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Originally Posted by purecharlie
Your list is pretty good actually. The only thing I would say is to research certain things more closely. For example - just saying "produce FHGs" is only touching the surface.
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Yes, absolutely, I'm sure there's a lot to each step.. I guess the list is just something you'd tick off without missing anything import, but also not getting side tracked doing too much research
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Originally Posted by purecharlie
If you send out one FHG a week and send it out with just the link to the gallery you can expect to have very few of your galleries appearing on any affiliate-owned TGPs / MGPs.
You need to make it as easy as possible for these guys to use your stuff - and if you own a TGP then the last thing you are going to do is add one gallery at a time - it's a total pain in the ass and very inefficient. So, wait until you have a good 10+ to send out at a time (even more is better) and then send them out in the format:-
# of items|format (i.e. movies or pictures)|niche|Sponsor name (i.e. your website)|URL|Description
Different TGP software needs different fields but this will give the affiliate a good start on adding your galleries.
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it's little nuggets like this, which can save you a lot of time and get you better results
speaking of TGPs, to find them you'd obviously want to google them, but I've found so many "Circle Jerks", site that will keep you redirecting to other TGPs or other junk you weren't expecting
Is there a short-list of good TGPs you must submit to or do you really have to do the research and find TGPs related to your niche? Probably a combination of both?
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Originally Posted by purecharlie
Moving onto RSS feeds, it is unlikely a blog owner is going to syndicate your feed if you update it erratically. Yes, they could use a hub blog to bunch your RSS feeds in with others and regulate the postings, but it is unlikely they will go to this effort. The best way to get them interested in your RSS feeds is to make sure you update them regularly like clockwork - whether its every week or every month, make sure you stick to your schedule (obviously every week is better).
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yes I can see a schedule is very important, in fact the blog would probably not only be a wast of time, but also bad rep for potential members if not maintained
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Originally Posted by purecharlie
The only thing I would add to your list is to make sure there are no traffic leaks on any page / site you expect affiliates to send traffic to. (Basically a traffic leak is a link to anywhere that doesn't earn the affiliate money).
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will add this to the list
how do traffic leaks occur?
would you need to make sure that the links created for the affiliate are correct and don't end up on "no page found"? ... or do you mean the program has to handle the tracking side correctly on that page?... or do you mean it should go to a good sales page, rather then a page with little incentive to buy?
one other thing I was wondering re forums, are they that important that it should be one of the things you should have at release? If maintained they could be a great retention tool of interacting with members, but not sure if they're worth the effort initially? perhpas they should be deployed once the membership is up a little?