Hopefully by now you have an email list set up.<\/p>\n
It doesn\u2019t matter what stage of your business you are in, it is essential to start
\nbuilding an audience of prospective clients that you can start to make that
\nconnection with.<\/p>\n
I remember it was so exciting watching my list grow by a few people at a time \u2013 I\u2019d get excited every time a new sign up notification would show up in my email box!<\/p>\n
Growing your list is not a difficult thing to do, if you concentrate on doing a few simple
\nthings:<\/p>\n
1. Freebie:<\/strong> we often talk about providing something for your prospect, that they will receive for giving you their email. There a many different types of freebies you can offer: an audio, a video, a podcast, a report, an ebook, an ecourse, etc. The better your offer, the more people will want to sign up for your list. Make it good!<\/p>\n 2. Articles<\/strong>: Writing a weekly newsletter is not too difficult (once you get started) but then you want to take those articles and publish them to the article banks so you can start to generate more traffic back to your website. Articles are well-indexed by search engines, which means that with regular submissions, you can improve your search listings easily. Be sure to put a call to action on the bottom of each of your article submissions 3. Email signature:<\/strong> Your email signature should always contain a link to your freebie or email list opt in. It always surprises me when I receive an email that doesn\u2019t have a link to someone\u2019s website or opt in page. You never know who is going to see your email somewhere (many people have terrible email etiquette, and in this instance, that isn\u2019t a bad thing!). If you have an opt in link in your email signature, you will expose your site to
\n\u2013 a link to your freebie, and that will attract people to sign up for your list
\nas well.<\/p>\n
\nmany more people than you think … also think about how many emails you send
\nin a day. J<\/p>\n