Sales from Free Sites

redraven · 2008-07-11, 02:03 PM

Hi All

I'm not a noob to the industry but I am to Free Site building, so I guess this is the most appropriate forum to post this question.

On average, how many sales would you get from a single free site?
(yes I know that there are many, many variables in terms of traffic amount, traffic quality, posting to various link lists, niches, etc.)

I realize that I'm just starting out building freesites, so it will take a while to build momentum, linked hubs, etc. so my experience will be totally different from an experienced FS building who has been doing this for years. But the reason I posted is just the get an idea of the future of the FS that I'm building.

Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Red Raven

annie_cash · 2008-07-11, 02:29 PM

I get less than 1 sale per freesite (thats an estimation, because some sites give me 0 sales and others 5)

Useless · 2008-07-11, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by annie_cash

I get less than 1 sale per freesite (thats an estimation, because some sites give me 0 sales and others 5)

From my off and on free site building/submitting experience, that estimation is dead-on-balls-accurate. I have free sites that are about 2 years-old which have never produced a single (FUCKING) sale. Whether that be due to my lack of knowledge in a particular niche or certain sponsors forgetting to turn their (FUCKING) shave off - I don't know, but I have other free sites that have produced multiple sales over that same time period.

Sometimes a free site will make a sale during the initial rush of traffic, sometimes not until it gets direct SE traffic, and sometimes not at all. That's the beauty of the game. You really need to keep building and submitting continuously to make a decent buck from it. Or you can be like me and give up that nonsense altogether and sit around with your fingers crossed hoping that your spouse won't force you back into the (FUCKING) labor market. So far, so (FUCKING) good.

LeRoy · 2008-08-14, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by annie_cash

I get less than 1 sale per freesite (thats an estimation, because some sites give me 0 sales and others 5)

Hey Annie

Don't take this in a negative way. I'm not bashing you.

That Orgy site you rejected and said that it was ugly. Yes I agree it was ugly. but...

4th sale today

MML was right. Ugly does sell

BTW I have acquired "some" skills over the last year. I hope you like my next ones I'll submit to you Annie

tigermom · 2008-08-15, 02:32 AM

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Originally Posted by D2222

4th sale today

MML was right. Ugly does sell

Link us to it? I'd like to see just how ugly it was to make 4 sales

Cucumber · 2008-07-11, 06:52 PM

I stopped building free sites like a year ago but still see a sale here and there from those old ones. You can never tell you've done with some until you really take it down

And that old rule "build, submit and forget" really works

tigermom · 2008-07-12, 04:45 AM

IF and WHEN you figured out the right sponsors, niches and sales text, I'd say you can make 1-2 sales from a freesite. It does take a while to get there though.

KG Gary · 2008-07-12, 06:37 AM

A year ago I would of said 3-4, now it's probably 1-2.
It's correct that some freesites give zero sales and some give five or even more. You simply can't tell until you get them out there.

Maybe my freesite building is getting stale and rusty, I don't know, but sales are slumping.
Lately I've taken a step back to kind of rethink a few things.....and I've come up with a formula that might just work - keep on building and submitting!
I'm a genius, I know.

LD · 2008-07-12, 07:55 AM

Damn, I would LOVE to get 1 sale per freesite. My click-thru is good, I think. I mean I'm getting traffic to the sponsors...but nobody's buying.

ladydesigner · 2008-07-12, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by LusciousDelight

Damn, I would LOVE to get 1 sale per freesite. My click-thru is good, I think. I mean I'm getting traffic to the sponsors...but nobody's buying.

Ditto! This is a tough business these days and you have to be willing to stick it out for the long haul if you expect to see any kind of profit.

blinki bill · 2008-07-12, 09:08 AM

by my experience i can say that more sales come from SE traffic and not from the LL's, but if you are not listed at good LL's you'll never get SE traffic....

In that point building duplicate free sites with different content (like tgp galleries) will probably lead you nowhere.

As for how many sales per site... you may submit one and make a sale form it months or even year later (the day before yesterday i had 2 sales from site built in 2005)

bDok · 2008-07-12, 12:59 PM

to sum up. Keep building. period. You have to. Get more domains, make more sites... It's a game of numbers. And the more little webs ya have out there the more chance you have to catch the flies.

hashbury · 2008-07-12, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bDok

to sum up. Keep building. period. You have to. Get more domains, make more sites... It's a game of numbers. And the more little webs ya have out there the more chance you have to catch the flies.

