So, I painstakingly created a folder on PBase for all the images that I have for sale on DPCPrints to increase hits. Then, I also put a link in my copyright signature on PBase and ... looking at the referring pic URLs in the Referral stats ... turns out those generic links generate almost as many unique hits as the ones on the pictures for sale!
Just thought I'd share this easy way of getting some people to visit DPCPrints ...
To do this, click on the "edit your account settings" link on your profile page, then put the link in the "Copyright statement for images" field. Use standard html. For example:
Thanks, Franziska! This is awesome!
The only thing I did differently is put this tag in the details/comments box under each image.. takes longer, yes, but seems more visible.
Wow, ambitious goal, good luck, Mavrik :) Will you share your top "referral getters" here?
Btw, my other main source of referrals is a posting on the company bulletin board that I update from time to time. It has also led to many comments from people in the elevator. Now I'm just waiting for the sales to kick in ... :)
Yes, I'll let you guys know what works. I am submitting the link to sites now - basically adding a reciprocal link on my site for each one who links me. We'll see how it goes.
So, I painstakingly created a folder on PBase for all the images that I have for sale on DPCPrints to increase hits. Then, I also put a link in my copyright signature on PBase and ... looking at the referring pic URLs in the Referral stats ... turns out those generic links generate almost as many unique hits as the ones on the pictures for sale!
Just thought I'd share this easy way of getting some people to visit DPCPrints ...
To do this, click on the "edit your account settings" link on your profile page, then put the link in the "Copyright statement for images" field. Use standard html. For example:
Mavrik, thanks, some great resources. I'll definitely be checking some of them out in more detail some time this week. I guess the good thing about the referral report will be that you can see which ones are the most effective, so you can then focus on keeping those current, etc.
Shutterfly, go to "My Account" on DPCPrints and click on the "Referral Reports" link. If there's a link behind one of the entries, then that's the site that the user came to DPCPrints from.
Actually, there are also some websites that seem to do this while launching your link in a new browser. Not all though. PBase will still give you the link even though it launches a new browser. My company's bulletin board won't give you the referral link (I just know that the number of unique referrals goes up quite a bit on days that I post to the bulletin board).
Originally posted by mavrik:
Yes - I wish more were posting the referral link (I get loads of blanks, which I assume are people's favorites list and people typing it in directly).
Shutterfly, go to "My Account" on DPCPrints and click on the "Referral Reports" link. If there's a link behind one of the entries, then that's the site that the user came to DPCPrints from.
Where did that come from??? I like it, very cool!
7 total referrals for this time period (2003-07-14 00:00:00 - 2003-07-14 23:59:59).
Langdon and I were just talking this morning about how the referral links were really picking up, especially today. What's more exciting is that today, we already have three sales from referrals, from three different referring users.
Why am I telling you this? Referrals really do work! Keep sharing your ideas on how you're promoting your site. With the new site design, I think we really do have a good chance of making a very popular print site. Remember that every person you bring in is a potential buyer, and every buyer is not only a potential repeat buyer but a potential word-of-mouth referral to more buyers.
Sorry for the rally speech, but I was pretty excited to see three referral sales at only 11:30 AM. Please keep up the great work.
Drew
P.S. Shutterfly -- the link in your signature is incorrect. You should not have 'www.' before your username.
