by remega
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What are the best ways you have found to build quality mailing lists?
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  • Profile picture of the author paul nicholls
    My best way to build my list is with solo ads

    they rock

    ive been quietly using them and as long as you have a good sales funnel in place the conversions are insane

    and the best thing is its so much easier than jumping through hoops when you use ppc or facebook ads

    the hardest thing people face is the sales funnel but once you get that sorted and a good squeeze page you can just send tonnes of traffic to your squeeze page and let your system take over

    and its great fun too :-)

    paul
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    • Profile picture of the author remega
      Originally Posted by paul nicholls View Post

      My best way to build my list is with solo ads

      they rock

      ive been quietly using them and as long as you have a good sales funnel in place the conversions are insane

      and the best thing is its so much easier than jumping through hoops when you use ppc or facebook ads

      the hardest thing people face is the sales funnel but once you get that sorted and a good squeeze page you can just send tonnes of traffic to your squeeze page and let your system take over

      and its great fun too :-)

      paul
      Thanks Paul! Do you offer a giveaway for the squeeze page offer when you run your solo ads or do you offer a product/service for sale to generate a buyers list?

      Is the Warrior forum the best place to find solo ads to buy or do you use other sites too?
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      • Profile picture of the author Kal Sallam
        Originally Posted by remega View Post

        Thanks Paul! Do you offer a giveaway for the squeeze page offer when you run your solo ads or do you offer a product/service for sale to generate a buyers list?

        Is the Warrior forum the best place to find solo ads to buy or do you use other sites too?
        -You should have a free offer as your front end, then an Upsell or an OTO,
        That way you separate buyers from freebies right off the bat. You are also
        Going to generate some sales from your AR. Series, that will also help you build
        The buyers list.pretty simple stuff once you get used to it.

        -You can purchase solos from here on this forum and you can also use the
        Directory of Ezines quite pricey but very worth it!

        Best of Luck.

        KaL.
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        • Profile picture of the author remega
          Originally Posted by Kal Sallam View Post

          -You should have a free offer as your front end, then an Upsell or an OTO,
          That way you separate buyers from freebies right off the bat. You are also
          Going to generate some sales from your AR. Series, that will also help you build
          The buyers list.pretty simple stuff once you get used to it.

          -You can purchase solos from here on this forum and you can also use the
          Directory of Ezines quite pricey but very worth it!

          Best of Luck.

          KaL.
          Thanks Kal!

          Have you tried List Swaps? Are they worth the time or are most of the lists from swaps junk leads from places like adf.ly?
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          • Profile picture of the author Kal Sallam
            Originally Posted by remega View Post

            Thanks Kal!

            Have you tried List Swaps? Are they worth the time or are most of the lists from swaps junk leads from places like adf.ly?
            Safe-swaps.com are good, however you need to have a list to start
            Swapping with others on their,it doesn't have to be a big list at all.

            I have not tried List Swaps before, so that's that.

            You can also do ad-swaps with others who agree on doing it.
            A lot of doors open once you have got that first small list of
            Subscribers,you start playing with it as you grow it.



            KaL.
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      • Profile picture of the author paul nicholls
        Originally Posted by remega View Post

        Thanks Paul! Do you offer a giveaway for the squeeze page offer when you run your solo ads or do you offer a product/service for sale to generate a buyers list?

