How to Rapidly Build a List Online

How to Rapidly Build a List Online

One of the first priorities of any online business is to build

a list of people who have visited your site in the past. The

targeted list you are accumulating will allow you to promote

directly and repeatedly to them via broadcast email. Having

the ability to conduct an email based marketing campaign

such as this greatly accelerates the growth of both your

sales and the business itself. The downside to building a list

is that it can often times take quite a bit of time before you

have a considerable number of subscribers.

Here is a 4 step plan for building a list that captures the

momentum of your 'launch' making it possible to

accumulate a sizable list in a short period of time.

Create a Product

The very first step is to create a product or locate one

that can be used as a free giveaway to entice people to

opt in to your list. It is wise and suggested to be sure

the product/gift you are offering is relevant to the niche

and/or product line you are representing.

Create a Squeeze Page

The next step is to create a squeeze page that highlights

the benefits your giveaway has to offer to anyone who

opts in. You want to deliberately minimize the amount of

content this page contains. Keep the copy found on this

page focused on ONLY the giveaway benefits and a call to

action which encourages visitors to opt in.

Create a Series of Follow-Up Emails

This step has you creating a series of emails that will be

sent out to the people who opt in on your squeeze page.

The very first email will go out immediately containing

a link for their free gift and a thanking them for subscribing.

The following emails will go on a predetermined schedule

you have chosen and will focus on developing a relationship

with these people. Of course there will be messages that

promote your products or services but be sure to also

supply members with useful content as well.

'Launch' Your Campaign

This step is the key to announcing the 'launching' of your

free gift giveaway. You should have already developed

contacts with others through social networks, blogs,

and even forums.

Once you are prepared to 'launch' your list building campaign

your immediately announce this at each one of your

social network contact pages, blogs, and forums as well.

Blast your announcement simultaneously to each of

your online sites and contact pages to build yourself

some momentum.

What you are doing is maximizing your exposure by

promoting your giveaway to contacts you have already

made in advance.

When working online it is important to build a list of

people to whom you can send broadcast email that

promotes your products. Having a targeted list like this

allows you to increase sales at a faster rate however

building a list can take a lot of time. The 4 step process

we reviewed here is designed for you to better coordinate

and time your efforts when launching a list building

campaign. By doing so you can dramatically reduce the

time it takes to accumulate a sizable number of

subscribers. This in turn will allow you to have a profit

churning email based marketing campaign up and running

in no time.