Are you using free reports to build your email list?

Building your own email list should be one of your top
priorities if you want your own successful online
business.

My latest free report , Profit the F.A.S.T Way has
resulted in hundreds (almost one thousand)
sign-ups in just the first week it was distributed.

Just think of the potential new customers you can have
with “your” own reports.

I’ve been creating reports for several years and one
factor that always hold true is… quality.

Besides traffic, it’s probably the most important success
factor when distributing your own free report.

The reason for this is, your free report is an
extension of you and your business. It allows people
to get a feel for the quality of work you create.

If you want them to take action, you have to deliver
the goods, plain and simple. That doesn’t mean to
give away all the nitty gritty details though.

One of the things I teach in my coaching program is
to cover one or two topics in depth in your report.

You could do this by giving a way a chapter of your
full report. Another way is to cover one or two topics
from your report and hold the others back.

The last method works great to evoke the curiosity
factor. People hate to know that they’re missing out…

Now, just because your report has to be high quality
doesn’t mean it has to take weeks or even days to
create.

Your free report can be from 7 to 20 pages and even
include affiliate links to related products. These
links can add to considerable income as your report
gets more popular.

You will be able to have your name, status and links
within the report passed around without any effort on
your part – simply because others are willing to do so
for you!

By offering your potential customers an incentive
like a free viral report to sign up for your email
list you can continue the sales process.

It’s been proven that most people purchase your product
after at least seven or more exposures to it. That’s why
it’s essential to capture your potential customers email
address to continue the sales process.

Following up with your reader with additional offers will
give you the chance to offer related products, making you
more money and potentially turning your readers into
lifetime customers.

Before you think that long-term you need to come up with
a winning strategy to get them signed up on your mailing
list in the first place.

These days it’s a whole lot harder to get people to give
up their email. So, in order to get them on your opt-in
list you need to offer a free bonus that is worth their
effort. By offering something of perceived value to your
prospect you can continue delivering your message.

Delivering relevant and useful information to the people
on your list will ensure that they begin to see you as an
authority of your niche. Becoming an authority is vital to
gain their trust and keep them interested.

This will give you the opportunity to build a real
relationship with your potential customers and over time
it might grow into a great source of viral marketing for
your business.

After all, people love to share messages from people they
trust with others. Once you’ve successfully established
yourself as an expert in your niche market that they can
trust you’ll be in a powerful position.

You’ll need an autoresponder to get started…

An auto-responder is like a 24 hour a day virtual
salesperson who sends your emails as soon as someone enters
their name and email address to receive more information.

Once you’ve got your autoresponder set-up with messages and
running on auto-pilot you’ll wonder what took you so long
to do it. It’s guaranteed to make your life a whole lot
easier and boost your online profits.

Here are my two recommended autoresponder services.
Get Response allows you to try out the service for free.

GetResponse

Aweber claims a solid, 99% successful email distribution
rate, and offers immediate email delivery.

Aweber.com

For more information on creating your own viral reports check
out the Instant Money Reports System.