Give Away Free Video Site Software - Build A List
If you have been marketing on the internet for very long, you have heard “the money is in the list”. It’s true, generally speaking the bigger your list, the more money you will make.
The problem for most people is they don’t have a clue as to how to build a list.
The best way to build a list, is to create a landing page to direct potential subscribers to, and then give something away in return for an email address.
Then the problem becomes - do I have something of value I can trade for an email address? Once you determine your give-away, you have to build a lead capture page to send traffic to.
Then you have to integrate your autoresponder into that lead capture page. And then, you have to create autoresponder messages to send to the subscribers, giving them the download link.
Oh, did I mention you also have to create a download page where subscribers can get the product.
Wow, I get tired just thinking about all that work. But, you don’t have to do all that work.
Smart marketers have found ways to help you out…or, are they really helping you out.
Here is what you’ll be presented with.
“Look, I have a lead capture page that is working great. You can sign up as an affiliate and promote my product. Just send people to a lead capture page, coded just for you, that gives away a great free product. I even host the page for you.
I follow up with your prospects and if they buy one of my products, you get paid. All you have to do is signup to my affiliate program, get some traffic to the site and I will do all the rest.”
That sounds pretty good! This is something that is very common in the internet marketing world, and there is certainly nothing wrong with that - I do it myself.
The only drawback to doing that, is you are building someone elses list. You are sending potential newsletter subscribers to someone elses list. These prospects may buy, and you may get paid a commission, but wouldn’t you rather have them as your own prospects.
Here’s a better idea. I will give you a lead capture page, that gives away a great software script for free. You can install that lead capture page on your own host. This lead capture page will be tied to your autoresponder.
I will even give you a high quality autoresponder series you can earn from. And, your subscribers can download their free product from my download page so you don’t have to mess with that.
So, here’s how it would work. You send traffic to the lead capture page I provide that is hosted by you. It will look like this: http://videoclipminisites.com/free You gather subscribers by giving away a free product I provide.
When visitors subscribe, your first autoresponder message directs them to the free product download link on my host.
Your autoresponder sends a series of email messages, that I provide, to your subscribers offering them a couple of products that you can earn commission on. These messages are sent over about a two week period.
Since these are your subscribers, you can email them anything you want at anytime you want. You don’t even have to use my autoresponder messages if you don’t want to.
So, you get to build a newsletter list that is truly yours and yours alone. I get my free video site creator software out there, and we both make money when your subscribers upgrade to the pro version of the software.
Plus my autoresponder series promotes a business package that you can make about a $75 commission on.
We both win - I like it!
Okay, just to be clear - you need your own web hosting account to host your lead capture page. If you don’t have web hosting, I can recommend a great web host that goes for about $10 per month.
You need an Aweber autoresponder account. That goes for about $20 a month to get started. If you want to build a business online, you WILL need an autoresponder account for your newsletter list.
If you already have web hosting and an Aweber account, this will cost you nothing. If you don’t have web hosting or an Aweber account, you will get them if you are serious about earning money online.
You can request your FREE VideoClipMiniSites List Building Package here.
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10 comments
Eric on May 23, 2008 at 3:53 pm
I think this is a great list building post that I will plan to use for my own website, http://knownhealthsolutions.com/. Thanks alot! Keep the quality posts coming!
TruckerTom on May 23, 2008 at 4:39 pm
That is a good idea - you can encourage them to give an actual email by making them go there to get the software. You can also advertise this to the people buying your list - that the likelyhood that the emails are valid is much higher than competitors
qaswer on June 3, 2008 at 5:24 pm
I shall ask what is needed for such scripts? Anything cURL or just like this. I have a script but it doesn’t work due to something like that.
Mike on June 3, 2008 at 6:41 pm
Hi qaswer,
It does try to use Curl. If your host doesn’t have Curl enables it tries to use the PHP function file_get_contents enabled for remote access.
The best way to know if it will work on your host, is to get the Free Lite version and give it a try.
The script does work on most hosts, so chances are good it will work on yours.
Mike
Tim on June 4, 2008 at 4:36 pm
Good posts really helpful…will try on my website too…
thanks
Mike Davis on June 5, 2008 at 9:04 pm
Mike,
Thanks for doing this it will definitely save me a lot of time in my list building. I am new to this and was wondering if there was an easier way.
Seks on June 11, 2008 at 2:06 am
thanks
Chris on June 22, 2008 at 10:51 am
This is definitely good suggestions. Many experienced webmaster thinkings giving away some free tools, softwares to drag a returning visitors.
Somehow, a press release of free but new softwares could also dupe this strategies which many of my friends are doing it.
Thanks for your tips
chris
Shanker Bakshi on June 25, 2008 at 5:31 am
I have been an affiliate to so many sites but never get paid - can somebody make money thru affiliate program is just like a myth for me. Even never paid a big check under a referal program - Lucky thoes who are doing so.
Essay writing help on August 21, 2008 at 11:17 am
Very nice. You can also advertise this to the people buying your list - that the likelyhood that the emails are valid is much higher than competitors