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8 Tips for building a profitable email list
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What list builders use to create huge email lists

Today’s post is about how to build your email list fast.
That is: adding hundreds of subscribers to your list every week!

It’s a guest post, written by Gary David, an Internet marketer which specializes list building.
Here goes.
Enjoy!

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We always hear that the “money is in the list”.
Honestly, when I started online back in 2006, I never gave importance of building my list. I only took it seriously after 2 years.

Consider this for a minute. Every subscriber on your list is worth $1 in sales a month to you. Therefore, when you have an email list of about 2,000, you are likely to earn at least $2,000 per month. If your list is about 5,000, you can expect to make about $5,000 per month. That’s when I realized to start building my list in 2008.

Now, even though I have thousands of subscribers already, I still continue building my list every single day. In fact, I have one strategy that I would like to share to you that consistently adds hundreds of subscribers to me every week.

This is how I add 100-200+ subscribers to my list every week, and guess what, the more your list grows, the more money that you can make and let me show how you can do the same.

How Do I Consistently Add 100 – 200+ Email Subscribers Every Week?

Absolutely, one of my favorite strategies is what we call email “adswaps”, you probably heard of it before, or to some of you, might doing this already.

What exactly is an email adswap?
An adswap is when two marketers come together to advertise one of their offers to each others list.

For example, if you have 300+ subscribers. you will look for a marketer who have 300+ subscribers as well, and agree to send out promotional email to each others list to gain additional subscribers for each other.

Why does this work?
The best type of promotion is when other people promote you. That builds more credibility and trust from others, and as we all know, we need credibility and gain trust from people if we want to succeed online. I am going to show you how to look for them in a minute…

Why do email adswaps work?
It is very easy to set-up, no hassle and you get responsive potential subscribers. So, if you have 700 email subscribers, you have to find a marketer with similar amount of subscribers just like you.

If you both send an email, the normal rate of subscribers you would keep from 700 people is roughly 10% conversion which is 70 subscribers, and your opt-in page converting at about 30%, in that scenario, you would add 21 subscribers from this adswap.

At this point, it may not sound like a lot yet. However, just visualize if you keep on repeating this similar method frequently, you will notice that you are building your subscribers list fast. Just make sure to look for a marketer with similar list size, don’t perform email adswaps with people who have fewer subscribers than you.

Take a look at this instance…

700 subscribers X 10% conversion = 70 visitors X 30% opt-in = 21 subscribers.

If you do this repeatedly about 2-4 times a week, you will keep 10% of another marketer’s list.
As a result, that will build to 721, followed by 742, then 764, then 786. Thus, you have just added 86 new subscribers for that week!

Consider this, when your list grows and you are hitting 1,000 or 2,000 subscribers and you are repeating this method, matching your list size with another marketer, you begin to increase your list fast.

Just to illustrate, if your list is 4,000 subscribers, 10% of that is 400 and a 30% opt-in page conversion, you will add 120 subscribers just from 1 ad swap, and if you do 2 that week with the same size, you will add 240 new subscribers, isn’t that incredible?
Now, keep in mind that those are very responsive subscribers, because it came from another respectable marketer.

My objective is to help you build your email list fast this year. I aspire to see you accomplish something and the quickest and much more long-term approach to do this is to build your email list primarily.
Keep in mind, traffic = money, no other way around it, this really is traffic you possibly can generate on demand by sending 1 email to your list.
Also, when you are driving traffic from other sources you continue to still build your list at the same time, how awesome is that?!

Everything else is simply a distraction to you.
Your email list needs to be your number 1 concern every day, and all of the things that I’m doing to build my list including article marketing, blog commenting, forum marketing, viral marketing, social bookmarking etc all leads back to my squeeze page to build my list.

I’m going to provide help to build your email list to at least 300+ subscribers this month to be able to get the standard downpact and on your way to making true success, because it does matter.

Keep in mind, it is not about how big your email list is, it’s about how responsive it is!
I’ve seen 500+ subscribers list out-perform list size of about 5,000+ and by building your email list using these techniques, it is possible to build fast, and build responsive too.
Remember, not anything works unless you truly put it to use.

Gary David is an Internet Marketer which specializes list building. Discover 26 superpower tactics for rapid-fire list building and learn the step-by-step guide on how to build your list.

