Here are 7 Wise Ways to Collect Email Addresses and Build Your Mailing List. Wise Way #1 - OFFER A FREEBIE
You have to give in order to get. If you want people to offer up their email address, you’re going to have to offer up an incentive. Nothing works better than something that’s complimentary (you spell that F-R-E-E). You can give away no-cost reports, books, software, or even sample pages of a book.
Wise Way #2 - USE POP-UPS
Pop-ups are one of the most common methods you can use to capture email addresses and build your email list quickly and with ease. Simply construct a web page containing code for a form and set the page to open (pop up) when visitors ENTER OR EXIT your site.
Make sure the pop-up offer is something that’s valuable enough to motivate visitors to take time to give you their contact information. Again, your offer can be a complimentary report, download, or ebook that arrives instantly through your autoresponder to their email inbox when they give you their email.
Wise Way #3 – USE GIVEAWAY EVENTS
These events are very popular on the Internet today. Groups of like-minded markets get together and offer a huge range of free ebooks, software and scripts in exchange for people’s email addresses. As they require a valid email address to participate and get the gift, all leads collected are real and functional.
You need to participate as a CONTRIBUTOR in these events to gather the email addresses. Pick a product you know people will want and WHAM, you have an instant email subscriber base.
Wise Way #4 - SUBSCRIBER BOX ON EVERY PAGE
This is a clever trick that so many people overlook. Put a RESPONSE FORM ON EVERY PAGE of your website offering a newsletter or other freebie. This will increase the number of email addresses you capture exponentially.
Why? When search engines index the pages of your website, a visitor may come directly to a page other than your home page. If you only have a subscriber box on your home page, you’re missing the boat, not to mention the thousands of visitors who bypass your homepage.
Wise Way #5 - CONTESTS
Contests very often prove to be a good way to generate traffic and buzz for your business. Create a contest and put a form on your site or in a pop-up box. The entry "fee" is their email address.
Note: Not all the people who sign up for your contest are good prospects. Many are just contest "junkies" -- people who are only looking for freebies and have no intention of buying a product or service.
Warning to the Wise: If your prizes are cash or large-ticket items, you should be sure to check with local agencies to make sure you’re not violating any contest laws.
Wise Way #6 - DISPLAY YOUR AUTORESPONDER ADDRESS
Most people give their website link when they place solo ads, ezine ads, or other marketing messages. To be one step ahead of the game in collecting email addresses, LIST YOUR AUTORESPONDER ADDRESS instead of your URL. This way you can capture email address and funnel them into your follow-up sales letters.
Wise Way #7 - JUST ASK
If you’re chatting with a prospect on the phone or a potential customer stops by your place of business, don`t be shy. Ask for an email address or business card (which usually includes their email address).
