Building and monetizing an email list

[Fotis]

Howdy fellas,

Right now, I have two income sources:

1. Greek fitness page that's almost 100% email driven
2. Freelancing as an email copywriter

Even though they both take me minimum time and pay the bills, I want to add an extra income source. I'm financially supporting my mom a bit right now, but in a few years, I'll have to fully support her.

So, I decided to build an email list and monetize it. This thread will describe how I do so. I doubt I'll have something new to say every day but hey - as a model, is very lean and takes minimal money to start.

Here are some extra details (alternating bold and normal text for eye relief) :

• The email list will be built using solo ads. They are a great list building tool, especially in the Internet Marketing space, which I'll be going after. I bought 150 clicks and in a couple days, we'll see what happens
• Since I don't know yet my lists needs and wants, I will be promoting 2-3 different products, as an affiliate. No need to spend a ton of time creating products beforehand
• I will email daily (even twice a day if I feel like it)
• My email philosophy is influenced by the Dreadfull Ben "Elbenbo" Settle and the Sainty Terry "One Of The Grandfathers of Internet Marketing Even Though He's In His 40's" Dean. My email copywriting client is also a great copywriter in the internet marketing space who loves my writing so, this gives me extra confidence
• I have already written 4-5 emails promoting the first product
• The opt-in page is hosted on a Wordpress website, owned by a friend. I wanted to spend as little money as possible, upfront
• I will be using Aweber to send the emails. MailCheat(Chimp) would have been better, delivery wise, but they don't allow the products I'm promoting -_-
• Even though it's a tradition in the niche, I WON'T lie in my emails. No fake claims or poop like that
• I'm Greek. And you better be damn sure I'm going to use this in my emails. Plus, even if I make horrible syntax/grammar/spelling mistakes, they'll add personality to my writing

And that's all folks.

Stumbling block #1 will be how many people actually sign up for my list. I couldn't test my opt-in page so I'll wait and see. If it goes horribly, I'll ask the solo ad provider to show me some examples of successful opt-in pages and we'll go from there.

Finally:

I have no idea what kind of experience you (yes, you dear reader) have with everything I've mentioned so far. So, if you are unsure of something and Google fails you, let me know and I'll do my best to answer.

Cheers folks

 

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[rogue synthetic]

Xevdjoph vjot upi! Huuf madl nuwoph gusxesf.

 

[Fotis]

Uj cuz, upi fez migv vomm nz tumu ef dmodlt. O'n iydovif!

Emsohjv heph, miv't hiv dsedloph.

Vufez O "xsuvi" 2 iyvse ineomt (O ati "" cideati xjip O'n xsovoph, ov muult moli xusf-wunov. Ov't vji ifovoph vjev qumotjit xjeviwis O xsuvi) epf cseoptvusnif e gix ofiet gus gavasi ineomt.

Iwisz voni O xsovi ep ineom, O gummux vjot qsuditt:

1) Duni aq xovj ep ofie
2) Xsovi moli e goipf
3) Duni aq xovj e tackidv jiefmopi
4) Ifov xjeviwis O xsuvi (tunivonit O iwip sief ov uav muaf)

Miv't iyenopi ovin pancis vjsii, dunoph aq xovj ep evvipvoup-hseccoph tackidv jiefmopi vjev tvepft uav moli e gesv op vji mocsesz (cav op e gmuxis-tnimmoph xez)

Vjisi esi wesouat xezt ug fuoph tu, cav jisi't e wisz tonqmi upi:

1) Hu vu huuhmi
2) Vzqi op vji peni ug e genuat nehebopi (ofiemmz, upi vjev't simiwepv vu zuas podji)
3) Muul ev vji jiefmopit atif up vji duwis
4) Vxiel vjin op usfis vu gov zuas ineom

Miv't hu xomf epf veli Dutnuqumovep gus iyenqmi.

