Step-by-step guide on building your list, WITHOUT an auto-responder or giveaway reports.

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If you are anything like me, you'd probably try to build your list by writing a useful report, get an auto-responder and promote the report for free on your website to get visitors to subscribe to your list. Well, I'm not arguing on this tactic. In fact, it is still the best way to build a targeted email list. I just want to share another way to build a list, where:

• You don't need to find or write a report.
• You don't need to set up an Opt-in box on your website.
• You will be given a "squeeze page" that you can immediately promote.
  
• You will also be helping your subscribers to build their own list. So, it is a win-win solution!

This method is especially effective if you are focusing on the "internet marketing" or "make money online" niche. I'll share about it in a short while but before that, for those who are totally new to "list building," let's have a brief explanation on it.

What is list building?

List building is an activity, where you provide free useful information to your website visitors, and as an exchange, get their permission to include their email address in your list. Saying that, you get the permission to email them from time to time. Your visitors need to Opt-In, or confirm that they are willing to give their email address in order to receive the free information from you. In a nutshell, what most people do are:

• Find or write a useful report related to your niche.
• Register to an auto-responder such as Aweber, Get Response (Paid service) or Free AutoBot (Free service).
• Create a 3D image of your report, generate an html script for your opt-in box and place it on your website or blog.
• Bring traffic to your website and blog.

Seems pretty complicated isn't it? It took me quite some time to learn doing the above too. By the way, what is so great about list building? Why do most guru says that, you aren't going anywhere online if you don't have a list?

Why is list building so important in making money online?

Do you realize that many of your website or blog visitors only come once? They come, they read something, but they don't take any action and they leave forever. What a waste that you had put a lot of effort to bring them to your side, only to get them leave forever. Isn't it great if you can retain every visitor that came to your website? Will it not be even greater if you can email them every time you have something to share, or promote to them?

Building a targeted email list can sometimes sound a bit overwhelming. The good news is, I've found two great tools that will make your task easier.

Step 1: Getting free email list building tools?

I found two great free tools that can help your list building task easier. With these tools, you don't need to find a giveaway report, you don't need to register with an auto-responder, and there will be no hassle in setting up an Opt-In script on your website. Now, let's see the pros and cons of both tools.

Free Tool No. 1 - Thunder List

Thunderlist is a great tool that works with a viral marketing concept. You subscribe to it, get a squeeze page and promote it. Your downlines will promote their squeeze page too, and you are allowed to contact you downlines subscribers up to the 10th level!

The Pros:

• You will build your list faster because you can also contact your downline's list. This is the strongest feature of Thunderlist.
  
• It is 100% FREE and your subsribers won't be diverted with any promotions. (You will understand what I mean when you read on the second free tool afterward)
• You can only send email once every 10 days. I consider this as a benefit. Many people are not aware that sending too many emails can in fact, encourage your subscribers to opt-out.
  

The Cons:

• Thunderlist do not accept free email accounts for subscription. This reduces the market you can explore, as many solo Internet Marketers are using free email account such as Gmail, etc. I really hope that Thunderlist will open their subscription to free email address too.

Go to Thunder List homepage and register your FREE account here.

Free Tool No. 2 - Kenneth Koh's Passive Income Blueprint

This PIB tool is created by Kenneth Koh to help people who strive in generating passive Internet income. You will get not only a free squeeze page, but even a free step-by-step tutorial on how to generate internet passive income and driving traffic to your squeeze page.

The Pros:

• Unlike ThunderList, Kenneth Koh's PIB accepts free email address.
• You will get access to Kenneth's blog contents, where you can use it as ideas for you to write articles. (However, I prefer to write my own articles)
• You can send one email every day, but I sincerely suggest that you don't send more than one email per week.
  

The Cons:

• Unlike Thunder List, you will only be able to send email to your immediate first level subscribers. So, it will take a little longer for you to build a huge list.
• In the tutorial series, Kenneth will promote his "plugin profit" and "GDI network" opportunities. Nonetheless, it is totally okay if you decide not to join any of these network opportunity.

Go to Kenneth Koh's Free Passive Internet Income homepage, and register your FREE account here.

Step 2: Drive visitors to your squeeze page.

With these two tools, you don't have to worry on your "call to action." Their squeeze pages, are good enough to convert visitors to subscribers. The only thing you need to do now, is to drive traffic to them.

For me, the best means of traffic is by article marketing. Not only it does bring traffic, but it brings traffic that convert. I'm not going to elaborate on article marketing here, but below are some great tips on article marketing that I really like.

• If you are totally new to article marketing, here are four FREE pdf guides on article marketing that I personally used when I started to write my first articles.
  
• And as you understand more, here is the best article marketing guide I had ever read, from Josh Spaulding. You can read his unique article submission strategy here.

Step 3: Maintaining relationship with your subscribers.

The next important that thing you should not forget is, to maintain the relationship with your subscribers. I set up a blog for this purpose, but if it sounds too complicated to you, then there are many simpler approach such as Hub Pages or Squidoo lens.

Research the needs of your subscribers and find solutions to it. Write it as your blog post, and email your subscribers to share the great solution you had just posted. The key here is to build trust by further helping your subscribers solve their problem. One main mistake done by most marketers is, they immediately send a promotion email once they get a subscriber. I'm not against sending a promotion email, in fact that is the reason why we are building our list right? But, promoting a product in each and every of your email, just wouldn't work. Business is about trust and give before you take. So, help your subscribers to solve their problem, and they will be very happy to help you with what you want.

Finally, the most important thing.

Today, I had shared with you guys on two great tools to build your online email list. While both tools have their own pros and cons, the important thing now, is not on deciding which tool to use. The more important thing is to take action. 80% of people who failed to make money online, read lots of guides but failed to act on any. Prove to me that you are not one of them. Go register with both tools, start writing your articles, and start driving traffic to your squeeze page now.

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