đźš« Email Marketing Myths That Are Costing You Money (and the Truth You Need to Hear)

Published by Orlando Lofton — 08-15-2025 05:08:00 AM


Email marketing has been around for decades, but with so much conflicting advice floating around, it’s easy to get lost in the noise. Let’s set the record straight on a few common myths that might be holding you back.


❌ Myth #1: “Email Marketing Is Dead”


✅ Truth: Email marketing is far from dead. It delivers an average ROI of $36 for every $1 spent. Unlike social media algorithms, you own your email list—meaning you can reach your audience directly without worrying about reach drops or platform changes.


❌ Myth #2: “People Hate Getting Emails”


✅ Truth: People hate getting irrelevant emails. If you’re providing value—whether that’s helpful tips, exclusive deals, or relevant updates—subscribers look forward to hearing from you. It’s about quality, not just quantity.


❌ Myth #3: “You Need a Huge List to See Results”


âś… Truth: A small, engaged list will outperform a large, cold one any day. Focus on building trust and connecting with the subscribers you have now, and conversions will follow.


❌ Myth #4: “You Should Send Emails as Rarely as Possible to Avoid Annoying People”


✅ Truth: Consistency builds familiarity and trust. Going silent for months only to reappear with a sales pitch is a fast track to unsubscribes. Instead, keep a steady rhythm—weekly or bi-weekly is a great start.


❌ Myth #5: “Email Marketing Is Just About Selling”


âś… Truth: Selling is just one part of the equation. The most successful marketers use email to educate, entertain, and engage. When subscribers know, like, and trust you, the sales happen naturally.


đź’ˇ Bottom Line:
Email marketing still reigns as one of the highest ROI channels—if you approach it strategically. Focus on providing value, staying consistent, and building relationships, and your email list will become your most valuable business asset.



About Orlando Lofton

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One of the biggest challenges facing online marketers is generating continuous quality traffic to their site or blog. I created this blog to be a community of entrepreneurs all working towards the same thing - to have a unbiased place to be heard and seen and obtain real knowledge and skills by working as a group, also to promote good ideas and constructively critique those that fall short. I have fallen short enough times to at least have developed a few methods to bring a steady rate of traffic to my blogs and sites. Cost and quality are the most important factors and what I focused on. By testing each source independently the results rather good or bad speak for itself. My knowledge in the blog is yours as we make this a strong community and work as a group with only each others success as our motivation.