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Ever hear the expression, "mi casa es su casa"?

I believe, in Spanish, it means "my house is your house" and it’s a way of saying you’re a welcome and honored guest.

Well, I have another meaning in mind right now… what’s going on at my house is probably going on at your house.

That’s why I’m going to share my biggest priorities with you because I suspect that they are also pretty close to YOUR biggest priorities.

See, as I told you last time, I started over from scratch mid way through last year and went from having a list of 34,000 plus subscribers to my ‘core list’ of folks interested in Internet Marketing to zippo, due to a contractual agreement. When you hear that I’ve helped build lists totalling over 9 million subscribers for myself and customers… that’s what I walked away from last year, to go on my own and build something new… MaverickMarketer.com.

It’s a work in progress and I’ve never been more excited (and you’ll see why in the coming weeks).

But, back to my story…

I’ve said it probably a thousand times, if you don’t have a list to market to, you don’t have a business… you have a high risk job. Without a list, you have to constantly promote and be on the hunt for new sales.

With a list, you can easily find out what your subscribers want and go get it for them… and they’ll pay you to do so if you give real value in exchange.

Simple math: the more subscribers you are serving, the more money you will make.

Needless to say, starting over with no list like that got my attention and focused my priorities.

Here’s me following my own advice…

When you took my ecourse, the first lesson had you tell me what your biggest challenge was in your business.

Well, I get to learn feedback from my subscribers from the very first email they get from me… and I read every single response.

Want to know what the single biggest problem I read over and over?

"How do I build my list…"

And when I had to start over from scratch you can imagine that I related to the ‘how do I build my list’ problem personally.

Good news is… I happen to know a bunch about how to build a new list… and I have.

Fact is, even though I’ve mostly been working behind the scenes with some key coaching and consulting clients because they want me to help THEM make money with their lists, I’ve got several fast growing lists now that are all very exciting to me.

But… my biggest goal for 2006 is to grow my lists, and that will remain one of my perpetual goals each year because I want to serve as many people as I can.

And I’m going to tell you all about the strategies I use because there is a 78% chance that YOU are interested in this very topic, according to my surveys.

So… ‘my home business is your home business’ in terms of the challenges and priorities we face.

Answer to the number one question: how I recommend you build your list?

Here it is…

One of the ways I’m going to focus on the most in 2006 is viral strategies. That’s where new subscribers find you as existing subscribers spread the word about you.

To some extent it’s already happened for me at MaverickMarketer.com because of the buzz my ecourse generated with folks who went through it.

But I’m talking about viral marketing on purpose.

It’s a strategy that I’ve used little and when I met a guy name Mike Filsaime last year and got to know him, I realized the mistake I had made in neglecting this vital strategy.

He’s build a list of over 300,000 (which grows daily) and pulled in over $800,000 in just two years after leaving his previous career. That means, he’s done what most of us want to do: created massive success in a short period of time.

Of course, everyone’s results will vary… but when someone brings in that much money while technically they could be considered a ‘newbie’ you’ve got to sit down and take notes.

And my note to myself says, "learn viral list building from $800,000 former newbie… Mike Filsaime". Which is exactly what I’m telling you about today.

See, another thing I know about my subscribers is that a decent percentage are starting out on a shoe string budget, trying to figure out what to do, without a lot of room for mistakes.

That’s why I talk about the basics… first of all, I know the basics is where even advanced marketers screw up, but second, I know that’s what most of my subscribers ask me to talk about.

IF I had to start over from scratch with next to nothing, I would want to employ viral list building strategies.

Ha! I am starting over again, so that is why I am picking Mike’s brain about this very subject!

Generally, as the word of mouth spreads, it doesn’t cost you a dime or additional effort… tens, hundreds, even thousands of subscribers can flow into your list without you doing any extra work. If you set it up right, you can automatically make more and more money as this list grows… and that’s exciting.

See, lots of people think TRAFFIC is the lifeblood of your Internet business.

And they’re mostly right.

