Interesting (cheap) way of promoting your website and getting traffic...

Johnathan · 01-04-2009, 06:08 PM

Ok,

Well, I heard about this a long time ago (I think this was 2-3 years ago), but something now just reminded me of it, and I thought a lot of people here might get a kick out of it as an idea/way to generate traffic.
As a matter of fact, when I saw the "bum marketing" post here, I thought it was the same thing, but it looks like that (bum marketing) is different from what I am talking about.

Now, I'm not saying that I personally *recommend* it (this particular method I don't think is really that ethical). But anyways.

A few years ago... some guy realized that there were a lot of homeless people asking for food/money on the streets in California... They would just be having big signs asking for this. So some bright guy went and got a bunch of these homeless people to agree to hold a sign with his website URL, underneath their "please give food/money" sign, and he paid them like $10 for the day (figuring they might be standing there all day, so might as well).

Anyways, just looking in google, (under "bum advertising"), it actually appears to be quite popular :P

TLTheLiberator · 01-04-2009, 07:21 PM

Don't know, there's so many ways to promote online - dirt cheap and free, I don't want to be bothered.

TL

winebuddy · 01-04-2009, 09:36 PM

I'm ON it! plus - the Bums will LOVE my site!

tommygadget · 01-04-2009, 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by winebuddy

I'm ON it! plus - the Bums will LOVE my site!

Conflict of interest.

TomG.

Jared Alberghini · 01-05-2009, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by winebuddy

I'm ON it! plus - the Bums will LOVE my site!

ROFL... awwww now that's just wrong winebuddy

20colors09 · 01-06-2009, 03:13 PM

I know this is quite a popular and successful medium but definitely not an Internet marketing idea...

Frank Donovan · 01-06-2009, 03:25 PM

Hmm.. So the implication is:

"Visit this site - and you too could end up homeless"

Frank

Sarah Johnson · 01-06-2009, 03:50 PM

As clever as the idea is...I think I will stick to the Internet.

Plus, I agree that the association with being homeless may not be exactly what you want.

Mrs. Johnson

Mad Dawg · 01-06-2009, 04:20 PM

Hrmm, promoting a seduction site via grungy homeless people? Sounds great!

Really, there are a lot of homeless though in my town, and I would definitely not mind giving them 10 bucks for the day...thats more food and booze than they've probably had in one day in a while. And maybe I get some curiosity traffic out of it.

Thanks for the idea haha

edman · 01-06-2009, 04:23 PM

No comment just yet...

dsilvestre · 01-06-2009, 04:35 PM

Good way to help homeless people but I wouldn't do this... It just isn't my type... There are gazillion ways to promote your website online...

Louis Raven · 01-06-2009, 04:37 PM

Clever method, in fact, this method has been used for many years.

Just walk through London and you'll see thousands of sign holders. OK they might not be bums but what's the difference lol.

Louis

Shannon Herod · 01-06-2009, 04:43 PM

I would rather pay them to hold my sign than pay them to put my link under their give me money sign.

Shannon

Trieu · 01-06-2009, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frank Donovan

Hmm.. So the implication is:

"Visit this site - and you too could end up homeless"

Frank

well, you could say something like

"I can't afford a PC, to visit this site, please help"

kindsvater · 01-06-2009, 05:09 PM

$10 a day - until they wise-up and decide to cash in by making a labor claim complaint about not getting a minimum wage.

Too bad I haven't seen one of these campaigns. Attorney's fees are also recoverable.

Here in California, with penalties, that could be a really expensive marketing campaign.

Worst marketing idea I ever saw promoted, by one of the 'gurus' in a $97 per month premium members section, was eating at a restaurant and writing your website url in ketchup on the table. I think this was Nitro Marketing, and they had this killer idea mentioned 3 times. Needless to day, I cancelled.

Frank Donovan · 01-06-2009, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kindsvater

Worst marketing idea I ever saw promoted, by one of the 'gurus' in a $97 per month premium members section, was eating at a restaurant and writing your website url in ketchup on the table. I think this was Nitro Marketing, and they had this killer idea mentioned 3 times. Needless to day, I cancelled.

Ew. That would only be worth doing for one of your competitors' urls

Frank

Jared Alberghini · 01-06-2009, 05:18 PM

I just tried peeing my domain name in the snowbank in front of my house...

it get's a ton of drive-by traffic... trouble is, I only got the WWW done so far...

I'm off to drink some fluids...

- Jared

RevenueRabbi · 01-06-2009, 07:11 PM

the trick is to pay 50 fellaz $1 each to take a pic with your sign

then take the 50 pictures, make a viral video for youtube, and you are off to the races

RockstarBen · 01-06-2009, 08:25 PM

Ha! I can see it now!

Amidala · 01-06-2009, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by winebuddy

I'm ON it! plus - the Bums will LOVE my site!

Hahaha would that be the wine blog on your siggy? Crazy idea. I cannot see this working here in Portugal, but who knows? I know I won’t be trying lol I like the hot girls wearing t-shirts with my url better

dail · 01-06-2009, 10:28 PM

If you have to stand there all day to watch if they are holding up the sign you may as well hold it up your self.

Just give them a donation instead at least you know what you get for your money.

Nathan Denton · 01-07-2009, 12:27 AM

different take on the term "bum-marketing".

OmarNegron · 01-07-2009, 01:28 AM

never heard that type of bum marketing method before..lol

I guess we should be open to new things...don't know if I would do that though

Omar!

daisey · 01-07-2009, 02:25 PM

Optimize your site yourself

01-04-2009, 06:08 PM	#1
Johnathan Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 822 Thanks: 257 Thanked 74 Times in 64 Posts	Interesting (cheap) way of promoting your website and getting traffic... Ok, Well, I heard about this a long time ago (I think this was 2-3 years ago), but something now just reminded me of it, and I thought a lot of people here might get a kick out of it as an idea/way to generate traffic. As a matter of fact, when I saw the "bum marketing" post here, I thought it was the same thing, but it looks like that (bum marketing) is different from what I am talking about. Now, I'm not saying that I personally recommend it (this particular method I don't think is really that ethical). But anyways. A few years ago... some guy realized that there were a lot of homeless people asking for food/money on the streets in California... They would just be having big signs asking for this. So some bright guy went and got a bunch of these homeless people to agree to hold a sign with his website URL, underneath their "please give food/money" sign, and he paid them like $10 for the day (figuring they might be standing there all day, so might as well). Anyways, just looking in google, (under "bum advertising"), it actually appears to be quite popular :P

01-04-2009, 07:21 PM	#2
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Mad Dawg HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: San Diego, USA Posts: 216 Thanks: 22 Thanked 18 Times in 16 Posts	Re: Interesting (cheap) way of promoting your website and getting traffic... Hrmm, promoting a seduction site via grungy homeless people? Sounds great! Really, there are a lot of homeless though in my town, and I would definitely not mind giving them 10 bucks for the day...thats more food and booze than they've probably had in one day in a while. And maybe I get some curiosity traffic out of it. Thanks for the idea haha

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