Make Money With Affiliate Marketing – Building an Email List of Subscribers
February 13, 2010 by Alan
Filed under Affiliate Marketing, How To Make Money Online, Make Money Online With Affiliate Programs
One effective way to make money with affiliate marketing is to build a list of subscribers. Ever hear the saying, “The money is in the list?” Well, it’s very true for any type of business you’re in. It doesn’t matter what you’re selling or promoting, if you can build a list of interested and responsive subscribers, you’ll have no trouble making money online.
So, how do you go about building an email list of subscribers?
The first thing you’ll need is an incentive. People generally want something of value before they’ll just hand over their name and email address. If you can provide something of value, like a free report, free software or just useful information about a particular topic that deals within your niche, this will increase the likelihood of getting people to sign up.
Once you have your incentive, you’ll need a landing page (squeeze page) which will be used to capture your visitor’s name and email addresses. For more information about landing pages, check out a recent article on Creating a Winning Landing Page. Basically, you want to briefly describe what your incentive is and make it clear that all they have to do in order to get your incentive is to provide their name and email address. You’ll need an opt-in form to make this work, which is provided by your autoresponder service or software, whichever you’re using.
Once the form is filled out, your visitor’s should receive an automatic message with download instructions for their free report, etc. You should also have a series of emails already created that will be sent out periodically.
The important thing here is that you build and nurture your subscribers. Provide them with valuable information and keep them interested. Build a relationship with them, and let them know the real you. Be personal and upfront with them, and most importantly, be honest.
Doing these things will ensure that you build a healthy and responsive email list that will trust you and your recommendations and allow you to make money with affiliate marketing promoting other people’s products. This is a surefire way to make money online.
Franck Silvestre is an Internet marketing mentor and helps others to get started online and earn a second paycheck from the Internet at: Make Money Online Fast.
