Did you know that that most profitable online marketers are the ones who have their own lists of customers? When it comes to making money, the most valuable of all kinds of capital is the connections which you make with customers. So what is the secret to building trust with a large customer base and having a way to contact them to make offers? Follow this article and you will find them out.

First, you will want to have a squeeze page where you collect customer information in exchange for something valuable. This valuable thing could be an ebook or a free report or even access to a members only area. No matter what it is, you will want to sell it as if it were free. After all, free is not truly free if you are asking people for their information.

Secondly, you will need to do something every squeeze page has – an invitation to opt in, so make sure you are not missing it.

Third, you should write articles and submit them online. Make sure they contain a resource box with a link to your opt in page. The article should be useful and informative, just enough to make people want to learn more and click the link to your website.

Fourth, get in touch with list owners and offer them a joint venture: you market your product to their list and they receive 50% of profit. It is a great way of building lists – as people will buy from you, you will collect their contact info.

Fifth, find affiliates to promote your products and pay them a compensation for each opt in. Don’t forget to send an e-mail to your new members to verify their subscription. If they will confirm it you will know you need to pay your affiliate.

Sixth, ask people who you know to be a part of your list. Once you have this done, you can set up a ‘tell a friend’ script in your emails to your list and let people spread the word.

Seventh, there are lists which you can purchase or rent and send out offers for them to subscribe to your list. Again, you have to be giving them something in return for their contact information and making sure that they are agreeing to it. This will ensure that you have quality opt ins.

Eighth, once you have a bit of a list you can do ad trades where you allow someone to place an ad in your ezine in exchange for you placing one in theirs. This will give you a win win solution for building your list with the help of others.

Ninth, start posting a link to your opt in page on online forums and social network websites. Make sure you mention an opportunity if getting something for free.

Finally, keep in touch with your customers and send them valuable information on a weekly basis. This will ensure that the list members which you have will remain loyal to you.