New bench-mark plus great blog gadget!

Hi everyone!

Came across a new blog gadget/widget recently which tracks visitors to your site or sites simply, quickly and free! In fact it's the simplest quickest visitor-tracker I've seen.

But first...

The best List-Builders. They work for me so they should work for you too!
As I surf through the extreme hype and confusion that often revolves around list-builder websites I try to run some serious analysis on which ones rock and which ones suck.

In order to do this for the last 18 months or so I've used a data capture page (squeeze page) linking to one of my e-lottery eBooks. Using this I can create an accurate record of the success or otherwise of a particular list-builder making direct comparisons with others.

The opt-in rate over the last 6 months has been on average around 4 per day. I realised I needed to increase this in order to make analysis more accurate.

With this in mind and coupling it with my passion for ViralNetworks (please watch the short movie-clip to see why I'm so excited about VN) I have created a new data capture page using the VN eBook I recently created 'Make It Pay: ViralNetworks'.

I'm happy to report that the opt-in rate has been far higher and as a result I can bring you an up-to-date analysis showing exactly which list-builders are working well and the ones (that I've tested) that aren't! There's a surprise here!

This graph is taken directly from my Aweber account this morning:-













Ignore the largest bar which represents my existing VN downline - all the others are list-builders that I use to promote my VN eBook.

You may not be able to see the list-builder names running along the bottom so the accompanying table is shown below.












The results have surprised me I have to say because I didn't expect to see Business World List at the top but they only just beat ListJumper by 1!

To summarise and to place in ascending order - i.e. highest options first, giving the number of verified opt-ins:-

Business World List 17
ListJumper 16
ListJoe 12
ListAuction 10
ListBandit 5
YourLuckyList 1
X-FactorAds 1
ListQuik 1
ViralNugget 1

Total of 74 verified opt-ins in just 6 days from these 9 list-builders.

Incidentally, ViralNugget hasn't yet been reviewed here - it's still under test but it's interesting that it appears in the dynamic Top 9.

There are many others that as yet haven't scored at all so the 9 featured here simply are the best of what's out there according to my information.

So if you're promoting anything online and you're not using all of these then I would definitely recommend you open an account for those you're missing. You can join each for free but I have taken the best upgrade in each in order to maximise my online activities.

These figures increase daily by the way so we will see others appearing in the not too distant future so I'll keep you posted and don't forget if you want me to test a list-builder that's working for you please check the full list in Blog Titles at the bottom of the main blog (click here if viewing this post as an email or RSS feed) and write a comment at the bottom of this post with your link. Thank you.

If you missed the March 5th blog post about my ViralNetworks eBook and Secret File please click here

The only list-builder I can't include here, of course, is ViralNetworks itself - which is proving to be an excellent way to build a list of serious entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs that could well be your next sign-up or sale.

So if you don't yet have a VN account please open a free one here ViralNetworks and then grab the eBook and Secret File which will show you how (nay - practically force you!) to get paid by VN just for using their website every month! That's cool! That's unique! The upgrade options again give you much more scope in maximising efforts. I went in as Gold and will upgrade to Elite shortly.

Here's the eBook but don't forget you need to have a VN account before you can use it! 'Make It Pay: ViralNetworks'

Stats Gadget
I just installed this on all my blogs because it's just so good! Takes just a few minutes to set it up and you can check your visitor stats straightaway for all your websites and blogs right in the same window. There's a lot more that comes with it too but unless you're a big user (and I mean BIG user) it's all for free http://www.statcounter.com

Catch you all soon and if you ever have any questions about VN and my eBook please send me an IMail (Internal email within VN) and I'll answer straightaway.

The spring is about to burst...

Bed-springs, pogo-sticks or watch-mechanisms?

None of those! Here in the UK we're just a few days away from Spring. The air is warmer, the snow has all disappeared and there are tiny signs of life.

Yesterday saw a bright and cheerful sun inviting me to go for a walk, so after doing my ViralNetworks DMO (still my favourite list-builder/business network) I switched off the lap-top packed my rucksack and headed off for Lodge Hill, the fields below and the woods beyond - not forgetting the pub, of course, for a quick pint and bowl of hot pea & ham soup. Refreshing and delicious!

I was pleased to find that after one of the harshest winters for a couple of decades over here in the UK there are signs - little signs - that the winter is closing in and spring is being heralded - March 20 is the official day and I for one - as much as I love winter - can't wait!

Spring is the time of year when housewives traditionally clean their houses from top to bottom. Many Internet Marketers tend to do something similar - I've certainly been clearing debris out old folders, dumping pics no longer needed and generally spring-cleaning the hard-drive.

The winter programme with the Wrekin Forest Volunteers is now coming to a close as we finish off hedge-laying, brash clearing and bridge-building. Yes! We built a fabulous bridge over a stream with accompanying steps - quite impressive I think you'll find - take a look at the latest post on my Wrekin Forest Volunteers Blog You can also find out why Brian went bananas, what I do on Friday nights and what this all has to do with a female River Thames Aerobic group!

And so to work...
One of the other tasks I've been working on is to present you with another list-builder but to be perfectly honest out of all the ones I've tested over that past few weeks none has inspired me enough to post about it. And as I'm sure you know;- nothing sees the light of day here unless I've proved to myself that it works - that goes for biz-opps, list-builders and the occasional Traffic-exchange.

So if you're using anything not listed here please leave a comment below with your link and I'll test it out. All comments are moderated by the way so your link will not be published. BUT... I'll join under you and if my tests prove that it's viable then I'll use your link to start to build a downline under you - so check out all the posts right at the bottom of the blog for previous reviews and send me a link in comments below this post if you think you have something I might be interested in. Plus... if you've sent me a link before and your list-builder hasn't appeared here yet please send me an update - let me know if it's proving successful for you and I'll revisit it.

Oh yes... before I forget if you'd like to see a short movie of my spring walk accompanied by a piece of fab lively piano music take a couple of minutes out...

Catch you all soon, thanks for following and if you're new here please make sure you subscribe to the blog via email or RSS (top-right of blog) for updates of list-builders, Internet income ideas, blog monetisation and various insights into where my time-freedom takes me!