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Case again.
So, what’s your take? Do you build your email list?
Post your comments below.

How to Add Hundreds of Subscribers to Your List Every Week is a post from Affordable internet marketing, http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com by Case Stevens.

At least, that’s what David Smith says and I couldn’t agree more.
That’s why I decided to publish David’s guest article about building a profitable email list.
Here goes.
Enjoy!

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Email marketing still works!
In fact, email marketing earns an ROI of nearly $50 for every $1 spent on it. Simply put, it’s one of the most effective direct marketing methods available. And if your business isn’t using it, you need to get started now.

The first step to building a successful email marketing campaign is growing a list of subscribers.

Remember, the CAN-SPAM Act says you can only send marketing emails to people who have opted in to your email list, and you also have to tell recipients how to opt out of receiving future email from you.

Here are 8 tips that will help you build a profitable (and legal) email marketing list.

1. Place signup links on every page of your website.
   You never know how visitors will arrive at your website. Many will come through your home page, but others will arrive on deeper pages and on your PPC landing pages.

   That’s why I recommend placing a signup form on every page of your website. To get the most results, place this email signup form above the fold, and clearly label it. Give people a reason they should sign up by highlighting a benefit (e.g. “Get a 25% discount off your next purchase by subscribing to our email list”).

2. Harness the power of article marketing.
   Article marketing still gets results. I know a lot of people view article marketing as an outdated and even spammy technique, but I disagree. You can get a lot of signups for your email list if you place links and a call to action in your author’s resource box.

   Remember, let people know what’s in it for them if they signup. And don’t make the mistake of putting too many calls to action in your resource box. It’s overwhelming and distracting. Leave it at one clear call to action.

3. Promote samples of your newsletter.
   Show your website visitors what they’re missing out on. Post samples of your newsletters on your website. This can be a useful article from a newsletter or a special deal that email subscribers got to enjoy.
   By showing them rather than just telling them how useful a subscription to your email list is, you increase the chances of getting them to sign up.

4. Socialize your email campaign.
   Email marketing and social media are beginning to become inseparable. 27% of businesses have already integrated social media into their email marketing campaign, and another 24% are in the process of creating an integration strategy. The benefit of socializing your email campaign is that it allows your email subscribers to share your content with their friends on Twitter, Facebook, etc. This helps you spread your messages farther, creating a viral effect and earning you more signups.

5. Give people a reason to sign up.
   Sometimes, people need a little extra motivation to sign up for your email list. That’s where freebies come into play. Free eBooks, whitepapers, and trials of your product act as powerful bait for reeling in subscribers.
   For example, you could say “Get a FREE copy of our new eBook ‘10 Ways to Make More Money’ when you sign up for our email list!” Everybody loves getting something for free, and if it’s a good offer, they’ll happily give you their email address.

6. Offer subscriber-only deals
   Reward your subscribers by giving them exclusive deals not available to anyone else. Each month, you could give them a special coupon. This accomplishes two things:
   1) It makes it worthwhile for people to sign up and stay on your email list and
   2) It drives sales as most subscribers will want to redeem their coupons.
   It’s a win-win.

7. Never buy an email list.
   This is the biggest mistake you can make. Buying a list is a complete no-no. Not only do you run into the whole spamming issue, but the simple truth is no list that you buy will be as targeted as one that you build yourself.
   People who actually sign up for a list that you’re building do so because they’re interested in receiving your messages, meaning they’re likelier to take action than someone whose email address was sold to you.

8. Use print signup sheets
   Do you have a physical storefront?
   Do you attend industry events?
   If you have any sort of physical interaction with your customers, you should have print signup sheets for your email list. This is another great way to get more subscribers, and it’s an offline method that most people ignore.

Does your company use email marketing? Are you satisfied with your results?
Please share your opinions in the comments below.

David Smith is the freelance writer working for conversion rate optimization company Invesp. Feel Free to download our free landing page templates.

8 Tips for Building a Profitable Email List is a post from Affordable internet marketing, http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com by Case Stevens.

Despite the micro blogging hype, they are -still- right.

With a huge and sound list you will always be able to generate an online income.
You can lose your SE rankings, being slapped by PPC advertising systems and being hit by a lot of other tragedies.
You will still be okay as long as you have a great list.

