Email Marketing with Linky Tools

Have you ever thought about advertising your business, shop, blog, Etsy shop with Email Marketing?

I know it sounds like a lot of work, but with Linky Tools, it is a breeze!!!

All you have to do is host a linky party on your blog and add in the easy "Email Marketing" tool.

If you have linked up to my current Create and Share Linky Party, you will have gotten my Marketing Email!  It was my first time using it and I LOVE it!

By using this tool you are guaranteeing that everyone, yes everyone that links up to your party will get your marketing email. 

... How it works and what to Market ...

What to Market... you can make up multiple Marketing Emails for your linky parties. You can choose to promote 1 item from your shop, announce a sale, share sponsors or just a general message.  The other thing I love is that I can share all the links to where you can find me like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, ect.  

SPONSORS... Sharing new sponsors in an email is great but you can also sell ad space in them too. Get new sponsors and ads with each weeks Marketing Email you send out. This also helps your sponsors!!!

How it works... go into your Linky Tools account.  In the sidebar there is a Marketing Template, click on that and go create your email. Don't forget you can make more than one for different promotions.

Next, create your linky party.  While creating make sure you click on "require email" (so you know they will definitely get the email) and down at the bottom there is a EMAIL MARKETING area. Click on yes and then select the message you want sent out.

Save and add to your blog as usual. Everyone who links up will now get your EMAIL! Easy Peasy!

There is a fee to use this tool! And it is the cheapest way to advertise your business out there. Only $1 per month.  I'd say that is well worth it since you can potentially bring hundreds if not more visitors to your shop or promotion each week.  Or day if you decide to host more than one link party. Really you could host a party everyday and get thousands of visitors each week, its up to you.

There is also a small fee to use the Linky Party Tools. Go HERE to read more on their subscriptions. Again still worth it!

So PLEASE visit Linky Tools today to get your account set up if you don't already have one. You will be glad you did once you start getting more visitors from those marketing emails!!!

Hello! and some ideas for something fun!

Happy Sunday everyone! Hope you all are having a fantastic weekend. We are! We had family movie night, took a drive to Sacramento and browsed the mall with the kids. They loved it! We had Johnny Rockets for lunch and let the kids buy some fun stuff too! The big hits were the Hello Kitty store, Lego Store, Disney Store and of course the Pretzel place. Today we are lounging around and have some more fun plans to go swimming with the kids at Nana and Papas house. What did you do this weekend?

I have had some ideas lately for something I think would be fun to do here on the blog.  I just haven't really figured out how to do it without making it a big production. LOL So I wanted to get some of your feedback on the idea.  And would love to have you share with others, because I think it would be awesome!

Gift Exchange Anyone?

Here's the idea.... I am thinking of hosting a "Crafty Pal" party.  I am going to start with 1 and see how it goes.  If its a hit, we can host more.  

So basically, we, you and other fab crafters would link up a gift they would like to exchange with other party linkers.  The party would be open to anyone, not just the crafty gals. We don't want to leave anyone out if they want to participate. Some people had mentioned they are not crafty but still want to participate. So they suggested linking up already made gifts or gift cards. YES! Of course, that works too! 

Although, I would like to see some craftiness for the most part! My goal is to share our talents with each other.  I know a lot of you out there are fantastic at sewing, painting, cooking, pattern making, ect.  So I would love to see what you can do!

...Party Rules...

Link up your exchange in the linky party time limit. I will keep the party open for 48 hours.

Gift value should be a minimum of $20 

(however, higher value is great too. I personally want to offer more)

If you link up a gift....send it! Don't be a party pooper! LOL

(I know you would hate to send something and not receive, right?)

After the party closes, I will contact and match up people randomly and then you can get to sharing!

These are my ideas! What do you think? Holidays are coming and I thought this would be a fun time to get started with a gift exchange! Share your thoughts below and share with anyone you think might want to join in. Lets make this a fun party so we can have more just like them.

What are you looking for?

Alright, we know you're busy. But school has started...so do you have a few more minutes? I know that I used to blog hop a LOT more than I do now. I understand. Time is precious. BUT we would like to make your stop here at The Trendy Treehouse WORTH YOUR TIME.

I don't know what you are looking for. The comments/feedback have been scarce...so it's hard to know what posts you like and what posts you don't really care for. Please know that we do read every comment and we really appreciate them. We often times comment back right in the coment section...just so you know! So, do me a favor and please leave me a comment about what you are looking for.

1. Do you want tutorials for crafts? Painting? Sewing? Re-purposing? Cheap and easy gift ideas?

2. Do you want compiled lists of great websites for ideas/advice about certain topics?

3. Do you want recipes? Baked good? Crock-pot meals?

4. Do you want personal stories? Family ideas? What works for us posts?

5. Do you want more reviews and giveaways?

6. Do you want linky parties?

7. Do you want book reviews?

8. Do you want us to just post whatever suits our fancy?

We'd love your feedback so that we can supply you with good reading content that will help improve your everyday life. We've got lots going on too, but it's good stuff and it's things that we are willing to blog about...we just need to know what you are looking for.

And don't worry...you still have time to enter the My Memories Suite Giveaway (along with a few other great giveaways). It's easy to enter and someone has to win, it might as well be you! These are FREE gifts people! FREE. If it's not exactly something you would love then enter to win it for someone else. Christmas will be here before we know it. If we win gifts we don't have to buy them!! I know everyone out there is struggling (at least a little bit) financially...what a great way to save your family some money!!