So How Does A Complete Newbie Start Building A Highly Responsive List
In The Next 30 Days Or Less And Save Up To A Whopping 75% In The Process?
Who else is interested in learning how to build a list fast?
How would you answer the following question? What is the most important asset in your business? Whether your just starting out or not.
The typical small business owner will say things like ” My Real Estate” or my “Intellectual Rights” or My “Inventory,or my Lobbyist” etc.
While all of these answers have an element of truth in them, they’re all dead wrong.
The correct answer is (of course) your Customers!
Of course you’ll probably beg to differ and if so then you’re probably a candidate for the
“Survival Of The Fittest Challenge!” Your challenge is a simple one really; for the next 90 days (or more) try and run your successful business (and or service) without your valued customers!
Well now, perhaps it’s not so easy after all! You got that right. With that said; from this day forward, vital lesson and Rule # one is simply this.
Entrepreneur, from now on (no matter) how you primarily market your business, product or service meaning-be it on or offline.
(ABYL) Always Build Your List For Long Term Follow Up Opportunities..
Always, always capture your potential customers (leads) contact information! In other words (ABYL), always build your list!
And you will be light years ahead of your would be competitors, because believe it not, a staggering 88% of them still do not adhere to this basic proven marketing fundamental. That’s why you need to know how to build a list fast.
You Need A Squeeze Page And Or Dedicated Landing page In Order To be Really Successful Online….
If you primarily market your business, product or service online; then you want to be sure to always have something (somewhere) on (if nowhere else) your landing page/ squeeze page, some type of opt in box.
( You really need to be driving your first time visitors to your market tested lead capture page; here’s a link to a sample lead capture page; for those of you who are not yet familiar with this proven online basic marketing concept. Go here to see an example of a proven successful online niche marketing lead capture page.)
In other words a form that captures your visitors vital contact information. That being their first name and primary email address in exchange for your powerful free ethical bribe giveaway information product.
This might be a powerful free special report on powerful (back end marketing), or an interview that you (or someone) else conducted with an established and respected industry source.
Or it might be a free replay of a ‘how to’ webinar or a podcast, just something of low actual hard cost, but has a high perceived value ( like ten free how to videos) that you can ethically give away to your online visitors in order to start building your very own (long term money making) in house list, for long term follow up purposes.
Offline You Want To Use Highly Targeted Direct Response Marketing Techniques In Order To Build Your Highly Responsive List Quickly…
If you (and your soon to be) top offline JV (Joint Venture) partners still market your business primarily offline; and you use any type of traditional advertising methods such as classified or display ads etc.
Then you absolutely must begin (from this day forward) to start applying some type of highly effective “Direct Response Marketing” strategies in order to dramatically lower your long term (traditional) advertising/marketing costs, sometimes by as much as 50%!
Plus: you will be able to create a highly responsive and laser targeted group of long term prospects (leads) to follow up with, for a fraction of the traditional costs!
For those of you are that are not familiar with the industry term Direct Response Marketing” here is a simple example; just for illustration purposes only.
Proven Direct Response Marketing Strategies Will Show You How To Build A List Fast!
Suppose that you are a Licensed Mortgage Broker; and typically your company uses traditional display ads in order to promote your products and services.
(Note: it does not matter what your particular business, product or service is; you can still apply this powerful and highly effective,proven marketing strategy.)
Instead of just running your typical dry ad; instead you zero in on your specific target market by offering them some type of powerful free problem solving information, that addresses some main concern that they have right now.
For example; if your typical potential customer (a lead) is concerned with not being able to qualify for a traditional mortgage loan because of the recession and not so good credit..
You’ll discover this powerful insight because you’re reading both your (and your) competitors FAQ pages ( Frequently Asked Questions page.)
So you might run this type of display ad; An Explosive Free 17 Page Special Report Finally Reveals!
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( And of course: if this were online, you would direct them to your special lead capture page or your blog with your opt in box offering the free info.)
Q. Who is the most likely prospect to call in order to receive your powerful free information (lead generator?)
Bingo! So hopefully you can see how proven Direct Response Marketing strategies (such as this) example, can help you zero in on your ideal target market.Plus, show you how to build a list fast.
It’s advertising/marketing that is accountable. Because it helps eliminate the tire kickers (non qualified) and qualifies your ideal prospects.
They raise their hands by responding to your immediate solution driven inducement and thus become a lead for long term follow up opportunities.
Proven Direct Response advertising offers some type of immediate solution (by way of) a free information giveaway in exchange for your leads (all important contact) information.
And that’s how you start building a highly responsive ( and highly targeted) long term prospect list.
In Part Two ; you’ll discover seven more nitty gritty marketing details that will also help make this happen!
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