Email listbuilding continues to be a powerful force in modern Internet marketing strategy.
Time after time, leveraging a huge email list can create enormous profits with a simple text email.
One proven method to rapidly create a targeted optin mailing list follows the "PCP" strategy: Plan - Outline your process thoroughly before you take action.
Start with some basic research on your target market:

• Are there any specific problems you can provide useful information about?
• How much volume does your market provide?
• How much competition is involved?

These are some important questions to answer before you get started.
From my personal experience the best market to target is a market your genuinely interested in, like a hobby...
something you'll enjoy sharing with others.
Identify your market's potential using some free research tools like the Google Keyword Tool or Quantcast.
Spend some time looking at the keyword phrases people use when searching for similar information.
Check the demographics of similar sites using Quantcast or Alexa and find a successful model for you to follow.
This is no guarantee of success but, even these basic research techniques will enable you to make a more informed decision.
Create - Assemble the necessary resources needed to deploy your optin campaign.
To fully complete an opt-in campaign four main components are required; hosting, autoresponder,a website, and a incentive(free gift).
Your free incentive can be virtually any content that has value; audio, video,.
pdf file, newsletter, or ecourse.
Crafting your own digital content can take a lot of time, and have substandard results.
Try to find a professionally created product that has "give-a-way" rights.
Some resale websites create niche content that actually comes with 'give-a-way" rights included.
Otherwise, you will need to have new content specifically created, hopefully at a reasonable price.
Next, you're going to need a domain name and hosting account.
Try to find a.
com domain name that's relevant to your target market.
In your planning you should have discovered some popular keyword phrases, use those phrases to your advantage when choosing your domain name.
Owning a premium.
com domain name and reliable hosting account are requirements for virtually any kind of online marketing activity.
Autoresponders are the foundation required to start an email campaign, and you must have one to manage your subscriber list and email broadcasts.
I strongly recommend paying a highly qualified autoresponder service to store and manage your list.
Today's autoresponder companies have sophisticated tracking systems, link cloaking, higher deliverability, and many other advantages that make the small monthly fee well worth it.
Using an autoresponder is almost exactly the same as sending a normal email, with a few additional scheduling options, like what date/time to send, email sequencing, overall they are very easy to use and understand.
If you have no experience with HTML, setting up a website can seem like an impossible task.
Thankfully, optin websites don't require a huge amount of content, or HTML, just keep it simple and direct.
Certain places on the Internet have optin website templates for free sale that you can use to help minimize the HTML editing.
Simply plug the form code from your autoresponder into your optin website to collect the first name and email address of your visitors.
After you've installed your HTML form code into your website, make sure to test your optin form before you start advertising! Promote - This step has two parts.
To get traffic going to your website you may need some advertising promotions.
Free advertising like, SEO, Blogging and Article Marketing are a must, but my first choice of paid advertising is Google AdWords PPC.
Many 'newbies' fail to plan an advertising strategy.
Fortunately, you have already done some keyword research, again, use your research to help you choose the right key phrases to bid on when you begin advertising your optin page.
Once your readers have signed up for your free incentive you can eventually start to promote relevant products to your subscribers by email.
Find relevant, high quality affiliate products to entice your reader with.
You already know what their interested in, use that to your advantage when recommending affiliate products to your subscribers.
It's good to offer high quality content in your newsletters, along with your product recommendations.
Mail to your list once or twice a week with highly targeted offers and you're sure to make a great return on your investment.
But here's the best part...
once your campaign is fully successful your work is over! Admittedly, this is a slightly condensed version of what you need to accomplish, but it's enough to get you started down the right path.
After creating targeted mailing lists in a variety of different niches, I can say with confidence that the money is truly in the list!