But how do these list builders create their lists?

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Well, they use many different ways that you can use too, but before we’ll go into that, let me point out the most important part that list builders use consistently.

The main key is to dedicate all your efforts to a formula that will work for you.

You should create a detailed plan to build your list and then stick to it. That’s what all great list builders do and so should you, as it will keep you focused.

However, don’t consider it written in stone. As you move forward, be prepared to change your plan and discover better ways to do things. It’s kind of split testing: you keep what works best and replace the other formula by a new one.

Giving valuable information away for free still is one of the best ways to build a huge list and that’s what successful list builders use most.

Visit your favorite forums and watch closely what members are talking about to get an idea of what would make a great free gift. What problems do people have? Then find a solution for that problem and give it away in exchange for their email address. That’s one great way to build your list.

Give away events are another way to grow your list. Mind you, give-aways always attract freebee seekers, so give away your incentive and then ask for email addresses. Thus you will get less subscribers, but those who sign up are seriously interested in your offer.

But ways to build a list is not all.

Once your list starts growing then you will need to keep your subscribers satisfied. List builders are very aware of that. That’s why, instead of concentrating all their energy on the list building aspect, they also take good care of their subscribers to prevent people from leaving.

One key ingredient here to give them value on a weekly basis, so if you create a series of valuable follow up messages they won’t even consider leaving your list. Therefore nurturing your list should be an important part of your plan too.

Implement these 3 tips that list builders always use:

1. Choose Your Autoresponder Wisely

   An autoresponder is a software program that automatically sends automatic emails to people at any interval you tell it to. You simply write the emails, feed them into the autoresponder, and set the date to sent that message.

   I’m using Aweber, because I have found them the best in delivering my messages through all the spam filters. Others are GetResponse and Email Aces. And there are some self-hosted scripts too. They all have great features, but at the time of my selection, Aweber was simply the best for me (and still is) and for most great list builders. So, take your time and choose it wisely.

2. Make People an Offer They Can’t Refuse

   Offer your potential customers valuable information in exchange for their email address. Or you could offer them a chance to win some type of prize or a free copy of your latest software or Ebook.
   For example, you could give away a free laptop every month. Just make sure you publicize who wins the prize so that more people will be encouraged to try to win it.

3. Concentrate on Content

   You prefer to carefully craft every follow up message that you write. Make it valuable to the reader, so they can use it immediately to improve THEIR business. Include some casual selling without really blatantly trying to sell them something. People don’t like getting an email that is simply a sales pitch. Just offer a solution to a problem and the product that you use.

   When you’re writing your follow up messages, treat your subscribers like friends. You prefer to start a long term relationship with them so that they don’t unsubscribe. Therefore treat your list less like potential customers and more like friends.

Follow these 3 list builders tips and you will have a large and profitable list.
If you need more info, check out this top list builders resource.

So, what’s your take on these list builders tips?
Post your comments below.

What list builders use to create huge email lists is a post from Affordable internet marketing, http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com by Case Stevens.

Email is a perfect way to do just that.

Lots of people fail to do follow up and many of them just because they have absolutely no idea how to do that. So, here are some guidelines.

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Your follow up starts with your ‘thank you’ page.
On that page, you first re-assure your customer or subscriber that she has made the right choice. Remember that she just took a difficult decision, either sending you her money to buy your product or giving away her email address for a subscription. You just have to remove any nagging doubts that still play around in her mind.

Also, on that same page, you give her access to the product or freebie that you’ve promised, either directly by linking to it or by telling her she will find it in her welcome email that will arrive shortly in her email box.
Please understand what a great moment that is to point out to her that your emails may end up in a trash or spam folder. Therefore ask her to look there if she can’t find an email from you and have her whitelist your email address.

Then, your email follow up series -commonly called autoresponder series- kicks in, and fortunately, since you asked her to whitelist your address, it ends up in her IN-box.

In the first email that is sent immediately after your customer/subscriber took action, you welcome her and again re-assure her that she has made the right decision. This is important, since it takes away any doubts about that decision.
Of course you give her the download links again or a way to get them in case the download failed. Always offer help and support with downloads in your first email!

Make sure you mention the product or newsletter name again, so she can familiarize with that.
If you have some sort of affiliate program, you can mention that in here, but make it a soft pitch. Your customer/subscriber has to make sure she gets her stuff first.

