How Can Reviews Impact Your Referrals?
I have been building a boot camp site for two years. And I wanted to throw down some info that may help some newbies who are looking at starting their own boot camp site. While writing content it's really important to include a lot of reviews in their blogs instead of writing general niche content. I say this because I learned the hard way by being stubborn that just writing about certain topics in your niche can actually hurt your progress rather than help it.
Case in point. I began my site as a blogging tips site for people looking to get into blogging for an income. And while the content I wrote about like tips to writing effectively, blogging tips for marketing and other related articles were informative, none of them had the impact on traffic and referrals than my reviews of new products and services on the market. For example. In the month of Dec I had just a few referrals who even signed up for a free membership with no one filling out profiles. (4) And then in January I started writing reviews on products and services I found related to website building, pre made app stores, automated stores, etc. With just six reviews of 1000 to 1500 words I managed to get one premium signup and 7 referrals with 4 who filled out profiles. All in the month of January.
If you are just starting out with a boot camp website i would definitely consider going this route instead of writing random content articles and WA promotion articles. Use a call to action on your reviews and every review you write does not have to be a slam on the program. In fact all of my reviews point out the good aspects of the program or service I am reviewing and yet I still get referrals coming from those reviews.
Use your writing skills to show people the benefit of joining WA but you don't have to make it a hard sell. If you write honestly and then a simple CTA within the article once or twice that is all it takes for people to see the benefit of joining a program that works.
To Your Success.
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Excellent, thank you for sharing! Currently working on my WA affiliate site and although much building to go, you found a quality issue that I'm sure many will find value.
So that I have this correct, you took action by writing 1000 to 1500 word reviews through sites that offer website building, app stores etc with your content/WA links that explain the product review and incorporate the gift of WA or other explanation that points them to WA within these reviews - I'm sure with finesse.
Further, I wonder if these sites would see this as advertising outside the scope of the review. Not sure, it makes great sense as I see quality written posts on Amazon on random products etc. regularly.
I appreciate your sharing this information. I have not gone the Bootcamp way yet but can apply some of the information you provide.
Many thanks for such helpful advice. It has made absolute sense to me to come at this topic from a different perspective than the direction I regularly take! That is often... 'I must write content to inform people'. A salutory reminder to step into the shoes of visitors to my site, even more than I try to and look at it from many directions! Sue :)
I like the way you are writing these reviews. You could also write reviews for website hosting as well as WA. Both provide recurring commissions
True. The sky is the limit on writing reviews. It's actually easier once you get moving on them. Thanks for the comment!
Thanks for sharing and that is very interesting. I have both reviews and general tip posts.
Tried and true
Elaine
Thanks for sharing your experience and I will heed that advise. No reason to reinvent the wheel if it is working. thanks
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Thank you for sharing your experience. I've been thinking of focusing on reviews a bit more lately, cause like you, I'm writing niche specific content, and they're good for getting some traffic and social shares, but not good for conversions.
Steph