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Simple Ways To Build Your List – four types of leads

Sometimes it is best to rely on simple tools and small opportunities when you are just starting out in the industry. You will have much time to grow your business and expand your customer base if you follow the simple steps outlined in this guide.

 Subscriber leads

One easy way to build your list is by collecting subscriber leads. This is one of the best ways to expand your business. There are many ways to acquire leads, but the best way to collect leads is to gather them automatically, through email or by your website through various forms.

 Opt-In leads

Like subscriber leads, opt-in leads are a good tool for building your business. Opt-in leads are leads you get when you invite someone to enter their information into your database. When they do this, they are granting you permission to contact them in the future about new products or updates to your site.

 Survey leads

Another way to produce automatic subscriber leads is by conducting surveys on your website. This is a simple way to increase the number of subscribers to your list. You can place survey ads on your website so they pop up when a customer checks out. 

 Affiliating

One way you can collect leads for your subscriber list is by affiliating. Affiliating means joining in or offering an affiliate program. When you take part in an affiliate program you immediately realize the benefits of getting leads that an affiliate will create and then forward to you.  For this process to work you need an opt-in program and an auto responder  programmer.

Using these programs you can gather information and instantly send out confirmation emails to new subscribers on your list. Don't worry about having people fill in their address fields or phone number. Most people are hesitant to provide this information, but very willing to provide their email address. There is  much less pressure involved when you are collecting email addresses instead of  personal information. 

 Additional   Top two ways to profit from your list  

 There are  literally dozens of different methods you can employ to achieve results, but two  seem to work better than all others.  The top two ways to profit from your list are also the easiest, so let's look at them: 

 1.  Build trust and loyalty among your customers. Your customers will not buy from you unless you are able to prove your worthiness. So, you have  to spend notable time working to build their trust. You can do this many  ways. You can join forums that talk about the products or service industry  you have an interest in, and look for experts in your field to offer their  advice and recommendations to your subscriber list. 

 Also, make sure your website is clear and offers your visitors relevant and  important information they will find helpful during their journey. If you are practicing affiliate marketing, and even if you are not, make sure you tested or tried any products you plan to sell so you can provide your subscribers honest reviews of them. This is the #1-way to build trust, and  trust always leads to higher profit margins.

 You should also build a user-friendly website, one that has a navigation  bar placed in a prominent location. Make sure you provide your customers with a contact us page and always respond to customer or visitor inquiries within 48 hours if this is possible. The sooner you get back with your visitors, the better reputation you will build.

 When responding to customer's that contact you through your website, make sure that you remind them to sign up for your free newsletter if they  haven't already, which will contain more information on the subject they are looking for. Don't automatically assume they want to be subscribed to  your newsletter just because they asked a question on the topic.  Tell them what your newsletter offers, and how they can subscribe.

 When you build trust and loyalty, your customers are also more likely to  refer your business to their friends and their family. Some web owners  design a page after the order page that allows the customer to input the  names and emails of two to three of their friends that might also be interested in your products. This is another simple way to build your list. Make sure you provide them an incentive for checking you out, in the way  of a free report, book, checklist or newsletter subscription. 

 2.  Fulfill your subscriber's needs. Everyone has needs. The whole point of  doing business on the web is to fulfill the needs of people surfing the  Internet. If you want to make money selling a product or a service, you first  have to find out how that product or service will fill your prospect's needs. How will they benefit from the product or service you offer? Have other  people benefited? If so, how and why? Providing your customers with this information will help you create a profitable opt-in list, one that will  transform visitors into paying customers. One of the simplest ways to tell your customers how you can fulfill their  needs is by listing the ways you do this on your landing page, or on another prominent place on your website. Make sure you bullet each  benefit and explain to the prospect exactly how you plan to serve them, and why your product or service is better than that of the competition. 

 The more content you provide, the more secure your customer will feel about their purchase. They are also more inclined to believe you are  fulfilling a need they have. 

Final  notices:

 First, run a legitimate business that you know something about. You have to know what you are selling to sell it well. Next, if you want to encourage your customers to buy, offer them some form of guarantee.

Lastly, provide your customer's helpful hints and guidelines that will help them  get the most benefit from your product. This shows your customer you have a vested interest in helping them succeed. This builds trust and loyalty, and  converts subscribers to buyers. That is your goal to begin with.

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