Traffic Tip #579

15 years ago

Thanks Ron,

That's a great tip to share with everyone. Also, (when possible) using the word "download" in your title and anchors does the trick too.

Amir

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JamesPenn

15 years ago

This may well result in more traffic, but will it be quality traffic? And will this result in any more sales?

I don't know, definitely worth testing though.

James

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Steve Sanchez 15 years ago

Internet marketing is all a numbers game. It stands to reason that the more visitors you get the more qualified leads you'll get. Also, when you can generate more traffic, you are more attractive to advertisers.
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- mpeters7 15 years ago
  
  I was thinking the same thing as James. Isn't the "free" crowd the same as the non-buying crowd? I suppose this would still work for some kind of advertising monetization. Still, a great tip.
  
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Sam Rodrigo

15 years ago

Hey Ron,

Good idea, but wouldn't it be better to have "Free Anti-spyware Software"? In a "semantic search" type result, the "worry free" means something entirely different from "free anti-spyware" OR perhaps, that is the point you're making.

I felt that my phrase was better, and always one should be very careful when choosing the order of words in a phrase.

Keep up with the tips. Well done.
Thanks, Sam.

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Ron Douglas

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Sam Rodrigo

Hey Ron,

Good idea, but wouldn't it be better to have "Free Anti-spyware Software"? In a "semantic search" type result, the "worry free" means something entirely different from "free anti-spyware" OR perhaps, that is the point you're making.

I felt that my phrase was better, and always one should be very careful when choosing the order of words in a phrase.

Keep up with the tips. Well done.
Thanks, Sam.

Good point Sam. To clarify, I'm referring to getting some of that "Free" keyword traffic if you're selling or promoting a product that's not actually free.

Software sites often use Free Trial, or Free Download to have the same effect.

It may not be as targeted, but there is no such thing as bad traffic. People often look for free stuff before buying anyway. Maybe they've reached your site after determining that there is no free solution and then decide buy your product.

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Scott Burton

15 years ago

If you get 50 quality targeted visitors in a day, will it really hurt you to pick up 20-40 poorly targeted visitors?

Just running with the numbers here, lets say that you are converting 2% of your targeted visitors to customers, and 3% to your mailing list. (You are building a list aren't you?)

This means you get 1 sale and 1.5 email sign ups a day.
in 30 days this is 30 sales and 45 email sign ups.

If you get 10% as high a response rate (.2% and .3% respectively) on the poorer quality traffic, you still gained an extra 3 sales and 4 sign ups in those 30 days.

It's just a thought. But depending what you are offering, you can make some nice extra money on top of your existing income this way.

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mpeters7

15 years ago

Ok good point Scott, as long as the main keywords your targeting are relating to a buyers' crowd.

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Craig McPherson

15 years ago

Ron,
You are 100% correct mate.
One of my sites ranks (depending on the datacenter) in the top 3 for the term
Free money making website and has for over 2 years.

I average over 200 uniques a day and it has provided me with a list of over 7K in that time. Sure, they initially came because of the free aspect but this list is very responsive. They are in the funnel so to speak.

This site is my biggest earner.

Craig

ps: As an aside this site is a .info domain with my name at the beginning which debunks, to a point, that .com's rule and domain names have to be keyword rich.

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IowaGal

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Craig McPherson

Ron,
You are 100% correct mate.
One of my sites ranks (depending on the datacenter) in the top 3 for the term
Free money making website and has for over 2 years.

I average over 200 uniques a day and it has provided me with a list of over 7K in that time. Sure, they initially came because of the free aspect but this list is very responsive. They are in the funnel so to speak.

This site is my biggest earner.

Craig

ps: As an aside this site is a .info domain with my name at the beginning which debunks, to a point, that .com's rule and domain names have to be keyword rich.

That's actually great to see someone doing well using "free".

I've actually found that the list is NOT as responsive if you use "free". But it could be the market.

I still use "free" if I'm giving something away but try to refrain from using the term whenever possible. I've found that if you flat-out give a price in an ad or use a "buying" term, this will weed out the "freebie-seekers" from the true customers.

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Ron Douglas

15 years ago

That's really interesting Craig. Great success for just one site. I'm not sure I would have given up my main keyphrase, but impressive work.

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AnthonyDevine

15 years ago

Thanks for sharing the tips... Great post

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Easy Cash

15 years ago

Great tip Ron.

The key is to then convert once they have your free report.

Adding value and making sure your free report is good quality helps as then they can see that what you are doing is genuine.

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jrailsback

15 years ago

Great tip, thanks Ron!

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travlinguy

15 years ago

If you plan on using a phrase like 'Worry Free Anti-Spyware Software' and end up attracting people looking for free anti-spyware programs it becomes your job to make the distinction between free programs and high-quality programs they need to buy. In other words, you're going to need to sell them on the differences in benefits and features between a watered down free app vs. a high-powered program that costs money.

I think of it like this: I can buy a screwdriver for $1 (not quite free but you get the idea) that was made in China and will disintegrate after a couple of uses or I can buy a $10 Craftsman screwdriver. The difference is quality. If you're attracting freebie seekers with headlines like Ron's suggesting, tailor your sales copy to emphasize the benefits of the quality product and the weaknesses of the free product. Do this effectively and watch your conversions climb.

Thanks for the tip Ron. It came just at the right time!

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sujuncai

15 years ago

Great tip, I'll try this method out for my next project.

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