While these referral methods are specific to CashCrate, they will work for most referral programs but be sure the methods are allowed by the program first (ex/ many programs don't allow you to offer incentives for people to sign up). So, without further word spewing from me, here are the most effective CashCrate referral methods in no particular order:
- Post on Money Making and GPT forums - include a signature link if allowed. (GPT is short for "Get Paid To")
- Tell your friends and family members
- Start a free blog at blogger.com or wordpress.com with posts about making money
- Make a website and promote your link on it
- Tell people through IM/PM
- Offer cash or other incentives for sign-ups
- Use Google Adwords or other pay per click advertising (PPC)
- Build a huge MySpace friends list or Twitter following and dedicate the profile to your blog or website
- Attach your referral link in the signature of your emails
- Advertise on Craigslist
- Write an article then submit it to free sites like ezinearticles.com. Include your ref link or website/blog link in the resource box.
And a final tip: Make sure to cross-link your blog, website, articles, posts, and classifieds.
Here are the less effective methods that are still worth looking into and will hopefully generate some ideas of your own:
- Write your link with bright markers on dollar bills then spend them at stores and as tips at restaurants.
- Put flyers on cars in busy parking lots.
- Put your referral link in your signature on all the forums you frequent with a catchy description.
- Visit groups and chat rooms that are focused on "Easy Money Making" and "Making Money Online".
- Post a flyer at work.
- Advertise on your car with window paint, magnetic signs, bumper stickers, etc.
- Post your referral link at the end of your YouTube videos.
- Send out flyers in a mailing list (ex.: http://www.usdatafax.com/)
- Link-Exchange
- Paid advertising on other people's websites
- Buy banner space. Impression in high PR forums/groups.
- Buy "paid to sign up" at other GPT sites
- Buy an expired domain with traffic and "redirect" to your referral link ex: www.realstat.info
- Buy text links on blogs/forums/groups
- Free traffic exchanges
- Paid traffic exchanges
- Add your site/blog to digg, stumble upon, Bumpzee, del.icio.us, etc
- Have a friend or network digg your site/blog to digg, stumble, etc
- Register at www.getref.com where you can earn referrals.
- Road-side signs & banners
- Use an online game, e-book, or other incentive - hand it out free after they sign up
- Optimize your website for better search engine ranking.
- Add regular content to your site or blog. Keep it updated with new info.
- Before shipping eBay items, put an ad with your ref. link in the box.
- Send email to all your contacts, and tell them to join with your referral link.
- Tell people at school/work/the store, where ever.
- Sign up for a virtual business card. www.entrecard.com and list your blog under the money making forum. Once you sign up, visit other money making blogs and drop your card on their site.
- Place business cards with your referral link in shopping carts.
- Print free business cards at Vistaprint.com.
- Get pencils, paper, pens, magnets, etc printed with your link on them and "leave" them lying around. (Free at VistaPrint.com).
- Start up a free online games website full of free flash and/or java games and embed your banner into the top of each game.
- Get a rubber stamp and stamp your ref. link or website on envelopes that you use to mail bills.
- Offer to help find their first referrals after signing up under you.
Enjoy!
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