11 Ways to Quickly Build Your List

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By:Rosalind Gardner

If you've been doing your homework, you know that your

Internet business basically can't exist without a list of

ezine subscribers.

This is very much a case of 'the more, the merrier'. The more

people on your list, the more sales you make, the merrier

you'll be.

So how do you get lots of people to subscribe to your list

as quickly as possible?

And just as important - once they've signed up, how do you

get them to stay on your list?

Good questions!

For the answers, read the following 11 tips and learn how

you can quickly build your own big list of happy, loyal

subscribers.

1. Location, Location, Location - Place a signup form in a

prominent location on every page, so every visitor to your

site will have the opportunity to sign up for your newsletter

or autoresponder series. This 'prominent' place is commonly

the upper right hand corner.

2. Add an Exit Pop-Up - To make sure your visitors don't leave

without seeing your ezine signup form, add an exit pop up that

pops ONLY when they are leaving your domain. Exit pops on

every page are annoying. Not only won't you get the

subscriber, you'll lose the visitor permanently.

3. Keep Things Simple - Make it simple to sign up for your

ezine. Subscribers aren't applying for a job, so don't ask

for their age, city of residence or other personal

information. First name and em*il address are sufficient to

allow you to personalize your emails without intruding on

their privacy.

4. What's in it for Me? - Describe the benefits and

frequency of your periodical. Deliver on your promises.

Literally.

5. It's Fr~ee! - People love to get free stuff.

Mention that your newsletter or 7-part ecourse is free and

increase your sign-up rate ten fold!

6. Sweeten the Pot - Make your offer irresistible. Include

an ebook as a free download. If you haven't written a book

or a report, many top marketers offer ebooks that can be

coded with your affiliate links.

7. Make Your Email Work for You - Include a subscribe

mailto: link or URL in the signature line of every

email you send out.

8. Write Articles for Other Ezines - Offer your articles as

free content to other webmasters ezines. In the author's

resource box, include a link to your own ezine subscription

form.

9. Ezine Advertising - For as little as $10, you can

advertise in other ezines to thousands of potential

subscribers. Be sure to include your subscription URL or

email link at the bottom of the ad.

10. Keep 'Em Coming Back - To keep your list growing in

size, your newsletter content has to be entertaining and

informative. That's the only way to keep your 'unsubscribe'

link from being over-used.

11. Go Viral - Ask your readers to pass your newsletter on

to their friends. If they like it enough they will. (See

'Keep 'Em Coming Back' above.)

There you have them. Eleven ways to build your subscriber

base quickly, easily and for the most part, without cost.

See whether you can think up even more ways to build your

list! More IS more in this case. More ideas, more

subscribers, more sales... much more merry!

Article by Rosalind Gardner, speaker, consultant and
author of the best-selling "Super Affiliate Handbook: How I Made $436,797 in One Year Selling Other People's Stuff Online". To learn how you too can suceed in Internet and affiliate marketing, sign up for Rosalind's "Net Profits Today" newsletter at:

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