You hit that on the money

Build Build Build

boddog · 2008-07-12, 10:39 PM

free site is "free"
what does that word mean????

it's free

why do people want to sign up for a paysite while there is free shit out there???

free site isn't worth it
but you can generate money from ppc ads

don't even think about getting sales from sign up
no one will sign up from your site because you often free stuff
which thats y
the adult business is going to the dogs

so many free sites out there ...
free tube sites is killing the regular adult webmasters

CrazySy · 2008-07-12, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by boddog

free site isn't worth it

It's not worth it to someone who doesn't know how to sell.

You can make a very good money with freesites if you know what you're doing!

japamor · 2008-07-13, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by CrazySy

You can make a very good money with freesites if you know what you're doing!

I agree. I estimate 1-2 sales per free site, but some do take years to make anything. I think its important to choose your sponsors carefully. Some convert well, some not at all.

A few months ago I took a break from Free Site building - the result - my income dipped, although I still made sales from existing FS. Now I've re-started building and the sales are picking up.

To repeat what's already been said, just get your head down and build, build, build.

horndog · 2008-07-13, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by boddog

why do people want to sign up for a paysite while there is free shit out there???

Good question but here's what I think.

I think a freesite should be seen as an advertisement? You tease the surfer and make them want to see more and sign up for the paysite. The goal is to not cram a bunch of content on a free site but to tease the surfer enough to want to sign up. A freesite is “free” but it’s just a means to an end and the surfer is hoping to get the good stuff when he signs up for the paysite.

Probably your best bet at making some sales off freesites is to build up a network of sites rather than just having a few floating around , but I usually see anywhere between 0 and 2 sales off of some of my freesites .

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DangerDave · 2008-07-13, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by boddog

why do people want to sign up for a paysite while there is free shit out there???

Then why do you have refferal links in your sig?

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Originally Posted by boddog

which thats y
the adult business is going to the dogs

Now if we had a dollar for every time someone had said that..

Quote:

Originally Posted by boddog

so many free sites out there ...
free tube sites is killing the regular adult webmasters

That's a crock! Tube sites like every other new format is just a change in traffic movement, TGPs didn't kill us, MGPs didn't kills us, Review sites didn't kill us, [insert new format here] wont' kill us...

As many have already said... do the job well and you will make a few $$

Listening to bogans that have no idea.. is just a waste of bandwidth..

DD

papagmp · 2008-07-13, 10:03 PM

That's why we love you DangerDave -

I make pretty decent money from my Freesites - and if someone can't figure out why people buy memberships - I'm guessing they'll have a hell of a time selling them. But that just leaves less competition for Sy and I

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Originally Posted by DangerDave

Then why do you have refferal links in your sig?

Now if we had a dollar for every time someone had said that..

That's a crock! Tube sites like every other new format is just a change in traffic movement, TGPs didn't kill us, MGPs didn't kills us, Review sites didn't kill us, [insert new format here] wont' kill us...

As many have already said... do the job well and you will make a few $$

Listening to bogans that have no idea.. is just a waste of bandwidth..

DD

dunc · 2008-07-13, 10:09 PM

Do you track your sales from free sites or is it just that you get sales to the sponsor you were promoting?

virgohippy · 2008-07-13, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by dunc

Do you track your sales from free sites or is it just that you get sales to the sponsor you were promoting?

Both.

To the original question:

Right now, I'm at about 1 sale for every 3 freesites. However, when I used to spend 4-5x as much time building and submitting each freesite I had about 1 sale for every 2 freesites.

bDok is right, it's a numbers game.

papagmp · 2008-07-13, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by dunc

Do you track your sales from free sites or is it just that you get sales to the sponsor you were promoting?

I only build FS's for my own program and I can easily track from inside the ccbill program console as long as I assign an affiliate code.

boddog · 2008-07-15, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DangerDave

Then why do you have refferal links in your sig?

Now if we had a dollar for every time someone had said that..

That's a crock! Tube sites like every other new format is just a change in traffic movement, TGPs didn't kill us, MGPs didn't kills us, Review sites didn't kill us, [insert new format here] wont' kill us...

As many have already said... do the job well and you will make a few $$

Listening to bogans that have no idea.. is just a waste of bandwidth..

