We have arrived at the final installment in my series on effective list building – although this certainly is not the last word on the subject of how to build a subscriber list. What I have provided for you is a simple road map to build a responsive double opt- in or double opt-in list.

Here are the other post in this series:

Part 1: Ten-Actions-to-Build-Your-Subscriber-List-Now

Part 2: List-Building-is-a-Numbers-Game-But-Quality-Matters-Most

Part 3: How-to-Build-Your-Subscriber-List-with-Relative-Ease

Part 4: Provide-Maximum-Value-First-for-Your-Subscribers

Part 5: Create-a-Free-e-Book-and-Give-It-Away

Part 6: E-Zine-Ad-Marketing-and-Ad-Swaps

Part 7: Invest-in-Relationships-to-Explode-Your-List

Part 8: How-to-Leverage-Social-Bookmarking-Sites

Part 9: Use-Pop-Ups-to-Capture-Exiting-Visitors-to-Your-Site

Today, I am concluding the series by giving you a list of the same viral tools I use to explode my personal list and add value to my subscribers on an ongoing basis. My recommendation is to carefully ready and implement the strategies covered in the prior 9 post in this series and then leverage your efforts with the tools listed here.

Viral URL: I use Viral URL to Cloak my affiliate links and to track my affiliate campaigns. In addition to the link cloaking features in Viral URL, they also have a solo ad and safe-list mailing feature that allows you to mail to thousands of fellow members. Using solo ads and safe-list to mail your promotions is critical for newer marketers who do not have their own subscriber list.

Visit Viral URL: Free Viral URL Account

List Hero: The brainchild of list building guru Tellman Knudson, List Hero is a all in one solution to help you build a viral opt-in list.

Visit List Hero: Free List Hero Account

Super Sign Up System: I use my Super Sign Up System to add new subscribers to my list every day by giving away 12 high value e-books followed by a series of helpful follow up letters delivered by email auto-responder.  For a small one-time charge, I will give you the entire system including a sales page, 12 e-books for you to give away for instant download and a follow-up responder series for you to copy and paste for your list.

To learn more follow the link below and opt in to receive all twelve e-books and to review the Super Sign Up Series. After you have provided your name and email address you will be redirected to download your books and review the entire system

Visit My Super Sign Up System: James’ Free Give Way

AWeber Auto-Responder: I actually use three different auto-responder services in my business – more on this another time. If I was forced to only use one email auto-responder service it would be AWeber, which is the top choice by the majority of online marketers. Aweber has a variety of features such as opt-in form templates, post to blog features, and unlimited list on a single account.

To learn more about auto-responders in general and AWeber specifically, simply follow the link that follows and sign up for a free test drive.

Vist AWeber: The AWeber Test Drive

I encourage you to take action and begin building your list today. I have heard it said and agree with the thought that building a responsive subscriber list is essential to creating a successful online business. Through this series of post, I have given you everything you need to effectively build your list… so take action today.

Please be sure to leave a comment and share your thoughts on list building – let us know what is working for you or tell me your biggest challenge with list building.

I am here to help you succeed online and achieve your ideal Internet lifestyle!

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Colin Klinkert Co-Founder of Viral URL was my guest February 17th on the “Internet Business Blueprint Podcast” on Blog Talk Radio. The program more than delivered on my expectations as we were also joined by Frank Bauer the other founder of this powerful marketing tool. During the show we covered the history and idea behind Virl URL, Viral Networks and Viral Hosts. In the event that you missed the show, I wanted to provide you with the replay link as well as extend a special bonus that Colin extended to my listeners.

Here are a few notes:

1. Viral URL was founded in October 2007

2. Viral URL has more than 63,000 active members

3. Viral URL has than 250,000 cloaked links in their system

4. Viral URL is a Link Cloaker, List Builder, Safe-list Mailer and Integrated Marketing System

5. Viral URL offers both FREE and Upgraded Paid Memberships

The services provided by Viral URL are ideal for Internet Marketers, Affiliate Marketers, or anyone that wants to cloak and track URLs for a variety of reasons. At the very least I would recommend signing up today for a free account and take a look at the marketing resources included in this system. In addition to being able to cloak all of your affiliate URLs and other links, you will be able to promote to your programs and track your marketing efforts to identify what is actually working.

In addition to discussing their businesses we also discussed several “best practices” and Colin and Frank both offered tips to help you grow your brand presence and financial results in your online business. I asked what the top users and most effective members of Viral URL are doing to generate opt ins to their list and generate referral commissions by referring new members, here are a few key points.

