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Need to grow your email list fast? Check out these 5 great ways!
Need to grow your email list fast? Check out these 5 great ways!

Note: Some links in this post contain affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission if you make a purchase. That’s actually one of the ways you make money blogging! Thanks for supporting my blogging dreams! 🙂

Other than getting engagement on a blog, the number one issue all new bloggers have is growing their subscribers list. I believe every blogger should start an email list right away even if they don’t have any freebies to offer. Why? Because you want to capture as many readers as possible. These are your future fans and potentially customers.

I won’t go into too much detail on the why and how of subscriber lists, but you can read more here:

5 Reasons Every Blogger Needs A Subscriber List

Set Up An Optin Form On Your Blog In 10 Minutes or Less

One Thing You Can Do That Guarantees People will Subscribe to your Email List before You Even Create One!

How to Create a Freebie for Your Blog

Once you’re all set up with multiple opt-in forms on your blog and an enticing freebie, you’re ready to start list building!

5 Super-Easy Ways To Grow Your List

Like with anything, it’s hard to do what you don’t know how to do. Once you learn what makes people opt-in, you’ll be able to grow your blog at a fairly quick pace.

  1. Set up automatic Direct Messages or Direct Tweets on Twitter – I use unfollowers.com to manage my Twitter account because they have the option to message or tweet anyone who follows you. I just simply set up my automated DMs (direct message) with a URL to my freebie. This has been a great passive way to grow my subscribers list by 2-3 people per day.
  2. Create a Facebook Group and require each participant to sign up for your freebie – I don’t personally do this but I’ve seen others do this with success. Create a Facebook group and require that each member join your email list prior to being accepted in the group. It’s much easier to grow a Facebook group than it is an email list. Use your Facebook group as a way to funnel people into your email list.
  3. See what other bloggers in your niche are offering and offer something similar or better – You definitely want to create something that people are going to want. Not only should you be validating your offers, you should check out other bloggers in your niche and offer similar (or better) products. If you know that blogger is a popular and well-known blogger, you know that their freebies are what people want!
  4. Offer your freebie in at least 5 different places – Sometimes people aren’t opting into your list because they just don’t see it. Definitely don’t crowd your blog with several different pop-ups because that will annoy them. But do make it as easy as possible for readers to subscribe. It is possible for you to grow your list in non-intrusive ways:
    1. Ask people to sign up for a PDF version or a checklist of your blog posts in your blog posts
    2. Offer a link to your freebies in your sidebar
    3. Use SumoMe’s doormat
    4. Use a HelloBar
    5. Make sure to put your freebies in the description of your social media channels (Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest)
  5. Throw a challenge online where one of the requirements is to opt-in – This is how I’ve been able to grow my email list at a fairly quick pace. Challenges are usually 2-14 days and you usually have a set of rules for the participants to follow. If they follow through with your rules, they usually achieve some sort of goal. Through the camaraderie of the group and your guidance, participants are able to accomplish goals that they may not have been able to do on their own.

Bonus: Throw intriguing webinars

I have heard AMAZING things about webinars! Some successful bloggers attribute their entire success to throwing webinars. A webinar is just a live or pre-recorded presentation where you are teaching your audience about a particular topic or you’re interviewing someone (usually successful) that is pretty popular.

Not only are webinars great for growing your list, I hear that they are a super high-converting way to sell your products.

What do you think about these email building tactics? Do you have any of your own that are not on this list? Tell me in the comments below!

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Great ways to grow your subscriber list.

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62 Comments on 5 Great Ways To Grow Your Email List FAST!

  1. Christine
    February 11, 2016 at 5:19 pm (9 years ago)

    These are some great tips that I will plan on implementing. I have also pinned them so I can go back and reference them. Thanks so much!

    Reply
    • proassistblog
      February 11, 2016 at 7:40 pm (9 years ago)

      Aw thanks for the kind comment!

      Reply
  2. Miranda Nahmias
    February 12, 2016 at 5:44 am (9 years ago)

    Great tips! The one about offering your freebie(s) multiple places throughout your blog is such a good one!

    Reply
    • proassistblog
      February 12, 2016 at 3:51 pm (9 years ago)

      Thanks for reading Miranda!

      Reply
  3. Liv
    February 13, 2016 at 2:30 am (9 years ago)

    These are fantastic tips! Thank you! Tweeted!

    Reply
    • proassistblog
      February 15, 2016 at 7:27 pm (9 years ago)

      Thank you for sharing Liv!!

      Reply
  4. Robin Masshole Mommy
    April 27, 2016 at 6:27 pm (8 years ago)

    These are awesome tips. I don’t have an email list set up yet, but I am planning on doing this over the summer.

    Reply
  5. Terri
    April 27, 2016 at 6:36 pm (8 years ago)

    These are interesting tips. I have an email list and it’s slowly growing. I hope my list will drive readers to my blog!

    Reply
  6. Sara
    April 27, 2016 at 6:37 pm (8 years ago)

    Awesome tips for any blogger! I never knew about #1, but they’re all great tactics to grow emails lists. Thank you!

