Is This Realistic Thinking?

It won't work out on your "first week", "second week", basis. Because you'll build the list (of 3,000 or however many/few) over a period of time, not all in the same week.

I agree entirely with David's post just above, and don't intend to detract from a word of that by offering a few specific observations and suggestions, too ...

• If you want to sell stuff like ClickBank products from which you earn $25 yourself, per sale, make sure it's a high-quality, targeted, responsive list
• Have a really good continuity process in place for these subscribers
• Read this thread about list-building: http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...ml#post6123982
• Read a bit about what to send them in exchange for their opt-in (this is a huge determinant of your future income): http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...ml#post7647187
• I think a promotion of an information product once per week may be too much/often
• It often helps gradually to offer a variety of products at different price-points
• Select the products very carefully: http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...ml#post2161932

How long have the initial subscribers been on it, and what have they received from you so far? Have you set their expectations? Do you have a realistic continuity-process in place that will maintain a high open-rate?

Good luck!

That's a good point, but I think an experienced marketer has a much better understanding of how to email that much (as you demonstrated in the difference in email volume between your health niche and your credit card niche), yet do it in a way that doesn't burn out the list.

I'd be hesitant to advise someone brand new to list building to hit their list that hard until they've learned the in's and out's of how people (i.e., human nature) tends to respond to the words they write.

As several others have said, you won't know for sure until you experiment.

But keep this in mind...

For the sake of simplicity, let's say you earn a $20 commission on everything you sell.

You have a list of 5,000 subscribers.

You send a promo to your list once a week (4 times in a month). If this is too much for your niche, and you haven't provided people with good info upfront, and you haven't developed a level of trust with your readers, they aren't as likely to buy from you.

So each email returns a 1% conversion rate.

1% conversion x 5,000 subs = 50 sales x $20 sale = $1,000 x 4 weeks = $4,000.

Now instead, let's say you spend most of that month providing people with great, useful, actionable material over the span of 5-6 emails. Give them everything they need at a basic level.

Now, at the end of the month, pitch your product, and position it as a way to get even more detailed info about the topic you've just spend a month helping them with.

You've developed a lot of confidence and trust with your readers. Maybe they're even growing to like you.

With that....let's see what your numbers look like on that one promotion:

7% conversion x 5,000 subs = 350 sales x $20 sale = $7,000

Can you see where spending a little effort to build confidence and trust with your subscribers might be worth the time and trouble?

Now, this isn't the case in every single niche (for example, I don't know that it would make a lot of difference in a niche like David's credit card niche where emotional response isn't as important) but in most niches, this type of human response will be pretty consistent if you measure it.

Hope this helps.