Over the period of 5 years that I have been involved in getting paid
online, I have been thinking about what are the best ways to get
referrals. And I have come up with a list of 78 ideas (not all of them
are mine) on how to get referrals, and I wanted to share them with the
members of NeoBux which we all love, so feel free to reply on any of the
ideas below.
Thanks in advance for reading.
Unique Ways to Get Referrals:
1. Post on GPT forums.
This
is a great idea, get involved in forums that are about the get paid
industry and put your referral link in your signature. Don’t make the
mistake of spamming the forum otherwise you will find your post deleted
and most likely your account at the forum banned. What you want to do is
become a part of the forum community and as more and more people read
what you have to say, you will find people will start to click your
referral link out of curiosity, this will lead to sign ups. (might not
be accepted by some forums).
2. Tell friends and family.
Such
an easy thing to do but the most often this over looked all too often, a
lot of people that don’t understand how it is possible to make money
online maybe skeptical at first, but start showing them your checks
and/or payment proofs and they will soon change their tune and want to
give it a go for themselves.
3. Letter box drop your neighborhoods.
Making
up flyers and doing a letterbox drop can be an effective way of getting
referrals, just keep in mind the more flyers you get into letter boxes
the more referrals you are likely to get. This can be time consuming
though and will cost you a little bit of money up front to get the
flyers made up. (just don't get caught :p kiddin'
4. Walk through parking lots putting flyers on cars.
It
is a quick way to get your flyer to many people, the problem is if
those flyers get read or not, so if you are going to try this make sure
your flyers stand out.
5. Write a blog.
If you want to get
serious about gaining referrals to any program then this is a must do,
make a simple blog about your get paid to program, the trick is then to
get traffic to your blog. This I will make a seperate post about and go
into more detail on how to drive traffic to your site.
6. Find chat rooms and groups that have the sole purpose of “Easy Money Making”
It isn’t all that time consuming and can be fun and you most likely pick up a few tips and tricks from the chat room as well.
7. Write a classified ad.
Advertising
in your local newspaper could have some very good results, your ad will
be read by thousands of people and if only 100 people of those
thousands bother to check out the site you are advertising and if out of
those only half sign up, then that is potentially 50 referrals you
could get just for running the one ad. The more I think about this, the
more I think that I will give it a go.
8. Talk to students at high schools and colleges.
Absolutely
go for it, if you a teen in high school then you know exactly how much
your school friends need money, if you can show them an easy and
legitimate way to make money online then surely they are going to be
interested and if you can follow up and show them your checks/payment
proofs then I think you will find they would be more than willing to
sign up on the spot and give it a go.
9. Put a flyer up at work.
A
simple flyer in your work’s staff room can be very effective, everyone
there is working to make money, if they can be introduced to an easy way
to make a bit more then most of them are going to be interested.
10. Advertise while you drive with flags, bumper stickers, etc.
This does take a little bit of money to be spent up front, but I find that the results are worth it.
11. Post your link at the end of your YouTube videos.
It
only takes one of your video’s to become popular and go viral and you
could have your referral link viewed by thousands upon thousands of
people world wide, really worth doing this on any video you make and
upload to youtube or similar sites.
12. Give flyers for local businesses to hand out.
Print
out flyers and ask local business’s if you can leave some in their shop
for customers to look at, this is especialy effective in any fast food
shop where people are standing around waiting for their order, put a few
flyers on a table and you will find a lot of people will read them
while they wait.
13. Make a website.
If you are into building
websites, then you can easily do something, share your experiences with
others and help them to make a similar amount as you are and you will
have many people signup under you.
14. Tell people thru IM/PM.
Go
for it, if you have friends on MSN, AIM etc, let them know about the
get paid to program you are in (NEOBUX) and how you are going with it.
Half the battle is already won here, the people you talk to are already
spending time on the internet and signing up for different things all
the time, so why not tell them they can get paid for it.
15. Paid advertising on other people’s websites.
Making
your own site or blog is easy, the trick then is to get traffic to it,
advertising on a popular site is a sure fire way to get your referral
link seen by many people at once, that being said don’t go over aboard
with what you spend, i.e. spend 50% or so of what you earn into
promoting and the rest goes in the bank for you.
16. Advertise on on-line games.
This
is something I havn’t done myself as of yet, but it is something that I
have considered in the past, if anyone wants to give it a shot, please
drop me a note and let me know how it went!
17. Print business
cards and include your phone number and/or email to enter into business
drawings (like you find in a lot of restaurants).
You never know this
might just get you one or 2 referrals (Or leave your cards on the table
after you have had a meal). the trick with business cards is to get
them to as many people as possible.
18. Buy “paid to sign up” at other GPT sites.
This
will certainly get you referrals, whether or not they are active is a
totally different matter. I would suggest if you are going to try this
is to buy the cheapest package you can get at a few different sites and
see how your results are before going for it big time.