        Is the Warrior forum the best place to fin d solo ads to buy or do you use other sites too?
        yeah i build my list by giving away 15 free videos so plenty of value

        i use a oto and also i will of course convert a lot more of my prospects into buyers further down my email sequence

        i have compiled my own list of solo ads which work well for me and im always adding more to the list as i find more, which i also update my list with too

        ive never ought a solo ad from here on the WF or safe swaps or the DOE, i find its much better if you get your own list together rather than use the same resources which get passed around to every man and his dog

        paul



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    • Profile picture of the author Pjkem15
      Originally Posted by paul nicholls View Post

      My best way to build my list is with solo ads

      they rock

      ive been quietly using them and as long as you have a good sales funnel in place the conversions are insane

      and the best thing is its so much easier than jumping through hoops when you use ppc or facebook ads

      the hardest thing people face is the sales funnel but once you get that sorted and a good squeeze page you can just send tonnes of traffic to your squeeze page and let your system take over

      and its great fun too :-)

      paul
      what exactly are solo ads?
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      • Profile picture of the author av54
        1. First of all, Create Free report or some valuable package as offer.
        2. Then Setup your Sequeeze page.
        3. Drive traffic to your offer page by video marketing, banner advertising, PPC and solo ads. If you have large number followers in the facebook and you do it right, it can go viral as well.
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      • Profile picture of the author paul nicholls
        Originally Posted by Pjkem15 View Post

        what exactly are solo ads?
        you basically pay another person for them to send your free offer (squeeze page) to there email list so you can build your list

        prices start from as low as $15 for 50 clicks all the way up to 3000 guaranteed clicks lol for around $1000 sometimes more

        prices can vary a bit based on a number of different things. However just because one is cheap it doesnt always mean its not responsive it may just mean that the solo ad seller is cheap and wants to get his name out but at the same time always be a bit careful and use common sense

        Theres lots of great quality solo ad providers around, most of the guys are great and offer a great service

        Using solo ads is all about your sales funnel though, if you dont have a half decent converting sales funnel set up then dont even bother

        The key with using solo ads is getting the best ROI as you possibly can the same as when you use ppc etc

        hope this explains a few things

        paul
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  • Profile picture of the author mubashir
    comment on related site with related content. This is best way to built back links.
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    • Profile picture of the author MN Warrior
      Originally Posted by mubashir View Post

      comment on related site with related content. This is best way to built back links.
      You're confusing list building with link building.

      Having a following on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, your feed, etc is a way of having a list. (although you specifically want a mailing list)
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  • Profile picture of the author wickeddarrell
    long term process, also keep segmenting in mind when sending and if you can, more granular unsub options..building a list can have as much to do with keeping email subscribers than gaining them
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    • Profile picture of the author RomeWashington
      Originally Posted by wickeddarrell View Post

      long term process, also keep segmenting in mind when sending and if you can, more granular unsub options..building a list can have as much to do with keeping email subscribers than gaining them
      ^ I agree with this.
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  • Profile picture of the author Shimon
    Hi, Yeah I'm another person who uses Solo Ads as one of my methods in building my list. As Paul suggested above, it very easy to build a list of subscribers fast, if your sales funnel is optimized and converting well :-)

    Cheers
    -Shimon
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    • Profile picture of the author JeffTaylor
      Originally Posted by Shimon View Post

      Hi, Yeah I'm another person who uses Solo Ads as one of my methods in building my list. As Paul suggested above, it very easy to build a list of subscribers fast, if your sales funnel is optimized and converting well :-)

      Cheers
      -Shimon
      So true. Your sales funnel plays a huge part in the quality and size of your list
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  • Profile picture of the author online games
    i had an advert stating if you sign up to my mail list your name would be entred into a free prize draw to win a selection of items and it worked well i maybe try it again soon to build list bigger with the amount i had sign up it was well worth spending money on a prize
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  • Profile picture of the author Patrick Batty
    Hey Remega,
    I recently wrote a very detailed plan about this.. see my sig.
    In a nutshell however, the fastest way is to 1) create a lead magnet, create a squeeze page, create a free wso offering it, run solo ads, and finally do ad swaps.

