Sunday, April 6, 2008

Use Those Squeeze Pages To Generate Extra Profit

Use Those Squeeze Pages To Generate Extra Profit
Have you heard of a squeeze page before? If you are like
many other internet users, you haven't. If you are trying
to make money, through selling an affiliate product or
service, you are advised to examine squeeze pages. After
giving it a close examination, you will see that there are
a number of different ways that squeeze pages can help you.

When it comes to squeeze pages, you will find that they
have a number of different definitions. In fact, it is
sometimes difficult to pin down the exact meaning of a
squeeze page. Although there are some variations, all
squeeze pages, no matter how they are defined, have the
same goal. That goal it to help you get the names and email
address of internet users. Internet users that you can then
send emails or newsletters to. If properly executed, a
squeeze page, which allows you to create an email list,
will not only increase the amount of traffic that your
website sees, but it may also increase the amount of
affiliate sales you make.

As stated before, there are a number of different
definitions for a squeeze page. There are many
professionals who believe that squeeze pages are simply a
page where you have a small form that your visitors can
fill out. Many times, the only information asked for is a
first name and an email address. Once an internet user
provides you with that information, you can then send
regular emails or newsletters, whichever you prefer.

While many squeeze pages have nothing on them, there are
other webmasters who feel that you should provide a little
bit of information. This is fine to do, but you want to be
carefull about providing too much information or making
your information appear as if it is spam. For instance, if
you are running a website that is centered on caring for
your pets and the affiliate products that you are selling
are pet related, you may want to write a little bit of
information on pet care. However, when doing so, you do
not want to promote your products now. Providing too much
information may not only make it so your visitors don't
need to signup for your email alerts, but it may also
discourage them from doing so.

There are also many those who feel that you need to give
visitors a reason to sign up for your newsletters or email
alerts, like an incentive. The decision as to whether or
not you want to offer an incentive is yours to make, but it
is important to note that incentives do have a positive
track record. As an incentive, you may want to give your
customers something free, such as an e-book. Keeping with
the example mentioned before, you may want to offer
visitors a free e-book on pets, just for providing you with
their name and email address. In most cases, this approach
works wonders. It is a known fact that everyone loves free
stuff, especially if it is something that they could use.

Now that you know exactly what squeeze pages are or what
they can be considered, you may be wondering exactly why
you should have one. As previously mentioned, internet
users provide you with their names and email addresses on
squeeze pages. Sending unsolicited emails can be
considered spam and you may also be reprimanded by your web
hosting company, your email provider, or even your
affiliate programs. When an internet user actually
provides you with their contact information, your email
contact is no longer considered spam. In fact, you can send
emails or newsletters to the individuals in question, as
often as you would like. This is when you could then take
the opportunity to promote the affiliate products that you
are helping to sell.

Developing a squeeze page is relatively easy to do,
especially if you have some web design experience. If you
are unfamiliar with web design, you should still be able to
create your own squeeze page, with assistance from a site
building program or a professional web designer. If you
would like to be able to promote your websites and your
affiliate products as often as you would like, I would urge
you to create yourself a squeeze page today.


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Chris Haycock is an information publisher, specialising in
helping others set up and run their own profitable internet
business. For more information on the above, and to get an
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