Profitable List Building - The Very Basics of List Building

Creating an online list or directory of visitors to your website is a must for anyone wanting to profit through the web. Your online list is a resource of endless possibilities, one of which includes profit, of course.

Having an online list will ensure you have a database of people you can promote your website to on a regular basis as a means to increase site traffic especially during viral campaigns or new updates.

The number one rule to apply, when it comes to collecting user information on the web, is permission. Visitors to your website should always be given the option to sign in and out of your list. Practicing privacy protection security measures for your members is another must.

So, how does one build a list? Here are the steps.

1. You have to have a website and that your website should have a feature or page wherein visitors can log-in their information (name, email, age, etc.) and that this page stores the information in an online database.

2. If you are selling a product, create a page wherein you provide samplers of the product in exchange for the person's information.

3. Implement a member-get-member scheme wherein current members can get freebies if they refer people's names and emails that can be submitted through a page in your website.

4. Keep calling cards and emails handy. After all, it is common to find email addresses in calling cards these days and you can personally add this to your online list. Just remember to inform the person where you got their information so as not to be regarded as spam. As for emails you receive from previous correspondences, these too will serve useful in your list building.

Remember, your online list will prosper only if you constantly check out what works for your website and if you constantly communicate the people in your list. After all, putting yourself on the shoes of the potential member, what's the use of joining an online list if you won't get anything from it afterwards, right?

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Sean Mize is a full time internet marketer who has written over 1574 articles in print and 11 published ebooks.