Yesterday, we mentioned Content Sparks’s new training, How to Run an Irresistible Giveaway Event, and the 62% launch discount that is available two more days. This prepares you to hold a giveaway event, which is usually used a a tool to add new people to your email list. With help from Content Sparks, we have developed a free planner, called Giveaway Events Success Formula, that will help you get started thinking about your event and some of the success factors you need to consider. Use it for your own business. In addition, if you teach a class on giveaway events, you are permitted to... [...]

Short courses, such as Content Sparks‘s new How to Run an Irresistible Giveaway Event, meet a need for trainers and for students. Have you ever delayed developing a training course for your niche because it seemed like an overwhelming amount of work? Or perhaps you own PLR and teaching rights for one of Content Sparks‘s courses, but it still feels lengthy and intricate. In truth, longer doesn’t always mean better. Shorter, more focused workshops can sometimes be more helpful. For your students, shorter courses: ➤ Hold their attention and keep them motivated ➤ Are less intimidating... [...]

You can use a Facebook fan page to build a targeted list in any niche of your choice, as well as gathering a large number of Facebook fans. Karthik Ramani discovered that he could use Facebook giveaways to get viral shares and grow his count of fans. He shows us how to do it in Fan Page Giveaway List Builder. Ramani says the process is simple. In fact, he says you can create your first campaign from start to finish in less than 15 minutes. In addition, Fan Page Giveaway List Builder has integrated major auto-responder support, including Aweber, GetResponse, InfusionSoft, plus a full export feature,... [...]

“Mini-events” aren’t always easy to create and manage. There’s a lot of technical work needed to get every thing set up properly and assure that all the marketers who contribute products to the event are fairly rewarded with clicks. Coby Wright has released a WordPress plugin (and an equivalent HTML module) to making setting up and managing a mini-event simple. The baby-sitting of the system you had to do in the past can now be eliminated. Wright’s product, Adswap Assassin, helps you set up and manage your event in several ways: • Add participants’ products... [...]

Coby Wright and Sutejo Tan have just released Adswap Assassin, a WordPress plugin that lets you set up special events, such as giveaways, on a WordPress site. This plugin is designed to randomly rotate offers so that each participating marketer has a fair share of the traffic viewing their offer. You can use Adswap Assassin with virtually any theme; no need to buy OptimizePress or other expensive theme. And it’s easy to use. All the complexity is handled by the plugin. You don’t need any programming skills to make things work right. You can: • Add participant offers without any tech... [...]

People have been using online giveaways for list-building for years. Usually, a marketer sets up the even and invites contributors to give away a product. in return the receiver opts in to the givers mailing list. It works. As a result, dozens of major giveaway events occur each year. Adding a hundred or more to your mailing list is a reasonable goal. Recently, a new version of giveaway has arisen, the “mini giveaway.” Mini-giveaways are usually smaller (fewer marketers contribute gifts) and often shorter in duration. As these proliferate, there will be many opportunities for the clever... [...]