Internet and Web Marketing Tools

Using a tell a friend script on your website is a great way to increase your traffic. These little scripts will run in the background for you, automating the word of mouth marketing process and bringing your more targeted visitors. But it can really make a difference where you put your tell a friend script to get the best results. Here’s a few ideas that will work well in most niches and businesses.

Tell a Friend script location #1 - After the opt-in

If you are like many marketers, you may be running some sort of squeeze page on the front end of your business. The only purpose of this page is to put your visitors on your list, while giving them a freebie of some sort (usually).

A very effective spot for your tell a friend script is right after your visitor opts in to your newsletter. After they show you that they are interested in what you have to offer, they will see your tell a friend offer where they can get an additional freebie (related to the first one) if they tell their friends.

Tell a Friend script location #2 - As the confirmation page

If you have something else set up for your visitors to see right after they opt-in to your newsletter, then you may want to try this one out. If you are using a double opt-in autoresponder such as aweber or getresponse, then you can put your tell a friend page in as your confirmation page.

So when your visitor goes back to their inbox to confirm their subscription, when they click through the confirmation link they will go right to your tell a friend script. Then on this page you can write something like this,

“Thanks for subscribing! If you tell a couple friends about my site, you can get this additional bonus for free…”

Then continue with your tell a friend offer.

Tell a Friend script location #3 - a “Tell a Friend” button

If you own a blog of some sort or have a website with good content on it (free or paid) you can make a button that all your visitors will see. If you are skilled with photoshop you could probably do it yourself, but if not you can hire someone to do it for you cheap.

The basic idea of the button is to attract attention and tell your visitors that if they click the button and tell their friends about your website, they can get a sweet bonus. Then once they click through, they will see the offer you have for them to tell their friends, and in most cases will follow through. Especially if you are offering great content on your site.

There are many more locations that you can put a tell a friend script that will deliver some great results. These 3 are just a few to get you started right away. The best thing you can do is test different locations. You may find that in your niche your visitors respond differently than other niches. So don’t be afraid to try something new, and be creative!

Click Here to learn exactly how to set up and use a tell a friend system in your marketing. Tyson Faulkner is an avid viral marketer and has studied tell a friend scripts extensively. Just a few changes can add more subscribers to your list and more sales to your bottom line.

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