you which platform it was built on for each newsletter. (link)

☀️ Good Morning Newsie,

Today’s email is about the 5 different social proofs you can add to your newsletter’s opt-in page to make it a no-brainer for your potential subscriber to sign up.

1/ Testimonials: These are probably the best-kept secret, testimonials are the best way to share what others think about your newsletter. Hearing positive feedback from others can encourage new subscribers to join You see these a lot on different signup pages. See the example below.

2/ Subscriber Count: Mentioning the number of subscribers you have. People are more likely to subscribe to a newsletter that others are already enjoying.

3/ Endorsements: If you've collaborated with well-known individuals or organizations, mention those partnerships in your newsletter.

4/ Case Studies: Share stories of how your newsletter has positively impacted subscribers or helped them achieve specific goals.

5/ Influencer Endorsement: If influencers or experts in your field endorse your newsletter, feature their quotes, recommendations, or even guest articles in your newsletter.

📈 Newsletter Metrics This Week

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• Open Rate: 58.6%

• Click-Rate: 25.5%

• Subscribers: 115

Almost near the finish line…

🐦 Tweet of the Week

There are so many great nuggets in this thread on how to grow your own newsletter. I know I will be stealing these for this newsletter.

🎉 You did it!

See you next week!

Daniel

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