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genius Loyal user 285 Posts |
I have a product (test-prep course) that I'd like to sell. The target market is college students. I'd like for them to sample my product for free and then post a "like" or a review on my Facebook Fan Page, depending on how my product helped them. I'd like for this to go viral, to help sales. Anybody good at this kind of stuff? I'm looking for a facebook viral marketing guru for (potentially hired) help, anybody out there for some advice?
Mindblowingly, Charles |
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
What test(s)?
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts |
Lobo-
I'm thinking of putting out an LSAT course that consists of just one lesson that only takes a few seconds to learn. (When in doubt, always select "C.") Do you think there's a market for this? |
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HudsonView New user 98 Posts |
FAcebook has a pretty good targeting system. You set the budget you want to pay and you only pay on a click. It is very easy to set up. You can't purposely create a viral campaign. The viralness is not in your control.
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
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On Nov 8, 2014, mastermindreader wrote: There must be; I'm doing pretty well just telling them to pick "B."!
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts |
Oh, no. I better get in sync with you so as not to screw up the scoring.
When I took the Bar Exam prep course, we were told that if we were ever in doubt as to the right multiple choice answer, to always pick "C," because if enough people chose "C" (or any other agreed upon choice), it would be accepted as a correct answer. Don't know if that is true anymore or if the same scoring applies on the LSAT. I didn't study for the LSAT at all because I just took it on a lark. My friend and I from college had also served in the military together and still had education benefits left on the GI Bill. Since there were no jobs available for English Lit majors, we figured law school might be a fun way to stay out of work for three more years. The funny part was that we were the only English majors from my college graduating class who took the LSAT. The others were all political science and history majors. I guess English was the right major, though, because we outscored all of them. (And we were both pretty hung over the day of the test.) |
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genius Loyal user 285 Posts |
It's for several tests...LSAT, MCAT, GRE, and GMAT.
Mindblowingly, Charles Quote:
On Nov 8, 2014, LobowolfXXX wrote: |
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genius Loyal user 285 Posts |
Thanks, HudsonView. But I don't want to pay for advertising through the traditional approach. I have heard that the best form of marketing is genuine word of mouth, so I'd much rather have people take a practice test after my review course (which I would offer for free to a limited batch of students) and then have those students say good things on facebook either through "likes" or through comments about how the course helped them...let's say 1,000 students post positive comments, wouldn't that be if much better than say a few people who click on my link because I paid for advertising?
Mindblowingly, Charles Quote:
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HudsonView New user 98 Posts |
Word of Mouth advertising is fine. But first, people have to know you exist. You have to expose people to your offer so they can even take the test. Word of mouth goes hand in hand with an awareness campaign. What is your plan now for bringing awareness to your service? How are you getting people to take the test now?
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HudsonView New user 98 Posts |
Inernet marketing is a combination of different factors, all of which should work together. They include: SEM and SEO, Social Media Marketing, Content marketing and Email marketing. The stages are usually as follows;
1. Develop a web presence, either a website, blog, or other place you can drive traffic to. 2. Develop content in order to attract visitors: posting daily tips and tricks on passing and preparing for tests. 3. Promote that content through the standard Social Media sites; Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Linkedin, etc. 4. Begin to build and maintain a mailing list where you can develop a series of campaigns to build sales. 5. Learn basic SEO skills in order to improve your search rankings. Each of these stages has it's techniques and skills. But all are needed to make sales, especially in an overly saturated market like test preparation products. |
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HudsonView New user 98 Posts |
Oh, and one other thing: if a freelancer tells you they can build you a "viral" campaign, run the other way. There is no such thing and if there were, everyone would be doing them. You can do things to increase the likelihood of it going viral (comedy is the big draw there. If people think something is funny, they will have a tendency to pass it on). But creating a viral campaign is like creating a best selling book, or box office gold. If there was a formula that worked, everyone would do it.
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
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On Nov 9, 2014, genius wrote: Right on. Just curious; I'm in the graduate test prep business.
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
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On Nov 9, 2014, genius wrote: HudsonView is the forum authority on the topic; you can learn a lot from him.
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts |
I'm looking to start a course on how to pass drug tests. I'm thing of asking Kevin Trudeau to do an infomercial for me.
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On Nov 9, 2014, mastermindreader wrote: You can always use the Whizzinator.. http://www.thewhizzinator.com/
"Imagination is more important than knowledge."
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genius Loyal user 285 Posts |
Thanks so much for the help, HudsonView.
I have a question. What do you think about the approach whereby I conduct 1,000 exams over the phone / online, and then have these students talk about their performance on the exam on facebook? The way that I would get these students to take the exams is through sign-ups at their college campus. Yes, in other words, I would go to the campus, pay for a stall or booth, and have students that walk by sign-up for a practice exam. If the students did well, and they posted positive reviews and genuine testimonials, would you say this is a good approach? Mindblowingly, Charles |
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genius Loyal user 285 Posts |
And another question for all: What is the biggest challenge you may see with my approach? Thanks all.
Mindblowingly, Charles |
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genius Loyal user 285 Posts |
Kevin created something called "Mega Memory" back in the 80s for students. It was in direct competition with a product from Harry Loryane. I think Kevin is in jail now?
Mindblowingly, Charles Quote:
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
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On Nov 9, 2014, genius wrote: Why would they pay you when they could just take practice tests and talk amongst themselves on their own?
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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genius Loyal user 285 Posts |
The people who take the practice test can talk amongst themselves, but if they are to be able to electronically access all of the test prep resources, then they would need to pay. Does that make sense? Let me know if I misunderstood your question. Thanks again!
Mindblowingly, Charles uote]On Nov 9, 2014, LobowolfXXX wrote: Quote:
On Nov 9, 2014, genius wrote: Why would they pay you when they could just take practice tests and talk amongst themselves on their own? [/quote] |
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