How Do You Build Your Lucrative Email Lists?

I was advised to start with the squeeze page and build your list from there, no distractions for prospect

That is what I'm thinking too, keep it simple. That way I can leave the relationship building, etc. in the emails I send out to them and also maybe a Facebook fanpage for more interaction.

I do not use just one squeeze page. I use squeeze pages that are specific to one product or niche. I have over 100 different squeeze pages building subscribers.

I send traffic via video marketing, SEO and PPC.

Every day the lists grow and I sell products/services to them.

Dayne,

In order for your lists to be LUCRATIVE...you have to build lists of buyers.

You've been around for awhile, your high post count tells us you know a thing or two...

And this may or may not be of help.

But, it is a good idea to start with identifying the type of customer, and therefore the list you want to build.

If you don't know Dan Kennedy, google him, has some great info. I'm not associated in any way...just good stuff....

Dan gave a LIVE webinar the other day, I think it was FOUR hours...

One of the concepts I came away with is:

What are your back-ends? The Old School FUNNEL still works...you get them in with your FREE something...via the captcha page...splash or whatever...

build your relationship and attach a Life Time Value (LTV) to your customer.

This idea of seeing the end result, the LTV HELPS you to identify the type of customer, and the HOW to get them on your list.

Downside to blogs and all things WordPress things...is your time...IF you don't post regularly...with interesting content RELEVANT to what your LTV is...it can "eat your lunch".

There is a certain clean and neat aspect to the FREE report (or whatever) and used with an autoresponder...a tested and proven way to build a LUCRATIVE list...

IF...the report has value to your reader.

So, my vote...do a down and dirty, simple and quick...one page capture and build the list from there.

gjabiz

PS. Lists don't need to be huge either. Consider this, a 4000 name list which buys 50 dollars worth of product per year, and stays active for a decade....the LTV is only 500 bux, but the cost of acquisition was a FREE report...

And no reason you couldn't have several such lists too.

Don't need tens of thousands on a list to make it lucrative...just a list of repeat buyers works well too.

You can try them all, squeeze pages, optin templates on the side bars of your blogs, email signatures, etc

dont just limit yourself to one use all you can to get them on your lists

thanks
andy

Every time I've tested, in every niche in which I've tested, a content-rich site with a prominently incentivized opt-in on its landing page has worked best for me.

I've done a lot of split-testing of this. I always get more opt-ins from squeeze pages, and make less long-term money from the resulting lists. Different people opt in to squeeze pages. At least, enough are different people for it to affect the bottom line significantly. I don't use squeeze pages any more. As a result of that decision, I build smaller lists and make more money.

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Yeah, I'm not crazy about blogging. I would rather just create a nice looking squeeze page, give them something great and go from there. Like I said, I will keep the relationship building via the emails I send out and also on something like a FB Fanpage.

And yes, this will be in a very specific niche in the "self improvement" field.

I have indeed been around IM for a while now, and do it full time. But I've never really focused on "list building" (I know, I know). My focus has been on creating ebooks.

But I'm starting to realize I think it would be nice to build up a list instead and make my "funnel" work for me instead of just trying to sell a one-shot ebook.

Thanks for all the feedback so far!

EDIT: And thank you Alexa, as always, great stuff.

It's not necessary to "blog" to have a content-based site. You just have to have great content.

Here's what I do that works well for me:

I have a "generic" niche-related freebie that I promote via a significant opt-in on my landing page and via smaller opt-ins on each content page. Within the freebie I promote the main offer. Once they get the freebie (on the "thank you" page along with a OTO), they're on the "main" list for the niche.

Then...

When a subject area calls for it, I create a TARGETED freebie for that subject. Within this freebie, I also promote the main offer, speaking specifically to their need/pain/itch. Again, on their thank you page, they have a link to the download, along with an OTO, also targeted to their need/pain/itch. They still get added to the main list.

I could segment the list and do targeted emails to the segments, but haven't yet.

I have a great relationship with my list.

I'm sure it would be possible to build this relationship only through emails, however it's easier for me to grease the wheels a bit on my content site.

hey dayne

the way i build my business/list is from my personal blog AND a seperate squeeze page

both of these platforms have there place and should be used

i use my personal blog to funnel traffic to my squeeze page because my blog acts as a pre selling tool so when people get on my list they would of usually read my about me page and found out more about me so i would then of created a lot more trust and credibility which will help with open rates

i always class my blog as my "business building vehicle" blogs are so powerful and as long as you build up a followship and post regular the traffic will soon build up along with your list

I use Seperate squeeze pages when i launch specific campaigns with paid traffic because doing things this way i am able to use all of my sales funnel strategies to make a good profit on the front end most of the time, building my buyers list and increasing the size of my prospects list at the same time

this is what i do and its a solid approach to build your list as you can use free traffic which will build over time and also the option of using paid traffic which will build your list super fast at the same time

hope this gives you a few ideas dayne

PS: with having a personal blog im mainly talking about the IM niche but it could still work in many other niches like weight loss etc

paul :-)

Here are some list building tips for you:

1) Opt-in page with wicked free offer
2) Make sure you have a sales funnel in place (example OTO's)
3) Enable affiliates to promote your offer and pay them a hefty commission (saves you from driving traffic)
4) Do solo ads, and once your list is a decent size do ad swaps.

At some point I plan to be paying for a small suite so I can use it as an address to put on e-mails that I would send those on a list...

The time shall come eventually, perhaps.

Okay Dylan. The most lucrative method to adopt is to build a paid customer list, which actually is the number one task for an Internet marketer. In order to build a paid customer list, you may well have to give something away.

