list marketing http://www.artwoo.com Returned search results for list marketing Copyright 2008 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:54:10 +0000 http://www.artwoo.com/rss/list+marketing Email Marketing Lists: 3 Important Questions http://www.artwoo.com/article/email-marketing-lists-3-important-questions http://www.artwoo.com/article/email-marketing-lists-3-important-questions#comments Sun, 27 Jan 2008 02:14:57 +0000 email marketing campaignlistbuilderbusiness goodsspam complaintsemail listbetter luckpermission based email http://www.artwoo.com/article/email-marketing-lists-3-important-questions email marketing campaign, as well as the reason why you are email marketing at all. Without this list of people, all who should have given you permission to email them, you have no reason whatsoever to indulge in email marketing to promote your business, goods or services. Here are three questions most email marketers must ask when they're just starting out:

Where can I get my ?

Before I go into where you can get your list, it's better to discuss where you shouldn't get your list first. Buying, renting or scraping email addresses off the Internet are all terrible ideas. Why? Because those people haven't given you permission to email them. The quickest way to lampoon your email marketing campaign is to obtain a list that includes wrong email addresses and people who haven't given you permission. This results in that will ultimately ruin your email marketing reputation.

There are many creative, effective ways to build an email list. Your first shot is putting a (also known as a sign-up box) on every single page of your Website. Site visitors can use this box to enter info and subscribe your email or newsletter. You can also build subscriptions by providing email address cards at your shop, tradeshows and other venues. If you are creative and ambitious about growing a permission-based email list, you can do these things and you'll see your list grow.

What should I do with that list once I have it?

Your next step is to segment your list, if possible. Try and divide up the names and email addresses on that list by product likes and dislikes, geographical location and other data. By doing this, you're dividing your list up and making it more targeted. Sending an email that canvasses everyone on your list may work, but you'll most likely have sending different emails that promote the products certain customers have already show they're interested in.

How do I choose an email marketing service?

If you're not sure where to start, go online and find which service you like best. The best email marketing services have sophisticated list management systems that not only let you segment your list and upload it to the system, but store your lists online and access them 24/7. The advantage of a Web-based email marketing suite is that you can pay a low monthly fee to use the service and you can access it anywhere in the world, as long as you have Internet access. The best email marketing services also include reporting suites that can tell, in real time, just how successful your email marketing campaigns are with recipients.

As an email marketer, remember that email marketing requires lots of patience, planning and creativity. However, if you build a great list and manage it accordingly, you'll gain more sales and respect from your email or newsletter recipients. Gary San is a best practices activist and advocate for Benchmark Email ( http://www.benchmarkemail.com/email-marketing.aspx ), a leading Web and permission-based email marketing service. ]]> Internet Marketing And List Building: How Can Building Relationships Help? http://www.artwoo.com/article/internet-marketing-and-list-building-how-can-building-relationships-help http://www.artwoo.com/article/internet-marketing-and-list-building-how-can-building-relationships-help#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2007 22:15:35 +0000 relationship marketingromantic relationshipinternet marketingdog whistlespersonal relationshipsoffline businessnotes from the universe http://www.artwoo.com/article/internet-marketing-and-list-building-how-can-building-relationships-help Internet marketing, and on one of the calls, a student asked me, "What exactly is , and how can I use it to increase the responsiveness of my list?" I thought that was an interesting question, and one that's simple to answer, but not so simple to do. When your subscriber is interested in you as an individual and signs up for your list, and you know something about them in return, you're then Internet marketing via relationship. There are ways to learn more about the people you've been list building around, but maintaining a rapport with them is really the key.

Whether you're into Internet marketing or an , there is some level of relationship between you and your customers. Relationship can mean more than one things, too. You might be talking about how things connect, like if you're selling , you'd better have a relationship with people who have dogs. Right? But what I'm talking about here are , relationships that are more emotionally involved, kind of like the relationship you have with your family, or a . Those are relationships that can help a business to grow, and it holds true for Internet marketing just as it does for offline business, but in a different way.

Relationship marketing is beyond all the hype and crap that you see being peddled out there every day. This is where list building strategies just tank. I'm talking about the kind of relationship marketing where you meet someone on your list at a seminar and you have dinner together. Maybe you find out the names and ages of their kids or about what kinds of pets they have. That's how relationship marketing gets started, by connecting with people on a personal level. It can be just as deep in Internet marketing, and for an example of what I mean, go over to www.Tut.com.

Go to www.Tut.com, and register to receive "." Then, fill out all the questions the site asks of you. What happens is that every day, you'll get an email from Tut, who will tell you interesting things about your life. It's pretty powerful and always inspiring. I think that's relationship marketing at it's best, and if you're list building, this is how you should treat your list. You need to build relationships in Internet marketing, and they want to know about you, too. They need to trust you.

Then, I explained to my student, "A Coca-Cola billboard on the side of the road, and what we're doing here right now are different, right? I mean, we've never met in person or anything. But I know you because I talk to you every week, and you've done some work for my company and you were part of another program that I had for a while. I've actually referred you to other people, not just my customers, but also my business friends and colleagues. Isn't' that relationship marketing at its best? When was the last time that you got any business from Coca-Cola?" That was a no-brainer. List building and list maintenance is all about relationship marketing, and it can be very, very powerful.

Automated communications work well in Internet marketing, but when you write to your audience, you need to "speak" to them on a personal level, in a way that feels as if you're directly communicating with them. Run an ASK campaign and see what the people on your list really want and need. It can be extremely powerful.

You'll need to do some testing to see what works best for you. Use the good things you find and create a relationship with your list. Survey your clients and see what they want and need. That's very powerful for Internet marketing, because we rarely get to meet our customers on a face-to-face basis. Just be sure that you aren't list building and doing nothing about it. If you build relationships with your list, you'll have a business that lasts. Tellman Knudson is CEO of http://OvercomeEverything.com, and an Internet marketing master. Learn how to build a powerful and responsive list quickly through his premiere home-study course on list building when you visit My First List at http://myfirstlist.com ]]> Internet Marketing And List Building: Forget Programs, Build Your List http://www.artwoo.com/article/internet-marketing-and-list-building-forget-programs-build-your-list http://www.artwoo.com/article/internet-marketing-and-list-building-forget-programs-build-your-list#comments Sat, 11 Aug 2007 01:15:02 +0000 mlm businessinternet marketingmoney to be madenewbiesnecessarily mean thatgood productskeep your business http://www.artwoo.com/article/internet-marketing-and-list-building-forget-programs-build-your-list Internet marketing constantly have opportunities flung in their faces. There are a few that might be good, with behind them, but probably only for a while. Other programs are just so-so and the owners make a bulk of the income. Then, there are the Internet marketing scams, which you should avoid--totally.

