I’m Building My Email List in Public (Real Numbers)
I’m taking a break from new podcast episodes through the end of the year, but I’m not taking a break from learning out loud.
About a week ago, I built a quiz to grow my email list. Between now and January, I’m going to share exactly how it’s going: the real numbers, every week.
Why I built a quiz
Most people get stuck on how to grow their email list. A quiz gives someone a real reason to share their email address, because they know they’ll get something useful back, and the result is about them.
So I built “Is Becoming a Virtual Assistant Right for You?” for my second business, Virtual Assistant Advantage, where I help women who want to work from home get started.
How the quiz works
It’s a three-minute quiz with 10 questions. They cover things like:
- Why are you interested?
- How comfortable are you with technology?
- What skills do you have?
- How much time would it take?
- How do you feel about working independently?
- How do you feel about reaching out to potential clients?
- How does your family feel?
- How prepared are you?
Each result points the person to a next step, and that next step is how they join my email list.
The real numbers: week one
- Before the quiz, I had about 75 people on this list.
- As of last Saturday, October 31 I have 81.
- That’s six new subscribers in one week.
I know that number is small, and I’m not here to tell you it’s magic. I’m going to show you what works and what doesn’t.
What’s coming next
Every Wednesday you’ll get one update with one number, one lesson, or the next thing I’m trying. Next week, I’ll show you how I built the quiz questions and why they matter.
Join the email list to follow along →
Want to build your own?
You’ll need a MemberVault account. There’s a free 30-day trial: start it here.
Would you rather skip the setup?
I’m opening four done-for-you spots through the end of December. These are founding rate prices, and they go up in January.
- Quiz Launch, $497: I build your quiz, your results page and your email tagging. You also get a one-hour launch strategy call with me.
- Quiz + Nurture, $797: Everything in the Quiz Launch, plus a welcome email sequence, launch promo copy and a short video so you can edit it yourself later.
Thank you for following along. I’ll see you next Wednesday with the next update.
Alyssa