DD

maybe you are right, I might be 90% wrong

I guess it has to depend on how much work you put into your site
and how you promote your site (in a unique way)

Greenguy · 2008-07-16, 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by boddog

...free tube sites is killing the regular adult webmasters

It took just over 72 hours for you to go from hating tube sites to endorsing them:
http://www.greenguysboard.com/board/...ad.php?t=47951

Quote:

Originally Posted by boddog

so as you know the tube site is getting popular and popular

there is free tube site for surfers
now there is a tube sponsor for webmaster

you make up to $100 per free sign ups

here is the site wegcash.com

I made $2.00 today, I just signed up for WegCash less than 2 weeks

the conversion rate is 1:5 for this month

this is just one of my sale from them

PS - WEG Cash has been around for about 8 or 9 years & they've been pushing the tube marketing for about 6 months - you're not letting anyone in on a secret

Useless · 2008-07-16, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Greenie

It took just over 72 hours for you to go from hating tube sites to endorsing them:
http://www.greenguysboard.com/board/...ad.php?t=47951

And the spamming douche originally posted that on the main board. I know, cause I'm the pest who reported it.

2008-07-11, 02:03 PM	#1
redraven WHO IS FONZY!?! Don't they teach you anything at school? Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Eastern Ontario Posts: 46	Sales from Free Sites Hi All I'm not a noob to the industry but I am to Free Site building, so I guess this is the most appropriate forum to post this question. On average, how many sales would you get from a single free site? (yes I know that there are many, many variables in terms of traffic amount, traffic quality, posting to various link lists, niches, etc.) I realize that I'm just starting out building freesites, so it will take a while to build momentum, linked hubs, etc. so my experience will be totally different from an experienced FS building who has been doing this for years. But the reason I posted is just the get an idea of the future of the FS that I'm building. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Red Raven __________________ Raven's Best Adult Porn & Sex Links Submit here

2008-07-11, 02:29 PM	#2
annie_cash Hello, is this President Clinton? Good! I figured if anyone knew where to get some tang it would be you Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Montevideo Posts: 449	I get less than 1 sale per freesite (thats an estimation, because some sites give me 0 sales and others 5) __________________ >Submit your freesites here ICQ - 431294227

2008-07-11, 06:52 PM	#6
Cucumber They have the Internet on computers, now? Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 148	I stopped building free sites like a year ago but still see a sale here and there from those old ones. You can never tell you've done with some until you really take it down And that old rule "build, submit and forget" really works __________________ Submit Your Free Sites and Blogs to Jerking Resources and boobismo

2008-07-12, 04:45 AM	#7
tigermom You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 893	IF and WHEN you figured out the right sponsors, niches and sales text, I'd say you can make 1-2 sales from a freesite. It does take a while to get there though. __________________ XLEF

2008-07-12, 06:37 AM	#8
KG Gary I can now put whatever I want in this space Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: South East UK Posts: 744	A year ago I would of said 3-4, now it's probably 1-2. It's correct that some freesites give zero sales and some give five or even more. You simply can't tell until you get them out there. Maybe my freesite building is getting stale and rusty, I don't know, but sales are slumping. Lately I've taken a step back to kind of rethink a few things.....and I've come up with a formula that might just work - keep on building and submitting! I'm a genius, I know. __________________ Sponsors that used to convert with freesites Over 700 clean freesites

2008-07-12, 07:55 AM	#9
LD wtfwjd? Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,103	Damn, I would LOVE to get 1 sale per freesite. My click-thru is good, I think. I mean I'm getting traffic to the sponsors...but nobody's buying. __________________ Artisteer Wordpress Theme Generator Create Custom Themes! My Little Network

2008-07-12, 09:08 AM	#11
blinki bill Are you sure you're an accredited and honored pornographer? Join Date: May 2006 Location: London, UK Posts: 67	by my experience i can say that more sales come from SE traffic and not from the LL's, but if you are not listed at good LL's you'll never get SE traffic.... In that point building duplicate free sites with different content (like tgp galleries) will probably lead you nowhere. As for how many sales per site... you may submit one and make a sale form it months or even year later (the day before yesterday i had 2 sales from site built in 2005) __________________ I'm looking for the question about the life, the universe and everything else

2008-07-12, 12:59 PM	#12
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2008-07-12, 10:39 PM	#14
boddog If something goes wrong at the plant, blame the guy who can't speak English Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 35	free site is "free" what does that word mean???? it's free why do people want to sign up for a paysite while there is free shit out there??? free site isn't worth it but you can generate money from ppc ads don't even think about getting sales from sign up no one will sign up from your site because you often free stuff which thats y the adult business is going to the dogs so many free sites out there ... free tube sites is killing the regular adult webmasters __________________ NastyDollars Free Domain : GatorHost : $$ Twistys $$ : Wegcash Tubesite sponsor

2008-07-13, 10:09 PM	#20
dunc You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 658	Do you track your sales from free sites or is it just that you get sales to the sponsor you were promoting?