Let's continue on the premise that you've found a solid program and you're really eager to make it work for you. You may even be making some money from it. But let's think about this: If you concentrate on it alone, and you're building this huge downline, what about emailing them? You can't do it for any reason, other than about company business or you'll be kicked out of the program. Should you be doing this?

Obviously, you can. Yet, what happens when you've spent all your time and energy and maybe money on getting this program really going great. That would be awesome, and you'd have a real sense of achievement, an income even. Great. But...

Did you know that most Internet marketing and other Internet businesses fail within the first year? That doesn't your program will, but I can almost guarantee that when there are so many people in it that it becomes unpopular because there's just no anymore, it will fail. Then what? Start all over and do it again?

Here's the thing. Most Internet marketing newbies don't understand that programs aren't the answer. Even some people with time online don't get it. There is only one thing that will running, and that's a list of customers behind you, that know you, that trust you, that like your personality, and that buy. You'll always have a certain percentage of people on your list that buy what you recommend because they trust you and know it's a good product.

How about this scenario? You have worked really hard at list building all the while you were building your . But guess what? The MLM dies off and you don't care! You have a list of 10,000 people who are willing to look at anything you send to them, and a certain percentage of them will always buy. You can sell them a product that you develop or become an affiliate for someone else and sell their products and still have an income. Can you see how powerful having a list of your own is now?

My best advice to you, especially if you're an Internet marketing newbie, is to forget the hype. Get away from it and settle yourself down to building a list. List building is the only thing that will keep your business going. If you aren't doing it now, start today! See my resource box for my step-by-step program. It's a very quick way to get started.

Yet, whatever you do, whether you follow me or someone else, start list building today. If you aren't going to do that, don't buy into one more program, get another ebook, or buy more productivity software. If you aren't list building, you may as well just close the doors forget it. Ignoring list building is not an option. Tellman Knudson is all about Internet marketing, and list building is his forte. Learn to build a powerful list in just 9 hours when you visit My First List at http://www.myfirstlist.com ]]> Internet Marketing And List Building: Making Others Work For You http://www.artwoo.com/article/internet-marketing-and-list-building-making-others-work-for-you http://www.artwoo.com/article/internet-marketing-and-list-building-making-others-work-for-you#comments Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:15:00 +0000 teleseminarmarketing worksclickbankbestselling authorsinternet marketingteleseminarsaffiliate commission http://www.artwoo.com/article/internet-marketing-and-list-building-making-others-work-for-you Internet marketing, that's absolutely key. You need to figure that out, and it basically can either be something you want to learn a lot about, or it can be something you already know a lot about. Either one is completely legitimate. The next step is to go ahead and invite a lot of people who have been list building, and who have lists and products to sell to take part in your interview series.

Maybe you're into golf, for instance, and wanted to do a teleseminar series on that. You'd probably be able to find some , who are interested in selling their own products. So, you get them to promote your teleseminar series to their lists, and on the thank-you page, which will come up after people opt-in to the teleseminar series, you'll sell some kind of golfing product and your guest earns an . So, you do a series of like that and wham!

At the end of each teleseminar, you sell your guest's product through an affiliate link. They'll be making money, you'll be making money, and you'll be list building all at the same time. That's just how Internet . You're also gathering a set of recordings about golf. You can interview people on things that you already know about or even that you don't know about and question them about the topic.

"I have a lot of experience in this field. We'd like to interview you to find out what your ideas about this subject are, and ask you questions about your particular areas of expertise." Or, you might say, "I'm new at this. So, we're all here to learn. Can you give me a basic understanding of X." You're on your way!

You basically get 10 or 12 people in that topic who have lists to help you be list building, too, and that's how you get started. That's how I got started with Internet marketing.

Then what you do is you go to and you find at least four products that apply to golfing. You buy them, and you read them or try them, and make sure that they're great products. the next step is to offer them to the list that you've been building in your autoresponder series. You can start with four messages, but as time goes on, you may want to offer more and more to the people on your list. The more they come to respect and trust you, the more they'll buy the products you recommend, and you're making money. That's just how Internet marketing works.

That's really all there is to it. Set up an interview series with people in your niche. Put your list building on overdrive, using their lists, and then offer products to the list you've managed to build from the teleseminar series. Internet marketing isn't really that difficult. It's all about list building and making money from that list. That's really the Internet marketing secret. Tellman Knudson is CEO of http://OvercomeEverything.com and a master of list building and Internet marketing. Learn how to build a powerful and responsive list quickly through his premiere list-building course when you visit http://MyFirstList.com at http://myfirstlist.com ]]> Internet Marketing And List Building: You Owe Yourself 9 Continuous Hours http://www.artwoo.com/article/internet-marketing-and-list-building-you-owe-yourself-9-continuous-hours http://www.artwoo.com/article/internet-marketing-and-list-building-you-owe-yourself-9-continuous-hours#comments Sat, 04 Aug 2007 00:15:01 +0000 nasty virusworst virusinternet marketingmailrapid speedstarted tomorrowstill confused http://www.artwoo.com/article/internet-marketing-and-list-building-you-owe-yourself-9-continuous-hours Still confused about list building? You may have all the knowledge you need to get a good niche list up and running, but you don't know where to start. That's not unusual. We all get tons of in our inboxes, day after day. You may just be so overwhelmed by all the advice that you just shut down and don't do anything. Well, I have a very powerful way for you to make list building work for you and to get your Internet marketing business jump started.

Tomorrow, be sure that you have 9 hours of uninterrupted time. If this means calling in sick at work, or canceling appointments, or whatever, just be sure that you have nine hours free to dedicate to getting your list building system up and running.

