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Whats All This "list" Business?

If you arnt aware how important a list is, your very own personal list, when you are building an online business, then think about this. I know that at least once or twice you have heard somthing about list building, and how internet marketing juggernauts are not only profiting, but profiting exorbitantly and exponentially. I cant stress to you enough the truth in this statement. Think about it, if you sell antiques, and you have a large list of people that are antique buyers, collectors, afficionados, and/or enthusiasts, and you had a new piece you were excited about, how easy would it be to sell that piece to them. I know I dont have to explain to you the power held in this ideal. It is the perfect marketing scenario: the most qualified, interested prospects only an announcment away from feverishly responding in an attempt to attain what they want, from YOU. This is the perfect scenario.

I know you have enough common sense and ambition in your success to realize you must develop your own list.

So how do you do it?

1.you need a web site. It does not have to be anything fancy, just a landing page for interested visitors, where you will put your opt-in script. For the purposes of list building, you need a seperate page just for this landing page. Start Logic is the only web hosting company that I will use because it is so cheap and relaible, they are the #1 web hosting company, and you can get hosting starting at around $5.95. which is perfect for your list purposes and.

2.You must have an autoresponder account. You will use the autoresponder account to deliver messages that help you build a relationship with your potential customers. There are several to choose from, but be careful becasue a lot of them are nightmares, you can run into problems such as, your campaign only makes it to 30% of your list, some are overpriced and hard to use and a basketfull of other problems. The only autoresponder to use is GetResponse, they are affordable, easy to use, and extremely accurate, so you are getting optimal exposure.

3.You must have quality content.Your emails must be informative and useful in order to keep them getting read. If you provide useful and informative material, people will look forward to your email as often as you send it. If you do not provide useful information, your emails will not get opened. Be an expert in your field which, if you are in business in that respective field you probably already are.

You must have patience. You will not build a huge list overnight. But as you build your list, you will be building a business. A long-term business, with repeat customers.

One note to the wise: Be sure you use the double opt-in feature you will receive with your autoresponder. This will ensure that anyone who opts in to your list will have to click through to a confirmation link before they receive any emails from you. This helps protect you from SPAM complaints.

A word of warning to those who really want to buy a safelist and simply email your offer to the email addresses on that list. Is it worth a one-time mailing to get your web site suspended for spam activity? Dont do it! Build your own high-quality list and develop a strong long-term relationship with those leads.