I’m sure you’ve already experienced this method first hand. And it can be a powerful tool for your online business to attracting “new blood”.
How this works is through the hook of “word of mouth”.
Take for instance a group of friends having lunch. Many subjects are certain to crop up. One of which could be “Hey, I just finished reading this fantastic book about [insert subject]. It was terrific! You should pick up a copy and check it out.”
Or, “Man, I bought this course the other day and it was a complete let down! I couldn’t believe how shotty the quality was. You should stay away from [course name]. It’s not worth the price.”
It’s clear to see from the above two examples that “word of mouth” advertising can either make, or break, your business. Whether its focus is online or off.
Using this method can be just as effective for promoting your company or product. And there are a couple different ways you can start using the Tell A Friend method. Let’s go over them here now.
Through publications:
Have you ever come across a newsletter or ezine that has a “pass this on” sentence in it towards the end? That is the Tell A Friend method hard at work.
Essentially, by giving your current subscribers permission to pass on your current newsletter issue that was mailed out to them, you are giving yourself the opportunity to gain more subscribers through their friend’s recommendation by them receiving a “passed on” copy of your newsletter.
This will build your newsletter’s credibility and your overall subscriber base. It’s much easier to get your friend to check out something you recommend to them that it is to get a total stranger to.
So, if you run an ezine or newsletter, be sure that your current subscribers know that they can “tell a friend” and pass on your newsletter to them for free.
Through web sites:
Giving your web site visitors the ability to “get the word out” about your site can really boost not only the amount of people coming to your web site, but also the amount of money you are able to earn from it from the increased traffic coming through from the use of this method.
There are a couple of ways you can allow your site visitors to use the “Tell A Friend” function. But the best, and most highly recommended way is to make use of a “Tell A Friend” script.
While you could place up a simple Tell-A-Friend form on your web site that would also get the job done, it would more than likely take a huge chunk of time out of your day to get it set up and looking just the way you want it to.
Using a pre-made script is the best solution for you to save your time and still implement the use of the Tell A Friend function.
You can find 100% free versions of Tell A Friend scripts by visiting this Link - Tell A Friend Wizard.
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