Posts Tagged ‘optin list’

I realize I have written about autoresponders on one or two occasions before but I thought I would give you an update on my own personal experience and what I have learned that has made a difference to me.

First off, if you do not know, one of the best ways to build up a steady income is by building a list of loyal subscribers who are open to receiving emails from you. There are many autoresponder services you can use ranging from free to very expensive but I, and many other internet marketers have had much success using Aweber. It is affordable at $19 a month and you can have unlimited lists running(I have 7 now) and you also get a month free so you can give it a test drive, watch all the setup videos and tips they provide to help you get the best campaign running.

I used to just sign up fro affiliate programs and then copy and paste the emails from the programs blindly into my autoresponder. I would never talk to my subscribers on a personal level, never give them anything that I had personally written, created or had access to to offer them for free. Because of this, I found that even if half my list did not necessarily unsubscribe, they simply just deleted my emails never opening them at all.

For awhile I gave up on building a list. But then I read a good book by another successful internet marketer who talked about how you apply a certain procedure to your campaign.

1. You send a freebie out first
2. Then you send them a link to a blog post they may find useful that you just wrote up.
3. Then you could tell them about a new resource that you found that is free to use or download that will help them get organized or add value to their business.
4. Then you send them a recommendation to a PAID product that they may find useful. Make sure that you only endorse your own products or those you have personally used and benefited from. If you do want to use an email from the product/program itself, reword it or add an opening and closing to it of your own words so that your subscribers can still get to know the real you and trust what you are saying. Plus it is often more convincing if they can read just how the product helped you.

You then rinse and repeat that process. In this way, you are staying in touch with them but not always seeming like you want them for their money. Which after all this is not the bottom line. You hope that you will make some money, but you really need to build up a solid trusting relationship with your subscribers in order to get anything out of your time and efforts.

This is what I have learned and applied in the last 6 months. And although I still only have a list of a couple hundred people, I have more open rates happening, a few people have emailed me with questions and comments and I feel I am very close to making some sales in the near future if I keep this up. I feel better about myself and not feel like I am a failure or a greedy monger.

If you haven’t started your list yet, you need to get on over to Aweber and sign up. They have a ton of new opt in templates that are really cool looking, and even some new email templates for those that want to add that personal or professional touch to their emails(I have my logo and photo on one of mine). While it may take time to build up a solid list that will start to take your advice and buy the products you recommend, once you have established a good relationship with your subscribers, you could see your income doubling, tripling or even quadrupling in no time. If you are serious about building a profitable business online and finally stop working for someone else, you need to get on board with growing a list!

Are you successful with your Internet business?

Better yet, do you think you are successful with your online
business?

When most online entrepreneurs are asked with these questions,
they often brush it off. This is because most of them, who have
not yet realized the right way to succeed in Internet Marketing,
continue to believe that the mere fact that they have a website
is already enough to succeed on the Internet.

The truth is, they all end up very upset because they fail to
realize the secret behind the success in Internet Marketing.

Having a website is not a guarantee that your online business
will succeed. How will you succeed if people will not realize
that your business exist online? The key to Internet Marketing
is to get your business noticed.

An effective way to do this is to build an opt-in list. In fact,
most of the people who are already experts in Internet Marketing
will tell you that building a highly targeted opt-in list is the
most effective and important tool in Internet Marketing.

Basically, an opt-in list is a list of email addresses of people
who have agreed to obtain any kind of information from online
businesses like you. The term “opt-in” means that you have their
permission to send to them whatever newsletters, brochures, or
promotions that you have in your online business.

It is extremely important that you have their permission first
before you send them information because unsolicited emails will
be regarded as spamming, which is an illegal activity on the web.

Because of the feasibility of building an opt-in list on Internet
Marketing, most of the online entrepreneurs consider it as the
most treasured tool online. They need this list in order to get
the consumer’s attention and sustain interest.

By creating an opt-in list, you will be able to maintain solid
contact with your previous buyers at the same time boost your
sales because of the fact that you have a sure target market
always ready to purchase items from you.

An opt-in list is considered to be the most important item for
any Internet Marketer. In fact, if in case something bad happens
like emergencies and catastrophes and they could only save one
item, it would be their opt-in list saved on a backup disk.

Just imagine how Internet Marketers value their opt-in list…

If this is the case, then it must be really something, right?

So, for people who are not yet aware of the importance of building
a highly targeted opt-in list and would like to know how to build
them, here are some tips that could be very useful.

1. Decide on your niche market or your target market.

It is extremely important to know your target market in order
to focus on something. It would be really confusing and time
consuming if you will build an opt-in list with no particular
market in mind.

Moreover, having a niche market would bring more focus on your
marketing campaigns and would derive better results because you
have directed your emails to people who would most likely be
interested in them.

2. Be sure that your selected target market is available on the
Internet.

The mere acquisition of a niche market is not a guarantee that
you can already start building your opt-in list. Since, the
concept of opt-in list is specifically generated to aid in the
growth of the Internet Market of a particular entrepreneur, it
is important to have a niche market that is available through
the Internet.

