List Building Tools can fall into a few categories, and selecting list building software can be dicey. Why? There are so many programs out there looking to eat up your time and money, it’s almost scary.
What I’d like to do, is try to help clarify some of the differences between the various list building tools out there.
There are email marketing tools, designed to help you legally collect email addresses from prospective future purchasers so that you can market to them. Lead pages are the most common. That’s not what I’ll be talking about here.
I’m going to be discussing online programs that call themselves “list building tools” that may help you grow connections, but do not help you grow your email list.
First, A Tiny Bit About Email Lists
When I say “list building” what do you think of? I’m pretty sure your email list comes to mind first. So as you look to build an email list, you need to find a method to bring people onto your list in a CAN-SPAM Act compliant way (or whatever compliant is for your country). Typically, they will opt in via a form you have on line, or an integrated program.
Overtime, you should begin to build a list of people with an interest in your topics and what you have to say. These will likely be future purchasers for your business.
Building an honest, solid email list is a great way to grow your business. Not to mention the fact that email marketing is still the most effective way to connect with your audience.
There are, however, “list building tools” – website that call themselves “list builders” – that don’t necessarily give you email addresses, and, even if they do, you can’t just add them to your email database.
Online List Building Platforms
When you stumble onto a list buidling platform, the hook is, typically, you are building connections with others – possibly worldwide – within the platform. And yes, that is true.
You will always be able to start for free, but will be encouraged to upgrade to a paid “membership”.
An excellent example of a site that is almost purely a “List Building Site” is Global Moneyline.
When you join Global Moneyline, anyone who joins after you is placed under you, in your “downline”, no matter who referred them. So the idea is, they are all your downline, or “moneyline”. Also, by clicking on ads from others who joined before you, they become, sort of, your personal contacts. You can message them within the platform (and hope they see it and message back).
At Global Moneyline, you can send a single communication within the platform to anyone in your moneyline (aka downline), but just the one. So if they don’t see it, too bad.
Some are Combination Platforms
There are some programs that combine list building within their platform, most often with traffic exchange opportunities.
A good example would be EasyHits4U.com. However, in this case, they are more traffic exchange centered. Nevertheless, you can connect with others on the platform by requesting to connect, and the other person agreeing to do so.
The Problem with Online List Building Platforms
The problems, as I see it are:
- People who sign-up for List Building Platforms are looking to find others who are interested in their program (or whatever). They are not interested in your program.
- You can only connect with people within the platform. So, you can’t email or call them, or even text them outside the platform. There is a small chance you might get a relationship going, very small…
- If you are a free “member”, or if there are membership tiers, they will tell you upfront to “upgrade” to get the most exposure on the website.
- If someone signs up with your referral link, you may have their email address, BUT you still can’t “market” to them unless they have signed up with that as an understood element of the platform.
It’s Not All Bad
There is a reason these platforms exist, and many many people have had enormous success. That’s why you have folks that have been members for years at the top levels. They put in the time and effort to get rewarded as members of the site.
I admit to having some success myself. So I know it works if you keep at it.
The Bottom Line
With online list building platforms, you are often building a list of possible contacts within their platform. In many cases you may not have access to email addresses, and, even if you did, you could not legally just add them to your email database unless they agreed to that (which they probably didn’t).
My final thought: Since you can sign up for free in most cases, go ahead and sign up and have a look around. If it seems like something that will help you grow your business, be sure to stick with it long enough to give it an honest try. They usually will work to help in the long run.
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Hey, thank you for sharing an amazing article. I think I really need this kind of email list. Being honest it wasn’t the first thing that come up to my mind since I thought something differently, lol. But yeah, I’ll check them out. Well, kinda skceptical tho by the name. But I can’t be too judgement here, can I?
LOL, Lana, have a look. It can be useful if you use it.
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Hi 🙂 the problem I find with this kind of thing and many others is that it can be a big time suck. We only have so many precious hours in a day available to work on our business. So we have to invest that time where it is most likely to fulfil our goals. I don’t think this kind of platform would fulfil mine. But thanks For the info because I have heard them promoted before and I didn’t really understand how they worked. You’ve explained it much better 🙂
Thanks for your insight, Deb! It’s definitely not for everyone. Everything takes time.
Hi 🙂 the problem I find with this kind of thing and many others is that it can be a big time suck. We only have so many precious hours in a day available to work on our business. So we have to invest that time where it is most likely to fulfil our goals. I don’t think this kind of platform would fulfil mine. But thanks For the info because I have heard them promoted before and I didn’t really understand how they worked. You’ve explained it much better 🙂
Hello there! Thank you for dropping this article on what are list building tools. I’ve gone through it and it’s a really helpful one. It contains valuable information and is well detailed. I think I really need this kind of email list and you’ve shown how to build them so it won’t be really difficult for me. About your opinion on global money line, I agree with you, what’s there to lose when trying out the platform is free. Thank you so much.
Thanks for your insight Sophie. Definitely give Global Moneyline a try. It’s one of the best ways to grow your business online.
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I keep hearing from internet marketers and guru that building an e-mail list is a must. I understand why’s that, but it’s something I’ve been resisting to do because when I have a list I will have to send e-mails regularly and that’s the problem. I would need to have a virtual assistant to delegate some things I’ve been doing now. All the writing, making videos, promoting content on various platforms, and studying new things takes all of my time and I love that but can’t imagine adding e-mailing to it. However, I know I will have to do it one day.
Thank you for your article, I will get back to it in due time.
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Hello Marsha,
There are so many ways to build your business to the next level and with some of these ways you are getting to the top of the food chain. However, building an email list is just one of the vital ways to get if you want to grow your business. Surely there are scam sites and getting the best information will save you. Global money line is one of the few good platforms that I have trusted to deliver and getting some more conviction here is helpful
Well, this article is so timely.I recently joined Global moneyline and was wondering how come I am not seeing any emails that I can use. This article is a good explanation of how it works. I signed up for free and didn’t see much going on and so I upgraded to bronze. Now that I have better understanding of what to expect, I am going to upgrade further and try earning some money. Thank you so much.
Hey, thanks for this helpful post on List Building Tools! I like how you explain the difference between list building tools and email marketing. The difference that stuck with me is, with list building people are more interested in what they have to offer vs what you have to offer. And with email marketing your viewers are more interested in what you have to offer. Great point made.
Thanks for such an informative post on email list building tool. This is better than the old business card binder that you have to call your clients, that was my first job back in the days. I think people are still doing some cold calling but no one really answers the calls anymore. I will check out Global Money Line and Easyhits4U.
LOL, thank you for the frank talk about list building platforms. People need to hear this (you’re looking for others interested in the program but “they are not interested in your program”). I’ve been skeptical about these because they look like they could zap a lot of time and not really yield very good results. However, after reading through and having a more realistic set of expectations, it might be worth looking into these two platforms.