Many service professionals tell me that the reason they don’t build their lists is because they feel that list building is not easy to do. They don’t have the time to figure out everything that they need to do in order to build their lists, and, as a result, they don’t build their lists.

Unfortunately, when service professionals don’t build their lists they struggle with being visible and getting more clients. Having a list is crucial to being successful in your business. Without a list, you have to struggle and look for clients non-stop. When you have a list, you have a group of people in your target market with whom you can communicate on a regular basis. These are the people who know, like and trust you, so they are much more likely to purchase your products and services.

The great news is that list building does not have to be difficult. Here are three list-building techniques that I use myself and recommend to my clients. These techniques are easy to apply, and they can result in many new newsletter subscribers when you apply them effectively.

– Social Networking. Using social networking web sites such as Facebook and Twitter is great for building your list. When you are using social networking for building your list you need to be involved and share tips with your followers. This way, your followers will get to know you, and more of them will be interested in subscribing to your newsletter.

– Article Marketing. I love using article marketing for list building. It is effective, works great and you can use it to invite exactly people you want to invite to your list! How do you do that? By writing articles on topics that are of interest to people that you want to invite to your list.

When you submit your article to article directories, it will also include a Resource Box. The Resource Box is a one paragraph description of you and your business and a link back to your web site. Your Resource Box is what is going to help you attract more subscribers to your newsletter.

– Blogging. When you are using your blog to build your list, make sure that your blog contains information about your list. Then, bring traffic to your blog by sharing your blog posts on social networking web sites. You can also optimize your blog posts for search engines, so that you can get traffic from search engines as well.

During the Build Your List Teleseminar Series I share very simple strategies for building your list that you can apply immediately! The third call is today, so you must register now to join us. Register now at

https://www.EffectiveListBuilding.com

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