Email marketing for affiliate offers, still a thing or dead?

[Lintel]

Man, I gotta vent about this email stuff. Been running my promos thru email for a couple of months now and honestly I feel like I'm throwing spaghetti at the wall. CTRs are low, opens are even lower, and the weird part is, some campaigns just die on arrival even though they looked good on paper. Like, I'm hitting send and crickets. It's frustrating because I keep hearing email is king for conversions, but maybe I'm doing something wrong or it's just dead? I don't know. Monthly results? Yeah, they suck. I'm getting like 1-2% ctr tops on these offers and the payout just ain't worth the headache anymore. I swear, every other week I gotta reinvent the wheel just to get some kind of traction. Honestly, I don't get why people keep saying email is still viable. Maybe it's just me? Or maybe the inbox is just too saturated now? Whatever, just wanted to put it out there and see if anyone else is feeling this struggle lately. Feels like I'm wasting time chasing ghosts.

 

[Girder]

Honestly, I had a campaign with a 0.5% CTR and I thought it was dead too, but I changed up the subject line and cleaned my list. Suddenly, boom, clicks went up. Sometimes small tweaks can bring old offers back from the dead.

 

[Atrium]

ok so bruh, dead offers can breathe again if you tweak the CTA or the timing, never hurt to test different send hours or even subject lines more.

 

[Margin]

Been doing this 3 years, and honestly, email still works for me, but only with the right list and targeting. You gotta keep the list fresh and segment well, otherwise CTR will stay sus. Changing subject lines alone won't cut it long term imo.

 

[Driftwood]

Last month I tried email after hearing it's still gold, but man it was dead in my case too, CTRs were like 0.3% max. Maybe I just got unlucky with my list or niche but I honestly think email ain't dead but it's definitely not as easy as some say. You gotta have a killer list, good deliverability and test more than just subject lines. It's still a grind, just

 

[Paragon]

yep exactly, that's pretty much how it feels sometimes. looks good on paper but inboxes just don't cooperate. maybe the market's just too saturated now or your list ain't warm enough. lol

 

[Vector]

man sounds like your subject lines might need a serious upgrade or maybe your list's just not warm enough anymore. Sometimes I tweak my headlines or test new angles to see if that gets a better open rate. Don't give up on email just yet, just gotta keep testing and be ready to cut dead weight fast.

 

[Scarcity]

Try segmenting your list more, see if that warms it up. Sometimes the cold audience just ain't gonna convert.

 

[Amplify]

Been doing this 3 years and honestly, the inbox game is like chasing ghosts sometimes. You tweak, you test, and still crickets. Saturation is real, but maybe it's just the list needs more warming up or fresh angles.