5 List Building Secrets You Can Use Today

You've heard it before: the money is in the list, and building your list is one of the keys to your success. Not your personal email contact list – your friends and relations. It's the email addresses of people who have expressed interest in your business or your knowledge. These are the people who pay attention to you because they believe in may be in their best financial interests to do so.

Here are the steps you need to take to make it.

One: Automate Your List Building

Start using an auto-responder. There are several auto-responder web sites. The most well-known are Aweber and iContact. Your first step should be to create an account on the one of your choice, then create a list and at least one capture form.

Two: Turn Your Blogs into Articles

If a blog post is already 400-600 words, it's nearly ready to go. Just change some of the wording here and there and make a copy. You will use the original and the “spun” copy in step four.

Three: Put in the Links

Make sure your article has some links in it pointing back to your web site. Some directories limit the number of links they allow, and too many links looks unprofessional anyway.

Four: Spread the Word

Now take your spun article and post it on four or five of the prominent article directories: Ezine Articles, Article Alley, Go Articles and a couple of others. Be sure you follow their guidelines; they frown on naked advertising. Just make sure your article offers some real information.

Five: Rinse and Repeat

Repeat steps two, three and four. That's it. The more often you create and publish new material, the faster your list will grow.

But don't forget that every business is a people business, and your list is a list of people. You need to communicate with them effectively, discover their needs and help them succeed. You will still need an effective system and learn the “tricks of the trade”. If you want to see how others are doing it and how YOU can apply our strategy to your business and see massive results, take our FREE 3-day training "The Secrets Behind Social Media".