How can I use my existing contacts to jumpstart my email list if I'm just getting started?

Scrape emails from the last 10 years of your life - gather all your family, friends, and acquaintances, basically anybody who generally likes you, regardless of what information you have on them. Get this list together in a spreadsheet format and upload it to advertising platforms. Then start showing these people ads. Since they already know and like you, they’ll see your ads, share them, click them, and join your email list through your website signup. This helps you start building momentum. Set up proper email capture on your website first, then use ads to your existing network to drive traffic and signups. This gives you a foundation to build from, one email at a time.

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Asked by an artist named Mary just starting out · Answered by Patrick Shanahan · art-marketing-podcast · 2017-11-07