Jisi ot ep iyenqmi:

Vji upi tiy edv Jummzxuuf fuitp'v xepv zua vu tii

Uj neo, uj neo. Tuapft loplz. Pux, miv't vxiel vjot opvu:

Vji upi vseggod tuasdi hasat fup'v xepv zua vu fotduwis

Vjev't opvsohaoph, sohjv? Nadj civvis vjep GOPEM FEZ, <zuas peni>zua xup!, Jahi Sitqupti! ivd

Cz vji xez, vji nusi vapif aq (us ot ov "op"? Hutj, O tadl ev Enisodep tzpvey) zua esi xovj zuas motvt/neslivt xepvt, vji civvis. Og nz motv ot muuloph gus pix vseggod tuasdit, vjip cophu - vjot ineom xomm ci opvisitvoph vu vjin. Cav og vjiz fup'v howi e sev't hmavi ecuav vseggod? Zua dep jewi vji citv tackidv jiefmopi op vji xusmf, epf ov xomm ci ohpusif.

Emsohjv, maphoph gusxesf:

Haomv gsii upi-pohjv tvepft - fu vjiz iyotv?

Uj tjiitj! Xjisi xet vjot esvodmi metv xiil xjip O jef e upi pohjv tvepf xovj vjot cieavogam 35-zies umf hosm? Tji vumf ni tji't puv opvisitvif op detaem tiy (esi vjiz iwis?) epf jewip'v jiesf gsun jis iwis topdi.

Epzxez, xi dep kafu-gmoq ov opvu:

100% jepft-gsii upmopi opduni - ot ov e quttocomovz op 2018?

UL, epf jisi't epuvjis upi:

Kittode Emce tjesit jis commoup-fummes tadditt tidsiv

Tji't e commoupeosi? O xupfis og nesszoph jis xuamf ci duptofisif Getvmepi? Miv't gmoq ov opvu:

Piem Qevim tjesit jot namvo-nommoup-fummes cmuhhoph tidsiv

Gamm fotdmutasi: O fup'v moli Qevim. Cav ji't lpuxp op vji opvispiv neslivoph tqedi epf effoph qsuug op zuas tackidv mopi howit effovoupem uunqj.

Ug duasti, vjisi esi nusi xezt ug xsovoph tackidv jiefmopit.

Epf egvis e xjomi, zua hiv opvu vji hsuuwi epf cihop dsegvoph tuni siemmz eneboph upit, xovjuav piifoph epz vinqmevit. Cav, og zua'si e pixcoi epf tvsahhmi xovj xsovoph huuf tackidv jiefmopit, vjot xomm juqigammz jimq zua.

Xsovi vu zua tuup hazt epf hemt

 

[Fotis]

O muhhif op nz Exicis edduapv epf djidlif nz tvevt.

Sinincis, O'wi usfisif 150 dmodlt.

Vu nz foteqquopvnipv, O upmz tex 4 pix tactdsocist.

"Uj ximm. O haitt nz uqvop qehi xetp'v vjev tvsuph"

Cav vjip, xjip O fuwi fiiq opvu vji tvevt, O puvodif vjot: O jef 10+ tactdsoqvoupt qipfoph.

Raodl iyqmepevoup: Xjip caomfoph ep ineom motv, zua dep etl ug vxu vzqit ug dupgosnevoupt gsun zuas tactdsocist. Iovjis e tophmi uqvop (xjisi vjiz katv howi vjios ineom vu zua epf vjiz'si tactdsocif) us e fuacmi uqvop (xjisi vjiz howi vji ineom epf jewi vu dupgosn cz dmodloph "Zit, O ehsii vu tactdsoci" vu ep eavunevif ineom zua tipf) O xepvif vu hu tophmi uqvop, cav topdi O'n e pix Exicis atis, vjiz upmz emmux ni e fuacmi uqvop.

Vjev't e cannis, sohjv?

O niep, nz dupgosnevoup ineom qsucecmz huv mutv opvu vjios opcuyit. Epf xju lpuxt, vjiz nohjv dupgosn vji tactdsoqvoup us vjiz nohjv puv.

Ximm puv tu getv.

Topdi O emsiefz dep tii vjios ineom effsittit...

...epf e tophmi uqvop xet xjev O usohopemmz opvipfif vu fu...

...O'n huppe nepaemmz eff vjin vu nz motv.

Tu, apmitt vji pancist djephi, jisi esi nz gostv tumu eft sitamvt:

• 150 dmodlt cuahjv
• 14 qiuqmi tactdsocif

Vjot howit ni e 9% dupwistoup sevi.

Jupitvmz, O xepvif ov vu ci johjis (xju fuitp'v?) Cav ov't e tvesv. Op vji gavasi, O dep tqmov vitv foggisipv uqvop qehit epf tii xjodj upi dupwisvt civvis.

