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As in Part 1 of Get More
Subscribers, I would like to share with you some of the best
methods, in my experience, for gaining subscribers. Once you
have decided on the format and design of your ezine, you
want subscribers. There are numerous ways to help you do this
both free and paid. I will be discussing some of the free
ways of getting subscribers and also building your
business and reputation.
*Link Exchanges - This is a great way of getting
subscribers via your website. Look for sites that compliment
your own, email the webmaster and ask them if they would be
interested in a link exchange. Explain why a link exchange would
benefit both of you and why you chose their site. Link exchanges
will bring you more traffic and providing you have an
interesting and effective website, it will also bring you more
subscribers. Here are some places for finding other webmasters
to link with:
mailto:LinkTogether-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
mailto:LinkShare-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
mailto:The_Swap_Shop-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Vista/3997/
http://www.reciprocallink.com/
*Announcement Lists - This is not the most effective way of
getting subscribers, but you will gain some for the small amount
of work it takes. Join some good announcement lists, read the
guidelines, save all your
mail messages and all it takes each day is a few clicks to send
out your messages. I have a notebook with all my lists and
dates for submitting listed. On each day I open my list messages
folder, check my notebook to see which lists I submit to for
that day, and then a few clicks and it is done. Open the
message, click send and that is it! Once you get established
on the lists, slow your posting down a bit so as not to overload
people with your announcement. Here are a few lists for you to
get started:
mailto:AAnnounce-subscribe@egroups.com
mailto:mailman-subscribe@topica.com
mailto:list-of-lists-subscribe@topica.com
mailto:List_Builder-subscribe@topica.com
mailto:allzines-subscribe@egroups.com
mailto:AAnnounce-subscribe@egroups.com
There are hundreds more. Do a search at yahoo groups,
Topica, globelists, etc. You will find plenty to choose
from.
*Discussion Lists - Discussion lists are effective for many
reasons. You build your reputation. People see you as an
expert and start to trust you. They will become interested
in what you say and subscribe to your ezine and visit your site.
You can also learn a lot from other people on the list and make
some great new friends. Do not join a list just to post an ad.
You must follow the guidelines and join in the discussions.
Get to know the other members, offer help or support when you
can. This will go a long
way in building your business and subscriber base.
mailto:ideasbypost@yahoogroups.com
mailto:pubsonly-subscribe@topica.com
mailto:momsbiz-subscribe@egroups.com
mailto:digital-women-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
*Message Boards - Message Boards are similar to discussion
lists. Read the guidelines, get involved in the
discussions, help when you can, learn when you can and this will
all help build your business and gain subscribers. Here are a
few good boards:
http://www.bizymoms.com/discus/
http://www.bizweb2000.com/wwwboard/
http://powerhomebiz.com/discussion/subscription.htm
http://start-smartz.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi#post
Find your favorites, have some fun and get those subscribers.
There are many more ways of promoting your ezine and as you get
more experience you will learn what the best ways are and
which are not so effective. The methods I have explained have
worked well for me and can for you also.
| About the Author: Terri
Seymour and her husband Terry offer a no-cost, non-MLM
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