what to do if you secretly resent your email list

A recent Action Plan client shared something vulnerable with me in her intake.

If you’ve ever sunk hours into creating and launching a new offer to your list…

Only to watch it completely fall flat…

This will probably resonate with you.

Here’s the quote - emphasis mine:

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“I want to really start making my email list work for me, because right now I just feel like I'm fighting it. It's like I resent my list right now.”

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That’s not a fun place to be.

But she’s not alone.

I’ve spoken to plenty of coaches, consultants, and experts who are in a similar position.

For context:

This person has an audience of 150k+ across her social channels…

And a decent sized email list.

So she’s got some legit distribution to work with.

It’s not like she’s starting from scratch.

Yet every time she launches anything to her list, she gets crickets…

But when she sells that same thing on Instagram stories, people actually show up and buy.

Hence that feeling of resentment.

One channel actually rewards the time and effort she puts into it…

(although not to the degree she’d like)

While the other is a bottomless pit that just takes and takes and takes without ever giving anything back.

Super frustrating.

But here's the part most people miss:

Your list is a mirror.

It behaves the way you’ve taught it to behave.

- If you’ve fed it nothing but value emails, that’s all it will accept
- If you’re shy or apologetic about selling, it will ignore your offers
- If you only mail once a week, it will complain when you start to mail more often

Email marketing is just relationship building at scale.

And relationships are all about managing expectations.

So if your list doesn’t respond to your offers in the way you’d like…

If you secretly resent it because you’re sinking valuable time and energy into it without getting anything in return…

Start by taking a closer look at what expectations you’ve set.

Cause I’m willing to bet you’re at least partly guilty of this.

Now, if you’re looking for a simple way to put your subscribers on a “value diet” and recondition them to being sold to….

So your next launch does 5 or even 6 figures instead of crickets…

And you can finally start feeling like a serious email list owner…

Then I recommend grabbing a copy of my Email Storyselling Skill Stack below.

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And close out with a casual call to action.

All in 15 minutes or less per email.

This is how you (re)build a profitable bond with your audience that doesn’t rely on how much you’re willing to give away for free.

And transform your list from an anchor holding you down…

Into an ATM machine that funds your business and lifestyle.

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Jim Hamilton