I came across something that has given me 53 subscribers in just a few hours and by the time this post is up for 24 hours I will let you know even how much more it has grown.

You need to check out The Viral Secret  to spend 10 measly minutes to set up your very own VIRAL list building website that Russel Brunson just launched.

I’m not joking around here. I’ve been tearing the remaining little hairs out of my head to get myself to build a list but it takes a while to motivate myself. If you use Aweber and already have a list name created, all you have to do is plug it in and your set.

The cool thing is that once you sign up and upload your list details, they give you a special link to promote a free list building site to others. Everyone who goes for the free site gets on your list and the whole thing goes 6 levels deep. So now that I signed up, I am on 6 marketers lists all by filling in one form.  After I got my affiliate link and placed it in my browser, I noticed my picture and email newsletter listed in the 6th position on my Free Viral List Building Site.

Now I send visitors to my link and when they sign up, they are automatically on my list.  Of course they have to double opt in to be fully on there but at least they signed up.  Now if just 10 people do what I did and the same thing continues, by the time I reach the number 1 spot on other peoples list building site, I could potentially have thousands if not tens of thousands of email addresses.

In just the time it took me to write this post my subscribers increased by another 6 subscribers.  This truly is going VIRAL.  The best part is that these people are on my list so every email sent is actually sent by me with my list name.  Unlike other list building sites like ListDotCom.com which shows ListDotCom as the sender of the email instead of your own list name.

Only time will tell whether this Viral List Building free site will amass me thousands but for spending only 10 minutes of your time and getting it all for FREE, this is truly a no brainer.  Never mind the $97 upsell as it only gains you extra exposure and doesn’t gain the affiliate any extra cash.  All cash goes straight to Russel Brunson but who cares as the purpose is to grow my list very very fast which it seems to be doing.

As a matter of fact, the time it took you to even read this post is all it takes to set this up and begin building a very huge list in a very short amount of time.  My link has some pretty big names as the 6 marketers who you get to sign up under so be sure to sign up here in order to get some credibility with your free list building site.  I will keep you all posted so until next time…  Check out The Viral Secret!

As this year winds down, Alex has decided to give what I consider the best freebie of the year and I’m not just talking about what Alex has given, I’m talking about the entire online marketing community as a whole.  Alex doesn’t just give you a bunch of rehashed marketing junk but what he’s giving away right now is actual coaching for free.

You are going to see first hand how Alex had his first of many $10,000 days but he’s giving this away for a very limited time and yes, I do mean “limited” as you will be blown away how he did this.  I am currently working online full time and yes, it’s due to what Alex has taught me and continues to teach me today.

You’d be crazy not to go and let Alex teach you for free what I paid several hundred for merely months ago.  Now if was able to quit my job, then there’s no reason why you can’t do the same.  Literally hundreds of people leave Alex great feedback on his blog each time he does something like this and today is no exception.  So click here to learn first hand how Alex had his first of many $10,000 days. 

Alex is offering this for a very limited time and he actually means it.  The vast majority of marketers have no clue that what Alex is going to show you is even possible and once he does show you how he makes massive cash from his genious methods, you will be loving Alex all the way to the bank.  Until next time…

Continuing to provide graphics for you fellow students will still be a high priority for me but in all honesty I really need to begin to build my list.  So the only way to build my list is to finally start writing my giveaway ebooks and post them to the giveaway events. It takes time and planning but if that’s what it takes then so be it.

Sometimes it’s hard to find the motivation to write when your job is on the line and you’re trying to feed your family. And then when you do have time, you are so tired from work and the worries of the world that you just want to relax.  I feel like this often but I know that sitting around won’t build my business and I see so many of you blogging and creating on a daily basis.

I am seeing all of my fellow Alex Jeffreys students do a variety of things from product creation to helping others to all out quitting. So it makes me think about how we all received the exact same information from Alex but yet we all have done something different with it.

This is proof that it’s not Alex or the information. It’s us or should I say me. The reason over 95 percent of people fail is never because of the information, it’s because of themselves.  If you don’t know what to do with information, it’s up to you to find out. I have no doubt that I have a wealth of information already on my hard drive so I need to go through it, apply it to myself, and repackage it branded by me.

