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On this page I recommend how to use safelists if you're going to do so. (They may not always be a good use of time, but this will give you better odds of success with them. However, please note that you should set up a separate e-mail address from your primary address to use them so you don't flood your primary address. OR filter incoming e-mails into a different folder so your main inbox remains clutter free. (That's what I did when using these.)
Safelists
The trick to building any home business is to have leads, and safelists appear to offer a free and easy solution. Simply join and you can:
1) Usually get credits to immediately e-mail 1000 or more people. With a typical 2-3% click-through rate (CTR), this is likely to give you at least 20-30 people (per 1000 e-mails) looking at your offer.
2) Start receiving e-mails; when you click on them, you'll earn more credits for sending out future e-mails to other members at no cost. (Time is your only cost.)
3) Based on the above CTR, you're likely to get ONE person to look at your offer for every 2-3 clicks you make. Since you usually need to spend 10 to 15 seconds on a page to get credit, you'll spend 30 seconds to one minute on average to get ONE PERSON to look at your offer.
Many people I know spend hours working their network marketing programs (for instance) and struggle to ever get people really looking at what they offer. So this seems like a great value. But as you know, it's only worth it if you get results. So can you get good results with safelists?
1) Usually get credits to immediately e-mail 1000 or more people. With a typical 2-3% click-through rate (CTR), this is likely to give you at least 20-30 people (per 1000 e-mails) looking at your offer.
2) Start receiving e-mails; when you click on them, you'll earn more credits for sending out future e-mails to other members at no cost. (Time is your only cost.)
3) Based on the above CTR, you're likely to get ONE person to look at your offer for every 2-3 clicks you make. Since you usually need to spend 10 to 15 seconds on a page to get credit, you'll spend 30 seconds to one minute on average to get ONE PERSON to look at your offer.
Many people I know spend hours working their network marketing programs (for instance) and struggle to ever get people really looking at what they offer. So this seems like a great value. But as you know, it's only worth it if you get results. So can you get good results with safelists?
What's the Problem with Safelists?
If everyone is joining a safelist because they want to SELL something, then who on earth is going to buy? At the same time ... usually safelists are full of people wanting to earn an income online, so this is pretty targeted if you're trying to reach those people.
How do you resolve these differences? How do you work with the right audience (wanting to earn online) not wanting to buy?
Simple. DON'T SELL. As always, marketing is about building a relationship, and with safelists, sending an e-mail to random people you don't know isn't marketing (building a relationship) ... unless you MAKE it about marketing. And that's what you need to do.
That said, I'm NOT necessarily recommending safelists because I think you can put a lot of time (or money) into them and get little to nothing in return. (Check out my page on Leads for what I think are better approaches.) But some people do well with them, and if you're going to use them, then see if what I'm saying makes sense to you.
How do you resolve these differences? How do you work with the right audience (wanting to earn online) not wanting to buy?
Simple. DON'T SELL. As always, marketing is about building a relationship, and with safelists, sending an e-mail to random people you don't know isn't marketing (building a relationship) ... unless you MAKE it about marketing. And that's what you need to do.
That said, I'm NOT necessarily recommending safelists because I think you can put a lot of time (or money) into them and get little to nothing in return. (Check out my page on Leads for what I think are better approaches.) But some people do well with them, and if you're going to use them, then see if what I'm saying makes sense to you.
What to Offer to Make Safelists Work
So if you're going to use a safe list, I suggest thinking of it as a party, where you're bumping into a whole bunch of people. Would you be trying to sell something to each person you bumped into? I hope not, and I doubt it. If you did, you'd alienate a lot of people and be lucky if you ever made a sale.
Instead, you would introduce yourself, get to know people, and then share things that you felt might be of interest to them. If they're into sports, you might talk sports with them. If you both have kids, you might exchange stories. And if you discovered that they were looking for something you had an answer to, then and only then would it make sense for you to talk about a product or service.
In the case of safelists, you don't have the chance to HEAR from the other person. It's a one-sided conversation. But you do know something: this other person is probably interested to make money online.
They have NOT said that they're interested to buy anything related to your program. They've said that they want to make money online. So your job as a true marketer is to say, "I can help you with that." You're not selling them something -- you're offering them a solution. And hopefully a free one (initially).
This is why I so strongly encourage you to build a series of e-mails into an autoresponder service. (For unlimited subscribers and lead pages at just $20/month, check out Rocket Responder -- a great value and the easiest system I've found.) In these e-mails (which will be sent automatically to someone over time), you can introduce yourself as a real person AND as an expert in some area that can help others. You do this WITHOUT selling something, and hopefully you're giving tips that not only prove your expertise but also help to establish a valuable relationship.
Now you use the safelist system to invite people to learn about the VALUE you offer them. All they have to do is join your mailing list. You have much better odds of GIVING something through a mailing list than you do of SELLING something.
After you've set up the relationship, then you can start inviting people to know about the programs you're involved with. And, without PUSHING them into the program, you can INVITE them in with the understanding that you will use your expertise (or connections, etc.) to help them succeed.
When you take this kind of LONG-TERM approach to safelists, you're much more likely to enjoy success with them. Don't sell -- give. Establish relationships and, by offering a free e-mail course or ebook or video or whatever ... move people from the safelist over to your OWN e-mail list so you can reach them as often as needed.
