As fun and enjoyable as blogging is, it is also a serious business for many people. And as with any business, the more you put into it, the more you get out of it. Fortunately, you don’t have to spend hours each day tweaking and optimizing your blog to have a successful blogging business.
Blogging is merely a means to an end. And that end should include building a list of email subscribers.
Now before you say but I’m in the [insert niche here] niche and that’s not a good market to build a list in, let me caution you that any niche is a good niche to build your email list in.
Any niche!
So if you are blogging about the latest baby products, you should be building an email list. If golf is your thing, build a list of golf enthusiasts. Regardless of what the niche is, build your email list and build it now.
Blogging to Build Your Email List
Bloggers are at such an advantage when building their lists. Take the baby products niche for example. If you write blog posts reviewing baby products, chances are you have or are developing a good following of people looking forward to your reviews.
This is ideal because:
You’ve identified your market
You have already established your value
And you have huge potential with your email marketing
The fact is that people subscribe to email lists with a what’s in it for me perception.
Your blog has already preconditioned your readers on what to expect from you. They can look around and see the quality content you provide. Giving them the option of subscribing to your email list and giving them something of value in return is a piece of cake for bloggers. Your readers are already there. Offering a compelling free offer, targeted specifically to them is all it takes to get your list growing a rapid rate.
How to Build Your Email List if your Blog Doesn’t Have a Following (Yet!)
Even though blogs develop a steady readership fairly quick, there are a few ways you can up the ante on your readers and generate some reader-love if your blog isn’t quite hopping yet.
- Read and comment on others’ blogs. This tried-and-true method works and works very well. This is something I refer to a lot on my own blog and even though I’ve been blogging for some time, I still spend time every week reading and commenting on other blogs.
- Use social media wisely. You can use social media and then you can USE social media. In one case, you are just throwing links out there, there’s no interacting or responding to anyone, maybe you’ve even paid for followers. In the other case, you genuinely connect with your target market, potential business partners and other bloggers and share their information first. You don’t put any sales links out until you’ve built up your messages and given all your best stuff out for free. Yes, free.
- Produce content, produce more content and produce even more content. Blogs can get stagnant very quickly if they are not tended to. In addition, all the content you are producing can be spread out as articles in article directories, guest posts, short reports, products to sell. The more content you can produce, the more exposure you’ll have and the more readers you’ll see. Thus the more opportunities to build your email list.
Start Building your List
The worst thing that can happen with your blog is to produce all this compelling content, only to have it read once and forgotten. The reader says, that was nice and clicks to move on to the next blog.
Don’t let this happen to your blog!
At every turn, every blog post, every sidebar, even your About page, there should be an email opt-in box to subscribe to your list.
Every blog presents a great opportunity to build not just a subscriber list, but a lifelong business that will be there throughout the algorithm updates, the social network changes and whatever else the future of the Internet throws our way.
What about you? What do you do to build your email list?
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Twitter: Blogging_Fever
August 6, 2012 at 4:16 AM
Christine, you have a nice Generate Theme there from Studiopress and it is a good theme for list building because I am using the same as well
I prefer to give away some freebies to build list and I had done it for one of my tech blog and it is very good because I was able to skyrocket my subscribers count in weeks.
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Twitter: christinejbrady
August 6, 2012 at 8:47 AM
Hi Alan,
Yes, great point – a freebie is exactly the place to start!
It helps build your list with targeted subscribers.
Glad you enjoyed it!
~Christine
Christine Brady recently posted..10 Mistakes to Avoid in your Email Messages
Twitter: bihar
August 6, 2012 at 4:31 AM
You have hit the nail saying that at every turn there has to be incentive for the reader to register their email address. This is vital. I had a look at the optin skin plugin and I think its a marvellous piece that will enhance the looks.
Secondly in order to get subscribers, it might be a good idea to give away something for free, an ebook or a guide. This has worked for many. Think about who you would you give your email to. Thanks for mentioning this brilliant plugin.
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Twitter: christinejbrady
August 6, 2012 at 8:53 AM
Hi Shalu,
Glad you enjoyed it!
Yes, that plugin is amazing!
Thanks so much for stopping by!
~Christine
Christine Brady recently posted..7 Tips for a Compelling Newsletter
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August 6, 2012 at 5:02 AM
Nice Post. Building E-mail subscribers is very important these days because this is the era of email marketing. Thanks.
