10 Untold Traffic Secrets: part 10

9 – Get Links on Thank You and Confirmation Pages
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Another technique available to almost everyone, but exploited by a mere few.
You probably already know about putting links to your site or products on
your Thank You pages and Confirmation pages. You may even put links to
specific affiliate products on these pages.
But have you ever considered approaching OTHER sites and asking for a link
on THEIR Confirmation and Thank You pages? You may be surprised at
how many webmasters of specialized content sites would be
delighted to offer you space on one of these pages – especially if you
offer them an incentive, like a casg payment, a plug in your ezine, or a free
sample of your product.

A variation of this involves “404 Error” pages. If you find a site that you feel
could send you good, targeted traffic, ask if they’d like a sample of your
product in return for letting you create a custom 404 error page for them. It
can be a simple page with just a few links: one back to their home page, one
to yours, and one to some kind of special discount offer or other incentive on
your site.

This technique works best with sites that are noncommercial in
nature. There are thousands of sites, created and maintained by enthusiasts
of all sorts, that aren’t designed to make money. Many blogs fit into this
category. They may be about a hobby, a religion, a sport, or an idea. They
may exist just for fun. They may be a venue for someone’s original stories or
poetry.

But if their owners have access to their server, and create their own pages,
you may be able to “bribe” them into sending you targeted traffic by sharing
a bit of unused space with your links or offers.