Giveaways… Easy Way to Build Your List
Wow! We just gave a Ferrari computer monitor away to one of our ListBuilding Club members. He joined the Easter JVGiveaway and got like more than 1,000 people added to his list. That’s hot! Plus, he sold $1,500 in products.
Are giveaways worth messing with?
Absolutely! I had a product in the Easter JV Giveaway myself, and they have worked pretty well for me. You get a share of people who download your gift and then unsubscribe right away. Kind of cheesy, but people do it. And you get your share of people who give bad email addresses. So, be sure not to give away your product until after the people have confirmed to be on your list.
But overall, I have to say that I’ve had a lot of success with building my list through giveaways. Try them, and if it makes sense, upgrade your membership so that your gift gets higher up in the list of gifts. Some of these have thousands of gifts in them.
Here are a couple that are just opening:
Jason James’ Greedy Giveaway : He’s looking for established marketers with lists. So, if you’re just starting and have no list, this one won’t be for you.
Reed Floren’s Free IM Giveaway
I did one with Reed last year that really paid off. Made money and got subscribers, so that was pretty cool.
But what if you’re not in the IM niche?
You can find giveaways in health & fitness and in relationships. Or, start your own! Jason James’ JV Giveaway Riches Software is killer. Set up a giveaway for your niche if you can’t find one. They’re even better for the Giveaway owner. They build an enormous list, and with all the OTOs and upsells, you also make a pile of cash.
Giveaways are often bashed. People say that you get unresponsive lists from them, but I don’t find this to be the case. If you write to your list often, and make them aware of free stuff or give them lots of cool instruction, they’ll love you forever, regardless of where they came from.
Try a giveaway… They’re easy to do and they work like gangbusters.
