Years ago, when I first started in online marketing, all the rage was something called “list building”. I immediately jumped on this subject and started gathering every list building technique one could possibly imagine. It very quickly became one of my most favorite areas of Internet marketing to explore; so much so, that when I [...]

I’ve been listening to a number of list building and lead generation teleclasses lately, and many of them have been offered in the form of a telesummit. A telesummit is a virtual online conference that offers a line-up of varied speakers over a period of time, like a few days or over several weeks.  The [...]

For anyone who gets involved in an internet home based business, one of the first things that they are taught to do in order to build a successful online business is to get a website, a blog and an auto-responder. In fact these three things are the most important tools when starting an internet business. [...]

Some people think that building a following on social networking sites eliminates the need for building their own email list. I say they are fools! With the massive amount of information we are bombarded with, getting and keeping the “email attention” of potential and current clients, is something every business owner should be very concerned [...]

One of the excuses we hear most often from struggling online marketers is that they don’t make more sales because they don’t have a list. We even hear that excuse from marketers who have been online three, or even five years. My question to them is always, “What are you waiting for?” “Why not start [...]

When it comes to Internet marketing, the money is in the list. A list is a collection of email addresses. The only ethical way to build a list is to utilize a double opt-in process. What this means is that when someone provides you with their email address, they receive a confirmation email making certain [...]

When you are doing business online, it is important to build a list of targeted subscribers to market your products or services to. You want a responsive list and your job is to provide consistent value to them. Whether you have a blog or a website, you should definitely have an opt-in form to capture [...]

Believe me, in spite of the current financial turmoil, there has never been a better time to generate an online income stream! And yet it seems that so many budding Internet marketers are finding it hard to break through VNB – the “Visitor Numbers Barrier.” When I started, I thought there was some magic elixir [...]

If you have been in this business for any length of time, you have probably heard the saying, “The Money is in the List”. Well, in a big way that is true. Building a mailing list and sending out regular newsletters, updates, etc. is a very powerful way of increasing your customer base. There are numerous [...]

IS IT JUST ME — or is it time again to pull out the time management videos, newfangled task management systems and motivational tapes that have been gathering dust in the center console of our automobiles?  Every Jan. 1, I get the urge to “refocus and realign” my personal and professional goals.  I think the [...]