Just wanted to chime in and say that I’m happy to see someone writing about *other* avenues of building a list, apart from the classical web form.

I’d like to add to the above (web form) though, that a very effective way to build a list online is to offer the potential prospects (instead of the classical free report) a small piece of software that would help them do whatever the niche’s focus might be.

For example, for the weight loss a good sw could be a BMI calculator, for the forex market, a nice one could be an app to show the trading sessions start/end hours/times, etc…

Cheers,
Steve ✉ Master eMailSmith ✉ Lorenzo
Chief Editor # eMail Tips Daily Newsletter

nice tips Dave, but I’ve got a question what do you do if your list is not responsive?

How do you ask them to respond to your offer after a bit of time and you see that the prospects on the list are not opening your e-mials or they don’t click the links?

But thanks for sharing and see you on top.

Erwin

Thanks for a great read! I think it’s a fantastic idea to ask to add people to your list when you meet them in networking events. When you’ve met them in person, chances are you have managed to build some form of rapport with them – and building trust face-to-face can be much easier than behind a laptop screen!

But whichever way you do it, it’s important that you always come across as someone who is trustworthy and worth listening to.

Thanks for sharing!

Laura

Email list building is a vital part of building an online business yet many marketers don’t do it.

Building a list of subscribers who trust you and you can promote to time and time again is a real asset to a marketer.

A squeeze page offering a free report or newsletter in exchange for the subscribers email is a common way to build a list which can really make you some ongoing profits down the line. After you collect the subscribers email you should follow your subscribers with valuable email content, and not just hard sell affiliate promotions to them.

I agree on the quality of the report should be high quality, the quality of the information must be 110% valuable, so that the subscriber see you as the expert and continues reading your emails.

As for the squeeze page:
-keep the squeeze page simple
-include a graphical image of your report,
-use a strong headline, to your capture visitors eyes
-use bullets in your copy, drive targeted traffic to the page,
-include a link to your squeeze page on your blog (for more traffic)
-include many content/value emails (where you don’t promote affiliate links)
-don’t over complicate things.

Matt Morgan

What may seem like a simplistic process to you could be of massive value to someone else, as you say consider the value this adds to your prospects lives rather than how it helps you.

Cheers

Clive