    Reply
  7. Carrie
    April 27, 2016 at 6:55 pm (8 years ago)

    Great tips! Im working on my freebie but keep running into a brick wall! Hopefully I will figure it out soon!

    Reply
  8. Tempestt
    April 27, 2016 at 6:58 pm (8 years ago)

    These are such great tips. Thank you so much for sharing.

    Reply
  9. Steven Lucas
    April 27, 2016 at 7:08 pm (8 years ago)

    Use Crowdfire rather Unfollow and set up 5 Follow messages that will rotate. Makes it look a little less like ‘automatic’. Keep on top of following others who are following you – you’ll keep more of them if you can respond within 72 hrs.

    Reply
  10. Anne @ The Fitly Spoken Word
    April 27, 2016 at 8:26 pm (8 years ago)

    Good tips. As of yet I haven’t put much effort into building my list, but these are some good suggestions.

    Reply
  11. Angie Nelson
    April 27, 2016 at 8:45 pm (8 years ago)

    These are some great ways to grow your list. I also add a link to my landing page on my social media bios. Set it and forget it.

    Reply
  12. maria @closetohome
    April 27, 2016 at 9:24 pm (8 years ago)

    I really need to focus on building my list. I have a hello bar but that is about it.

    Reply
  13. Joan M Harrington
    April 27, 2016 at 9:47 pm (8 years ago)

    These are fantastic tips!! Thanks for sharing 🙂 So simple and yet so many do not take the time to set up 🙂 Great post!

    Reply
  14. Joanna
    April 28, 2016 at 12:16 am (8 years ago)

    These are great ideas! I need to think of a freebie…

    Reply
  15. CoCo
    April 28, 2016 at 12:35 am (8 years ago)

    Great tips! I need to really focus the next view months on building subscribers!

    Reply
  16. Allie
    April 28, 2016 at 1:00 am (8 years ago)

    I don’t know what it is about my email list, but I have been avoiding it like the plague. I know it’s something I need to do, but I struggle with making it a priority. But your tips are great. Definitely going to try implementing to see if it helps get me past my mental block against my list.

    Reply
  17. Candace
    April 28, 2016 at 1:27 am (8 years ago)

    I love the freebie idea. With a new baby it’s so hard to make a printable on top of the blog, but it’s definitely on my list.

    Reply
  18. Jenny
    April 28, 2016 at 1:43 am (8 years ago)

    I want to try DoorMat 🙂
    It seems promising.

    xoxo, Jenny

    Reply
  19. Roxanne
    April 28, 2016 at 2:31 am (8 years ago)

    Perfect timing for me to find this blog! This week is all about creating an email list. I also signed up for your 5 day challenge. 😉

    Reply
  20. Debra
    April 28, 2016 at 2:49 am (8 years ago)

    This is so awesome! This is what I have been focusing on the last little while and I could always use another tip or two!

    Reply
  21. Blythe A.
    April 28, 2016 at 3:47 am (8 years ago)

    These are some great tips. Growing your email list takes time, but it is nice to know there are tools out there to help you out.

    Reply
  22. Allison Jones
    April 28, 2016 at 3:50 am (8 years ago)

    These are awesome ideas. My email list has really been growing a lot lately and I honestly owe it all to freebies. I need to utilize some of these other ideas as well.

    LiveLifeWell,
    Allison

    Reply
  23. Reuben
    April 28, 2016 at 4:07 am (8 years ago)

    This is a great reminder to start building my email list and come up with some kind of freebie!

    Reply
  24. Reuben
    April 28, 2016 at 4:08 am (8 years ago)

    This is a great reminder to start building my email list. I’ve got to come up with some kind of freebie and start getting the word out. So much to do!

    Reply
  25. tiaras and tantrums
    April 28, 2016 at 4:57 am (8 years ago)

    I don’t use an email list – but probably missed the boat on this already. My friend just asked me the other day if I could help her set one up since I have been blogging so long and she was surprised when I told her I never set one up.

    Reply
  26. Chelley @ A is for Adelaide
    April 28, 2016 at 5:28 am (8 years ago)

    These are great tips! I need to get better about getting followers from more than following Frankie around!

    Reply
  27. Nicole Escat
    April 28, 2016 at 5:43 am (8 years ago)

    This is what I need, my subscriber getting low numbers. So glad you shared it and I’m so thankful.

    Reply
  28. jill conyers
    April 28, 2016 at 7:19 am (8 years ago)

    Growing my email list is a goal for 2016. It’s growing. I just haven’t found the one thing that will take it to the next level. Yet.

    Reply
  29. ashley lee
    April 28, 2016 at 11:53 am (8 years ago)

    Great tips. I signed up for mail chimp a while back and have not done anything with it. I need to get on the ball!

    Reply
  30. Carolyn
    April 28, 2016 at 12:34 pm (8 years ago)

    I have been trying to come up with a freebie for a while now but am stumped. I love your suggestion of going and look at similar blogs and see what they offer. I am going to do that.

