My struggle has always been that the key to building an email list is to provide a "freebie" that provides value. I've personally struggled with what exactly it should be because whatever I seem to come up with, is not enough.

Hey Janet,
I understand what your saying because I agree with you. No one really gives training on HOW TO build a list. Just do A, B, C =list. I must be missing something because I'm not getting it!!!

Tried and True

Elaine

Too many people tell you to build a list without going into the details of why and how. I build my list by using ebooks I have written or ebooks and reports that I have giveaway rights to.

I have several lists each dealing with a specific niche. You build a list to build trust and offer items to sell to those who are following you.

Derek

I hear what you are saying Janet, the two seem to go together, internet marketing and building an email list that is. From observation a lot of folks ramble on about creating an email list, it is a marketing strategy that needs a lot of energy and thought.

Collecting emails for the sake of it, building that massive list of folks that are not really interested, or constructing a list of dedicated content fans. the later wins hand down. It may take a little longer but the return can be way bigger.

It depends on the content that you are offering, good content gets you open's and engagement and feedback and the best kind is the reward of a click of the mouse on that offer, bad content gets you in the spam folder.

Hi Janet. It all starts with your first step. Start your list today. Jim

Hi Janet, seems like Dave has some good suggestions. All the best

So you are starting from scratch? I think everybody who starts a new website in a new niche will have a new list, because the list will probably be specific to your niche.

I haven’t started building my new list, but before I do that I need targeted traffic and i’m not quite there yet.

If you have traffic already then you’ll need to set up a mailing list form on your website to capture people. This will grow subscribers organically. It has to be opt-in and laser targeted.

Start a Facebook page and drive traffic to your website that way too. Do the same on Twitter and LinkedIn. Your list will grow. I suspect you already know that though.

Hope this helps.
Dave

Wish I could find out how to grow one. I don't have a list nor do I know how to even begin one. I do know that it is the most reliable thing in internet marketing.