Building a mailing list should be one of your priorities as an Internet marketer. It enables you to follow up on offers closely as many prospective buyers needs time to consider before making a purchase especially if it involves a costly product. Here are some tips to helping you build a huge mailing list.

1. Incentives – Offering an incentive to join your mailing list is another good way to build your list. You can offer an e-book or software download to entice your subscribers. But take note this method of list building also attracts a number of freebie seekers; therefore your list may not contain a high number of genuine readers.

2. Subscription Box – Provide a subscription box on every web page available if possible. If you only have a subscription box on the home page then you are losing potential subscribers who came in from your other pages. Also try to ensure your subscription box is located at the top or at a visible location on your site.

3. Use Pop-Ups – Many may not favor this method but it does bring results. Try to keep the size of the pop-up window small and not too flashy. As long as it is a pop-up visitors will notice it anyway. Make sure that your pop-up will be able to close with a simple mouse click.

4. E-zine Classifieds – This only contains four to five lines per advertisement. A very attractive headline will get you more clicks and sign-ups. Classified ads normally go out with the newsletter itself and they can come very cheap. Make sure you link your classified ads to your subscription page; and not to any other sales or affiliate page.

5. Article Banks – Write free articles and submit them to article banks or article directories. At the bottom of each article there is a resource box for the author or contributor. Include a little bio about yourself or your website and most importantly include a link that points to your subscription box.

6. Forums – Take advantage of the forum traffic. Reply to unanswered questions in the forum and show that you are familiar in your niche. Do not forget to put a link to your subscriber page in the signature box. Make sure you read all the forum rules and regulation before posting.

7. Use PPC – Use pay per click to build up your subscriber base. But be very careful because if not done properly this could end up being very costly. Set up your ad so that it points back to your sign-up page and try to throw in a freebie download to entice your readers.

8. Solo-Ads – You can buy solo-ads in other e-zines. Solo-ads are slightly more expensive but worth the attention. The readers only get to see your ads and not any other distracting ads that are around. Make sure your ad is well written with only one purpose, which is to attract subscribers.