Comments on: SocialMedia.com Test #15 – Finally A Winner http://www.adhustler.com/socialmedia-test-15-finally-a-winne/ Confessions Of A Serial Internet Entrepreneur Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:58:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Ad Hustler http://www.adhustler.com/socialmedia-test-15-finally-a-winne/comment-page-1/#comment-6861 Ad Hustler Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:26:28 +0000 http://www.adhustler.com/?p=249#comment-6861 @TheoWn3r - SocialMedia.com is a self serve platform with no more then a $100 commitment last I checked. You can fund the account in $100 increments. I definetely would not drop 5K on testing this traffic source. @TheoWn3r – SocialMedia.com is a self serve platform with no more then a $100 commitment last I checked. You can fund the account in $100 increments. I definetely would not drop 5K on testing this traffic source.

]]> By: TheoWn3r http://www.adhustler.com/socialmedia-test-15-finally-a-winne/comment-page-1/#comment-6853 TheoWn3r Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:45:50 +0000 http://www.adhustler.com/?p=249#comment-6853 yo, brandon, is there any start up fees for socialmedia.com? Is it a self serve platform? I tried it a while back by contacting them at http://www.socialmedia.com/advertisers/#contact_form and they wanted $5k commitment. Interesting how you tested out offers for 10 bucks a pop. Any tips on how I could get on it? yo, brandon, is there any start up fees for socialmedia.com? Is it a self serve platform?

I tried it a while back by contacting them at http://www.socialmedia.com/advertisers/#contact_form and they wanted $5k commitment.

Interesting how you tested out offers for 10 bucks a pop. Any tips on how I could get on it?

]]> By: SocialMedia.com Test #16 | Ad Hustler http://www.adhustler.com/socialmedia-test-15-finally-a-winne/comment-page-1/#comment-178 SocialMedia.com Test #16 | Ad Hustler Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:34:31 +0000 http://www.adhustler.com/?p=249#comment-178 [...] SocialMedia.com Test #16 got really interesting.  After the glimmer of success in SocialMedia.com Test #15, I wanted to see if the conversion rate held up on volume.  What I did was setup a $50 campaign.  [...] [...] SocialMedia.com Test #16 got really interesting.  After the glimmer of success in SocialMedia.com Test #15, I wanted to see if the conversion rate held up on volume.  What I did was setup a $50 campaign.  [...]

]]> By: Ad Hustler http://www.adhustler.com/socialmedia-test-15-finally-a-winne/comment-page-1/#comment-174 Ad Hustler Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:31:21 +0000 http://www.adhustler.com/?p=249#comment-174 @Anthony - I honestly don't know. Sometimes one offer just converts better then another. They were very similar so its surprising. @Anthony – I honestly don’t know. Sometimes one offer just converts better then another. They were very similar so its surprising.

]]> By: AnthonyDinh - DiariesOfABlogger http://www.adhustler.com/socialmedia-test-15-finally-a-winne/comment-page-1/#comment-173 AnthonyDinh - DiariesOfABlogger Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:16:09 +0000 http://www.adhustler.com/?p=249#comment-173 that's awesome, and congrats, u finally turned a profit! yeah i agree, ur conversions prob won't scale that well. so if u were to guess, wat do u think was the difference b/t the two offers that made this one more attractive to users? that’s awesome, and congrats, u finally turned a profit! yeah i agree, ur conversions prob won’t scale that well. so if u were to guess, wat do u think was the difference b/t the two offers that made this one more attractive to users?

]]> By: Ad Hustler http://www.adhustler.com/socialmedia-test-15-finally-a-winne/comment-page-1/#comment-165 Ad Hustler Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:51:54 +0000 http://www.adhustler.com/?p=249#comment-165 @Josh - Great tips. I hope all readers take advantage. :) @Josh – Great tips. I hope all readers take advantage. :)

]]> By: Aditya http://www.adhustler.com/socialmedia-test-15-finally-a-winne/comment-page-1/#comment-164 Aditya Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:49:33 +0000 http://www.adhustler.com/?p=249#comment-164 Crush offer converts like 1 in 50 for me on SM. Tested with hundreds of clicks and by rotating various offers. The problem is sometimes things get ugly and the conversion slip to 1:100. Crush offer converts like 1 in 50 for me on SM. Tested with hundreds of clicks and by rotating various offers. The problem is sometimes things get ugly and the conversion slip to 1:100.

]]> By: Josh Smith http://www.adhustler.com/socialmedia-test-15-finally-a-winne/comment-page-1/#comment-163 Josh Smith Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:44:16 +0000 http://www.adhustler.com/?p=249#comment-163 Wow! I just re-read my post above and see a ton of grammatical errors and poor sentence structure. I guess that's what happens when you've been up 24 hours drinking red bull and working. If you need clarification feel free to email me. Peace Wow! I just re-read my post above and see a ton of grammatical errors and poor sentence structure. I guess that’s what happens when you’ve been up 24 hours drinking red bull and working.

If you need clarification feel free to email me.

