A Dumb Newbie Question

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Hey guys, I am following Bryan Zimmermans newbie workbook and have a question. He tells us to create a pre-sell page on blogger and then put our affiliate link on that page. My question is why is this better than just buying a domain and sending people directly to the product sales page?

Thanks guys.
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  • Profile picture of the author ScottTrimble
    It's all about referrals. Instead of going directly to the car lot to buy a car (where you're likely to leave, shop around, etc), a friend is sending you directly to one of the salesman saying "This guy is great, you need to go through him". Long story short, with a presell your traffic is more likely to buy.
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  • Profile picture of the author Brad Spencer
    Originally Posted by eagle22 View Post

    Hey guys, I am following Bryan Zimmermans newbie workbook and have a question. He tells us to create a pre-sell page on blogger and then put our affiliate link on that page. My question is why is this better than just buying a domain and sending people directly to the product sales page?

    Thanks guys.
    Presell pages are good for quality score (if using PPC). You also can't post an article on most quality article directories with an affiliate link.

    You get around this by having a presell page on blogger. Blogger b/c it is simple. You could upload a page on your own domain but that is more complicated and in a newbie book would hold you back from achieving something quickly.

    Does that answer your question?

    Cheers,

    Brad Spencer
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  • Profile picture of the author virtuallywork
    I would like to add to what Scott says-TRUST...no one wants you to try to "SELL THEM"..and so when you have a pre-sell page, you are able to put your own personality in it and build trust and likability about yourself. Customers are more willing to issue money to people they feel a connection with.
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  • Profile picture of the author hamerz
    I'm not familiar with Bryan Zimmermans newbie workbook so I an unsure where the traffic is coming from; Article Marketing, Search Engines/SEO, PPC, etc.

    But here are a couple of thoughts:

    1). Blogger is Free, why not use it?
    2). Google likes Blogger better than your new domain redirected to the offer, so you will fair better in the search engines
    3). Pre-selling moves the reader into a buying mode if done correctly.
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  • Profile picture of the author TLTheLiberator
    First of all, there aren't many truly dumb newbie questions.

    This thread and advice from fellow warriors should help any newbie understand the power of pre-selling prospects.

    TL
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