| This article was inspired from somebody over at the | | | | words, people who buy something from me, get put |
| Warrior Forum who was complaining about all the | | | | on a certain list (assuming they subscribe using the |
| people who join his list for the freebie, never buy | | | | special link I give them) and then, when I have a |
| anything, and then leave. Well, as frustrating as that | | | | special limited promotion, THEY are the first ones to |
| might be, it's not something that you should be | | | | get it. This gives them an incentive to want to stick |
| worried about. In fact, there is a way to use that to | | | | around...provided I am offering something of value. |
| your advantage. This article is going to explain why | | | | And therein lies the problem with a lot of lists. They |
| you shouldn't be concerned about freebie seekers | | | | free report, or whatever it is that the list owner is |
| and offer a tip on how to convert more people to | | | | giving away, isn't worth more than just that...nothing. |
| buyers. | | | | Just because something is free doesn't mean that |
| First of all, here is why you shouldn't worry about the | | | | the person getting it is going to kiss the ground you |
| people who come and go. Most autoresponders | | | | walk on. It has to be free and USEFUL. That's a word |
| charge per the opt in. For example, under the | | | | that a lot of people seem to have trouble with...as in |
| Aweber plan that I have, it's a fixed rate for the first | | | | understanding what it means. I have seen more than |
| 10,000 subscribers. After that, you are charged extra. | | | | my fair share of reports that did absolutely nothing |
| Imagine if everybody who ever signed up for your | | | | for me. |
| freebie never bought anything and never left. You'd | | | | Ultimately, you are going to get what you give. If the |
| end up with a worthless list of hundreds of | | | | info you provide is poor, your list is going to respond |
| thousands of people and spending a fortune for it. So | | | | poorly. If the info you provide has some real value, |
| be glad that they come and go. I say, good riddance. | | | | sure, there will still be some people who will take it |
| Okay, now...how to get more of your opt ins to | | | | and run, but there will be a lot more who will stick |
| become paying customers. Well, what I do, and it | | | | around thinking, "If the free stuff is this good, I |
| works like a charm, is I tell my list that preferred | | | | wonder how good the paid stuff is going to be?" |
| customers get discounts on certain items. In other | | | | Those are the people you want on your list. |