Peace

]]> By: Josh Smith http://www.adhustler.com/socialmedia-test-15-finally-a-winne/comment-page-1/#comment-162 Josh Smith Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:39:04 +0000 http://www.adhustler.com/?p=249#comment-162 @ Ad Hustler - Sure It usually costs about $1.50 to $2.00 for a double opt in. It tends to take 15 to 20 clicks to get someone to opt in and then check their email to confirm and become a double opt in. I'm sure I would have better results with single but don't want to risk all of the BS with CAN Spam laws. (BTW I use Get Response for email and seem to get a pretty good delivery rate.) It obviously depends on the ad text and landing page to explain to your customer what they should expect to get from you, I've tested all sorts of techniques but have found a consistent theme works best for conversions. Meaning, My ad text explains what they should expect of me offer wise, as well my landing page explains in enough detail to interest them in opting in - further explaining the offer, the emails remain consistent and the niche doesn't vary. (At least in my experience it seems to work best remaining consistent with the niche but I'm sure more experienced mailers would be able to tell you different.) I've done a lot of testing and it seems to work best conversion wise when you tell the people what's expected of them in your ad. Example- Headline: Tons of free stuff Ad Text: Get free stuff! Just enter your email Call to Action: Enter Email Now I tend to see a better conversion when I send the people to a personal looking blog. Not quite like the lauras' weight loss but a plain personal blog with a small picture on the side and about me. I have found that if I throw a picture of an unassuming college aged male (males convert better than females in this instance.) and explain how I have been able to get all sorts of free stuff without giving to much information away. I then show pictures of some of the stuff I have gotten. It is very simple and not very long mostly photos. I have a email subscribe below my about me photo as well as at the bottom of the page. I am also sure to explain they need to check their email to confirm. I also set up the autoresponder to forward them to another domain when they first enter their name/email (an additional post in the same blog) I am also explaining to them that they must check their email to confirm. Here is where i have put a c form contact form, "wordpress plugin" that has a tell your friends feature. I then tell them to tell their friends about this amazing find and share the wealth, etc. etc. I also have set up an exit pop up script if they try and exit out or hit the back button, the pop up just asks for their email again and show a pic of the dude with some of his crap. I also seen good conversions with just a crappy squeeze page but have seen the best with the above method. This can pretty much be applied to every niche but seem to see the best success with this personal approach. I try and not make it seem scammy and only ask for their email. Also the first email after the opt in I tend to send them to my "favorite free stuff posting blog" BTW its my blog. I then tell them to subscribe and see some of the great deals. The blog should be truly free stuff, no free trial BS. Logical Media has some good free stuff offers. Follow up emails tend to have links to free stuff directly in the email. Sometimes I send off a blast telling the people about free stuff that gives me no immediate benefit, ex. Taco Bell giving away tacos from 2-6 today. Although I am greedy and remind them to check out the free stuff blog and subscribe to the feed. Hopefully I wasn't to long winded in my reply and actually made sense. Feel free to email me if you want to chat more about it. Have you tried anything else other than mobile on socialmedia. I've considered some of the crush offers but haven't attempted yet. Good day. @ Ad Hustler – Sure It usually costs about $1.50 to $2.00 for a double opt in. It tends to take 15 to 20 clicks to get someone to opt in and then check their email to confirm and become a double opt in. I’m sure I would have better results with single but don’t want to risk all of the BS with CAN Spam laws. (BTW I use Get Response for email and seem to get a pretty good delivery rate.) It obviously depends on the ad text and landing page to explain to your customer what they should expect to get from you, I’ve tested all sorts of techniques but have found a consistent theme works best for conversions. Meaning, My ad text explains what they should expect of me offer wise, as well my landing page explains in enough detail to interest them in opting in – further explaining the offer, the emails remain consistent and the niche doesn’t vary. (At least in my experience it seems to work best remaining consistent with the niche but I’m sure more experienced mailers would be able to tell you different.) I’ve done a lot of testing and it seems to work best conversion wise when you tell the people what’s expected of them in your ad.

Example-

Headline: Tons of free stuff
Ad Text: Get free stuff! Just enter your email
Call to Action: Enter Email Now

I tend to see a better conversion when I send the people to a personal looking blog. Not quite like the lauras’ weight loss but a plain personal blog with a small picture on the side and about me. I have found that if I throw a picture of an unassuming college aged male (males convert better than females in this instance.) and explain how I have been able to get all sorts of free stuff without giving to much information away. I then show pictures of some of the stuff I have gotten. It is very simple and not very long mostly photos. I have a email subscribe below my about me photo as well as at the bottom of the page. I am also sure to explain they need to check their email to confirm.

I also set up the autoresponder to forward them to another domain when they first enter their name/email (an additional post in the same blog)

I am also explaining to them that they must check their email to confirm. Here is where i have put a c form contact form, “wordpress plugin” that has a tell your friends feature. I then tell them to tell their friends about this amazing find and share the wealth, etc. etc.

I also have set up an exit pop up script if they try and exit out or hit the back button, the pop up just asks for their email again and show a pic of the dude with some of his crap.

I also seen good conversions with just a crappy squeeze page but have seen the best with the above method.

This can pretty much be applied to every niche but seem to see the best success with this personal approach. I try and not make it seem scammy and only ask for their email.

Also the first email after the opt in I tend to send them to my “favorite free stuff posting blog” BTW its my blog.
I then tell them to subscribe and see some of the great deals.

The blog should be truly free stuff, no free trial BS. Logical Media has some good free stuff offers.

Follow up emails tend to have links to free stuff directly in the email.

Sometimes I send off a blast telling the people about free stuff that gives me no immediate benefit, ex. Taco Bell giving away tacos from 2-6 today.

Although I am greedy and remind them to check out the free stuff blog and subscribe to the feed.

Hopefully I wasn’t to long winded in my reply and actually made sense.

Feel free to email me if you want to chat more about it.
Have you tried anything else other than mobile on socialmedia.

I’ve considered some of the crush offers but haven’t
attempted yet.

Good day.

]]> By: Ad Hustler http://www.adhustler.com/socialmedia-test-15-finally-a-winne/comment-page-1/#comment-160 Ad Hustler Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:44:13 +0000 http://www.adhustler.com/?p=249#comment-160 @Josh - Thats a pretty cool idea. Can you elaborate on how you do this without giving up your niche? Do they double opt in? @Josh – Thats a pretty cool idea. Can you elaborate on how you do this without giving up your niche? Do they double opt in?

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