Note: If you added this the TopBar before December 2012, please update your code by reinstalling it.
We launched the TopBar back in May of 2012 as part of 3 brand new monetization tools. The goal was to provide another way to monetize a resource in a unique way. This particular one displays one featured offer every time a visitor comes to your page or refreshes. It can easily be minimized or maximized per a reader's preference. An example is shown below.
The TopBar can be added in 3 steps. First, select your brand if you have multiple sites. Don't skip the channel code field and add "TopBar" so you can distinguish how much revenue it's bringing in through the "Report by Channel" page. Select a color that matches or compliments your site design, then choose the categories that correspond with your site theme (and be as specific as possible to optimize your conversions). If it looks good on the "Preview" pane, generate the ad code and copy it on your header or index file.
Always test to make sure it appears properly before pushing the change live. Here's a screenshot of an example I created:
We couldn't think of a better way to show our appreciation then to create a visual representation on how we've grown together last year. How have you evolved? How have we improved? The interactive infographic below provides the highlights. Take a look to gain more insights into how our partners performed collectively, where they reside, what tools they use and more. We also dive into the number and type of leads generated, as well as some of the campaigns you've participated in. We recommend viewing this in FireFox or Chrome, not Internet Explorer.
Bonus: In addition, we produced a brand new "How RevResponse Works" video, now live on our homepage. Finally, an easier way to explain how you generate revenue from our network!
According to our last infographic, 70% of the leads you generated came from the US. That leaves quite an untapped opportunity to pursue downloads from other countries.
If you're an international partner looking for geographic resources to offer your audience or a U.S. partner with a wide reach that wants to cater to a specific demographic, we're highlighting 8 popular international offers in this post. Not only are they performing well, they're also paying out commissions of up to $22 dollars. Take a look at the demographic data in your Google Analytics to see which of the bunch would be suitable for you (don't forget to ensure they're relevant to your audience). If one catches your eye, add your cobranded tradepub link to the URL so you can get credit for the lead.
Information Technology offers:
Serena - Twelve Lifecycle Management Principles for World Class Cloud Development. This white paper discusses how companies are leveraging the cloud for software development without stretching their budgets. It's available in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States.
It's been a few months since we've run an exclusive offer and this particular guide is a good way to start the new year. The Windows 8 eBook, normally sold for $9.95, is available for free from now until Tuesday, January 22nd at midnight.
Why should you promote it?
Exclusive offers almost always perform better because 1) they're only available for a short time, 2) they're discounted heavily (and free in this case), and 3) are based on a hot topic.
Two of the top requested features for our RSS to Email tool is 1) a widget to count the number of list subscribers and 2) new designs for our opt-in boxes.
Viola - they're here!
For the counter widget, we've created 4 designs to choose from in various colors. If you need an incentive to add it to your sidebar, we've also included your referral link in the image. That means if a visitor clicks on the counter and signs up to RevResponse, you'll earn 20% of their revenue for the first six months of their partnership.
You've worked hard to build your list. Now is the time to show it off. Here's how to add one of these counters to your site:
Step 1: Select the design you want to add from the selection above.
Step 2: Select the colors you'd like to match your site. Keep in mind the "Powered by RevResponse" text cannot be modified. In the first design, you can modify the color of the numbers & "subscribers" text as well as the blue background color. In the second, the green background can be changed as well as the "subscribers" text. For the third, you can select a color for the background color and border. Finally, the numbers in the fourth design can be altered.
Step 3: Email your Account Manager with the information above and they'll send a custom branded file with the code needed to add it. If there are specific hex colors you'd like to include, you can pass them along as well. A quick note if you don't like the colors you get back, you can modify them yourself in the HTML once you have the code.
Almost the same process goes for the opt-in boxes. There are 4 subscriber widgets to choose from. Select the color, size and email your account manager. You can also choose to remove the borders. Note: Sizes are not true to size.
