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Buying Lists - Is this reccomended?

by pseudonymble
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Excuse my noobishness but I am doing my best to learn as fast as I can.

In your experience is buying somone elses email list a good or bad idea?
If you don't mind, what are some of the reasonfor or against it?

Aside from developing your own list, are there better options? Perhaps a co-op?

If buying a list IS a good idea, how is the pirce calculated??

Thanks in advance!
#buying #lists #reccomended
  • Profile picture of the author James Foster
    Well,

    There's no way to calculate a list price... people will determine it's value based on responsiveness, how many are buyers, and a bunch of other criteria ... so it's best just to ask.

    As far as is it a good traffic source - again, that depends on the list, and the reputation of the list owner you're buying from.

    Like all traffic sources (paid and free) quality varies.
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    • Profile picture of the author Elitegeek
      Originally Posted by James Foster View Post

      Well,

      There's no way to calculate a list price... people will determine it's value based on responsiveness, how many are buyers, and a bunch of other criteria ... so it's best just to ask.

      As far as is it a good traffic source - again, that depends on the list, and the reputation of the list owner you're buying from.

      Like all traffic sources (paid and free) quality varies.
      I agree with you.
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  • Profile picture of the author fated82
    Go for solo ads....They are much more targeted and more responsive. Buy list outright may make you look like a spammer
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