How To Launch Your Own "Free Plus Shipping" Offer in 6 Simple Steps

A free plus shipping offer is a really simple way to get a lot of new customers by offering them a small physical product for just a small shipping fee. In this video, we'll walk you through how to create your own "free plus shipping" product from scratch, in 6 easy steps.

Step 1: Your Item Idea

The key is to think of something related to your main product and something your customer would benefit from. (ie a guitar is your main product so you are offering free plus shipping guitar picks).

Remember you are trying to add to the value of your main product! The easiest product for this is a small, self-written report giving more information about a topic related to your main product. Examples could be:

Step 2: Writing the report

I usually do this on a google doc so I can edit it while i'm on the go and share it with my team. The title of your report will become the outline! Don't worry about being a perfect writer; just make sure your content is valuable to your customer. This part usually takes about 3-4 days.

Step 3: Get your report designed

We highly recommend using 99Designs for this step. They are extremely helpful and cost-efficient. You want your report to look professional so your customers trust the information you are trying to share.

Step 4: Get it printed

There are a lot of options for getting your report printed, but we prefer to use Vervante.

You want to make sure you ask that your pamphlet be printed in a saddle stitch booklet, on #28 card stock and in digital color. That will ensure your report looks and feels professional, and your customer will feel like they received something truly valuable. After you give Vervante the info they need, they'll send you a proof for you to approve and then you're good to go!

Step 5: Creating a landing page for your new report

Here's the good news on this step: you don't need anything complicated! As long as you have a solid landing page that includes the 7 major sales elements, you are good to go.

This is what marketers call a sales page. We use SamCart to do this because they follow the seven part sales page model which has been proven to be effective!

Plus, when you use SamCart, the credit card form is on the same page which helps conversion.

Step 6: Link SamCart and Vervente with Zapier

We use Zapier to connect SamCart and Vervente because it's easy to use and once it's automated you don't have to think about it again!

All you have to do is create a Zapier account and create a new "zap" to signal every time a customer purchases your new report. After filling in a little bit of information, you can sit back and let your automation work for you.

And that's it! You're done! This whole process should take about 3 weeks if you are focused. A little bit of effort will go a LONG way!

Want to see some of these in action?

Here's our 3 highest converting "free plus shipping" offers right now:

1.) The 1 Page Blueprint

2.) The Going Pro Manifesto

3.) The Ultimate Upsell Script

Launch your own free plus shipping offer today by trying SamCart for free here https://www.samcart.com/

FAQ

What is a free plus shipping offer?

A free plus shipping offer is a marketing strategy where you offer a free product or service in exchange for the customer paying for shipping. This type of offer can be a great way to attract new customers and increase sales.

How do I launch a free plus shipping offer?

To launch a free plus shipping offer, you need to choose a product, write a report, design the report, get it printed, create a landing page, and link SamCart and Vervante with Zapier.