The power is still on the list (Includes Proof) - Incredible

For those of you still wondering why internet marketers keep building up their lists: :)

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See the first place? :D


And the email promoting it:
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The 4th place at the Alexa ranking is exactly the same product (being promoted through another mass mailing). It's more than likely that you have also received such email.
:money:

You're right, if you have a great list then you can get the traffic. But will it get you links to your site and will it help you get organic search rankings? Probably not.

By the way, I recently wrote a blog post about the 11 different types of Alexa Hot URLs and how to Get there:
The 11 Types of Alexa Hot URLs and How to Get There