Archive for February 24th, 2010
February 24th, 2010 | 
Author: Can You Build A Responsive Email List In The Internet Marketing Niche?
There’s no doubt that the internet marketing niche is becoming increasingly competitive all the time with more and more people vying for the same audience. So is it possible therefore to build a responsive list of email subscribers in this already crowded niche?
Well it’s important to remember that although many people interested in learning how to make money online are already on several different marketers’ lists there’s still just as many people who are just discovering internet marketing and therefore are not on anyone’s list yet.
It’s these people you want to attract to your own list because these newbies are willing to learn and in most cases are prepared to pay good money to learn how to make money online. So if you can present them with good offers as well as good content you can build a highly responsive and profitable email list.
So where do you find these people who want to learn about internet marketing and who are not already on every other marketer’s list?
Well a lot of people new to internet marketing tend to start out on safelists and traffic exchanges so these are in my opinion the best places to start. A lot of the internet marketing gurus dismiss these out of hand arguing that the results are poor but most of them are missing the point. Yes you won’t make much money selling products using these methods but you can build very large lists if you promote a good lead capture page particularly as they’re full of newbies willing to learn more about internet marketing.
In addition you should also consider advertising in the less obvious places like Craigslist and the various online groups. All of these types of places are neglected by the majority of marketers but you can build up a good number of responsive subscribers by using these sources.
Wherever you promote your list you should create a compelling squeeze page where you give away a quality free report or minicourse which will encourage visitors to leave their name and email address and therefore enter your marketing funnel where you can market to them over and over again via email and the use of an autoresponder.
So to conclude yes you can still build a large and highly responsive list but instead of going after the same crowd of people as every other marketer you want to catch the newbies who are just starting to get into internet marketing and promote your lead capture page in the places frequented by this group of people.
About the writer:nbsp;nbsp;James Woolley is a fulltime marketer who has built up responsive email lists in not only the internet marketing niche but other niches as well. All of these lists are run from one autoresponder account. Click here to find out which autoresponder he uses and strongly recommends:http://www.mytopautoresponder.com
Learn Affiliate Marketing Goal Setting: Think Bigand Small
Learn that affiliate marketing is all about setting the right goals. Not just the “million dollars a year” online goal but realistic goals that you can actually reach in a short time.
Just reading the comments over in the Affiliate Seeking Forums is very surprising.
There’s an entire thread devoted to people sharing ideas and trying to learn how to “make a million dollars” online with affiliate marketing or internet marketing.
Most of the people chatting are new and still learning affiliate marketing. They haven’t made a single dime yet.
Now you can hear the pain and frustration in their wordsAlmost begging for someone affiliate marketing millionaire to appear out of a burst of smoke and save them several “get rich quick” ideas. Wake up people.
The fact is if you haven’t made any money online you’re not going to make a million dollars today. Or tomorrow.
Sure in time you could become a millionaire but obsessing about that goal today will kill you. Don’t believe me? Try it then. I dare you to constantly think about how you can make a million dollars online for weeks on end.
I’ll bet that you’re stressed out already and it’s only been 10 seconds.
That stress will destroy your business your motivation and your hope. Sure everybody wants to make a million bucks but few people believe they can do it. And there’s nothing wrong with that.
But that’s why you need learn how to set real affiliate marketing goals that are big and small that you can actually get to.
Set 2 goals for yourself just like I did. One small and one bigger.
Here are two goals that I used to motivate myself 4 years a go:
“I’m going to make 100/month with affiliate marketing by the end of next month!”
“I’m going to make 1500/month with affiliate marketing by the end of next year!”
Thinking small can make your goals much easier to reach. And it makes the goal more real like you can really do it! And believing you can do it will give you a “spring in your step” and motivate you to keep working.
Here are a couple goal setting tips:
Set a small shortterm goal that you believe you will reach. It can be anything from 1/month to 1000. Just make sure you’re confident you can do it.
Set a bigger longer term goal that you think you can reach. This is where you can let your mind have some fun. Think of a goal that would really help you right now. Would an extra 1000/month help your current situation. How about 5000? Set a goal that you know will take hard work to reach but is still possible.
Now go and reach your goals!
How? When you’re thinking about your goal you’ve got to ask a question. One question:
“How can I insert your goal here and enjoy doing it?”
When you ask yourself this question your brain will start thinking of answers you’ll want to hear. And if you keep the “enjoy doing it” in the question that’s exactly what you’ll get. Ways to reach your goals that are enjoyable fun and exciting!
One more tip:
When you reach your short term goal. Change it! Keep adding to it and keep growing your business your income and your confidence! And call me when you really believe that you can make a million dollars online.
About the writer: For more information on affiliate marketing visit www.MyAffiliateTips.com