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August 6, 2012 at 8:56 AM
Hi Hursh,
Exactly!
A subscriber list is not only a good idea, but necessary.
Thanks!
~Christine
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Twitter: sajithsand
August 6, 2012 at 5:03 AM
Using social networks and social media is a good strategy to get more visitors and more subscribers. Specially social network like Facebook has a huge active community than the other networks. So involving actively on those networks will build up your mailing list very quickly.
Twitter: christinejbrady
August 6, 2012 at 8:59 AM
Hi Sajith,
Yes, as you said, social media can really help your list grow very quickly. In a matter of a few hours, you can have a list building.
Thanks!
~Christine
Christine Brady recently posted..A Not So In-Your-Face Way to Make Your Message Pop
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August 6, 2012 at 5:09 AM
Gr8 article @christinejbrad! The Email list is an area I have been neglecting and I appreciate you reminding me how invaluable they are. I have heard several successful bloggers say they wish they had started their email list much earlier in the process. Thanks for the confirmation and timely advice.
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August 6, 2012 at 9:01 AM
Hi Garrick,
Glad you enjoyed it!
Yes, the sooner the better for starting your list!
Thanks for your comments!
~Christine
Christine Brady recently posted..5 Step Strategy for Compelling Email Marketing
Twitter: GuideAndNews
August 6, 2012 at 6:53 AM
Building an email list is something which I’ve heard from almost every blogger’s mouth, but still didn’t started it yet. I don’t know why!
I wanted to start from Mailchimp, but friends suggested me to don’t do it because later we can’t move to Aweber without losing any subscriber. Thanks for clearing it here Christine.
Have a good day,
Ehsan U.
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Twitter: christinejbrady
August 6, 2012 at 9:04 AM
Hi Ehsan,
I recommend either Aweber or Getresponse. And the reason why is that they both will allow marketing and sales through email.
I’m not sure about Mailchimp, but check their Terms of Service first to make sure you can actually market and sell through links in your emails. Important!
Thanks!
~Christine
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Twitter: GuideAndNews
August 7, 2012 at 8:30 PM
I’ve read their Terms and Service and I know that Mailchimp doesn’t allows us to marketing and sales through email!
I might check GetResponse, Is it free?
Twitter: christinejbrady
August 8, 2012 at 12:33 AM
Hi Ehsan,
No, it’s not free, runs under $20/month though.
~Christine
Christine Brady recently posted..10 Mistakes to Avoid in your Email Messages
Twitter: khajamoin1
August 6, 2012 at 7:30 AM
Even if you are not planning for affiliate marketing, you need to build email list.
Email list can make you earn more money than actual on site earnings.
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Twitter: christinejbrady
August 6, 2012 at 9:28 AM
Hi Khaja,
Great point! With an email list you have a built-in audience for your own blog, send them messages about your own blog – the possibilities are endless!
Thanks!
~Christine
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Twitter: RyanBiddulph
August 6, 2012 at 7:59 AM
Hi Christine,
Produce content like a machine. Position yourself. Make an impact. Each creative act is prospered. Build your list by increasing the number of web pages pointing at your squeeze page or opt-in form. Smart tips here.
Your content is the best form of advertising available. What better way to prove that you are a competent coach or entrepreneur from your niche? Create more, you compete less.
Be sure to offer a value-packed freebie as your list bait. Add a few more subscribers by sweetening the pot.
Thanks Christine!
Ryan
Twitter: christinejbrady
August 6, 2012 at 9:31 AM
Hi Ryan,
Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great point – content marketing is excellent for driving targeted readers to your offers. Plus, they already know the quality of your work, so the subscriber relationship is already established.
Thanks again!
~Christine
Christine Brady recently posted..What Makes the Best Email Subject Lines (Plus Examples)
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August 6, 2012 at 9:35 AM
Hi Amrik,
Thanks for your comments!
I’m testing the name vs. no name opt-in form right now. I have not seen it make a huge difference right now, but I think in the long run, it will be better.
Readers are busy, so this makes it as quick and easy as possible for them to subscribe.
Glad you enjoyed it!
~Christine
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Twitter: techtutshub
August 6, 2012 at 8:34 AM
Hi Christine Brady,
Even if you are not planning for affiliate marketing, you need to build email list.
