BUYING A TARGETED EMAIL LIST?? THOUGHTS?

I wish you would have asked us here before you went out and bought a list.

Buying a list is SPAMMING.

No matter if whoever you bought the list from said it was clean as soon as you mail to that first email address you are SPAMMING.

SPAMMING is not only wrong is against the law and you can lose your accounts.

CAN SPAM specifically states that it is illegal to sell - and so, conversely, buy - email addresses. (It is, however, legal to "rent" a list, but even so, it's shady and I don't recommend it.) ... No reputable company is going to sell one in the first place.

NEVER, NEVER, NEVER buy an email list.

I really don't understand people that jeopardize not only their reputations but everything that a real marketer stands for.

Someone that has been in this biz for a long time knows better than that.

Look! It's not hard to build an email list of targeted subs.

Here's how simple it is:

1. Find a product or create one yourself. After all, if you are a marketer then you should know your niche by the back of your hand so it shouldn't be a problem for you to create some kind of training on the topic at hand. It can be in the form of an ebook, video course, audio course, webinar, infographic, or whatever you choose.

Please note - I don't recommend you use PLR for this. I recommend that you start branding yourself from the get-go, so please create this yourself.

2. Set up and optin page to collect the emails (keep it simple and above the fold) and set up your autoresponder to automate the process. If you can buy an email list then you should have money to invest in a good autoresponder like GetResponse or another of your choice.

When it comes to collecting leads you shouldn't skimp on this. This is very important. You need a good service you can count on. I've been using GetResponse for a very long time now. In fact, they just put out a new feature where you can build a funnel and leads and sell all your products right there inside the autoresponder it's pretty badass.

3. Make sure you have your autoresponder set up properly first before getting traffic to your optin page.

This means, make sure day 0 sends the link to your subs immediately.

Also, make sure to send a welcome email either right after or an hour later that explains who you are and what you are about.

What I like to do is make a short video of you talking to them, talk like you are talking to ONE person not a group. Tell them your backstory on how you struggled until now and how well you are doing.

Also make sure to tell them to white list your email address so they can get all your future emails inside their inbox because if you don't eventually your mail will start going to span. So this is very important.

4. Get traffic to your optin page.

So how do you get targeted traffic to your optin page?

The easiest way I found and this is how I build my list up to 10k quickly, was to use solo ads. You can search on FaceBook groups called "solo ad testimonials" that is my number one source.

Just make sure to read the reviews here and make sure there are more than just for that particular vendor so you can get a good feel if they have good leads or not.

Start small, say 50 to 100 when trying out a new vendor to see how good the optin rate is. Also, something that is very very important. Make sure you are using tracking software. I recommend clickmagik for this. It's what I've been using for over a year now. This will tell you how many subs you are getting so vendors can't scam with fake bot traffic so you can truly see if the vendor has good traffic or not.

That is a way to start building your list, but the best way and by far the most lucrative way is the build a buyers list. Create your own product and launch it on JVZoo or Warrior Plus or other platforms of your choice.

You can also do a WSO right here on Warrior Forum. It's absolutely the best way to go.

If you know your niche hands down, then it should be a problem to create an entire course in the niche that you know best!

So I hope this post helps you out. I wanted to keep it as simple as possible.

ProducerK,

Can you elaborate on data purchases and how you did it right?

Thanks

I agree

Except that I'm more than happy to earn sufficient to "substitute my income" (a realistic goal), and that's how I market/promo my Brand, encouraging my subscribers to have a similar outlook (if they do become very incredibly wealthy, good luck to them).

Becoming a multizillionaire is A) beyond the capability of 99% of WF members, and B) comes with too much baggage... and a staggering amount of responsibility X 10

YUP!

There are others than me and PK that are in the data monetization business on WF that advocate buying data. But the simple fact is most marketers have been conditioned from the negative input of those that tried it and had no idea what they were doing and failed into thinking that buying a list is bad and there's no way it will ever work. Plus there are those and probably the bulk, that simply read somewhere that it doesn't work and now preach it as if it is nothing but the truth.

The reality and most important takeaway that PK and I say is that it's not for everyone. You have to learn how the game is played. Those that do, have the potential to make insane money / ROI.

Hey man !

Thanks for your feedback.

U seem to draw decisions quickly I mean, because I don't agree with you, I don't know how to use a list. That's nice^^.

I don't know when u stopped doing email marketing but a 20% open rate is a decent one nowadays.

And maybe you're god and you can achieve same open rates with cold and warm lists. Most people just can't man.

And finally, you say buying leads from PPC vs list is 5-10x more expensive. Man. It'd be true if you could get the same engagement from the list than from the PPC ads.

But it aint man. I mean, it's obvious... A list with emails that could be 10-30 or 100 days old... Of course you'll get that lead way cheaper on there... Because the lead is just worth less... I mean comon.

Buying lists can work. It won't for most people. It's like PPC, you need to know what you're doing. And, in my opinion, yes, just my opinion, it's easier to know what you're doing with PPC, where u can see your stats all the way, than with a list you're buying, and have no clue how the emails got there, or how old they are or if they're targeted at all.