    Reply
  31. jamie
    April 28, 2016 at 12:54 pm (8 years ago)

    These are all great tips- except- for the dms on twitter. That really annoys me.

    Reply
  32. Carly @ FitLiving Eats
    April 28, 2016 at 1:36 pm (8 years ago)

    Great list! I do the exit-strategy pop up sign up form and while I HATE pop ups, I feel like this one is a little less intrusive and it actually works!

    Reply
  33. Erin
    April 28, 2016 at 2:17 pm (8 years ago)

    Using a challenge to grow your list is an amazing idea! Personally, I love email challenges. I blame my competitive nature, I need to feel challenged sometimes! LOL!

    Reply
  34. Lezley
    April 28, 2016 at 2:20 pm (8 years ago)

    I so needed this, I am going to pin this so I can save it to refer back to. Thanks!

    Reply
  35. adriana
    April 28, 2016 at 2:23 pm (8 years ago)

    Great tips!!! I love the Twitter idea and FB group idea!

    Reply
  36. Tami
    April 28, 2016 at 3:14 pm (8 years ago)

    These are all great tips. I haven’t implemented any of them. On it now.

    Reply
  37. Donnica
    April 28, 2016 at 4:06 pm (8 years ago)

    These are great ideas. I’ve been back and forth with the automatic DMs. I don’t want to come off as spammy so maybe it’s just making sure the language doesn’t feel that way.

    Reply
  38. yemisi femi-pius
    April 28, 2016 at 4:27 pm (8 years ago)

    Very useful post manda, thanks for sharing

    Reply
  39. DANI CC
    April 28, 2016 at 9:05 pm (8 years ago)

    Such great idea. Facebook groups really help grow everything and creates great interactions between other bloggers.

    Reply
  40. Heather
    April 28, 2016 at 9:50 pm (8 years ago)

    I have been trying to come up with a freebie for ages! I have several ideas – none of which are simple and easy to throw together 🙂

    Reply
  41. Crystal
    April 28, 2016 at 10:52 pm (8 years ago)

    I’m doing more promotion and focusing on extending my reach. I am feeling very encouraged by your tips!

    Reply
  42. Mimi
    April 28, 2016 at 11:42 pm (8 years ago)

    I’m not really a webinar kind of person, and I’ve been terrible at a subscriber list. I’ve seen one sign up from a blogger who I totally want to copy. Imitation is the best form of flattery, right? lol I’ve also had one idea of what to offer to subscribers, but I always forget to implement it.

    Reply
  43. becca
    April 28, 2016 at 11:57 pm (8 years ago)

    I don’t have an email list personally, but this is great information! I am usually not a fan of automatic DMs on twitter, however.

    Reply
  44. Michele
    April 29, 2016 at 1:13 am (8 years ago)

    I need to add my freebie in a couple of places…. very good points here! Thanks!

    Reply
  45. alexandria
    April 29, 2016 at 1:29 am (8 years ago)

    My email list is small; it’s very hard to get it to grow. I feel like my weekly outfit inspiration is a cool freebie. Maybe not…

    Reply
  46. laura londergan
    April 29, 2016 at 4:13 am (8 years ago)

    these are really great tips. I have yet to set up a newsletter and this is motivating me to move it up on my list 😉

    Reply
  47. Klauss
    April 29, 2016 at 10:34 am (8 years ago)

    Well done! This is certainly useful to all bloggers 🙂

    Reply
  48. Diane
    April 29, 2016 at 12:18 pm (8 years ago)

    These are really great tips. I agree you need to send a newsletter!

    Reply
  49. Melissa
    April 29, 2016 at 2:45 pm (8 years ago)

    This is such great info! I never thought of using twitter to grow my email list! I literally started before I even finished your post! SO awesome!

    Reply
  50. Deb
    April 29, 2016 at 3:06 pm (8 years ago)

    I agree, a list is so important. Especially when all the social media networks change their rules all the time.

    Reply
  51. Susannah
    April 29, 2016 at 10:26 pm (8 years ago)

    These tips are great! I’m working on growing my email list so I can use all the help I can get!

    Reply
  52. Stacey
    April 30, 2016 at 4:06 am (8 years ago)

    So many great ideas! I need to work on building my subscriber list. Thanks for all the info.

    Reply
  53. Mardene Carr
    April 30, 2016 at 2:16 pm (8 years ago)

    This is something I really need to work on…Thanks for the kick in the butt

    Reply
  54. Haley
    May 1, 2016 at 11:38 pm (8 years ago)

    Awesome tips! I’m always looking for ways to grow and engage with my followers. Especially ones that take no time at all since time is so scarce around here 🙂 Thanks!

    Reply
  55. Yanique
    May 2, 2016 at 1:32 am (8 years ago)

    I’ve been wanting to work on growing my email list and this is great information. Social media platforms change so frequently but with an email list you can always reach your audience.

    Reply

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