The first step for is to make sure you’re giving your audience something of value that they will want to download and utilize. Your subscribers need to opt-in and ideally confirm their request. You should never entertain the thought of buying or trading for a list. Doing this will not only get you untargeted prospects who are most likely not interested in your products or services, you will also be spamming them when you send your email since they did not willingly sign up for the information. If you are not aware there are anti-spam laws like the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003, and the Canada’s (CASL) legislation that went into July 1, 2014, you could be charged a huge fine for violating either of them. [Read more…]