JV Giveaways - Do Giveaways Actually Work?

Do JV Giveaways work to grow your opt-in list? In a word ...yes!

Let's begin by first defining JV Giveaways. These are events where marketers gather together their gifts for the giveaway event to be opened to the general public.

What types of gifts do people include? Literally every imaginable type of product, from software to ebooks, videos, audios, and even services.

Here is a brief summary of the steps involved.

For a short period of time, prior to the launch date, internet marketers contribute their giveaway product. Typically there is an approval process to ensure that each gift meets the standards of the administrator of the giveaway campaign. The criteria varies from campaign to campaign, and might include such things as ... it MUST be a brand new product, or perhaps that the product is completely original that you are the developer.

In any case however, giveaways do typically have an approval process to go through.

Also during this pre-launch phase, you are encouraged to recruit other contributors. This grows the size of the giveaway as a whole, as well as creates some buzz about the upcoming event.

On the launch date, the contributors then market the giveaway event to their lists. If all or most of the partners promote, they will be able leverage on each other's lists to grow their lists exponentially in a matter of days.

The results that you receive will depend on several factors and the most important of which is that your giveaway is visible. In other words, if your giveaway is lost in a list of hundreds then the number of sign-ups that you receive may be lacking. So goal number one is to get your product to the top of the listings.

The sequence of the gifts offered isn't typically first-come, first-served. In fact, it's actually the contributor with the most POINTS that's usually at the top of the list. As a result, be sure you understand how the rankings are calculated, so that YOUR product is right up at the top.

More often than not, you can use the pre-launch phase to boost your rankings. Use your JV or affiliate link to recruit more contributors. Typically with each contributor you recruit, you will gain more points towards the placement of your product.

Other successful recruitment methods include forum signatures, posts to your blog, and social networking.

Once the event launches, a little promotion on your part will also ensure success. Promote the giveaway to your subscriber list, and be sure to send them to your JV or affiliate link. Again, more points for YOU.

Timing is also an important consideration. Be sure that your promotions are timed with the launch of the event, to maximize its effect. If you were to wait until several days after the launch date your product may have already lost its position to well-near the bottom of the list. Since other contributing marketers will promote right at the beginning of the event, that's when most of the traffic will arrive. So even if you were to shoot up to the very top on the last couple of days, you wouldn't get many hits, because everyone else has already sent their visitors- - the very ones that should have been downloading your product.

Other keys to success include - a great product, a squeeze page, a compelling offer, and an exciting product title, and visuals.