Sherry’s asking is it wise to buy email lists I had a sense that this question
lists I had a sense that this question
lists I had a sense that this question would be coming and again going back to
would be coming and again going back to
would be coming and again going back to that roundtable as part of you know that
that roundtable as part of you know that
that roundtable as part of you know that was a very hot topic because for the b2b
was a very hot topic because for the b2b
was a very hot topic because for the b2b space and this is a conversation have a
space and this is a conversation have a
space and this is a conversation have a one person about they’re very actively
one person about they’re very actively
one person about they’re very actively purchasing lists and when I you know I
purchasing lists and when I you know I
purchasing lists and when I you know I just out of my curiosity I asked more
just out of my curiosity I asked more
just out of my curiosity I asked more questions about where are they coming
questions about where are they coming
questions about where are they coming from how do you get them and as she
from how do you get them and as she
from how do you get them and as she explained the value of doing that and
explained the value of doing that and
explained the value of doing that and that you know buying fifty thousand
that you know buying fifty thousand
that you know buying fifty thousand names at a clip you know with certain
names at a clip you know with certain
names at a clip you know with certain parameters was working in their mind
parameters was working in their mind
parameters was working in their mind when I asked more about like okay so
when I asked more about like okay so
when I asked more about like okay so where are those names coming from and
where are those names coming from and
where are those names coming from and how are you sure and just kind of like
how are you sure and just kind of like
how are you sure and just kind of like digging deeper you know my answer is
digging deeper you know my answer is
digging deeper you know my answer is always gonna be the same it’s it’s
always gonna be the same it’s it’s
always gonna be the same it’s it’s something that I would not recommend
something that I would not recommend
something that I would not recommend doing because you know the hurt her
doing because you know the hurt her
doing because you know the hurt her question was okay well then what else
question was okay well then what else
question was okay well then what else how else do I you know grow list at
how else do I you know grow list at
how else do I you know grow list at scale and when we started talking about
scale and when we started talking about
scale and when we started talking about that content piece and the expectation
that content piece and the expectation
that content piece and the expectation setting you know it was an avenue that
setting you know it was an avenue that
setting you know it was an avenue that had not been pursued so again whatever
had not been pursued so again whatever
had not been pursued so again whatever your industry of your product or service
your industry of your product or service
your industry of your product or service there’s probably some information that
there’s probably some information that
there’s probably some information that you have that someone else would find
you have that someone else would find
you have that someone else would find valuable that would help you grow and
valuable that would help you grow and
valuable that would help you grow and maintain that list so I mean you know
maintain that list so I mean you know
maintain that list so I mean you know short answer I don’t agree with buying
short answer I don’t agree with buying
short answer I don’t agree with buying lists and I’m happy to listen anybody
lists and I’m happy to listen anybody
lists and I’m happy to listen anybody who’s doing it and having success
who’s doing it and having success
who’s doing it and having success because quite frankly that would be a
because quite frankly that would be a
because quite frankly that would be a great education moment for myself to
great education moment for myself to
great education moment for myself to understand how they go about doing it
understand how they go about doing it
understand how they go about doing it but from from a hey you know from a
but from from a hey you know from a
but from from a hey you know from a quick start to grow your list would
quick start to grow your list would
quick start to grow your list would certainly recommend against it you know
certainly recommend against it you know
certainly recommend against it you know you don’t want to be in the business of
you don’t want to be in the business of
you don’t want to be in the business of spanning people unsolicited emails is
spanning people unsolicited emails is
spanning people unsolicited emails is not how you want to get out there you
not how you want to get out there you
not how you want to get out there you want to build the relationship and I
want to build the relationship and I
want to build the relationship and I think that the people it’s tempting
think that the people it’s tempting
think that the people it’s tempting because you want to do it fast right
because you want to do it fast right
because you want to do it fast right like hey I want to get to a thousand
like hey I want to get to a thousand
like hey I want to get to a thousand names ten dollars the names fifty
names ten dollars the names fifty
names ten dollars the names fifty thousand names and when somebody says
thousand names and when somebody says
thousand names and when somebody says hey I can get you in front of a million
hey I can get you in front of a million
hey I can get you in front of a million people
people
people it’s tempting you know for only fifty
it’s tempting you know for only fifty
it’s tempting you know for only fifty bucks right but if the deal is that good
bucks right but if the deal is that good
bucks right but if the deal is that good you really gotta consider the quality of
you really gotta consider the quality of
you really gotta consider the quality of that list right and I think your best
that list right and I think your best
that list right and I think your best bet to kind of ramp it up again is to if
bet to kind of ramp it up again is to if
bet to kind of ramp it up again is to if you’re going to do some kind of email
you’re going to do some kind of email
you’re going to do some kind of email partnership they have it as a
partnership they have it as a
partnership they have it as a recommendation so if you’re you know if
recommendation so if you’re you know if
recommendation so if you’re you know if you connect with
you connect with
you connect with if you can do something like me I have
if you can do something like me I have
if you can do something like me I have 75,000 people on my list and I work hard
75,000 people on my list and I work hard
75,000 people on my list and I work hard to build up if I endorse you or say hey
to build up if I endorse you or say hey
to build up if I endorse you or say hey come check out this product that I’m
come check out this product that I’m
come check out this product that I’m using or this video that I’m doing
using or this video that I’m doing
using or this video that I’m doing together that’s the fastest way I think
together that’s the fastest way I think
together that’s the fastest way I think to be able to build your list you can
to be able to build your list you can
to be able to build your list you can piggyback off of other people but get a
piggyback off of other people but get a
piggyback off of other people but get a genuine endorsement from people who
genuine endorsement from people who
genuine endorsement from people who actually care about their list I think
actually care about their list I think
actually care about their list I think you’ll get a lot more success than just
you’ll get a lot more success than just
you’ll get a lot more success than just buying names a great great
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