Earlier today I read about a new software that I thought sounded very interesting. I visited their sales page and saw it in action, and it was just as interesting as I first thought. You probably know about pop-ups and pop-overs and you might also find them a little annoying, but at the same time you know that they work.
What I have looked at today is a software called Exit Grabber, and it displays an unblockable pop-up with your own contents when your visitor is trying to leave your site. Yes, it only displays the pop-up if your visitor is about to leave. This sounds like the ultimate pop-up to me.
I donīt like it when the first thing I see at a site is a pop-up, but if I get a pop-up as I am about to leave, well, thatīs something different. I havenīt seen Exit Grabber at any site yet, other than the sales page, so I canīt really say if I like it or not. But I find it very interesting.
How does it work?
Your visitor will only see the pop-up if they try to click on the back button or try to write a url. And there might even be more to this Exit Grabber than I know about at the moment, and I have read on the sales page that they state that Exit Grabber is really not a pop-up.
According to the sales page: Exit Grabbers Are Not Popups, They Cannot Be Blocked, And They Are Not Obtrusive. I am calling it a pop-up anyway, it certainly pops up when you trie to leave the page…
Visit Exit Grabber (I am not an affiliate), read all about it and try it and see if you like it. Maybe this will be something we will see on a lot of sites in the future?
June 17, 2007 at 10:02 pm
To jion to affiliate programs is really great, but it can be dangerous. If you choose a low quality product, you will lose the trust of your readers…
June 18, 2007 at 5:22 am
Hi Balazs
I agree, itÃÂīs very important to only promote products that you can guarantee are top quality and that your readers / visitors will enjoy.
June 18, 2007 at 6:43 am
Absolutely! But it is interesting to think about the business modell of affiliate programs.
In book about e-business models I found that affiliate programs are a kind of pay-per-sales advertisements. In one point of view this is true: you promote a service or product, and you get your income by the sales you generate. But on the other hand affiliation means a deeper business relationship for me: If I join to an affiliate program I make my portfolio wider with products and sevices. So the pruducts and services has to be high quality enough to be promoted under my brand (it can be my name, if I’m a blogger for example). But most affiliate programs are not ready to be promoted under a different brand (the sales site can’t be designed to meet the requirements of the “hosting brand”)- so you do not have any other chance- you have to run a pay-per-sale ad campaign.
June 18, 2007 at 10:37 am
Yes, I totally agree upon that as well.
I usually just promote affiliate programs that I have personally tested or people I know and trust have tested them. And I just promote the affiliate programs by writing about them here at my blog, or put banners / promotional material at my blog and send information about them to my list.
I never try to promote them using a different brand with a new sales site. I think that would be rather difficult.
June 21, 2007 at 7:06 pm
Hi Dave,
You have a very interesting product. I am not sure if itÃÂīs something for me though, I have always been promoting products related to online marketing and how to earn money with online marketing.
… but I will read your sales page thouroughly and think about it.
Thanks!
June 21, 2007 at 10:58 pm
Hi Jens,
No problem. If the folks you normally promote to are used to seeing marketing type products, it would be confusing to them to suddenly see something about health.
I completely understand. Anyway, thank you for taking the time to answer my questions.
Earning money on line is much harder than some would have us believe. It’s never been an easy battle. I certainly would like to know how to really make it happen though. I suspect it is much like many other things in life, the path is different for each person.
Thanks again,
Dave
June 22, 2007 at 7:12 am
Hi, Dave!
You are absolutely right!. E-business and online marketing are not wonder-substances, and not an easy way of making money. The only thing I can say that online sales and marketing are good tools to economically reach some kind of target audiance. With hard work, good ideas, and strategical thinking.