How CPA Allowed Me To Quit My Job.

honestbizpro · 02-16-2009, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by scottspfd82

I was working a sales job about a year and a half ago. I was selling pianos, so as you can probably imagine the store wasn't exactly overflowing with prospective customers.

So, I had plenty of time to learn all about internet marketing.

My very first foray into adwords + CPA was a HUGE success. I took the "webfetti" offer on Azoogle, it's a myspace toolbar, bid on one keyword on the content network "myspace", and proceeded to make about $5,000 that month off of that ONE KEYWORD.

I quit my job shortly after that. The webfetti gravy train didn't last long, and I ventured into other niches, insurance, information, education, and dating.

Dating is still my bread and butter. The networks pay $2-$4 for a free sign up, and believe me, convincing single guys to sign up for a free lead in hopes they'll get laid is, and always will be, an easy sell.

One of these days we'll look back and call these the "Good Old Days" of affiliate marketing.

So for you guys who aren't getting involved and trying new things, I recommend you start now. My first attempt was a huge success. I've had many failures since then, but I've learned from them all.

It's only going to get harder from this point on, so I'd recommend that you new guys get started as soon as possible. There's money to be made right now. No one knows where affiliate marketing will be in 10 years, I'm cashing in while I can, I recommend that you do the same.

Good luck!

-Scott

Older Thread, but definitely worth bumping!

Plant the seeds now...harvest soon after.

ZenTraveler · 02-18-2009, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by JayJayHa

Great success Story!! I made 30k my first week with CPA offers. Hit me via PM and i will personally train you.

Can you send me a PM or message on one of my Web 2.0 profiles... I don't have enough posts yet to PM you.

Thanks in advance,
Zen

stevenlean · 02-19-2009, 07:57 AM

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Build a list

PPC >> to >> squeeze page >> to >> CPA offers

Use CPA offers to monetize your list.

... and, even use your own products to sell to that list

do JV's and build the niche list even larger

add in membership sites on the backend.

this sums up the entire concept in a few sentences where one could write a book to sell.

Great share Eric!

Scott Hewitt · 03-27-2009, 09:31 PM

Looks like a winner!

syncjam · 03-28-2009, 02:27 PM

Any other good links anyone has for a newbie like me? Step by step would help.

Scott Hewitt · 04-12-2009, 11:10 AM

I've got to get this rockin'

honestbizpro · 04-12-2009, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Scott Hewitt

I've got to get this rockin'

Yea Scott,

You will not regret it. The more you learn (and put into action), the more you will make.

I like this old comment....

Originally Posted by Luke Sample
I've said this before, but I don't think PPC is the best choice to making the greatest amount with CPA. That is coming from a huge adwords and PPC spender too.

CPA is all about creativity...and getting huge amounts of free traffic to convert. Don't get me wrong, PPC is great and I love it, but by far not the best choice for CPA.

aekaplan · 04-12-2009, 10:31 PM

Lots of people are disparaging PPC on here.

I want people to be sure... there are lots of folks out there pulling in literally over $1,000/day profit because of PPC.

If you want a ton of traffic fast, and you DON'T have a list, it would seem that PPC is the way to go (especially if you can't afford media buys).

I'm spending easily $100-$150/day on Adwords, and that's nothing! But it's well worth the spend, I promise ;-)

Brad Mc Bard · 04-13-2009, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by JayJayHa

Great success Story!! I made 30k my first week with CPA offers. Hit me via PM and i will personally train you.

$30K on your first week doing CPA?
(shrugs... oh well...)

honestbizpro · 04-13-2009, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by blackhatcodebreaker

$30K on your first week doing CPA?
(shrugs... oh well...)

Yea this CPA thing is pretty amazing...Coaches out of no where....AC thread shows people struggling still after 8 weeks and thousands of dollars later, and some are making $1400 a day? Wow.

That 30k in a week means over 4 Grand a day.

Crazy thing is..is that there is alot of truth and alot of BS at the same time.

SFranklin · 04-13-2009, 02:17 PM

Thanks for your story

it is very encouraging. I am just starting my very first CPA campaign and I hope it does as good as yours!

metafever · 04-13-2009, 02:22 PM

Makes me want to go try the dating offers!

