I am not trying to flame or hate I am just trying to understand. such a small list to make 1k a day? on top of that with clickbank products? and then you used to be an affiliate manager? Why would you not be using a CPA? I believe you when you say you are making this cash. However I am surprised by the facts you have prsented. your list must be one of the tighest/cleanest/most productive lists I have heard of. Once again I am not saying its not possible. Because like I said I believe you. I am just shocked. I tried email marketing a while back and found it to unproductive. I guess I should revisit the idea.
It is entirely possible to make $1,000 per day from a list of just 4000-5000 leads.
On the other hand, I've seen lists of 30,000 only make $500 on a broadcast. It's all about the opt-ins and the relationship you cultivate with them.
First of all, the content that you give them to get them to opt-in must be outstanding. First impressions are everything, even in email marketing. That's why I always give out original ebooks that I wrote with all of my own personal experience of what has worked for me in the past. If you give someone an action plan that they can use to make money and it works for them, you now have a very loyal and engaged subscriber.
And it shouldn't stop there, either. Keep helping them make money. Don't make it be all about how much you can make off your list. Show your subscribers how to make money and they will follow you to the ends of the Earth.
Just because it's email doesn't mean you should be this faceless individual. I often send out an email with a small report I just created and and give it to my subscribers. Then I'll send an email out 2 or 3 days later and ask them how it was, and ask them to write to me and give me their opinion and ask for their input and ideas. The important thing is you always have to write back and thank them if they do. They've taken time to help you, so you need to show appreciation.
You want to really get your subscribers to love you? If they respond and send you an idea, create a small report around it and credit them in the end with a link to their website and then send that out to your list. If they get two emails promoting the same product, guess who they are going to buy from? You want to really win someone over? Take the same idea and charge $1 or $2 for the report and then split the proceeds with them.
Utilize MRR. You know how much money I've made off what I call my "$1 Offers"? I have a WP blog with a sales page theme dedicated just to making pages with these $1 offers. I'll set up a nice product on there and give away the whole thing, rights and all, for $1 or $2. Your subscribers will jump at the opportunity to get a ready made product to sell for $1. If I need a quick $50 or $75, all I have to do is set one of those up and send out a broadcast.
It's all about cultivation. I get a lot of my leads from JV giveaways, traffic exchanges, and safelists, and still I have a very low unsubscribe rate. A lot of marketers have completely the wrong attitude about those types of leads. They're people with money just like everyone else. You just have to give them a ittle more for free. So what. I've got 6 flash drives full of MRR and PLR. It's not a problem to send out an ebook here and there for free.
I sent out a broadcast today to one of my lists with 3300 subscribers and made almost $500. I only made 12 or 13 sales, but it was for a product with a $40 commission.
Point is, it's quality and not quantity.
