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3 Tips to Make Better Connections - The Money Is Not in the List

by ryanbiddulph
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The money is not in the list.

The list is just a group of numbers.

The money is in the *people* in the list, and more importantly, the people whom you connect to.

Some folks on your list are there for the freebies. Others subscribed in the name of doing you a favor. Some genuinely want what you have to offer. These are the people you want to make connections with.

1 - Ask Questions

Form the habit of asking frequent questions with your email and blog copy. The people want to be heard; some readily offer their opinions while others are as quiet as a church mouse until engaged with a question.

2 - Listen

After asking a question, listen. Wait for answers and process them.

Reacting to an answer without thinking it through is not listening. It's hearing, and tuning out. Resist the urge to enter a discussion with preconceived ideas held in mind. You can't listen if your mind is full; no room to store the new insight.

3 - Be Persistent

Ask, wait and listen over a period of time. I've converted people afters months, or sometimes almost a year. Everybody moves at their own pace, and besides, if you try to rush this process it won't work. Force negates. Whenever you try to force things, things wind up going poorly.

Make connections. Pay less attention to the stats and pay more attention to each individual who offers you the privilege of opting in to your list.

How do you make connections?
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  • Profile picture of the author Mohammad Afaq
    Yup, the money is not the quantity of the list but the quality of the relationship you build with the people on your list.
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    • Profile picture of the author Shaun OReilly
      Originally Posted by Mohammad Afaq View Post

      Yup, the money is not the quantity of the list but the quality of the relationship you build with the people on your list.
      That's not strictly true.

      I've built some lists where I've had a great relationship
      with the list members but many still don't buy.

      You can give away a lot of value to a list and they think
      you're great - but some will still not buy.

      Note - I'm not saying the the relationship with the list is
      not important - it is vital. People buy from people they
      know like and trust.

      There's more to it than simply having a good relationship
      with your list members.

      The money you want is in the pockets of your subscribers
      and a good relationship alone is not enough to get them
      to give you money.

      The money is in the behavior of your list...

      Do they buy... or do they not?

      If you want the money, focus on the behavior of your
      list members as well as your relationship with them.

      Dedicated to mutual success,

      Shaun
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  • Profile picture of the author WillR
    I run several big Facebook fan pages in a couple of niches with over 19,000 fans and growing. I get a lot of interaction from my fans because I post regular content that is of interest, educational and/or entertaining.

    But the posts that get the most feedback are simple ones where I ask a question. I will do this once or twice a week. I usually get hundreds of responses and it's a great way to learn things about my market - how people feel about certain things, what they would like to improve, what they don't understand, etc.

    People love to talk and voice their opinion - it gives them a sense of belonging.

    When done in a public forum such as facebook or a blog post, not only does this help you learn a lot more about your prospects, it also allows the prospects to see the problems and frustrations other people in their market are having. I would think works in our favor because they start reading about problems they didn't even know they had which makes them even more inclined to want to find a solution.

    Oh yeah, the social proof factor is pretty huge too...
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  • Profile picture of the author Andrea Wilson
    True! Its in the quality of your relationship with the list. They must be interested in what you offer as well or they might simply ignore your offers and emails. This is when to say once again that buying a list is not good.


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  • Profile picture of the author mostphere
    Yes Andrea,

    Buying leads or email opt ins is not the right way to profiting from your lists, I agree with that.

    I just can believe that there are places on the net that offering such services. If they do have hundreds of thousands of people on their list, why they just don't make money from it instead of selling it with a cheap rates?

    Guess they don't make money from their list because they have no good relationship with the people in their lists.

    So yes, building relationship is challenging.

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  • Profile picture of the author johnyeo90
    The money is in the wallet of people that you have build relationship with!
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  • Profile picture of the author YoichiSpeaks
    You can have a list with just buyers who are looking to buy.

    It also depends on who you build the list around.

    Some list require a deeper relationship, some are just simply waiting for the latest gadget or product to buy.
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