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I have writen this post because of all the spam comments I receive here on the blog and also to show how many spam emails I receive weekly.

These comments are automatically blocked by Akismet for the blog and by Google for my email.  If you are new to blogging then activate Akismet as it will save you a load of time in identifying spam comments.  Occasionally Akismet marks a comment as spam when it shouldn’t but this is a rare occurrence and easily changed.

In the last 12 months I have received 4,400 spam comments and 389 approved comments on the blog.  The ratio of spam comments to genuine comments is approximately 11 spam comments to 1 genuine comment.  This ratio lat year was about 6 to 1.  Unfortunately it is one of the things we have to put up with as there does not seem to be anyway to block these spam comments at source.

This averages out to 85 per week and 12 per day.  A lot of these spam comments relate to payday loans, sex sites, health products and other things which have no relationship to not only the post but also to anything on this blog.  Needless to say they are deleted regularly.  The only advantage I can see to getting these spam comments is that the people leaving them add to the visitor stats for the blog.

From my email address since the 5th May 2012 I have received a total of 32,296 spam emails which is equal to 1,463 per week or 209 per day.  I am glad that my spam filters locate these in a separate folder so that I can delete them easily without having to open them first.

Google my email supplier puts all comments it considers as spam into the spam folder and if an autoresponder service is sending a lot of spam messages it places all emails from that autoresponder into the spam folder.  Some of these may not be spam but because of the large majority that are the good is classed with the bad.

One autoresponder service, for my email account anyway, that Google puts all emails from into the spam folder is Imnica Mail because a large amount of emails from that autoresponder service meet Google’s spam criteria.

I welcome all comments positive or negative, except spam, and will reply to all that are passed by Akismet.

Welcome to all my readers both new and returning.  If you like what you find here then tell your friends if not tell  me.

List building is often a misunderstood word as far as online marketing strategies are concerned.  Consider it the first, most important and most constant of all the tasks that Internet marketers engage in.

To an online marketer it is an essential component of marketing and is like capturing traffic to use over and over again.

List building is all about giving out great value to your readers and prospective customers for free in exchange for their email opt-in. Using it is one of the most profitable techniques in Internet Marketing.

By building your own mailing list you are allowing people in your target market to get a bit closer to you and your business.  A more appropriate name should be relationship building.

Attracting subscribers can be exciting, frustrating, fun and painstaking all at the same time but once the first few subscribers appear, it is extraordinary how the whole process gains momentum.

List building is important to the growth of an online business and income because it provides you the means of consistent communication with people that have given you permission to send them emails regarding your niche.

To build a list is something that is extremely powerful and that should be the foundation for any would-be professional online publisher who wants to leverage to the max the power of one-to-one marketing, of direct relationship with your customers and the possibility of selling, promoting and marketing directly to your most enthusiastic fans whatever you got to give to them.

If you’ve been marketing on the Internet for a while, chances are you’ve heard or read this phrase a lot of times: “The Money Is In The List.”

Well, when it comes to successful online marketing, you will find that the money is always going to be in your mailing list.

List building is often a misunderstood word as far as online marketing strategies are concerned.

If most of your marketing is done online, you know the importance of attracting your targeted audience.

It is the first and most important step in internet marketing and is an essential component of marketing.

Successful online business requires learning completely new skills.   Everyone in business, no exceptions, needs a list.

One of the most powerful tools you can have if you have an online business, is an opt-in subscriber list, or mailing list.  Opt-in lists can be the lifeblood of an online business, no matter what niche you focus on.  An opt in list is not just a good idea, it is vital for the success of your online business.

By capturing the information of your site visitors, you will then be able to follow up with them, build the rapport necessary to establish a relationship, and stay in communication with them to continue to build and maintain a personal/business/professional relationship.

You have to build a connection with your subscribers and you have to build some kind of meaningful relationship with someone who is basically a total stranger.

A free eBook to download, a free e-course, or a subscription to a newsletter are all popular methods of obtaining subscribers to opt in lists.

The reason why subscriber lists are the source of most online sales is that the majority of first time visitors to a website do not buy.

When you look after your subscribers, they will stay on your list and continue to read what you send out.

Loyal subscribers are valuable to you, as they are likely to purchase more than one product from you over time.

Your subscribers are looking for information – first and foremost.  You not only control what messages your subscribers are receiving, but you also have total control over your own list.

If lists are so important to your online profitability, how can you get people to give you their names and email addresses.

List building is used to collect information from visitors so that future contact can be made.

List building is your ability to create an ever growing list of emails of people who are interested in whatever you have.

List building is largely about building relationships and is the core of online marketing, and any of the successful marketers in the business know that.

I just hope the information covered here has convinced you the importance of building your own lists.  The money is certainly in your lists.

All comments are welcome and if Akismet passes them they will be published.

Richard

Here are some famous quotes & sayings which I found interesting.  Some of these were said by well known people others I don’t know who said them.

1. “Deliberately seek the company of people who influence you to think and act on building the life you desire.” Napoleon Hill
2. “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty”. Winston Churchill
3. Nothing is permanent in this wicked world – not even our troubles. – Charlie Chaplin (1889 – 1977).
4. If you get to thinking you are a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else’s dog around. – Will Rogers.
5. Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.  Zig Ziglar
6. ”Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.” Napoleon Hill
7. Everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was. ~Robert Louis Stevenson
8. A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor’s book.  Irish Proverb
9. A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes. Mark Twain
10. To be successful, you have to have your heart in your business, and your business in your heart. ~Thomas Watson, Sr.
11. If your wife wants to learn to drive, don’t stand in her way.  Unknown
12. “Winning isn’t everything, but the will to win is everything.” Vince Lombardi
13. A few hurdles in life can provide the best inspiration to achieve your dreams Unknown
14. “Today is for correcting yesterday and for making sure tomorrow is better.” Unknown
15. Money is the root of all evil. For more information, send $10 to me. Unknown
16. “Dammit I’m mad” is the same spelled backwards, how appropriate… Go On Try it and see.
17. Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death. -Albert Einstein
18. “For every sale you miss because you’re too enthusiastic, you will miss a hundred because you’re not enthusiastic enough.” – Zig Ziglar
19. Treat every day as though a miracle were coming…..and it will.  Unknown
20. Approach each customer with the idea of helping him or her solve a problem or achieve a goal, not of selling a product or service. Unknown 
21. One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it’s worth watching. Unknown
22. The secret to true prosperity: Never, Never, Never, Never, Never, Never give up!!  Unknown
23. Anyone can always see the dust on the table, people who use their brains will always see the beautiful flowers in the vase.  Unknown
24. The most important thing that you can start to do in your marketing is to take action on what you know at this moment, get to work now.  Unknown
25. Don’t depend on a rabbit’s foot for luck; Remember, it didn’t work well for the rabbit.  Unknown
26. I have never been hurt by what I have not said. Calvin Coolidge
27. Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.  Unknown
28. A real decision is measured by the fact that you’ve taken a new action. If there’s no action, you haven’t truly decided. Tony Robbins
29. It’s not how many ideas you have, It’s how many you make happen.  Unknown
30. The solar system has no anxiety about its reputation. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
31. “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up.” – Thomas Alva Edison
32. “Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.” Jimi Hendrix
33. When it’s necessary 2 do a thing, the whole heart & soul should go into the measure, or not attempt it. ~ T. Pain
34. The day will happen whether or not you get up. – John Ciardi
35. We have always found the Irish to be a bit odd.  They refuse to be English. Winston Churchill

If you wish to make a comment feel free to do so or if you have any more quotes not listed here let me have them and I will update this post or write a new one for the extra quotes.

Richard

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