Does free advertising work for sponsoring affiliates?

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Williams Ford, Aff (Georgia, US) Top Author Forum Guru 6/27/2012 10:22 am
Affiliate since: 07/26/2007, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Williams's 638 other Ask SC answers
Yes, free advertising does work to sponsor affiliates. It is imperative to devote time every day to promoting on free advertising platforms. Every platform you chose whether paid or free, it is imperative to key code your promotional effort in order to measure the return of investment in time or money. To gather this data requires a split test where you promote on at least 2 free ad exchanges and track the results for 30 days. There are several variables to consider but all in all the best performing
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Ludwina Van Hyfte, Aff (Belgium) Forum Guru 6/28/2012 5:54 am
Affiliate since: 03/29/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Ludwina's 3 other Ask SC answers
Advertising is a business and in business it is always a good idea to use different strategies. Free advertising works as wel as paid advertising but free advertising will cost you more time.
Track your results not only measuring the number of new PSA's but most of all the number of new EA's. Good quality leads is where you are looking for. When you turn up your advertising efforts you should also turn up your sponsoring efforts.
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Johan Agren, Aff (Sweden) Forum Guru 6/27/2012 8:56 pm
Affiliate since: 07/31/2000, Power Rank: 99999999
I got to think about this article I wrote almost 10 years ago: https://www.sfimg.com/Training/SpecialReports/FreeAdvertising

Free advertising absolutely works, and you could use it to build up your business to the point where you can put some of the money you make back into the business. At that point you have learned a lot and don't waste it. When you have learned what is right in a small scale - you can upscale (I don't know how that sound in English, but in Swedish it sound OK :) )
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, () Top Author Forum Guru 8/23/2012 3:01 pm
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
Free Advertising does work. But the best free advertising is the vinyl lettering on your truck or car. Free advertising online takes many hours of posting and re-posting. The vinyl lettering that I have on my truck, pointing to my Prestigious Custom Domain thru SFI, is in your face every time I drive. In your shopping center parking lot and at the traffic lights.
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Gabriel Jourdain, Aff (North carolina, US) Top Author Forum Guru 8/23/2012 2:58 pm
Affiliate since: 05/31/2020, Power Rank: 2208 | Read Gabriel's 2 other Ask SC answers
Yes free advertising does work. You can free advertise any where almost. Social networks is a good place. Plus you can look up free advertising on Google and come up with other places and ideas. Every time I send out any kind of bill or letter or anything in the mail, I place my web address for Tripleclicks.
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Lyle Kannenberg, Aff (Alberta, CA) Top Author Forum Guru 8/23/2012 3:00 pm
Affiliate since: 07/14/2021, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Lyle's 31 other Ask SC answers
Free advertising depends on what your advertising. To be truly effective in your FREE advertising campaigns you have to understand the resource, and its target market. Many people fail in the case of free advertising, because they do not take the time to understand how to target their market. Team member ads require different advertising resources, than Health products, and so on. You also have to understand the medium whether its social networks, blog posting, email marketing, and how to reach the
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, () Forum Guru 8/23/2012 3:02 pm
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
Does Free Advertising Work? Well yes it does. It can be very laborious, repetitive and time consuming but it does work. There are thousands of places to place free ads but every one of them requires an account to be opened...takes time. Whether you prefer traffic exchanges, safelists, free classifieds, free blogs, article writing, forums, social media there is a substantial time commitment involved for all if you hope to build up sufficient advertising muscle to make a difference. If you are cash
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, () Forum Guru 8/23/2012 2:57 pm
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
Free advertising does work, but where paid advertising costs you money, free advertising costs you time. Whether you choose classified ads, article marketing, or some other free marketing technique, you need to be prepared to spend several hours each week on this task. It will require more patience than paid advertising, but for those that have little cash to invest, this option will still allow you to build your business without breaking the bank.
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Katarina Maireriki, Aff (Australia) Forum Guru 7/1/2012 11:14 pm
Affiliate since: 04/23/2012, Power Rank: 99999999
Free advertising does work for sponsoring affiliates but you have to be carefull of which advertising company your choosing.Different companies have rules and expect to be abided.
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Lobo Clark, Aff (Arkansas, US) Top Author Forum Guru 8/23/2012 3:00 pm
Affiliate since: 05/15/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Lobo's 21 other Ask SC answers
One of the way I do free advertising is by advertising at yard sales. You would be surprised how many people welcome hearing about Tripleclicks. I leave my email address with them "if they have any questions" and I give them a TC Card. When they follow up with me with questions, I utilize that opportunity to help them into the SFI program. Word of mouth is fun and lets you brand yourself.
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