In the second email, you start with mentioning the product or newsletter name, so your customer/subscriber knows what you’re talking about. Kind of branding on a small scale.
Remind her of what she can do with the downloaded files and how she should do it or use them.

If you have any additional resources, you can add them in here. Also mention your affiliate program if you have one, so she knows she can make money using your download file. That makes her want to move faster.

In your third email you can recommend other products, resources, membership sites or free newsletters that you have. Kind of cross promotion, but still keep it a very soft pitch.
Also, do ask if they had the time to try and work with your product, resources or freebies. Remind them of the benefits and kindly ask for a testimonial, that includes the problem she had and how your product has solved that.

Finally, the fourth email you send should contain nothing else than your personal help.
Offer them your personal email instead of help@yourdomain.com or support@yourdomain.com. Let them know only valuable customers or subscribers have that email address and only they are allowed to use it to get in touch with you.

Don’t underestimate this email. I learned this from Paul Myers who reports huge response rates on later emails. That’s exactly my personal experience too. Most of the responses I get are based on this message. Oh, and take your time to answer these emails personally! Give it an extra personal touch, so they know it doesn’t come from the email follow up series.

Make it as personal as possible. If you use a great email follow up management system (yes, here we go again, but it’s just an indispensable resource!), it will allow you to include their first name. Use that!
But also make it short. No selling, no nothing. Just personal help, personal email address.
Build a relationship.

In the next emails, before pitching other products, be sure to get a testimonial or case study back from your customer. Include this in your marketing materials so your credibility will boost.

Take it from there.
At least, your email follow up series have a great start.

Any comments on this?

How To Write Great Email Follow Up Series is a post from Affordable internet marketing, http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com by Case Stevens.

In fact, if you don’t build a list, regardless the marketing strategy you’re following, you’re nuts. Why?

Because -and that’s the main reason for list building- you want to establish and continue a personal and eventually profitable relationship between you and the person interested in your list topic(s).

Please read that again. Emphasis is on ‘establish’ and ‘continue’.
In other words, you need to be in close contact with your targeted audience. Because apparently you know something they don’t and they just LOVE to learn from you.

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Establish is difficult, Continue is even harder. I could elaborate on this, but it’s not what I want to convey in this post (hang on, that great viral list building trick is coming!). Besides, there are great list building experts who can tell you exactly how to build huge lists. Paul Myers is one of them. His Ebook ‘The Amazing List Machine‘ is excellent! No fluff, no filler, just over 70 pages with high value content. Check it out.

I presume you use a confirmation procedure while building your list (a.k.a. double opt-in). It’s the only safe way to build a list.
In that case, the subscriber to your list is a special person for you. After all, she requested and confirmed to receive email messages from you about a specific topic at specific times.

That implies that you have to know and specify what exactly they will receive (topics) and when (frequency). If you don’t have a specific frequency, tell them, so they know!

That also implies that it’s best for you to know exactly what you want to achieve with your list.That’s where lots of people fail. After -finally- deciding to build a list, they just start.

Take Caroline Middlebrook for instance.
Caroline wants to build a list and she’s preparing a Stumble Upon E-course for it. That’s great and I’m sure many people will sign up there.

Only…
she’s not sure what she wants to do with her list.

That’s not good.
Because eventually she will want to monetize that list. She doesn’t have a product yet and there aren’t any suitable affiliate programs to promote with that topic. So what to do? Should she only give away free content?

Maybe, but …

… let’s surprise her with this great viral list building method.
While she can’t monetize her list for the moment, she can set another goal where she still can profit from her list building efforts and at the same time build a huge list and even satisfy her subscribers and build a great relationship with them too.

Here’s how this viral list building trick works.

First, she signs up with a reputable list management service, like Aweber which I highly recommend.

Next, she creates her sign up form. Easy to do with the instructions given at Aweber. Obviously that form will contain at least an email address and maybe a name.
But she should include at least one other field…

…in Caroline’s case: a Stumble Upon account name!
Since she’s going to write an e-course about Stumble Upon her list building goal for the moment will be to add as many Stumble friends as possible.

