list building one person at a time
The first question that pops into the mind of an affiliate new to list building is where to get their list from? While it is true that lists can be purchased legitimately most affiliates aren’t aware of that and could not afford it anyhow.
So the beginner or newbie list builder has to build their list one person at a time. Notice I said one person at a time, I generally avoid the use of terms like prospect and lead because I find them unhelpful for the beginner.
The newbie list builder has to find let’s say, 1000 people and induce them to sign up.
To do this they have to go where the people are and on the internet this means forums and social networking sites.
Which forums and web 2.0 sites you decide to use will depend on your niche. If your online business is about sports equipment you can easily find sports forums and sports groups at Facebook, Squidoo and MySpace.
After opening accounts at a few of these forums and web 2.0 sites you have to get to know them thoroughly. Many marketers are disappointed that social networking takes so long but the fact is that each site is different and unless you spend a few hours learning the ropes you won’t be effective at contacting people on the website and creating the right impression.
Your profile is an important part of the impression you are creating and a lot of thought should be given to what you put into such a small space. You have to be comfortable with the information you put there and it must be helpful to someone who “checks you out” and consistent with your business purpose.
Your messages and posting on the website need to create an impression of knowledge and helpfulness. If you get that right you make it easy for people to click on a link, land on your opt-in page and join your list.
And that’s all there is to building a list. You do it one person at a time by freely giving knowledge, advice and helping people solve their problems
And if you have any list building problems now would be a good time to ask a question!
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List building is, as Kathy Baker pointed out, a rather geeky word. Behind this strange technical Geeky phrase however lies the central concern of all business whether online or offline.
After all business is about providing goods and services to customers at a price that the customer can afford and making a good profit while doing so.
And it is well known that it is easier to sell to a customer again than to find another customer to sell to. That’s why Amazon tells you that customers who bought that book also bought… OK? and that’e the why and wherefore of, “Would you like fried with that?”
That means that it makes a lot of sense to have a list of your customers and to target your marketing to them rather than scattering your efforts right through an entire population.
Supposing that a Hair Salon sees a dip in it’s bookings. The prospect of empty chairs is chilling for the owner but what can they do about it? If the owner had collected contact details from their customers then a quick email to them offering cut price hairdressing as a Special “Thank you” for “our loyal 
customers” will get the phones ringing and the salon fully booked with a minimum of effort and at no cost. The prospect of a half empty salon avoided simply because they had built a list of customers and used it appropriately.
Without a list that is not possible.
You might now wonder if having a list is so good then is having a big list even better?
Having a bigger list MAY NOT be better because it is the response of the customers on the list that matters and the way the list was built.
If you have built a good relationship with your customers then encouraging them to join a list and offering special deals only to members of the list will build a large loyal group -almost a club. The bigger such a list is the better.
But buying a list of names, even a very big list and contact details from a list broker will not get you anything like the response shown in the hair salon. And may get you a whole storm of complaints and accusations even if you followed the exact letter of the law!
So list building may well be “Geeky” word and a technical word but at the heart of list building you have relationship building which is not “Geeky” at all.
In the long run a smallish list of people with whom you have a good relationship will earn you a bigger monthly income than a big list that gets email fatigue from so much promotional activity that they hardly open their emails.
Building the business for the long term and building it properly is what we teach here at Expert List Building
Because list building is for Geeks and Hairdressers and all the rest of us too!
You can get more info about this great Home Study Course on list building at this link for the sales page
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Resources: http://expertlistbuilding.com
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