Freebie seekers vs buyers

Are you saying that i can get the details of buyer or visitors?

I took a look at your squeeze page. I would change everything above the red arrow and at least some of what's below it.

First off, there's no benefit offered. As Ben mentioned, what do people who might be interested in freelancing really want? (Clue - it isn't to be a "star freelancer").

> Is it money?
> Is it freedom to set their own schedule?
> Is it the ability to work from anywhere?

Then go deeper. What does getting the benefit mean to the person? When you come up with a benefit, ask yourself "so what?" Take that answer and ask again. Keep asking the "so-what" question until you can't come up with anything. That is an ultimate benefit, and a reason someone might sign up for your squeeze page.

Props for not wanting to make income claims like some of the seedier elements do, but you still have to make a big benefit promise in your headline. Use bullet points that tease the information in your emails and bonus.

The arrow and the form field itself is fine.

Last, and this is a bit controversial, I'm not a fan of the "we hate spam" lines so many people use. In my mind, they were a good thing back in the day, but now they just put ideas in peoples' minds. I want them anticipating the cool stuff I'm going to send them, not thinking about spam, or having their info sold. A simple link to a privacy policy (Privacy Policy) is enough.

Hope this helps...

As far as your stats go, your sample is way too small to mean anything. With 60 subs and a 12% open rate, only 7-8 people are even seeing your content.

I could go on, but I don't want to pile on and overwhelm you. Get this first bit right (or at least better), and the rest gets easier.

Hi,

After reading the posts in this string, I reviewed your squeeze page. Although I'm not a freelancer I also went ahead and subscribed to your list so I could see the process and your e-book.

May I suggest using a different giveaway and a few other tweaks? I believe it would be easier for you to build your list and then build a follow-on relationship with your subscribers if you could offer a short special report with a subject that says something like "7 Best Websites for Making $100 Per Day as a Freelance Writer." This would also be the headline for your opt-in page along with a few key bullet points about the report.

For example, your report could talk about Fiverr, iWriter, oDesk, eLance, Scripted, etc. as sites where freelance writers can earn $100 per day. You can provide details about these websites, some screen shots and tips about how to use each site. If you break your report into 4 or 5 topics, you can also create follow up e-mails that would further educate your subscribers on these topics along with recommending complementary affiliate products. Finding 4 or 5 affiliate offers that matches up with your report and e-mail articles will really make it all fits together well for you. This should also make your readers more likely to buy the products you recommend since it would be a natural fit and progression.

If you're not a writer, someone on Fiverr should be able to put this kind of report together for you along with the articles for the follow up e-mails. You can also find someone there to create the e-cover and an opt-in page that complements your giveaway... Altogether, this should run $20 to $40.

One last thing: Instead of sending your report as an attachment, I recommend creating a download page and sending the link to the download page in the "Here is Your Report" e-mail. This way your subscribers will learn to click on links in your e-mails from the very beginning.

Hopefully, this was not too much information and helpful.... I look forward to seeing your new page and report.

Warrior On!
John

Thanks a lot for your suggestion! I will implement some changes on my squeeze page.