Email list can make you earn more money than actual on site earnings.
And Using social networks and social media is a good strategy to get more visitors and more subscribers. Specially social network like Facebook, twitter,linkedin has a huge active community than the other networks. So involving actively on those networks will build up your mailing list very quickly. I really like this article Thanks BBT….
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August 6, 2012 at 9:37 AM
Hi Hammad,
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for your comments!
~Christine
Christine Brady recently posted..The Absolute Worst Email Subject Lines
Twitter: internetdreamof
August 6, 2012 at 8:54 AM
Email building is one of those topics that many are talking about and not doing.
I myself have to work on it and start collecting one myself. Good article
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Twitter: christinejbrady
August 6, 2012 at 9:38 AM
Hi Samuel,
Yes, get that list going!
You will have an instant audience for your blog!
Thanks!
~Christine
Christine Brady recently posted..10 Mistakes to Avoid in your Email Messages
Twitter: janellewright
August 6, 2012 at 10:11 AM
Great post Christine!
I really enjoyed learning about the importance of using your blog to build your email list. This is so very useful to bloggers and or business owners just starting out and wanting to build a list. It can be intimidating when you start out and have no list, however, if you follow the tips outlined above you will definitely be on the right track. Your list is a real asset once you develop a real relationship with them.
Happy blogging!
Janelle
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Twitter: christinejbrady
August 7, 2012 at 12:06 AM
Hi Janelle,
Thanks so much – glad you enjoyed it!
List building is intimidating at first, but, as you said, just get started and it will grow quickly!
Thanks!
~Christine
Christine Brady recently posted..How to Create a Content Marketing Network to Grow Your List
Twitter: adriennesmith40
August 6, 2012 at 1:17 PM
Nice post Christine and wonderful tips.
As I’ve had a few people on my list tell me, they also appreciate the personal touch as well. Whether that’s in your content, your newsletter, your comments or the connections you’re making with new prospects who you hope to become loyal readers.
I love blog commenting and building those relationships so having a fabulous free opt-in gift will really entice them into seeing what you’re all about.
Building a list is so crucial if you’re here to build a business so these are fabulous tips you’ve share. Thank you for that and we appreciate Ileane having you today.
~Adrienne
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Twitter: christinejbrady
August 6, 2012 at 1:54 PM
Hi Adrienne,
Thanks – glad you enjoyed it!
I have heard several comments about what niches are good for building a list in and I always respond with, every niche!
No matter what your focus, it’s very important to build that customer base.
Thanks again!
~Christine
Christine Brady recently posted..7 Tips for a Compelling Newsletter
Building a targeted email list should be the top priority for any blogger, as it is a good way to mitigate the income fluctuations from other sources.
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Twitter: christinejbrady
August 6, 2012 at 1:56 PM
Hi Julian,
Excellent point – your email list can offer a steady income for ever!
Thanks for commenting!
~Christine
Christine Brady recently posted..How to Create a Content Marketing Network to Grow Your List
I have build a few niche sites but i don’t have a mail subscripe list.
I’m think i’m gonna use that! I hope it works for me.
Twitter: christinejbrady
August 8, 2012 at 3:05 PM
Hi Jurgen,
Yes, get that subscription form up – it will work.
Just start building it today!
~Christine
Christine Brady recently posted..10 Mistakes to Avoid in your Email Messages
Twitter: makemoneyinlife
August 6, 2012 at 5:14 PM
Great post Christine, I Agree that we should build list with the help of our blogs. I also build my list but with only two forms. But too much optin forms on one blog is what makes people to just leave without even subscribing. We shouldn’t pressure them and leaving opt in form on every corner, if content is valuable, our loyal visitors will find the way to subscribe even if there is only one form on page.
thanks for sharing
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Twitter: christinejbrady
August 7, 2012 at 12:09 AM
Hi James,
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
Great point – we don’t want to bombard them, but offer them a place to get more tips and helpful advice by connecting over email.
It’s a win/win!
Thanks again!
~Christine
Christine Brady recently posted..10 Mistakes to Avoid in your Email Messages
Twitter: himanshuarora19
August 6, 2012 at 5:35 PM
Great tips for building email list.thanks for writing this article it help me alot…
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August 7, 2012 at 9:03 AM
Hi himanshu,
Glad you enjoyed them!
Thanks for your comments!
