This method is mostly white hat with a hint of grey. It’s contains grey because you are being slightly tricky, but isn’t all of marketing like this in one way or another? It’s white because you are narrowly targeting your market and really trying to deliver on exactly the product they want. I see it as fair.
The method is this: For you to post ads on Craigslist “selling” a product that is also available for“free” from the free product site. You are going to post it at a selling price of well under market value. This will create a lot of interest and response. In actuality, you are not going to sell it at all. When someone emails you, you will respond (using an autoresponder which I will explain everything how to set up) and say that you’ve already sold it, but you can tell them where you got the product for free, and how they can do it too!
You’ll be giving them your affiliate link. They’ll sign up, complete an offer, and you’ll get either $55 each time or $1.50 if they are just submitting their email address. And don’t knock email submits. Email submits are really easy to get and you can earn $$ on sheer volume.
There are two alternative paths you can take to make money with this method. I really suggest you try both before you settle on one. You may like to continue doing both in fact forever. Once you get these methods down, you should outsource the busy work for maximum returns. Outsourcing is no big deal to do, but you should choose to hire only people who have had positive feedback written about them. If you visit sites like elance.com or odesk.com, you can find good people. Positive feedback is not something you want to ignore so trust me on that.
FACT of LIFE: WITH THIS METHOD, YOU MUST:
OUTSOURCE TO MAKE THE KIND OF MONEY MENTIONED IN THE TITLE OR YOU ARE
GOING TO BE WORKING A LOT MORE THAN 30 MINUTES DAILY. ONCE YOU OUTSOURCE,
YOU CAN REALLY MAKE THE KIND OF MONEY I MENTION BECAUSE EVERYTHING
BECOMES AUTOMATED AND ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS QUALITY CONTROL. DON’T BE
AFRAID OF OUTSOURCING. IT’S NOT THAT HARD AND IT’S REALLY THE WISE WAY TO
GO. YOU MAY THINK PEOPLE ARE JUST OUT TO GET PAID, BUT YOU CAN SPOT THOSE
TRICKSTERS EASILY IF YOU PAY ATTENTION. THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WILL DO A GOOD
JOB AND DO WHAT THEY ARE TOLD. FIND THEM AND LEVERAGE YOUR TIME.
UNDERSTAND THAT OUTSOURCING IS SOMETHING THAT EVERY SUCCESSFUL LONGTERM,
INTERNET MARKETER LEARNS TO DO AND PUTS INTO ACTION! DON’T TRY AND
DO IT ALL YOURSELF OR YOU ARE SIMPLY CREATING ANOTHER “JOB” FOR YOURSELF
INSTEAD OF BUILDING A REAL BUSINESS OF WEALTH.
FIND PEOPLE WHO KNOW HOW TO POST ON CRAIGSLIST SUCCESSFULLY. CRAIGSLIST
CAN BE A LITTLE TRICKY SOMETIMES TO KEEP OUT SPAMMERS. RELIABLE POSTERS
CAN BE FOUND PRETTY QUICKLY IF YOU LOOK. YOU WILL SOON FIGURE OUT HOW TO
MAKE $5 OR MORE FOR EVERY DOLLAR YOU SPEND ON OUTSOURCING IF YOU PERSIST.
THAT’S WAY BETTER THAN THE STOCK MARKET AND MUCH MORE CONTROLLABLE.
ALSO SPEND A LITTLE TIME LEARNING ABOUT CRAIGSLIST SO YOU KNOW WHAT IS
GOING ON YOURSELF. IT IS A GREAT TRAFFIC SOURCE BECAUSE THEY GET CLOSE TO 60
MILLION VISITORS PER MONTH. WHAT YOU LEARN SHOULD BE VERY VALUABLE FOR
YOUR ENTIRE INTERNET MARKETING CAREER.
THIS TIME, COMMIT TO SAYING, “I AM NOT GONNA GIVE UP.”
For me, Path 1 makes more money overall, however it is less stable, and people have sometimes reported trouble with it because it can take some time for your referrals to fulfill their one credit. I really like doing both Path 1 and 2. Path 2 is more instant money that can be seen the same day flow into your CPA account (although you actually get paid typically Net 30). Thus, if you like you can use the second more reliable path and still make plenty of money, especially if you eventually
outsource the busywork for just a $2-$4 an hour. That’s actually the smartest thing to do. I’ll talk a little more about oursourcing later.