One of the best ways to build a paid customer list is to offer a product that is relatively inexpensive... say one that will sell for $9.95 or even $19.95 to Joint Venture partners and allow them to keep all of the profits from the sale.

That's right. Give them 100% of the profit... the whole $9.95 or $19.95 that the product sells for.

For me personally, I think the days of building lists using "front end" freebies are over.

Of course, I also believe that this is also a function of the niche you are targeting.

I have found that everything works to a degree, but we're all looking to maximize our conversion rates, right?

I have found that results (from niche to niche) can be very, very different using the same technique and in some cases, completely reversed in terms of how lucrative they will ultimately be.

In 2012, I will be focusing exclusively on rooting out the "tire kickers" so to speak and will be offering a "post purchase" opt-in freebie for buyers who have proven that they are not afraid to invest.

We'll see how it goes. Test, test, test!

My best converting squeeze has consistently been two phased.

Phase one takes a problem and actually offers a viable fix without the need to opt in. At the end of the fix, authority has already been established. A line at the end simply stating something like "If you really want to ramp this up we take this same principle <insert read more link here> ... this link goes to a "This post is for members only but Membership is free"

The squeeze page is only half the battle. Why is no one talking about traffic?

If you want to sell, you need to sell to people who have money.

I recommend a campaign on a lucrative list, like these:

BusinessWorldList - safelist, Free Safelist, Pro, Submitter, Marketing, Email
Mailing List - Email, Business, Sales Leads, Consumer - InfoUSA

"Every battle is won before it is ever fought."

-Sun Tzu

What PPC company did you use?

the main purpose is to build a relationship

i personally use this method :

find someone who already have products and sold alot of them.

create valuable tutorial, and offer them to add the tutor for bonus on their download page. ( offcourse it's free)

in tutorial i promote my products, and also when their buyers want to download the tutorial, they can subscribe (optional, because sometimes people hates to subscribe just to get free stuff)

you also outsource building a list on odesk or freelance. cheap and effective for me.

bump this thread to the top...

Hi,

I would do both a WP blog plus an opt in page and a squeeze page with a freebie.
and the main thing with a list is the relationship you will build with your list. If you have a blog it is easier to set up a newsletter every week or more, and you can send out the post most read on your blog that week, and combine with an offer.

Hope that help

Nobody cares about you. Tell them what they're going to get out of being on your list. That's what matters to them.

And all the other stuff you talk about in your post is just specific ways of driving traffic. It's still making a squeeze page that gives them something they want and promises them something else they want, then driving traffic to it.

Yes this is exactly what i do.

I'm not great at this at the moment but I'm building my list with JV Giveaway events.
It seems to be working - get them on the list from the giveaway (are they all tire-kickers?)

then start build the relationship- in the first 3 emails I send links to 3 good quality videos then in the 4th I offer a low value product and many buy!

Then it progresses from there with more "value" and more "offers". One day I'll hit them with a big value offer!

The most basic way of building your list is creating a squeeze page with a free offer
and autoresponder opt-in form on it. When that is put in place you just drive traffic
to your squeeze page.

After that, there are many little things of importance that have effect on your list
building campaign, especially the design of your squeeze page, split testing, tracking
your results and tweaking along the line.

I like to offer high quality and informative content. This way, users will feel more inclined to subscribe. If the content you offer is valuable to them, they'll want more.

You could also throw in a free eBook.

Well Dayne, what I think would work well for both experts as well as newbies would have to be trafficswarm.com's PRO account option and listbonus.com's platinum membership.

Honestly all you would need to do is to create a compelling squeeze page (an about page isn't necessary but will help) and send advertisements of your squeeze page right on out to those hungry subscribers. Then you would build a relationship with this list for about three months before you send your first affiliate advertisement out to them.

Truthfully, the longer you build a relationship with your list by offering your list free information and free resources the better. Your conversion rates will blow you away! Trust me when I say this. I hope this helps

I gotta be careful here. I don't want this to sound like my ad, therefore I am "submitting" that the subject of list building has really been stressed out by the fact that we now need 2,000 to 6,000 eysballs exposed to our advertising EACH DAY! To start from scratch to have an email list of any real value (1,000 or more) is really a huge undertaking and slow, usually. We must remember that we are in a numbers game and the numbers are getting bigger all the time.

I would set up two websites: a blog and a squeeze page. Your squeeze page will focus solely on building your list. As Alexa said, squeeze pages have higher opt-ins that content based sites. However, you will also set up a blog in your niche that not only provides great content and builds your credibility, but also links to your squeeze page in a post dedicated to promoting and talking about the product you are giving away in your squeeze page. Your main source of traffic to your squeeze page should be through your blog (and through your list if you already have a list).

This way, you can have both the higher opt-in rate of the squeeze page and the long-term reliability of your list from your content-based site.

List swapping is one of the best ways to increase your list by adding quality leads. Just try on JV section here in warrior forum or try safeswap

List Building is very important part of Email Marketing. It requires a lot of initial analysis to create an extensive one & thereafter the final targeted audience. Following are some methods from where you can build an email list:

• Focus on markets where people look for services/buy stuff
• Use Your Social Network
• Prosper with Partnerships

For a successful campaign not only email list is important, you have to provide value too to your readers.

Targeted Traffic to a Squeeze Page that has a real valuable free gift. You'll build a list fast this way (depending on how much traffic you can generate)

Always good to back it up with a blog of some sort where you can post more content and hopefully build a relationship with your subscribers. The stronger that relationship becomes the easy it will be to monetize them.

- Noel.

Im glad i found this thread, i too am just starting to build my list, and there is some fantastic information here