Rapid List Building Made Easy

My subject today is a popular one: Rapid list building made easy. I get a lot of questions asking how to build a list and do it quickly.

Actually, it's a lot easier to build a list than you might think.

There are very simple techniques used to build your list.

These three tactics will help you to build your list quickly:

Use a "squeeze page". I find that, while everyone seems to know about the effectiveness of a squeeze page, few are actually doing it, or if they are, they're not using a true squeeze page. You must admit, it takes a little bit of backbone to say, "You don't get to see anything until you give me your e-mail address!" I promise you, though, use a squeeze page and you'll get subscribers, and you'll build your list. If you look at my squeeze page at www.rayedwardscopy.com, you'll see that I don't even offer an ethical bribe to get people to opt-in, yet my conversion rate for this page is about 38%.

Do "ad swaps" with other list owners. Look for people with ads in their e-zines, contact them and say, "Hey, I have an e-zine, too! How about we trade ads?" Then, you run an ad for their list and they run an ad for your list. Or, if they don't offer ads (or you don't offer ads), simply contact them and say, "I would like to promote your email newsletter to my subscribers, would you do the same for me?" In your e-mail newsletter, then, you just write a little paragraph that says, "I've discovered a great newsletter that I think you'd enjoy. Here's the link." This, by the way, is one of the best and fastest ways to build your list. I know, I know, it's too easy. But, it works.

Use forum postings to get opt-ins. Provided you have an ethical bribe to offer to your subscribers - something like an audio, or a special report, or a pdf, or a piece of software - you can post to forums (posting good content, of course, no spam!), and in your signature line, most forums will allow you to say, "To get my 'Seven Tips on Building Your List', click here." That link leads them directly to your opt-in page. Now, do you think you can take twenty minutes a day, visit ten forums, answer people's questions (don't just post a blatant ad), provide good content, and include your signature line with your link at the bottom of every post? Of course you can! I get subscribers every day from this tactic, and I hardly have time to post to forums anymore!

You can get more information as well as free list building tips from our resource for the day, www.MyFirstListOnline.com.

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