I just posted a new article about List Building and how to get it done on my site, Build A List With Randy Wood.

Wow,
Looks like my team is working away…

List Building, Team Building, Income Building…
On the internet as well as off, it takes desire, focus and consistent effort to get the engine in motion.

In my article are some suggestions for those starting out or building on a budget.
Actually, anyone can follow along and create success…

Go to Build A List With Randy Wood and read the article. Leave me a comment and I will follow up with you.

Go Now: List Building – How To Get It Done

cheers,
Randy
List Building Expert

One of the worst things you can do with your website is not use it for list building.

Take it from someone who knows. You can work day in and day out building content and putting up information, yet, if you do not use all of that work to be building a list of targeted subscribers you are without a doubt wasting your time and throwing away potential profits.

From the get go, no matter what you are doing, base it around the fact that your objective is list building.

When you have a visitor at your website chances are they arrived there because you drew their attention. They are probably interested in something you have to say, a product or service you are offering. That is the beginning of a possible relationship. Don’t chance losing it. If they leave your website without taking any kind of action because you didn’t ask them too, you may never see them again.

Chalk that up to wasted time and lost money…

You must have a tool ready to capture the name and e-mails of your visitors and your customers. The only time you can do this is while they are showing interest in what you have offered whether it be information, products or services. You must give that person the opportunity to join you through your list building efforts. Then you can follow up with them giving them special information, special promotions and in general building a relationship with them. They have now become your customer for as long as you keep them happy and interested.

With today’s technology in the world of marketing on the internet, setting up your lead capture systems is not at all hard to do. I personally use Aweber. As the industry standard, It is easy to integrate into your web pages and is easy to use.

Marketing with e-mails is considered one of the top most reliable and effective ways to reach your customers and retain their interest in you and your business. Don’t waste the time and efforts you have so diligently put into building your websites and promotions. Integrate list building into your every move.

Generate interested viewers, happy customers and long lasting relationships and you will be generating profits. That’s what list building is all about.

Randy Wood

This is why it is critical for your business to build a customer base — a group of people who trust you and will most likely buy a product that you offer to them . This will ensure that you have a recurring and consistent source of income. When you release a product or make an endorsement, you have a group of people always ready to hear what you have to say.

There are several sources that you can tap into to start building a customer base. For example,  you can comment on articles and reviews giving fee help and advice in blogs and forums that are relevant to your niche . It won’t be long before people start to recognize your name and stop and listen every time you have something to say. You will become a valuable friend and teacher, and gain the trust of these people. Would you buy something your close friend recommends ?

Another way to build a customer base is to build a mailing list.  there are many methods for collecting subscribers, but when it’s boiled down to the very essence , it’s all about proving your value to the crowd and offering an incentive to make people become part of your mailing list.  A good example is a blog containing lots of articles containing useful advice and help for free plus a “special report” that can be downloaded for free provided you give your email address. The rich content provides value, and the “special report” is the extra incentive.

Another source for your customer base is of course your existing customers.  If you bought a product or service from someone, and they followed through and met your expectations, wouldn’t you buy from them again? Definitely. When a customer has given you his money, that does not have to be the end of the affair (and shouldn’t be)  because by keeping in touch with them and developing a flourishing relationship with them, you will have a lifetime source of income.

Imagine if 100, 1000 or even 10000 customers are waiting to grab your newest products even before they are released!  It is critical to your business to build a list of subscribers and a customer base because it saves time, effort and builds income.

Randy Wood

In a nutshell, you send out your eZine issues on a periodical basis to your subscribers. The good part is that you have a flexible choice in automating the process of sending out your eZine issues for you or manually sending them on a periodical basis.

As an eZine publisher, not only can you easily achieve the benefits a conventional newsletter publisher enjoys without having to chop down several trees in the process, you can easily and conveniently spread your marketing influence and expertise to your base of subscribers from the shoes of an ordinary individual.

In other words, you do not have to invest in expensive printing equipment, brick and mortar business, and hiring staff just to run your own newsletter publication, resulting in a lot of time, money and effort saved.

Basically, all you need to start your own eZine are an auto responder and broadcast feature to go with, enabling you to reach out to your massive subscribers whom you can regard as your prospects, too.

All in all, if you do not have the commitments of creating your own product for sale, then publishing your own online newsletter can be one of the wisest decisions you will ever make, given the benefits of impressive marketing power and influence it can offer to you.

Randy Wood

Your Resources Pack:
Tip #1
Start thinking about your eZine and how you want to promote you?
Tip #2
Submit your articles at multiple article directories.
Tip #3
auto responder and broadcast feature, a MUST, NOT an Option!

One of the best ways to build your list is to use the infamous art of article marketing. Being one of the best ways to promote yourself, your business or your ideas, Article marketing is also one of the best ways to promote yourself for building your list. Insure that you use this strategy on a regular basis.

While properly marketing with articles creates traffic to your websites and sales pages, it is just as powerful a tool to direct traffic to your squeeze pages and home pages alike. It is imperative that you set these landing pages up to to capture the name and primary email address of your readers. Once done, you can begin to build relationships with them. As your list of subscribers grows, you can sell to them on occasion and even develop partnerships or jv’s with them. There is no end to the value of a targeted, well built list.

It doesn’t matter what you do to capture your readers information, as long as you are giving them real value. You can give them pdf reports or books, software, newsletter ezines, email courses and more. Just remember that you have worked hard to get these readers to your sites and landing pages, so work just as hard to keep them there and wanting more from you. That desire for more will lead your reader right where you want them. From the articles you are marketing with to the landing page with more content and to the opt in form allowing them to receive even more and finally to your list. That’s a simple flow process, yet that is how it works.

Use your article marketing efforts to build your list. Just think of the place of authority you will have positioned yourself in just by writing and submitting the quality articles you have written for your targeted audience. Continue building that authority through everything you do. You will surely get the followers that will carry you on to be a huge success with your article marketing and list building efforts.

Randy Wood