~Christine
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Twitter: SoCalMobileAuto
August 6, 2012 at 7:19 PM
This is a real good topic for me. I just sent my monthly Auto Detailing news letter and have noticed that my email list is shrinking every month. Not a lot but I am losing about 5 – 10 people per month and only adding about 3 – 5 per month. Thanks for the tips.
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Twitter: christinejbrady
August 7, 2012 at 9:05 AM
Hi,
Glad you enjoyed it!
Getting unsubscribes is just a part of the process – it happens.
The thing to keep in mind is to focus on getting new subscribers – keep getting opt-ins and keep presenting the chance to opt-in to your readers.
Thanks and keep growing that list!
~Christine
Christine Brady recently posted..Three Ways to Bring your Blog out of the Ghost Town and Into the City
Twitter: GabeJohansson
August 6, 2012 at 10:15 PM
I have forms on every post, page, my sidebar and I am working on incorporating a footer and feature box real soon.
I have a dedicated “Free Updates” page that converts around 15% which I am looking to improve. The sidebar and my tools and training page convert nicely as well.
My biggest source of subscribers is by purchasing solo ads and sending the traffic giving away my 4 day list building video course for free. Those pages I created for that convert at about 40% of visits to subscribers but I haven’t sent any of them to my blog which I will be doing soon!
My list is almost all of my income and these are some great tips!
Thanks a bunch,
-Gabe
Twitter: christinejbrady
August 7, 2012 at 9:08 AM
Hi Gabe,
Very nice!
And the best part is, that it only gets better – your list keeps growing as does your income!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
~Christine
Christine Brady recently posted..5 Step Strategy for Compelling Email Marketing
Twitter: ayaz1988
August 7, 2012 at 12:53 AM
Hi Christine!
Great post and certainly building email list especially in blogging is really crucial and I agree with you on the point to not let the reader say nice and move to other blog rather should be using e-mail optin forms there, where reader can subscribe for new post and I am working on the same techniques, which proving me great results.
Thanks for sharing worthy content!
Twitter: christinejbrady
August 7, 2012 at 9:12 AM
Hi Ayaz,
Once you see your list starting to build, it will just keep getting better and better.
And yes, an opt-in form below your posts is essential – watch the numbers, you’ll get opt-ins from it!
Glad you enjoyed it!
~Christine
Christine Brady recently posted..What Makes the Best Email Subject Lines (Plus Examples)
Making a list really eases the way I contact my potential prospects. It was pretty hard building an efficient list since not all of the contacts will reply to my emails and get converted into client. Thanks for the wonderful tips!
Twitter: christinejbrady
August 8, 2012 at 3:08 PM
Hi John,
Keeping in contact with your list is a great way to foster those relationships!
Thanks for your comments!
~Christine
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Twitter: antonrsa
August 7, 2012 at 5:14 AM
HI Christine,
Yes – I do agree, Blogging and engaging on the blog and other forums and networks is key for increasing the amount of traffic and exposure to a website. But email marketing is easy neglected and forgotten about – and if done correctly and incorporated into your current efforts the amount of value it can contribute to increasing the amount of traffic and exposure can be extremely important.
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Twitter: christinejbrady
August 7, 2012 at 9:14 AM
Hi Anton,
You’re so right – email marketing is usually the last thing to do. But, the potential with having all these captive readers at your fingertips is reason enough to start building and nurturing a list.
Thanks and glad you enjoyed it!
~Christine
Christine Brady recently posted..10 Mistakes to Avoid in your Email Messages
this is the great post about email marketing, i want to learn content marketing, but i dont know where to learn, than you for your tips Christine Brady. God bless you.
Twitter: christinejbrady
August 8, 2012 at 3:09 PM
Hi hira,
Glad I could help!
Hope to see you again!
~Christine
Christine Brady recently posted..A Not So In-Your-Face Way to Make Your Message Pop
Yes If blogs is used well then It can be great to build a great email list which cn be beneficial for your upcoming business or existing one.
Twitter: christinejbrady
August 7, 2012 at 9:16 AM
Hi Puneet,
Exactly – a list is very beneficial for your business – great point!
Thanks for stopping by!
~Christine
Christine Brady recently posted..A Not So In-Your-Face Way to Make Your Message Pop
Twitter: eapostcomblog
August 7, 2012 at 12:03 PM
And you can use plugins like Thank Me Later to invite people who comment on your blog,to sign up and get a bonus in the form of an incentive or awesome weekly updates.
