Should you include affiliate links in FREE giveaway?

organicgirl6 · 09-01-2009, 04:01 PM

I am starting to build my list and to do this I am going to do a giveaway of a free report. Is it cheesy to put my affiliate links in the report? Or do I save those for my blog? What have you done and what are you thoughts? Thanks, Warriors!

robin

Alexa Smith · 09-01-2009, 04:04 PM

Hi Robin,

I've downloaded plenty of free reports that contain people's affiliate links.

Maybe I'm wrong, but I've always assumed that that's the "quid pro quo": I get the free report and they get to put their affiliate links in it. I think many members here might agree that I'm one of the first to see "cheese" if there's any suggestion of it about, but it hadn't occurred even to me that this might be cheesy. I wouldn't lose sleep over it, if I were you.

mikeyman120 · 09-01-2009, 04:20 PM

Hello Robin,

I have 10 free squeeze pages you might want to use to build your list in my sig below. They have aff links that you can change to your own. Hope that helps.

Mike

organicgirl6 · 09-01-2009, 04:34 PM

Thanks, Alexa and Mikey! I have some updating to do.... :-)

articlemaddness · 09-05-2009, 03:05 PM

Hello Robin,
I am currently running a giveaway gift event and I have no objections to someone Putting affiliate links in a PDF. (smart marketing)

What drives me crazy is that so many put an opt-in form to join (contributors list) (A smart thing) but when you click the gift link you are magically transported to another site that you must fill in another opt-in form before you may get the gift.

So to get the gift you must fill in Two opt-in forms.

This sucks and I have Denied many contributors for this!
Just my 2 cents worth...
Good luck on your list building

Articlemaddness (mike)

radhika · 09-05-2009, 03:11 PM

Marketers giveaway freebies to get backlinks, visitors and affiliate sales. So there is nothing wrong in promoting your affiliate links along with your free content. That is one of the ways affiliates promote their links.

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09-01-2009, 04:01 PM	#1
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09-01-2009, 04:04 PM	#2
Alexa Smith Wordsmith (& Skepchick) War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 13,658 Thanks: 7,519 Thanked 9,557 Times in 4,954 Posts	Re: Should you include affiliate links in FREE giveaway? Hi Robin, I've downloaded plenty of free reports that contain people's affiliate links. Maybe I'm wrong, but I've always assumed that that's the "quid pro quo": I get the free report and they get to put their affiliate links in it. I think many members here might agree that I'm one of the first to see "cheese" if there's any suggestion of it about, but it hadn't occurred even to me that this might be cheesy. I wouldn't lose sleep over it, if I were you.
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09-01-2009, 04:20 PM	#3
mikeyman120 Mike-Nagle.com War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: NY, USA Posts: 986 Thanks: 180 Thanked 173 Times in 103 Posts Social Networking	Re: Should you include affiliate links in FREE giveaway? Hello Robin, I have 10 free squeeze pages you might want to use to build your list in my sig below. They have aff links that you can change to your own. Hope that helps. Mike

09-01-2009, 04:34 PM	#4
organicgirl6 Natural Organics Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL Posts: 124 Thanks: 19 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Should you include affiliate links in FREE giveaway? Thanks, Alexa and Mikey! I have some updating to do.... :-)
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09-05-2009, 03:05 PM	#5
articlemaddness Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vancouver B.C. Canada Posts: 40 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 33 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts Social Networking	Re: Should you include affiliate links in FREE giveaway? Hello Robin, I am currently running a giveaway gift event and I have no objections to someone Putting affiliate links in a PDF. (smart marketing) What drives me crazy is that so many put an opt-in form to join (contributors list) (A smart thing) but when you click the gift link you are magically transported to another site that you must fill in another opt-in form before you may get the gift. So to get the gift you must fill in Two opt-in forms. This sucks and I have Denied many contributors for this! Just my 2 cents worth... Good luck on your list building Articlemaddness (mike)

09-05-2009, 03:11 PM	#6
radhika Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Jamaica. Posts: 2,405 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 71 Thanked 135 Times in 109 Posts	Re: Should you include affiliate links in FREE giveaway? Marketers giveaway freebies to get backlinks, visitors and affiliate sales. So there is nothing wrong in promoting your affiliate links along with your free content. That is one of the ways affiliates promote their links. .
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