How to effectively use opt ins?

I am all for article marketing on this one. You get a ton of very targeted opt ins this way and of course I write full email campaigns for each opt in

Any which way you can.

Article marketing, video marketing, (and perhaps a link in your signature)

blogging, etc.

If you can write up a few messages in advance it definitely saves on time in the back end.

Also, Troy has a nice little post about using a giveaway vs offering something like a mini course.

http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...es-2010-a.html

Yep, my vote goes to article marketing, too...

I send almost all of my traffic to a capture page .

Different capture pages for different traffic sources . This is my model for Most Im related products .

1st test ... Bait Product goes to my list . No opt in... just for opinions . Yes I have changed a lot of things because of their input .

Then...

1000 visitors from Traffic exchange

1000 visitors from an ad exchange

2500 visitors from a credit based safe list .

Yeah .. I know .. The pros on here will tell you this is a waste of time . There is no way I know something that they do not :-) . Think I will just keep on being dumb on this one.

Then....

Blog comments , forum sigs , Twitter

Then ....

article marketing

Then...

Content marketing

Then...

PPV

Finally

PPC

It has to work through all stages .

Never get too personal with any product or campaign. Sometimes a gem of an idea only sparkles in the mind of the creator .

Sometimes you need to apply the ruby in a goat's butt scenario .

You can polish that ruby till it gleams . Rub the ruby until it is completely flawless. At the end of the day ... this ruby is still in a goat's butt.