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  1. Retired_member41

    Retired_member41 Retired Member

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    I've just saw again on the news the story about the dodgy jockeys, and at the winning post they have shown all day, there is a huge advert for a web site called freebetting.co.uk

    Typical blog/affiliate site and wordpress to boot.

    Just thought I would mention it as its a good domain advertised in the right place.

    Well done those people I say.
     
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    @ caz, I've not watched any tv, what item on the news concerning which jockeys are you referring to?
     
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    It has been on sky news, 1 jockey banned for 12 years I think, a lady for 2 years and someone called quinn for 6 months.

    Betting scams and holding horses back it said.

    The freebetting was at the winning post of one of the races, looked really good, I only checked it out as it seemed in a great position for a domain that sounded unusual lol
     
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    Thats what caught my eye, I thought wow that must have cost a fortune, and couldnt not work out how free betting would work.

    As i said earlier, good to see a site similar to lots of ones I have seen on here doing so well.

    Think I will have to stick to a banner at the schools egg and spoon race with my budget lol
     
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    They advertise at a fair few courses. I've seen their winning post ad countless times. I can only think that they must get so many people signing up that it makes it worthwhile? That's the benefit of having a memorable name I guess. That's partly why I bought outsider .co.uk .
     
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    freebets / co / uk used to advertise all over the place 4-5 years ago, at Cheltenham / Grand National at the courses on huge screens etc it's not that new tbh but I still think it's a great way to market.
     
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    FreeBetting.co.uk have been advertising on course for a good couple of years now. Ideal domain to do it with, really. Race course advertising, sponsoring races (which freebetting.co.uk do a lot of - http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=e...pl=18113l21712l0l21768l24l11l0l0l0l0l0l0ll0l0) and such, isn't as expensive as you'd probably imagine. Carlise Racecourse, for example, quoted me £1,000 for a 32ft x 4ft hoarding in the home straight for 12 months.

    More often than not it'll be rolled into an overall package which includes hospitality etc at a meeting or two.
     
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    i saw the freebetting site advertised on racing channel at a mates house
    was allover track
    it works as you cannot forget domain
    surprised how cheap rates are tbh

    apparently tv adverts themselves have come right down as so many channels
     
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    explains the interest on freebettings.co.uk :)
     
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    Smart idea.

    Free bets can be big money for affiliates. If you send decent traffic to a bookie they'll give you a lifetime 40% share of player loss. Ie a fair chunk of money.

    With that said, the free bet market is pretty oversaturated so it'd be hard to break into it right now.
     
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    Caz eggandspoonrace.co.uk is FTR :lol:

    I have seen that ad for about the last 2 years now, I guess anything with a ROI that's bigger than the outlay will keep going until it runs its course.
     
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    Pun intended?
     
  16. doodlebug United Kingdom

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    No but lol :lol:
     
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