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eyeflare · 2 years ago

I saw this one on my Good Magazine feed right away. It's certainly a good way to drive traffic - I took a look to find out what was on the site 'mentioned' with magic marker.

While titilating, the video doesn't actually show anything objectionable (unless you're a puritan, that is). It's just enough to have geeky types salivating, clicking, and Digging...

Now, could this technique be used outside of the skin flick industry?

Does it drive traffic (to either site) that converts?

AndyBeard · 2 years ago

In the video they didn't have conversion figures for the sites in question, but I assume some of it must convert.

Lots of Social Media Marketing experts suggest it is possible to linkbait for any industry, and this one in particular isn't notorious for free links - Yahoo for instance only reports around 40 links to her domain currently.

eyeflare · 2 years ago

I saw this one on my Good Magazine feed right away. It's certainly a good way to drive traffic - I took a look to find out what was on the site 'mentioned' with magic marker.

While titilating, the video doesn't actually show anything objectionable (unless you're a puritan, that is). It's just enough to have geeky types salivating, clicking, and Digging...

Now, could this technique be used outside of the skin flick industry?

Does it drive traffic (to either site) that converts?

AndyBeard · 2 years ago

In the video they didn't have conversion figures for the sites in question, but I assume some of it must convert.

Lots of Social Media Marketing experts suggest it is possible to linkbait for any industry, and this one in particular isn't notorious for free links - Yahoo for instance only reports around 40 links to her domain currently.

AgentSully · 2 years ago

Interesting post. Thanks for the support today!

AgentSully · 2 years ago

Interesting post. Thanks for the support today!

Halfdeck · 2 years ago

Porn is about the hardest thing to link bait. Even with all this branding, people are still scared shitless to link directly to her site in the fear of placing themselves in a bad neighborhood. So this is really traffic bait - but if she manages to get some links out of it, good for her.

Halfdeck · 2 years ago

Porn is about the hardest thing to link bait. Even with all this branding, people are still scared shitless to link directly to her site in the fear of placing themselves in a bad neighborhood. So this is really traffic bait - but if she manages to get some links out of it, good for her.

maurizio · 2 years ago

I already wrote this comment on another blog, but I thought it could be useful even here if someone is wondering how profitable is that market:

http://familysafemedia.com/pornography_statisti...
http://www.blazinggrace.org/pornstatistics.htm
http://internet-filter-review.toptenreviews.com...

maurizio · 2 years ago

I already wrote this comment on another blog, but I thought it could be useful even here if someone is wondering how profitable is that market:

http://familysafemedia.com/pornography_statisti...
http://www.blazinggrace.org/pornstatistics.htm
http://internet-filter-review.toptenreviews.com...

Grace · 2 years ago

That genre of websites makes the highest income and get the most hits. There was a study on that topic recently.

AndyBeard · 2 years ago

This is not specific to the industry, but more the power of a URL mentioned in a video that went viral.

Something similar would be possible for other industries, possibly not with quite enough success, or potentially more if it would actually generate links.

I did see one internet marketing blog attribute all this traffic to the video appearing on John Chow's blog.

I think appearing on Techcrunch, and the listings above might have played a larger role.

Grace · 2 years ago

That genre of websites makes the highest income and get the most hits. There was a study on that topic recently.

AndyBeard · 2 years ago

This is not specific to the industry, but more the power of a URL mentioned in a video that went viral.

Something similar would be possible for other industries, possibly not with quite enough success, or potentially more if it would actually generate links.

I did see one internet marketing blog attribute all this traffic to the video appearing on John Chow's blog.

I think appearing on Techcrunch, and the listings above might have played a larger role.

mblair · 2 years ago

Pretty clever.. I guess you could call this MMM (magic marker marketing).

mblair · 2 years ago

Pretty clever.. I guess you could call this MMM (magic marker marketing).

Bucky · 2 years ago

Magic Marker Marketing.... I like that. :)

I guess the challenge is finding a hot and willing participant...well, maybe not to much of a challenge.

$$ talks!

Bucky · 2 years ago

Magic Marker Marketing.... I like that. :)

I guess the challenge is finding a hot and willing participant...well, maybe not to much of a challenge.

$$ talks!

guilherme · 2 years ago

great ideas!

guilherme · 2 years ago

great ideas!

Maki · 2 years ago

I liked the video. I'm sure Good Magazine would have gotten a lot more traffic if their URL was written on the woman's body instead of being placed as an afternote.

I was one of those who typed in her URL instead of Good Magazine's for some reason.. damn masculine reflex. ^-^

Maki · 2 years ago

I liked the video. I'm sure Good Magazine would have gotten a lot more traffic if their URL was written on the woman's body instead of being placed as an afternote.

I was one of those who typed in her URL instead of Good Magazine's for some reason.. damn masculine reflex. ^-^

Ali · 2 years ago

Yeah this was easy to get on top of digg, which is mostly made up of 825,000 13 - 15 year olds pubescent boys.

Even the top blogs couldn't help but posting it up, because then there readers would say - Why didn't you post it up? Like they're obliged to.

Magic Marker Marketing indeed!

Ali · 2 years ago

Yeah this was easy to get on top of digg, which is mostly made up of 825,000 13 - 15 year olds pubescent boys.

Even the top blogs couldn't help but posting it up, because then there readers would say - Why didn't you post it up? Like they're obliged to.

Magic Marker Marketing indeed!

Sam · 2 years ago

I thought it was a clever marketing ploy. Maybe it'll turn into a fad and everyone will go nuts with sharpies, writing their website on their forehead?

Shawn · 2 years ago

You gotta write it on somewhere other than the forehead though...and ya gotta be a pretty female for it to work.

Sam · 2 years ago

I thought it was a clever marketing ploy. Maybe it'll turn into a fad and everyone will go nuts with sharpies, writing their website on their forehead?

Shawn · 2 years ago

You gotta write it on somewhere other than the forehead though...and ya gotta be a pretty female for it to work.

billboard pro · 1 year ago

Pure slutty genious w/ the skin billboards. Makes me want to drop my perception of morality in the can and make some scrilly-scratch

billboard pro · 1 year ago

Pure slutty genious w/ the skin billboards. Makes me want to drop my perception of morality in the can and make some scrilly-scratch