If you are building, or trying to build an Internet business, I'm sure you heard the phrase, "the money is in the list." If you are serious about earning money on the Internet, you must learn how to build your own list. After all, your net income starts with your list! And the way to make consistent money on the Internet is to develop a large and growing list. But the problem is, how do you get that list if you are just starting out and can't afford to spend a lot of money?

Here are a few tips to get you started.

1. To begin, decide on the type of people that you are targeting for your list. For more results go to www.craigs-list-profit.com. They should be people who are engaged or interested in the niche in which you are participating. Make sure that your niche is large enough so that can develop a sizable list.

2. Develop a marketing plan! Develop a strategy to find people that may be interested in joining your list. Do some research on forums? Forums are a great way to find large numbers of like-minded people. Find forums that cater to the people in your niche. Join as many forums as you can. Spend some time in each of those forums, read posts and take note of recurring questions. Learn all you can about the needs, wants, and problems of your target audience. The more you know about your target audience, the more successful you will be in marketing to that group.

3. Determine the needs and desires of your target audience. Locate a free gift that satisfies those needs and desires. Offer this free gift for individuals subscribing to your list. People will subscribe to your list if they see your offer as something of value.

4. Develop an action plan! Develop a strategy to approach, and contact the people that may be interested in joining your list.

5. Research and locate article submission sites that specialize in your niche. Your target audience will probably make up a large number of participants, both readers and writers at these sites. Submit articles on a regular basis. You can also go to www.37-list-building-secrets.com. Make sure your articles contain an attractive resource box that links your reader to your opt-in (squeeze) page.

6. Post helpful information to your forums on a regular basis. Include a signature file that contains a link to your squeeze page with every post.

Of course, these are just a few of the techniques that you can use to build a large list. There are many other free methods available. Once you begin to make some money, you might want to look into paid methods of list building. Using these paid techniques, you can build a list much quicker.