An opt-in list can be defined as a list or database that contains email addresses of people who consented to receive the advertiser’s email messages. The messages come in various forms, such as product and web site updates, or ezines. Opt-in lists are regarded as the most powerful marketing tool available on the world wide web, because opt-in lists can provide marketers with direct means of communication with potential customers, and gives a chance to promote products and services, plus building a continuing relationship with them.
Marketing through email has become the primary means of many advertisers to reach out to its customers. They are immensely attracted by the fact that email marketing allows them to communicate with their customers directly, with very minimal cost, compared to direct mail marketing.
Of course, it goes without saying that the key to a successful opt-in marketing is to acquire a large subscriber base. In setting up the list, one must first acquire a functional form processing script, which will be used to allow subscribers to disclose their personal information through a form and which will be sent to a specified address. In...