How i made $156 in one day and how you can too!

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Hi everyone i want to share with you a relatively known method for making money online, which i will keep short and simple for you all. I have been using this method for about a week and a half and it has already made me money.

I have been making money through many different channnels like seo, ppc etc. but wanted to look at list building and how to grow it fast. I know there's many warriors who discuss this at length but just want to relate my expereince.

I bought dot com secrets x from Russell Brunson which i highly recommend people to buy if they haven't already. I then started looking at how to go through the whole process step by step. What i found was the hardest part was to actually get the subscribers in a similar problem with seo - that a website needs traffic. So i did a lot of research and came up with some reputable looking providers. Please do your own reseacrh and due diligence here as it is easy to lose money with this!

I got told about get response from a fellow warrior that they offer an option to buy leads anywhere from 200 + which is called get subscribers. It isn't too expensive either please feel free to check it out at their site.

I then bought 1,000 leads in total, with 500 for 2 different campaigns to split test. I created 2 ads for the respective campaigns and have been slowly getting a trickly of subscribers in. I have around 45 for one and 35 for the other. There are so many niches and ways to promote products here, but i personally used email swipes from some well known clikbank products. You can of course promote CPA or whatever you want etc.

Then yesterday i checked my clikbank account and i made over $150 from one purchaser, pretty cool. So i have almost made my money back (assuming of course no refunds) at a very early stage of the process and i have subscribers to promote to for the future, so it is a viable business model. This goes back to the old saying "the money is in the list". There are 2 approaches here:
1. Promote hard to try and get your money back asap and have the subscribers going forward!
2. Treat your subscribers with respect and go slow to build a relationship with them - recommended method!
So there you have it i hope i have helped fellow warriors with some useful if well know information, and you didn't even have to pay me $7 for a WSO to find it out!
Good luck with your businesses!
#$156 #day #list buiding #made
  • Profile picture of the author marketinguk
    N.B. This is mainly for newbies i guess, but even people more advanced in building their businesses but haven't focussed on list building yet could get a useful tip from this i hope!
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    • Profile picture of the author JEasy
      Nice work. Someone else was telling me about the GetResponse lead program. I'll have to give it a try. I'm locked and loaded with Aweber currently. I don't think they offer a similar option.
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      • Profile picture of the author marketinguk
        No aweber don't offer this you are correct, i have an account with both them and Get Response but use these accounts for different list building approaches. It's a good program and the people who subscribe are reasonably interested in your potential offer as long as the ad and the email follow ups are connected well to eachother!
        Originally Posted by JEasy View Post

        Nice work. Someone else was telling me about the GetResponse lead program. I'll have to give it a try. I'm locked and loaded with Aweber currently. I don't think they offer a similar option.
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  • Profile picture of the author adampowers
    This is a great way to grow a semi-interested list fast, it's like a quick fix. It's great that they're offering something like this.

    If I had to guess though, these leads are probably co-reg leads. And if any has used co-reg leads before, they're basically a stream of leads being delivered, but quite honestly, a good number of them don't even remember what they signed up for because their focus at the time was on something else.

    I'm going to send them an email and see if they could show me a place where the ad might run and how the opt-in process works.
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    • Profile picture of the author marketinguk
      I agree it is great they are offering this. They explain clearly in the sign up area of get subscribers how the list is created but please feel free to ask them directly how it works. The proof is in the pudding i made good money within a week and a half, no one can complain with that kind of result, even if it was a bit lucky statistically as there's only 30 odd subscribers in that particular list. It is a great way to start and get going in this niche though and one i highly recommend
      Originally Posted by adampowers View Post

      This is a great way to grow a semi-interested list fast, it's like a quick fix. It's great that they're offering something like this.

      If I had to guess though, these leads are probably co-reg leads. And if any has used co-reg leads before, they're basically a stream of leads being delivered, but quite honestly, a good number of them don't even remember what they signed up for because their focus at the time was on something else.

      I'm going to send them an email and see if they could show me a place where the ad might run and how the opt-in process works.
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    • Profile picture of the author JEasy
      Originally Posted by adampowers View Post

      This is a great way to grow a semi-interested list fast, it's like a quick fix. It's great that they're offering something like this.

      If I had to guess though, these leads are probably co-reg leads. And if any has used co-reg leads before, they're basically a stream of leads being delivered, but quite honestly, a good number of them don't even remember what they signed up for because their focus at the time was on something else.

