Best way to build a list?

There are about 1,037 different ways to make an email list....and counting.

The way you build it is completely dependent on your time commitment, available budget and dedication.

Personally - my favorite thing to do is build Buyers Lists.

That is....build a list with people who purchase products from you. This way you have already pre-screened your subscriber because you KNOW they have spent money....and most likely will continue to do so. So launching products on different platforms, driving traffic to them and building lists with your new customers is the best list (in my humble opinion) that you can build.

It has been my experience that a buyers list of 200 people will outperform a solo-ad or junk traffic email list of 5,000 people.

Trial and error is always the best learning measure though. Get out there and just get your hands messy and see what works best for you!

Yeah, building a list of buyers by selling your own product is an awesome way to build a list...

Especially when you can get others (affiliates) to help you do it.

Solo ads and click banking are absolutely great places to START your list building.

I'm normally all about typical paid traffic (I like things that I can control and are scalable) but I'll just throw out something that hasn't been mentioned: guest and sponsored blog posts. Got some great ROI out of both.

I'm a very active blogger, so I really think that blogging is a great way to build your list. I suppose it's not lightning fast, though, because you do need to create content and do a lot of ground work, like visiting other blogs, guest blogging etc.

If you just want quick and fast, solo ads are good as it's been suggested, and certainly selling your own products is fantastic for getting a good buyer's list. But I think these things are greatly enhanced by being able to send people broadcasts to authoritative things you have on your blog site. It differentiates you from all the other "marketers" and builds true and deep KLT (know-like-trust). We're talking, now, about more than customers. We're talking about a loyal following (ie., repeat, repeat, repeat customers).

All the examples that have been giving are awesome examples of how to build your list and each method does work in its on unique way. What your most important question that you should ask yourself now is how fast do you want to build your list. You can build it slow or fast. Here is what I have found out about using each method and it depends on your source your using. This is my experience, when I have gone the route of building a fast list [solo ads] I tend to have more people unsubscribing from my list more frequently than if I build my list slow. In my experience of building my list slow, I notice I get more people signing up to my offer after a few emails from my auto responder and my unsubscribe is very low. This is just my personal experience I do not know if any of you guys reading this have a similar result. If you do I would love to hear your input. Thanks

Hello
To create a list of buyers you need to create a product and sell it with all possible means at a low price in order to catch many customers, and while the customer buys will be added to your email list.

Lots of awesome info on here.

My best suggestion when starting out is to go with solo ads first.

They're one of the easiest, and fastest ways to get traffic.

My recommendation though would be not to send to affiliate offers first, but rather to create your own PLR products, and really put most of your effort into your sales page, and funnel.

Your copy is the most important part. What I would do to get an idea for copy would be to go to warrior plus, or jvzoo & look for products that convert really well that are similiar to what you created.

Then don't copy it word for word, but study it, make it your own, send traffic to it, optimize according to your results, and when you've got it down wash rinse & repeat.

Also youtube is doesn't hurt to tryout, and if you're pretty knowledgable already then do a WSO.

That's one of my favorite methods because it doesn't cost a lot, and most people on the warrior forum are more knowledgable to the value you provide rather than random newbies who don't even know how to setup a website.

In the end though figure out something that works for you which you like & stick with that.

Hope this helps

Hi piney94,
Another great way to build a buyers list is to offer your product to other creators to add as a bonus on their download page.

Find upcoming launches.

Create a complimenting product.

Offer it as a bonus.

Send the clicks to your landing page.

Not everyone will accept them, but it is possible.

cheers, Mal.

YES... solo ads are very good and fast to build a list

I think building a list is quite easy. The hard part
is managing it so they stay entertained and
focused.

Hello piney94

Look for a niche that you are passionate about, create a quality ebook that you will give in return email address, capture via squeeze page and the list is made.
Sure, it takes time, not so immediate, but it will definitely be a target list.