Getting this kind of time together will probably be pretty hard for you, but it's what I do when I want to learn something at . But here's the thing... You can have your list started by tomorrow night, if you really want that. Here's the thing: If you had the you've ever had in your life, what are the chances that you'd find a way to reschedule everything or to take the day off work? You'd do it, right?

OK, so pretend you have this and just take that time to listen to My First List. Use 9 AM to 6 PM just to listen from beginning to end. Focus on learning and getting things implemented fast.

Don't allow yourself to expect perfection. Just follow the steps you hear. You can always mess around with the quality of your system later on, after you have everything set up. You may have already done some of the things you'll hear about or that you think you understand about Internet marketing list building. In fact, if you've been around a while, I can almost guarantee it.

What the system does is help you to get things fixed in your mind. Then, when it comes time to do this again, you'll have it all set in your head and it will be a lot easier. So, just focus on the action steps and get them nailed as quickly as possible. When you come to something you don't have done, pause and go do it!

When you've finished implementing that step, go back to listening. The whole system will be up and running by the end of the day, and you'll be sending people to product in your niche and making money.

You'll also be list building right away when co-registration kicks in. Then, you can worry about other ways to drive traffic, like blogging, writing articles, pay-per-click, and so on. Traffic will come from everywhere.

That's when you'll realize the beauty of list building when it comes to Internet marketing. It's just a matter of getting things up and running. Then, keep improving your list building system and your Internet marketing business will be cranking. Hope that makes sense. Tellman Knudson knows all about list building, owing to his expert interviews three years ago at List Crusade. Join him as he reveals the secret to rapid list building when you visit My First List at http://www.myfirstlist.com/ ]]> The 12 Month Millionaire-our Highest Recommended Direct Marketing Tool http://www.artwoo.com/article/the-12-month-millionaire-our-highest-recommended-direct-marketing-tool http://www.artwoo.com/article/the-12-month-millionaire-our-highest-recommended-direct-marketing-tool#comments Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:27:07 +0000 direct marketing toolsdirect response marketingdirect mail marketingmarketing databasesworld marketingmail workstarget http://www.artwoo.com/article/the-12-month-millionaire-our-highest-recommended-direct-marketing-tool direct response marketing, I would recommend Vincent James's books, he has two great ones out. They are the 12 Month Millionaire and "How I Made $77 Million in Two Years- And You Can Too!"

When you face these issues, certain can and often will come to your aid. These tools provide you with a very effective way to conduct a test of the market pretty quickly, with a much smaller initial investment and making sure it will be profitable for a roll out. It will help you in determining whether or not this market is worth pursing or not. You can use other direct marketing tools such as that will help you create a ed list for a campaign for your direct mailings. The 12 Month Millionaire goes into better detail regarding all this. Direct best when you have a targeted list for a direct mailing, and you can obtain these lists by building them yourself or renting or purchasing a list. There are a lot of companies out there, or you can fine a list broker that will help you find the list that's right for your product or service.

Some direct marketing tools will give you the ability to target specific recipients with precision. These tools will help you get a much quicker response. In today's world, marketing is becoming so much more competitive that many tools are available to help you get the edge that your business needs to succeed at the next level.

I believe that The 12 Month Millionaire is an essential tool for anyone serious about . Without it, it's going to be a much harder climb unless you have a well thought out and proven strategy for success. James Calvin is an avid studier of direct mail and direct response techniques. For more details on his most recommended products check out his website. 12 Month Millionaire and other resources can be found at http://www.millionairemarketingmanual.com right now! ]]> Building An Opt-in List http://www.artwoo.com/article/building-an-opt-in-list http://www.artwoo.com/article/building-an-opt-in-list#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2007 05:30:00 +0000 email marketing campaignopt in listemail addressesgenuinelyhome page placementrule of thumbspam http://www.artwoo.com/article/building-an-opt-in-list spam is huge. But with that being said, you can begin to build your opt-in list with success if you put your mind to it. After all, you might as well give this a try. If you become a success you will notice that your is in a much better position to succeed.

The first step to building an opt-in list is having an area on your website where you can get people to sign up. This is hard to do because there are conflicting opinions about where you should put this. As a general , you will want to give visitors the ability to sign up for your opt-in list on the home page. This is where they will start their search, and a gives you the best chance to capture their information. Make sure that you are not too much over the top when you are designing your opt-in list subscribe button. If you are, people are going to be immediately put off. You may also want to add a disclosure saying that you will not spam or sell . Something this small may help to grow your opt-in list larger than you ever thought possible.

So why would you want to build an opt-in list? This is a question that people struggle with all the time. The great thing about an opt-in list is that you will have information, such as names and email addresses, for people who are interested in whatever you have to offer. After all, if they have taken the time to sign up for your opt-in list they must be interested in what you are saying. In turn, you can then use this opt-in list in order to make sales. You should add it to your current email marketing campaign, and then take things from there. When it comes down to it, you have a much better chance of success with an opt-in list than most other ways of marketing. For instance, if you cold call people you may have some success, but you are not sure if they really want to hear from you. On the contrary, with an opt-in list you know that the recipient is interested in you and your products or service.

As you can see, building an opt-in list can help your business to thrive! Pasi Kaarakainen owns the website with resources of everything you'll ever need to start, run and grow a home based business. To find the best ideas and opportunities so you can work at home visit: http://www.WealthAtHomer.com ]]> Internet Marketing And List Building: Use Who You Are http://www.artwoo.com/article/internet-marketing-and-list-building-use-who-you-are http://www.artwoo.com/article/internet-marketing-and-list-building-use-who-you-are#comments Tue, 07 Aug 2007 02:20:02 +0000 successful internet marketingmarketing articlesaudiencescandinaviannationalitycredibilityairline pilot http://www.artwoo.com/article/internet-marketing-and-list-building-use-who-you-are successful Internet marketing. Do you know one of the best ways to be list building?

Writing and submitting articles.

Articles can create some interest for your website or your service because you have an air of expertise when you're the author of several articles with great information in the online directories. You'll have in your niche, and people will trust you and become interested in you and your business. Just be sure that your article leaves people wanting more.

