renting email lists scams?

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Hi Guys,

Can anyone give me some advice please? I am looking to use a mass email submission service e.g. rent-a-list.com etc. Are these companies legit? anyone had any success with a particular company recently? is rent-a-list a scam company?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Stallen
#email #lists #renting #scams
  • Profile picture of the author nerodea
    Okay, so I have made the majority of my internet affiliate income so far off of email advertising. It is by far my favorite so here is what I have heard. I have been told that they are not very good for use. Everyone i know of who has used it has gotten crap results.

    If you want to successfully market using email advertising there are only handful of ways I would do it if you are paying. PPC is good and ezine are incredible.

    I also use other methods that drive some significant traffic, but they are not as easy to implement as these. If you are just starting out. I say PPC and ezines are the way to go. I would do ezines first then PPC next as I have seen far better results for your buck from ezines than I ever have from PPC (initially that is, but once your campaign is optimized then PPC is some of the best traffic you can get for your buck.) Hope this helps.
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  • Profile picture of the author John Alves
    You should always build your own email list. The whole point of email marketing is to make money. You need trust and a relationship with a list. When you buy a list, you are not developing the trust beforehand. Nobody on the list is going to trust what you have to say or what you are offering. It makes you look like a spammer. Building an email list is not easy, but I consider it one of the most profitable ways of making money online. Put the work in and get the list yourself because it will benefit you a lot in the long run.

    You can use pay per click, radio, television, ppv, forum posting, blog commenting, and other ways to get traffic. If you give away free things that are valuable, word of mouth will start to become one of your free advertising methods. You will be able to build a targeted list of people that are ready to buy what you have to offer.
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