Building a List and why is it important to me?

List building. Everybody wants to sell me a list. Wouldn't a list be better if it was all people who wanted to be there? I get 100 e-mails everyday that I don't open because they're just junk mail. Why would I buy a list of names who never heard of me and don't want to hear from me.
So my solution is to build my own list, (probably the hard way), a list of people who like my products and want to know when I have something new. I display a sign up sheet at craft shows and add those names to my list. People who make purchases from me online are added to the list. I can't add a sign-up sheet on my website so I will add it here and ask you to please sign up. I won't waste your time sending you e-mails everyday. I will only send you mail a few times a year just to remind you what we have. The only perk I can offer you is that by joining my e-mail list you will receive special discount offers that are only for people on my list. The list members will also be sent a schedule of shows that we will be attending.
2010 can only be as good for me as I am willing to try to make it. Our first step in 2010 will be to move to a better location with more room to make things happen. Next will be to add new items that we just didn't have room for in our current location. We will be doing a full schedule of events from April thru December. Hopefully meet some new friends and see some old friends too. My list will be another fun way for me to stay in touch while hopefully making a few sales.