That field should be a hidden one (not visible in the form) and the default value should be her SU account name. That value is added to the database in her Aweber account (in a variable like SUname) and she can use that data in her messages!!!

Because in her E-course, she can include her Stumble Upon link in several messages like this:

where the Aweber system replaces {SUname} by the stored value (=Carolines account name).

Are you with me this far?
All she did until now was setting up a form using a variable containing her account name instead of a direct link to http://cmiddlebrook.stumbleupon.com/, but the end result in her messages was the same.

Now here’s what she does to go viral…

…she can offer her great E-course to others, for instance to me so I can please my visitors by providing her E-course.

Because…

…she simply offers HER form to me and allows me to REPLACE her SU-account name in the hidden field by MINE. Now, when someone subscribes through my form, in the message series they are referred to MY Stumble Upon account and they become MY friends.
All I have to do is put up the form and promote it.

Are you beginning to see the beauty of this viral list building technique?

So far, here’s what we have now:

1. Lots of satisfied subscribers as they can take a high value free E-course and learn a lot
2. Satisfied Case, because I’m providing an excellent course to my visitors WITHOUT lifting a finger (except promotion) PLUS I get many friends added to my SU account.
3. Very satisfied Caroline, because she builds her list much faster than she can do alone PLUS … read on…

OF COURSE she can offer her course to others too, which only increases her subscriber base. It’s a simple and very easy form of list building joint venture! Heck, she can even include her offer in her message series!

And OF COURSE she can add other hidden fields for other Social Bookmarking sites (which she mentions in her messages) and have all subscribers add her there too.

And OF COURSE, if appropriate, she can include an occasional link (NOT to be replaced) to an affiliate program like for instance Aweber to promote that and earn recurring commissions. Thus she can still monetize her list.

And finally, if she includes more social bookmarking fields, she can easily broaden her list building topic (provided she explicitly mentions that in her sign up form or messages) to Web2.0 issues. And isn’t that a topic that can be monetized?

There you have it. My viral list building trick.
What’s you take? Interesting?
Post your comments below.

Little Known Viral List Building Trick Multiplies Your Subscriber Base is a post from Affordable internet marketing, http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com by Case Stevens.

“I just got an e-mail from you and it stated that I signed up with you as an experienced marketer.
Well, I’m not. I’m still looking for something that I am comfortable with and how to do it.”

What happened was that he selected the wrong marketing experience option when signing up. It was the first time in all these years this happened and I changed it immediately.

You see, when subscribers sign up for my newsletter Affordable Online Strategies, they are qualified BEFORE the hit the submit button. Because the first thing I ask them is their internet marketing experience level.

Depending on their choice, the rest of the page below the fold shows different content and they are sent to an appropriate email follow up series (autoresponder).

That means, that newbies receive different messages than intermediate and seasoned marketers. I start explaining common Internet strategies, techniques and terms first. My subscribers just love that!

Thus, while the content of my newsletter is about Internet marketing in general, my autoresponder series are more targeted and tries to educate subscribers depending on their marketing experience level.

It’s how I avoid frequently asked basic questions like what’s a host, what’s ftp, what’s html and so on.

Of course I do occasionally poll my readers, but each poll is targeted towards their experience.

Since I use Aweber, I can also create sub-groups, based on the date they signed up or the last follow up message they received. That allows me to shift the ’1 year newbies’ to the intermediate group and ’1 year old intermediates’ to the seasoned subscribers.

So, whenever I poll or send broadcasts, I have all the options I need to target my subscribers as much as possible.

I think, despite the decreasing opening rates of email messages in general, that’s one of the reasons why my emails are quite successful. I use the same strategy in other niches, with comparable results.

Of course there’s no need to apply such strategies whenever you’re offering a specific product, because that by itself can qualify your subscribers.

I mean, if you for instance offer something like “Software To Easily Rewrite Articles and PLR Content“, you more or less know what kind of people will take a look at it.

On other occasions, such as “How To Create InfoProducts Fast“, you have to qualify your targeted audience in the sales page.

But it’s a whole other matter if you create a squeeze page for a general newsletter. If you don’t qualify your potential subscriber BEFORE they sign up, you have a lot of work to do.

Think about it.
And let me know your opinion. Comment below.

Qualify Your Subscribers is a post from Affordable Internet Marketing, http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com by Case Stevens.

