Do you find yourself wondering how to get more leads for your business? In order to develop your business you need as many fresh leads as you can get. I used to be in the same position, until I finally figured it out. The best way to get targeted responsive leads is to build your own list. This is where you should be focusing most of your time in your business.

When I looked up list building in Google I came to a surprising conclusion. There are in fact several ways to build a list and many of them are free or very cost effective. Getting leads for my business suddenly became simple. Firstly you need a method to capture email addresses. You can do this with a free offer.

3 methods of capturing email addresses using a free offer:

-Free newsletter: a free newsletter is one of the best ways to build a list as this allows you to send your newsletter to your list once a week or every two weeks. With your newsletter you can build up relationships with your subscribers and build a loyal list of potential customers who over time will buy from you.

-Mini course: this is a 5 day set of lessons which will give your subscriber a chance to subscribe to your newsletter or a product. This offer will be at the end of the daily lesson in the form of a sig file.

-Free report: You can attach a sequence of mailers to this list and offer your product and a chance to subscribe to your newsletter.

Here are 3 ways to build your list fast and easily.

Ad Coops: Here is how this works. the Ad Coop accepts ads from customers who pay them a discount price. The Coops send these ads to the publisher as free ads. In return for publishing their ad the publisher will ask the advertiser to subscribe to their newsletter or ezine. I have a special web page for these free ads so that they do not clutter the newsletter and the ads will get maximum exposure. Other publishers will place the free ads at the bottom of the newsletter where they can often be overlooked. Not all these Coops give the best subscribers but I have received a 10% open rate from these subscribers which is quite good. I have done research on these Coops and found a few to produce good quality subscribers. Some will even purchase advertising in the newsletter and you will earn some money from these subscribers.

Web form: This is a subscription form that you place on all your web pages. It allows any visitor to your site to sign up for your free newsletter. It can also be used for mini courses. These are the most responsive subscribers and I have experienced a consistent 75% to 50% open rate from them.

Ad swaps: Are good and you can expect responsive open rates from this source. They are simple to set up. Try to find publications with the same amount of subscribers as you and gradually build up as your subscriber base increases. You send them your ad and tell them when you can publish their ad. I usually try to do Top Sponsored ads because they are the most responsive for me. However many people will do Solo Ads.

So now you have 3 ways to build your list base and get a responsive list of fresh targeted leads for your business. Take action and start building your list today.

Author Bio: Cathy Q is the publisher of the free newsletter A-Y-B. Full of tips and information on how to start and grow your business. To sign up for a free subscription visit http://advertise-your-business.com

Category: Marketing
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