15/03: List Building With No Autoresponder

UPDATE October 2008

Since writing this post and referring hundreds of members to this listbuilding site, the whole thing seems to have collapsed. I started noticing about six months ago that my signups were not being recorded, that the product rebranding facility was not functioning and that I was unable to email anybody at all. I contacted the site owner about the problems and he explained to me that he had been trying for some time to resolve the issues with MVS, the script that powers the site, without success and that all the problems had begun after an upgrade to the MVS software. To date it would appear that the problems have still not been sorted out.

I have also noticed that other sites using MVS are having problems too with all kinds of MySQL errors and other server errors.

What was once a great system seems to have fallen apart somewhat and until a fix is found for the site owners who are running the software there seems little point in promoting it. I apologize to everyone who signed up on my recommendation and who have subsequently been unable to build much of anything. The last time I spoke to the owner of the site I was using was back in May of this year and he was seriously considering withdrawing and cancelling his monthly billing. Five months on and the problems are still very apparent, and the only logical conclusion is that the system is broken and a repair has not been forthcoming. 

For the moment at least, I have to withdraw my recommendation of the site and apologize to anyone who signed up after reading my review. It was a great system when it worked, but if the people behind the engine that drives it are unable to maintain that engine in working condition, it isn't going anywhere.  

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Since publishing a few thoughts and suggestions on listbuilding with free services a short while ago, several people have emailed me and asked if there is anything that is more effective than others, and whether it's really possible to build and use a list without the services of a professional autoresponder.

I've been testing various systems for a while now and there is definitely one system that stands head and shoulders above the rest.

The system utilizes the power of My Viral Spiral which, if you can afford the price tag, is an awesome viral listbuilding tool. Having said that, it's probably not within reach of many. 

However, the way MVS works can still benefit you, even if you can't justify buying the system for yourself. How? Well, the MVS system works on the basis of helping others to build lists while you build your own, and you can pass on the list love as a means of growing your own list. It is viral marketing taken to another level in effect.

So, how can you benefit? Well, if you are prepared to join my list, all will be revealed!

Sorry, just kidding, I'll tell you how it works. If you join the mailing list by filling in your details in my right sidebar (The $47 dollar value offer which is well well worth reading in any case), you will become a member of the viral listbuilding machine and have access to various free products to aid you in your own list building. Or you can sign up by clicking on the link below if you prefer

Get your Free Listbuilding System Here 

Whenever anybody signs up to your list, they in turn become part of the viral list building process and will be helping you to build a list ten levels deep.

You don't need an autoresponder for this to work for you, as you an email your list every five days through an online mailer. However, if you do have an account with Aweber, Get Response or Email Aces, you can fully integrate your autoresponder with this system.

This is about as easy as listbuilding gets, trust me. I can't guarantee that it will bring you thousands of subscribers, but it's a great place to start if you're thinking of doing so. It's very easy to implement as you'll see when you sign up. There are lots of bonus benefits such as integration of your own product or affiliate landing pages, easy to use sign up forms and squeeze pages, rebrandable viral digital products and it's all free.

Yes, that's right, you can use this system entirely free of charge. You don't have to have an autoresponder.  I think you will be very pleasantly surprised :-)

It's never too early to start building your list!

TCH