      I'm going to send them an email and see if they could show me a place where the ad might run and how the opt-in process works.
      Thanks for taking this on. If you can, please update this as I'm also interested to see how the leads are acquired.
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      • Profile picture of the author marketinguk
        If you have a get response account you just need to go to the tab which says "buy leads", click on that and it will explain how they acquire them and other details. However, please feel free to hear it from them directly to satisfy yourselves.
        Originally Posted by JEasy View Post

        Thanks for taking this on. If you can, please update this as I'm also interested to see how the leads are acquired.
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  • Profile picture of the author marketinguk
    To help give others an idea of cost, i paid about £120 for 500 subscribers which is about $200 or so and about $30 a month for the email plan!
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  • Profile picture of the author kyle4hire
    Wow that's great thank you for sharing us your success!
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    • Profile picture of the author marketinguk
      No problem i'm glad you liked it. I realised that i have been taking a lot from the forum recently without giving enough back so here you all are
      Originally Posted by kyle4hire View Post

      Wow that's great thank you for sharing us your success!
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  • Profile picture of the author troy23
    I've had a campaign running for two weeks and not made a single penny.

    Sorry, but I don't think this works at all and is a complete waste of money.

    You take a chance as to whether the leads are responsive ones.

    Be prepared to lose a lot of money.
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    • Profile picture of the author marketinguk
      I'm sorry for your experience so far, however my experience is totally different to yours. May i ask what kind of offer you have been promoting. Also, it's possible that your email follow ups aren't engaging the subscribers enough to buy etc. There's many factors involved to make this a success. Please let me know some more info, and don't slag this off as i have made money already and also had people contacting me via my email address, to explain more to them on how my emails to them can help them and what they need to do, how much money to put in etc.
      I also think it depends how you choose to engage with them, some will hate you hard selling them and others will take it okay. You are correct that some are unresponsive but that isn't the end of the world as others will buy. It's also possible to write on the ads to only target certain countries where you expect them to be more interested and likely to buy!
      I do however agree that people should tread carefully here in what and how they promote but it can definitely work!

      Originally Posted by troy23 View Post

      I've had a campaign running for two weeks and not made a single penny.

      Sorry, but I don't think this works at all and is a complete waste of money.

      You take a chance as to whether the leads are responsive ones.

      Be prepared to lose a lot of money.
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      • Profile picture of the author troy23
        I've been using the pre made email follow up sequence for two IM products.

        People hardly even click through to the links. I've built up a lot of contacts now and many emails have been sent - probably well over 100 now.

        Perhaps you'd like to share the product you are promoting along with the advert and I can give it a go. If still no results then there is something badly wrong,






        I'm sorry for your experience so far, however my experience is totally different to yours. May i ask what kind of offer you have been promoting. Also, it's possible that your email follow ups aren't engaging the subscribers enough to buy etc. There's many factors involved to make this a success. Please let me know some more info, and don't slag this off as i have made money already and also had people contacting me via my email address, to explain more to them on how my emails to them can help them and what they need to do, how much money to put in etc.
        I also think it depends how you choose to engage with them, some will hate you hard selling them and others will take it okay. You are correct that some are unresponsive but that isn't the end of the world as others will buy. It's also possible to write on the ads to only target certain countries where you expect them to be more interested and likely to buy!
        I do however agree that people should tread carefully here in what and how they promote but it can definitely work!
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        • Profile picture of the author marketinguk
          What i would advise you is to think carefully about the ad people signed up with and what they were expecting to get from you. Then make sure the follow ups tie in well with their expectations based on the original ad. This may require some tweaking to the follow up emails, don't be set in stone on this. Try maybe promoting a well known and successful clickbank product like dot com secrets x for example and think carefully about how you intend on advertising and then using the follow up emails to engage your list.
          Finally, if so far it hasn't worked with a reasonable sized list then i would review what i've done and see why they may not be clicking!

          Originally Posted by troy23 View Post

          I've been using the pre made email follow up sequence for two IM products.

          People hardly even click through to the links. I've built up a lot of contacts now and many emails have been sent - probably well over 100 now.

