How did you build your list?

lakshaybehl is correctamundo. The money may come from the list members, but you have to earn their trust first and never ruin it later. You will ruin it if you push a lot of crap just to make some fast money. Care for your list members as if they were family, because when you do they'll take care of you and your actual family for years to come.

I use article marketing primarily, but I also will send out some emails to co-reg leads. But you have to be careful doing that. Only use leads from a source you can trust, and only send emails that are closely related to what the people signed up to receive info about. Otherwise, you're sure to get spam complaints. It's a risk either way, honestly. I don't recommend it unless you have a host who is on board and will tolerate an occasional spam complaint. The payoff can be enormous, though, so I've found the risk worth it. You can grow your list really really fast. However, I find that the leads I get from articles I've submitted to directories like EzineArticles are of a higher quality overall. If I had the time and could write faster, I'd probably spend almost all of my time with that activity.

Direct people, regardless of your traffic sources, to a squeeze page that is short and sweet. I've tested long ones and they convert at a lower percentage every single time. Could just be me not being very good at longer squeeze pages, though.

Once you get someone on your list, the absolute key (again, from my experience) is to offer them something of genuine value without asking them to pay. Resist the temptation to monetize your new list members. Gain their trust first. I promise you that the payoff over the long haul will be much higher.

If you're money goal-oriented, shoot for at least $1 per subscriber per month. It's doable. I have a friend who has been building lists since 1997 and he's getting a jaw-dropping $4 per month per subscriber! Serious buckage.

John