How do you grow a large subscriber count. I have tried everything. can you guys help me please. if you want here is my site Guide Goods
The best way to build a list is to pre-sell your product with a free ebook, and even pre-sell your free ebook with an article. There are a ton of resources both free and paid on list building - just do a search on google for list building, you'll be overwhelmed with information. Start reading, learning and applying the different techniques. In fact, search for a book called "six steps to six figures with list marketing" by a guy named Jimmy Brown. It's free, however he does offer throughout the book a paid video course, but the free information he offers is excellent, and he's actually showing you exactly how to do it. Edit: I'm sorry, but I wanted to add more information to this. Something you should think about is building a sales page to interest people in your niche market, and give them a compelling reason to give you their name and email (i.e. right a report on one of your products, etc. that solves a problem for people and offer it to them for free). You don't want to just send them to your home page without capturing their information first, and to do that you can offer them something of value in exchange Good luck, Jennifer Nowland "The Free Tip Marketer"
If I were you, I would make my optin box more centered. If the point of your site is to grow your subscribers, then put that box right in the middle of the page, or somewhere you can really see it. Also, one ebook probably wont work, maybe presell them on the ebook in your website, or use some PLR to offer them more than just an eBook. I hope this helps???
A couple of good points made here. I like your site but the opt in box gets lost in there. Find a way to make it the main feature people see when they visit. Make them an offer they can't refuse so they have to sign up. And like Jennifer has suggested I would set up a sales/squeeze page (or several of them based on keywords you can compete with) and send visitors there before your main site.
I am using one of the free services for my list, and as the saying goes you get what you pay for. I would look into aweber and see what they can do for you and helping with your opt in boxes. My site uses bravenet mailing list for now, but I plan to upgrade to something a little better in the future.
In talking about the opt-in box, you're thinking a bit too much about tactics - Although that's important, think more about your strategy - Why do people want to opt in? Who the hell are you? Try get some social proof, demonstrate massive value, get some buzz, or align yourself with other top people in your industry - If you do that right, people will come to your site hungry for more info -
If you want to increase your amount of subscribers, you have to put the viewer, reader, or customer first. People can see right through tactics that are only to your advantage. They notice. Go out of your way to help people and you'll easily stand out in their eyes, and they'll be quick to follow you throughout whatever you do, and glad to point you out to their friends.
If you are not getting many visitors to subscribe, that just might be the nature of your blog. Some blog types lend themselves well to e-mail subscription, while others are not worth subscribing to, though they may merit frequent visits. If you are getting repeat visitors and constant traffic in other ways, there is probably no need to be worried about a low subscriber count.
there are many ways .... #1. Encourage Readers to subscribe at the bottom of every post. #2. Create a landing page for your Blog. #3. Use Feed Directories. . and there are many more ways factors to increase RSS Subscribers. Thanks
1. Make your sign-up form easy to find Make sure you have forms (as opposed to buttons) published in hard-to-miss locations on your pages, and on as many pages where the form is relevant. Remember that nearly every page on your site has the potential to be a landing page, particularly in the case of visitors arriving from search engines. 2. Provide a convincing incentive for subscribers to sign up This is a great place to split-test copy and design. Testing will tell you what works best for you and your visitors. 3. Don't ask for too much information It's tempting to ask for more information that might teach you slightly more about your subscribers, but the more information you ask for, the more hesitant many people will be to give up private information and to invest time into filling out your form. Keep it simple. Ask for what you need to email your subscribers with your goals for personalization and segmentation in mind. Usually, "Name" and "Email" are all you need. 4. Use a thank-you page that does its job The job of a good thank-you page, usually, is to transition subscribers from a Web site experience to an inbox experience. Set expectations with subscribers about what they should expect to receive, including what your emails will look like in their inbox, and what they should do with it. This is especially important when using a confirmed opt-in process. 5. Understand why subscribers are leaving Many email marketing software products provide an option for subscribers to leave feedback on their way out. Take to heart the concerns of these people and learn from them. Maybe you're not targeting correctly, or maybe you send messages too frequently.
Join give away events and do adswaps if you already have some subsribers. These ways are the easiest I think.
Here's how I get around 5 new subscribers over a two day period: I write a press release about my topic and include a bio box with a link to my opt-in page/squeeze page that gives the reader a call to action. I submit the press release to PRLog.org (free) and this usually gets me around 5 new subscribers every time I write a press release. Low volume, I know. But that's how I've been doing it.