We'll be adding these to the site momentarily. In the meantime, we wanted to let you know you can start taking advantage of them now.
Almost a million subscribers are in the process of being imported to our RSS to Email tool since we started our Switch to RevResponse bonus last month offering $100 for every 1,000 subscribers imported. Dozens of partners have gained relief from their FeedBurner's woes. One of which has already earned more than $1,500 in one week from our monetization feature.
If you're on the fence, here are some of the main reasons our partners have switched to our Feedburner Alternative and why you should as well before our $1,000 bonus offer runs out on Monday, November 12th:
They wanted to stop paying hundreds of dollars for an email campaign service. Our solution is completely free.
They were reassured our service does NOT mandate subscriber re-optins. This means they can safely substitute solutions without losing a single reader.
They liked the idea of previewing their email newsletter before wasting time considering a switch. To see yours in action, visit our Switch to RevResponse landing page.
They realized they didn't have to sacrifice customization or personalization from a free solution. We offer multiple newsletter templates, color customization, flexible delivery and even personalized headers from our in-house designers.
They liked the monetization angle and are already earning more than Google Adsense. To see how GlobalSecurity (one of our first partners to utilize the RSS to Email tool) generated over $30,000 the first year, download our RSS to Email tool case study. And of course, the $1,000 bonus we're offering hasn't hurt!
You might be wondering, "Well, I'm already set up on Feedburner or [insert your alternative here], how much time will it take to move everything over?" That's a great question and we put together a slidedeck you can view below that shows EXACTLY what it will take step-by-step.
The third quarter flew by and as we've done previously after Quarter 1 and Quarter 2, we diligently went over every lead and dollar you've generated over the last three months to extract the most useful performance data.
We looked at the most leads and revenue a partner has generated and shared their Quarter 3 records. We analyzed the leads to see where they came from, the types of company sizes selected and the job positions most frequently listed. We also compared our various monetization tools to see which came out on top.
And we didn't stop there. We went even deeper and you'll notice we also shared specific partner data such as how many applicants are actually accepted to our network, where they live and the highest a partner has generated in one month (which is over $23,000 by the way!).
Finally, we featured the RSS to Email tool and how well certain partners are doing by taking advantage of our Referral Program.
I'll be quiet now so you can take a look. We hope it will sprout ideas you can leverage. As always, your feedback and comments are always welcome!
What would YOUR newsletter look like with our tool?
Simply enter your RSS feed below and find out!
To find your RSS feed, look at the HTML source of your page and search for "RSS."
We all had high hopes for FeedBurner when it was acquired by the mighty Google back in 2007. Instead of thriving, it has dwindled before our eyes. In the last week alone, FeedBurner announced it will be shutting down its API and then content publishers long and wide lost their statistics. To add insult to injury, they also decided to stop offering Adsense for feeds a couple of days ago as well. The service has been neglected, unsupported and in return, it has become outdated.
RevResponse's RSS to Email Tool:
We're proud of the RSS to Email tool we launched last year. It has everything FeedBurner offers plus a little extra. Some of the features include:
If you're like me, you're tired of hoping FeedBurner is going to improve and you're ready to move on. Let's say you've decided to break up with FeedBurner and you want to take all your friends (ahem, subscribers) with you. How can it be done exactly?
That's what the presentation below answers. It's a step-by-step guide that visually shows you how to export your list without any fuss, so you can get to steppin'.
Just a quick note we'll be conducting scheduled maintenance on Monday, September 10th starting on 5pm EST/2pm PST. Our website, RevResponse.com, will be temporarily inaccessible. We wll be using the time to upgrade our Drupal platform to the latest version which will allow us to provide you with more features down the line (more on that soon). Everything else, including our offers and tools will NOT be affected. You can continue to promote our publications and utilize our services at TradePub
We currently anticipate it will take one hour to complete and we should be back up around 6pm. We appreciate your patience and can assure you the service will be restored as quickly as possible.
As always, please let us know if you have any questions or feedback.
