Opt In (Permission based) emailing the the absolute best method to get online sales, so you need to generate your own lists.

Easy to do by installing an autoresponder on your site, preferably a double-opt-in autoresponder, which works like this:

Your site visitor signs up.

The Autoresponder then sends them a confirming email in which they are asked to again confirm that they have signed up to receive your newsletter or other emails.

When they do, the autoresponder then sends them another greeting email and you now have a new client/prospect!

Do this with a number of sites, all under the same company blanket, promote the webistes and you will begin building a large list in short order.

Offer your website visitors and incentive to sign up on your list; a free e-book of marketing tips for example and your signup rate will go up.

It will take some time to build a large list but remember this:

Permission based email is NOT "spam" and can have a very high click-through rate!  Imagine having a list of 100K names and getting a 5-7% response from your mailings!  A 5% response from a 100K list would mean Five Thousand (5,000!) sales!  A 7% resonse if Seven Thousand (7,000) sales and these kinds of numbers are not unusual when mailing from a good double opt in list in a niche market.

Next time I'll talk about how to find your niche and get into how to run your lists after that.

Thanks for looking!

This is informative, you know; important of Auto responder in internet marketing can't be over emphasized.    I love where you wrote "Permission based email is NOT "spam", because this is where some marketers miss it.

Quote from: Webmaster on 2012-03-08 22:32
This is informative, you know; important of Auto responder in internet marketing can't be over emphasized.    I love where you wrote "Permission based email is NOT "spam", because this is where some marketers miss it.

Indeed and with the contsant changes in Google search algorithms we are going to have to develop our own strategies and opt-in email is the only way to go!

Sorry about not posting more recently but I was down with the flu; am OK now and back at work, so you will be reading more from me soon!

Glad to know you are back.

"Opt in" plays an important role in marketing, and requires good plan and strategy.