          Perhaps you'd like to share the product you are promoting along with the advert and I can give it a go. If still no results then there is something badly wrong,






          I'm sorry for your experience so far, however my experience is totally different to yours. May i ask what kind of offer you have been promoting. Also, it's possible that your email follow ups aren't engaging the subscribers enough to buy etc. There's many factors involved to make this a success. Please let me know some more info, and don't slag this off as i have made money already and also had people contacting me via my email address, to explain more to them on how my emails to them can help them and what they need to do, how much money to put in etc.
          I also think it depends how you choose to engage with them, some will hate you hard selling them and others will take it okay. You are correct that some are unresponsive but that isn't the end of the world as others will buy. It's also possible to write on the ads to only target certain countries where you expect them to be more interested and likely to buy!
          I do however agree that people should tread carefully here in what and how they promote but it can definitely work!
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        • Profile picture of the author JEasy
          Originally Posted by troy23 View Post

          I've been using the pre made email follow up sequence for two IM products.

          People hardly even click through to the links. I've built up a lot of contacts now and many emails have been sent - probably well over 100 now.

          Perhaps you'd like to share the product you are promoting along with the advert and I can give it a go. If still no results then there is something badly wrong,






          I'm sorry for your experience so far, however my experience is totally different to yours. May i ask what kind of offer you have been promoting. Also, it's possible that your email follow ups aren't engaging the subscribers enough to buy etc. There's many factors involved to make this a success. Please let me know some more info, and don't slag this off as i have made money already and also had people contacting me via my email address, to explain more to them on how my emails to them can help them and what they need to do, how much money to put in etc.
          I also think it depends how you choose to engage with them, some will hate you hard selling them and others will take it okay. You are correct that some are unresponsive but that isn't the end of the world as others will buy. It's also possible to write on the ads to only target certain countries where you expect them to be more interested and likely to buy!
          I do however agree that people should tread carefully here in what and how they promote but it can definitely work!
          It's cool you're building a list though. I'm sure you'll start converting soon with some tweaks to the pitch or even a different product. IM niche can be very annoying in trying to get sales also (from what I've done). At least with a list you can try try and try again.
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          • Profile picture of the author marketinguk
            You're right that's the great thing about this you can try again and again if necessary as long as you don't over do it as you may then get complaints, but you have people who if you engage them properly could buy your recommendations at any point, a really solid business model IMHO!
            Originally Posted by JEasy View Post

            It's cool you're building a list though. I'm sure you'll start converting soon with some tweaks to the pitch or even a different product. IM niche can be very annoying in trying to get sales also (from what I've done). At least with a list you can try try and try again.
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    • Profile picture of the author JEasy
      Originally Posted by troy23 View Post

      I've had a campaign running for two weeks and not made a single penny.

      Sorry, but I don't think this works at all and is a complete waste of money.

      You take a chance as to whether the leads are responsive ones.

      Be prepared to lose a lot of money.
      There's a warrior named Gavin Stephenson who has a free wso talking about this same thing and seems to be having success with it. I hear you on losing money, but how has the list building gone? Any subscribers or are you running ads direct to the sales page?
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      • Profile picture of the author marketinguk
        I know of that WSO, you have to try and be creative, he is pointing you in the right direction you need to think what you want to promote how you want to promote it, i.e. hard sell or build a relationship slowly and longer term, and crucially what your follow ups look like!
        Originally Posted by JEasy View Post

        There's a warrior named Gavin Stephenson who has a free wso talking about this same thing and seems to be having success with it. I hear you on losing money, but how has the list building gone? Any subscribers or are you running ads direct to the sales page?
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  • Profile picture of the author peewhy
    Sounds like a good plan, thanks for sharing it!
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    • Profile picture of the author marketinguk
      No problem, glad you like it.
      Originally Posted by peewhy View Post

      Sounds like a good plan, thanks for sharing it!
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  • Profile picture of the author Muhsin Aziz
    I have definitely used this method before with getresponse.
    Sometimes they opt in & total forgot that they did and never open your emails.
    But there are some that still open your first follow up email.
    The key to getting results with this is to focus more on your email follow
    up. Using email swipes provided by the product owner is a great start!
    Well done affiliate pro!
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    • Profile picture of the author marketinguk
      Thanks Mushin, i agree with your post it's exactly like you say, the follow ups are crucial!
      Originally Posted by Muhsin Aziz View Post

      I have definitely used this method before with getresponse.
      Sometimes they opt in & total forgot that they did and never open your emails.
      But there are some that still open your first follow up email.
      The key to getting results with this is to focus more on your email follow
      up. Using email swipes provided by the product owner is a great start!
      Well done affiliate pro!
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  • Profile picture of the author Seramedia4u
    Make money on Commission base. Try Worldonlinemarketplace.com
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    • Profile picture of the author marketinguk
      Thanks for the spam!
      Originally Posted by Seramedia4u View Post

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  • Profile picture of the author troy23
    The product you mentioned - does it have a follow up sequence one can use?

