Tip #16. “Use polls, giveaways, and other eye candy.” - One of 202 tips on how to increase your blog traffic; if you are one of few who has not read it yet, do yourself a favor and go back to read it now.
Giveaways are definitely a great way to create buzz about your blog. However, they can be quite a bit of work.
The answer? JV giveaways! You basically get together with a bunch of great bloggers, let someone else do all the heavy lifting and voila! you reap the benefits of increased traffic and opt-ins to your list without all the tedious work.
Here’s a post by Brandon Yeager of TheInfopreneur; he’ll give you the details about the upcoming JV giveaway that both he and I are a part of and now you have a chance to be as well.
Bloggers Get on Board – Or Else MISS OUT on a great opportunity to add email subscribers to your list.
Ok, I’ve been pounding away about needing to get your own information products going…both free, and ones you charge for. A VITAL part of any sales funnel is to have a freebie giveaway available for your readers and viewers. Well, recently, I completed my first JV Giveaway. I added over 40 subscribers to my email list in 2 days from that giveaway…and it last 2 weeks.
Well, I want to tell you about another one….and the best part….it is for Bloggers. It is also ran by a great gal named Stephanie Mulac who has taught at one of Alex Jeffrey’s coaching seminars that people pay thousands to attend.
If you know you want in right now….Click Here.
New to JV Giveaways?
Basically, if you have a freebie giveaway, a graphic, and an autoresponder…then you are qualified to participate. I’m fully expecting to add at least 60 people in 2 days this time (I won’t be 1 day late this time around). Like I said…it will relevant to bloggers, so if you have anything in the:
* Affiliate Marketing
* Article Marketing
* Graphics
* Videos
* Traffic & Backlinking
* Social Networking
* And so on, you can get involved.
There is a Free option, and then 2 upgrade options to get involved. The 2 upgrades give you more opportunity to expose your products.
Why is This One Going to Be Good For You?
Chances are…if you are reading this…you may be a blogger in some niche that caters to people who blog. I see who some of the Alex Jeffreys students are who are jumping on board, and I know there is going to be a lot of emails being sent out getting people to sign up.
When?
Doors open August 12th. You can sign up now as a contributor. People will start emailing, tweeting, and you get to collect signups.
One of my favorite parts of joining…is actually getting a lot of the products myself. Yeah, there is some crap there, but I’ll tell you one thing…I have found hundred dollar gems in there that help me every single day. Sometimes, there is something offered for free on exactly what I’m looking for at that particular moment…or if I’m not interested, but think I may be in the near future…I still grab it.
Anyway, if you have a blog yourself…I also recommend you refer your readers to get on board. You can make a few bucks, sure, but really, this is about building your email lists…and the fact that it is blogging specific is awesome.
Feel free to post any questions in the comments below and I’ll do my best to answer them, or I will work to get you specific answers.
If you are interested….click here to review or joinup.
Take care,
Brandon Yeager
TheInfoPreneur
PS…I’m up to averaging 4 new signups every day. Not much..but every month that is another $120/revenue. So, why not give it a try.
If you don’t have a product…you can get one completed ASAP, or maybe this is the DEADLINE you need, to get it finished and get it out there for people.
Well, there you have it. Now go check it out and make some noise about it!










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Thanks for the tips! Now I can start using giveaways in my website.
You are very welcome and thanks for stopping by.
~Ana
I still haven’t try using giveaways to drive traffic. From what I read in your site, I think it really has the potential but I don’t know how to start. Can you give me some tips? Thanks a lot!
Sure. Here’s what you need to do:
1) You need to have a freebie product giveaway (yes, they usually allow it to lead to a OTO, but they have to be able to get something free). You need a graphic. You need an autoresponder on your squeeze page.
2) Signup at the links in the post.
3) Upon signup, you are typically offered opportunities to upgrade from free contributor, to 2 different premium contributor statuses. The 2 different premium ones usually have extra perks such as being able to contribute multiple gifts, higher commission percentages for sales generated through the giveaway (these are usually not substantial….but you can maybe at least get your investment into the premium back from it).
4) So, now that you are signed up, you’ll be able to enter your information for your:
- squeeze page
- image url
- download url
- contact info (in case of technical glitches)
5) Then when launch day comes, usually there is a period of like 2 weeks where you can promote the giveaway. Yeah, you can earn some commissions, but it’s usually the email leads that make it worthwhile. Generally, the more you promote it…the closer to page 1 your giveaways usually land…thereby you get more signups. So, yes, those with big lists, have best opportunities to get more signups…but don’t be deterred. I did ok on my first one.
