How to Add 1000+ NEW Subscribers to Your List Each and Every Month!
by Melanie Rockett
HOW TO ADD 1000+ NEW SUBSCRIBERS TO YOUR LIST EACH AND EVERY MONTH by Melanie
Rockett
We all keep hearing how important it is to grow our "lists." Whether your list
is an ezine, an online newsletter or a customer contact list it can create an
income or generate additional traffic to your website.
The problem is that many web entrepreneurs don't have the slightest idea how to
kick start their lists, let alone keep them growing steadily month after month.
It is possible to develop and grow a list even if you have NO website. Having a
website will definitely help, but don't wait, get your list started right now
and add your website later.
Why do you NEED a list? As freelancers and web entrepreneurs, we need a way to
keep in contact with our existing and past customers ... and we need a way to
keep putting our information and name out in front of potential customers. We
have to keep reminding customers that we exist and we have fabulous services to
offer.
A graphic artist friend maintains a small local list. He sends out an
occasional newsletter that talks about the work he has recently completed ...
he includes samples of the illustrations and graphics he has created for his
clients. The clients he features love it because they get some exposure and
free advertising! This newsletter serves to keep existing and old customer
informed about the types of projects my friend does and it is a very non-pushy
way of keeping his name in front of potential clients.
What my friend HASN'T done is expand his list and offer it to anyone who wishes
to opt-in. He could potentially be building an international business with a
very small additional effort.
How DO you build your list? There are literally DOZENS of ways! In this article
I will show you how you can get started and literally add 1000+ new subscribers
to your list a month.
First of all you must get your ezine or newsletter onto as many of the list
announcement services and list directories as you can ...
-------------------------------- List Announcement Services
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There are dozens of newsletter and ezine announcement lists and ezine
directories. The trick is finding them, making your announcement and getting on
the permanent lists.
Start by developing an information file about your ezine. You don't have to do
this all at once ... just start with the basics and add to it as you go. (I use
ClipMate http://clipmate.proofpositive.info
to make the copy/paste job faster and easier).
Here's a list of the types of information you will be asked to provide:
>> The name of your ezine >> A longer title (up to 100 characters)
incorporating your most important keywords. Three versions of your ezine
description. >> A full description of up 250 characters, another of up to
150 characters, and one of just 100 characters. Use your most important
keywords, adding more as space permits. >> A list of 10 to 15 keywords
relevant to your publication. These are words and short phrases you want
searchers to find your ezine under. Start with your most important keyword, and
work your way down, with the least relevant word or phrase last. Separate each
of the key terms with commas. >> The main URL of your Web site. >>
The URL to your Ezine information/sign-up page. >> The URL to a sample
issue (if you have one). >> The URL to ezine archives (if you have any).
>> The e-mail address used to subscribe to your list. >> The e-mail
address used to unsubscribe from your list. >> The approximate number of
subscribers. >> Your full name Company/Organization name. >> A
contact e-mail address that may be published online. >> A private contact
e-mail address (not to be published).
Different directories will request different bits of information. Collect the
information in your file as you go ... so you don't have to recreate it each
time.
You may have guessed that this is a labor intensive project ... so the next
step is to establish a daily or weekly schedule ... and then stick to it. If
you did just two announcements a day you'll definitely kickstart, or give your
subscriber base a BIG boost by the end of the month.
Go to http://www.proofpositive.com/ezines/list.htm
for a list of directories and announcement services.
Once you have finished with the list of directory and announcement services I
have provided, keep on going. Keep looking for new services and new
directories. If you persistently take a few minutes each day to promote your
list, it will grow exponentially over time!!
If you are willing to spend a few dollars to save LOADS of time ... keep
reading.
------------------------------------------------- Automate Your Ezine or List
Promotion Efforts -------------------------------------------------
Keeping track of the lists you've announced to, adding new lists and developing
linking and article placement campaigns takes time and can be an organizational
nightmare!
If you are proficient in Access you can develop and program your own tracking
list .... OR you can check out the following program that has been developed
specifically to help you with your list promotion efforts.
Ezine Announce give you instant access to over 1600 Subscriptions where you can
promote and market your ezine - you could easily spend 12 months wandering
around the Internet trying to find this information yourself.
This software includes ALL the list announcement services and directories and
hundreds of ezines that are interested in getting information about your
articles.
If you are SERIOUS about promoting and growing your list ... you'd be crazy to
try it without this.
Check out the dozens of testimonials from some of the biggest list builders on
the Internet ...
... then take it for a SPIN!!
http://ezineannounce.proofpositive.info
And finally, you can build your list by tapping into a list building inferno
...
-------------------------------- Create a LIST Building Inferno!
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If you have a website, one of the fastest, easiest and NO COST ways to build a
list is to join a list building co-op. This program enables you to add
thousands of 100% opt-in subscribers to your list with very little effort.
List Inferno is a new tool that could well be the easiest, cheapest and fastest
way to build your list yet developed. You get good quality targeted 100% opt-in
leads in exchange for your participation in the co-op. All you have to do is
put a simple line of code on your webpages ... and you will start building your
list almost immediately. I had new subscribers added to my list literally hours
after joining the program. Anything that can give you free subscribers for
virtually zero effort is worth a try - and this system can give you lots of
those.
Bottom Line: This is probably the most effective list building system I have
ever encountered. I have added MORE subscribers to my list using this method
than any other fr^ee program I've tried ... and I think I've tried them all!
http://inferno.proofpositive.info
Building your list is an ongoing process. It will not happen overnight. It will
grow over time IF you take the steps outlined above every day and every week!
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The author, Melanie Rockett, coaches writers and freelance professionals who
are struggling to attract more clients and increase the revenues in their
businesses. To sign up for her bi-weekly FREELANCE NEWS newsletter visit:
http://www.proofpositive.com
About the Author
Melanie Rockett, coaches writers and freelance professionals who are struggling
to attract more clients and increase the revenues in their businesses. To sign
up for her biweekly FREELANCE NEWS newsletter visit:
http://www.proofpositive.com
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