Does Anyone target College Students??

Nickolie0990

13 years ago

Facebook and social media and also target mobile phones.

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Dash Evra

13 years ago

I am a college student. Most of my friends are broke. They blow whatever little money they have on partying. The only serious money they spend is on buying college books.

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Mike Hlatky

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Dash Evra

I am a college student. Most of my friends are broke. They blow whatever little money they have on partying. The only serious money they spend is on buying college books.

That about sums it up

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Anthony_Hall

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Dash Evra

I am a college student. Most of my friends are broke. They blow whatever little money they have on partying. The only serious money they spend is on buying college books.

This.

Maybe look for something like private loans for college students. Before I had to leave school I had some friends who would blow all of their student loans from the government and would either have to start working or eat Ramen for days on end.

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Hamida Harland

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Dash Evra

I am a college student. Most of my friends are broke. They blow whatever little money they have on partying. The only serious money they spend is on buying college books.

I agree, my sister is a college student and I know she and her friends don't spend a cent online (except maybe buying flights etc if they're travelling). All their money goes on accomodation, food and nights out. The only credit cards they have are prepaid (and again, those are only for booking things like concert tickets/flights etc).

For the most part they're entirely relying on their parents for what little spending money they have. I know because my sister isn't working and making her own money (she doesn't have time even for a part time job), she would feel bad spending on extra stuff online that she doesn't need.

I know a guy who did quite well with the CPA free trials (weight loss, teeth whitening etc.) putting up flyers around university campuses. Those free trials are pretty much gone now though.

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LMC

13 years ago

Desh,

thanks for your input... what about on Study Notes?

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JRCarson 13 years ago

Yeah I wish they sold beer and weed online and had affiliate programs to go along with it...
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- Dash Evra 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by JRCarson
  
  Yeah I wish they sold beer and weed online and had affiliate programs to go along with it...
  
  You'd make a six figure affiliate income from my dorm floor alone
  
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Dash Evra 13 years ago

Originally Posted by LMC

Desh,

thanks for your input... what about on Study Notes?

erhh...I go a to 4 years university... I got a GPA over 3.0 and have no clue what you mean by study notes. I can't speak for every college student but it's not something that has came up in my circle of friends. Never even heard a professor mentioning it. So, no, we don't spend money on that IMO.

Your best strategy would be to build a list and promote your affiliate links of websites selling cheap college books or books rental. You will make crazy sales around the end of January (2nd semester starts) and the beginning of september (1st semester starts). Just put emphasis around the words "discount" and "save money."
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Ash R

13 years ago

Recent grad here:

Anything to do with parties will do well! I've heard of people who target spring break offers: flights, rentals, etc. I also used to provide leads for an Aussie finance company targeting int'l students who want loans eg for buying a car, but that's a very specific niche.

Also, I think a lot of students are looking for part-time income. So teach them things like how to make money promoting CPA offers to students. Or target the girls with freebies (free makeup) and discounts. Actually, all students will love freebies, that's why CPA offers like free iPad/laptop/phone/anything will do really well.

Hope that helps.

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JMB Marketing Group

13 years ago

Originally Posted by ash107

Recent grad here:

Anything to do with parties will do well! I've heard of people who target spring break offers: flights, rentals, etc. I also used to provide leads for an Aussie finance company targeting int'l students who want loans eg for buying a car, but that's a very specific niche.

Also, I think a lot of students are looking for part-time income. So teach them things like how to make money promoting CPA offers to students. Or target the girls with freebies (free makeup) and discounts. Actually, all students will love freebies, that's why CPA offers like free iPad/laptop/phone/anything will do really well.

Hope that helps.

Since we're talking about college students having money for partying, here is a brilliant one at that. Put your thinking caps on to see how you too can monetize this model like these brilliant college students are doing.

This first link is a story about what these college students are doing to make money and people's comments on their brilliant idea:

http://jezebel.com/#!5700704/post-party-clean-up-service-is-one-of-best-ideas-ever

This second link is a link to their website to show you what services they offer:

Hangover Helpers - Boulder's Best Cleaning Service

I hope this information inspires someone!

Happy College Niche Hunting!

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Jordan Kovats

13 years ago

I hate to say it, but there is always money for going out. Coupons for pubs, movie theatres, textbooks, anything entertainment. They also like their posters and pictures plastering their walls. Gaming is huge. I worked in a dorm years ago, and every kid had a video game system. Now they all have ipods, blackberry's and iphones. Cut me in if you use any of these ideas.

About Study notes. What I see now, is the Profs make everything available online. Miss class, download the powerpoint presentation. Or, download the recording of the lecture in a podcast. It is literally disgusting how everything is available at the students finger tips. If I were a student today, I wouldn't see daylight for months as there appears to be no incentive to go to class except to write tests.

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LMC

13 years ago

thanks guys...

Ok I'll setup an affiliate program, for every .oz you sell I'll give you 30% commission.

I'm thinking some CPA offers for some free stuff, easy to implement.

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davechan

13 years ago

Been there and tried multiple college targeted sites. We've been on this along with a number of other niches, including selling our services to celebrities for 3 years with over 400+ sites. As other posters have mentioned, the college market is pretty tapped out. One area where we feel could be successful, though, is turning the college students into affiliates for your sales. Think about the potential. We've hired 9 interns who all have their own affiliate codes. Let them sell for you.

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Ofthemix

13 years ago

I run a website that targets teenagers and college students. 35,000 unique visitors a month makes me about $15 a month in Adsense. They don't buy . . . anything. As others have mentioned, I'm pretty sure all of that hard earned cash goes on booze, drugs, and the occasional video game.

