{"id":2307,"date":"2023-07-23T20:37:54","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T03:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expertbusiness.com\/?p=2307"},"modified":"2023-07-23T20:37:57","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T03:37:57","slug":"you-dont-need-a-large-email-list-before-you-start-selling-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/expertbusiness.com\/be-the-expert\/you-dont-need-a-large-email-list-before-you-start-selling-online\/","title":{"rendered":"You DON\u2019T need a large email list before you start selling online"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Many gurus tell you to wait to launch or sell until you have a large\u00a0email\u00a0list\u00a0or audience.\u00a0Don\u2019t wait!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a recipe for failure, as it takes time and money to build a large list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sooner you start selling, the sooner you collect revenue and feedback.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you don\u2019t have revenue coming in to offset your costs, you\u2019re in trouble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have the right offer, meaning one that delivers high value in a high-demand area, you can sell right away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We earned our first $15k client a few years ago when my\u00a0email list\u00a0had 46 people on it.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How? Our offer was a perfect fit for a certain segment of the market that urgently needed done-for-you services to get their online business launched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They didn\u2019t need months or years of \u201cfree value\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They needed help now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We offered that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They invested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TAKE ACTION:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Create an irresistible offer. If you\u2019re just beginning, offer 1:1 coaching or similar high value even if it doesn\u2019t \u201cscale\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Build your email list as a byproduct of selling. Talk about your offer, what you are working on, who you are helping. Offer the first step as a free lead magnet to build your list<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. After someone joins your\u00a0email\u00a0list, send a few follow up nurture\u00a0emails talking about the main elements of your offer (without a pitch), then at the end of the sequence make them an offer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    What offer can you define that would get at least a subset of your market to say \u201cYES! That\u2019s exactly what I need!\u201d?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n