Have heard the saying the “money is in the list” ? No doubt you have. It’s all over the internet, but to be successful do you really need a list ? I would say the answer to this question has to be yes, as once you have built a good sized listyou have your own ready made customer base for the future. This will save you time of having to find new customers through advertising etc… by having your customer base. You will also save the money that you may have used for advertising.

Here are a few tips on how to build your list easily the cheapest way.

Your Own Website.

You will need a website of your own, because you can then send potential customers there and you can get them to add their names and addresses to your optin form. By giving away a free ebook or report you will encourage them to do so. If you have never set up a website or an opt in form before this can be quite daunting. There are lots of videos online to help you with this. But for a hold your hand, step by step type of training I would try Optin Profits. When you have your website and opt in form up and running it is time to get traffic to your site. These are 3 ways to get traffic cheaply.

1. Article Marketing.

Article marketing is a free way of getting traffic to your site. This way once you get your articles published you can forget about them and still receive traffic for years to come. The more articles you have published the more visitors you are likely to receive, so don’t just write one article and expect floods of traffic. The more you do the more you will get back. It seems a bit daunting at first but after you have got your first couple of articles published and see the results, you will find it a lot easier to write your articles. Just be yourself when you are writing and people will realise you are not just copying other peoples words.

2. Blogging

Find some forums that are connected to the product you are promoting. Look through the posts and if you have an answer to any of the problems the people on the forum are experiencing let them know. This will have people thinking you are a bit of an expert on the subject, (even if your not). When you leave a reply on the forums you can add a signature at the bottom with your website url. Providing you have posted something of value you will start to get visitors to your site from people eager to see what you are promoting and if it can help them. If it can you may have a new customer. Your opt in form should capture their name and email address so if they don’t buy this time they may want something you promote in the future. Do not go on the forums and just reply to any post to get your signature seen as this is seen as spamming. If you have the answer of value to a persons problem then that is ok, if not don’t post as you will be seen as a nuisance and nobody will be clicking on your website url.

3. Forums

If you have set up your website with wordpress you already have a place to start blogging. There are various blogging sites that you can join. Start blogging on the product you are promoting and make sure you add a link to your website as this is the whole reason for doing it. If you write interesting blogs people are more likely to visit your site to see what you are promoting. So start blogging as soon as you can and get those visitors streaming in.

There you have it 3 easy ways to start promoting your website for free and building yourself a list for a very prosperous future. Gaining the trust of your list is a must, offer them unexpected free bonuses like a report or ebook every now and then . The more trust you build with your list the more likely they are to buy from you in the future. If you need help on building your list you should have a look at Optin Profits. It has step by step videos and you will set yourself up to make a profit from your list.

There are lots of other ways to build your list, but these three will get you started and once you have made some money you can reinvest it in advertising to promote your site to get even more traffic.

Learn more about listbuilding training. Stop by Frank Bow’s site where you can find out all about keyword #2 and what it can do for you.

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