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mikeroosa 13 years ago

I've hired people on fiverr to post flyers on their campus with links to my cpa offers. They've been pretty hit or miss.
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celente

13 years ago

one of my smaller niches does...but you gotta be careful they dont have any money.

You remembe what it was like making ends meet and living off packs of noodles.

I just say this niche might be ok, but tread carefully.

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stepman77

13 years ago

I've been using Facebook and Youtube for such jobs, it's easy and all good. You can make a lot from it.

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bongski14

13 years ago

nice one mr JR cool stuff

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Henry White

13 years ago

It's a huge multi-billion-dollar market, overall, but very tough to find a profitable niche because almost all the cash is being sucked paying tuition, room and board, and textbooks. What little that's left is almost always earmarked for partying.

(With gasoline prices going through the roof, even getting home for the holidays has become much more expensive than it was 5-10 years ago.)

I haven't looked into it but there might be something more profitable in the post-graduation market. That's when all the money dries up and the RealWorld(tm) hits them like a speeding freight train - especially in today's economy with pretty dismal prospects for the entry-level jobs they were so looking forward to just a few years ago.

Or maybe there are more profitable niches with the parents instead of the students. It's worth checking.

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christopher jon

13 years ago

So,

We've more or less established that college students are broke. So the follow up question is...

How you can take advantage of and monetize college student traffic that doesn't require them to spend money or buy anything?

You can apply the same question to pretty much anybody under the age of 21 who don't have a stable income.

CPA offers are a start and if you can generate enough traffic adsense and CPM ads are options.

What else?

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Marhelper

13 years ago

Forget the scholastic side of the question. Concentrate on their age, gender ... other demographics. Look at and drive towards their needs not wants. I do not care how broke someone is they will ALWAYS have to meet certain needs.

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christopher jon

13 years ago

I do not care how broke someone is they will ALWAYS have to meet certain needs.

In college that need was beer and girls. Mom, Dad and torrents take care of everything else.

College students do buy stuff but it's specific items. A laptop, an ipod etc... they aren't buying any 'ol thing online on a whim. That is the problem with the college crowd.

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TaiZejan

13 years ago

one of my favorite marketing models is the CPA to Offline hybrid models.

Basically, I will pay people to canvas a campus with thousands of fliers. I get about a 1% conversion rate on the CPA offers which net between 10-30 bucks. There are a number of universities around my previous city so it made it very easy to make a good chunk of change over the course of a few days.

And, college students, will work for cheap and have fun doing in. Pay a couple of frat guys $50 they'll be more then happy, and you'll be leveraging their perceived "coolness"

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Emmanuel C

13 years ago

the WSO from Andrew Wallace is great for that.

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Oneal Degrassi

13 years ago

I target college students every day. You guys seem to have forgotten that colleges aren't home for just 19-24 years old party animals.

Here's some food for thought...

Think "higher education" - especially today now that online education is booming. Perhaps go for a little bit older crowd who have jobs already, but are seeking a higher degree to move up the ladder.

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myob 13 years ago

Students in private colleges/universities have money to burn. Advertise in campus newsletters, or even far more lucrative, write relevant articles with a call to action to your sales funnel.

Also, target professors and dept heads. They always have a discretionary budget that does not require approval. Contact info can be found on the websites.
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NateC

13 years ago

There are a lot of banks that target college students for credit cards. Also anything in the dating niche, which is funny because they are all right there and just need to walk to class to see more girls than they could possibly know what to do with. Free trials like has been said are good. Most are broke and if you can offer something that will make them a couple of bucks that is what I would go with.

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AmandaT

13 years ago

Originally Posted by LMC

Hey Guys,

Was wondering who out there targets college students, I'm building a new website campaign against that market and wanted to see what your thoughts were on their spending habits?

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Wanted to be more clear. I'm looking for people who have websites that target this market. What have you seen regarding spending habits? Any offers that are working well for you?

About your sig, I cannot send PMs yet, so could you perhaps email me? AmandaTWaH[at]gmail.com

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Birdi

13 years ago

lol.... alot of students habits are pretty simple....

1. Sleep till late
2. go to lectures if they feel up to it
3. party all night on cheap booze
4. head to local college bar for cheap beers and sometimes FREE Beer.
5. party like crazy !!!!
6. check their bank account and it's in the minus figure...
7. back to partying for FREE and cheap booze

opps sorry that was my life .......... lol....

i could be wrong though dont hold me to it ...

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uleesgold

Banned 13 years ago

I have marketed cheap and used books to college students before, with severely limited success.

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myob 13 years ago

The best times to be marketing to students is right at the beginning of the school year or semester. They will buy techie gadgets and related accessories.

Right now is an excellent time to be targeting professors and dept heads in engineering, science, medical, and industrial arts for related expendable equipment and supplies. They generally have discretionary budgets which need to be spent by the end of the fiscal year (most often ending June 30) or they lose it.
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incliner

13 years ago

I also think that the angle of letting them help you make money and earn affiliate cash is the best tack to take.

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spudnick

13 years ago

For all of the reasons stated here, college students are a very hard market. They have no money, and what money they do have they spend on items that are already marketted to death (alcohol for one).

If you were trying to get free opt-ins or push CPA offers I would try paying people on Fiver to put up flyers around different campuses.

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Jake Gray

13 years ago

Sure, Most college kids have some spending cash.

It's definitely worth a shot in my opinion... I mean
who doesn't love new shoes? Oh Em Gee GASP (tm)

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firms12

13 years ago

Im on a site where i market to students, i made 3 sales 77.06 dollars, never say never, its possible, its how you sell it not who you sell it to.ill be reaching campus and i know i could make an estar 100$ a week,

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blueboy9

13 years ago

I have one website in the college student market, it's like getting blood from a stone to make a sale. The only success (limited) I've seen thus far was with some textbook affiliate programs.

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