I am in love with my one of my new sponsor tools. The product I’m promoting is non-adult but the sponsor is one of the most respected in our field. The tool is a 30-second Flash movie clip that I’ve added to my warning page as well as my 404 and interstitial pages. The clip is well made. It loads quickly and since it’s Flash, virtually all my surfers will be able to view it easily.
| "Sponsor tools have come a long way since the days of 728x90 banners, gratis pics embedded on HTML pages and traffic-leeching free hosting. Today’s sponsor tools are just fucking incredible." |
Sponsor tools have come a long way since the days of 728x90 banners, gratis pics embedded on HTML pages and traffic-leeching free hosting. Today’s sponsor tools are just fucking incredible. From hosted galleries, personalized toyshops and movie theaters to radically informative traffic/sales stats, BYOT engines and RSS feeds, the adult webmaster has it better than ever before. While Cozy Frog strongly recommends that you lease your own domains and pay for your own adult hosting, we also encourage you to take advantage of the free marketing tools located at your favorite sponsor site.
Don’t get us wrong. There is a lot of merit to buying your own content, building your own banners and writing your own sales copy. And let’s face it, some sponsors provide less than decent stats and marketing tools. The trick for you is to determine what works and what doesn’t.
The strength of your online promotion is dependent on its effectiveness. You can throw up all the cool site bling you want but if your surfers aren’t clicking on your sponsor links you’re just wasting your time and your bandwidth.
Your affiliate ID is a beautiful thing. That magic code enables your sponsor to attribute sales directly to your account. Even better, today’s affiliates stats tell you far more than basic click/sales ratios. You can see the specific pages, banners and text links that generate the most hits, clicks and sales. Some sponsors allow you to track your stats across all your websites. You’ll know what time of day is productive as well as where your surfers come from. You can use this information to streamline your marketing and direct your attentions to pages and ads that are flourishing. You’ll know whether or not Tour A sells better than Tour B. You’ll have absolute proof that that skyscraper banner or particular gallery is generating money.
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Modern adult sponsor stats are supremely comprehensive. If you find your sponsor’s stats are lacking, there are plenty of others that will give you what you need to properly examine your traffic.
This is where the cornucopia is. Mind you, there’s not a TGP, MGP, toplist or adult directory that will list a page made with only sponsor content. But you can definitely use sponsor content and tools to add filler to your main site/hub. You can also take sponsor goodies and build bunches of spoke/mini pages and link them to/from your main site.
For example you can build a blog devoted to one sponsor. Use their free video clips and pics in your blog entries. Link to your sponsor-provided RSS feeds on your blogroll. Create a sponsor-generated Tube site and link to it in your sidebar. With the abundance of sponsor marketing tools you can ensure that every single outbound link on your blog goes directly to one of your sponsor’s tours. Build a faux or MGP that auto-updates. Generate a Tube site that sports your logo and site colors. Serve video clips that are hosted on your account or on your sponsor’s server. Pick a major sponsor and you can literally create a network of mini sites, populated with nothing but free content.
Your sponsors work hard to give you the tools you need to be successful smut pushers. There aren't many businesses that will give you a warehouse of samples without charging you. There are even fewer that let you access "the books" whenever you like.
Looking for an awesome sponsor? Browse hundreds of adult affiliate programs in our Frog Listings!
Your affiliate stats protect both you and your sponsor from funny business. Your sponsor's free content gives you a away to sell without spending on overhead. When you dig around your affiliate account you're going to find untold amounts of treasure. Mine those jewels and wear them with pride. Show your surfers exactly what they'll get when they pay for a signup. Keep tabs on your progress with some of the best tracking tools in existence. Love your sponsor and your sponsor will give you the green.