|
Affiliate Assets
Affiliate Assets Copyright 2004 Jeremy M. Hoover http://hoovermarketing.info Your affiliate marketing business is just that … a business. To be successful, you need to treat your business like a business and focus on growth. Your affiliate links...
Getting Honest With The Search Engines
I spend a lot of time reading newsletters and forum postings about Search Engine Marketing. More often than not, people are asking about methods used to improve Search Engine rankings: what works, what doesn't, and what will get you in trouble. ...
Guaranteed Downline
Downline swaps and guaranteed downline are the best for your business If you have ever had a hard time getting a downline for your business I suggest you try a downline swap or a guaranteed downline.There is so many business on the internet today...
How Smart Pricing Effects AdSense (TM) Publisher Revenues
I constantly receive phone calls from clients, prospective clients and reporters asking the same question – what percent of the keyword price does Google pay AdSense (TM) publishers. While the AdSense Standard Terms and Conditions explicitly forbid...
Initial Search Engine Placement:Tips to Get Listed on Search Engine
You can get listed on search engine within a week or maximum within 2 weeks without even submitting your URL. Moreover, it is widely said nowadays that letting the search engine 'spider' index your web site is better strategy than submitting URL....
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Viral Marketing
What is Viral Marketing?
“Viral marketing is word of mouth marketing on the web. In other words it is the “e” term for word of mouth marketing.”
Viral marketing was born in 1996. Viral marketing messages receive 5 –15% click through rate. 57% say word of mouth or viral marketing-+ is their main source of information about new websites.
The Classic Example…
The classic example of viral marketing is Hotmail.com, one of the first free Web-based e-mail services. E-mails sent using this service contain an advertisement for Hotmail at the bottom of the message.
Power of Viral Marketing…
This medium could be used to spread the word about your business among the target audience. The essence of it is that you empower visitors to your website to tell other people about your company and your site. You provide something that encourages people to spread the word, and momentum builds. What’s great about viral marketing is that it is low effort and low expense.
Viral marketing is more powerful than third-party advertising and you can expect a good conversion rate because it conveys an implied endorsement from a friend. People who visit your website as a result of viral marketing will have good impression about your company or the product because someone has recommended it to them.
Forms of Viral marketing…
We can identify two most common forms of viral marketing as service and incentive based models.
Service Based
In the service based model consumer has to spread the information about the company or the product to his / her friends in order to get the service.
Netscape Instant messaging is an excellent example of a service-based model. Also some search engines and directories use this model to list websites. Some companies use this model to provide access white papers.
Incentive Based
Incentive-based models provide consumers cash, credit, or other rewards for
spreading company information to friends. This model is encouraging people to spread the message actively because of the incentives. Incentive based viral marketing campaigns will cost more than the service-based campaigns.
Viral Marketing methods and techniques…
Viral Marketing works best in combination with e-Mail marketing, since e-Mail marketing provides Viral Marketing with a great communication medium. You can use e-mail to spread the message. This could be done by sending e-mail messages to individuals or by joining e-mail discussion groups. Most of the service based viral marketing campaigns are using e-mail as the main technique.
Another medium to carry out your viral marketing campaign is through message boards and discussion forums. It is important to identify message boards and discussion forums relevant to your industry, product or service. By participating in these message boards and discussion forums you can create awareness of your company among the target audience.
Writing articles is one of the powerful ways to spread your message. All you need to do is allow people to republish it for free, as long as they include a paragraph at the end of the article containing details of your company. This method is widely used by companies providing professional services like search engine marketing and web advertising.
Freebies, Giving something away for free is another powerful marketing method available. Giving away a free something like e-book, mouse pad will encourage people to spread your message.