There can be many reasons for that. Here’s a nice article that sums it up quite well: Email deliverability: what’s it all about?

But you always should start with yourself, because you can drastically increase your profits by improving the delivery of your messages. After all, the more are getting delivered, the more chances on making sales or at least satisfying your subscribers and customers by delivering high quality information.

I’m using Aweber for broadcasts and they have some great tips to increase deliverability. They have a Free Email Deliverability Guide For Our Blog Readers!
While their deliverability figures may not be objective, they also have a service in place to monitor the delivery of emails. Although I don’t use that one, it gives me confidence that their results stay high.

Lyris also publishes a guide called The Opt-In Email Marketer’s Checklist for Inbox Delivery.

But even then you can walk into a nasty pitfall as well known marketer Mark Hendricks found out at watchout for this email deliverability trap.
So, before including someone’s website in your email broadcasts, check the site out at SURBL+ Checker Query Results

Another issue is the use of HTML emails. Personally I always use flat text and send my readers to a webpage as soon as possible to avoid filtering of my messages. Because HTML code can affect email deliverability

If you manage your own email, it’s always wise to check your own reputation when it comes to email marketing. Because there are three metrics that make your E-mail reputation.

If you’re into email marketing and building lists, then you really should set up your whole lead generation process carefully, so you will get your email address whitelisted.

Give the whole process the attention it deserves, so you can use it to its fullest extent. Here’s another great resource to start your email deliverability process.

Email Deliverability is a post from Affordable internet marketing, http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com by Case Stevens.

In general, when a visitor signs up for a free subscription, on the “thank-you page” he or she is given the opportunity to subscribe to other offers.

The main problem is how you find other publishers who you could land a co-reg joint venture with.

You could do this is by looking in search engines and directories. Another way is to sign up for co-registration services on the Net.

But the very best way to set up a list building JV is to look inside your own network.
After all, there are the people that you already know and trust. And probably you also already know what exactly they are doing and if their niche ties in neatly with yours.

If there’s someone in your network with an newsletter that is similar to yours but does not necessarily compete, then that would be a perfect nominee. Again, this proves it’s very important who you know and who knows you!

Co registration leads that are targeted will be valuable additions to your lists. Many of the co registration leads might very well be your customers for life.

Here is how you can implement the concept of co-registration:

1. After you have approached another publisher with a co-registration arrangement, you both agree to become partners.
2. Each partner shows the other publisher’s subscription offer on the “thank you” page that is brought up after a visitor subscribes to the first publisher’s content.
3. When the visitor agrees to subscribe to the co-reg offer, the subscription is dealt with according to the instructions that are on the e-mail sign-up form.
4. Ideally, both partners try to send the same amount of subscribers to one another.
5. Each partner keeps track of the results and either makes adjustments or discontinues the partnership.
6. This can be done over and over again with many other publishers.

Now, setting this up requires software. That is, if you don’t use the co-reg services on the Net.

I’m not quite sure about this, but this software may be a huge problem. Lots of people really would like to use co-registration, but just don’t know how to manage the whole process.

So, my question is: do you use co-registration and if not, why not?
And a second one: if you had some powerful software do manage co-regs, would you use this list building strategy?

Please post your comments. When useful, you’ll get a link back to your site!

Why Don’t You Use Co-Registration To Build Your Lists? is a post from Affordable internet marketing, http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com by Case Stevens.

“Dear Case,
My head is still spinning. My friend in LA just tod me that websites need articles so bad write now if you have a 6th grade education you can bank 300-400 bones a day just scratching out OK content.”

Well, that one caught my eye immediately.

I mean, apart from the words that were used. As you may know, English isn’t my first language, but I can do better than that, I hope.

Assuming that ‘bones’ was the slang equivalent of dollars (I couldn’t find that one in my most used, free desktop software WordWeb), I just got curious as to how you can make $400 a day ‘just scratching out OK content’.

You see, the subject line of the email was: “Case, Can You Write a Stupid Blog? Then Get Paid”. The rest of the email said:

“They don’t really even care how good it is. Thats the weird part. It’s just filler to build up their sites.
If you really can write you can make double that. But even novice like me can make as much as an RN at the kitchen table.
Check out this full story.”

And then a tiny url link.

