| Building a list is basically a two-step process. Begin by | | | | sales letters, each sharing a little more info than the |
| getting some information products together so that | | | | last, like maybe different case studies and |
| you have items to attract people to your lists. Since | | | | testimonials into an auto responder. Set up a form |
| people are bombarded with ads both online and off | | | | and capture leads from people interested in your |
| daily, you will want to attract them to you with your | | | | sales series. |
| own freebies, goodies and special offers. Secondly, | | | | There are also products and places out there geared |
| find ways to seek out people will sign up for your | | | | to help even novices create their own software. |
| lists! | | | | Search the Internet and I am sure you will find |
| Here are just a few list building tips that include info | | | | assistance in this area. So make your own, and offer |
| for both of the above steps. Everyone needs an | | | | it to people who sign up for announcements or your |
| Announcement List. Set up some type of list to | | | | eZine or auto responder series. Package it with |
| capture names and email address of those who | | | | information about how to get to your site and sign |
| would like to be included in your announcements. | | | | up for your other lists, too! |
| Consider this like a fan club, if you will. But once you | | | | Reports is another great way to build your contact |
| start circulating your products and services, many | | | | list. People love to learn stuff and get more info to |
| people may want to follow up and get your latest | | | | help with their own personal and business lives. So |
| info. So offer this service through an auto responder | | | | offer them plenty of info with reports that include |
| script or auto responder companies like Response | | | | case studies, industry starts and more. They will sign |
| Magic and TrafficOasis. | | | | up to receive them! |
| Another way to build a list is through eZine Publishing. | | | | Set up a special gateway, better known as a splash |
| Publish your own regular eZine. Monthly or weekly | | | | page or web page geared to capture the email |
| versions seem most popular. Then place a subscriber | | | | address of the website visitor. Once the guest |
| sign up box or form with your auto responder | | | | submits his first name & address, he gains access to |
| information and invite people to sign up in each issue, | | | | the main website with more information. Add a small |
| telling them they can share the eZine with others and | | | | form to your splash page or every page of your |
| post it on websites, etc. Learn more about | | | | website template to capture the first name and email |
| formatting, content and other eZine issues by | | | | address of visitors. Tell them the info is kept |
| searching your favorite search engines. People also | | | | confidential, too. |
| enjoy reading eBooks. You can create your own, hire | | | | One way to works very well in building your contact |
| an ebook written by someone, or find some on the | | | | list is through the use of Forums. Target forums in |
| Internet with resale rights, like at | | | | your niches or main areas of concentration. Fill out a |
| eBookwholesaler.net. Insert you own links, where | | | | profile and include a link to your website, a signature |
| possible, to attract readers to sign up for your eZine, | | | | file and invitation to sign up for your eZine. When |
| announcement and other lists. | | | | topics come up where you can mention your |
| Auto responder courses is a great way to build your | | | | products and services, do so, but in a way so as not |
| list. Set up courses that you have written had written | | | | to appear like you are blatantly advertising or pushy. |
| by someone else into an auto responder. Then add | | | | Invite forum guests to sign up for your eZine or |
| sign up boxes or forms to your website and | | | | announcement list. |
| email-subscriber directions inside your eZine and email | | | | All in all, list building a must. There are hundreds of |
| communications to gather leads. You can create an | | | | ways to do this. The above are just a few. Practicing |
| Auto responder sales series. Top sales people say | | | | these techniques and doing them consistently will |
| many people need to hear a message seven times | | | | have you building your contact list in no time at all. |
| before they will buy. So load up a series of seven | | | | |