Getting started with list building can seem like a daunting task at first, but it really isn’t all that complicated. And this report is all about getting started with list building from your blog.
2. Who Is Adrienne Dupree
• Online and Affiliate Marketer
• Educational Background
– B.S. Mathematics
– B.S. Electrical Engineering
– M.S. Computer Science
• Technical Background
– 25 years in the Information Technology Field
– Program Manager
• The Online Newbie was created to teach people in corporate
America who want to get out of the rat race how to start a
profitable online internet marketing business that can
potentially replace their income, allow them to control their
own destiny and stop trading hours for dollars.
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3. List Building Agenda
• What is List Building and Why Do You Need to Start
Now?
• List Building Service Of Choice – Aweber
• Getting Your First 100 Subscribers
• List Building Strategy #1 – Your Blog
• List Building Strategy #2 – Create An Opt-In Page
• List Building Strategy #3 – Article Marketing
• List Building Strategy #4 – Social Media
• List Building Strategy # 5 – Guest Blogging
• Monetizing Your List From Day 1
• How to Grow Your List Virally
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4. What Is List Building
• List
– Database full of email addresses
– Collect emails from website
– Store the emails in an autoresponder
• List Building
– Add opt-in on blog
– Aweber
• http://www.theonlinenewbieloves.me/autoresponder
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5. Benefits Of A List
• Can bring people back to your blog
• Can email product offers
– Own products
– Affiliate products
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6. List Building Service
• Aweber
– Easy to use
• Step-by-step wizard
• Video tutorials
– One of best email deliverability rates
– Library of templates
– Trial version for $1.00 for 1st 30 days
– http://www.theonlinenewbieloves.me/autoresponder
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7. Getting 1st 100 Subscribers
• Blog Commenting
– Find 10 blogs and comment on a few every week
• Forum Participation
– Find 3 to 5 in your niche and answer questions
• Article Writing
– Create 400+ word articles
– Link back to your blog
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8. List Building Strategy - Blog
• Opt-in Form On Every Page
• Invite readers to join list in blog posts
• Add opt-in form in blog posts
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9. List Building Strategy – Opt-in Page
• Create a dedicated Opt-In Page
• Easy URL
– Create an easy to remember link
• Captivating Headline
• Keep it short
– Introductory paragraph
– Focus on benefits
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10. List Building Strategy- Articles
• Good way to get traffic
• Write an article
– Short, 400 words
– Include resource box with link to blog or opt-in
page
– Submit to article directories
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11. List Building Strategy- Articles
• Ideas for Articles
– Topics should be closely related to blog
– Address problems and issues of your readers
– Go to forums and look for questions
– Browse article directories
• Craft your resource box
• Submit at least one article a week to the
article directories
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12. List Building Strategy – Social Media
• Move social media followers to your email list
• Facebook
– Link to your blog
– Link to your opt-in page
• Twitter
– Put opt-in page link in your profile
– Promote your offers and give-aways
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13. List Building Strategy – Guest Blogging
• Find blogs in your niche
– Blogs that have at least 5 comments per post
– Use Google’s blog search
– Use Technorati
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14. Monetizing Your List
• Should monetize list from Day 1
• Thank You Page
– Add an offer
• Welcome Email
– Share a tip or link to blog post
– Repeat the offer from the Thank You Page
• Send an offer email for every 3 content emails
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15. Grow List Virally
• Word of Mouth Advertising
– Ask subscribers to recommend
– Give them something to share
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16. Resources
• The Online Newbie
– http://www.theonlinenewbie.com
• Autoresponder
– http://theonlinenewbieloves.me/autoresponder
• Blogging Training
– http://theonlinenewbieloves.me/SmartBlogging
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