19. Buy an expired domain with traffic and “redirect” it to your referral link!
This
is an old school trick that many people have been doing for a long time
now, a lot of expired domains still have traffic and if you can grab
one at the right time, you can do quite well.
20. Buy banner space. Impression in high PR forums/groups.
Though
it's not one of my favorite ways to get referrals, but it depends on
where you are promoting your banner, not on how many people see it! For
example, if you are buying banner impressions in a website that has many
people promoting the same website banner and the same banner is seen
over and over again, it will be just a waste of money for you, so be
smart about it.
21. Buy text links on blogs/forums/groups.
Yeah give it a go, the more people that see your links the more likely you are to get people clicking on your link.
22. Offer cash or other incentives for sign-ups!
This
can actually work quite well, work out a profit share deal with the
person that is signing up under you, after all they are earning you
money so why not share a little with them as an incentive reward! The
other thing that helps with recruiting new referrals to your program is
that if they have seen the site before through someone else’s referral
link then a financial incentive could be the difference that sways them
to sign up with you.
23. Add your ref link or website to a file
name of an mp3, video, or program and share it over a file-sharing
network like Bear Share or a torrent program.
This comes under the
category of getting your referral link out to as many people as possible
to be viewed. Weight of numbers will convert into referrals.
24. Free traffic exchanges.
Although
it is already known way by most of us, but it is somehow effective.
There are plenty of traffic exchanges on the internet that will help in
getting traffic to your site, traffic exchanges give you a credit for
every site of someone else’s that you view, those credits are then
redeemed for people to view your website.
25. Paid traffic exchanges.
Don’t
have time to surf other peoples sites, then you can pay a fee to have
visitors sent to your site. I would be tentative in the beginning if you
try this method, do your research and your testing, if the traffic
exchange doesn’t work, move on and try something else, if it does work
though stick with it and go for it and build your downline.
26. Google Adwords (makes website ads that link to your website or ref link).
Find
yourself some long tail key words that aren’t competitive and you can
find your self gaining referrals at a cheap price. (Works best if you
have a redirected URL to your ref link).
27. Mention that you get paid in US funds.
This
is a huge plus when it comes to recruiting to any program not only
NeoBux, if someone from over seas joins the site and gets paid in US
dollars it can be an extra 50% or even 100% more when they convert into
local currency, don’t be afraid to recruit people from over seas, they
might be that next huge promoter.
28. Rent a billboard (Approx. $8-$15 per day).
This
is a great idea if you can get billboard advertising at a cheap rate
and one that has a lot of traffic that will see it and read your message
on a daily basis. I would then again suggest if you are going to go
with this then get a URL that points and/or redirects to your referral
link. Remembering (www. yoursite .com) is a lot easier then remembering (
www.neobux.com/?r=yourusername). the risk you take there is that your potential referral won’t type in your ref number and/or your username and you lose out.
29. Get a tattoo with your referral link on it!
Well…
this one is up to you, I would guess if nothing else you would have
people asking about your tattoo and the site it is promoting but
branding yourself with your referral link is a big call.
30. Go door-to-door and ask in person.
If
you are familiar with the people in your neighborhood then it could pay
you to knock on a few doors, talk to them about your get paid to site
and then offer to sign them up whilst you are there and help them get
started.
31. Add your site/blog to digg, stumble upon, Bumpzee, del.icio.us, etc.
This
is an absolute must do for any site owner, add one or two of your
articles and if it is good with a bit of luck you can find yourself with
20,000 vistors in a little under 24 hours.
32. Have a friend or network digg your site/blog to digg, stumble, etc.
The
more diggs you get the closer to the front page your article will be,
if a couple of friends can help you out and get you a little closer to
the front page then go for it, it is well worth the time you spend.
33. Get a custom made shirt with advertisement on the front and/or back.
This
is not as silly as it sounds, it is often we see people wearing shirts
with website names on them and if you are like me then from time to time
when you get home you check out the site to see what it is about. Same
principal here, the more people that see your site name on your shirt
will mean the more people that go home and check out your site. (How
about that QR Code?!)
34. Radio advertisement for your referral link or website.
This
is certainly worth a shot if you can word an ad that piques the
curiosity and gets people thinking about the site and wanting to have a
look at the site to see what it is about. As you may have noticed by
now, gaining referrals is all about maximizing the exposure of your ref
link, site or blog.
35. Attach your referral link in your email address or signature.
This
is such a simple thing to do but so many people over look it, have a
think about how many emails you send out, how many times those emails
are forwarded on to others and then you start to realize the viewing
potential of your referral link in just your email signature.
36. Road-side signs & banners.
This
is another thing that I have thought of doing many times but have never
quite got around to it, that being said I think it could get you a few
referrals and if you are a bit sneaky, you could make up your own sign
and find a nice place that gets plenty of traffic and put the sign up
free of charge. (Grafitti anyone?!)
