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How fast do you build your lists?

by sambakker
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Hey, Just a question popped into my head that I think alot of people will be interested in.

What kind of rate of growth is a good rate to grow a list per day? e.g. 50 new leads a day...
#build #fast #lists
  • Profile picture of the author DomenicoGrecojr
    Not sure if I misunderstood your question...but why should there be a limit? Shouldn't a marketer grow their list as fast and as much as possible?
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  • Profile picture of the author sambakker
    Yea of course lol. I am just looking to get some information about how fast everyone is actually able to grow there lists currently. Like how fast on average are you growing your lists? e.g. how many people are joining on average per day?
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    • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
      Originally Posted by sambakker View Post

      Yea of course lol. I am just looking to get some information about how fast everyone is actually able to grow there lists currently. Like how fast on average are you growing your lists? e.g. how many people are joining on average per day?
      Sam, many times average numbers don't mean much. If I get nothing for 9 days, and then 1,000, I can honestly tell you that I average 100 per day. That doesn't mean I'll continue getting 100 per day.

      A lot will also depend on your subject matter, your offer and your traffic source.

      If I told you I average 100 per day, it wouldn't mean anything. I could be sending thousands of people to a crappy squeeze page or lousy offer, and less than 1% sign up. Or I could tell you that I average 100 per day on 200 visitors, but only after a few years of testing and tweaking.

      What you really want to do is lay down your own baseline, and then judge your promotions against that.

      If your personal baseline is 10 per day, and a promotion brings in 50 in two days, can you use that knowledge to repeat the success and bring up the average?
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      • Profile picture of the author sambakker
        Originally Posted by JohnMcCabe View Post

        Sam, many times average numbers don't mean much. If I get nothing for 9 days, and then 1,000, I can honestly tell you that I average 100 per day. That doesn't mean I'll continue getting 100 per day.

        A lot will also depend on your subject matter, your offer and your traffic source.

        If I told you I average 100 per day, it wouldn't mean anything. I could be sending thousands of people to a crappy squeeze page or lousy offer, and less than 1% sign up. Or I could tell you that I average 100 per day on 200 visitors, but only after a few years of testing and tweaking.

        What you really want to do is lay down your own baseline, and then judge your promotions against that.

        If your personal baseline is 10 per day, and a promotion brings in 50 in two days, can you use that knowledge to repeat the success and bring up the average?
        Yea I know that, these things fluctuate etc.

        I am just interested in getting an indication of how fast others are building their lists. That way it gives me some aims or atleast a fair idea of what I need to aim for. Lol it's not that harder question...

        "I increased my list by 500 this week" thats what I was looking for
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  • Profile picture of the author thebitbotdotcom
    Not nearly fast enough...
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  • Profile picture of the author Zeus66
    I'm not suggesting that you not focus on numbers, but one thing I've learned (the hard way) is that targeting and quality matter so much more than numbers when it comes to list building. If you do two things really well, you really can't avoid good success with your lists....

    1. Get uber-targeted traffic.
    2. Treat list members like family. Well, family that you like, anyway.

    A lot of marketers get both wrong. If you get one right, you'll still do pretty well. But, if you really work hard on both, the results will probably blow you away! I have a relative small list (under 1,000) that is very responsive and beats one of my larger lists like a rented mule.

    Would I love to have a list of 50,000 like that? OF COURSE! I'd be shopping around for an island to buy. But in the meantime, I don't mind only adding a few new people per day to that list. It's like putting money in the bank.

    John
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    • Profile picture of the author sambakker
      Originally Posted by Zeus66 View Post

      I'm not suggesting that you not focus on numbers, but one thing I've learned (the hard way) is that targeting and quality matter so much more than numbers when it comes to list building. If you do two things really well, you really can't avoid good success with your lists....

      1. Get uber-targeted traffic.
      2. Treat list members like family. Well, family that you like, anyway.

      A lot of marketers get both wrong. If you get one right, you'll still do pretty well. But, if you really work hard on both, the results will probably blow you away! I have a relative small list (under 1,000) that is very responsive and beats one of my larger lists like a rented mule.

      Would I love to have a list of 50,000 like that? OF COURSE! I'd be shopping around for an island to buy. But in the meantime, I don't mind only adding a few new people per day to that list. It's like putting money in the bank.

      John
      Ok I don't think I am going to get an answer to the numbers question lol. Thanks guys though that is helpful to know. I have been seeing my list sources be the distinguishing factor as to how many sales i make and how well my funnel converts. I just know that I have friends that have lists of up to 500K and they're always boasting about the size I guess I just need to ask them about their conversion rates :p
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      • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
        It isn't the size of the rod that counts. It's all in how you wiggle it that gets the nibble...
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      • Profile picture of the author dbishop
        Originally Posted by sambakker View Post

        Ok I don't think I am going to get an answer to the numbers question lol.
        I think you're right. I'd help if I could, but I'm just getting started with list building, so I'm no help. Sorry. I'd like to know the answer, though, too. There has to be *some* indication of "normal."
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  • Profile picture of the author Luke McCormack
    It really is not about size but the relationships that you build with your list members. I have much higher conversion rates on smaller lists. Why because I know the list members have spoken with them and emailed them 1 to 1.

    Do not think that your list is set and forget. 50,000 on a list! I just could not give the personal relationship required with a list that size!

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    Nigel
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  • Profile picture of the author dk1
    it could always be faster..
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