    With this strategy you should be able to build a list to over between 500 - 1500 people in about 30 days.
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  • Profile picture of the author Joseph Robinson
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    Pulling them in with top notch content has been the best way for me to build my lists. Delivering more of the same after they opt in has done very well in keeping them on those lists. It's all about what you can offer to the reader/subscriber that no one else can.
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  • Profile picture of the author mizambar
    For me; the best technique I've used is to build a YouTube channel. Simply create a large list of keywords and record a 2-3 minute video for each phrase that's full of useful content. With tools like Animoto.com and others; it's becoming increasing easily to crank out high quality recordings without requiring a background in film editing.
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  • Profile picture of the author JaynKeth
    Wow.. good sharing guys. Some good tips and this is really a place to learn!

    I am using solo ads too, and recently found a friend who actually use facebook to get opt in. He has this opt in form in the facebook note blast out. He had got some number of opt-in and its free.
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  • Profile picture of the author jamessmbseo
    I usually build my lists online though a lead capture page.
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  • Profile picture of the author waver407
    Great share.. some good tips. I usually just manually build links by commenting on sites related to my niche.
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  • Profile picture of the author LegionNate
    Setting up the squeeze page and all that is fine, but it's the sales funnel part that really gets me. I even started a thread about it the other day, and did get a few good replies, but it definitely seems like maybe the sales funnel is the one part that people don't really want to share. I wouldn't ever want copy someone's exactly, but a nice template would be cool.
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  • Profile picture of the author OmarNegron
    Having a blog is a simple way to build a list as well.

    Just have some good call to action signals and also I have noticed that a hoover form that comes up when someone visits your blog increases conversions as well.

    No matter how big your list is though, the real money comes from the relationships you have with that list.

    -Omar
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  • Profile picture of the author Nixgan
    Six different fail safe ways for me in building traffic is :
    1. Blogging
    2. Article marketing
    3. Classified Ads
    4. Video marketing
    5. solo Ads
    6. You are using it now !

    I actually got all the detailed websites and stuff from this free book and audio someone was giving out. I think he is still giving free copies of them, you could take a look !

    free book and audio

    Hope I helped, and good luck to you !
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  • Profile picture of the author Mike Hill
    If you want to build a list super fast with quality subscribers then you need to get a sales funnel setup ready to receive traffic, even if it's just the bare bones.

    Then you need to write a quality report or video or both to give your subscribers answers to their biggest problems (questions).

    Next, start getting traffic (I buy it) and improve your sales funnel to convert better than the day before.

    Followup with your subscribers with killer content on a consistent basis.
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  • Profile picture of the author MarketingMinded
    1. Guest posting on related sites, then creating a landing page specifically for those readers.

    2. Incentivizing the sign up with some type of free resource or content.
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  • Profile picture of the author remega
    Has anyone tested adf.ly leads? I've been hearing they are junk opt ins and would like some input from people who have actually tested leads from that site for sale conversion rates.
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    • Profile picture of the author Mike Hill
      Originally Posted by remega View Post

      Has anyone tested adf.ly leads? I've been hearing they are junk opt ins and would like some input from people who have actually tested leads from that site for sale conversion rates.

      Yes I tested it and it's complete garbage as far as I'm concerned. I got lots of visitors but it was all bot traffic. It screwed with my testing big time.. LOL

      If you go see where those ads are being served on then you will agree that the traffic stinks, at least for my target market.
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  • Profile picture of the author mevotejosh
    You could bring people in through informative YouTube video's.

    Make 1 that is open and introduces them to a new awesome idea. Then lead them somewhere and give them a second video. Then make them sign up for the rest of the series. This method can be very effective.

    That is...If you have something informative to teach and you keep it interesting to the viewer.

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  • Profile picture of the author RyanLima
    Video marketing is Huge and you can build lists in almost any market using video. Google loves youtube(owns it) and ranks the videos very well. Plus, youtube is the second largest search engine.... Seriously...you should be using youtube to build your lists.

    Also, try other video websites like matacafe and dailymotion. These also get pretty good rankings.
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  • Profile picture of the author ivanadee
    solo ads
    love it. dont waste too much time.just do solo ads
    you will thank me later
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