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Affiliate Idea to Capitalize on the Gas Crisis

Posted by Shawn Collins on June 14th, 2008 | 16 Comments

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I just got back from running some errands and got an idea while filling up at the gas pump.

As the dollars ticked up at a rate of more than $4 per gallon, I thought his gas crisis could make for a good affiliate site.

After all, if people have to spend a gallon or three to get to the local mall, the cost to go shopping becomes prohibitive to lots of folks.

So I thought I’d put together a mall or coupon site that touched on the cost of gas as another reason to shop online.

Plus, the site could espouse the virtues of shopping online as a more green way to shop.

I was about to jump into WordTracker to research popular searches regarding gas, fuel, etc. to get ideas for a domain, and then I realized that I just don’t have time for a new project.

So here it is – a site I think could do well with the right positioning and PR efforts.

It’s all yours to leverage the unfavorable gas prices.

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16 Comments
  1. On June 14 @ 5:19 pm Mike Allen said

    Great idea. It's something I blogged about a year ago March — http://blog.shopping-bargains.com/2007/03/09/ti... (and I wrote that post up on $3/gal. gas) but haven't driven the point home. Even if one has to pay for shipping, it's usually still a bargain to shop online over driving to the mall.

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  2. On June 14 @ 5:22 pm Gyutae Park said

    Hey Shawn,
    That's a nice idea… Gas prices are just ridiculous these days (although it's cheapest here in NJ), but like you said it can be leveraged to start a nice affiliate marketing campaign.

    You're giving away a great idea but I think it's general enough for a lot of people to adopt it. Thanks!

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  3. On June 14 @ 9:09 pm Des "TechWatcher" said

    Hey Shawn,
    Interesting thought – would be worth exploring. Another thought – maybe it is time to promote green products!
    cheers,
    Des
    Tech trends Analysis TechWatch

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  4. On June 15 @ 10:17 am Shawn Collins said

    What part of NJ are you in?

    It's not cheap in Union County.

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  5. On June 15 @ 3:56 pm Ty Gideon said

    Its Actually the cheapest here in Missouri. Great idea Shaun.. ill see what i can do with it!

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  6. On June 15 @ 3:56 pm Ty Gideon said

    Its Actually the cheapest here in Missouri. Great idea Shaun.. ill see what i can do with it!

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  7. On June 16 @ 2:06 am gaspumptips22 said

    If your car has books, golf clubs, tools, clothes etc, take them out of your car. Extra weight means it takes more fuel to get up to speed.

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  8. On June 16 @ 2:06 am gaspumptips22 said

    If your car has books, golf clubs, tools, clothes etc, take them out of your car. Extra weight means it takes more fuel to get up to speed.

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  9. On June 16 @ 2:02 pm Allie Fox said

    Someone already beat you to it :)
    http://fuellinks.com

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  10. On June 16 @ 2:02 pm Allie Fox said

    Someone already beat you to it :)
    http://fuellinks.com

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  11. On June 16 @ 2:30 pm Shawn Collins said

    Law 3 of the 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing – The Law of the Mind…

    It's better to be first in the mind than to be first in the marketplace.

    I don't think that domain conveys anything and the homepage is busy. The game is wide open.

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  12. On June 16 @ 2:30 pm Shawn Collins said

    Law 3 of the 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing – The Law of the Mind…

    It's better to be first in the mind than to be first in the marketplace.

    I don't think that domain conveys anything and the homepage is busy. The game is wide open.

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  13. On September 2 @ 9:02 pm cole ryan said

    Shawn…that's really witty.

    We're also trying to come up with some good banners for autopartswarehouse affiliate program on how consumers can save gas and increase car mileage with a few car part enhancements

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  14. On September 2 @ 11:02 pm cole ryan said

    Shawn…that's really witty.

    We're also trying to come up with some good banners for autopartswarehouse affiliate program on how consumers can save gas and increase car mileage with a few car part enhancements

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  15. On November 17 @ 3:18 am uwak said

    the gas already down now……but the topic still having high attention…..

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  16. On January 16 @ 6:20 pm Evgeni Kostitsyn said

    Eat more beans to produce more gas!

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