Everbody has an opinion on what’s “THE” key to getting people to buy from you. You’ll hear talk of “persuasion”. You’ll hear talk of “warming up” your list or “training them to buy”. You’ll even hear talk of “tricks” such as illegitimate limits and deadlines, “leaked” copies, hyped up promotions, etc.

Why make it that complicated?

There’s a much easier way to get orders:

One of the biggest opportunities for consistent and automated sales that many internet marketers overlook completely is creating an “evergreen” asset with their autoresponder.

The idea is simple:

Do you remember what you were doing 15 years ago on this date? June 3, 1994 … what were you doing?

(That’s probably a bad question to ask … most of us can’t remember what we were doing 15 MINUTES ago! )

I remember what I was doing on June 3, 1994 -

Have you ever wished someone would do all of the “research” for you so you could just cut to the chase? I know I have. There have been many times I’d like to not waste hours of my life sifting through low-quality articles and blog posts to find the occasional gem.

If only someone else had written this article for me to read a long time ago. Fortunately, I’m gonna save you the trouble of getting double vision from staring at your computer screen trying to find some good internet marketing reads.

Below you’ll find some great “tips based” blog posts that are filled with meaty ideas. Some of these authors you’ve probably heard of, some you might not have heard of. All deserve to be included for providing some golden nuggets in their content.

Content is king. It gets to wear the crown. And sit on the throne. And rule the world. When it comes to establishing credibility, gaining trust and producing sales, content is royalty.

While I would never suggest abandoning the concept of delivering high quality content to your subscribers, there is another type of list composed of subscribers who couldn’t care less about content.

“What is this type of list?” you ask.

The fortune is in the list.

If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard that said, well,I’d already have a fortune!

However “broken-recordish” it may sound, it is a truthful statement. The fortune REALLY IS in the list. Fact is, if you possess the knowledge of how to grow and profit from opt-in lists, you can pretty much write your own ticket.

And, if you’ll read the remainder of this article, I’ll pass that knowledge right on to ya. It comes down to getting folks to do four things…