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Today's subject is one that I get asked all the time - how can I build a list quickly and easily?

Building a list is easier than you think.

The fact is the techniques of list-building are really quite simple.

Here are three tactics you can use to build your list fast:

Use a "squeeze page". I find that, while everyone seems to know about the effectiveness of a squeeze page, few are actually doing it, or if they are, they're not using a true squeeze page. You must admit, it takes a little bit of backbone to say, "You don't get to see anything until you give me your e-mail address!" I promise you, though, use a squeeze page and you'll get subscribers, and you'll build your list. If you look at my squeeze page at www.rayedwardscopy.com, you'll see that I don't even offer an ethical bribe to get people to opt-in, yet my conversion rate for this page is about 38%.

Swap ads with other list owners. Look around for other e-zine publishers and offer to trade ads. They will run an ad for your list, and you will run an ad for theirs. Don't offer ads? No problem. Try a little cross-promotion between newsletters or blogs. Simply write a small paragraph explaining, "I've found a great newsletter which I think you will like. Check out this link." This is one of the fastest and most effective ways to build your list. It sounds almost too easy to be true, but it really works.

Use forum postings to get opt-ins. Provided you have an ethical bribe to offer to your subscribers - something like an audio, or a special report, or a pdf, or a piece of software - you can post to forums (posting good content, of course, no spam!), and in your signature line, most forums will allow you to say, "To get my 'Seven Tips on Building Your List', click here." That link leads them directly to your opt-in page. Now, do you think you can take twenty minutes a day, visit ten forums, answer people's questions (don't just post a blatant ad), provide good content, and include your signature line with your link at the bottom of every post? Of course you can! I get subscribers every day from this tactic, and I hardly have time to post to forums anymore!

Want more information? Check out today's resource at www.MyFirstListOnline.com for great information and free list-building tips.

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