As a marketer, you need to be able to get follow up with your prospects as well as your customers and the simplest way to do this is to capture the email addresses details of as many of your visitors as possible.

It is important that you take every opportunity to capture your visitors email details so you can follow up with future offers, messages, etc. Below are a few easy-to-implement methods you can start using immediately to build your customer list.

1. Ask visitors to subscribe to your e-zine. It’s a good idea to also give them a freebie when they subscribe.

2. Have them sign-up to get access to a free ebook. The subject of the ebook should be related to your target audience.

3. Give visitors a free membership to your members only area. Have them sign-up to receive their username and password.

4. Hold a free contest or sweepstakes at your web site. Ask them to give you their contact information to enter.

5. Offer your visitors free consulting via e-mail. Have them fill out a web form to e-mail you with their questions.

6. Hold an interactive poll on your web site. Ask your visitors to e-mail you their vote or opinion.

7. Ask your visitors to sign-up for a chance to get a web site award. Have them e-mail you their website & contact details.

8. Have visitors fill out a survey on your web site. Offer a free gift as an incentive to complete the form.

9. Offer a free online service from your web site. Have visitors fill out their contact information to sign-up for this service.

10. Ask visitors to sign your guest book. Tell them they will get a free gift in return.

11. Offer a free affiliate program for your visitors. They’ll have to sign-up to receive marketing materials and commissions.

12. Allow visitors to submit a free classified ad on your web site. They’ll need to provide a valid email address to post ad.

13. Give visitors a free course sent via autoresponder. Ask them to fill out their contact information to receive the course.

14. Offer your visitors free software to download. Have them sign-up to get an access code to unlock the software.