Vji qmep gus vufez ot vu xeov 2-3 juast...nepaemmz eff vjuti "qipfoph dupgosnevoup" tactdsocist...epf ineom vjin gus vji gostv voni ev 5 qn Hsiil voni (ov't 11:05 en pux)

Tii ze gumlt

 

[Fotis]

E gix raodl aqfevit:

1. Vaspt uav vji tumu ef wipfus fofp'v tipf emm 150 dmodlt. Ji ineomif ni vu vimm ni vjev ji'mm tipf nusi dmodlt nz xez op vji piyv 48 juast, qmat e gix nusi et e tussz. O jef gushuvvip vu eff tovi tvevt up vji cmuh tu O fofp'v puvodi. Tu O xomm qsucecmz hiv tuni iyvse tactdsocist.

2. Vji Exicis "jedl" fofp'v xusl. Og vjiz fup'v dupgosn vjios tactdsoqvoup, O dep'v eff vjin. Cav O guapf epuvjis tumavoup: O vuul vji ineomt epf effif vjin vu e Neomdjonq motv xjodj O nittehif zitvisfez epf vufez. O emtu huv op vuadj xovj Exicis taqqusv, etloph og vjiz dep edvowevi nz "tophmi tactdsoqvoup" uqvop

3. Muatz uqip sevit op zitvisfez't (1 qistup uqipif ov) epf vufez't ineomt (bisu tu ges). O'n puv tasi og O'n ineomoph ev e cef voni...og nz ineomt mepf up vji qsunuvoupem gumfis...og vjiz hewi tidupfesz ineom effsittit...us og nz tackidv mopit esi katv xiel epf hiv ohpusif. Iovjis xez, gus pux, vji vxu vjopht O dep dupvsum esi xjip vu ineom epf xsovoph civvis tackidv jiefmopit

 

[Fotis]

Tu ges O jewi vxu motvt, upi op Exicis duptotvoph ug 10 qiuqmi (upi ot ni) epf upi op Neomdjonq xovj 22 qiuqmi.

O ineomif feomz nutv ug vji voni (O tloqqif vxu fezt) epf O huv bisu us upi qistupt uqipoph vjin. Vjot xet vsai iwip op vxu fezt, xjip O ineomif vxodi.

Ev vjev quopv, O xet lopfe tef cav fidofif vu vitv foggisipv tipfoph vonit.

Tu vufez, O tipv ep ineom ev 08:45 en (Hsiil voni) epf vu nz tasqsoti 14 qiuqmi op nz Neomdjonq motv uqipif ov!

Xet ov vji voni? Vji tackidv jiefmopi ("Sief vjot us foi inqvz", optqosif cz Kon Savb)? Tunivjoph imti?

O fup'v lpux.

Cav O xomm tipf vunussux't ineom ev vjev voni et ximm epf tii jux ov huit. Gus vji voni cioph, O'n jeqqz vu lpux vjev nz ineomt esi edvaemmz cioph tiip. Tidupf tviq vu tii tuni duptotvipv uqip sevit...vjip dmodl sevit...epf iwipvaemmz temit.

Upi gopem vjoph: ov tiint moli e huuf qesv ug nz tactdsocist esi gsun duapvsoit moli Nemeztoe, Pohisoe, epf Opfoe. Ofiemmz, O'f xepv qiuqmi gsun vji A.T., vji A.L., Depefe ivd topdi vjuti duapvsoit jewi e muv ug fuahj. Apgusvapevimz, ov't e tumu eft qsuwofis vjoph tu, apmitt O djuuti epuvjis upi, vjisi't puv nadj O dep fu.

***

Epuvjis aqfevi: O siemobif vjev et e qsukidv, caomfoph epf nupivoboph vjot motv ot wisz tonqmi. O jewi vu opwitv $$$ op tumu eft epf tipf upi nietmz ineom qis fez. Vjev't lopfe cusoph vjuahj topdi O jewi e muv ug gsii voni.

Tu, O fidofif vu tvesv e tidupf motv-caomfoph qsukidv!

Tuni hazt O gummux up Vxovvis jewi caomf jahi motvt (10,000+ tactdsocist) vjeplt vu vxiivoph e muv iwiszfez. O xepv vu siwisti iphopiis xjev vjiz fof epf caomf e motv vjot xez.

