How Many Guru Lists Are You ON?

Good, and right decision what you have made. I`m on many marketers list, but they are not "gurus". Most of these are warriors

Travis Sago is the only guru who still e-mails me regularly, because his list is just awesome and motivating.

For every other guru, I have a special e-mail address specifically for that crap that I only check every once in a while. I highly recommend doing the same.

One thing to consider is that being on other marketer lists is like having a free swipe file service. You get to see what techniques others are using and what catches your attention... then you can apply those winning methods to your own business.

Im on a few still, I find I can still learn some new things and if you do not keep moving forward well you get left behind

Im only on the lists that still provide content, not just and two line recommendation to an affiliate link (which I am surprised by how many Guru's do that)

I am on well over 200 guru lists. Of course my email filters keep all but 6 I think out of my inbox.

As EBR pointed out, I use the others for ideas, swipe files stuff, and just to keep informed.

Only a few, never really gotten anything good from being on a list, mostly just spam and pushing affiliate offers lol.

Gurus really suck. You should try to avoid becoming one at all costs. Just follow what the non-gurus do and you can avoid that nasty 'guru' label. Less money = less problems.

Lol, I would have to say that I'm on about 15 different lists. It does get aggravating at times but every so often, I come across an amazing product offer.

Here's what i do; If i am researching a niche, i sign up to the top five gurus email list in that niche, and then ensure i read all their emails and how they send it...

I then use this to understand the market more and more and what actually works....

That is how being on list should be approached. And yes, I use my personal email address.

When i notice a list is boring me, i unsubscribe immediately...

I have 3 different emails. I agree with Brian on the swipe files. That is exactly what I do with these other lists. I look at their sales funnels, figure out which ones are hot and why, and the opposite, which helps me grow in my own business.

The first thing I teach my students is to .... "shhhhh" don't tell anyone I said this... "Cancel all your subs, put them on a new email" From that point on their are no longer marketed TO, they are now "marketing".

I think as with any business or anything in life, there are people who take advantage of other people and there are those that give as much as they "get". It's not about taking, it's more about giving and getting.

I work hard so I appreciate the support from my subscribers. I do my best to give them support and good content as well as beneficial recommended products etc...


Chrisi

I've started unsubscribing to the lists whose emails I never look at anyway. It's definitely helped with my focus.

Instead, I have a few different types of lists I stay subscribed to and I label them:
- competitors
- people I'm an affiliate for (some of whom are competitors)
- industry leaders (I don't call them gurus, just people I can learn from)
- people who I might want to guest blog for

Still a lot, but I'm starting to do a better job labeling them in gmail so I know what to look at first.

I'm following Ewen Chia, Mack Michaels and My own list lol,,, they are all my mentors who got me started with my online business.

Gijsbertus, to be honest with you, if you accept just about everything, you won't make anything out of it. The fact that its free does not mean its valuable.

Its only valuable if it improves your business or benefit you. Its not just valuable simply because its Free.

I only keep those that don't e-mail every day with affiliate links. Brendon Burchard, Eben Pegan, Frank Kern and Rich Schefren are the only one I follow.

You can use a different e-mail for swipe file too but I don't do it for many personal reasons.

I stay away from all that s**t there is enough people out there giving good info for free without trying to sell you every crappy new silver bullet course that comes out.

The best thing I ever did was unsubscribing to this sort of BS it just keeps you stuck jumping from product to product suffering from information overload.

I am on only a couple of lists now and I dont consider them Gurus more people with good info who are doing similar stuff to myself.

None ... never have.

The only guy I have in my inbox anymore is Martin Crumlish. I wouldn't say he's a guru though, just WSO's that don't suck.
Everyone else has been delegated to the spam box/unsubbed after trying to promote too many piece of crap products and thinking their name and rep would make it OK.

I am only on 3 "gurus" list... and that's only because they found a way to enter into my spam folder.

I'm on a few but I eliminate them fast. The way I check to see if they are worth staying with is I try to talk to them. I simply email the guru and try to get him to talk to me as a person, not a "prospect." If he ignores me, I unsub immediately.

It is absurd that they believe they should be able to pound me daily with email, but should I try to email them, it's kosher for them to just disregard it. F that.

If the dynamic is (guru perspective-->) "I will email you several times a week, and I don't want any real communication, just shut up and buy things" (and this is most of the ones I've encountered so far), I'm gone.

When I (finally) get my thing rolling, I'm going to be the exact opposite... I will be giving a toll free phone number. If people are considering buying things from me, or already have bought something, I will want them to have a clear channel of communication to me. I will want customers, list members, and potential customers of all kinds to be able to contact me easily.