Direct Mail

Market Offline to Build Online Lists: 21 Small Business Profit Boosters (#14)

dollar.jpgOne of the biggest challenges in building your online business is to build a large e-mail list.

A list of prospects and buyers that you can use as a foundation for your online business.

It's harder than ever to build e-mail lists online, as customers are more reluctant to opt in for free e-zines (or other mailing lists) than ever before.

What's the best way to build an e-mail list? Rest assured, e-mail marketing is just as important now as it ever has been, and perhaps even moreso. So what do you do?

Postcard Profits: 21 Small Business Profit Boosters (#7)

Wow. We’re already up to #7 of our 21 Small Business Profit Booster tactics.

I hope you’re making use of these ideas — feel free to post your success stories if you want. I’d love to read them, and I’m sure others would, too.

Okay… on to today’s Profit Booster: postcard marketing.

Sometimes the simplest ideas are the most effective ones. Here’s the scoop…

Send everyone on your list (your prospect list and your customer list) a simple postcard.

The card can say something like, “just wanted to say thank you for being part of my world…” and then offer a link to a special webpage.