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If you have an opt in email list you can make easy money anytime you want. The opt in email list is the lifeblood of any marketer and internet business. If you properly use your list then your earning potential is very high.
Many people ask "How do I build a list?" There are many ways to go about building your own list of qualified buyers, the easiest is to give something away for free in exchange for a name and email address.
Sounds simple, because it is. All you need is an eBook or software product that relates to your niche, an opt in or signup form, which you get from any autoreponder service, and you can get started.
The following ten points describe some of the best ways for building your cash making email list that will provide quick easy money at your whim:
1) Newsletter and e-Zines
We are in the Information age, and people are desperate for information. Everyone is so busy with their lives they dont have time to find the information for themselves. Publishing a newsletter or ezine that provides quality information on your niche will get people flocking to sign up. Only publish once or twice per month maximum, or you risk overload and people will optout of your list quicker than they got in.
2) e-Courses
People are hungry for information, so a free ecourse will persuade people to part with their email address. Create at least a seven part course that is delivered every few days into their inbox. Stay with your niche topic because that's what they signed up for, more information on your websites topic. And Of course, you can subtly sell your products while delivering good quality content.
3) Article Writing
Articles are a great source for building your list. Write and distribute them to article directories, there are hundreds of free article directories online. Include your newsletter sign up page in the resource box and if you have provided good quality content in your article, you will get visitors who will sign up to get more information from you.
4) Free eBooks
A free ebook is an excellent way to build your list. Again, just provide valuable information that people will exchange their email address for. The ebook should provide quality information on the topic of your chosen niche. You can write the book yourself or hire a ghost writer to do it for you. Make sure that it is information that your visitors will want to have, and make sure you have included links to your products and sites. You can also include affiliate links to further maximise your earnings.
5) Free Membership Site
Creating a free membership site is also an excellent way to gain peoples email addresses. Offer valuable content for free but only to signed up members. You can then upsell them on other products or other levels of membership with more products and more resources available to them.
6) Squeeze Page
A squeeze page is a pre-sales letter page where you capture a persons email address before they move on to view your sales letter. This is very effective and you can also personalise the sales letter with their name. The squeeze page should provide the most important qualities of what your sales letter offers in short sharp sentences.
7) Pop Up
Pop up windows, particularly unique and different windows, can be very effective at persuading people to sign up for your newsletter. These can either pop up as the visitor enters your site, or when they leave, reminding them to sign up for more information.
8) Viral Marketing
Viral marketing is where you give away something of value that people want to pass to all their friends. It may be a video, a book, a game or anything of value. However, whatever it is, make sure your website address is in it, so people can come and sign up to your newsletter and get more information.
9) Free Giveaways
A very popular new method of list building are the big Internet giveaways where lots of people submit products that are available for free in exchange for a newsletter sign up. These are excellent ways to rapidly build your list, although be aware that freebie seekers may not make for the most responsive of list subscribers.
10) Sign up bonuses
Offer your visitors a bonus if they sign up for your newsletter, e.g. 20% off XYZ for readers, free ebooks or reports that will be of interest to them. Again, make sure it is on your niche theme, as that is why they are at your signup page in the first place.
Using these 10 simple strategies will help build your list, leverage your earning power and skyrocket your business profits.