Remember, you want them to stay in and not rush out before they actually benefit from joining your list.
Loved the tips.
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Twitter: christinejbrady
August 7, 2012 at 6:36 PM
Hi Philos,
Great point! Sounds like a good plugin to check out!
Thanks!
~Christine
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This way we could filter the emails that are really a good contributor to our business.
Twitter: christinejbrady
August 7, 2012 at 6:37 PM
Hi Tina,
Yes, great insight!
Thanks for stopping by!
~Christine
Christine Brady recently posted..7 Tips for a Compelling Newsletter
Twitter: mrahmadawais
August 7, 2012 at 1:26 PM
I started building lists back in 2010 but was not satisfied with the horrifying results. I had to pay more than I earned but recently when I started working more in blogging niche than the freelancing work (I am a part of team WP Thinks), I am having nice results.
I will say all it matters is the placement of opt in
A strangest place I ever noticed for my opt in box 
Placing opt in inside good comments can also get you a lot of subscribers
Thanks for the nice article Christine
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Twitter: christinejbrady
August 7, 2012 at 6:45 PM
Hi Ahmad,
Glad you enjoyed it!
Placement is a great tip! There are so many factors that can either contribute or take away from getting an opt-in but placement above the fold is also important.
Thanks!
~Christine
Christine Brady recently posted..5 Step Strategy for Compelling Email Marketing
Twitter: KickAssBizNews
August 7, 2012 at 5:36 PM
Great tips! Just don’t forget the most important thing: your opt-in box needs a cool offer that people can access right away. Just asking them to sign up for a newsletter or to get random info from you isn’t nearly as effective.
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Twitter: christinejbrady
August 7, 2012 at 6:48 PM
Hi Michelle,
Yes! Big yes! A compelling offer is essential!
Thanks for stopping by!
~Christine
Christine Brady recently posted..10 Mistakes to Avoid in your Email Messages
Twitter: juliejordanscot
August 7, 2012 at 5:48 PM
I am one of those people who doesn’t like visiting blogs with all the pop ups and stuff. I sometimes even hesitate to subscribe if it is a banner across the top just because I don’t like the vibe some of them put off, y’know?
I guess that falls under the category “How to Unbuild Your List in 5 Easy Steps” or something like that!
Many great tips – glad to find you via the KABN group today!
Note – it said I didn’t click a box saying I am not a spammer. The only problem is the only boxes I see are click to comment, follow up via email, exclusive content from Ms. Ileane…. Let me try…. Click here to comment on basic blog tips….
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I just offer a free financial program and it works fine
I agree,money is in the list… the bigger the better
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Twitter: christinejbrady
August 7, 2012 at 7:34 PM
Hi Jean-Luc,
Very well said!
Thanks for your comment!
~Christine
Christine Brady recently posted..10 Mistakes to Avoid in your Email Messages
Twitter: christinejbrady
August 7, 2012 at 7:33 PM
Hi Julie,
Thanks for stopping by!
I know what you mean about the pop-ups – I don’t really know any body who does like them. But the fact is, they do work! They will build your list.
Glad you enjoyed it!
~Christine
Christine Brady recently posted..What Makes the Best Email Subject Lines (Plus Examples)
Twitter: Mike_Howg
August 7, 2012 at 8:40 PM
As a relatively new blogger I found this article to be very useful. Thanks for sharing these great tips.
Twitter: christinejbrady
August 8, 2012 at 3:11 PM
Hi Mike,
Thanks!
I’m glad it helped you!
~Christine
Christine Brady recently posted..Three Ways to Bring your Blog out of the Ghost Town and Into the City
Hi Christine,
I have been reading a lot about mailing lists, I just don’t know if they can be applied to any blog or just to those that are selling stuff. I guess it can be a very powerful tool for any online business.
Twitter: christinejbrady
August 8, 2012 at 3:15 PM
Hi Mariella,
They are powerful for any business! And bloggers are at an incredible advantage of having their reputation already established.
You can even recommend products or services you already use and possibly earn a commission!
Pretty neat!
Thanks for your comments!
~Christine
Christine Brady recently posted..10 Mistakes to Avoid in your Email Messages
Is it possible to have mailing lists without owning a blog? I still have the skepticism of how things are going. Anyways, I have to read more blogs about these.
