Hello!  I’m back.  Sorry I have been kinda quiet lately but I have been busy putting together some new projects while I will be announcing very soon.

For example… You might have noticed that over the last year I have been working very hard to brand myself as “the safelist guy” and it all started with a little ebook and website that I created called “Safelist Marketing Tactics“.

Well, it’s been 1-year since I released SMT so I thought now would be the perfect time for a relaunch of Safelist Marketing Tactics!

I have a bunch of new stuff that I just finished adding.  Feel free
to drop and and check it out:

http://safelisttactics.com

Here’s what is new…

New Content

Since first writing Safelist Marketing Tactics over a year ago I have continued
to learn new and more effective ways to market with safelists.  I’ve now updated the book to include more current content including more submission strategies, more information about vial list builders, and a few changes to the recommended programs list.

Squeeze Pages

Upgraded members will now have the ability to upload a photo and submit their autoresponder code to create their own personalized squeeze page (created by the great Winter Perkins).

There’s also a 5-part email series which you can use to promote your own programs that also encourages upgrades at the SMT website.

New Promo Material

I updated the “Thank You” ad.  I hated the old one.  This one is much better.

I also added a few new promo emails which have been converting well for me lately.

New “One Time Offer”

I updated the OTO page to include some really nice video packages included which I think will convert really well with new safelist marketers.

I also reset the OTO for the first time since I launched the site.  Considering it’s been a year since I reset the OTO you might want to pay attention the next time you see it.  I may never reset it again.

Referral Contest

Why not?

The person who signs-up the most upgraded members to the Safelist  Marketing Tactics website before the end of July 15 will win… (drum roll)…

One Hundred Dollars!

I’ll be posting daily updates of the contest inside the members area.

So that’s it!

If you are already a member of Safelist  Marketing Tactics I thank you for all the support and positive and feedback I have received over the past year.  Please login now to check out all the new features.  I think you’ll enjoy it.

If you’re not a member yet… what are you waiting for?  It’s free and it’s better than ever.  Click the image below to grab your free copy of Safelist  Marketing Tactics.

Happy Mother’s Day!

As you probably know from reading my blog Sunday is the night that I put together my weekly list of new JV giveaway events that are looking for contributors.

I don’t usually promote individual events because to be honest, there’s an awful lot of really mediocre giveaways.  I’m not saying they are bad.  I mean, they are free so you might as well join and take advantage of them, right?

Well, today I was just alerted to a very SPECIAL JV giveaway event being launched by my good friend Sunny Suggs.  Sunny and I have been talking about this giveaway for months and it’s great to see that it is finally open for contributors!

Yay!

Here’s the link:
http://www.sunnysjv.com/contributor.php?id=74

Sunny has lined up some real heavy hitters to promote this thing who don’t usually do giveaways.  That means you can expect to see a lot of new people visiting your squeeze pages which means a lot more subscribers for your list.

There are a lot of factors I look at when deciding if a giveaway event is worth the price of the upgrade and Sunny’s event has them all!  Of course even as a free member you are still going to get a ton of sign-ups from this event.

Don’t miss the special upgrade offers that you’ll see when you join.  The price
of the upgrade is much more expensive inside the site so if you plan on  upgrading you will definitely want to do it now.

The site launches on May 23rd!

Click the image below to join.

Click Here to Join

You know what get’s my blood boiling?

It’s when these so-called gurus tell you need a list but they won’t get into the dirty details.

They won’t tell you these things because when you start talking about mysql, bounce rates, writing compelling emails, creating mouth watering bait, web hosting, DNS and delivery…

New marketers don’t see a learning curve… they see a CLIFF they must climb without a rope.

No wonder so many people don’t have a list.

But that’s all changed with a new push button marketing system released by Jerry Reeder, Mike Paetzold and Jay Hines.

You just fill out a few forms and you have everything you need to build your list.

* You get a professionally written squeeze page
* The thank you page and download pages
* Mouth Watering BAIT
* Member’s only conferences
* Rebranding rights to TWO streams of income
* A pre-written email series with your affiliate links in the emails

It can’t get any easier than that. Go check it out now at Get Referrals Fast.

I would jump all over this right now because this is going to be big, really big. And when that I am happens, I won’t be surprised to see a hefty price tag attached to it.

So get it now while it’s still free.

Click the banner below to join now.

Happy Monday!

Well, my buddy John Guanzon just did it again.  Today he is releasing a brand new program to help people build their list and the idea behind it is so simple I don’t know why I didn’t think of it first. It’s called “TEReports“.

Basically, John took 12 of my favorite giveaway products (including one of my own) and packaged them all together in one website complete with customized squeeze pages and follow-up emails.

All you do is plug in your name, picture, and autoresponder code and you are ready to start building your list.

Pretty simple, right?

Best of all, he’s giving it all away for free!

Click the link below to join now.

Click Here to Join TEReports

This past weekend I had the opportunity to sit down and read a new ebook that is getting released today from Sean Supplee called “Take Action List Building“.

Take Action List Building does a great job of explaining the entire process of building a list including how to setup your autoresponder, how to make a squeeze page, how to get traffic to your page, and how to write follow-up  emails that make you money.

It’s a quick and easy read but this book is jam packed full of useful resources and  helpful tips!

Sean even added some really nice bonuses to the site including some  personalized squeeze pages and a 5-day email series that you can load right into your autoresponder.

And best of all… Take Action List Building is free!

Click the image below to get your free copy.

Click Here to Download
“Take Action List Building”

btw, if you are a TE user you are going to totally flip out when you see the offer Sean has put together for his new members.  Make sure you don’t miss it when you login because it’s the only time you’re ever gonna see it.

Happy Monday!

I guess I let the list building tutorial slip for a few days.  Sorry about that.  But now that I am back let’s get back into it.