Since giving something FREE is important here, and international is ideal due to the broad user base of safelists, I encourage you to join Webtalk as something you can offer. It is a social network that's 100% free to join and share, yet can earn you money AND connect you with those you're trying to create a relationship with. Because Webtalk is rolling out a lot of features not found on other social networks, it is perfect as a free value you can offer other people.
You can learn more about Webtalk here.
Instead, you would introduce yourself, get to know people, and then share things that you felt might be of interest to them. If they're into sports, you might talk sports with them. If you both have kids, you might exchange stories. And if you discovered that they were looking for something you had an answer to, then and only then would it make sense for you to talk about a product or service.
In the case of safelists, you don't have the chance to HEAR from the other person. It's a one-sided conversation. But you do know something: this other person is probably interested to make money online.
They have NOT said that they're interested to buy anything related to your program. They've said that they want to make money online. So your job as a true marketer is to say, "I can help you with that." You're not selling them something -- you're offering them a solution. And hopefully a free one (initially).
This is why I so strongly encourage you to build a series of e-mails into an autoresponder service. (For unlimited subscribers and lead pages at just $20/month, check out Rocket Responder -- a great value and the easiest system I've found.) In these e-mails (which will be sent automatically to someone over time), you can introduce yourself as a real person AND as an expert in some area that can help others. You do this WITHOUT selling something, and hopefully you're giving tips that not only prove your expertise but also help to establish a valuable relationship.
Now you use the safelist system to invite people to learn about the VALUE you offer them. All they have to do is join your mailing list. You have much better odds of GIVING something through a mailing list than you do of SELLING something.
After you've set up the relationship, then you can start inviting people to know about the programs you're involved with. And, without PUSHING them into the program, you can INVITE them in with the understanding that you will use your expertise (or connections, etc.) to help them succeed.
When you take this kind of LONG-TERM approach to safelists, you're much more likely to enjoy success with them. Don't sell -- give. Establish relationships and, by offering a free e-mail course or ebook or video or whatever ... move people from the safelist over to your OWN e-mail list so you can reach them as often as needed.
Since giving something FREE is important here, and international is ideal due to the broad user base of safelists, I encourage you to join Webtalk as something you can offer. It is a social network that's 100% free to join and share, yet can earn you money AND connect you with those you're trying to create a relationship with. Because Webtalk is rolling out a lot of features not found on other social networks, it is perfect as a free value you can offer other people.
You can learn more about Webtalk here.
What Safelist System Should You Use?
Again, I don't necessarily recommend any safelists because I feel there are better uses of time, including building meaningful content online. But here are a few I've seen that seemed pretty decent. I've used them at one time, but had minimal response (but still did have some response) even offering things like the valuable 2-week e-mail course found on this site.
ListBonus; Bweeble; Speedy Traffic Mailer; AdChiever.
So that you don't get overwhelmed by e-mails, I recommend picking just 1-3 programs. You won't want to click on more e-mails than that for building credits.
Many systems recommend that you get a new e-mail address (typically Gmail) so that you don't flood your current inbox. I don't. I actually use my REAL e-mail address, because I can FILTER those e-mails into separate folders and then review them when I want ... without having to switch my e-mail account. (And this always worked perfectly.) Food for thought.
On a final note, you can upgrade in most systems and then e-mail other members WITHOUT having to click on e-mails. Read on for details.
ListBonus; Bweeble; Speedy Traffic Mailer; AdChiever.
So that you don't get overwhelmed by e-mails, I recommend picking just 1-3 programs. You won't want to click on more e-mails than that for building credits.
Many systems recommend that you get a new e-mail address (typically Gmail) so that you don't flood your current inbox. I don't. I actually use my REAL e-mail address, because I can FILTER those e-mails into separate folders and then review them when I want ... without having to switch my e-mail account. (And this always worked perfectly.) Food for thought.
On a final note, you can upgrade in most systems and then e-mail other members WITHOUT having to click on e-mails. Read on for details.
Should You PAY (Upgrade) to Use a Safelist?
I truly believe this should be based on the individual. Safelists are NOT designed as a sudden home run (nor is any marketing system), no matter how appealing the numbers might be. Someone who is hard up for money should NOT bank their every dollar on this solution. For those with tight budgets, I recommend trying out a couple of safelist systems and putting in the time to "earn" credits by clicking on e-mails.
Those marketers who have a good lead capture page in place (these are included free with RocketResponder), giving people reason to sign up for the marketer's e-mail list (free e-book, free e-course, etc.) are probably best prepared to succeed with a safelist. (Or, as I said, share Webtalk since it offers value for free.) If that's you and you're in a position to invest in a safelist, try it. There's something to be said for testing, learning, and then having this valuable knowledge to pass along to others who join your team.
That said, if you're just going to upgrade in one platform, I recommend LeadsLeap -- an ad exchange that offers tons of value for free (allowing you to build followers by referring it), and lots of additional ad exposure for those who upgrade. Most responsive site I've found of this type.
Those marketers who have a good lead capture page in place (these are included free with RocketResponder), giving people reason to sign up for the marketer's e-mail list (free e-book, free e-course, etc.) are probably best prepared to succeed with a safelist. (Or, as I said, share Webtalk since it offers value for free.) If that's you and you're in a position to invest in a safelist, try it. There's something to be said for testing, learning, and then having this valuable knowledge to pass along to others who join your team.
That said, if you're just going to upgrade in one platform, I recommend LeadsLeap -- an ad exchange that offers tons of value for free (allowing you to build followers by referring it), and lots of additional ad exposure for those who upgrade. Most responsive site I've found of this type.