How to Write Newsletters That Get Opened, Read and Clicked How to Write Newsletters That Get Opened, Read and Clickedbetween 31 and 45 characters in length.
In fact, for every 1 email sent using a very short subject line (0-15
chars), there are 7 emails sent that use the oh-so common mid-
length line (31-45 chars).
Should I personalize my
subject lines? No, not if you’re
doing it to increase open rates.
Personalized subject lines have
an average open rate of 6.21%,
while non-personalized subject
lines have a much higher
average open rate of 10.05%. However, unsubscribe rates
are lower for personalized subject lines (0.08%) than for non-
personalized (0.12%), so if your goal is to reduce unsubscribes, test
a personalized subject line.
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