By now you should have your squeeze page up and running.  Great!  Today I want to start talking about how to generate traffic to your squeeze page so that you can start getting some sign-ups in your autoresponder.

There are all sorts of ways to drive traffic to your new squeeze page.  There’s search engines, pay-per-click advertising, article marketing, forums, blogs, safelists, etc.

One source that I have successfully been using to drive traffic to my my sites for the last 7 years is free traffic exchange programs.

Traffic exchanges are sites that allow you to generate traffic to your sites by spending some of your time visiting other people’s websites.

I’ll be honest.  Traffic exchanges are terrible for trying to sell stuff because the people who visit your site through them are only there because they are trying to generate traffic for their own sites.

Traffic exchanges are only for two thing:

1. Building Your Brand
2. Building Your List

If you read the lessons in Affiliate Funnel you will know why it is important to always be building your personal brand online.

What you may not know about Affiliate Funnel is that it was created by the owners of some of the world’s largest traffic exchanges. As a result Affiliate Funnel has become one of the best resources available for traffic exchange users.

Affiliate Funnel is also home to one of the most important traffic exchange ranking systems which is updated every week. If you want to know what the top traffic exchanges are this is the first place to look:

http://www.affiliatefunnel.com/rank-report.php?rid=6698

Of course Affiliate Funnel will also provide you with all sorts of other traffic sources too but for now let’s just focus on TEs.

As I mentioned earlier, traffic exchanges are a great tool that you can use to build your list but only if you use them correctly.

I have a friend named John Guanzon who has really perfected the art of building his list using free traffic exchange programs.  John and another friend of mine (Winter Perkins) recently wrote an excellent book called “TE List Building” which I highly recommend reading.

John has given me permission to give away free copies of his book to my reader. If you want the secret to building a huge list with free traffic exchanges then you need to read this book:

http://getrichwithjerry.com/downloads/TEListBuilding.htm

TE List Building also makes a great gift to give away to your list.  To make money with the TE List Building ebook be sure to click the link on the download page for more info.

Now that we have all the safelists and giveaway stuff out of the way let’s get back to the list building.

My last post showed you how to get a product to give away to get people to join your list.

Do you have a product, yet?

Good.

Ok, I know you probably don’t have one yet but i’m going to keep going so you can come back to that step when you are ready. Until then, I want to show you how to create your own squeeze page that you will use to promote your product and build your list.

Just to get it out of the way, a lead capture page and a squeeze page are the same thing.  They are webpages which contain a piece of code from your autoresponder that are designed for one purpose… to get people on your list.

There are 5 things that make up a good squeeze page:

1. A Killer Headline – The purpose of your headline is to get your visitor to read the rest of your page.  Getting the perfect headline takes a lot of practice. Check out: http://www.copyblogger.com for some great tips to improving your copy writing skills.

2. An Eye Catching Graphic – A picture is worth 1000 words.  Having some kind of graphics on your page can really help your page stand out.  You can get access to all sorts of stock photography that you can use from sites like: http://www.istockphoto.com

3. List of Benefits – Your squeeze page should include a list outlining 3 to 5 of
the benefits of your product.  Notice I said “benefits” and not “features”.  If
you don’t know the difference do a google search for “features vs. benefits”.

4. A Call To Action – Now that you have your reader’s attention you need to tell them what to do.  “Fill out the form to get your copy now”.  It sounds  obvious but it makes a big difference if you don’t do it.

5. Your Autoresponder Code – Of course.  Just copy and paste the code from your autoresponder into the page where you want it to appear.

6. The Privacy Disclaimer – Just another way to ensure people that you won’t abuse their email address if they fill out your form.  It’s been proven that if you don’t include this you will definitely get fewer sign-ups.

Here’s a sample:
http://www.safelisttactics.com/jv.htm

Now that you know all the components that go into a squeeze page you probably want to know how to build one…

Personally, I like to make my own from scratch.  I have my own website and I use a free html editor to make my own pages.  For less than $10/month there is so much you can do with webhosting.  If you don’t have your own webhosting I use Servage but there are plenty of good hosts to choose from.

But even if you have hosting you still might not feel comfortable enough to make your own web page.  For that I offer several solutions.

1. Instant Bonus Page – I already posted something about this.  You can make bonus pages for free but if you upgrade you will get access to one of the most simple squeeze page makers around. Highly recommended.

2. AdKreator – This site is great.  It let’s you make stunning graphic  advertisements without having learn complicated programs like Photoshop.   There’s upgraded membership option that gives you the ability to make your own squeeze pages which is well worth the price.

3. TE Toolbox – TE Toolbox has a variety of free Internet marketing tools including a basic squeeze page maker.  While not quite as powerful as the other two squeeze page makers it’s not a bad option.

That all for now.

Are we having fun yet?

Great!  Because next I am going to share with you my all time favorite website which will give you access to all sorts of free tools that you can use to make  money with your list.

See you soon!

Happy Tuesday!

A new site is launching today that I am very excited about…

It’s a brand new viral list builder from my friends Jon Atwood and Frank Salinas called “List Effects“.

Why is this such a big deal?

Basically, Jon Atwood is sorta the king when it comes to credit based safelists and nobody knows more about text ad exchanges than Frank Salinas.  These
guys joining forces to create a new viral list builder means magic.

But it’s not JUST a viral list builder!

These guys came up with the crazy idea to also make their site an on going jv giveaway event.

Hello!  I LOVE giveaway events!

So not only are you building your list on the site (10 levels deep!) but you can also add your squeeze pages to send members directly to your own autoresponder.

Neat!

Jon asked me to help him out with the launch and since the site is now open I would like to personally invite you to join for free.

Click the link below to sign-up!

Click Here to Join List Effects