Twitter: christinejbrady
August 8, 2012 at 3:18 PM
Hi Liezelle,
Yes! It is possible to not have a blog and run an email list. I did this in another niche I’m in.
You can either affiliate market to them or sell your own products or send them tips and advice in a newsletter about the niche market.
Thanks!
~Christine
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Twitter: cheapcookwares
August 8, 2012 at 5:48 AM
Giving a freebie would be a nice way to build your email list, I am planning to give away a free theme to use in my list building. Hoping for the best!
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Twitter: christinejbrady
August 8, 2012 at 3:20 PM
Hi Sanjay,
I think that would be a great idea!
A free theme would be a great giveaway.
Thanks!
~Christine
Christine Brady recently posted..Three Ways to Bring your Blog out of the Ghost Town and Into the City
I wanted to start from Mailchimp, but friends suggested me to don’t do it because later we can’t move to Aweber without losing any subscriber. I guess Its important to check their Terms of Service first to make sure you can actually market and sell through links in your emails. Good post, thanks for sharing.
Twitter: christinejbrady
August 9, 2012 at 3:09 PM
Hi Jack,
Glad you enjoyed it!
You can move your subscribers, but the process is more trouble than it’s worth – they have to re-confirm their subscription with the new service and most don’t do it.
Best to open another account and start another list there.
Thanks for stopping by!
~Christine
Christine Brady recently posted..7 Ways to Increase the Responsiveness of your List
Building an e-mail list is very much important as you can know who commented you and you can give them replies back.This will build relationship among the blogger and the reader.Also Influence of social media sites can not be left behind it plays a vital role in building reputation online.
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Twitter: christinejbrady
August 9, 2012 at 3:12 PM
Hi Aditya,
Exactly! List building is crucial!
Thanks for stopping by!
~Christine
Christine Brady recently posted..7 Ways to Increase the Responsiveness of your List
Twitter: DerekMaak
August 9, 2012 at 11:44 AM
Hi Christine,
I think there’s a fine line between making an email subscription box noticeable and being too blatant about it. Yes, you definitely want to make it easy for people to find and subscribe to your list, but sites that make their optin form the center of attention (or have their form pasted into every nook and cranny of their website) turn me off immediately. Give me your good stuff first and then I’ll opt-in for more, not the other way around.
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Twitter: christinejbrady
August 9, 2012 at 3:17 PM
Hi Derek,
Good point!
I don’t think I bombard people too much to join my list.
However, list building is the focus, so I teach the best ways to build your list and do email marketing. And to do that, you need opt-in forms.
And as annoying as they are, popups are still very effective. I don’t use one on this site, but on others I do and they work like a charm!
Thanks for your comments!
~Christine
Christine Brady recently posted..7 Ways to Increase the Responsiveness of your List
if you want to start building your subscriber list, this post is for you. Thank you
Twitter: christinejbrady
August 9, 2012 at 3:18 PM
Hi hira,
Thanks and glad you enjoyed it!
~Christine
Christine Brady recently posted..7 Ways to Increase the Responsiveness of your List
Twitter: jonnalarajkumar
August 9, 2012 at 8:35 PM
Hey Christine Brady,
well building email list must for all bloggers as we can easily perform email marketing by using it.. for building email list we can use some plug ins to gather all the email from readers.
Twitter: christinejbrady
August 11, 2012 at 11:26 AM
Hi Rajkumar,
Exactly! A plugin can help build your list very quickly!
Thanks for your comments!
~Christine
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hey thanks…i am new and making my own blog. it helped me alot..thanks alot for this valuable post…:)
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August 14, 2012 at 1:58 PM
Hi Praveen,
Glad you found it helpful!
Getting your blog started is a great adventure – let me know if I can help!
~Christine
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August 11, 2012 at 6:22 AM
This is a good article and i usually saying and will continue saying that email list is a asset because you can still use it to make money even when you are no longer operating your site/blog any more. i think we should focus more on this to help the blog and to earn huge money. thanks for sharing
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August 11, 2012 at 11:30 AM
Hi Igbalaye,
This is a great point!
Even if the site problogger ended today, Darren Rowse wouldn’t lose a dime of revenue thanks to his list. It’s a pretty neat business model where your website could go away and you’d still have your income.