Do you watch television? Try the show "Lost" sometime. I don't actually watch much TV, but I do watch "Lost" at ABC.com. Watch the first show there, and just try not to watch the second. It won't happen. The show is interesting and entertaining and it always leaves you wanting to know what's going to happen next.

Every good TV show works that way. The best ones are good at keeping us in suspense, and isn't that a lot like Internet marketing? We need to keep people guessing so that people are drawn to follow us. Create that feeling with your articles. Leave your with questions, and set up a whole bunch of list building pages, if you have to, and answer each question on a new page. You can do that.

You have to gauge whether you're list building through your articles. Credibility, bonding with an audience, or branding doesn't make much difference, if you aren't getting hits to your list building page. That's just not good Internet marketing. Articles need to bring traffic to your website and help you with list building. Does that make sense?

What if you're Irish or German or whatever ? Why not tie your online business into that nationality? Create a connection to an audience. You might be a retired , a nurse, whatever. Decide what's special about yourself and the way you do things.

My name is Tellman Knudson and because I'm obviously , I get lots of Scandinavian people signing up for my list. It's great! But I never marketed specifically to Scandinavian people, but what would happen if I did? I'd probably be very successful in that community. Use the things that are special about yourself, create some drama in your articles, and you'll find yourself list building and becoming very successful with Internet marketing, to boot. Tellman Knudson is CEO of Overcome Everything, Inc. and a master of list building. Get his free list building CD at http://listbuildingpower.com along with three super bonuses to help you build your Internet marketing business. ]]> Internet Marketing And List Building: Show Them Why http://www.artwoo.com/article/internet-marketing-and-list-building-show-them-why http://www.artwoo.com/article/internet-marketing-and-list-building-show-them-why#comments Mon, 13 Aug 2007 08:25:02 +0000 marketing internet marketingnew internet marketingoffline marketingbenefit statementsmost important thingbullet pointsautoresponder service http://www.artwoo.com/article/internet-marketing-and-list-building-show-them-why most important thing you can do. So, how do you get people to sign up?... Show them what's in it for them.

Any great list building page has to have a great headline. It probably will have some kind of graphic or image, and three to five . It will also have an opt-in box, created by whichever you're using. That's all you need. Since you'll be providing further information for people after they join your list, it really doesn't have to be very long.

So, how do you get them to sign up? Believe it or not, it's not your picture. It might be your headline, but that will just get them reading down the page further. But your bullet points will tell them why they will want to fill in the boxes because in them, you're going to answer their question, "What's in it for me?" The acronym WIIFM is a staple of all marketing, Internet marketing or , too.

What's the first step to writing the bullet points? Sit down and make a list of every benefit you can think of. What will your product or service do for the client? When you've finished, get up and walk away for a while. Let your subconscious work a while, and then go back and write a few more . Take your time with this process because it's very, very important.

But what's a benefit? Put yourself into your customers' shoes. If you were thinking about signing up for your list, what would entice you? What would your product or service do for you?

Here's an example. Our My Fist List program, which is geared to people or those who have been into Internet marketing for a while, but didn't realize the importance of building a list has these features:

*Find the right niche

*Buy a domain

*Set up a website

These features make you want to say, "So, what?" don't they? I mean, who cares if you find the right niche? You have to paint a mental picture for your customers so that they can see what finding a great niche, buying a domain, and setting up a website will do for them. Here's how:

*Make tons of cash when you find your first profitable niche.

*Choose a URL that will stick in people's minds when they're

looking for (your product)

*Put your product or service before a hungry worldwide audience

Paint a mental picture for people. Show them how the features of your product or program will do for them. When you do that, they're more able to relate to what it is you're selling.

Successful Internet marketing requires you to build great squeeze pages. But it's easy. Use a great headline, some benefit-laden bullet points, and an opt-in box on your list building page and go for it! Tellman Knudson is CEO of http://OvercomeEverything.com. Learn how to build a powerful and responsive list quickly through his premiere list-building course. Visit http://MyFirstList.com at http://myfirstlist.com ]]> How a Direct Marketing Mailing List Can Help Your Business http://www.artwoo.com/article/how-a-direct-marketing-mailing-list-can-help-your-business http://www.artwoo.com/article/how-a-direct-marketing-mailing-list-can-help-your-business#comments Sat, 02 Aug 2008 13:22:32 +0000 generating salesmeans that your returndirect marketingsales volumemailersfootingreturn on investment http://www.artwoo.com/article/how-a-direct-marketing-mailing-list-can-help-your-business direct marketing mailing list consists of the contact information of potential sales leads. The use of a direct marketing mailing list has become more and more popular these days. The fact is that more companies are beginning to look towards this method as a means of leads for their businesses. This article shows you how a direct marketing mailing list can help your business.

A direct marketing mailing list allows your business to have greater capability in generating sales leads. Such a list allows you to be able to promote your products to others relatively easily and efficiently. This is extremely important for start-up companies, as often, these companies have yet to establish a firm in the market. Given this, a direct marketing mailing list would allow you to raise awareness to a potential customer base, on the various types of products and services which you are offering. For instance, you could send out promotional to the addresses of people in your list, to raise awareness on the products and services which you are offering. In either case, exposing a greater part of the general public to the products and services that your company is offering would definitely result in potentially greater .

In addition, a direct marketing mailing list would enable you to provide updates to your customers on any new products or services which you may be offering. Launched a new line of products recently? Restructured your business? Let people know! It would simply not do for people to come inquiring about a discontinued product from time to time. Instead, keep your customers in the loop by letting them know what is your company doing. Awareness of the latest products that your company is offering would mean business when customers have the need for such a product.

Moreover, most direct marketing mailing lists provide by list companies would often consist of individuals who are more likely to make purchases. This on investment would be potentially higher. What is referred to here by definition of investment would include factors such as printing your mailers and getting people to do the mailing jobs for you. In essence, it's all the costs associated with the marketing campaign itself. In most cases, listing companies employ a wide variety of selection criteria before placing a particular individual's name down onto the direct marketing mailing list.

Finally, the use of a direct marketing mailing list as a method of marketing is something relatively cheap as compared to other means of marketing such as advertising. Given that costs are lower; this means that business owners would be able to conduct more frequent marketing campaigns in order to increase sales volume.

