crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 20, 2017

Don’t try too hard to “go viral” and above all, obey the law. Create a referral/affiliate program. Tap directly into that by creating a referral or affiliate program that rewards customers for sharing your business. Here are some examples of effective guerrilla marketing. What are you waiting for?

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 18, 2011

Rae Hoffman-Dolan Rae is the Principal of Sugarrae SEO Consulting and does various types of Internet marketing; search engine optimization, viral marketing, affiliate marketing, site auditing, link development road maps and tons of other little nooks and crannies of this business.

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Up and Running

JULY 26, 2016

These may range from joining an affiliate marketing platform to trying new Google AdWords keywords. There are a number of other variables here like virality (the chances of a user referring another user), but I don’t want to overcomplicate things. No idea is bad—we write them all on a blackboard and then select the ones we like best.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 25, 2020

You know one only from seeing it on the Internet and the other has been recommended to you by several friends. Because in the end … This type of marketing is widely practiced on social networks, especially on Facebook , where the capacity for dissemination and viralization of recommendations is brutal. Affiliate Marketing.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 18, 2011

Lee Odden Lee Odden is the CEO of TopRank Online Marketing , a digital marketing agency specializing in strategic internet marketing consulting, training and implementation services including: Content, Search, Email and Social Media Marketing.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 19, 2010

I had a lot of fun learning what the internet could do for me. In fact, my first website I can’t show you, because I don’t think we have internet access, but I had a Geocities website in 1999 for a card game I used to play called Magic the Gathering. I was getting more into internet marketing and trying to ramp up my income.

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mashable.com

JULY 10, 2012

However, some individuals or small businesses have found success through affiliations with major retailers. When a potential customer visits a website and then leaves without making a purchase, companies can ‘follow’ them on the Internet,” says Melissa Chelist, owner of Storkgifts , an online children’s store.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Not only does the country have a higher percentage of homes with high-speed Internet than the U.S. Some of the traffic-tactics we use involve good old fashioned payola: paid search, banner ads, affiliate programs, etc. Want to start up in France? Except they won’t be called Product Managers. That crazy chicken. Yes we can!

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Meyler Capital is taking the analytical rigor of modern internet marketing and applying it to fund marketing. . The self-assessment methodology, pioneered by Village Capital, is called VIRAL, for “Venture Investment Readiness and Awareness Levels.” . Other VCs use Contently * or Social Native * to create relevant content.

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Software By Rob

JANUARY 12, 2011

This is the same guy who asks you to buy life insurance the first time you shake their hand at a party, or posts affiliate link after affiliate link to their Twitter stream. RSS for example, is used by a very small percentage of Internet users. This spread virally and sent a lot of traffic to this landing page.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

AUGUST 12, 2010

Finally, after repeat recommendations from countless internet marketing experts stating that the “money is in the list&# and similar comments from successful entrepreneurs, claiming your “business is only as good as your database&# , I realized there might be something to this idea. Recruit affiliates to promote your resources.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Due to a non-disclosure agreement I signed after I sold the site, I can’t tell you the name of it, but I can tell you that it was in the internet marketing niche. The additional cash came from the affiliate links within the book itself. Use Cross Promotion & Viral Backends For Maximum Effect. I call it smart marketing.

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Software By Rob

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

With the goal of increasing the conversion rate I read piles of books on internet marketing , web analytics , and copywriting. With enough visitors, your internet marketing test cycle can be as short as a few days. You want to facilitate word of mouth (aka viral) recommendations as much as possible. at 10:50 am Rob: 1.)

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JANUARY 14, 2013

All of these are still valid and still effective, but it’s pretty clear the internet has become a lot more crowded since then. The Internet is more crowded , more content is being created by more people on more websites. It’s built perfectly for viral distribution and thus produces pillar effects almost effortlessly.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

MAY 6, 2011

You see, the line of thought started from a forum discussion where people were talking about the now famous Internet marketing ‘ 30 Day Challenge ‘ by Ed Dale. Knowing this, will you go out on Twitter or Facebook spraying around affiliate links willy-nilly? It was almost revelational! Because I ‘bought’ it.

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www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

And while it's condescending it's tone may prove quite useful for non-engineers wanting to start internet businesses with no idea of what is required to do so, which it seems like a lot of people who'd ask this kind of question in this kind of forum, are. Affiliated with the Small Business Admin. startupcto

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sharkseo.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Aaron Wall, SEO Book Add a free feature which is accessible, useful, and spreads virally. So don’t actively do SEO, but do do things that will bring you SEO benefit like outreach to relevant communities, viral blog posts, embeddable content etc. Plan a bit of post-launch viral content.

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marketingland.com

JULY 11, 2012

Affiliate Marketing. Attend Our Internet Marketing Conferences. Our SMX events deliver the most comprehensive educational and networking experiences for internet marketers, whether youre a seasoned expert or just starting out. It’s Not WHAT You Need to Go Viral – It’s WHO. Social Media |. Search Marketing |. Analytics |.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Some of the traffic-tactics we use involve good old fashioned payola: paid search, banner ads, affiliate programs, etc. Finally, we work hard to create marketing value in the social media space and work to engender word-of-mouth and the viral effect. The Obama campaign and viral video. Yes we can! And the best part?

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