My Step-by-Step Business model $200/day in 3 days.

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Hey guys,

I have come up with a great business model that I have been profiting on like none other. Most of my affiliate knowledge comes straight from here, so I wanted to start giving back!

It deals with surveys and vacation incentives!

Here it is:

1) Create a Facebook, Google AdWords, or any type of ad stating something like "Take our Free 30 Question Survey and go on a Complimentary Vacation!"

The landing page that this ad will redirect to will be one similar to the image I have attached here. Essentially, it is just a site that entices the customer to take the survey and go on their free vacation.

I had 85% of people who got to the site filling out the survey.

After they complete the survey (random Survey Gizmo survey you create or a survey affiliated with a network) they are redirected to a checkout page.

This page thanks them for taking the survey, and offers them a Complimentary Vacation

IMPORTANT NOTE: The complimentary vacations are 100$ real vacation certificates that are facilitated through a travel company. Type in Vacation Incentives on Google and you can find a ton of different companies who broker these vacation certificates.


This is where the trick is....

The companies providing these certificates get them for dirt cheap! That is because they have made partnerships with hotels and vacation resorts to fill their empty rooms on the down times of travel.

The off-peak travel times are one of 3 downsides to these certificates.


1) off-peak traveling time, low selection
2) $50 refundable deposit among certificate activation if not used within a year of activation (this is charged by the company you get the certificates from, that has websites and travel agents working to book this certificate for the certificate user).
3) Small taxes each night $3-$15 to be incurred by the traveler.


These are the ONLY things that make these vacation certificates different then you going online and booking yourself.

The Cost of the Campaign:
The vacation certificates, often a 3-day stay at some type of resort go for about 5 to 8 dollars each. The problem is, you need to make a minimum order of about 1000-5000 certificates to even get your hands on them.
However, I did find a good source that will let you buy them one at a time (you become a member for like $50 or something) and then they dropship the certificates for you. IMO that's the way to go.

There are two sites I recommend for vacation certificates:

1) My Conversion Confidence - this is the one that I recommend, because of the dropshipping and low barrier to entry)


2) Almost Free Travel this one is ok, but takes a large initial investment, and the certificates are not quite up to par.








So back to my business plan, once the user fills out the survey, they are brought to a checkout page where they can pay a small shipping and handling fee to receive their complimentary vacation certificate (I charged $14.99)

During my first day running this campaign I got 30% of people to pay the shipping and handling fee. The best thing is, once you ship them the certificate, you are done! The travel company providing the certificate deals with booking the vacation, as well as any customer service issues.


Since then, I haven't looked back. And I started to branch out with these certificates. I have used them to secretly obtain affiliate signups through referer guardian and have currently made the shipping price only $1.99, offering the users a free trial of a vacation club website, in which I slowly unleash vacation certificates each month to my members.

It has not been a simple breeze, but once I tweaked the different ideas and brought things together, this business has been very profitable.

I know there is a huge market for these online and figured I should give back here for all the help you guys have been.

Let me know if you guys have any questions, ideas, or suggestions.
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  • Thanks for the post, but to me that's just not ethical and not an approach that I'd want to take forward when marketing (after all, who really believes that a vacation is only worth $100!).

    I've had friends conned in similar manners, and it's not nice to be a marketer when similar practices are going on. Of course, I always think that my friends should know better, but it's amazing how well a savvy marketer can convince them (in this case, this was in-person marketing, but the principles are the same).

    I'd always advice not marketing in any manner which you would feel at all questionnable if you were the receipient on the receiving end.

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  • Profile picture of the author tehnolife
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    Hmm...I never heard of this technique....sounds interesting.....but I think it's not fair at all.

    Anyway you can make good money doing this.

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  • Profile picture of the author jaxrefinance
    Like the others are saying, it's a tad shady but if you take the idea and make some changes this could be a real nice moneymaker without the shade.

    Thanks for sharing, OP, and please do not take my "this is shady" as an insult as it was not intended that way. We all see things differently and it's pretty hard to say what you are doing is wrong.
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    • Profile picture of the author AffiliateAllie
      Very valid points. It is a gray area, and is a bit misleading, however the value really is still there. There are MANY vacation incentive sites that are huge scams and that steal the money of their consumers. I was lucky to find a reputable source that not only took care of things for me, but treat my customers fairly and respectfully.

      My husband and I have used some of the certificates and there of course is a slight hassle booking the exact dates you want, but after it is all said and done, it is a cheap cheap getaway.

      I forgot to attach the images of my pages by the way. Here they are:
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  • Profile picture of the author Jagged
    A lot of times liquidation.com has these vacations in bulk lots for pennies on the dollar...I've used them myself....trust me, I wouldn't plan my honeymoon around one of these but they do make for nice no frills get-a-way trips....
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    • Profile picture of the author SkiBum
      I must be missing something.

      Is your money made on the Shipping cost of 1.99?
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