Do Bum Marketing Still Work In 2012?

Different people mean different things by "bum-marketing". (Especially in this forum - those who post on the subject are divided about 50/50 as to what they mean by it).

If you mean "direct-linking from articles" and not building a list, then no: it's highly likely you won't sell a ClickBank product that way. "Negativity"? No, just realism.

http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...ml#post5210243

Thanks for the points on building a list.. I hesitated about doing this for quite sometime but your RIGHT you have to create the YOU brand and show your customers that you care about them. Also thanks for the update on what Bum Marketing is.

The whole 'build a list' advice that is oh so freely given out around here comes about because people who have experience building said lists know that the power of doing so is in recurring income generated from a prospect and buyers list. Multiple exposures to multiple products increase the chance of closing sales.

As we all know - sales = $$$

These lists act like targeted traffic on demand - at which you can readily send an email and have floods of traffic redirected to where ever you so wish.

On the whole, this is the core reason as to why lists are preferred over selling a product to prospects that haven't yet been entered into one - the difference between the two (in terms of income) can be quite dramatic and could be the defining factor between a 'hobby' and running a 'business'.

I would try some CPA marketing, then - not ClickBank products. And good luck!

Trying to make money really really fast is a sure way to fail in most cases. Usually the long and steady route is actually the shortest route for good profitable business (and in fact most things in life, consider the kids in school who took thier time to become specialist doctors or lawyers - it took them a long time to achieve thier goals, but once completed they'll be looking at $200k a year).

However, that is not to be said it can't be done and it can't be done well.

As I'm in the mood of being Mr. Helpful today - I will give you a strategy to get you making money online fast.

I'm guessing you genuinely need the money for a good reason, so I'm happy to do this for you, and you don't need to thank me. (But DO thank Almighty God!).


Here is your plan of action:

Task 1: Get yourself signed up to some CPA companies. Use this forum's search feature to find out which one's are good.

Normally your application will need to be approved by the company who are brokering you the CPA leads - to speed this process up, give them a phone call and explain that you have a good offline base of followers (perhaps through clubs or publications) and you are planning on launching an online side to your followers soon and you want to use the CPA offers to advertise on your site.


Task 2: Once accepted by a CPA company - you need to select FREE CPA offers - the one's which offer: a) Free Quotations b) Free Products (digital) c) Free Samples (non-digital, such as free sample of shampoo etc.)


Task 3: Go and find Free Ad's sites.

Gumtree, Craigslist and Facebook are some to name a few.

(Facebook isn't a free-ad's site but it will be the way you are using it).


Now, what you are going to be doing is targeting ALL of the "local area's" - ALL of them, and in each local area you are going to link to your Free Sample CPA.


On Facebook you will find many groups called "XXXXXX Sell Your Items For Free" (where XXXXXX is obviously the town or city name).

Free Ad's sites themselves have the option to target specific towns and cities also.


Go to ALL of these places (potential here is huge, there are tonnes of towns and cities in the USA and UK!!!) and post a link to your Free Sample CPA Lead.


Write the "ad copy" something like this:

Hey freebie lovers! Just to let you know "XYZ company" is giving away samples of shampoo (or whatever) for free!! Get your's from here: (insert link). I've ordered mine already it was really quick and easy you just got to put in your address and they send it out to ya. I love getting free stuff like this


Or something similar - your aim is look genuine and not like somebody who is trying to profit or look like a spammer.


Give that a crack and you'll see some money rolling in pretty soon.

Sorry I posted this for the whole world to see, but I can't send PM's yet so I had too.

The beautiful thing about this is: 1) It won't take too long for your "free sample notice" to get off the front page of whatever site you are using, so you can post another one not too long after the first. and 2) Like I mentioned there is pretty much a free ad service for every single town and city in the UK and USA - that is A LOT of potential.


I hope my post was helpful,

Student X

Edit: Beautiful thing about the system I put together for you number 3 - No offence but you can not spell in English very well (by the looks of your posts) - but this won't matter for you doing what I have told you to do - in fact, if anything, typing how you do will most likely look more authentic.

Edit 2: I also agree with Matt's post - he speaks the truth so listen to him.

For the record, this is completely wrong. ClickBank does not wait until the expiry of the 60-day guarantee period before paying the affiliates. Payment (after meeting the customer distribution requirement, once, before the first payment) is either weekly or two-weekly.

http://www.clickbank.com/help/affili...-getting-paid/

It just isn't, Kasher.

It refers to something specific, a method of article marketing based on attemptiong to use article directories for their own traffic (no longer works well, post-Panda, of course).

The original "Bum Marketing" book was written and published (and available free) from a well-known marketer called Travis, who's a Warrior himself and sometimes posts here. Although the specific method has clearly seen better days, his material is well worth reading in itself for his insights into many related matters.