Hi:
Have you ever noticed the number of people that have
www.parentcompany.com/?affiliateid in their signature file?
Let's be honest - those don't really get clicked on very much, do they? Nope. So, here's some tips.
1) First of all, pretend you're paying for a classified ad, and ALL you get to run is one line. That's it. ONE. You'd want that one line to be VERY effective, yes?
Think of things that would make people curious, or address something that's very important to them. I usually start writing ideas on paper. Good old brainstorming. Write about 50 of them. More if you can. As you get going, you'll find yourself taking a previous line, and changing one word, or re-arranging words.
2) Now, let's make it an html link. On your keyboard, you'll see html "arrows" - they look like this < >
On most computers, they are above the period and comma. In this example, I'm going to use square brackets so you can see the code, instead of just the link. Where you see square brackets, substitute the pointy ones. Okay? Here's what a link looks like.
[a href=""] Your Line Here
[/a]
Put your "one liner" where it says 'your line here' -- then put your website url in between the quotation marks.
The code would look like this;
[a href="http://www.lindacaroll.com/why-websites-fail.html
"] Find Out Why Websites Fail
[/a]
What people will SEE is this;
Find Out Why Websites Fail
Create a few of them and save them in a notepad so you can test them.
3) Go into your Adland profile. Click the "next" button until you get to the part where you can change your signature file.
Paste your "code" in. Save it. Then go back and look at any of your posts to see if it looks right. If you need to change it, go back into your profile to do that.
Why create an interesting sig file?
You want to make profit, yes? You can't do that if no one goes to your website. An interesting link gets more clicks than an uninteresting one. Thus, a good signature file can increate your visits, which can increase your profits.
: )
Linda
P.S. Trying to pick the best line? Post some of your ideas here. We'll help! Don't forget to tell us what you sell, too.
ie; Post something like "I sell widgets, and these are the sig-lines I'm trying to choose from...