could you explain how to set up your forum signature with your referral link to those of us who arent computer savvy

Emphasis on quality posts.  Don't post at forums for the sake of posting at forums - and risking spam complaints.  Just like any other form of marketing, provide VALUE, first and foremost.  If you provide enough value in your posts, folks will naturally check your signature, and the rest will follow.  The last thing I want is spam complaints from other forums about APS affiliates!  Properly executed however, it's a great marketing strategy.

Tissa

i think i figured it out i hope

In the APS back office under Referrals there is a link that says "Click here to generate custom referral links to the forum and Webinars!"  Just enter any URL from the forum and it will generate a custom referral link that is encoded with your ID so you'll receive credit for any sign-ups through that link.

Here's an example of what it will look like:

http://Acme-People-Search.com/hop.php?r … Q&tid=

I created the above link by entering http:///www.acme-people-search-forum.com, but you can create a link to a specific post - like Tissa's post outlining the Super Sponsor benefits.

If you want to pretty it up you can use BBCode.

Just enter your referral link with the BBCode URL brackets wrapping your referral link.  It will look like this:

[url=http://Acme-People-Search.com/hop.php?r=1237560001XXXX&t=YWNtZS1wZW9wbGUtc2VhcmNoLWZvcnVtLmNvbQ&tid=]This Forum Pays Up To $233.85 A Month![/url]

And the output will look like this:

This Forum Pays Up To $233.85 A Month!

-Chris

Last edited by closenno (2009-12-20 23:25:54)

What about an emphasis on don't bring over any obnoxious people. 

-Chris

lets say i see u in another forum somewhere and i click your link, and it brings me to this forum and i like what i see and decide to join..where would i go to sign up and how do you end up getting credit for that.

You can click on any sign-up link whether it's another member's link or not and I'll get the referral.  The only way I won't get the referral is if you pick up another member's cookie. 

You can use these custom referral links to send members to these other pages as well:

    * acme-people-search-forum.com
    * talktotissa.com (registration for the next free Webinar)
    * gotomeeting.com (direct Webinar registration links)
    * recorded-webinars.com (recordings of previous Webinars)
    * meetup.com/tissa-godavitarne

It's a great way to give prospects a sneak peak into the program so they can see it's legitimate. 

-Chris

What I do is I generate custom referral links to the all the pages I want to use then I copy and paste the links into a Word document and save it.  If you lost the link just go generate another one.

-Chris

Cool!  You should start a DIY home improvement blog.  Ebay has a cool widget that allows you to insert category specific auctions into your website.  I know tools like nail guns and such sell well.  I bought one once off Ebay!

-Chris

a list of forums would be helpful

awesome keven