Should You Grow Your Own List Or Can You Simply Utilize All The Safelists Online?

Written by Michael Tabernathy Monday, 04 July 2011 07:08

Many people simply don't seem to understand how important it is to have an email list. Just about every Internet marketer online will state that without a list you don't have anything. I have been an Internet marketer for at least 5 years and one question that invariably comes up is "I use safelists, should I be using my own list?"

Many people simply don't seem to understand how important it is to have an email list. Just about every Internet marketer online will state that without a list you don't have anything. I have been an Internet marketer for at least 5 years and one question that invariably comes up is "I use safelists, should I be using my own list?"

In this article I will answer this question and explain to you precisely how and why you should be using safelists and your own lists.

Let's start off taking a deeper look at safelists. Safelists are mailing lists made up of for the most part Internet marketers. You can normally join without paying fees. Once you sign up you will be getting emails from other people who are also a member of the web site. Majority of safelists today are credit based lists so you must click on the credit links in the emails you get. These credits can then be utilized to send your offers to other members.

The main issue with safelists is that no one is there to pay for anything. Don't get me wrong, it is feasible to make money with these programs but it will be few and far between, not enough to make all your time clicking links worth it.

On the flip side, there is a way to make use of safelists that is worth your time. Safelists are a great way to begin building your own mailing list. You merely put up something of value free of charge in exchange for people's email addresses. This is the most simplistic way to begin building your own mailing list.

When it comes to developing your own email list, if you want to succeed in the long run as an Internet marketer, this is something you must do. If you ask anybody who has been an Internet marketer for many years they will tell you that you can generate about $1 every month for every person you have on your own mailing list. So let's imagine over the next 12 months you work hard at developing your list and you get 3,000 people to join, your list is now worth $3,000 a month.

This however doesn't mean that everyone on your mailing list sends you $1 a month. The way it is works out is, when you have people on your mailing list they are more apt to buy from you as long as you provide quality, and you should be able to sell 1 product per month to every 1 person out of 50 who are on your mailing list. This is merely an example, but if each sale you generate pays you $50, there is your $1 per person each month.

You can even email a different offer to your mailing list each day. Plus, there is no limit to how large you can develop your mailing list. In addition, you are not limited on how you develop your mailing list, feel free to use any strategy you want. Safelists are merely one way to help you get rolling. You can create a blog and have people sign up to your mailing list to be updated when you have a new post. It doesn't stop there however, you can use any technique or program you prefer that can help you build your mailing list. In short, you can develop your own mailing list to any extent you prefer.

So which of the two must you use -- safelists or your own list? And the answer is both, employ safelists to start developing your own list.