I heard, before I joined an Internet Marketing system, to build your list first. I was anxious and foolish. I didn't listen. First, I didn't have anything to offer a list to start with. And second, I didn't understand the importance of having a list. I spent about $2,000 to join an opportunity which I believed in. I figured I could make a few sales a month and my business would prosper. Boy was I deceived! After spending another $800-1,000 in advertising without making a sale, I was pretty discouraged. I was bouncing checks and paying bills late for months waiting for a break through that never came.
I absorbed myself in Internet Marketing though.I probably spent 60-80 hours a week, for about 10 months, studying on line and listening to audios about Internet Marketing to and from work. I've been on 300-500 different Internet marketers list. I probably have over 500 e-books on Internet marketing. All given to me for free to be a subscriber to an Internet marketers list. If I wasn't receiving 30-60 sales letters a day from being on that Craig list, I might have had time to read one or two of those books by now. They have come in handy though. When something does stump me, I do have all of those resources and I have learned from them.
It was through being on that list that equipped me to be able to build my own list. When you've been on that many list you know which ones could grow quickly and which ones won't. 90% offer the same products, whether for free or for sale. So, even as a newbie, you can start your own list. You don't need unique products; you just need to set yourself apart from the 90% group! In fact, even the 10% group sells a lot of the same products.
So, what's the difference? Patience and the willingness to want to train new Internet marketers the ropes. The patient list builder will develop a relationship with you and give you free relevant content before they try to make a sale to you. The majority of them give you a free e-book, which they got for free anyway, along with a sales page ($49 price goes up $20 at midnight!) and then they fill your email box day after day with more sales letters until you unsubscribe.I do have patience though. I'll usually give them the benefit of doubt and give them a couple of weeks before I unsubscribe.
I'm a faithful subscriber to about 5 or 6 Internet marketers. Because they have patience, they teach me a lot, they even offer free audio and video training. Now, when they are all out there promoting the same things, are you going to buy that $49 product from some one that gave you an e-book that they got for free, or are you going to buy that product from one of the guys that has invested in you? Because when one these guys offers me an affiliate program or Network Marketing opportunity, I'll look it over because these guys have invested time and training into me, and I owe them at least that. Even if the time isn't right for me, if the opportunity interest me, I'll save it and look it over again in the future.
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