| You've heard it again and again - the money's in the | | | | upload copy to your site |
| list. But, for whatever reason, you've put off building | | | | 7. Search for 'Free Squeeze Page template' & |
| your own business email list. Maybe you think it's too | | | | download |
| hard, or too expensive or that you don't have | | | | 8. Draft your squeeze page copy - a strong headline, |
| anything to offer of value. But really they're just | | | | describe the benefits of your free eBook, strong call |
| excuses. It all comes down to how much you really | | | | to action i.e. Join up!, and nothing else on the page to |
| want something. | | | | distract the visitor (no adverts etc) |
| How much do you want this? If you really want it | | | | 9. Edit page with NVU, add code for autoresponder |
| you'll find a way. Think about this scenario: | | | | form & upload to your site. |
| - Your child/spouse/parent/pet (insert your own | | | | 10. Write your welcome autoresponder message with |
| loved one here) is in a burning building | | | | a link to download your eBook |
| - You have 48 hours to get them out or they perish | | | | Step 2 - Get your first opt-in |
| (sorry!) | | | | |
| - You only had your $10 and that is only to be used | | | | 1. Search for 'Free Credit Based Safelists' or 'Free |
| for your domain name | | | | Credit Based List Builder' e.g. List Joe & join up. |
| - You have your laptop/computer and an internet | | | | Safelists are an email list you join for free and in |
| connection | | | | return you can email others on that list. |
| - The only way you could get them out was to have | | | | 2. Send out the link to your opt-in page through the |
| set up your list building site and have at least 1 opt in. | | | | safelist. (NB: The quality of subscribers on safelists |
| Ok, so of course it's not real life but think about it | | | | varies widely so it isn't a long term traffic strategy |
| for a moment as if it were because often we don't | | | | however we're just looking for that one opt in to |
| take action until we absolutely HAVE to. Could you | | | | get us started!) |
| do it? Seriously, if you HAD to do it could you? Well | | | | Step 3 - Give yourself a HUGE pat on the back, then |
| we could. Ok, there's no real burning building in sight, | | | | go rescue your loved ones! |
| just a burning desire to succeed, but this is how we | | | | Total cost $10.00 |
| would do it: | | | | Yes, this example may have been slightly tongue in |
| Step 1 - Set Up Squeeze/Opt in Page & | | | | cheek but what we're trying to do is to show you |
| Autoresponder | | | | that building your email business list isn't expensive or |
| | | | hard. Sure you'll make mistakes and come across |
| 1. Search for 'Cheap domain names' eg: Godaddy and | | | | technical challenges along the way but I promise you |
| buy domain name | | | | that every question you ask will be able to be |
| 2. Search for 'Free Hosting Account' & sign up | | | | answered with an online search. Getting started is the |
| 3. Search for 'Free Autoresponder' & sign up e.g. Mail | | | | hardest part. Once your page is up you can go back |
| Chimp | | | | and improve it and work on getting quality, targeted |
| 4. Download free FTP software e.g. FileZilla | | | | traffic to your site but getting it online in the first |
| 5. Download free web editoring software e.g. NVU | | | | place is the key. So, stop the excuses, start thinking |
| 6. Search for 'Free PLR eBook' (PLR stands for | | | | as if you only have the 48 hours and start building |
| Private Label Rights. It's a type of license that lets | | | | your business email list tonight! |
| you give away something as if it were your own) & | | | | |