Indeed, there are many ways how a direct marketing mailing list can help your business. The methods listed above are by no means exhaustive. However, it is best to constantly evaluate the effectiveness of the actual sales generated from each mailing list in order to obtain a mailing list that provides you with nothing but the best sales leads. Doing so would enable you to score spectacular results in your company's sales drive.Chris Burns is an authority on mailing list services providing valuable advice at http://www.MailingListsUSA.com where you can learn more about Business Mailing Lists. Click Here to learn more about the services that he provides.]]> Building A List -- What Is All The Fuss About? http://www.artwoo.com/article/building-a-list-what-is-all-the-fuss-about http://www.artwoo.com/article/building-a-list-what-is-all-the-fuss-about#comments Wed, 11 Oct 2006 18:27:09 +0000 dale calvertmarketingemail listsnowballs chancefree stufflots of moneye books http://www.artwoo.com/article/building-a-list-what-is-all-the-fuss-about Marketing anytime at the one phrase you have heard more than any is "The Money is in the List" I am absolutely shocked at the number of would be marketers that still don't get this concept. It is the foundation for all successful online businesses.

List Building is one of the most profitable techniques in Internet Marketing. Its effectiveness lies in the fact that you are going to keep in touch with the customer for a considerably longer amount of time and that means more sales and more profit!

So how do you go about building a huge of hot, qualified buyers quickly and easily without a hassle and without spending ??

Have you ever thought of using audio on your website? It's really easy to produce and it creates a bond with your visitors and customers in a way that a written message most probably won't...

One of the best ways to build a huge list and massively grow it is to simply interview an expert or let someone interview you if you've already established yourself as an expert and then put the audio up on your site.

And now all you have to do is send traffic to your website and start building your list...

You could also Sweeten the deal even more to increase the number of people who are willing to give you their email address by offering lots of like reports, e-books etc.

The bottom line is, if you are serious about doing business online, developing your list is MANDATORY for success. This is not debatable. So when are you going to get serious and get started? The reason there is such a fuzz about list building and you hear such much about it is internet marketing pros, know that without a list, you don't have a in Florida of making it!

You can actually get a FREE list building course right here: http://www.listbuilding123.com/bfm/?thankyou-page=1149 and it is a great place to get you started, or move you forward, and I highly recommend it. is the CEO of Calvert Marketing Group, a consulting and training company for the MLM and Internet Marketing Industries. You can subscirbe to his "No Fluff" marketing ezine at http://www.DaleCalvert.com or view a directory of his sites at http://www.DaleCalvert.com ]]> How Offline List Brokers Can Make Your Online List Grow Bigger http://www.artwoo.com/article/how-offline-list-brokers-can-make-your-online-list-grow-bigger http://www.artwoo.com/article/how-offline-list-brokers-can-make-your-online-list-grow-bigger#comments Thu, 09 Nov 2006 08:27:13 +0000 internet marketersdirect maillist brokeremail listemail listsemail addressesbob bly http://www.artwoo.com/article/how-offline-list-brokers-can-make-your-online-list-grow-bigger direct mail.

In other words, getting the postal addresses of your and sending them offline offers. Many of the top in the world do this and swear they double, triple even quadruple their sales.

And I believe this to be true from my own tests and observations as well. But what's even more exciting is that many of these experts are renting lists of offline people and driving them to their websites to capture their . In other words, expanding their using offline lists.

However, if you decide to do this, you must be careful of who you get your lists from. There is an art to finding a good mailing list and most Internet marketers haven't really had a chance to learn about it.

Which brings me to a recent interview I did with legendary copywriter . Bob gave me a great tip on making the whole list renting issue painless and easy.

What he said was to never, ever rent a list from a list owner. Reason why is because you are obviously not going to be getting an unbiased answer when you inquire as to the quality of the list. A list owner can (and probably will in many cases) tell you whatever you want to hear.

And so Bob said to always go to a good . A list broker being someone who finds lists for you, does all the work and then delivers you the exact list you are looking for.

The way Bob explained it to me was it costs you nothing to use a list broker since he gets paid by the list owner, not you. Plus, it is in the broker's best interest to please you and give you what you want since he wants your repeat business. If he messes around and gives you a non-responsive list, or doesn't actually go the extra mile to make sure you are happy and successful and make money from your mailing, then he knows you probably won't be back.

This may sound like simple advice. But the fact is most Internet marketers have never dealt with offline lists before and it can be a totally different animal than online lists and joint ventures.

And so, if you are going to be expanding your Internet marketing business by going to offline lists and trying to drive them to your online list, make sure you consider the advice Bob gave in the interview.

It could save you a lot of time, money and frustration. For 117 hour marketing advice from guru's in all aspects of direct mail marketing, go to Michael Senoff's http://www.hardtofindseminars.com/audioclips.htm ]]> Internet Marketing Without Squeeze Pages http://www.artwoo.com/article/internet-marketing-without-squeeze-pages http://www.artwoo.com/article/internet-marketing-without-squeeze-pages#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:25:00 +0000 internet marketing companiesautoresponder serviceregistration serviceno doubtcheckboxessqueezeregistration form http://www.artwoo.com/article/internet-marketing-without-squeeze-pages no doubt about it.

But you need to know something very important right from the first day you're in the Internet marketing arena, and that is list building. And it's the one way you can make cash pretty quickly, if you start from day one.

Why is a list so important? Well, because that's where the money is. I'm sure that if you've been around more than a few months, you've heard it before and it's true. The bigger your list and the more rapport you build with people on it, the more willing they are to trust you and to buy the products you recommend. The usual way to get an Internet marketing list going is by building a page, which requires getting some HTML code and setting it into the page.

But if you're just not ready for that, there are other ways to accomplish the same thing. Let's discuss one of them today.

The fastest and easiest way to start list building is by using co-registration. What's that? Well, have you ever seen a list of items for sale on one page with beside each one?

That's how co-registration works. First you need something to offer. It can be a free special report about your niche, a recorded interview, an ebook, or anything of value that people would want. Then, write a short ad for it.

The co- advertises the page with your ad, along with the offers of other . The people who see the co- are able to pick and choose what they want to receive. You pay the co-registration service, according to how many email addresses you want to receive per month, but the fee is usually low.

