Trying to Segment My Email List, Facebook Updates, and the YouTube Dilemma

So I am trying out the segment feature of MailChimp. I use MailChimp to send out emails when I have a new book out or am participating in a BookFunnel Promo. If you are following this blog or on my monthly newsletter blog, you already get this information.

The reason I have an email list on MailChimp is that should WordPress ever cease to exist, I have another way to reach you. The reason I have this blog is that in case MailChimp should cease to exist, I have another way to reach you. It’s really about keeping in touch with you because you never know what the future will bring. I’m also on Facebook again. I made the announcement a few months ago, but it hasn’t been until this past month where I have figured out how to navigate my way over there enough to feel comfortable. They really changed things in the past few years.

After all the ranting I did the other day about being diversified, I figured I should take my own advice and spread my wings more in the social media area.

About MailChimp:

Now, I am not too familiar with how setting up different email lists on MailChimp works. I would like to better fine-tune my emails so I don’t waste people’s time. I have created four lists that people can choose from: the Everything List, the Historical Western Romances Only List, The Regency Romances Only List, and the BookFunnel Promos Only List. I am hoping that I can tailor the email specifically to what people want. I don’t like emails cluttering my inbox, and I don’t wish to do that to other people.

I updated the signup form in hopes that it will work correctly, but it might be a bit rough while I tweak on things. If I run into problems, I’ll go to YouTube and see if I can find the correct way to do this.

Now, I just sent out an email today asking who wants to continue getting emails from MailChimp. I even asked which of the lists they want to be on. I will manually handle any of the replies I receive. If people would rather not stay on the list, they just don’t need to respond. I don’t know who reading this blog also get the MailChimp emails, but I’m letting you know about this here as well. It’s possible the email went to your spam folder or something, so you might not know I sent it. But it is important to me that you want to be on the list. There are no hard feelings if you don’t. I have had to unsubscribe from quite a few lists lately just because I’ve been overwhelmed with everything. So I get it if you are in the same boat.

Regarding Facebook:

I finally figured out how to get an actual profile url that isn’t jumbled up with a bunch of numbers. I struggled with this a few months ago, got frustrated, and haven’t tried until today. I don’t know why, but it was super easy to figure out this time. Maybe I’m in the right frame of mind for this stuff.

Here is my Facebook profile if anyone would like to “friend” me. https://www.facebook.com/ruthannnordin

If someone finds out that the link doesn’t work correctly, please let me know. I’m afraid that it was too easy to get that figured out and worry I somehow messed up without realizing it.

I also have a private group on there if interested: https://www.facebook.com/groups/946572040679293 This is just a cozy spot to chat.

I’m not on Facebook every day, but I try to hop in twice a week.

A final note about YouTube:

I am having the hardest time getting my kid to finish editing the book he narrated. He isn’t all that excited about romance books. (Hard to imagine, isn’t it? I joke because I understand why a 22 year old young man wouldn’t be all that excited about it.)

However, I did try narrating a chapter on my own in the closet (to better avoid the echo effect), and I kept stumbling over the words. Speaking isn’t my gift. I can write all day long, but it is painful to speak, apparently. I don’t know what to do with that channel. I’d like to do something. It would be nice. I was tampering with the idea of taking my blog posts and giving a speech form of it. That would be less intimidating than doing a whole book. But I am still thinking this over. Another part of me thinks it would be fun to just ramble on about different topics I’m interested in (money, relationships, health), but I’m not sure what kind of time commitment would go into those. I know it takes longer to make a video than it is to watch it.