Author Archives: Amanda Gagnon

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The Chalfont Shake by AWeber (With A Nod To Harlem)

Posted by Amanda Gagnon on 02/14/2013

The AWeber team had an all-hands meeting today, and we’re really excited about the improvements and additions we have planned for the year. You are going to love them. We’re also excited about how many of you ♥ your customers and told us so at the Heart Your Customers Giveaway. (Winners announced tomorrow.) We were [...]


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2013′s Growing Marketing Trend: Whitespace

Posted by Amanda Gagnon on 02/14/2013

You may be in on the trend or you may be oblivious, but you’ve seen it, and you’ve probably been drawn in by it. Copious amounts of whitespace – large gaps between images and chunks of text, whether the background color is white or not – are appearing on more and more marketing materials. Why, [...]


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Scholarship Opportunity: Teens On Communication

Posted by Amanda Gagnon on 02/08/2013

We’re constantly pushing to be on the edge of upcoming technology and upcoming trends. So we have an active interest in upcoming generations. We want to help them get where they’re headed. We also want to know what they think – especially about email and other communication technologies. So we’re offering a scholarship. What We’re [...]


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Valentine’s Day Giveaway: Because We ♥ You

Posted by Amanda Gagnon on 02/06/2013

The AWeber team gets pretty excited here and there throughout the day. Chats fly, smiles appear and sometimes you can hear laughing. And it’s because of you. When we see a small business doing something AWesome (especially if it’s one of our customers), we’re happy. And since it’s the month of Valentines, we want to [...]


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The Email Design Element You Haven’t Considered

Posted by Amanda Gagnon on 01/29/2013

You feel it in your gut every time you hit the “queue email” button: the eager (or perhaps nervous) anticipation of response. You do, of course, directly ask your readers for that response, whether it’s replying, sharing on a social network or purchasing. And your marketing copy has an encouraging effect. But have you thought [...]


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The Marketing Approach That Sells Without “Selling”

Posted by Amanda Gagnon on 01/28/2013

You may already be familiar with the idea of content marketing: putting awesome content out on the web to draw people to your web site or social pages. If you are, read on, and we’ll talk about how you can create the best kinds of content to promote your business. And if you’re not, read [...]


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6 Ways To Grow Your Etsy Shop With Email

Posted by Amanda Gagnon on 01/22/2013

If you run an Etsy shop – or several – marketing with an email newsletter might seem daunting. But there are two reasons to jump in and start emailing anyway: 1. It’s really super-simple with the right tools (think automatically inviting customers to your newsletter and adding your products to emails with 2 clicks). 2. [...]


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New Years 2013 Support Hours

Posted by Amanda Gagnon on 12/31/2012

We are looking forward to another year of helping you grow your business bigger and better than ever. But first, we’ll be taking some time for celebration and renewal. Therefore, we’ll be closed Tuesday, January 1, New Years Day. We’ll be back with everyday support at 8:00 am EST Wednesday, Jan 2 to answer your [...]


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Christmas 2012 Support Hours

Posted by Amanda Gagnon on 12/21/2012

Though we quite enjoy talking and emailing with many of you daily, we are going to have to take a quick break to celebrate the holidays with our (other) loved ones. Therefore, we’ll be closed on Monday, December 24 and Tuesday, December 25. As always, we’ll be keeping an eye on the AWeber system to [...]


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App For Etsy Sellers: Easily Email Your Customers

Posted by Amanda Gagnon on 12/10/2012

There are 2 things every Etsy shop owner needs to keep growing their sales: 1. A way to follow up with your customers. As an Etsy seller, you leave money on the table if you aren’t following up with previous purchasers, already interested in your products. 2. Tools to do this quickly and easily. You [...]


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