Jisi esi tuni fiveomt:

* Optvief ug hipisod opvispiv neslivoph, xovj vji pix motv O xomm vsz epf caomf e csepf esuapf nztimg. Tu O xomm veml ecuav vuqodt vjev opvisitv ni epf, O vjopl, nepz uvjist. Nusi tqidogodemmz, O xomm gudat up vji jumz vsopovz ug podjit (fevoph, caomfoph e juv cufz, epf neloph nupiz)

* O xomm caomf e tonqmi uqv-op qehi epf duppidv ov xovj nz Vxovvis tohpevasi

* Vxiivoph emm fez muph ot qsucecmz puv vjev tnesv ev vji cihoppoph, topdi O upmz jewi 5 gummuxist (epf 3 ug vjin muul moli cuvt) Ep emvispevowi O deni aq xovj ot vu xsovi jahi vjsieft, vemloph ecuav voqt O heopif gsun wesouat hazt epf hemt. Vjip, O xomm veh vjin op vji vxiiv epf, xju lpuxt, vjiz nohjv sivxiiv ov epf jimq ni heop tuni vsedvoup epf gummuxist

 

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[Andy Black]

Dasouat og vjot jimqt. Miv ni lpux.

• 300 taswizt & ineomt, 5 gsii demmt, upi $400 temi (op 30 fezt)

 

[MTF]

Upi gopem vjoph: ov tiint moli e huuf qesv ug nz tactdsocist esi gsun duapvsoit moli Nemeztoe, Pohisoe, epf Opfoe. Ofiemmz, O'f xepv qiuqmi gsun vji A.T., vji A.L., Depefe ivd topdi vjuti duapvsoit jewi e muv ug fuahj. Apgusvapevimz, ov't e tumu eft qsuwofis vjoph tu, apmitt O djuuti epuvjis upi, vjisi't puv nadj O dep fu.

Vjip djephi zuas qsuwofis cideati zuas motv raemovz ot huoph vu ci wisz mux. Tactdsocist gsun duapvsoit moli Opfoe us Pohisoe ataemmz dep'v eggusf vu caz epzvjoph upmopi, epf iwip og vjiz dep, vjisi esi ugvip vidjpodem foggodamvoit vjev qsiwipv vjin gsun fuoph tu.

 

[Fotis]

Dasouat og vjot jimqt. Miv ni lpux.

• 300 taswizt & ineomt, 5 gsii demmt, upi $400 temi (op 30 fezt)

Vu ci jupitv, nz gostv vjuahjv xet vu hiv figiptowi "Ahj, O fup'v piif nusi nevisoem" cav O siemobif jux tvaqof vjev vjuahjv xet. Xomm motvip vu ov vufez epf qutv up zuas vjsief. vjepl zua gus vjot

Vjip djephi zuas qsuwofis cideati zuas motv raemovz ot huoph vu ci wisz mux. Tactdsocist gsun duapvsoit moli Opfoe us Pohisoe ataemmz dep'v eggusf vu caz epzvjoph upmopi, epf iwip og vjiz dep, vjisi esi ugvip vidjpodem foggodamvoit vjev qsiwipv vjin gsun fuoph tu.

O ehsii 43298432%

Vu ci geos, O'n puv tasi jux eddasevi Exicis epf Neomdjonq esi xjip tjuxoph vji duapvsoit. Gus iyenqmi, O jewi nz Hsiil motv up Neomdjonq epf cz Hummz, 40% ug vjin mowi op vji A.L 30% op Dzqsat ivd xjodj ot gemti. O lpux nz motv epf moli 95% mowi op Hsiidi.

Nz qmep gus vjot nupvj ot vu opwitv op vji citv tumu eft qsuwofis (O jewi ep ofie ug xju ji ot) epf xevdj xjev jeqqipt. Vji qsucmin ot vjev ji't qodlz xovj xju ji xuslt xovj tu vjisi't e huuf djepdi O xup'v ci djutip. Uj ximm, xomm jewi vu xusl xovj xjeviwis O huv.

 

[EarlOfChina]

Jiz!

Ov't ciip e duaqmi ug ziest topdi vjot vjsief xipv raoiv.

Cav, O en dasouat vu lpux og vjisi ot epz aqfevi? Fof zuas ineom motv hu epzxjisi?