37. Have people signup through NeoBux in order to read this post (or other good posts by other members)!
Do
you know how many people who use internet are looking for ways to earn
online?! Or better yet are in the online marketing who are eager to find
out ways to recruit others? Get potential referrals interested in this
type of articles/posts, and chances are they will signup!
38. Optimize your website for excellent search engine ranking.
This
takes time and a bit of experience, but if you are going to go to the
trouble of building a website/blog then you really should do some
research into Search Engine Optimization, this will help you obtain a
higher result in search engine placement.
39. Add regular content to your site or blog. Keep it updated with new info.
Building
your site is one thing, but you can’t just forget it, keep it updated
and keep it fresh and you will find that alone will give you a higher
search engine placement.
40. On your banner/images, use the “alt
tag” with either your webpage/blog or “keyword”. Search engines can
index/spider images, so adding the “alt tag” helps “define” the image!
This
is over looked by numerous people when they build a website,
particularly to those that are new to site building. Search engines
can’t tell one picture from another from a simple image url, so using
the Alt tag gives a describtion for your picture that search engines can
index.
41. Put a cheap ad in your local penny saver or thrifty nickel in the help wanted or employment section.
This
is well worth doing, first of all it is cheap and won’t cost you too
much but it is then seen by many people that can use extra money, if
they read they can make extra money from home then I think they are
going to be interested enough to check it out.
42. Put an E-book up for auction on Ebay with your blog or website info in it.
This
is a very good idea, many people purchase ebooks online and from ebay,
simply put your website information into your ebook and load it with
affiliate links, then sell it for 0.99 cents or something very cheap,
you will make a bit of money from the ebay sales but you will also make
money from the referrals this technique will generate.
43. Before shipping eBay items, put an ad with your ref link or URL in the box.
Every time you can, get that ad out for your website or referral link in it as well.
44. Send email to all your contacts, and tell them to join with your referral link.
Don’t
spam, but if you are well known to all of your contacts then why not
send them an email telling them about NeoBux and the money that you are
earning, you will get a few people emailing you back expressing their
interest and asking questions.
45. Tell people at school.
Teenagers
at school, you guys know how hard it is to make money, particularly in
your early teens, tell your friends at school, show them your check
and/payment proofs and watch the referrals come flooding in.
46. Use URL shorteners if you don't want to and/or can't purchase a URL so you can change your referral link completely.
This is a very good idea, it is easy for a potential referral to just type in
www.ashortURL.com rather then
www.neobux.com/r=yourusername
if you can completely change that referral url to something that is
easy to remember and doesn’t look like a referral url then you will find
it will be easier to advertise the new link and get more conversions
(people signing up).
47. Make a sign to put on a row of shared mailboxes.
Why not give it a go? 20 minutes work or there abouts can get you a few quick and easy referrals.
48.
Sign up for a virtual business card and list your blog under the money
making forum. Once you sign up, visit other money making blogs and drop
your card on their site.
I have not tried this idea myself but I don’t think it would hurt to give it a shot and see how it goes.
49. Build a huge MySpace or Facebook friends list and dedicate the profile to your blog or website.
Social
sites like Myspace, Facebook and Twitter are a gold mine and if you
have a huge following you can quite easily get yourself a number of
referrals, if you can create a successful group on Facebook and get your
self 100,000 plus members then you can imagine how much traffic you can
potentially get to your blog or website/ref link.
50. Place business cards with your referral link in shopping carts.
Very good idea, the more places that you can put your business cards that people will pick them up and read them the better.
51. Put up a flyer that has your ref link with tear off tabs on store bulletin boards.
Many
people do this as I am sure you have all have seen these types of
flyers in the past. If so many people do then it must work, the trick is
to have a good message that interests people enough to tear off the
stub and check out the site.
52. Go to the library and place business cards with referral links in books about financing, debt, home businesses, etc.
This
is called ambush marketing and if done right can be very effective,
don’t go overboard though and put cards in every book in the library,
just a few here and there. Whilst you are at the library put a few cards
on the desks as well.
53. Place business cards with referral link in public restrooms. (don't bomb the walls though :p).
You
may laugh at this, but why not give it a go, people will read the card
and that is one of the most important thing when it comes to advertising
of any sort, you need people to read your message.
54. Text your link to all your friends/family.
Text
a simple message such as, “check this site out” or something similar is
just enough information to get someone interested enough for them to
have a look at a site that you just recommended.
55. Set your in-game username to a shortened link or your referral link.
I see this all the time and usually the site name sticks in my mind, it is well worth doing this.