The concept is basically simple, how can you promote your online
business if your niche market is not available in the Internet?

Hence, it is extremely important to verify if your target market
is available online.

3. Verify if your chosen target market is an income-generating
market.

Building a highly targeted opt-in list will just go to waste if
your niche market is not generating any income at all.

Try to verify their income-generating potential through the search
engines, wherein you will find some paid ads related to the keywords
you have searched. This would only mean that if somebody is willing
to pay to advertise focusing on the same target market that you have
in mind, chances are, you will be able to reap positive results on
your target market.

4. Generate solutions to the problems of your target market by using
Internet forums.

Using forums will help you determine the underlying solutions that
will answer to most of your target market’s problems.

Through their posts and threads, you will be able to identify your
target market’s problems and will be able to come up with great
solutions. That, will also come very handy when you start building
your opt-in list.

Indeed, the success of an online business or your Internet Marketing
efforts greatly depend on your opt-in list.

As they say, the money is in the list, that’s why most businesses
consider their opt-in list as gold.

Click below for more information and instructions on how to get started.
Optin Page Generator

I know, I know…It seems like I just like to post about giveaway events based on all of my posts.

The thing is, if you set things up properly and were on a good update/notice list of all the big events, you could be gaining subscribers every month with a new event.

Imagine growing your list from 200-2000 or more, in a year just by submitting your gifts, posting some promotional links, blasting out an email to your list or a safelist, twittering on your twitter profile, throwing up a splash page for the traffic exchanges, or chatting on any forums. You can reach tons of people, and really see your list grow.

One thing I found over time though, is you really do need to build up a strong relationship with your list. Treat them like friends more than wanna be customers. If you offer solid information and advice with little pushy sales, you will soon see your sales/commissions will increase. Be patient. Sometimes it can be discouraging when you blast out an email to your whole list and only 2% of the people even open or pay attention to your email. But as you grow, so will your response rate.

Anyways, on with the show! The latest giveaway event, once again offers new and exciting ebooks and software. You need to join me and see what goodies you can find. These events are great for getting PLR content you can use to create your own products, post on your blog, create new articles to submit for directories, or any use you can find for marketing your business.

Here is the link to join! Just click on the banner below.

Michael Rasmussen’s “Email Promos Exposed” Video Series: How to Write Killer Email Promos That Get Results!

Have you ever been faced with the task of having
to write an email promotion to your list, and
then realized that you didn’t know what to say or
how to say it?

Michael Rasmussen’s new video course “Email
Promos Exposed” promises to solve that problem
for you by walking you through the actual process
of creating killer email promos step-by-step.

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If you’re in a hurry, just go ahead visit this
URL to get instant free access to these videos:

Email Promos Exposed
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I decided to see if Michael’s videos live up to
their promise by trying them out myself. Here’s
what I found:

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Overall Quality
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The first thing I noticed when I opened up the
first video was the stunning production quality.
He used Camtasia Studio for the production, which
is now the industry standard for creating
high-quality screen capture video products. The
audio is near studio quality, and the graphics
are very professional. These videos were made by
someone who KNOWS what he’s doing. Well done!

I also liked how Michael divided the videos up by
section, and then again by sub-section. For
example, one video is all about the subject line,
and then there are different parts of that video
that each cover a certain area of crafting a
killer subject line.

Now let’s move onto…

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THE ACTUAL VIDEOS
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Here’s a brief summary of each video. Obviously
it’s impossible to list every single thing here,
but I want you to get a feel for what each one
covered, and how well it covered it.

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If you’re in a hurry, just go ahead visit this
URL to get instant free access to these videos:

Email Promos Exposed
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VIDEO 1 – INTRODUCTION

This video served as an introduction to the whole
course. You get to see a picture of Michael in
his every day life, and he establishes his
credibility right up front by talking about some
of his massive successes online. He even provides
proof of credibility by displaying two checks in
the amount of $50,000 and $25,000 which prove
that, when it comes to the subject of making
money with email promos, he knows his stuff.

This is a good lesson for anyone to get. Whenever
you’re teaching people how to do something, it’s
good to establish your credibility up front, so
that there’s no doubt about whether or not you’re
qualified to talk about the subject. Most product
developers either skip or minimize this step.

VIDEO 2 – BEFORE YOU WRITE THE PROMO

This video talks about some things that no other
marketer has bothered to mention. You’ll learn
things like:

* The mindset you need in order to write a killer
promo

* The different tools you need before you get
started

* How to keep your emails laser-focused

* How to create an outline that practically
writes the email for you.

This was a fantastic video, and did a good job of
kicking things off.

VIDEO 3 – THE SUBJECT LINE

I liked this video, because it talked about one
of MY biggest weaknesses when it comes to writing
email promos… the subject line. The subject
line is a confusing topic, because nobody’s 100%
sure what the best tactics are.

