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Newsletters \u2013 whether in print or online \u2013 are a great way to stay in touch with your customers & prospects while building long-term relationships with them. How to write newsletter content that is effective can be a challenge.<\/p>\n

A good promotional newsletter offers valuable, worthwhile information to its readers and they are not as aggressive at selling as other forms of content marketing<\/a>. Yes, they may promote your business, but they\u2019re not hard core sales tools. I, for one, make it a point to pack my newsletters with information my readers can use and keep any \u201csales pitch\u201d low key (or none at all).<\/p>\n

Consider the words of consultant Herman Holtz.\u00a0In his book, Great Promo Pieces<\/em>, he wrote, \u201cOf course, your newsletter is promotional literature.\u00a0You created it to help market your company\u2019s products or services, and the content is therefore necessarily advertising, even if low key or soft sell.\u00a0 At the same time, since you characterize and publish it as a newsletter, it cannot be 100 percent unabashed advertising matter. That would immediately destroy its usefulness.\u00a0You must publish some material that is worthy of appearance in a newsletter and is definitely slanted to the reader\u2019s probable direct interest. . . .It cannot be a pure sales letter, brochure or advertising circular.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve never used a newsletter and are considering starting one now, here are several valuable pointers for ensuring the newsletter content you write is clear, concise and easy to read<\/a>.\u00a0After all, you want to catch your audience\u2019s attention, not put them to sleep.<\/p>\n

How To Write Newsletter Content<\/h2>\n

Think carefully about the stories you\u2019re going to share.<\/span><\/p>\n

Remember, you\u2019re talking to customers and prospects.\u00a0Keep their needs and interests in mind at all times. They want new information that helps them on a daily basis. So, consider providing them with:<\/p>\n