The Money Is In The List!

Before you can start any kind of online business you have to have a list! Not just any ole' list either. These are the only ways I use to build my lists. You do not have to go by them, this is what works for me. What works for me, is what I always want to teach you!

Number 1:

List Renting:

In your first email I gave you one of the most popular List Building Companies that big names use, and that is List Builder Pro. (I know Terry Dean grew his list very fast using them!) I would only use “Double or Triple Opt-In’s.”

Yes, so one of the quickest ways to build your list is “list renting.” Research shows that only 10% of lists on the market today are safe. That's 90% that are not! Yikes!

Again, like I told you in the email: A general rule of thumb is that you should only buy leads that come with the signup IP addresses and full names! At least the IP address can be used as the verification evidence that they actually signed up to receive these emails from you.

Here are some more companies for you to consider:

http://www.digitalharvestmedia.com

http://www.yesmail.com

http://www.BlanketMail.com

http://www.PostMasterDirect.com

Number 2: (spend some time with this!)

Forums or Discussions Boards:

Spend 1-2 hours a day in multiple discussion boards in “your target market.” I don’t mean just “hanging around or wasting time reading posts.”

I am talking about going into each discussion board and search out the latest “threads” that you can ask a question to or answer someone's question.

You want to find a post that you feel qualified to respond to and then post a response or post a question and get out! Don’t just hang around.

The people who hang around in these discussion boards are HIGHLY TARGETED prospects for your product or service! You do have to be very careful about advertising your products or service on these boards as you could get flamed.

If you can not find a good thread to post in, get out and move on to the next one! Just make sure you leave your sig.

When people stop to read your answers to someone else's question they will see a link. If they are interested they will click on it and sign up for your ezine. This my friend is targeted traffic!

Do you want to know how to find Forums in “your target market?”

EAAASSSSY! Just go to Google and type in the name of your target market and then Forum or Discussion Board! (Example: Dog Forum, Baby clothes Discussion Board, Flower Forum…you got my drift.)

Want to know where alot of Big Dogs hang out? I thought so! :) Here you go:

http://www.warriorforum.com/forum/policy.asp

Number 3:

Co-Registration Services:

When considering a co-registration service, there are a few critical questions you must ask:

*Does the service provide only opt-in traffic? If it doesn't, move on. The more targeted the lead, the better.

*Can the new leads be automatically subscribed/added to your opt-in list? Or will the service give you a list of new subscribers that you'll need to input manually?

*If you're paying, try to avoid buying leads that have been shared too heavily with ezines that have a target market identical to yours.

*Only use those services that allow potential subscribers to read short descriptions of the ezines being offered - again, this serves to sort, target and pre-qualify the potential opt-in traffic. The closer their interests match your offered information, the better.

*Avoid those services that collect email addresses based on promotions and/or contests. These leads are not as qualified, since subscribers often opt-in only to win a prize. Their interest may be short-term, while you are looking to build a long-term, lasting customer relationship.

So, as with every opportunity, do your homework first. There are a number of co-registration services to consider; you can start with the ones listed below:

http://www.list-builder.com
http://worldwidelists.com
http://ezinecentral.com
http://www.zmedia.com
http://www.profitinfo.com
http://www.myfree.com
http://www.funezines.com
http://www.internetfuel.com
http://www.bay9.com

Also check this out:

http://www.webcashlink.com/coregistration.html

Number 4:

Sign-up Page:

Once you have a website or a capture page, the more often you have a sign-up form, the better chances in capturing email subscribers.

This could be a pop-up or on the page itself. A sample of one of mine on a capture page is at http://www.freehottips.com

Put the forms on your Thank You Pages also. Remember, not everyone in the search engines will come to your home page only.

Number 5:

Sig file:

Always add an opt-in message in your signature file of your emails –this works!

Number 6:

Write Articles:

I don't personally spend time with this right now, because I stay so busy keeping up with everything else, but I do know it is a STRONG way to get prospects. It is something I will be working on soon.

Writing articles regularly and submitting them through article submission services so they can be picked up by newsletter publishers.

Here is a few sites to help you get started:

http://www.articlecity.com

http://www.marketing-seek.com/articles/submit.shtml

http://www.ezinearticles.com

http://www.listdotcom.com/homepage.php

Number 7:

Exit Surveys!

When they are leaving your webpage and you do not know why, take a survey! This helps you learn why they left and you can make the changes, but it also captures again their email address!

Keep in mind that you only want prospects who are interested in the same subjects you are. You are building relationships with people who share a specific interest. Armand Morin puts this out for FREE! :)

http://www.exitsurveygenerator.com




Just remember, you have to “capture names every chance you get!”


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