Thanks for stopping by!
~Christine
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August 12, 2012 at 1:50 AM
I only have 4 subscribers to my email! lol people just dont seem to want to go anywhere near mine. I dont know why. Thanks for your tips (ooooh you have a nice sign up button here i just noticed lol i need one of those)
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August 14, 2012 at 2:00 PM
Hi Matthew,
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
Keep testing out different things – it might be something as simple as the font color, a change could bring many more subscribers.
~Christine
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August 13, 2012 at 1:20 PM
An eye opener for me. I thought building the list was secondary and producing content was primary. Now I understand that both are primary and inter-related.
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August 14, 2012 at 2:03 PM
Hi Sergio,
Great point – they are very inter-related.
The thing about your list is that you can send a lot of your content out to them, so yes, write great content, but use it to build a great list.
Thanks for your comments!
~Christine
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August 19, 2012 at 11:48 AM
Nice points! With an email list you have a built-in audience for your own blog, send them messages about your own blog.
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August 20, 2012 at 9:01 PM
Hi Usman,
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
Yes, your email list really is like gold!
~Christine
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August 19, 2012 at 2:28 PM
Hi Christine,
I absolutely agree. I have tested many different methods to build my list (and to continue to grow it), and what usually works best are the most annoying methods, like popups and a welcome splash page (all new visitors have to go via the landing page). The results are great, but people do get annoyed. So, that’s why I have created optin forms instead.
But, like you say, it’s important to have them on every page, and not only in the sidebar. And it’s important to keep testing various methods to increase the optin rate.
I have just bought a new plugin called sticky list builder, and hopefully that one will help me to grow my list even further
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August 20, 2012 at 9:04 PM
Hi Jens,
Glad you enjoyed it!
It is constant testing – because sometimes all it takes is moving your forms around to see an influx of new subscribers!
Have a great day!
~Christine
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Hi…Christine I’m so glad of you ! you have such a share wonder full tips for How to Use Your Blog to Build Your Email List! I’ve checked out many tips for this but I always become confuse with idea & tips but I appreciate your this nice post & you well explain this tips in your post!
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August 23, 2012 at 10:06 AM
Hi Steve,
So glad you found it helpful!
List building and subsequently email marketing can be confusing topics, so I’m glad I could help you!
~Christine
Some really good points and advice being made via the comments on this post. I run a mostly offline business and we’ve always kept an email/contacts list, and for the online side of things mostly relied on facebook. I Definitely need to learn more about building the online side of things (contact list),so i enjoyed this post.
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August 23, 2012 at 10:11 AM
Hi Mark,
Glad you enjoyed it – and yes, comments are hopping!
Offline businesses can really benefit from list building as well – I was in real estate for years before starting my online business and communicating via email was just starting to take off – it’s a great channel though.
Have a great day!
~Christine
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August 24, 2012 at 2:04 AM
Email marketing is the heart of internet marketing. One should offer easy options for sign up and there should be some incentive to the subscriber for signing up. If you can grow your email list, it is always going to help.
But the problem is there are many who will subscribe to get the freebies but they will use id which they don’t use regularly. You will always have these subscribers, it is very tough to convert them.
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August 25, 2012 at 10:03 PM
Hi Akhilendra,
Very well said!
True – there are some subscribers who only want the free item. My advice is not to worry about them – let ‘em go. Focus on the ones you do have.
~Christine
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August 24, 2012 at 7:45 AM
the best idea is to give away a free book to build a huge email list. Everyone wants free knowledge and they keep on searching for e- book. This e book will be beneficial for both.
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August 25, 2012 at 10:04 PM
Hi Neha,
Yes, a free gift is always well received!
Thanks for stopping by!
~Christine
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November 5, 2012 at 9:25 AM
Your post is spot on and it is exactly what I was looking for. Having your blog as your main traffic generation activity and then building a list from there is also a good way to make sure that one stays focused. I’ll bookmark your site so that I can read more of your content. I’m in the network marketing niche and building a list is everything for me!
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December 27, 2012 at 2:15 AM
If you have an idea about business then blogging also like a serious business here the more you put into it, the more you get out of it. If you think about email marketing area then building email subscriber is very important. Social media and markets are a good strategy to get more visitor and more subscriber. So join those networks and build up your mailing list as soon as possible.
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