For those who have been in internet marketing arena for any amount of time, you have heard how important it is to maintain a mailing list to email. You can see it on just about every Internet marketing web site on the Internet “The Money Is In The List”. I have been asked time and again if people can just use safe-lists and other list building programs or if they need their own email lists.
In this article I will answer this question and explain to you exactly how and why you should be utilizing safe-lists and your own mailing lists.
Safe-lists are the first thing we are going to cover. A safe-list is a membership site made up of hundreds or even thousands of people involved in Internet marketing. Normally, you have the choice to join for free but 99% of these sites have additional features for those who prefer to pay for them. Everyone who signs up for these sites automatically agree to let other members to send them their emails. Almost all safe-lists will have a link in the email that you have to click for you to earn credits. You then use these credits to send email to other folks in the list, and on and on.
Bear in mind that the other members of the safe-list are the same as you — they want to email people and get traffic but they don’t want to buy something that another member is telling them about. Don’t get me wrong, it is feasible to earn money with these programs but it will be few and far between, not enough to make all your time clicking links worth it.
However,, it is possible to utilize safe-lists that is worth your time. Now, if you want your own list, safe-lists can help you develop it. Basically, all you have to do is to bribe people with something of value that you give to them gratis and they provide you their email address. In no time at all you will have an email list of your own you can email whenever you want without needing to click safe-list links to get credits.
Which takes us to the question “Do I need my own list?” Yes you do, at least if you wish to be successful. If you ask anyone who has been in the IM scene for many years they will tell you that you can generate more or less $1 every month for each person you have on your own email list. Now, I know what you’re thinking, “One dollar, yippy”, but if you think about it this way 100 people equals $100 and 1,000 people equals $1,000 are you starting to see how essential it is now?
This is an average since everyone on your mailing list is not going to simply pay for a $1 product from you each month. The way it is works out is, when you have people on your list they are more inclined to purchase from you as long as you provide quality, and you should be able to sell 1 product every month to every 1 person out of 50 who are on your email list. Hence, if you have 50 people on your mailing list and you sell only 1 item worth $50 to someone on your email list in a month’s time, that is how you get your average, and when you think about it, it’s not that tough to do.
The coolest thing is when it is your list you can send your emails whenever you desire. You can also grow your email list however big you would like it to be, where safe-lists simply let you email so many people every 3 to 7 days. There are likewise various ways that you can begin building your mailing list. Safe-lists can help you to build your mailing list but there are a lot of other options to list building. One technique which is very popular is just by placing a form on your website or blog so people can sign up for your free newsletter. It doesn’t stop there however, you can use any technique or program you wish that can help you grow your mailing list. In short, you can build your own list to any extent you prefer.
And so back to the basic question on what type of mailing list should you use, whether you should build your own or make use of safe-lists You should be utilizing safe-lists but only to the point where it is helping you grow your own email list.
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