    Or are you doing one off broadcasts?
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    • Profile picture of the author marketinguk
      It has a follow up sequence that you can use which is important to get the clicks through, you can find many clickbank products which you can use their swipes and like i have said beofre adapt them to fit in with your ad, and your goals with your list!
      Originally Posted by troy23 View Post

      The product you mentioned - does it have a follow up sequence one can use?

      Or are you doing one off broadcasts?
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  • Profile picture of the author mlord10
    My personal experience has been that generating my own exclusive leads tends to work best for conversions...whether that be via article marketing, forum marketing, solo ads, press releases, SEO, etc...

    However, I'm always open to new list building methods so I do appreciate you bringing this up for discussion.
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    • Profile picture of the author marketinguk
      You are probably right that building your own list from your own leads would increase your conversion rate, however this is a solid method that can yield good results if used in the right way.
      Originally Posted by mlord10 View Post

      My personal experience has been that generating my own exclusive leads tends to work best for conversions...whether that be via article marketing, forum marketing, solo ads, press releases, SEO, etc...

      However, I'm always open to new list building methods so I do appreciate you bringing this up for discussion.
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  • Profile picture of the author troy23
    Personally I think this method is as good as Adf.ly traffic.

    I'll try a different product/advert and report back in a few days.
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    • Profile picture of the author marketinguk
      I don't know, it sounds very different to me to what we're talking about so i can't tell you what method is better than the other.
      Do indeed try different things with this, it requires thought don't just jump into it, like all bsuiness it requires careful planning and seeing what you think should convert well!
      Originally Posted by troy23 View Post

      Personally I think this method is as good as Adf.ly traffic.

      I'll try a different product/advert and report back in a few days.
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  • Profile picture of the author troy23
    Personally I think this method is as good as Adf.ly traffic.

    I'll try a different product/advert and report back in a few days.
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  • Profile picture of the author denologis
    Is that a feature for GetResponse customers only or could be accessed by not-customers? I'm sure that I should give it a try.
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    • Profile picture of the author marketinguk
      You need to be a get response customer, but it isn't expensive to get a plan in place!
      Originally Posted by denologis View Post

      Is that a feature for GetResponse customers only or could be accessed by not-customers? I'm sure that I should give it a try.
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  • Profile picture of the author adampowers
    Here's the reply message they sent me. It's pretty much a "negative" co-reg lead is what they're sending you. The person DOES have to manually put in their name and email address, but can sign up to many things at the same time, and of course it's single opt-in so they only have to be half interested at the time. Anyways, do your due diligence everyone if you choose to go for it. Test everything, then test it some more before you knock it.

    Hello Adam,

    Thank you for contacting GetResponse.

    GetSubscribers is a "pay per subscriber" advertising program that
    allows you to build high-quality permission-based email lists. This
    is how it works: you create an online ad that gives a potential
    subscriber an idea of what type of service you offer. We display
    your ad on many websites on the Internet, along with
    the fields where visitors may leave their name and e-mail address
    if they are interested in receiving more information about the
    service that is described in the ad. The information they submit is
    instantly delivered to your GetSubscribers account.

    Once example of such page will be confirmation or unsubscribe page
    for subscribers with GetResponse. Your add will be displayed
    with a tick box next to it. When someone likes it, they tick the box and
    fill in their details (name and email). The IP address is also collected:

    2012-06-08_1654 - GertrudaPolchlopek's library

    GetSubscribers leads are signle opt in.

    If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.

    Best regards,

    Marta Pludowska
    Customer Support Specialist
    GetResponse.com
    Email Marketing Software & Autoresponder from GetResponse
    I believe you could take the leads and feed them into your own personal email marketing service, though you could easily transport them directly to your getresponse and avoid all the "where did you get these leads" BS that aweber asks.

    Not a bad service, though not the highest quality leads on the totem poll, not the lowest either, just requires a test to see if it works for you.

