I was asked the other day; how to earn money online
. Those types questions are quite frustrating but it's even more frustrating looking for an answer to a question like that, only to get the broad reply that a broad question like that deserves. So I gave the answer I'd like to have heard when I was looking for that answer.
You see; starting out online can be difficult and there are thousands of money making schemes out there. In my opinion list building is the best and most of the top gurus are of the same mindset!
List building is putting together a list of email addresses to send a newsletter to. This list of email addresses should be targeted and specific to the niche you are in. A lot of people think that the bigger the email list the better as it will mean more sales. This is not necessarily true.
A list of people who are not interested in the products you are selling is as about as useful as a chocolate teacup! Think about it if you've got a shop selling wedding dresses then do you think a bunch of middle age men are going to give you much business? If the bigger the mailing list meant the more money you make, then spammers would be the richest guys on the net!
How do you build a targeted list and earn money online? The answer is simple, stick to a specific niche or interest area and allow people to have the choice to give their email address or opt in if they are also interested in this niche. You can capture these email addresses by use of an opt in box, which is simply an area on a website or blog where people submit their email address and also usually their name if you don't know how to set one up ask a web designer to do it for you and you can earn money online.