You will also need an , which will collect and hold the names and email addresses you collect for you. AWeber is probably the best autoresponder service in the Internet marketing world right now, but there are many services available. No matter which you choose, you will get an email address to use for the autoresponder you set up and you will give it to the co-registration service.

The autoresponder service will also handle confirmations for you. That means that once they receive someone's email address, they will send a message to that address and ask the person who owns it to confirm that they want information from you. Once the person clicks on a link to agree that they do, you're protected. The laws about spamming are very specific in the United States and this "double opt-in" process assures that you won't lose your ISP (Internet Service Provider) or be fined because of spamming.

There are many ways to be list building in the Internet marketing world, and they don't all involve using squeeze pages. Check out co-registration and see if it's right for you. It's one way to be list building without even having a website! Tellman Knudson is CEO of Overcome Everything, Inc. and a master of Internet marketing and list building. Pick up a $1 trial to The List Building Club, and a one-on-one consultation with an Overcome Everything Internet marketing expert when you visit http://listbuildingpower.net ]]> How The Viral Marketing Blackbook Stirs Up The Whole Internet Marketing Community http://www.artwoo.com/article/how-the-viral-marketing-blackbook-stirs-up-the-whole-internet-marketing-community http://www.artwoo.com/article/how-the-viral-marketing-blackbook-stirs-up-the-whole-internet-marketing-community#comments Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:20:06 +0000 viral marketing worksinternet marketersebayinternet marketingblackbookamazonmassive traffic http://www.artwoo.com/article/how-the-viral-marketing-blackbook-stirs-up-the-whole-internet-marketing-community Blackbook which causes a furor among all , newbies and seasoned ones alike. When it comes to and getting traffic to your websites and blogs the viral marketing aspect should never be left out as you're leaving serious money on the table or simply just could hand over your whole business to the competitors who are always one or two steps ahead.

Every online marketer knows that traffic is essential to success for every internet business. It doesn't matter at all how small or large a website or blog is, website owners need traffic in order to make sales, acquire leads, grow their business etc.

90% of all internet marketers don't know how and how to utilize it, let alone use it to its fullest potential. And that's what the Viral Marketing Blackbook is all about. It is about traffic and how to tap into its huge viral aspect, providing many different techniques and how to use them best.

One of the most common phrases (or rather mantras) among internet marketers is: The money is in the list.

Wrong.

Stanley Tang shows in his Viral Marketing Blackbook that building an opt-in list is just one way of generating and monetizing traffic. In fact, building your list is just a part of a much bigger picture. According to Stanley many so called "gurus" are quite hesitant to show that bigger picture to anyone and only give out some bits and pieces, giving the feeling of receiving a whole blueprint when in fact they only reveal a small piece of the puzzle.

The true "gurus" are those who created empires like Yahoo, or . None of these made billions of dollars using an opt-in list. They made their billions by driving to their websites and monetizing them. Visit the following website http://www.squidoo.com/the-viral-marketing-blackbook to get more information and a brief review on what the Viral Marketing Blackbook is all about! ]]> An Overview Of How To Create A Surefire Stream Of Prospects For Your Network Marketing Business http://www.artwoo.com/article/an-overview-of-how-to-create-a-surefire-stream-of-prospects-for-your-network-marketing-business http://www.artwoo.com/article/an-overview-of-how-to-create-a-surefire-stream-of-prospects-for-your-network-marketing-business#comments Sat, 29 Jul 2006 04:27:09 +0000 list of namesdozen namesnetwork marketingnetworking eventscontactsurefireprospects http://www.artwoo.com/article/an-overview-of-how-to-create-a-surefire-stream-of-prospects-for-your-network-marketing-business network marketing"?

Picture yourself having this "leaking bottle" and your objective is to fill it up with water to its brim.

Because there are holes in this bottle, when you start filling it up, some water will simply leak away. Thus, in order to achieve your objective, you must fill the bottle at a rate faster than the rate at which the water is leaking out.

You see, your network or downline organization is just like a "leaking bottle". Whether you like it or not, you have to realize that some of them are going to drop. So, in order to build your network, you must replenish your downlne at a rate faster than the normal attrition rate.

Through my three years of network marketing experience, I have developed a simple 3-step strategy that creates a stream of for me:

1. Attend Regularly 2. Create A Daily 3. Your Daily List Of Names

Step 1: Attend Networking Events Regularly

First, attend networking events regularly. Why? It's because you need to replenish your name list which is most likely limited to a few .

Once you collected their contacts, add these names to your master name list that your upline or your network marketing company tells you to make when you first start out in your network marketing business.

Step 2: Create A List Of Names Daily

This is a daily list of names that you create from your master name list.

Each morning, I create a list of 10 prospects to contact. I use a simple notebook to write down the 10 names so that I can carry it in my pocket everywhere I go.

Step 3: Contact Your Daily List Of Names

Throughout the day, I will contact as many of these prospects either by phone or short message service (or sms).

Depending on my relationship with each of these names, I will "talk" to them accordingly. When I receive a response, warm up the relationship a little before asking for an appointment.

By doing this consistently, you will find that after a few weeks, you would have created a surefire stream of prospects for your network marketing business.

The full article, "How To Create A Surefire Stream Of Prospects For Your Network Marketing Business" is available for download at: http://www.rogerloh.com/mlmtips Roger Loh spent many years setting computer networks and is a network marketing and Internet marketing entrepreneur. Visit: Blog (Internet Marketing): http://www.rogerloh.com Blog (Network Marketing): http://www.rogerloh.com/mlmblog ]]> How To Start A Home Based Business Lead Email List http://www.artwoo.com/article/how-to-start-a-home-based-business-lead-email-list http://www.artwoo.com/article/how-to-start-a-home-based-business-lead-email-list#comments Mon, 05 May 2008 08:22:35 +0000 email communicationsbutton optionnetworking eventsmarketing gurussuccessful marketingmarketing servicebusiness contacts http://www.artwoo.com/article/how-to-start-a-home-based-business-lead-email-list marketing gurus and business owners around. But, you've likely never thought about how it could work to impact your life and your business. Take a look at these tips on how to build your home based business lead email list and get started!

