Why Almost Everyone is Dead Wrong About List Building

There are many theories about list building that permeate the Internet. One theory is to go for the 'quick kill' and build a list solely through joint ventures and product launches. This is a really quick way to build a list, but basing your entire list building model on this is a dangerous practice as you are ultimately depending on others to promote for you. Use these methods. However, don't base your entire business model on it. Your goal should be to create automated traffic streams that work without any third parties required.

Now building a list with joint ventures is one of the best methods around. I personally do joint ventures all the time and they build me a list really fast. But the problem is they are not residual. A partner who promoted you this time might not promote you next time. Even if you form 'close ties' with other marketers in your niche, there is no guarantee every product launch you do will be a success.

That's why you need your own automated traffic sources.

Here are some ways to generate traffic and build a list without any third parties:

1. Article marketing

Article marketing is a 'slow burn' game. It takes longer to get results than from other methods, but once you build up a 'dam' of articles, the traffic will just build and build and sooner or later the traffic will be unstoppable.

2. Pay Per Click advertising

Google is at the hub of most Internet searches, it's only right that you should place your business in front of the people there. Use Google Adwords to get instant traffic on a daily basis.

3. Get Subscribers

Get Subscribers is a co-registration program that generates leads for you automatically. What you do is you buy packages of leads and they will be automatically delivered to your autoresponder. The leads are highly responsive as they are generated in real-time.

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