I don’t know about you but I sure do not need this.

I can only speak for Aweber, because thats all I have ever used. So this
may or may not affect you, you will have to do a little homework.

If your autoresponder service offers a “Javascript Snippet” to add your
autoresponder code to your squeeze page…You could be presenting
a blank page to potential subscribers.

Here’s what is going on:

Firefox is becoming a very popular “Web Browser” especially among the IM niche.
The most popular pluggin downloaded for Firefox is called “AdBlockPlus.”

This awsome pluggin blocks all kinds of advertisements
which slow down your internet browsing. It blocks banners as well as javascripts
that power advertisements. SO it will also block your opt-in form.

What happens is your squeeze page will be BLANK except for the little portion
that asks for name and email (or whatever you choose to ask for when you construct
the form at Aweber). So now you are sending potential subscribers to a blank page
that asks them for the gold you want.

How do you get around this? Simple, opt for the HTML Version and paste that in
like you do the javascript.

Don’t deliberate…decide get on over to your squeeze page and change out the
javascript snippet for the html code.

The Money Is In The List
I would like to add, it is in a well groomed or maintained list.

What I mean by that is; Your list is initially only a bunch of “opt-ins.”
You can draw opt-ins to your list, but they will just occupy
autoresponder space.

They become “a list” when you develop a relationship and trust factor.
You must become a living breathing person to the individual behind
the email address.

That only happens over time and is refined each time you contact the
people on your list.

So with that in mind;

One good way of jumpstarting a list (especially in the IM niche),
or giving it a quick boost is through JV Giveaway events.

Now don’t buy the hype of getting a gazillion new opt-ins from a single
event, but you can get a substantial number of opt-ins.

In a nutshell here is how they work;

-You join as a JV Partner
-You post a freebie
-Someone sees and likes your offer and opts-in to your list to get
the “freebie”

Two factors play in to give you the best opportunity to build your
list this way.

-One is who is sponsoring the JV Giveaway event.
If the sponsor is well known then that in itself will attract traffic to
the event which can translate to opt-ins for you.

-The second is the quality of your freebie.
Your freebie has to be enticing and have good value. You will be
rated by your freebie, its the first exposure to you and your business
ethics.

Where do I get these quality freebies?
-Make your own
Making your own could be as simple as converting a PLR product to
building it from scratch.
-Buy a product with giveaway rights.

Lately I have been getting my PLR and MRR products from here

==> Master Resell Rights

(Yeup its a membership site, but I just cant say enough about it.
And lately I have noticed it seems to be the source for products of
a number of other PLR/MRR membership sites.)

I have found a number of items that can be used for these events and
offer an ability to upsell.

There is a grand giveaway event starting the middle of November here

==> 100 Percent Giveaway

The administrators put this event on yearly and I had very good
results last year with it.

The upgrage, which allows you to triple your exposure is less than
$10.00, which you do not have to go for (I did on this event) There
are other benefits if you do which you can read about at the site.

After you get the new opt-ins to your list you should share who you
are and what you can do for your newest members. Do this through an
autoresponder series or newsletter.

Then you too will be able to echo…

The Money Is In The Maintained List

So, it is very likely that a passing visitor will not return to your website. If you draw 1,000 visitors to your website, they look leave and never come back, it’s easy to see the revenue you probably lost, all because they were one time visitors. Some of those visitors could have been changed to customers.

You might think that good content will draw people back to your website, usually, good content is not the only answer. The complete answer is to switch your visitors to members of your mailing list or newsletter.

While your visitor is at your site you want to switch them from ordinary visitor to your member by having them sign-up on your mailing list. You do this by asking for their name and email address on a simple opt-in form.

When a visitor switches to be your mailing list member you can keep in contact via email. You have more opportunities to convince your members to look at your offers, or you can show them something else that they may like.

In the end, it is very important to switch visitors to subscribers, visitors are lost, but members give you more opportunities to present your offers and to switch them to customers.

Content Marketing

Don’t you think this is where compelling content creation would help. Yes, persuasive content is the best way to create a stir about your blog, there-by increasing traffic and building a client base.

Here are some important steps you need to take when writing content for your website.

Be creative when writing your content and keep it simple for the reader.
Try to connect with the reader by telling a story that relates to your product.
Engage the reader by using humor or an upbeat attitude throughout the website.
No one likes a monotone speaker and the same goes for boring, dragging content on a site.
While writing, use an active tone to call the customer into action.
Pelt the copy with SEO rich keywords to increase page rankings.

Your main goal here is to keep the reader interested in what they’re reading. When a reader, especially online, loses interest you may have lost a future customer. The customer wants to feel a connection to what they are reading, so present the content in a casual tone and provide valuable content. That will keep them coming back.

Compelling content doesn’t have to just be an article or sales copy. Other ways to create quality content and keep the reader needing to learn more about your product or service.

Non-text options to add to your website:

Graphics and Pictures
Videos
Podcasts
An Interactive Forum
Outside Links
Online Games
eBooks for Download
Testimonials
Newsletters

The more compelling, quality content you have to offer, the longer your visitor will spend on your website. The more interactive the site is, the more someone will recommend the site to a friend. Quality content, compelling text, and visuals will not only make your site stand above the rest; it will secure your place in your niche.

Your article must be clearly written and informational. It should provide value and be written strongly enough to build credibility. You want your article to be an easy read so it engages your customer and gives them reason to want more.

The basic principle of online article marketing is to keep the attention of your reader.  Do this by offering some form of value. One way to do this would be to write an article explaining how to write effective article titles for search engine optimization. To be valuable the article would explain the concept and give several examples, so the reader could take something away from the article.

Once you have built your credibility you can weave in some kind of reference to your products or services. If you are submitting this article to article directories you would work the reference into your resource box.

Once you have written your article, it is time to incorporate on page search engine optimization. You should use keywords in your article title, in the paragraphs of your article body and in the anchor text link in your resource box. Your title should include seven main words most of the time. Keywords should at least be in the body of the article once, preferably scattered amongst the paragraphs. A key to remember is to keep the article reader friendly while trying to optimize it for search engines.

This article is one part of how to generate traffic with article marketing.

So here ya go a step by step “blueprint”

1) Go to http://www.google.com/alerts

2) Type in your keyword or phrase.

3) Click “Comprehensive” for type so you can get ALL the news for that keyword.

4) Determine how often you want to receive your report. I chose “once per day” but you can also choose “as it happens” that way you can get involved right away.

5) When your alerts arrive, click on the sites. If they are blogs thats perfect, you can comment on the blog post. The key here is write something useful and valuable don’t spam.

You might want to end with a question so you can start a dialogue. You already know it is targeted to your niche.

So there you have it another way to drive free traffic to your blog, and develop relationships.

Lance Tamashiro and Robert Plank have two advanced strategies you can put into action just a few minutes from now to grow your mailing list faster and get more sales than you’re getting right now. Those two tactics are the “teacher’s pet” method and the “guest blogging” method.

Thats it for today, let me know what you think.

Scott