However, this article has nothing to do with Santa directly, but in a way it has everything to do with him!
You see indirectly, old Saint Nick played a prominent part in my list building education; a very important role. Please let me explain and it may help you in your own list building efforts.
Like every webmaster or online marketer I kept hearing from Day One how vitally important it was to build your own opt-in or permission based contact list. It would be the key to building traffic and revenue from your site or online marketing. The one key element you must have.
But building a list is easier said than done, anyone who has tried to build a list will know this fact. I soon realized I needed help with my list building. For more details simply visits www.craigs-list-profits.com. I have an art background, that's not important, but it did show me how to learn or dissect a subject. All artists develop a hands-on "let's dig in and dissect this creature" attitude; they learn by exploring and studying the masters/techniques that have worked in the past.
This inquisitive learning becomes a second skin.
It was extremely helpful when I started to build my lists. I first examined how other well known marketers were building their lists. One common theme that keeps repeating itself was: free gifts.
Almost all these marketers gave away a free gift: report, e-book, recourse, article, software program, marketing tips or knowledge - all in exchange for the name and email of their visitors.
This simple tactic worked like a charm. Maybe it has something to do with our unbreakable belief in a Santa! Or maybe it has to do with that entire gift giving; we all like to receive gifts. Who doesn't?
Soon I had my own free gifts (e-books, recourses, and free software programs) on all my sites, attached to follow-up auto responders to keep in contact with all my visitors and prospects on my lists. My lists grew
But I didn't stop there, as free gifts was a key to building lists, I needed a creature to dissect!
Then a few years ago, such a creature stumbled out of my email inbox. This was "The 12 Days of Christmas" give-away package by Mark Hendricks.
Countless marketers all donated valuable gifts to an online package/promotion in exchange for building their contact lists. Great idea and the gifts just kept on coming for well, 12 days.
Everyone builds their lists compliments of dear old Saint Nick.
However, I used the Gift package in another way. I signed up for whatever marketers or gifts interested my fancy but I then did an in depth study of how each of these marketers handled their follow-ups. To know more about it simply login to www.confessions-followup-marketing.com. What they did to build or lose my loyalty. Which ones held my interest, which ones I unsubscribed from and why. Analyzing a whole group of marketers and webmasters through this online package was a valuable lesson or training in list building.
A direct, hands-on experience that pointed out the techniques and methods of building a responsive contact list. What you really need to know about building an effective list.
In our quest for building green, the humble garage is almost always forgotten. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found that an attached garage creates a large amount of in-house pollution and affects the health of the occupants. Indoor air quality is almost certainly affected because the interface between the garage and the house is poorly designed. As a consequence, all green features incorporated in the house get nullified due to neglecting the designing of your garage. The single largest contributor is the noxious exhaust generated by the car which enters the house through doors and cracks in the garage walls. It is important to use proper low-formaldehyde sealing agents to ensure that garages do not leak their toxic fumes into the house. Garages have other materials that give off toxic fumes. These ranges from turpentine oil, benzene used by lawn mowers, cleaning agents, and pesticides used for gardening. Investing in a garage exhaust fan that can suck out noxious air is a good option. Installing a green roof for your garage is a good green innovation. A green roof can be completely or partially covered by grass, plants or other vegetation. Many companies in the US offer this service of building a green roof. In a green roof building process, an environmentally friendly water proofing material called Thermoplastic Polyolefin (TPO) forms the first layer. Then layers for water retention and filters are put. Over these layers, the growing medium, a custom made mixture of light weight soil and rock which supports plant life is laid. Plants with shallow roots, which are drought resistant, are then planted in this medium. The environmental advantages of a green roof are many. They provide extra insulation, reduce noise pollution, filter the rainwater and reduce cooling costs. Plant respiration helps reduce heat in the surrounding areas. Since plants absorb sunlight; they prevent the heat from being absorbed by the rooftop thus increasing its life. According to a recent study, a green roofed garage can produce enough oxygen for 25 people and also remove eight kg of pollutants annually. A green thatched garage not only improves aesthetics but also attracts birds, which increases the biodiversity of your area.
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