If you can master the art of list building, you can make yourself a tidy sum on the internet. In fact, you could basically set yourself up for life with a substantial residual income that requires the minimum of your time and effort.

Sound like the kind of lifestyle you could handle? Me too. But, let’s not kid ourselves. While all this sounds glamorous and a bit like a dream world, it is actually real and attainable and you can find plenty of examples on the web of people like you and me who have done just that.

It Don’t Come Easy

So, while there are plenty of people who’ve succeeded beyond their wildest dreams online, they didn’t become successful by building a massive, responsive list overnight. It took a lot of hard work and effort, and that’s what’s in store for you should you decide to follow this route to success on the internet.

So, if you’re not afraid of hard work and effort, let’s go over list building and the finer art thereof.

Content Is King – Yet Again!

That’s right. Getting people to give you their contact information means you’ve got to first of all provide them with something of value. That’s where your landing page comes in.

But, before we dive any deeper into that, we should define what a landing page is, in case it’s a new concept to you.

What’s In A Landing Page?

A landing page is the place you want your visitors to come to as a result of reading your article, blog post, etc., and where you hopefully get their contact information.

Your visitors will be more inclined to give you their details if you provide them with valuable, informative and persuasive content and with the prospect of reaping further benefits if they give you the information you want.

A tactic that works really well is to ‘bribe’ visitors with some type of incentive, such as a report, ebook, free training, etc., in return for their information.

You’ve Got Their Name – What Happens Next?

Next is making sure you keep your name and product on your subscriber’s radar by sending them a series of emails providing them with news, updates, etc., on what’s going on with your business, special offers for being a subscriber, etc.

This whole list building process can, and usually is, automated using paid services such as Aweber, Getrosponse, etc., known as autoresponders. They are powerful tools that let you set up opt-in boxes, create email campaigns, store contact information, etc. Within your email campaigns, you can schedule emails, newsletters, etc., to be sent out at specified intervals.

But, Wait – How Do I Get People To My Landing Page In The First Place?

Ah, yes, fine question. Well, there are many ways to get people to your landing page, but we won’t go into detail about those here. At this point, I’m going to step aside and point you to an online community called Wealthy Affiliate University that will provide you with all the tools, training and support to build not only a list but an entire community around you and your business.

This is no faceless monolith – it’s made up of people whose collective wisdom and experience is available to you through the training they provide and through the one-on-one guidance and advice they provide in the forums, where even the founders, Kyle and Carson, jump in to help out when needed.

Kick-start your list building efforts and your online career and take advantage of Wealthy Affiliate University to find out for yourself if this isn’t the ultimate training and business development system and the only one you’ll ever need. It’s not really about training, as you’ll find out when you take a look at Wealthy Affiliate, it’s about taking action, so do me and yourself a favor – take action and go and try out Wealthy Affiliate right now. Tell ‘em Ray sent you, and good luck with your future online endeavors.