Safelist
Safelist are an easy entry, online advertising resource. Typically, one can join for free, and begin advertising within minutes.
Safelist are an exchange of promotional emails amongst participating members.
All Safelist members are confirmed, opt-in, email validated, and agree to receive these promotional emails. Therefore, it is not spam.
This traffic is the most targeted traffic you will find anywhere. It is best described as searchers, rookies and seasoned pros, Internet Marketers, looking for vision, ideas, and solutions regarding making money online, webmaster, and anything about online business.
The most common and best Safelist format is credit based. A credit based Safelist is where participating members receive credits for viewing these promotional emails. Each email includes a special link using the Safelist URL. When the participant views your promotional email, clicks on the special link, they are taken to your website (whatever page you are promoting), and earn credits for viewing it.
This methodology of advertising can be extremely fruitful, especially for those with a little organization, common sense, and consistency.
First note, there are hundreds, maybe thousands of similar online advertising resources, and most are worthless, in that they generate little to no hits, no activity, and no results. However, there are those that do work, and we make sales from these every single day.
The current Top 10 Safelist, as reported every Thursday from Traffic Hoopla and the Safelist Report, is your best guide for all your advertising decisions. All are tested and ranked based on statistical testing data only, including primary and secondary conversion rates.
When joining a Safelist, using two different email addresses is best, and unrelated to any of your other online work. List one email as your contact email, the other for the list. Gmail from Google is great. And continue to use these two emails for all your Safelist memberships and advertising.
Understand the business of Safelist. You will receive hundreds, maybe thousands of promotional emails. Remember, this is not spam, members are confirmed, opt-in, email validated, agree to receive these promotional emails. Create folders for each Safelist you participate, direct the emails accordingly, and participate by viewing the promotional emails and earning credits, according to your advertising needs. Then, as much and as often as you can, make the most of your membership and send out your promotional emails.
On average, participating in the current Top 10 Safelist, one can send over 100K Safelist messages a week. Then, of course, your results are based on what you are selling and how you present it.
Be careful though! Do not include any URL in any Safelist message. Never, ever, ever! Each credit based Safelist will provide a spot for you to list your URL in which they will direct to when participating members click the special link that is added to your promotional message.
When creating your Safelist messages, keep it simple. Short and simple titles and messages work best. What sells best is your website, splash page, whatever webpage you are promoting. So here, long emails and crafty titles aren’t that great. Keep it short and simple, convenient to participating members to locate and follow the special link. In the end, it is your webpage that will sell, or not.
One last note about spam. The world of online spam is serious and dangerous. Every single day, email marketers lose hosting accounts, affiliate accounts, and ISP accounts because of spam. As an exact rule, only send email to those that have given you permission to do so. And never, ever, ever, include any Traffic Hoopla URL, any URL you own, or any other affiliate URL, within the email. If promoting something, first make a shorturl with a service like bit.ly, and again, only send email to those that have given you permission to do so.
Credit based Safelist are best. Safelist advertising is not spam. There are hundreds, maybe thousands of similar online advertising resources, and most are worthless, in that they generate little to no hits, no activity, and no results. However, there are those that do work, and we make sales from these every single day.
