Do you want to get a six-figure advance from your publisher on your very first book? Or how about start a blog that draws thousands of visitors per day?
Yes? Then you need a subscriber base.
A subscriber base is a collection of people that have given you permission to contact them. Online, they usually give you their e-mail address or subscribe to your RSS feed. Then you can send them regular updates and start building a relationship.
What’s the big deal?
If people give you their e-mail address or subscribe to your feed, then they are usually a fan, and if they are a fan, they’ll probably buy your book. A large list of 5,000 or more subscribers can sell a lot of books.
So, how do you build a subscriber base? Here are some links from the best of the Web:
Building Your Fan Club - If you read nothing else, read this!
What Is a Double Opt-in Email List and Why Is It Important? - Detailed guide
0 to 12,000 RSS Subscribers: - Story of how Lifehack.org did it
Permission Marketing - The book that started it all
The List Building Blog - An entire blog on the subject
11 Ways to Find New RSS Subscribers for Your Blog - From the master himself
What is a Namesqueeze? - What it is, and how to use it
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