When people are new to Internet marketing, they often get started in the
wrong direction. Sometimes, it's the promises made of untold wealth and
freedom that catches them and they wind up in a dead-end program where only the founders make any real cash. Or, they get caught up in the hours of
clicking it takes to advertise on traffic exchanges which for the most part,
aren't very effective. But it's hard to break away from the excitement and
from what you've been told. So, if you're one of those Internet marketing
people, it's time you realized the most important part of any Internet
marketing business.

You won't succeed without a list.

Getting a list is the most important job any Internet marketing person has.
Without a list, you're just another person out there trying to sell
something. People are sure you're out to cheat them, and it's hard to sell
anything at all. People don't know you, and if they can't trust you, you won't make much money.

You can't ignore list building, and it should have been your first priority when you moved into the Internet marketing world. If you haven't started list
building, you need to do it--today!

The first step is to buy a domain. It should be a name that's easy to
remember and that fits your niche. For example, if you're selling dog toys,
your domain should have at least the word "dog" in it, and preferably "dog
toys." Something like DogToysWorld.com or DoggieToysPlus.com or something
that will tell visitors what your Internet marketing business is about.

Then, you need a web hosting account, but don't cheap out and try to get the
least expensive account possible. If you're serious about your Internet
marketing business, it's going to grow and you're going to need to add more
than one domain to your account. So, get an account that has mySQL database
availability. That will be important when it's time to start a blog or add an
affiliate program. Look into the future when choosing your hosting account,
and also look for reliability. You need that website to be up 99.9% of the
time.

Your next step is to get an autoresponder service. The main concern here is
deliverability. Will your email arrive at its destination? With spam filters effect today, if you don't have a great autoresponder, your email marketing efforts won't be very effective.

After all of this is in place, you'll need to build your first squeeze page.
But don't worry. It's nothing more than a few bullet points, which provide
the benefits of your offer, and and opt-in form, which you get from your
autoresponder service. Images of yourself or of something you're giving away
in exchange for getting people's names and email addresses work well, too.

When you're done with this step, you upload the squeeze page, and you're
ready to build your list.

All Internet marketing success rests on the size and responsiveness of your
list. You need to gather a group of people who know and trust you, and who
are grateful for the knowledge you can give them about your niche. When they
get a recommendation from you, they're more likely to take you up on the
offer. If you follow through with the steps above, you'll have your list
growing in no time. All you have to do is concentrate on sending some traffic
your page. Then, not only your list will begin to grow, but your Internet
marketing business along with it.

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