What to do with some millions of email addresses?

Discussion in 'General Business' started by freebieguru.com, Nov 17, 2010.

  1. #1
    Hello DP members,

    I recently bought 5 million email addresses from a guy, he said all are valid email addresses.
    I tested one folder which i picked randomly that has 10,000 email ids. I found 1400 of them on facebook. So the email ids seems to be valid, now my question is what should do with them?
    How can I earn money with them?
    I have a couple of ideas, but looking for best ways.

    Can you post in your ideas here, thank you in advance


    Regards
     
    freebieguru.com, Nov 17, 2010 IP
  2. kkimachia

    kkimachia Peon

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    Ok, here is my income blueprint?
    1. Identify a hot niche
    2. Hire a freelancer to create an info product or software
    3. Do an email blast (assuming it's an opt in list you have)
    4. Sit back and watch the money roll in
    :D
     
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  3. theentry

    theentry Peon

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    I highly doubt that 5 million email addresses could be all opt in :)
     
    theentry, Nov 18, 2010 IP
  4. freebieguru.com

    freebieguru.com Active Member

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    #4
    Even I did not test all the folders, just checked 6 so far and seems more than 10,000 valid, there are people to be using facebook with those email ids....
    I don't expect all the ids to work though, I have just spent $37 for the list... so not a big deal, 10k working ids would be great for me out of that huge list for the money i have spent.

    Thank you kkimachia for the advice
     
    freebieguru.com, Nov 18, 2010 IP
  5. theentry

    theentry Peon

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    1 thing is that those are valid and the other is if those are opt-in!
     
    theentry, Nov 18, 2010 IP
  6. contentboss

    contentboss Peon

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    spam them mercilessly. Make far less money than you were expecting. Get extradited. Enjoy jail.
     
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  7. MrPJH

    MrPJH Well-Known Member

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    enjoy jail if his/her country is US canada or a country very strict with spam mailings
     
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  8. swasts

    swasts Peon

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    #8
    Maybe you can create your new facebook account....
    and then add many friend as you can from your e-mail list....
    and then invite all of your friends to your fan pages.....
    promote your affiliate link at your fan pages....

    i think this method is lot of better tnah spamming....
     
    swasts, Nov 18, 2010 IP
  9. mickeyboy4u

    mickeyboy4u Peon

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    can one really make up to $3000 monthly
     
    mickeyboy4u, Nov 18, 2010 IP
  10. netjosh

    netjosh Peon

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    Yes it is much better than spamming. Keep searching what to do to your emails. :)
     
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  11. freebieguru.com

    freebieguru.com Active Member

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    #11

    Did I say that i will spam them?
    I am asking for ideas to monetize the source i have. If I want to send an email to them, i will send occasionally. I have a bigger list and cannot send emails frequently even. I am looking for a better way that helps both the ends....

    Well I am even against to spam, i have this idea already in mind... looking for even more ideas, before i implement anything.
    Also I am thinking to send email to all the list occasionally, probably once a month with some free give aways. I can then be able to do some permission email marketing!
    I have started sending one email to a group of the emails ids that i have

    Thank you all friends for your responses and would like to hear even more...
     
    Last edited: Nov 19, 2010
    freebieguru.com, Nov 19, 2010 IP
  12. EdgeStormMarketing

    EdgeStormMarketing Greenhorn

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    #12
    It would be wise not to use the list at all even though you plan to email them occasionally. 99.99% of the time email addresses in such list have been harvested without the permission of the owners. It just takes a few complaints to potentially destroy your business.

    I've tried with co-regs before, which is even better than buying a list of email addresses and yet despite sending 'soft approach' emails- introducing who I am, giving freebies, etc, I still got all sorts of many 'undesirable emails' from them. They come from all sorts of different race, countries and no nothing (and not interested) about online business at all. It's really not worth it...

    Start building your list from scratch and maintain good relationships with your subscribers. It's PROVEN to the best and safest method...
     
    EdgeStormMarketing, Nov 19, 2010 IP
  13. freebieguru.com

    freebieguru.com Active Member

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    Thats may be true, I will take necessary precautions though. Even if get 1% conversions that is more than enough for me for now. I have started implementing it, so far got fair results. I have designed a squeeze page and offered a freebie, got 23 email subscriptions so far. I have sent email to 9705 email addresses and within a day i got 23 subscriptions. I will never try with Money making or any such related offers, I will try micro niches only and will offer good freebies. I am planning to implement facebook method. Will keep this thread updated
     
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  14. EdgeStormMarketing

    EdgeStormMarketing Greenhorn

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    Good to hear that. Yes I agree you should not promote any money making products to them...

    Thanks for your update.
     
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  15. modrewgnu

    modrewgnu Active Member

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    #15
    It is highly unlikely that an email list of 5 million opt-in people, you got for $37. It seems to me like it is just a spam list
     
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  16. freebieguru.com

    freebieguru.com Active Member

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    I said i got some subscriptions as well, so they are not all spam ones... i used a double optin and got 40+ so far till now... he might have got it cheaply, he did not have sales letter, no hype and no website... he just sold in a forum "webmaster talk" and got a couple good reviews... I have got it long back and i did not remember the thread, also i came to DP leaving that forum(i don't have much time to follow two forums)

    I will think of it
     
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  17. #1YoutubeViews

    #1YoutubeViews Peon

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    #17
    5 Million people is crazy , If you had a product or website think of the marketing possibilities !!

    Dan
     
    #1YoutubeViews, Nov 19, 2010 IP