56. Hold up a sign on a street corner just like a car wash.
I
think with this method you would need a bunch of business cards with
you to give out to anybody that is potentially interested, now I got to
admit I am not about to go and test out this referral technique myself
but you are all more then welcome to give it a try and let me know how
you go.
57. Put your URL in your PS3/Xbox360 comments.
This is thinking outside of the box and cross promoting, very simple to do and can lead to positive results.
58.
Point out that this is not a scam such as “free to sign up”, post
testimonials, or “doesn’t require confidential information such as
credit cards, bank account, or social security info.
A lot of people
are still very reluctant to give out personal information over the
internet and that is fair enough I guess, so point out the facts that
other then an address there is no need to give out any other personal
information to get paid.
59. Print off fake/dummy checks and leave them at heavily populated places.
Make
it out to Uncle Sam for $23,000, sign it, and just below the dollar
amount, put in case this check is found, please visit
www.”yourwebsite”.com.
Sounds like a fun idea and could get you a few people that have a look at your site.
60. Write your referral url or website address on every $1 bill you get
The
average dollar bill changes hands hundreds of times in it’s life time,
if you write your site address on just 100 of your $1 bills and they
each change hands 100 times each, that is 10,000 people that will have
seen your referral url.
61. Put business cards in the credit card slots at gas stations.
This
is sneaky though, make sure the cards are hanging out of the slot a
bit, I’d 100% guarantee that everyone that pulls out the card will have a
look at it quickly, some people will keep it others will throw it away.
62. Make business card coupons with your website or ref link and leave at different stores with a Take One – Free sign.
This
is a must do and if you can put a few flyers there as well, getting
that information out to as many people as possible is what this referral
game is all about.
63. Buy a pack of blank CD’s and burn a run file of your website or a notepad file with a copy of your blog or ref link!
This
is something I had never thought of before, but it does look
professional and I think many people will if nothing else at least put
the disc in their computer and have a look at what is on it.
64.
Print free business cards. As you have read there is plenty of different
ideas to get referrals using business cards, you may as well get them
for free if you can.
65. Get pencils, paper, pens, magnets, etc printed with your link on them and “leave” them lying around.
I’d suggest buying fridge magnets and leaving one on fridges at all your friends and families houses.
66. Start up a free online game site full of free java and flash games and embed your banner into the top of each game.
If
you in to making websites then this is for you, any site that is
getting traffic not only a games site, I would put a banner on the site
and get yourself a few referrals, it also helps making your site
financially viable and helps to pay server costs etc.
67. Paint your referral link on your car and go on a road trip across the country.
I
wouldn’t paint the link on the car, maybe purchase a magnet for the
door or you can purchase a stencil for the back window, make your back
window a mobile advertising bill board that's seen by thousands of
people every day.
68. Put the link on your msn name.
Pretty easy to do and is easily seen by all of your contacts.
69. Pass out cards at a trade show.
Once again this is about getting your information out to as many people as possible.
70. Write your link on the back of a restaurant paper place mat.
Well,
can’t say I have tried this or heard of anyone doing it, but if it was
me at a restaurant I would try this and leaving a business card with
your tip.
71. Get a rubber stamp and stamp your referral link or website on envelopes that you use to mail bills.
Everyone that gets a letter from you will see your ref link, some of them will have a look at it.
72. Offer to help find their first referrals after signing up under you.
Helping
those that are helping you make money can be a huge incentive, offer to
find a few referrals for each of your active downline members will be
very much appreciated and an added incentive to work harder.
73. Write an article.
I
would suggest writing many of these and putting your referral link or
website address in the bottom of the post where you tell people a little
about the author, a well written informative post can be well received
and read by many.
74. Paint your referral link on the street.
Hmm… maybe do this in the middle of the night lol.
75. “Brand” yourself with a familiar name on forums, articles, etc.
Absolutely
do this, make everything you do online by the same nickname a simple
google search of the name will come up with thousands of results, so try
and stick with the same nickname if you can and build yourself a
respectable reputation and you will find that people will listen to what
you have to say and will be more likely to sign up under you rather
then someone they do not know.
76. Take your laptop with you anywhere you go with a wireless connection.
What
better way to get people to signup then to literally take the site to
them and showing them the benefits of NeoBux itself, you can talk one on
one and show people how to click ads and get started and you can get
them to signup if they too have a laptop or even smart phones and
tablets!
77. Cross-link your website, blogs, articles, posts, ref links and classifieds.
Cross
linking your website and ref links etc can build up your search engine
results, the more back links you can create the better.
78. Get
custom-made ink-filled shoes with your redirected URL or ref link
embedded on the bottom so everywhere you walk, it acts like a pen and
stamps your link everywhere! Pretty extreme ain't it!
If you have any more ideas please share them with us!
I have shared this with you for all of you to make the best out of NeoBux and help each other out.
Maybe this one is going just a little over board, but I reckon it would be a lot of fun.
With best regards.
