DIGITAL STARTUP SOCIETY BLOG — Ebook Super Charged List Building

When you create an email list you’re probably thinking at first of just one list. And, that’s fine. You need to get started collecting your audience’s information sooner rather than later. Creating a master list for your niche is a great way to get started. Thankfully, the technology will help you sort it out later. There are literally hundreds of ways that you can slice and dice your list, let’s look at some basic facts about the different types of lists. Leads vs. Customers There are just two types of lists people who have not bought and people who have...

It’s distracting to think about all the ways in which you can engage with people online. There are groups, teams, blogs, online radio shows, social networks and more all designed to help people engage with one another in different ways. But, no matter how exciting all the technology is, your number one goal should be to get them on your email list.  Whether they come to your Facebook Group, your Pinterest, your YouTube channel or read your blog you should work toward getting them on your email list by putting that list option in their face at each location that...

If you realize that each of the email addresses you have on your email list belongs to a real live human being then you can easily start to understand why an email list is so valuable. In fact, it’s arguably one of the most valuable business assets you have. The most successful online marketers in the industry agree that your email list is your most valuable business asset. If they’re still saying it and using it, it must be true. Don’t Reinvent the Wheel One of the biggest mistakes new business owners make is thinking they need to totally reinvent...

  While profiting from email marketing isn’t rocket science there are some ways to approach profiting from your list that work extremely well. Let’s look at the three-pronged approach to profiting from your list.   More Exposure and Traffic  If you use your list right you’ll get more traffic and more exposure. For example, when you write a blog post, you should also write an email linking to the blog post so that your email list will go to your website. When you are consistent and provide value to your audience they’ll be happy to be reminded to go to your...

Since the advent of the public using the internet one thing is clear. What’s here today, will be gone tomorrow. Except when it comes to one thing. Email. Email, while it has evolved has always been around and will always be around. Even if your Facebook Group is taken away, if you’ve done a good job cross promoting your list, you will be able to form your community elsewhere in the cloud. But without the list. Where will you be? What Is an Email List? First, let’s be clear that by “list” we’re talking about an email list that consists...