One of the best ways to draw people into your email list is to have a "Join My List" button on your website. People who are interested in you or your products and services will use the sign-up box to get on your list. You can easily have this done with the use of an email . Or, you can maintain it yourself. It just makes sense for you to use the list sign-up since most people who want information about you will visit or search for your website. It can help you make great .

Another way to get people on your email list is to simply ask your clients, customers, or potential customers for their email addresses and permission to send them email. You can do this over the phone, in person or via email. Tell them about what you plan to email them and that they could benefit from your . If you are a retail store with a store-front, you may want to think about putting a sign-up book in your store for those who visit you physically. If your business is conducted on the Web only, you can always send a follow-up email when someone orders, to ask them if they would mind if you put them on your email list. If you happen to have employees, be sure to make it very clear that getting email addresses of clients or customers is a vital part of their job.

Networking is a large part of business success. When you have great contacts, good things could come your way. Therefore, when you meet people at or trade shows, it is important that you tell them about your free newsletters or email-only correspondence. If you offer email-only sales, you may want to mention that as well. They may be able to use your services or they may know someone who can use your services. Either way, you'll be adding to your email list. The more people you add, the better your chances of business success are!

Remember, when you first begin your email marketing campaign, your list will be small. You have to really make it a habit of asking for email addresses in order for your list to grow. Any opportunity you have to make your email list grow and thrive, do it. Train your employees to be on the constant search for people interested in signing up for your email correspondence. Take advantage of all meetings and business conferences by gathering email addresses for your list. Do everything you can to ensure you are getting the most out of your email marketing. Next Level Enterprises, LLC is a successful Internet marketer working with top leaders in the home business and Internet marketing industry. For more information on a great business opportunity visit http://www.NeverPickUpThePhone.com ]]> Internet Marketing And List Building - Testing Your Picture http://www.artwoo.com/article/internet-marketing-and-list-building-testing-your-picture http://www.artwoo.com/article/internet-marketing-and-list-building-testing-your-picture#comments Sat, 08 Mar 2008 12:20:00 +0000 jay abrahamimage featuregraphic worksgroup shotrocket sciencebullet pointsautoresponder http://www.artwoo.com/article/internet-marketing-and-list-building-testing-your-picture autoresponder. Unquestionably, those are each crucial elements to Internet marketing success, but you've forgotten the most important asset of all--your list. And how do we build a list? By using a squeeze page.

So, think about it... If the list is your most important asset, how important is your squeeze page? Without a kick-butt squeeze page, you can't start a list. That makes building a great squeeze page pretty critical to your Internet marketing success, right?

But squeeze pages, AKA list building pages, name squeeze pages, and lead capture pages, are not . You can have a great headline, three to five great benefit-driven , an opt-in box, and some kind of image. But then again, maybe not.

What I'd do is test a graphic against no graphic at all. It will give you an answer as to whether or not the . But if you're going to use a person, show more than just one because people tend to like people. A might work very well for you.

But we see advertising over and over again and we see all kinds of images. Did you know that a picture of a woman will probably out pull a man? If you're going to use a woman's image, feature it. Make her prominent. Yet, as with all other elements of your squeeze page, you need to test it.

Most of my squeeze pages are set up with the headline, bullets, image, opt-in box system. But, if you look at ListCrusade.com, you'll see that there is no image and my name isn't anywhere on the page. I asked to allow me to use his signature, and it worked out very well, better than I imagined it would.

What am I saying? Though I've often given people the guidelines for building squeeze pages, there's no way that I can say, "This is the perfect squeeze page." No one knows what works and what doesn't, until they test. Nothing in Internet marketing should be so solid that it doesn't allow for testing.

But test your headline first. If you try to test more than one thing, you'll never know what worked and what didn't. Just do some simple A/B split testing for now. When you have more experience, try Google's Website Optimizer, which allows you to test many different elements at a time.

An image might be important to your squeeze page, and then again, it may not. If you do use one, choose it wisely, but be sure to test it against other images. Women usually have a greater impact, but no one knows why for sure. A woman's picture may not work well for you. You may do better without any image at all. Make sure you test and compare your results, and never stop. Keep testing to continually increase your opt-in rate, and watch your list and your Internet marketing business grow. Tellman Knudson is CEO of Overcome Everything, Inc. and a master of Internet marketing and list building. Pick up his free CD, a Free month in The List Building Club, and a one-on-one consultation with an Overcome Everything Internet marketing expert when you visit http://listbuildingpower.net ]]> How To Market Your Business Through Email http://www.artwoo.com/article/how-to-market-your-business-through-email http://www.artwoo.com/article/how-to-market-your-business-through-email#comments Sun, 22 Jul 2007 04:20:01 +0000 marketing toolmarketing materialsemail addressesinternet marketingaudiencespam emailsrule of thumb http://www.artwoo.com/article/how-to-market-your-business-through-email Internet marketing can be a challenge to many internet marketing business owners who want to do internet marketing in a legal and appropriate way. Many spammers send out internet marketing through the use of email mailings, but this type of internet marketing is not considered legal unless the internet marketing has consented to let you send internet to them through email.

Because email is such a valuable tool in the internet marketing world, those interested in internet marketing do not want to completely throw away the idea of internet marketing through email. However, there are some internet marketing safety precautions you should take if you plan on utilizing email for internet marketing. This will help avoid illegal internet marketing activity on your part and also annoyance on the part of your internet marketing audience.

One internet that can be used for internet marketing through email is requiring a double confirmation of internet marketing mailing list addresses. In other words, when you plan to use email internet marketing, you allow anyone in your internet marketing audience who is interested to sign up with their email address. A good for internet marketing is to have these internet marketing confirmed a second time by the intent marketing audience. This assures you that your internet marketing audience did indeed sign up for internet marketing emails that they are interested in. It helps prevent illegal internet marketing or internet marketing problems with your internet marketing audience due to misunderstanding or mistakes.

