Have freebies worked for you?

theteach · 07-05-2009, 09:43 AM

Has anyone had success by adding on free 'functions' to their websites?

I am not referring to 'cheesy' freebies. Rather, I'm referring to the following:

- free advice
- free assessment tools with instant results
etc...

Did your website attract or maintain more traffic after you had put these
functions in use?

Thanks

Tyrus Antas · 07-05-2009, 10:17 AM

Those are great to get on top of digg, reddit and other social bookmarking sites. Calculators, generators, simple tools that solve a problem, extensive references. You need to present them in a way that makes them appealing for these audiences. It's also a great way to get links.

Tyrus

nick1123 · 07-05-2009, 10:22 AM

For these things to work you have to make sure that they are tools that people really really want. It also helps if the tool you are offering is not available anywhere else or least is not easily accessible.

easylearning · 07-05-2009, 07:50 PM

Having a freebies section help get traffic but people who look for free stuff generally won't make you any sales.

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theteach HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Toronto Posts: 176 Thanks: 102 Thanked 11 Times in 8 Posts Social Networking	Have freebies worked for you? Has anyone had success by adding on free 'functions' to their websites? I am not referring to 'cheesy' freebies. Rather, I'm referring to the following: - free advice - free assessment tools with instant results etc... Did your website attract or maintain more traffic after you had put these functions in use? Thanks

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Tyrus Antas Advanced Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 931 Thanks: 36 Thanked 102 Times in 91 Posts	Re: Have freebies worked for you? Those are great to get on top of digg, reddit and other social bookmarking sites. Calculators, generators, simple tools that solve a problem, extensive references. You need to present them in a way that makes them appealing for these audiences. It's also a great way to get links. Tyrus
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easylearning Active Warrior Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 30 Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Have freebies worked for you? Having a freebies section help get traffic but people who look for free stuff generally won't make you any sales.