For all of you bargain hunters out there, a brand new Giveaway opened its doors early today called the “Original Products Giveaway.” Now I know that giveaways have become fairly common place on the Internet these days but this one is truly different.

Run by a pair of marketers, Keith Purkiss and Michael Ottman they created this giveaway with one thing in mind. Original Products. Most everything you will find within the walls of this giveaway are new products and services….things that have never been offered before and that you have not seen in another giveaway.

You’ll even find some brand new paid products that are being given away. How bout that!

That is why…no matter how many giveaways you have been to recently it will be worth your while to check this one out.

I myself have entered my brand new e-report ….never been in an giveaway and I just yesterday offered it on my blog.

So, don’t miss this chance to pick up some new material.

Keith and Michael have been in the IM world for sometime now, so they had access to some pretty heavy hitters in this business.  They have called in all favors from these marketers, so the gifts are over the top awesome.

Here’s the link again: “Original Products Giveaway”

This is not just another giveaway

enJOY,

Kathy *

Christmas was wonderful as I shared it with my daughter, son-in-law, children and grandchildren. I do hope you were able to share Christmas with loved ones too. With a little bit of a reprieve between Christmas and New Year I thought it a good time to continue our series on Giveaway Events.

Moving on with JV Giveaway Events, let’s finish talking about what needs to be in place before you enter a Giveaway Event.  So far our list includes:

• your gift to be given away in the form of an ebook, report, membership site pass or coupon
• your own mailing list to promote to and/or ways of advertising the Giveaway promo
• a reliable autoresponder…the one I use and highly recommend because of it’s reliability is aWeber. Your autoresponder is what you will use to send out the link to your gift once they have opted in

Today we’re going to cover the last few things that will be required of you when you enter a Giveaway Event….your Landing/sign-up page and your Thank you page.

Landing/sign-up page:

Once someone enters the Giveaway, they will browse through the listed items (with graphics) and click on any item that may interest them. Once they click on your listed item, they will be taken to your Landing/sign-up page.  The Landing Page is of utmost importance, because it is this page that must continue to entice them to sign-up. You don’t want to loose them if you’ve gotten them this far! Here’s a short list of things you will want to include on your Landing/sign-up page:

• As the name implies, your Landing/sign-up page will include your opt-in form. This is where they actually sign up as a subscriber to your list. Once they have signed-up, your pre-loaded autoresponder will then ask them to confirm that they were the ones that did indeed sign up. Once they have confirmed, they will be sent an email and in that email you will include the link to your download/gift page. Once they click on this link, they will land on your download page where the link to their gift is located. You can also include directions on your download page such as how to open and “save” the gift.
• A list of benefits that target the “what’s in it for me” phrase  The better they understand how this product will benefit them, the easier it will be to get them to sign up.  Additionally, you can add any information that you feel is pertinent to your gift that will entice them to sign-up.
• A short reminder that they must sign-up in your opt-in box in order to receive the gift (most will know this, but never assume they realize these things!)
• Let them know that their subscription can be canceled at any time…eliminate any fears they may have
• Assure them that you will never rent, share, sell or give away their address to anyone!
• A contact/email address that they can reach you at. If you use a help desk, then be sure and add the URL info. This will reassure your visitors and subscribers that should they have any questions, you are available for them. This contact information should be included on your Landing page and your Thank your page.

Thank You Page:

Your Thank You page is the last required element that you must have in place before the Giveaway launches. This page does exactly what the name imples…it will thank your subscriber for opting in to your list (your opt-in form should redirect them to this page.)

Use this page to remind your subscribers that they will receive the download via email once they have clicked the confirmation link they will receive. Some Thank you pages go into great detail about how to confirm their subscription…to make it easy for any newbies that may not be familiar with the routine.

The remainder of the page can be used to offer a back end offer for an item that would compliment the choice they have made. You can go to Clickbank or PayDot.com and choose a product to use for your back end offer or possibly you know someone who will allow you to offer a product of theirs for a discount. Be sure that the product compliments and doesn’t compete with your product!

Final tips:

“The eye buys.” The first thing that your prospective subscriber will see on the gifts page is an image of your product. It doesn’t cost a lot to have professional images created that will help to grab their attention. Remember too, that the host of the Giveaway Event will need an image to post on the images page, so be sure and get graphics in different sizes.

Of course if you are proficient, you can use Photoshop or any similiar program to create these images for yourself. With the popularity of ebooks gaining ground everyday, there are many new software programs…targeted to the creation of ebook covers…entering the market to choose from.

Now you know all the elements that are required of you before a Giveaway launches. Next installment we’ll discuss a bit about where to find these hot Giveaway Events. Now that we’ve covered how to build a list with your Giveaway event, we’ll cover how you can make money from joining a Giveaway Event.