1. Consistently send high value email messages every three days

2. Don’t pitch and sell, instead brand yourself and add value to your market

3. Create splash pages and auto response campaigns to develop relationship with your list

4. Invest a little time reading member emails and take advantage of the credit links therein

In addition, we had a great conversation concerning viral marketing in general and innovations within the niche. This is a very informative interview and is worth your investment of time listening to the recording.

Here is the Interview Replay Link: Internet with Colin Kilnert

To Join Viral URL for Free Click Here: Viral URL Free Account

To claim your special bonus accept the one time offer when you sign up, log into your new account and go to the “Ad Credit Section” from there click on “Claim As Credits Coupon” from the drop down menu and enter this code: jamesholmesgold

Once you have joined and taken a tour of the site, be sure to set up your campaign and start marketing. Stop back here and provide your feedback after your have sent out a few messages and cloaked a few links.

I am here to help you succeed in all aspects of your business!

P.S. Here is a list of the sites referenced in the interview:

Viral URL

Viral Networks

Viral Host

One of the first membership sites I joined upon entering into the realm of Internet Marketing was Colin Klinkert and Frank Bauer’s Viral URL.  I have been a big fan of Colin’s work since that time and have since utilized many other sites and services the team don under has released. On Wednesday February 17th at 11:00 PM EST (Thursday at 2:00 PM in Brisbane, Australia), Colin Klinkert will be my guest on the Internet Business Blueprint Podcast to discuss his journey, viral marketing, his biggest challenge, and where we are headed in the internet marketing space in 2010.

Join us for a lively discussion on viral marketing and how to get the most from viral tools. We will take your questions live and the chat room will also be open.

To attend log in here: http://www.JamesHolmesRadio.com

The Guest Line is here: (646) 727-3058

So who is Colin Klinkert?

Colin was born in South Africa and immigrated to Australia for High School and College after living several years in the UK.  A brilliant marketer and innovator in the viral marketing niche. A perfectionist and collaborative creator of a number of successful projects.

Here are several of Colin’s websites:

Viral URL

Viral Host

Viral Networks

In addition to these sites Colin Clinkert also maintains several additional sites and has additional projects under development.

Be sure to visit the show page: The Internet Business Blueprint Podcast

Be sure to join us live and take advantage of a rare chance to speak to one of the most innovative marketers in the viral marketing niche. I will look forward to your questions and feedback from the show.

I am here to help you succeed!

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Frank Bauer has created a very powerful tool called the Add2it Go-To-System and I had share it. I love best practice models, the challenge of pushing the envelope to find new and better ways to accomplish task. When put into practice you can establish more efficient and affective ways to accomplish your objectives – my definition, not from Websters dictionary. Along this line of thought, I am hearing more and more conversation about the practice of split testing campaigns, sales pages, and messages to find those that attract the most traffic and lead to the highest conversion ratios.

I found a very good “how to” article on split testing the old fashion manual way titled “How to Create a Direct Marketing Split Test,” but I have found a better method and I wanted to share the product I use with you. The Add2it Go-To-System has been developed by Frank Bauer the same person that brought us Viral URL and one of my preferred innovators of tools to assist online marketers.

The Add2it Go-To System was developed to be a bundled package for one-stop ads, visitors, clicks, actions & sales conversion tracking & split testing solution. Many top online marketers have reported to use this system to acheive increase sales conversions by as much as four fold over the results achieved prior to implementing this system. My advice is to sign up for a lifetime membership for a one time payment of $9.97 – I am serious, the system is less than 10 dollars at this time.

Given my positive experience with Viral URL and the overall positive reputation of Frank Bauer, this is a cant miss investment in your business. It really doesn’t matter if you are utilizing paid advertising methods such as pay per click or using organic methods to drive traffic to your sales pages, you will only optimize your campaigns by accurately measuring them and making adjustments in favor of those that convert the highest. Investing the time and small amount of money into the Add2it System is literally putting good money after your good money.

Why do I feel so strongly about the Ad2it Go-To System?  Here are the primary features that I felt would have the most immediate impact on my business and made this small investment a very easy decision.

1. This system doubles, triples and quadruples your conversion rate thanks to the built-in split testing system
2. This system protects all of your affiliate links from commission hijackers
3. This system lets you see how well your website or squeeze page converts visitors to sales
4. This system lets you easily track, manage and edit hundreds of your promotions
5. This system tracks your Return On Investment (ROI) from online as well as offline promotions

I believe I was presented with the special “one time payment” offer for the system because of my other product memberships with Frank’s company, that seems correct. In the members back office they do allow you to promote the program with an affiliate link and other tools so that you can offer this same silver membership and price to others. I have been an affiliate of Viral URL and other Ad2it products for a while, so the decision to add this to my affiliate funnel was again very easy.