Yeeeeeehaaa, “I can make double that”.
I guess, that means double the 300-400 bones, which I still think are dollars.

Eight Hundred Bones huh?

Right now I’m involved in Willie Crawford’s Inner Circle to create an Ebook on how to make $100 a day by people who actually DO that.
Eight Hundred Bones is eight times more! That’s not bad for one day. Certainly if you only have to write eh… well, let’s call it ‘filler’.

Are you getting suspicious yet?

Ah ah, not me! I clicked the link.

You then see the service’s home page. It says
Get Paid To Write Simple Articles $25-40
Get Paid To Post In Blogs $15-$50
$450 Per Story.
Get Started NOW

The tab links at their home page do not work. The only thing you can do there is Step 1 from 3: Create Your Login Info.

So …. I did Step 1! Anxious to get in.

The next page says that my profile is created and tells me how much I can earn. Up to SIX figures and some members make $250 a day working only a few hours.
To me that seems hard to do if an article only pays ten bucks. That means writing 25 articles in a couple of hours. Now, I realize I’m slow, but that seems quite an accomplishment to me.

On top of that, it’s still far away from the 800 bones! Maybe bones aren’t dollars?

Now, making $250 a day doesn’t create a SIX figure income, not even in a year working EVERY day. So to generate a SIX figure income, you have to work much harder. And crank out more articles than the 25 already.

Now I am getting suspicious!

But then, suddenly, there’s a paragraph that asks me if I qualify to be a Free Lance Home Worker. And that one seriously aroused a deep feeling of anger (isn’t that the political correct term for getting pissed off?).

Because…. I can’t qualify! You have to be

“…a native English speaker. It doesn’t matter if you are a College or even a High school drop-out. As long as English is your first language then you can make money on the internet writing!”

Dammit, !@#$%^&, I can write better emails than those few lines I got from a native speaker and I don’t qualify!

I should have known better. I first must learn to write emails like the one above. Maybe then I’ll qualify.
It’s back to my home courses.

Make SIX Figures A Year Writing Garbage is a post from Affordable internet marketing, http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com by Case Stevens.

You will notice by the bounces emails you receive. Emails that I’ve never written are sent to address that I do not know about. Yet, when such an address doesn’t exists, I will get a notice for that.
That’s how you discover how someone abused your domain name.

I immediately informed my host and my registrar, just to be sure that they wouldn’t delete my accounts. Doing that isn’t really necessary if they are good, because from the email headers they already can tell I didn’t send the spam emails. Just wanted to be sure.

As a result of that abuse, I had to close many email accounts at that domain.
Before doing that, I wanted to change the email addresses of newsletters and customer lists that I was subscribed to that I received on those addresses. Otherwise, all publishers of these ezines would receive bounce messages. Besides that, I also wanted to keep most subscriptions.

To my surprise, many of the messages that are sent to you do NOT contain a link where you can change your email address. They all contained a link to UNsubscribe, but that wasn’t my goal.

Strangely enough, Email Aces, a great autoresponder service, doesn’t support that either. Once in the ‘update’-section you can change all your data, except your email address. I understand they are careful, but changing your email addy, if necessary followed by a confirmation email, should be possible.

Now, you could unsubscribe and subscribe again for a newsletter if you can find the subscription page, but being on a customer list that is sending updates and new releases is a whole other matter.

So, I sent an email to those that didn’t offer the possibility to change an email address, using the ‘reply’ address included in the message IF that was possible. Some of them have a ‘no-reply’ address in there. And some of these sent you to a support form where I had to submit a ticket.

I’ve done that all and most changed my address.

As a spin-of of such an exercise, you can immediately recognize who has the best customer support service. If you get an email back within the hour, containing:

“Hi Case,
No worries, it’s all been updated!
Best wishes,”

then you know this publisher is on top of things.

Some don’t even bother to answer. Or maybe they just didn’t get the email. Ah well, makes my inbox somewhat less crowded.
But I still think it’s strange.
What’s your take on this? Submit your comments.

PS
That friendly email came from Sam Stephens, owner of DLGuard, a splendid piece of software that guards all your downloads. And, as said above, Sam’s support is really outstanding. You really should check it out!

How To Change Email Addresses is a post from Affordable internet marketing, http://www.affordable-internet-marketing.com by Case Stevens.