Should You Develop Your Own Email List Or Can You Simply Utilize All The Safelists Online?
on August 25th, 2010 at 8:20 pm
Numerous people just don’t seem to understand how essential it is to have an email list. Just about every Internet marketer online will state that without an email list you have nada. I have been in the IM scene for more than 5 years and one question that invariably comes up is “I use safelists, should I be using my own list?”
In the following paragraphs I am going to address this question and explain to you precisely how and why you should be utilizing safelists and your own mailing lists.
We are going to start off with safelists. A safelist is a membership website made up of hundreds or even thousands of people who are into Internet marketing. The manner by which it works is you can commonly join for free or for a fee. Once you become a member you will be receiving emails from other people who are also a member of the site. Most safelists today are credit based lists so you need to click on the credit links in the emails you receive. These credits can then be utilized to email your offers to other list members.
The big problem with safelists is that no one is there to purchase anything. Frankly, you can make money selling products on safelists, but you’re not going to make a living selling on safelists.
Nevertheless, safelists have a niche in Internet marketing. Employing safelists is actually a great way for Internet marketers to start developing a mailing list of their own. Basically, all you have to do is to bribe people with something of value that you give to them free of charge and they share with you their email address. This way you are developing your own email list which is much more powerful.
Now, there is one thing you actually should understand if you’re serious about becoming and remaining an Internet marketer and that is You Need Your Own List. If you ask anybody who has been an Internet marketer for many years they will tell you that you can earn approximately per month for each person you have on your own email list. Now, I know what you’re thinking, “One dollar, yay”, but if you think about it this way 100 people equals 0 and 1,000 people equals ,000 are you starting to see how crucial it is now?
This is an average since each person on your list is not going to simply buy a product from you each month. The way it is works out is, when you have people on your list they are more apt to buy from you as long as you provide quality, and you should be able to sell 1 product once a month to every 1 person out of 50 who are on your email list. To explain this a little better, 1 person out of every 50 purchases a product worth to you per month, that equals an average of per person.
Another thing about growing your own mailing list instead of using a safelist is you can send out your offers whenever you like. And unlike safelists that restrict your mailings and the number of people you can mail to, you can devekio your mailing list as big as you want and email them whenever you want. Plus, you are not limited on how you grow your email list, feel free to utilize any strategy you want. You don’t have to merely utilize safelists. One technique which is very popular is just by putting a form on your website or blog so people can sign up for your free newsletter. You can use traffic exchanges and other no-cost programs to help you build your email list. The point is it is endless.
So which of the two must you use — safelists or your own email list? You should be utilizing safelists but only to the point where it is helping you grow your own mailing list.Should You Grow Your Own Mailing List Or Can You Merely Utilize All The Safelists Online?
Numerous people simply don’t seem to see how vital it is to have a mailing list. You can find it on almost every Internet marketing site on the Internet “The Money Is In The List”. But the question is, must you build your own list or can you use safelists.
I am going to go a bit deeper in this article on how email marketing needs to be done.
We are going to start off by talking about safelists. A safelist is a group of people who agree to be sent emails from other folks in the group. The manner by which it works is you can commonly join gratis or for a fee. Everyone who joins these sites automatically agree to permit other members to send them their emails. Majority of safelists nowadays are credit based lists so you have to click on the credit links in the emails you get. You then use these credits to send email to other folks in the safelist, and so on.
Now, everyone is there to earn credits and send their own mailings out, but when it comes to paying for things, no one is interested. Don’t misunderstand me, it is feasible to earn money with these programs but it will be occasional, not enough to make all your time clicking links worth it.
Still, safelists have a niche in Internet marketing. Now, if you want your own mailing list, safelists can help you develop it. You can get people’s email addresses by giving stuff away and having people give you their name and email address in order to have access to the free item. In no time at all you will have a list of your own you can email each time you want without clicking safelist links to get credits.
Which takes us to the question “Do I need my own list?” Yes you do, at least if you want to be a success. To explain how essential it is to maintain your own list, on average for each one person you get to sign up to your email list you will make roughly one dollar each month from. So let’s suppose over the next 12 months you work hard at building your email list and you get 3,000 people to sign up, your mailing list is now worth ,000 each month.
Don’t misinterpret me, you are not charging these people a month for being on your list. The way it is works out is, when you have people on your email list they are more likely to purchase from you as long as you offer quality, and you should be able to sell 1 product per month to every 1 person out of 50 who are on your mailing list. This is only an example, but if every sale you make earns you , there is your per person every month.
Another thing about growing your own mailing list instead of utilizing a safelist is you can send out your offers whenever you like. You can also grow your mailing list however big you prefer it to be, where safelists just let you email so many people every 3 to 7 days. Plus, you are not limited on how you build your list, feel free to use any method you want. Safelists can help you to grow your email list but there are a lot of other ways to list building. One technique which is extremely popular is just by putting a form on your website or blog so people can sign up for your free newsletter. List building is merely limited by your imagination, you can develop it everywhere. The point is it is endless.
And so back to the basic question on what type of list should you use, whether you should develop your own or utilize safelists. You should be using safelists but only to the point where it is helping you start your own email list.