Tell A Friend Scripts - Got Any Results?

Most emails sent from the server ends up in spam/junk folder so it's not worth it.

It can work if you will offer something to your subscribers if they referred enough people.

You should make it more interactive. Big buttons and and bars dont attract AFAIK.
It should be gelled with contents and when they read it to end, they should feel like sending to their friends. Viral content and proper placements definitely work here.

Thank you.

The script I use actually issues the referrer a trackable link for them to send to their referrals & therefore the receiver is receiving email from someone they know, if the person being referred then also signs up then the original sender is credited with the referral which counts towards their credits for reward

Steve

I perfer to use "Add this" bookmarking
if you are going to use send to friend, give them some incentives

You could try socialtwist. They have a free version to try. It's the best in my opinion.
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Thank you all for your comments. I appreciate your input.

Sure they work, but I wouldn't just reply on them to work forever... every little bit counts right?

A recent promo I just did got me over 2,000 new subscribers from a TAF script, so they definitely work some.

There are several tell a friend scripts. Just google them.
From my own experience they work very well if you are offering the right content.

If you are giving a way a script or software in exchange for contact details...you will see rapid list growth.

I tried the method, but I don't think it really works.

I have 'super tell a friend' which didn't do anything unfortunately. But then again after doing a test on my own account it showed up in my junk folder...
Also I may not have configured it properly although it was installed by the company who sold it.
James

I use a tell a friend script on one of my health sites and it have generated me about 15% more subscribers

It's not so much about the subscribers, the script has also helped me get 100+ tweets about my site and over 700 facebook likes so for me the tell a friend is more about the social profile that it helps me build...

Mark

Here is my version of a TAF - Free Money Making Products To Explode Your Internet Marketing Career

It does not send emails - it simply tracks the IP address and assigns the visitors a unique link that tracks the unique visitors they send...

So - how do I get opt-ins? I have direct downloads that require an opt-in to activate

I just started doing this like 2 weeks ago and last check I had sent 90 visitors but the site had received over 300 - so they definitely work and I'm getting opt-ins and sales as well...

Cheers,
Coby

Personally, I rarely 'tell a friend' about something unless it's the funniest thing I've seen all week, or the most interesting thing I've read in months.
For me, it takes a lot to share it, but I definitely know of people that share just about everything they come across.

I've always considered these ineffective. If it's an email-based tell-a-friend, that is more difficult - we're moving into an era of technology where we remember WHERE to find information, rather than WHAT the information is. ie, Look at mobile/cellphone numbers - we don't remember all our friends' numbers (maybe you do?) but we remember how to get it (from the phone! from email contact information!).
Same applies with Google and websites. Often we forget the domain name of a website and we just type in relevant keywords to refind it.

Basically what I'm saying is, email-based tell-a-friend scripts can be rather useless as the person won't share it with many others (maybe one or two if they a) can be bothered and b) can remember the friends' email) - if they even want to share it at all.

Having said that, Twitter and Facebook shares can be effective if people are using it.

One of my informants just stopped by in a helicopter to tell me someone mentioned my name and website in this thread :p

Just wanted to mention that The Viral Script is no longer available for free (from me anyway) BUT what I've turned it into is a completely different animal, and with any luck it'll be live (and not free, but cheap) on Monday.

Comparing what I have now to The Viral Script is like comparing a space shuttle to a paper airplane, no joke.

I'll keep the self-promo subtle, but the people on the list at The Viral Script site (yeah, the one that promises a new release last month, there's been some delays but it's ready for prime time now) will get first dibs and a dirt cheap price.

I've taken it light years beyond the old freebie version, and it's soft-launching Monday (at like, dirt cheap, WSO pricing).

So if any of you guys are really interested in the viral promo stuff, at the least it'll be something you want to have a look at.

We're talking social media integration, easy WP templates, infinitely more customization available (like putting your "traffic bribe" on a "thank you page" vs. your main index...

Training, case studies...

Okay, just wanted to mention it since I saw the conversation going on.

Back to my party.

Peace!

-Scott