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Launching A Free WSO

by oppyeaunome
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Is launching a free WSO good for adding subscribers to your list or does it make the quality of your subs lower?

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Tre
#free #launching #wso
  • Profile picture of the author CynthiaNataline
    There's no guarantee of that. But in my opinion, it's worth the try. You can then sell the WSO, anyway. You can have it for free, say, after 200 sales. Then, you can start collecting buyers list by selling it cheap. It's still buyers list.

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    • Profile picture of the author Steve B
      Originally Posted by cynzdareveur View Post

      You can then sell the WSO, anyway. You can have it for free, say, after 200 sales. Then, you can start collecting buyers list by selling it cheap. eL

      How are you going to feel if you purchase this WSO and then find out that the seller is giving it away, or selling it cheap right after you paid for it?

      This isn't the way to build a relationship with your customers that just purchased from you.

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  • Profile picture of the author Steve B
    It's not whether launching a WSO is good or bad . . .

    It's whether your WSO is very high quality and targeted to a niche specifically.

    If it's mediocre or worse, then don't do it.

    If the WSO rocks with quality and creativity, then go for it!

    Good luck to you,

    Steve
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  • Profile picture of the author datingworld
    Originally Posted by oppyeaunome View Post

    Is launching a free WSO good for adding subscribers to your list or does it make the quality of your subs lower?
    Adding Freebies seekers to your list won't do any good to your list; Most of the freebies takers don't buy,so what's the point to spend time, money and resources on adding them to your list.:confused:
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  • Profile picture of the author TeamBringIt
    Originally Posted by oppyeaunome View Post

    Is launching a free WSO good for adding subscribers to your list or does it make the quality of your subs lower?

    Thanks,

    Tre
    A free, wso is a good way...to build a list. Yes, they could seek freebies, but you train them to buy, by offering a OTO as soon as they sign up. If your, list is not trained, then they may just... expect freebies from you and may not buy, when you have a product to sell...
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    • Profile picture of the author VinnyBock
      IF and its a big IF your product is in the MMO/IM niche it IS a good idea to do a free WSO. When considering the going rates of solo ads, a free WSO will get you more clicks for less money every time, and as mentioned, if your product is in the Internet marketing niche, then those clicks will be just as targeted as a solo ad...
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  • Profile picture of the author Geoff101
    In most cases people who are looking for free lunch don't like to spend money.
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  • Profile picture of the author Horacioplus
    A better idea would be launching a $10 WSO and give 100% to your affiliates.
    If the quality of your product is good, you can build a list of buyers.
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    • Profile picture of the author Radium
      Originally Posted by Horacioplus View Post

      A better idea would be launching a $10 WSO and give 100% to your affiliates.
      If the quality of your product is good, you can build a list of buyers.
      ^ This. Exactly.
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  • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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    Originally Posted by oppyeaunome View Post

    Is launching a free WSO good for adding subscribers to your list
    It depends what you compare it with: it's clearly better for adding subscribers to your list than not doing a WSO at all.

    Originally Posted by oppyeaunome View Post

    or does it make the quality of your subs lower?
    That depends on what their average quality is to start with, doesn't it? If you have a poor, unresponsive list, then it might improve the average quality.

    If you have a tremendously responsively list, then yes: it might reduce the average quality by including freebie-seekers.

    Perhaps a better alternative is simply to do a $1 WSO instead of a free one? If wanting to do a WSO primarily for list-building purposes, I would definitely do a $1 one, myself, rather than a free one. One builds you a smaller list of people known to have either a credit-card or a PayPal account and the ability and willingness to use it online. The other builds you a larger list comprising a mixture of those people and many others, with no way to distinguish between the two groups. I know which I'd rather have.
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    • Profile picture of the author TeamBringIt
      Originally Posted by Alexa Smith View Post

      It depends what you compare it with: it's clearly better for adding subscribers to your list than not doing a WSO at all.



      That depends on what their average quality is to start with, doesn't it? If you have a poor, unresponsive list, then it might improve the average quality.

      If you have a tremendously responsively list, then yes: it might reduce the average quality by including freebie-seekers.

      Perhaps a better alternative is simply to do a $1 WSO instead of a free one? If wanting to do a WSO primarily for list-building purposes, I would definitely do a $1 one, myself, rather than a free one. One builds you a smaller list of people known to have either a credit-card or a PayPal account and the ability and willingness to use it online. The other builds you a larger list comprising a mixture of those people and many others, with no way to distinguish between the two groups. I know which I'd rather have.
      Yup, it is better to have...those that spend $1, rather than those that spend $0. That $1, shows that they will spend money...even if it is $1, it still shows that if the offer is right, the price is right...that they will buy....
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  • Profile picture of the author Butters123
    What about giving away a free product to build a list then do list swaps, people don't normally buy the first time anyway, at least with the free product you got their e-mail and you know they are interested in your niche. I think its worth a shot.
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  • Profile picture of the author oppyeaunome
    Ok so if I sell the WSO how can I paypal isnt allowed. I know clickbank but they take days to approve a product so how?
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    • Profile picture of the author WillR
      Originally Posted by oppyeaunome View Post

      Ok so if I sell the WSO how can I paypal isnt allowed. I know clickbank but they take days to approve a product so how?
      The reality is you will sell more of your products using Paypal. That's almost a guarantee. So maybe you could partner up with someone else who is in a Paypal country. No, not me thanks, but I am sure there are people out there you can JV with.
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  • Profile picture of the author sunnysmiles
    A free WSO can be a good thing and you can definitely use it to create a seed list of subscribers but you must:
    1) provide REAL value with your free WSO. Don't just whack any piece of junk and give it out for free just to collect names!
    2) create a "targeted" WSO so that only people interested in that specific area of IM become free subscribers who you can later sell something to. If your list is not targeted, you're wasting your time as they might never buy anything form you!

    Hope this helps!
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  • Profile picture of the author muffty
    I agree with 'sunnysmiles', a targeted audience is essential otherwise your list will be virtually useless!
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