About the Author
Rajitha Dahanayake is a guest writer for http://www.emarketinganswers.com, providing free, comprehensive emarketing resources and online promotion tools. He has over 4 years experience in Internet Marketing. He is a Member(MCIM) of The Chartered Institute of Marketing UK and a professional member of eMarketing Association (eMA) as well as International Internet Marketing Association (IIMA).
|
|
|
|
|
| Gentoo Forums :: Index |
| Discussion forums for topics around the distribution, Linux applications, installation, administration, portage, frequently asked questions. |
| forums.gentoo.org |
|
| Readers' Opinions - New York Times |
| Books Reading Group. Readers are discussing “All Aunt Hagar’s Children,” Edward P. Jones’s new short story collection. More Books Forums ... |
| www.nytimes.com |
|
| Ubuntu Forums |
| This is a discussion help and support forum for Ubuntu Linux. |
| ubuntuforums.org |
|
| Joomla! Community Forum - Index |
| Joomla! Forum - The Joomla Community. Support, discussion and interaction with the Core Team. |
| forum.joomla.org |
|
| Internet forum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| A typical Internet forum discussion, with common elements such as emoticons, ... Like other forms of online communication, Internet forums are home to many ... |
| en.wikipedia.org |
|
| Java Technology Forums |
| Online discussion forums offering help for users in solving issues. Includes FAQs, and links to other Sun technical databases. |
| supportforum.sun.com |
|
| Adobe - Forums |
| Share questions, suggestions, and information about Adobe graphics products. |
| www.adobe.com |
|
| WoW Forums -> Forum Index |
| Read our Introduction to the Forums. This includes information about getting ... blizzard provides the World of Warcraft community forums for its players to ... |
| forums.worldofwarcraft.com |
|
| MySQL AB :: MySQL Forums |
| Forum to discuss the sample database included with MySQL ... The main discussion forum for MySQL. Please use specialized forums for specific topics. ... |
| forums.mysql.com |
|
| SitePoint Forums: Resources, Design, HTML, CSS, PHP, ASP, MySQL ... |
| Webmaster Forums for Design, CSS, XHTML, PHP, Ruby, JavaScript, Affiliate Marketing, ASP.NET, Promotion. |
| www.sitepoint.com |
|
| Delphi Forums |
| Offers free and paid forum hosting. The paid offer is ad-free. |
| www.delphiforums.com |
|
| Home - MozillaZine Forums |
| Search the forums for others who may be having the same issues you are. You can also browse the sticky'd posts at the top of the forum for the product ... |
| forums.mozillazine.org |
|
| Web Hosting, Free Web Hosting and Web Tools from Bravenet.com. |
| Maintain a direct mailing list. Message Forum Host your own online discussions. Vote Caster Perform a multi-question poll. Web Poll Perform a quick poll. ... |
| www.bravenet.com |
|
| Forums | NewsTalk |
| The Detroit News Online does not tolerate offensive language in its forums. The News will kill offensive posts. Participants can and will be denied access ... |
| info.detnews.com |
|
| osCommerce Community Support Forums |
| Official community support forums for the osCommerce project. |
| forums.oscommerce.com |
|
| The GardenWeb Forums - GardenWeb |
| The GardenWeb Forums comprise the largest community of gardeners on the Internet. ... If this is your first visit to the forums, you might want to visit our ... |
| forums.gardenweb.com |
|
| AnandTech |
| Is server configuration a pain? DSL or Cable Modem giving you fits? Get your questions answered and your topics discussed in the AnandTech Networking Forum. ... |
| forums.anandtech.com |
|
| Chronicle Forums - Index |
| Chronicle Forums - Index. ... Talk online about graduate-school life in our new forum. ... Forum Stats, 220919 Posts in 17109 Topics by 3306 Members. ... |
| chronicle.com |
|
| Forums | drupal.org |
| Try searching the forums first or a specific project's bug reports. Pre installation questions. Is Drupal a viable solution for my website? ... |
| drupal.org |
|
| Dev Shed Forums - Open Source web development |
| Dev Shed Forums - over 195246 members on our Dev Shed forums. |
| forums.devshed.com |
|