Let’s Get Creative! This Is How To Engage Viewers On Sweeva!
I’ve been sitting on my soap box during the past few weeks and begging Sweeva users to engage their fellow surfers. I’ve been describing how to do it, but I thought today I would show people and explain how to create engaging squeeze and splash pages in a VERY easy to follow method.
The first thing I did was create a basic splash page. Now I use my own server but you can use the free HTML editor at T.E. Toolbox. This serves the purpose and is very easy to use. You want to create something that fits within the surf window at Sweeva too, so make sure it fits in the fold properly.
Next, you will want to create a free account at uStream. When you get your free account all set up, you will want to create a show. Simply click ‘Create A Show’ and fill out the form. It doesn’t matter what you call it, but use a bit of creative thinking here.
Next, you will need the code for the show to stick it on your page. The options are in the ‘Your Shows’ of the uStream account. Scroll down and look to the right side of the page, it’ll say ‘Share Your Show’ and then ‘Live Embed’. Copy that code.
Paste that code in your newly created splash page at T.E. Toolbox. Now I know the code looks funky and there’s a LOT going on but look for the part of the code that says “value=”autoplay=false&” . Don’t worry, I know this sounds techy, but it’s a very easy step.
Simply change where it reads ‘false’ to ‘true’. That’s it. Replace the word false with true. What this does is let your live stream play automatically when people come to your splash page.
Save your splash page, edit it as you see fit and make any changes to really grab people’s attention. And that’s it. Now once your page is added to Sweeva, wait for the bid to be accepted and then ENGAGE the Sweeva browsers. Grab their attention, give them incentive to opt into your mailing list or click a link. Ask them to post their thoughts in the chat box. TALK to them!
Remember, using live video separates you from 99.9% of the other advertisers and people really appreciate the fact that you are trying to work with them. Be creative and have fun. I know this seems like a little bit of work, and yes, it does require a little bit of copy and pasting. But it WORKS! I have been using a uStream page all this morning in Sweeva and have been interacting and building relationships with dozens of viewers.
No regular splash page can do that!
Here’s my example, feel free to poke around and look at the code of how I did it. You can do this as well, it doesn’t cost a penny and it will make you stick out so much in Sweeva and around the traffic exchanges!
