Earn Big Affiliate Profits From "404 Error" Pages:
It's not uncommon for people to mistype or misspell a URL web address, and when they do they typically end up at page that says something like:
"Sorry this page can not be found - 404 error."
When this happens, they often say to themselves "Opp's" and click the "Back: button, close the browser or surf off someplace else.
Well, instead of letting them just leave and missing a great promotional opportunity why not create a special "404" page that points people back to your affiliate link?
It's easy to do, works very and is easy to do too!
-> Here's how you can set up your own custom "404 Error" page: |
You do need a little bit of familiarity with HTML, in order to take advantage of this promotion tip, by if you don't know how to use HTML.
Your webmaster should be able to knock this out in less than two or three minutes.
Step 1: Create a new directory on your hard drive called: "404error"
Step 2: Using any html editor program like Microsoft Front Page, Dreamweaver etc, copy the text below and paste that copied text into a new HTML page:
<html>
<head>
<title>404 - Page Not Found</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
</head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000">
<table width="529" border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<p>Error 404 - Page Not Found</b></p>
<p>Sorry, but the web page you're looking for seems to have been moved.
</p>
<p>Here's a link that may help you find what you're looking for:
<a href="http://www.pctattletale.com/scripts/cbprotect.php?id=XXXXX">
Click Here To Continue</a></p>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
NOTE: Be sure that you change the XXXXX in the URL's in the code to your personal PC Tattletale affiliate ID and save as something like: 404pctt.htm so you can keep track of it.
Step 3: Now just upload this new 404pctt.htm page into the 404 error directory you created on your hard drive.
Step 4: Contact your web host and request that they redirect your 404 page errors to:
If you have any problems, just contact your web host. Most often they are willing to help you create a "404" directory on your web hosting server.
It's easy to do and only takes them a few minutes.
If you prefer to set up the 404 page yourself instead of relying on your web hosting provider to do it for you, click here.
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