But… most people go about getting traffic the hard way… over and over again they’re out trying to get more traffic to their site. Whether it’s for Adsense or ebooks, they need visitors to stop by.

Fantastic… problem is, unless you capture a percentage of that traffic on a list of some kind, you won’t ever have a business that can sustain itself without continued effort to get more traffic.

A list is CAPTIVE TRAFFIC.

You can send an email and drive your subscribers to go look at something of interest to them… and you can make money doing so. Your subscribers then become a repeating stream of traffic if you treat them right.

I’m telling you this because whatever you thought your number one priority was for 2006, I’m going to suggest capturing more traffic on a list is right up there near number one.

We’ll talk more about this crucial topic soon…

For now, I want to give you a FREE resource to learn more about viral traffic from my friend Mike Filsaime.

It’s a ‘leaked chapter’ from Mike’s new course due to be launched on January 31st. In it he backs up the ‘viral’ marketing with numbers and clear explanation that will show you why this is so important and what it could do to your income.

If you’ve got 130 new subscribers adding to your list EVERY DAY, passively, and you have a way to monetize that list… what do you think happens to your income?

Find out in Mike’s ‘leaked chapter’ from his unreleased course here…

I’ll remind you that this guy started with no Internet business just two years ago… and today has a list of 300,000 (most of that built in the last year through viral marketing).

And, he’s consistently one of the top few affiliates these days… and yet few people actually have heard of him. It’s crazy.

I’ve heard of him… and I’ve been watching and learning from him every since.

Mike’s a Maverick… and since I spoke at his event in September, I’ve become fascinated with his strategies.

I’ve got some very cool things coming up with Mike to share with you and I’ll be telling you more about what’s going on with his launch as it get’s closer to the launch day.

If you’re one of my Maverick Marketer subscribers, you’re going to be invited to a behind the scenes look into what Mike’s doing that no one else will get… including a private call with me and Mike that will draw out things I know will blow your mind.

Today… go grab his leaked chapter… for two reasons.

First… because you’re going to learn something worth millions… and it won’t cost you a dime and it’s only going to be up for a few days (it is material from the course, after all).

Second…. because Mike is giving away a copy of his course on January 28th… (he’s already given away one copy) and if you get this report you’re going to be eligible to win a copy.

Before you go and get your copy of the chapter… me tell you something else about Mike…

In September Mike put on an event with Sean Casey and Pauly Sabol that I spoke at that the attendees just loved. Great content, great atmosphere, fun time.

On that saturday night of the event, Mike took 26 people (mostly attendees, some speakers, like me) out to dinner in taxi rides that HE paid for.

He took us to a first class restaurant you may have heard of… Ruth’s Chris Steak House. Mike visited each table several times to make sure we were enjoying ourselves and getting what we wanted.

At the end… (I hope he doesn’t mind me sharing this), we all got up and piled back in the vans to the hotel. Tummies full, a little wine buzz… and smiles from ear to ear as we finished talking with our new friends.

You know who quietly picked up the check for EVERYONE?

Mike Filsaime.

I tell you this because it’s important to watch what people DO in this fast paced Internet world to see what kind of people they are.

Mike’s a generous guy. He genuinely wants to give back and help people succeed. And he gives real value.

That’s why I was so glad he agreed to do a call with me. You’re going to get to hear the rest of his story… starting from scratch and building an Internet fortune… and that’s crucial because you want to follow the folks who’ve done what you want to do.

My message here today is…

1) You’ve got to build a profitable list in 2006…

2) Viral list building is a powerful, FREE method you should explore…

3) Mike Filsaime is someone worth listening to… especially between now and January 31st…

Once again, go sign up for his FREE PDF on Viral List Building and watch what he does in the coming weeks.

It’s going to be a fine Maverick case study.

All the best until next time…

Craig Perrine

P.S. I’ve got a lot to share with you in the coming weeks… so keep your eye on your inbox. I’m going to cover Mike’s launch, and other exciting developments and keep you in the loop.

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