Those who relate to me and my experiences will be the ones I target for free advice and help. I have to give first before I can receive so it’s time to start writing and produce my ebooks to give away.  I need to prioritize my time so that I have enough time to write and enough time to help others. If I could do this whole online business thing full time, it would help a lot.

But most of us cannot do this because we have other day jobs that take up much of our time and resources. We come home to take care of the family, church, scouts, sports, etc.  Do not go faster than you are able or you will burn out. I’ve seen to much of it and it’s almost happened to me.  Slow down if you need to but have some urgency in mind so that you can create your first product.  Plan, plan, and plan some more.

Just start writing and you can edit or rearrange it later.  It only takes ten to twenty minutes to write a good article.  I saw the great Willie Crawford wrote something like 1300 articles since 1996 and has over 100 information products.  Now I’m sure he didn’t write it all himself as he probably outsourced much of it but the point is that the successful ones stay busy and are productive.

I don’t have one report or book that’s out by me yet.  Yes I’ve done some PLR stuff but just like Alex, I haven’t had any success with it yet.  I now know I need my own stuff, my own content that’s unique to me and my experience.  So I’m going to write my first ebook as a resource report of what tools I use to run my online business.  Yes it will have affiliate links inside but my main focus will be on the value to the people who read it.

Productivity takes planning so that’s what I am going to do.  If you are in the same boat or have some tips or solutions for me, please feel free to leave a comment.  Well, I’m off to write so until next time…

It would be too hard for me to go into here and now because I would have to draw it out for you but believe me when I say it was really solid information.  The main focus last night was “Building a List” and “Email Marketing.”  We all know and have heard a million times that the money is in the list but the way Alex presented it made it concrete for me anyways.

So now it’s time for me to re plan my goals and actually get my list started.  Yeah, I have an opt in form on my blog but not a whole lot of people bother to sign up.  I have not offered much in the realm of value by the way I have displayed my offer to my readers.

I plan on changing how I gather my list information so just to make it clear if I already changed it, my website had an opt in form with a picture of some videos above it.  It said “Learn to build a list by my friend Alex Jeffreys.”  In two months I have not had one single sign up for this and mainly because all the visitors to my blog are current Alex Jeffreys students.

Alex encouraged us to start writing our own ebooks and put our stories in there.  When we include ourselves in the story, it makes it more unique and special.  People will begin to relate to you and eventually sign up for the free book.  Remember this is not a selling time, it’s a giving time.  So to start building your list you need to give away value and also give it for free to get opt ins.

Alex also went over proper email marketing and how to pull the prospect into your message.  Out of everything he does, email marketing is what he seems to be most proud of.  He has given us plenty of examples and as I start writing my own email campaigns for my autoresponder series and for broadcast messages, I will be glad to share my learning with you.  After all we are running a business and learning together right?

Instead of doing work periodically throughout the day, Alex talked about setting up about four, ninety minute block sessions to focus on your work.  Obviously this will be less for those of us still  holding down a job but the main focus is doing non interrupted work.  Completely focus on building your list, that’s the most important thing.  Selling to your list comes much later.

Alex focused on writing free ebooks to give away in order to start building his list.  Make sure the book has a lot of value so the prospect feels good about you.  Only after Alex reached 500 subscribers did he begin marketing or selling to his list.  After you begin marketing to your list it is crucial that you continue to build your list even larger.

In only 18 months Alex had gone from $0  to $250,000.  Not bad eh?  We all start small, in fact we all started with nothing.  Walt Disney started out with an idea and now his movies and theme parks pull in millions almost daily.  You must start planning in order to succeed.  If you fail to plan then you plan to fail.  Here is the order in which we have been learning from Alex.

1. Plan
2. Create Content
3. Build Automated System
4. Test System On Small Scale
5. Drive Traffic, and More
6. Provide Value
7. Promote To Your List

All of this has been focused and based around list building and we need to remember that people come one by one.  Alex has been teaching us how to grow and reminds us that it is not about the destination, it’s about the journey.

He reminded us that there are two sides to business.  Getting results and making excuses.  You can be so close to success but never see it.  He related a story of a little boy who thought he didn’t grow much until he saw his relatives at Thanksgiving.  “Wow, how big you’ve gotten!” was their reply.  So it is with creating your online business.  You may not see the fruits of your labor but let others see what you’ve accomplished and they may be surprised at how much you’ve grown. 

