Now that you've started building your email marketing list, the next thing you want to decide on is something to promote to your list! And not just any product will do.

The best types of products to offer are ones that:

1. Address a problem that your list members may be experiencing.

2. Your subscribers will find relevant.

3. Are affordable for your subscribers.

Say, for instance, that your messages are targeted towards

walking enthusiasts. You wouldn't want to advertise a

how to make the best cookies on earth product to them, right?

Of course not!

It's important to target the product to your main topic in your mailings.

If your field is more broad in scope, say for instance, Web Marketing, you will want to promote products that will help your subscribers up their

earnings or success rate in other areas like list building.

Something to keep in mind

Be choosy! Don't just promote anything. Remember, these are just like you and are looking for

top quality information. Take some time as you choose the products you'll promote to them, so you're sure they will truly benefit your members.

A good rule to go by is to ponder if this is something you would buy yourself and the reasons why. Then relay this to your list members.

If the particular product comes with a pre-written sales letter, re-work it with your own style of writing.

You will also want to offer your members an incentive for buyingordering this item from you that no one else can offer.

You may not realize that if you just copy a canned

sales letter it will negatively impact your sales rate?

Why?

Because the possibility is good, based on the subject matter

covered, you are among many others promoting this "hot ticket" item and your list members probably subscribed to other lists whose owners will do that very thing.

It's super easy to stand out from the crowd when this is happening. So make sure to spend a little time editing the marketing materials you send out and you'll have an advantage over your competition.

What if you have no idea what your list members are struggling with?

A great idea is to run a poll to figure it out! Just come right out and ask them. You Might be amazed the number of responses you'll receive. The replies are worth their weight in gold to your chances to profit from your subscriber list!

Because without really knowing what your subscribers want, how

could you ever expect to provide it for them?

Find out what hardships your subscribers are dealing with related to the subject matter, you share.Only then can you expect to start making money with your list.

Here's something that will probably excite you

When you're getting ready to start a promotion to your list, you don't actually need to have created the products yourself promote.

Enter your savior - Affiliate Marketing, which is simply advertising someone elses products.

You make a percentage of the sale price for promoting the product

There are a few different ways to find out if a certain product has an affiliate program.

look at the main page for the product, and look for the word Affiliate or Affiliates. The word itself is usually a link to their sign up page.

To sum it all up when you begin promoting products be sure you choose ones that fall into the right price range for your readers.

Here is a website that will help you understand the

basics of how to determine the price of the products that you pick to promote to your list members. http://affiliatemarketing.sitesell.com/webinfusion.html