One Caveat..you need to promote. If you can’t get even 1 impression…and they KNOW you are just sitting there as a free contributor hoping people signup to you freebie, from people who have 8,000 people on their list….and you can’t do ANYTHING to help…they can Elminate you.
You need to be a giver and live up to your promises to help with the promotion.
Hope this helps!
Ana
Ana,
This is something I really would like to consider in the near future. After five months of really hitting it hard with my blog and getting tons of traffic but no real leads my fortune finally turned around and now up to my knees in leads.
When I free up some time, I would like to learn more about this and participate.
Thanks for the information and the best part is that it is free, so anyone can really check it out.
Thanks
Tommy D.
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Well, that sounds like a great excuse, Tommy - isn’t it the purpose of all of this, to get more leads and prospects?
You must be doing many things right; congratulations!
~Ana
This is something new to me and I will definitly look forward to getting my “free eBook” out on the internet even more. I took 6 weeks and wrote my own eBook on How To Become A Banner Ad Expert. Many people have read it and loved it, I figured I would write a book on something that not everyone else is giving away. I am always one to be differnet - sometimes it is a detriment, sometimes it helps me dramatically.
Thank you for this information Ana…..
I think you picked an interesting topic, Robert - giveaways are a great place to find your audience!
I hope you try it and like it.
Thanks for the comment.
Hi Ana will investigate further - Cheers Kiaran
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Hey Ana
I love those group giveaways and I have found some real gems and some real clunkers, but all in all well worth it.
I just registered, thanks for the invite Ana.
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I know of some good bloggers in this one, Peter - we’ll see how it goes!
Thanks for joining me; united we stand:).
~Ana
Hi Ana,
JV’s and giveaways are great for increasing traffic.
Combining the two should be twice as good.
Take Care,
Neil
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Hi Ana,
This is interesting - something I’m going to do.
Thanks for sharing.
All the best,
Mavis Nong
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Hi Ana,
I have never done this before.
I have a question. Would my 4 Day Video Marketing Course work as a product giveaway?
I’m going to check it out…
Thank you!
Susanna
Hey, Susanna - you absolutely can.
It can be anything of value. That’s why I love giveaways - you don’t have to do anything special for it, just offer the free product you already market to your list.
Thanks for the question!
Wow! Very cool. This is a new one on me…am checking it out now.
Cheers,
Karen
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Hi Ana,
Great idea for sure in sharing quality. For me, I’ve only participated in others giveaways. I never actually held one myself, just because of other priorities. However, it’s certainly something I will pursue when I’m ready.
Thanks for the reminder.
Jerome Ratliff
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Of course, you’ll get much more exposure when joining efforts with other bloggers - you get traffic that otherwise might’ve never known about you.
Thanks for stopping by, Jerome.
~Ana
Great idea Ana I have participated in something similar and I will give this some consideration.
Looks like great exposure big time not only to prospects but other bloggers as well no telling what could become of that.
Good luck
Steve Shoemaker
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Exactly my point, Steve.
These giveaways are so easy to do, it almost makes sense not to participate. I could always use some free traffic and exposure; couldn’t you?
~Ana
Hi Ana,
that’s something I haven’t thought about yet in full depth. So your post is definetely a good reminder to do so. Thanks for sharing.
Take care
Oliver
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Blogging giveaway is a great strategy, it’s free, and it brings you some traffic as well as free stuff from other bloggers.
Education alone makes it worthwhile, in my opinion.
Thanks for the comment, Oliver.
This looks like something any blogger should take a serious look at Ana. I’m going to see what I can come up with that I may be able to use with this.
Thanks for sharing!
Michael
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It’s free, it’s easy, somebody else does the work and you reap the benefits - gotta love that!
I hope you’ll make it, Michael!
~Ana
Hey Ana,
I’ve participate on giveaways on other blogs. Just haven’t had the time to create any like that at the moment. Have way too much on the plate. Given that I’m in the middle of completing a product. They are powerful! Thanks for informing people about this.
Chat with you later…
Josh
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Good to hear that you’ve had success with this, Josh.
Can’t wait to see what you have in store for us as your new product!
~Ana
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