There are also certain internet marketing words which should be avoided if possible, when you are sending out internet marketing emails to your internet marketing audience. For example, if your internet marketing email contains the word "free" a certain number of times, that internet marketing email may be dumped into the spam folders of your internet marketing audience. Unfortunately, internet marketing through email has changed drastically because of the irresponsible and unethical practices of many internet marketing techniques. However, there are still ways that internet marketing through email can be effective and supported by your internet marketing audience. Laurie Raphael operates a website promoting multiple streams of residual income. For online success, visit her site at: http://www.ProcessToSucceed.com For free marketing products, visit: http://www.laurieraphaelgiveaway.com Get your FREE newsletter with hundreds of Internet home business tips and tricks at: processtosucceed@getresponse.com ]]> Internet Marketing And List Building: Taking Your First Step http://www.artwoo.com/article/internet-marketing-and-list-building-taking-your-first-step http://www.artwoo.com/article/internet-marketing-and-list-building-taking-your-first-step#comments Wed, 08 Aug 2007 03:35:02 +0000 nicheinternet marketingmany people think thatmany people thinkstep tutorialset up a web siteniches http://www.artwoo.com/article/internet-marketing-and-list-building-taking-your-first-step Internet marketing, or you may be completely new. People at all levels of experience read our materials, and we asked them what they needed to start list building. What we found was that a majority of the people has no idea where to start. They want a step-by- on how list building works. Even if they'd been into Internet marketing for a while, they were still unclear on list building. If that's you, we'd like to help you, and plan to do a series of articles on the process. In this first article, we want to discuss your first step, and it might surprise you.

that BAM! you get an idea, you buy a domain name, , and you're Internet marketing. Not true. You need to plan your business and you need to make some important choices in the beginning. The first thing you need to do is to choose your . My best advice to you would be to stay away from Internet marketing because the competition is just too stiff and there are lots of people with much more experience doing the same thing. Your chances of success in that niche are very, very slim. I was extremely lucky, but what you need to do is decide what your passion is. What do you like to do on your day off? What did you study in school? Do you enjoy your job? How can you help people with that information? Make a list of the possibilities and realize that whatever these areas are, you'll need to love them because you'll want to be working in them a long time.

The next step is for you to take that list to http://inventory.overture.com and to type in your , one at a time. See how many people actually searched for those terms. If you see less than about 10,000 searches, then you should probably move on to another term. But if you're still interested in that niche, brainstorm some other possible terms that might be connected to that niche and try to see if you can come up with a term that more people are looking for.

Try not to use very broad terms, though. If you look at the term "golf," you'll see that it had 625,160 searches in January 2007. That's not surprising, but what happens when you have so many searches is that the niche is very, very competitive and probably not one to be Internet marketing and list building around. But you don't have to abandon the niche! Look down the page at some of the terms that are less searched for, and you'll see "golf tips," "golf swing," and "golf game." If you can build your business around any of those, you'll probably do well.

Maybe you'll want to choose "golf swing," which had 12,582 searches, which is a respectable number. If you use this term, instead of "golf," you'll do better because there is much less competition. Give it a shot. Be Internet marketing and list building around the term "golf swing," and be helping people with their golf swing problems. To build your list there, for instance, you could do a classical Internet marketing joint venture with a golf pro who has a product and a list. You'd both benefit because you'd be list building and making money and so would your partner.

But here's the thing... The niche you choose has to be interesting to you and at the same time, something that other people are interested in and searching for. That's how Internet marketing works best, when you find the people who want what you have to offer and then, you sell it to them. But that's just the first step. Now, you'll need to brainstorm some domain names, and in our next article, we'll help you to buy one of the domain names on your list. Tellman Knudson is CEO of http://OvercomeEverything.com and a master of list building. Get Your FREE

'How To Create Best Selling Products In 21 Days Or Less' CD Now at http://listbuildingpower.net ]]> Internet Marketing: Jvs Can Make A Huge Difference http://www.artwoo.com/article/internet-marketing-jvs-can-make-a-huge-difference http://www.artwoo.com/article/internet-marketing-jvs-can-make-a-huge-difference#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2007 05:15:01 +0000 one time dealaffiliate programstraffic internetinternet marketingautoresponder seriescan hookhook up http://www.artwoo.com/article/internet-marketing-jvs-can-make-a-huge-difference can hook up with people who have lists of two to three thousand people.

Once you find them, there are a couple of things you'll want to do. First, you want to set up a cross-promo with them. If you can do it in that same week, that's the best. Most people don't have a lot of flexibility about when they can send out for someone else, like you will. And you need to put some pressure on.

If they seem interested, then you say, "I'll promote you, if you're willing to promote me. What do you think? If you can send out on Thursday and Friday for me, that would be great. I can do that, too. Let's cross-promote each other's products/services. If you send two of your emails to me, I'll send two of mine to you to use. Let's join each other's , too. Here's the link to mine."

Then, you join each other's affiliate programs. You may struggle to find that link, but you'll get used to it. Affiliate programs are important to Internet marketing. Right now, what you need to do is to aim for people with lists that are comparable to your own because they have equal promoting power to you. When you cross-promote each other's products or services, you'll both be list building faster.

After they agree to do this, then you throw in another deal--a Golden Rule offer. You say to them, "You have a great product/service. How would you like some ongoing traffic?" Internet marketing is all about traffic, so you'll usually get a, "Yes," from them.

Then, you say, "I'll do the one-time promotion for you, and I'll also put two emails into my for you, if you'll do the same for me." You'll be leveraging that one-time deal into continued list building and traffic for both you and your Golden Rule partner.

You'll probably get the one-time deal nailed easily. Most people with small lists (under 10,000), are looking for that kind of thing because they know it's a faster way to be list building, and that's the key to Internet marketing. There are probably tons of people with lists comparable to your own who will help you because they need to be list building, too.

But most of the people you go to with the Golden Rule deal will never have heard about it because only my coaching students are aware of it. So say, "I'll put two autoresponder messages into my system for you, so that you'll get traffic forever from whoever joins my list." Make sure you explain that the list building and traffic just don't stop.

Joint ventures like this are really great for getting your list building onto the next level. You probably know some Internet marketing people who are about the same level as you are and have just started with list building. You'll have a good shot of working with them because they need to be list building and selling their services or products, too. Tellman Knudson has done JV deals with the biggest names in the business. For more on powerful list building, visit My First http://List.com at http://www.myfirstlist.com/ ]]>