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1. Don't laugh, it is not what you're thinking.
Although the jolly old guy could probably teach
all of us a thing or two about lists and list
building. Just the mention of his list can still
send shivers down my spine, residue from all those
childhood wonderings if I was naughty or nice?
However, this article has nothing to do with Santa
directly, but in a way it has everything to do with him!
You see indirectly, old Saint Nick played a prominent
part in my list building education; a very important
role. Please let me explain and it may help you in your
own list building efforts.
Like every webmaster or online marketer I kept hearing
from Day One how vitally important it was to build your
own opt-in or permission based contact list. It would
be the key to building traffic and revenue from your site
or online marketing. The one key element you must have.
But building a list is easier said than done, anyone
who has tried to build a list will know this fact. I
soon realized I needed help with my list building...
I have an art background, that's not important, but it
did show me how to learn or dissect a subject. All artists
develop a hands-on "let's dig in and dissect this creature"
attitude; they learn by exploring and studying the
masters/techniques that have worked in the past.
This inquisitive learning becomes a second skin.
It was extremely helpful when I started to build my lists.
I first examined how other well known marketers were
building their lists. One common theme that keep repeating
itself was: free gifts.
Almost all these marketers gave away a free gift:
report, ebook, ecourse, article, software program,
marketing tips or knowledge -- all in exchange for the
name and email of their visitors.
This simple tactic worked like a charm. Maybe it
has something to do with our unbreakable belief in
a Santa! Or maybe it has to do with all that gift

2. giving, we all like to receive gifts. Who doesn't?
Soon I had my own free gifts (ebooks, ecourses, and
free software programs) on all my sites, attached to
follow-up autoresponders to keep in contact with
all my visitors and prospects on my lists. My lists
grew...
But I didn't stop there, as free gifts was a key
to building lists, I needed a creature to dissect!
Then a few years ago, such a creature stumbled out
of my email inbox. This was "The 12 Days of Christmas"
give-away package by Mark Hendricks.
Countless marketers all donated valuable gifts to
an online package/promotion in exchange for building
their contact lists. Great idea and the gifts just
kept on coming for well, 12 days.
Everyone builds their lists compliments of dear
old Saint Nick.
However, I used the Gift package in another way. I
signed up for whatever marketers or gifts interested
my fancy but I then did an in depth study of how each
of these marketers handled their follow-ups.
What they did to build or lose my loyalty. Which ones
held my interest, which ones I unsubscribed from and
why. Analyzing a whole group of marketers and webmasters
through this online package was a valuable lesson or
training in list building.
A direct, hands-on experience that pointed out the
techniques and methods of building a responsive
contact list. What you really need to know about
building an effective list.
This list building education was much more important
that all the free ebooks and software in "The 12 Days
of Christmas". Much more important than all of these
free gifts put together.
A valuable list building education that could only
come from Santa!

3. ....
Pick up some handy gifts and do your own list dissecting and study here: The 12 Days of
Christmas If that seems like too much hard work, try my list building eCourse instead: List Building
eCourse
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