Building a list is not just for the Internet Marketer but the budding blogger too.
It is vital that you start building your list as soon as you start your blog.
List building is a very well known method of gaining followers and subscribers in the world of Internet Marketing and can also be applied to blogging.
List building with a blog is very easy to start doing and once you follow some of the steps above you should start to gain substantial traffic and therefore your list will grow larger much quicker.
The first thing you will need to do in order to start list building is to get an autoresponder.
An autoresponder is a piece of web-based software that will store your subscribers and automatically send them scheduled messages and newsletters.
Whether they are in the form of a follow-up message which they receive immediately after subscribing or a manually generated HTML newsletter it does not matter, this is all possible with an autoresponder.
The best and most successful autoresponders are AWeber and GetResponse, both of which offer similar services and are a must-have for any online business.
Building a list is not as simple as writing a command like 'sign up to my newsletter' and expecting people to flock in their millions having a huge desire to read your monthly ramblings.
As with most things in Internet Marketing you will need to give something away of great value to your reader so that they feel much more inclined to subscribe.
In addition to this you must display a large range of professional knowledge and insightful material in the content of your blog posts so that people feel your newsletter will be a great asset to their online business.
Most people will give away an eBook or a free piece of audio to build their list and I would advise you to do the same.
For example, take a look at the form in the top right of my blog where I am offering a copy of Mike Filsaime's 7 Figure Blueprint in return for a name and an email address - once received I will then send them a thank you email with the download link and a monthly newsletter with tips and updates via my autoresponder.
Another great way to increase the growth of your list would be to use an auto popup which displays when the reader is intending to exit your blog.
I have gained heaps of subscribers through this method and this is because not only is it a great 'eye opener' but I am also offering an irresistible offer.
I came to the conclusion that it can be tough finding the right products to sell and market when you first get started online.
When I started I became very demoralised with the lack of help in that area so I went out and found some great products with private label rights and decided to give them away to those of you who want to get started straight away.
You can purchase this auto popup at a very affordable price from Action Popup.
Once you have started to build your list with a free eBook offering it is also worth creating your very own product, similar to my Internet Marketing Guide and giving it away to build your list and preview it to your loyal readers as a thank you gesture before it goes on sale.
This way you can gather feedback in the form of testimonials and display them on your sales page when you start to sell your product.
This is a great lesson I once learned off of Brett McFall, people will happily take your free product in return for their thoughts and opinions because it will result in them having their testimonial displayed on a highly trafficked sales page along with their website link at the bottom