Ways To Persuade Your Web Site Visitors To Give You Their Email Address

These are several ways that you can use to persuade visitors to give their e-mail address.

1. Ask visitors to subscribe to your e-zine. It's a good idea to also give them a freebie when they subscribe.

2. Have them sign-up to get access to download a f.ree ebook. The subject of the ebook should be related to your target audience.

3. Give your visitors a free membership inside your member's only web site. Have them sign-up to receive a user name and password.

4. Hold a free contest or sweepstakes at your web site. Ask them to give you their contact information to enter.

5. Offer your visitors free consulting via e-mail. Have them fill out a web form to e-mail you with their questions.

6. Hold an interactive poll on your web site. Ask your visitors to e-mail you their vote or opinion.

7. Ask your visitors to sign-up for a chance to get a web site award. Have them e-mail you their contact and web site information.

8. Have visitors fill out a survey on your web site. Give them a f.ree gift as an incentive to complete the form.

9. O.ffer a free online service from your web site. Have visitors fill out their contact information to sign-up to the f.ree service.

10. Ask visitors to sign your guest book. Tell them they will get a f.ree gift in return.

11. Offer a free affiliate program for your visitors. They will have to sign-up in order to receive marketing materials and commissions.

12. Allow visitors to submit a free classified ad on your web site. Require them to give a valid e-mail address in order to post an ad.

13. Give people who visit your web site a f.ree course sent via autoresponder. Just ask them to fill out their contact information to receive the free course.

14. Offer your visitors free software to download. Have them sign-up to get an access code to unlock the software.

Copyright 2005 Paul Jesse

Paul Jesse is a retired government employee and small business owner. Visit his website at: http://www.BestLowCarbRecipies.com

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