I Got 382 Optins in Less Than 24 Hours...

For the privacy of the list owner, I may not share the exact cost but it was a little over $200. It was a bit expensive but I made one sale and two other recurring sales from this solo ad on top of getting more than 500 optins.

Not bad, eh?

Any niche can be made "worth while" if you know how to market and sell. If you know what the markets problems are and what they want, it can be very worth while. Comments like yours make no sense.

It was IM niche and anything related to making money online.

No problem. I guess it all comes down to 3 things.

1. Your ad copy - most important
2. Video
3. Thank you page

I'll explain it a little bit more.

1. Your ad copy - it's important to grab people's attention by subject line. What I do is I look through every guru's email copy and find something that appeal the best. I look for something that really stand out. It doesn't apply to everyone but it has always worked for me. And also include first name in the subject line. It's a must.

2. Video - I created a simple video recording myself and inserted into my squeeze page. It took me about 15 minutes because I had to rehearse over and over again memorizing my short script. At the end of my video promo to sign up to receive my free ebook, I said I would take them to a special page to watch a video. This is my backend product or clickbank product to make immediate profits.

3. Thank you page - I made a thank you page in where I thanked my subscriber for his/her subscription. And I would redirect him/her to my other product page or affiliate page where they would watch a long sales video. This really works.

Well, hope this helps.

Joe

My pleasure. I'm sure I can repeat it again as long as I pay him. I guess the key is to find someone with a responsive list on top of what I mentioned already above. : )

Joe

No these are not ezine ads. A lot of them are their own list of subscribers and some of them are list builder lists.

No problem. I really had a lot of doubts in the beginning but sometimes you got to take a risk to make money. And it really helps to think it over and structure like you said before sending out your ad. It makes a huge difference. Also it's crucial to pick the right backend product and follow up in your autoresponder series cuz not many people buy it when they see it for the first time. They got to be exposed at least 4-7 times.

A solo ad is just an ad copy that you give to someone who send it out to his list. The link in your ad copy should be either your squeeze page or your product page.

Hope that helps.

Joe

I just did the same thing. I paid about the same price as you. Got over 350 subscribers (its been a little more than 48 hours now) and made 11 sales of my OTO. Solo ads are my favorite list building activity.

The downside is the cost. However, you can find smaller lists and advertise for 30-150 bux and get good results.

I have four more solo ads booked ranging from the Sept. 19th to October 1st.

Here is how I do it:

1.) Prepare squeeze page with OTO. (I normally use this one - Affiliate Marketing Profits 7 Day Crash Course)
2.) Locate solo ad using the warrior forum "joint venture" section.
3.) Send Payment and set a date
4.) Write and send ad copy
5.) Sit back and wait . . .

Its really that simple. Also, its smart to have more than one squeeze page in case you find a list that is really targeted to a certain niche.

For example, one of my upcoming solo ads is for a list that contains PLR users that get daily PLR articles from the sender. Sooo, what did I do? I got a PLR E-course set up to send to that list for my solo ad --->>> Are You Lost On the Information Highway That way I can get the most value for my buck, plus it gives you another segment or niche for your list and opens up your monetization possibilities.

Also, someone asked bout the quality of the subscribers. From my experience so far for the last few months with solo ads is that the subscribers tend to be more responsive. . . Think about this for a second . . . They opened and read an email and acted on it in order to get on your list! See where I'm going with this? I find these people are more willing to purchase my OTO and other offers.

Bottom line ---->>>> Solo Ads work for me! I recommend you try them!

Yes, a Solo Ad is email marketing. However, the ones you find on google are a little different than what we are talking about. I don't know any place other than the "Join Ventures" section of WF that you can buy reliable solo ads.

A solo ad is basically just like an ad swap. Butttt, you send nothing to your list, but your "Ad" gets sent to a bigger list.

Really what this amounts to is you are paying basically $0.20 to $1.00 per subscriber depending on your ad quality and the conversion on your OTO.

I've noticed I usually run around $0.40 cost per subscriber after my OTO sales. However, consider this an investment in your business as you should be able to easily earn $0.50 - $1.00 a month per subscriber. So with this theory its a good investment ;-)

But its only a theory. Make sure you research your seller before purchasing a solo. Good Luck!

Here are some I have used and can recommend: Charles Mutrie, Holly Sutton
Also, I have an opening for a solo ad that will go to 2k plus

This sounds like something I need...I have been setting up and working my site for 5 months now and have only 1 person in my list. Could you please explain to me what a solo ad is and what a sqeeze page is?

Thanks
John

Hey, Don. No problem. About other niches, I'm also trying to find out myself. Sometimes people here do have email lists about diet and forex. So do keep you eyes open.

Joe

Way to go Joe! As hard as this business is, I love to hear success stories!