Michael breaks it down, and reveals:

* The biggest secret for writing a subject line
that makes people insanely curious.

* Techniques for personalizing the subject line.

* Mistakes to avoid when using personalization.

I was surprised to find that I was making some of
the mistakes that Michael mentioned in this
video, but now I know better.

VIDEO 4 – THE OPENING

This is where a lot of people slack off when
writing their emails. Michael talks about how
important it is to create an opening that is
conversational, and then reveals techniques and
examples on how to do that.

He also reveals:

* How to get people to keep reading your email
once they’ve opened it.

* How to make your opening interesting.

* Mistakes to avoid when creating your first few
paragraphs.

VIDEO 5 – THE BODY COPY

This is one of the “meatiest” portions of the
course, because it reveals techniques that are
not widely discussed on the forums, blogs, and in
most eBooks. He talks about the importance of
keeping your body copy tight and relevant, and
then reveals how you can do that. You’ll also
learn:

* How to write powerful bullets that make people
curious and want to find out more.

* Simple formatting tricks for making your body
copy easy to read.

* The secret of “bucket brigade copy” and how to
use it in your email promos to force people to
keep reading.

VIDEO 6 – THE CALL TO ACTION

This is where a lot of people wimp out in their
email promos. They start out strong, but when it
comes time to ask the reader to click the link
and take action, they don’t know what to say.
Michael talks about some of his favorite
techniques for making that happen, and also
reveals:

* The “magic question” to ask yourself that will
make your close much more powerful.

* The secret of the “unanswered question” and why
handling this is a surefire way to get people to
act right away.

* The structure of a powerful close.

* Mistakes people make when creating their close.
VIDEO 7 – CREATING AN EFFECTIVE P.S.

Some people say that the P.S. is one of the most
important parts of the email, because it is often
the one thing that gets people to click the link
at the end. In this video, Michael talks about:

* Why you should including a P.S. at the end of
your email.

* The 4 different kinds of P.S.’s you can use
(this section was a real eye-opener for me).

VIDEO 8 – COMMON MISTAKES PEOPLE MAKE

I loved this video, because it showed me some
mistakes that I was making that I wasn’t even
aware of. Unless you’re a seasoned pro, you’re
probably guilty of some of the things that
Michael talks about in this video as well, and
that’s why it’s so valuable. I’ve shaved years
off my learning curve, because now I can avoid
some of the costly mistakes that I was bound to
make in the learning process.

VIDEO 9 – HOW TO CREATE FOLLOW-UP EMAIL PROMOTIONS

This video alone is going to make me a lot of
money. Why? Because I used to only send out one
email promo for each affiliate promotion I was
doing. Michael showed me in this video how
important it is to send a follow-up promotion,
and he showed me exactly how to do it. He covered
things like:

* The psychology of follow-up email promo’s.

* The 2 main types of follow-up promos that make
the most money.

* How to overcome readers’ objections in your
follow up emails.

* The 2 most common mistakes people make when
writing follow-ups and how to avoid them.

VIDEO 10 – HOW TO WRITE BACK END EMAIL PROMOTIONS

Every marketing guru out there says that the REAL
money is on the back end. I’d have to agree with
them, but the problem is… most people have no
idea how to set up a back end system that makes
money. This video will teach you how to set up an
automated back end that’s loaded with killer
promos that make you lots of cash on autopilot.
He reveals things like:

* The big difference between regular and back end
email promos.

* How to prepare a back end promotion sequence.

* Common mistakes people make when creating back
end email promos.

VIDEO 11 – CREATING AFFILIATE EMAIL PROMOTIONS

This could be the most important video of the
entire package for a lot of people, because most
people email their list to promote other people’s
products as an affiliate. Let’s face it, if you
only have 3 products, can you really afford to
only email your list 3 times a year? They’ll get
bored hearing about the same old products over
and over again. This video sheds some light on
how to create killer affiliate promos. Michael
reveals things like:

* The two main types of affiliate promos.

* What makes affiliate promos different than
regular promos (and why ignoring this huge secret
could cost you big money).

* Michael’s favorite tactics for creating
affiliate promos that no one else is doing.

* 3 different ways to add scarcity to your
affiliate promos (this is the most important
section of the video, so make sure you watch it
over and over again).
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CONCLUSION
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As you can see, Email Promos Exposed really packs
a lot of punch! Most of the courses out there
offer only watered down, weak content. Not this
one! These videos are going on my “A-list” for a
long time.

I’ve already watched them twice, and plan on
reviewing them every couple months to make sure
that I have the principals, techniques and
tactics burned into my mind.

If email marketing is an important part of your
business (and in my opinion, it’s the most
important part of ANY online business), then you
owe it to yourself to check out Michael’s
exciting new videos, Email Promos Exposed.

Here’s the URL where you can get instant free access
to the videos right now.

Email Promos Exposed

Sincerely,
Melanie