List Building

[Lucas]

Building a targeted and solid database, i consider is a must have for any business. There are many simple methods which you can employ to increase your lists, and the benefits you can reap from them far outweigh the effort that was taken into growing it.

[PhillipDyhrHobbs]

They dont work as good anymore thats why the offer needs to be something they cant refuse...

I setup new clients with mailchimp which is free for first 2000 contacts. Aweber even though i use it and many of my clients use it i hate cause of the double optin BS and all the problems it causes moving people from a prospect list to a buyer list without having to DOUBLE optin them again...

If your looking for free autoresponder try MAILCHIMP ignore the Aweber affiliate link above.

Hi Phillip,
it's a great name you have,
I agree with you about mailchimp and not having the double opt in BS
I think e-mail marketing( or at least keeping in touch with your leads via your e-mail newsletters) is one of the best approachs to business
and generates some of the best ROI

I truly appreciate your comment here and I hope you have a wonderful day

[BiscardiBergin]

thank you so much for the post...

[EarlSarsuelo]

List building is the immediate way of generating flood of traffic and sales to your site.

[PhillipDyhrHobbs]

Spamming again Earl?
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Try provide some value, who is your client?
Do they know how you spam to get traffic to their site?

[Affiliates2012]

The old list building chestnut again, huh? I keep hearing that they're practically useless these days but for some reason, I keep selling to my list and continue to make purchases from companies who mail me directly. As far as I'm concerned, everything about list building points to profits and that's what we're here for.

Let's assume you make a sale to a customer. Great! You've made some money from a one-off sale. What next? Do you just let your customer ride off into the sunset, never to be seen again, or do you maintain contact in the hope that one day, you'll be able to make a second sale, a third sale and so on......???

Come on, guys! It's a no-brainer. Lists are vital if you want to make money online.

[Amanda - AT Forum Admin]

Spamming again Earl?
2011-12-28_1425.jpg
Try provide some value, who is your client?
Do they know how you spam to get traffic to their site?

Hi Phillip,

I am not quite ready to ban this user. They are on the edge though.

I just wonder if their website couldn't do with some expert support from you or one of the other Tycooners.

They seem to understand how to spam links a bit ... but the actual website just doesn't make sense to me. What is the business???

Amanda xxx

[EarlSarsuelo]

OK. I give up on this one. Everybody keeps talking about lists and autoresponders and things that I've never heard of. Lists of what? I'm guessing it's a list of people you try to sell things to but how do you build one? I read that you can make a website page where you give something away to get a mail address but how do you go about doing that if you are new to online marketing.

I'm never going to understand all this, am I?

An autoresponder is an application or device that provides a way for you to reply to email even when you are away from your computer. Online business owners use autoresponders to simplify and automate tasks that otherwise would take up a lot of time to complete. For example, let's say an online business sells a massive amount of products on a daily basis or receives an influx of orders. They can set up a thank you message or order confirmation on the autoresponder service and then command the service to automatically respond to the customer.

It is confusing at first but once you get the knack of it, everything will fall into place. Just take one step at a time.

[techreo]

List building, is something that any online marketer must know and learn about. List building, is essential because your mailing lists determine the amount of people who receive your newsletters. The list, is a list of your prospects and customers, if your list starts increasing and then plateaus (does not increase after a period of time) you might be doing something wrong with the newsletters or whatever it is that you're doing. Here are good tips on building your lists, and probably improving on your sales too.

[Affiliates2012]

These might help! From the following page: http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=1125799

List Building Secret # 1: Give Them a Little Taste.

Most Internet marketers withhold information from visitors unless they give up their email addresses. While this does work on occasion, doing the opposite has been proven to work more wonders.

By giving potential subscribers a taste of what they could have, the chances of them signing up are better. What's even more interesting is that those who do sign up tend to be the right kind of market your product or your website is targeting.

It's hitting two birds with one stone. It's quantity and quality in one list. Just make sure that you're offering them something good though, since a bad first impression might only turn potential subscribers away.

List Building Secret # 2: Be Visible in Forums.

Participating in forums is great for list building. The first thing you need to do is find a forum that is related to the product that you're selling.

For example, if you're selling e-Books on sales talk success, then you need to look for a forum that tackles sales techniques or persuasion techniques. Take the time to browse through the topics and observe how the people interact.

If you like the vibe, then jump right in. You can usually put a link to your subscription page right below your message, in your signature file. However, some forums may disallow sig files, so read the rules carefully and observe other posts.

And be sure that you're really contributing to the forum and not just spamming the space with your links! Real contributions make you a welcome participant in the forum and increase your chances of getting subscribers. Spamming only gives you a bad reputation.

List Building Secret # 3: Offer Something Free.

One of the most common and effective list building secrets is that of offering free stuff. A free e-Book or a free e-Course usually does the trick. After all, nobody can resist free stuff, especially if it has a high perceived value.

Most of the time, people won't even think twice about subscribing if there's no charge at all. This is called the psychology of free. Why do you think free information sites like Google and Yahoo took off so quickly?

Take advantage of this mentality and don't be shy about offering something for free. While what you're offering doesn't have to be worth a lot, make sure it's useful enough for people to actually appreciate it.

And don't worry. Free stuff usually comes with low expectations so you won't have a hard time getting the subscribers' approval. Trust me, once you put something out for free in the market, people will automatically agree to subscribe to your list!

List Building Secret # 4: Make Your Presence Felt.

Subscribers can be pretty finicky. If you seldom email them and you're not consistent with your schedule, they might forget about you altogether the next time you send them a message. And when this happens, they chances of them unsubscribing is higher.

It is therefore important to make your presence felt and be consistent with your emails. If they expect to receive a message from you every week, you have to follow through with that. However, don't keep hovering around them either because that is just annoying. And the number one rule here is: don't annoy your customers!

List Building Secret # 5: Cultivate Your Relationship.

Your relationship with your subscribers is very important. Many marketers take this for granted; they just focus on getting as much subscribers as they can, but they don't go the distance in building a solid relationship to gain their trust.

So even though they could be adding subscribers everyday to their list, they could be losing even more from unsubscribes and word-of-mouth. And this is the last thing we want to do when building a list.

While a lot of Internet marketers simply subscribers as walking dollar signs or as email addresses, you should know better. When someone emails you to ask about a certain product, attend to it right away. Email them back with a sincere message instead of using a heartless template that doesn't really answer their question in the first place.

Auto responders are there for a reason, but they're only used for sending messages like daily newsletters or weekly round-ups. And even though you're pretty stressed out over a lot of other things, don't take the easy way out.

Don't just send someone a link to the website and say something as rude as, "It's there. Look it up yourself." Be sincere when you reply because the person who sent you the inquiry could become your customer sooner or later.

If your business has grown and expanded, and you cannot attend to all the emails, you could hire someone trustworthy to reply for you. However, you should train that person really well so that your personality and individuality is still evident from the replies.

List building secrets are everywhere around you. You only need to understand the basic human nature. The best gauge, in this case, would be yourself. Ask yourself what would compel you to subscribe to a mailing list? What would get you to give up your name and email address to someone you don't know personally? Reflect on these questions and you'll have three or four more ideas on how to increase your list!