In the email marketing portion of the coaching Alex relayed to us that it really is relationship marketing.  Building a relationship of trust is crucial to your business plus it’s a win win for everyone.  Treat your list like customers and they will flee.  Treat them like family and you’ll have customers for life.

Don’t worry if you don’t know how to write emails, just be yourself.  You will learn as you go and Alex also reminded us that failure is a form of success.  Most failure is hidden in success.  Only people who see past failure can have success.  That is why most people quit or fail at starting a successful online business.  It’s like swimming across a lake only to swim back after going half way.  They don’t realize that the success was just as close as failing.

Alex revealed that out of all the great mentors he has been taught by that not one has given him a step by step blueprint to successful business.  The reason why is because each one of us places our own obstacles in front of ourselves and we have to be the ones who decide what our strengths are and what stands in our way.  Decide what needs to be done and do it.

There is more to email marketing or relationship marketing that can help you achieve better results.  Alex suggests that you create videos of yourself to let people see you as you are and this helps to build a relationship with them.  The videos interact with them and have a higher success rate than plain old text.  That’s why social media is so popular.  More interaction equals more subscribers which equals more sales.  One subscriber is equal to one dollar a month on average.

To create real value you have to make it a point that what you want is to find out what other people want, and give it to them.  In email marketing the number one thing Alex recommends is to tell your story.  All of you get email each and every day.  Alex also suggests to make a folder of emails that made you open them and click through to a product or service.  You can duplicate the good and toss out the bad.  Alex likes to do email promotions that build suspense.  Give it a try and journal your results.

Alex taught us more great things but this post is long enough.  I plan on creating an ebook with everything in a more clear and easy to understand format.  I remember Alex saying one time that most information marketers sell already existing information.  They just put their own story into it and package it differently.  I now know that Alex’s teachings are not specific only to him but when he ads his story into it, the content becomes his and he is able to brand himself.

So don’t be afraid to take existing valuable information and include your story.  Don’t make up some unbelievable tale just to get more subscribers or to make more sales.  Be genuine in your videos and in your ebooks and people will respond.  You’ll gain a following and as long as you provide the value and treat your list like family, you’ll be able to not only get rich once, you’ll get rich forever.  Until next time…

In order to get a free report or newsletter is was required that I fill in an opt in form.  This method gets lots of sign ups because of the fact that free material was offered.  It is very important that the free material is of great value to the prospect.

After purchasing a product, I have been required to fill in an opt in form in order to complete my order.  It is important to place this form after the customer has already paid for the product.  They have no other choice but to fill in the form to get their product.  They may leave if asked to fill in a form before payment is made.

Membership sites often reflect high value of the content contained and people are more willing to give their names and email addresses to be part of a membership site.  Free membership sites attract many people and you will get a lot of sign ups but it will take a while for them to start buying.  Again, content must be valuable.  You can sell products on the inside.

Reflecting scarcity in your product like telling your prospects that there are only 100 copies will encourage them to sign up.  Also, when prospects are rushed because of scarcity, they will likely take a close look at your product rather quickly.  Again make sure value is high.

Making your offer time sensitive is another strategy marketers use.  I have opted into many forms because what I wanted was going to expire soon or the price was going to change.  You can find different software scripts to make this available on your web pages.

Submitting your free products to giveaway events is also very successful.  A giveaway event is one in which people can go and receive many free products at once.  To get the product, each participant must fill in your opt in form to receive the free product.  You will get a lot of prospects because of the value of many products together in one place.

Simply blogging or commenting on other peoples posts will get people interested in what you have to say.  Comment in a way that is not like an advertisement but like you are genuinely interested in helping alleviate pain or provide pleasure.  If you can tap into these two remedies you will get a following that will sign up for what you can provide them.

A squeeze page is effective in getting people to sign up to your list.  If you provide a preview of what the prospect can expect, you will provide enough interest and desire for them to sign up just to find out more.  Adding audio or video can stir up just the right emotions so that people just have to know the rest of the story.  This is very effective.

There are more ways to get people to sign up to your list but these are the main strategies that are most effective.  Try different things and remember to test, test, and test some more.  One thing for certain is if you don’t try to capture names and email addresses of prospects for your business, you will be leaving tons of cash on the table.

If you need help in learning exactly how to build a profitable list quickly and effectively, please visit SimplyListBuilding.com to get started now.  Until next time…