difference between a blog and a squeeze page is that a squeeze page on and of itself isn’t worth anything while blog does.
Through a blog you can setup numerous lead generation sources and utilize them all at once-without spending a fortune on paid traffic.
Besides, blogging is so popular now that every major corporation started one. Isn’t about time you catch up?
4. Joint Ventures
Joint Venture is a mutually beneficial agreement that takes place between two parties.
For instance, if you have a product but don’t have a big list, you can approach a person with a list and offer a JV in a form of giving away 50% commission off every sale to be made.
Joint Ventures are actually the number one strategy the gurus use to do big launches. They approach their friends and colleagues 2-3 weeks prior to launch and personally invite them to do a promotion.
The next thing you know, every marketer on the planet talks about the launch and it’s a success.
If you’re just starting out, you probably don’t have a big list or a product (or both) so you might think that JVs are not for you. This is another misconception.
Joint Ventures aren’t only done on product-list-commission basis. JVs can take many forms: instead of offering a commission you can offer a service or something of value to that particular party.
5. Ad Swaps
An advertisement swap or ad swap is simply an arrangement where you agree to put up someone else’s ad on your site or email newsletter in exchange for them doing the same.
This is a perfect strategy for startupreneurs with small lists, because it’s all about equality. You can easily find list owners with similar list sizes and exchange promotions.
Requirements for a successful Ad Swap:
High Converting Ad Copy. Test your Ad Copy with your own list or paid traffic to develop the highest converting email template you can use to maximize the results of each Ad Swap.
Equal Traffic And Exposure. It’s important to make sure list sizes of both parties are equal or similar in size because otherwise the exchange can’t be fair.
High Relevancy. Ad Swaps should be done with list owners who are involved in similar or relevant niches.
6. Forum Marketing
Forums are another great place to generate leads, build authority and generate traffic.
Forums can be used not only to build a list but also for building profitable relationships with other business owners which can lead to Ad Swaps, Joint Ventures and other profitable activities.
Not all forums were made equal. Choose carefully-some of them aren’t worth your time. Use these criteria to hand-pick your favorites:
Size-forum needs to be big. A minimum of 2000 active members online at all times. If you can’t find a forum this big, go for the next big thing or start your own forum.
Activity-another important quality for a forum to serve a good lead generation tool. If