Hi,
I got a free review of OTWU’s Yahoo Buzz service.
I was “placed” in the morning hours, and for a brief period of time the buzz entry did hit the front page of Yahoo Buzz. It didn’t last long, but during that time there was a substantial traffic spike to the site that was tagged…….about 30% higher than normal.
The buzz entry was also on the hot list under the submitted category for several hours.
This is a very interesting service that does deliver traffic. The next time I do something like this, I’d likely craft a specific informational landing page specifically for this promotion, in order to tune up the buzz-worthiness. You don’t want to be simply pointing to a page on your site – and I can also see that you don’t want to point at your home page, due to the nature of Yahoo Buzz.
If you’re going to use this service, take some time to craft a Yahoo Buzz-specific page on your site for it, so you can funnel traffic and add conversion elements (depending on what your ultimate goal is…….retail, affiliate, or other).
I was very happy with the placement of the buzz – OTWU delivered as promised, kept in good communication (kept me updated on placement and front page presence).
Very pleased with the service and highly recommended (but just be sure to keep the thoughts above in mind before blasting away with this).
N~