I would love to hear your feedback on Giveaway Events, so don’t be shy. Leave a comment and share your thoughts!

Celebrating success…yours and mine!

Kathy

p.s.
A friend of mine, Ron Barrett at “Internet Marketing Insights with Ron Barrett” has put together a very reasonable offer for anyone (like myself) who does like doing the techie part of Giveaways, or maybe its your first one and you’d like some help getting it set up to make sure it is done right….check out his offer to help at:

http://www.ron-barrett.com/YourGiveawayHelp/

For other events:

JV Giveaways

(This post does not contain any affiliate links, so I have no personal interest in any link…but it does contain some excellent links that will help educate you in your list building business!)

Things have finally started to slow down a bit here in my household as Thanksgiving company left yesterday. It was a wonderful Thanksgiving as it was the first time in 18 years that I had Black Friday off. My grandchildren were here and I was able to spend the day with them, my daughter and son-in-law…which was  much nicer than heading into work at the break of dawn! I hope yours was equally fun and delicious!

That said, it is time to continue my mini series on Giveaway Events. In my last post we discussed the value of entering Giveaway Events and how they are most likely the best way for a newbie marketer to begin building their all important “list.” Today we’re going to discuss a few of the things that must be in place first before you join a Giveaway.

The first and most obvious item you must have ready before entering a Giveaway is the gift you plan on contributing to the Giveaway. This gift can be a report, ebook, membership pass (for those with membership sites), scripts and software…anything that would be of value to others and entice them to sign up to your list in order to get their gift.

The most successful gifts are the unique ones…something that no one has seen before. Creating your own product from scratch is always the ideal situation and because of its uniqueness, will most likely attract the most sign-ups and build your list quickly. If you don’t have your own product, you can use a PLR product, but take the time to change it up and make it your own…including the graphics. Be careful, just because a product is a resell rights product does not automatically mean it can be given away. Always check the license first. Remember to take pride in what you offer as this product will be downloaded by many people and this is their first impression of your work. Use that opportunity wisely.

Creating your own product does not mean you have to create a full blown ebook. Creating a unique report of 10-20 pages can bring in as many or more sign-ups to your list as an ebook can. There is a good chance that those that go to your particular Giveaway Event have been to other events and the last thing they want to download is a repeat of something they saw in a previous Giveaway. Uniqueness is what will attract them and quality content is what will keep them subscribed to your list.

Another piece that must be in place before entering a Giveaway is a Mailing List or ways to advertise the promotion. If you’re a newbie and your mailing list is not impressive, it’s still important that you find ways to promote the event. Post to forums and blogs, use social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook and ad boards as well. And, don’t forget to write an email promo to your list…no matter how small you consider it. Remember, with most Giveaways, if you have not had any referrals one to two days in, your gift will be removed.

Here’s some insider tips to consider:

• Even if you don’t get enough referrals to stay in the event the full duration, the first day is the heaviest traffic day so you can still come away with a number of new people signed up to your list.
• Your gift rank used to be reliant on how many people you referred, but that has changed with most events. These days, you can buy your way up into some sort of upgraded partnership. Usually these upgrades include a number of gift credits that will move you right to the top of the list. The advantages to that are obvious…the higher your gift rank the more exposure you’ll receive which will result in more sign-ups for you. Upgraded partners are usually given the option of adding a special offer to the rotator. Adding your squeeze page will give you more exposure and most likely more sign-ups.
• Get in the event while still in pre-launch. This will expose your product to all the other contributors for a week or more until it actually launches. Take advantage of all the small things…they can make a huge difference.

Finally, your Auto-responder: If you have built any sort of list…no matter what size, you most likely already know the importance of a reliable auto-responder. The last thing you need is an auto-responder that produces high bounce rates. All that does is destroy everything you worked so hard getting in place. You must also require a double  opt-in for your visitors. This prevents freebie seekers from keying in phony information in your sign-up form by requiring them to confirm their subscription.

aWeber is the auto-responder that I use and recommend.

There’s only a few things left that must be in place before you enter such as the  Landing/Sign-up Page as well as the Thank You Page. We’ll cover these in my next installment.

Till then….

enJOY the season…;)

Kathy

p.s.
A friend of mine, Ron Barrett at “Internet Marketing Insights with Ron Barrett” has put together a very reasonable offer for anyone (like myself) who does not like doing the techie part of Giveaways, or maybe its your first one and you’d like some help getting it set up to make sure it is done right….check out his offer to help at:

http://www.ron-barrett.com/YourGiveawayHelp/

For other Giveaway Events check out:

JV Giveaways

(Disclosure: There are affiliate links included in this post and I will receive a commission if you purchase anything through one of these links. If you wish to avoid this, you can navigate to the same sites by typing their address into your address bar.)