    Advice: If you plan on using it, this is NOT one of those instances where GREAT COPY will be beneficial.
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    • Profile picture of the author marketinguk
      Thanks for letting everyone else know about this. You are right about the quality but once they're subscribed then the hard work begins which is why the follow ups are so important here.
      Take it slowly, with due diligence, and thought about how to engage them and get them interested. That is how i have so far been able to succeed and i'm sure others can also do well through this with careful planning!
      Originally Posted by adampowers View Post

      Here's the reply message they sent me. It's pretty much a "negative" co-reg lead is what they're sending you. The person DOES have to manually put in their name and email address, but can sign up to many things at the same time, and of course it's single opt-in so they only have to be half interested at the time. Anyways, do your due diligence everyone if you choose to go for it. Test everything, then test it some more before you knock it.

      I believe you could take the leads and feed them into your own personal email marketing service, though you could easily transport them directly to your getresponse and avoid all the "where did you get these leads" BS that aweber asks.

      Not a bad service, though not the highest quality leads on the totem poll, not the lowest either, just requires a test to see if it works for you.

      Advice: If you plan on using it, this is NOT one of those instances where GREAT COPY will be beneficial.
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    • Profile picture of the author JEasy
      Originally Posted by adampowers View Post

      Here's the reply message they sent me. It's pretty much a "negative" co-reg lead is what they're sending you. The person DOES have to manually put in their name and email address, but can sign up to many things at the same time, and of course it's single opt-in so they only have to be half interested at the time. Anyways, do your due diligence everyone if you choose to go for it. Test everything, then test it some more before you knock it.

      I believe you could take the leads and feed them into your own personal email marketing service, though you could easily transport them directly to your getresponse and avoid all the "where did you get these leads" BS that aweber asks.

      Not a bad service, though not the highest quality leads on the totem poll, not the lowest either, just requires a test to see if it works for you.

      Advice: If you plan on using it, this is NOT one of those instances where GREAT COPY will be beneficial.
      Good deal and thanks for following up. I guess you'd really have to experiment with different niches with this type of traffic to see what will receive some interest.
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  • Profile picture of the author keithotzkie
    Nice one..
    Grats for getting that money!
    Thanks for sharing the info on us..
    This might help and come in handy in the future to us..
    Good work and Please keep it up!
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  • Profile picture of the author JimDucharme
    AP thanks for making my day with such enthusiasm! The feedback from everyone is appreciated and I've passed it to the team at GetResponse.

    Happy Friday all!

    Regards,
    jim

    PS: Have you checked out our Email Template Design Contest for $1000k yet? Posted in the WF contest forum.
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  • Profile picture of the author prismkuet
    Helpful post for who like to start earning from different ways. Good and informative as well. Thanks for the details.
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  • Profile picture of the author Bruce NewMedia
    Originally Posted by affilliate pro View Post

    ....Then yesterday i checked my clikbank account and i made over $150 from one purchaser, pretty cool. So i have almost made my money back (assuming of course no refunds) at a very early stage of the process ....
    So you collected 70 names and made one sale to one person that paid you $150..is that correct? If so, it may be rather early to call this success, as one refund on CLKBNK will put you right back to square one. It looks like it has potential though and it will be interesting to see if these names produce more revenue. Good Luck!
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    Bruce
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    • Profile picture of the author troy23
      If you all visit the Gavin Stevenson thread you will see everyone who tried this method invested a lot of money and failed miserably.

      As these are not targetted leads it is no surprise.
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  • Profile picture of the author sarlat
    One sale from a list of 70 - maybe more luck than skill?
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  • Profile picture of the author tori73
    cool... thanks for sharing
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  • Profile picture of the author benjaedging
    You have achived some great results. Thanks for sharing and keep up the good work up!
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  • Profile picture of the author jivens
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    Hey, at least you're getting started. That's more than I can say for most marketers.
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  • Profile picture of the author Simmeon
    You would need retest, to draw conclusions.

    Such as if this was fluke or not.
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  • Profile picture of the author Devin X
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    what's the difference between this and just buying solo ads? Just curious. not meaning to sound trollish.
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    • Profile picture of the author Simmeon
      Originally Posted by TheRealDudeman View Post

      what's the difference between this and just buying solo ads? Just curious. not meaning to sound trollish.
      Absolutely Nothing!
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      • Profile picture of the author Devin X
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        Originally Posted by Simmeon View Post

        Absolutely Nothing!
        Lol I know but I didn't wanna sound like a troll. a lot of people here are very sensitive as I've learned.
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