Obtaining Leads for Your On-Line Business
We all want to generate traffic and hopefully sales to our
on-line business. Probably the best way to do so is by using
"Opt-In" Leads. An "Opt-In" lead is where an individual fills
out a form on a web site giving their personal information, i.e.
name, e-mail address, phone number, and sometimes a physical
address. They fill out these forms looking for information about
making money with their computer.
There are many things to be careful of when using these leads.
Unless you find a reputable lead supplier, chances are you will
receive used and abused leads which will definitely lead to SPAM
complaints. You want to purchase leads that haven't been sold
more then once or twice. Yes, these will be more costly, but it
will be money well spent! The best leads will also have an IP
and Date Stamp when the people filled out the form requesting
information about a home-based business.
Most of the leads you will find readily available are from
people who see a pop-up ad that says "Fill out this form and win
a prize" Come on....admit it...You have filled out at least 1 of
these forms before. Don't worry...we all have. I think I'm still
receiving unwanted e-mail from a company promising me a free
widget. Here is the problem, I don't remember filling out forms
for a lot of the junk mail I receive. Not to say I didn't fill
it out, I just don't remember doing so. I'm sure if I wasn't
involved in Internet Marketing, I'd be pretty upset by all the
junk e-mail I receive.
Another source of cheap leads are from Free For All (FFA)
programs. We all know how FFA's work. You submit your page link
to an FFA and the owner of the page you submitted to sends you a
confirmation e-mail with their own ad in it. I don't recommend
purchasing leads from the aforementioned sources. If you do, you
are only asking for trouble!! I could actually write complete
articles describing why you wouldn't want to purchase leads from
the sources I mentioned above.
There are very reputable lead companies out there that you can
purchase leads from. If you are interested in more information,
just drop me an e-mail.
Thanks and Have a Great Day!!
Sincerely, Chuck Maclellan webmaster@screwtheboss.com