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Online businesses are looking to reach their customers more economically than ever, and that is a good news for email marketers. Though with this marketing opportunity comes challenges.

As inbox competition is increasing and over-messaged recipients have become more choosy than ever. ISPs are increasingly attentive, all set to blacklist offenders. Therefore, the need to plan, develop and manage smart email campaigns is not an alternative anymore. It’s  all about survival.

Here I have discussed five email marketing rules that will help you survive in the online world:

1. Control your email volume. Email marketers are required to control the excessive use of email. According to a recent research approximately 77% of customers get irritated with the amount of emails they get today. As sending a large number of emails can lead to customer exhaustion and decrease the email effectiveness. On the other hand, do not send emails so occasionally that they do not recognize who you are. Maintain a regular relationship with your recipients.

2. Respect the clients’ different requirements and interests. Discover relevant methods to interact with your customers and to be prominent than others. Always send appropriate, helpful and well-timed information and offers, pay attention to messages seen on mobile phones, divide lists to go with your customers’ needs, use triggered e-mails to increase personalized customer interactions, and use transactional emails as an added mechanism to develop customer relationship.

3. Be campaign-aware. Keep in mind to deliver constant messaging across all your communication channels. Email should be a primary element of your marketing mix. Highlighting messages across various channels will increase the overall campaign efficiency.

4. Remember the fundamentals. Do not overlook the nuts and bolts of smart and helpful email marketing, i.e., everything from using permission-based lists and good list cleanliness for using clear, helpful subject lines and attractive design and messages.

5. Send a test mail before you deliver to the entire list, and manage good relationships with the ISPs. Even though something worked previously, then it's not a guarantee to continue getting the same results. Evaluate the success of your campaigns. Take benefit of tracking and data scrutiny further than the inbox. Check and innovate to ensure that your email campaigns continue to increase positive results.

If you consider that online marketing is just about going through social media sites and delivering emails when you have some free time, you are not going to see just about the results you will if you plan and carry out a daily communication plan. So, for effective email marketing campaign, you have to follow the above-mentioned email marketing rules.