Regardless if you are a newbie marketer or season professional this system makes split testing an easy and automated process and will result in higher converting campaigns and more revenue to your bottom line.

If you decide to try the system I would love to hear your feedback. Please return to this post and share your experiences and if possible share some specific conversion numbers from your split test and your increases after making the adjustments as you move forward with your campaigns.

Here is a little bit of background on Frank Bauer who started online in July 1996, publishing the very first issue of his ezine sharing tips, tutorials and training for entrepreneurs known as the More4you Blog letter. Frank developed several multilingual marketing software scripts and provides online services to Internet Marketers. ViralURL.com, one of his service sites that he launched in late 2007, generated over $1 Million in sales in just over a year using Viral Marketing technics.

If you decide to try the system I would love to hear your feedback. Please return to this post and share your experiences and if possible share some specific conversion numbers from your split test and your increases after making the adjustments as you move forward with your campaigns.

I appreciate you and wish you every blessing on your journey!

James Holmes

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Allow me to make a few assumptions so that I speak directly to those who can benefit most from this tool. So you have finally stepped into the world of making money online. You too, like many others, have decided to start with affiliate programs. Also, you must have heard that it’s not a big deal to make good money with affiliate marketing, provided you choose the right programs and do some strategic planning while promoting your affiliate products. So far so good.

The profession of affiliate marketing is competitive but if you are strategic and invest the time required to effectively structure your business funnel and marketing techniques you can create a profitable business that produces multiple streams of consistent income in a variety of niche markets.

Take a close look at the profession, you will see that not every one who gets into affiliate marketing is successful. People who are doing well leave no room for failure and take all security measures and understand its importance. When I first started promoting affiliate products using my affiliate links I had no idea that someone could literally steal my commissions.

Security is one of the key factors in properly setting up your affiliate marketing business. If you do not adopt proper security measures, your business will be at high risk potentially costing you thousands of dollars in lost commissions. One of the most important way to restore security is to protect your affiliate links. Do not take them for granted. A bit of carelessness on your part in regards to affiliate links may cost you a lot of dollars.

Do you know the long complicated links that you send to your prospective customers not only look convoluted but they can create a lot of problems too! If you send such an affiliate link to your customers, then the smart ones will definitely figure out that you are promoting someone else’s product and they would rather visit the parent website. People often do this because they mistakenly assume that dealing with the actual creator of the product offers some advantages, which is generally not the case. Also, if your link does not function properly your customers will need to type a long obscure URL into their browser, which may definitely put him or her off and you may loose the moment of decision leading to the purchase.

There have also been cases where a fellow affiliate, a small percentage who are Internet traffic pirates, actually replace your links with their own and literally hijack your commissions. This is a more rare, but no less real security threat that is easy to defeat.

Once I understood the risk of exposing my links, I set out to research link cloaking tools including expensive software packages and a number of free web based tools on the marketplace. When I discovered Viral URL everything fell into place for me as I discovered a great tool to leverage traffic in addition to securing my affiliate URL.

So, if you are not getting the desired amount of traffic or if you are recording a large amount of hits with few conversions try adding Viral URL to your affiliate promotions tool box and monitor the results. There’s definitely a remedy to these challenges and the best part is that an fully finctional account with Viral URL is free by simply following this link: is ViralURL.com

I have been using this program for several months now and it has created a tremendous amount of leverage in my business. In addition to using the program to cloak my affiliate links, I also use it to shorten links when I am linking a blog, article or other web page in my social network updates and tweets on Twitter. This allows me to earn advertising credits in Viral URLs link rotators program, which is included with your free account. By incorporating this into your funnel you can gain additional traffic to your pages and larger commissions from increased sales.

Here is a quick review of this powerful system:

*ViralURL helps you protect your commissions
*ViralURL helps you drive traffic
*ViralURL helps you build mailing lists
*ViralURL helps you track statistics
*ViralURL helps you earn ad credits

After using the system extensively I cannot find any negative aspect associated with ViralURL. I recommend visiting the website, signing up for a free account, cloak a few affiliate links and share a few article links on your social media sites and then review the statistics to see the number of clicks you receive and fully understand how easy this system is to use.

You can get all detailed information about the program from the site www.ViralURL.com . There, you can find several unsolicited testimonials from various users of ViralURL. So if you want to protect your business and see your earnings grow, try ViralURL.

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