Building lists is an accepted and even standard practice for anybody developing a business on the internet. Although some may balk at this strategy since they choose to believe list building is a waste of their traffic generation efforts, this strategy is actually a very cost efficient way to earn an income!Let’s look at 3 advantages list building gives anybody who is developing a business online!Reusable TrafficLet’s face it traffic generation is a critical and necessary component of any marketing strategy on the internet! Without people you have no chance of making sales therefore traffic generation is and should be an ongoing effort! When you think in terms of finally getting people to your website only to have them ‘float’ away without taking any action, generating traffic can be VERY frustrating! Now on the other hand by capturing their contact information you now have the opportunity to make contact through email! This is likely the single most time and cost efficient way for you to do business online and all by simply recycling the traffic you’ve already generated!Convenient AccessHaving email ‘access’ to people on your list now actually gives you more control over when and how often you make contact! Of course this is something you do NOT want to abuse but having the opportunity to deliver messages that are time sensitive is yet another advantage and helpful when developing a business!Avoids Online ChaosAlthough many may argue that most emails never get read, if you take the time to prove yourself useful to subscribers, they’ll likely read your messages! The very best thing about delivering messages that people actually read is once again it is a very time and cost efficient way to promote online! Another huge plus here is that using email channels helps you avoid the clutter and chaos of the wide open internet environment! The bottom line is your efforts to communicate to list members goes unencumbered by the ‘noise’ that engulfs and defines the world wide web!When working online, building lists that pertain to your particular niche or focus is always recommended! Developing a business can be and often is a time consuming process that one can easily accelerate with an email marketing campaign! Of course this would require you collecting contact information from ‘interested parties’ who responded to your traffic generation efforts! List building ultimately offers 3 advantages, as reviewed above, least of which is the time and cost efficient means it offers to increase sales! Careful consideration of these benefits makes this particular strategy hard to ignore for anybody with serious intentions of developing a business on the internet! The only question that remains is when is the best time to start building a list and the answer is simple, NOW!