10 Quick Tips For Creating A profitable List
A list of subscribers is one of the most powerful marketing resources, and you should be working hard to create a profitable list. This post will give you 10 tips for how to create a profitable, quality mailing list.
-Tip 1: When creating your opt-in, keep it clear and concise. The less complicated the better!
-Tip 2: To increase signups, offer something free. Offer up some free content or free software upgrades in order to get people to subscribe.
-Tip 3: Mailing lists should be built with the user in mind. It's a big mistake to offer everything for free, especially to new subscribers.
-Tip 4: Make sure your opt-in gives people an easy way to unsubscribe. This is crucial! People have a right to have their information removed when they're not interested anymore.
-Tip 5: It's important to make sure your list isn't too long! If it reaches 500 subcribers, you're going to start losing people due to lack of interest. 50 is a good number, 100 is even better.
-Tip 6: You need testimonials and endorsements if you want people to subscribe. Find those people in your niche who are impressed with you and use their testimonials in your opt-in offer.
-Tip 7: Testimonials need to be trustworthy, so avoid being too generic. The best ones are personalized.
-Tip 8: Testimonials can come from high profile people as well as regular readers or subscribers of your list.
-Tip 9: Keep an eye on the effectiveness of your opt-in page by using a simple page analyzer tool like Google Analyticator, or by using a web based analyzer such as Woosimpleestats
-Tip 10: Try to keep up with the latest trends when it comes to building mailing lists. Visibility of your opt-in page is vital, and you can find the best place to advertise for free by downloading the top 100 free ad listing sites here.
-Tip 11: Never, ever stop building your list! That's true for small businesses too! If you keep adding subscribers, you'll be able to sell more products and have a more profitable business.
-Tip 12: Encourage social sharing when you can. If people like what you're offering and you make it easy to share content, they'll continue to share it with their friends. It's a win/win situation.
This article is an excerpt of the full article found in The New Subscriber magazine issue 11 http://www.nssubscriber.com
Copyright (c) 2013, New Subscriber ®
By: Philip Morgan
About The Author:
Philip Morgan is a master of Internet Marketing, specializing in list building, lead generation and e-mail marketing. Philip is recognized throughout the industry as a top earner for his creative and innovative marketing methods. He is the founder of New Subscriber ® , an online magazine with a mission of sharing information to help other marketers succeed. He also has started multiple successful businesses from home. To learn more about list building secrets, free resources and free training visit http://www.NewSubscriberMagazine.com . To read additional tips on how to create your own profitable mailing list click here .