Thanks mate!

dwrglobal · 04-13-2009, 03:19 PM

Thanks for such a brilliant story Scott.. Very encouraging indeed..

hunterron · 04-14-2009, 01:33 AM

I want to try this, but I am clueless about much of what has been discussed so far. CPA? I know what PPC means. Is it possible to get some kind of "dummies" information via ebook, or perhaps I could use a mentor. Just FYI, I am very sceptical of anyone claiming to be making $1000 a day. However, I am a restaurant manager and would like to quit my job. I would have to be able to replace an income of about $55,000 a year. Is this REALLY possible, or is this just something someone will tell me I can do in order to sell me something?

aekaplan · 04-14-2009, 02:09 AM

Believe the hype hunterron. It takes work, dedication, and 100% belief, but I WILL be making $1,000/day by September...

In terms of learning - everything you need to know is here or on similar forums starting with WF.

If you want to replace a $55,000 job, it IS possible, but it requires work. It's not just a get rich quick scheme. You're going to have to put up money, long hours, and also know that none of us can predict where this industry will be in 2 years. My plan is to get in hard, make as much money as I possibly can as quickly as I can, and then see what happens. I'm not anticipating that I'll be able to do this for the rest of my life - but it's working now, and it's definitely possible to make a full-time living... I made nearly $1,000 this week in profit - if I can keep that up, that amounts to your job as restaurant manager! But no guarantees - I could see that drop to zero tomorrow, or I could see it triple. Depends on the work, and testing, and testing, and more testing. I wish you the best of luck!

hunterron · 04-14-2009, 04:59 AM

I am not afraid of work, or long hours. When you say "put up money", how much money am I going to need to invest to get started?

MIB Mastermind · 04-14-2009, 05:11 AM

Great story scott, I hope you have continued success.

aekaplan · 04-14-2009, 01:17 PM

You don't just "put up" a block of money, but in initial spending for domains, hosting, sites, and ad testing I would say $500-1000.

taylor44 · 04-16-2009, 12:26 PM

Thanks for motivational story, keep up the great posts

multimastery · 04-17-2009, 11:05 PM

Great thread! When doing PPC to market CPA how do you actually implement the Adwords conversion tracking code on the offer to determine if your paid traffic is actually converting and making you a profit?

laguna1811 · 04-18-2009, 02:26 AM

great post scott, congrates on you huge success!

FredJones · 04-18-2009, 03:07 AM

Scott, thanks for sharing. I have been running Adsense and didn't even manage to buy shoestrings from what I still think is a really great site in terms of content (and by that I mean a really great site in terms of content) - one that is going to stay for years simply due to its sheer content value. The money earning is still almost 0 every day, including absolutely 0 on some days. That is fine, now that I realize the site is good, I am no longer interested in money from it, in my career goals it might go much beyond what money can buy with a bit of luck.

Having said all that, I don't mean I am not interested in earning enough to quit a day job. So, your story comes as a great inspiration. And I hope many of us also get to where you could go today!

Good luck.

honestbizpro · 04-18-2009, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by KenNwankwo

Eric,

Your advice is great! I love that instruction.

I'm working on doing CPA full time coupled with my IM biz.

I know I will be a success very soon.

Guys, I will come here to tell you my own success story with CPA.

Ken Nwankwo

You have the right idea Ken, Make CPA a part of your Overall Internet Marketing Arsenal. That way when the fast paced world wide web changes you can adapt right along with it without total reliance on one source of income.

ring69 · 04-20-2009, 12:34 PM

this is what makes the world a better place ^^

jrptr · 04-20-2009, 02:28 PM

Nice one mate, I'm fairly new at this and need all the help i can get

Thanks for the info

p307ig · 05-05-2009, 07:54 AM

JayJayHa,
since I only have 6 entries so far and thus cannot PM you, I would like to ask you to get in touch with me this way.
Best regards from Germany

03-27-2009, 09:31 PM	#54
Scott Hewitt MrCoffeeman War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Guelph, Canada. Posts: 18 Thanks: 9 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How CPA Allowed Me To Quit My Job. Looks like a winner!

03-28-2009, 02:27 PM	#55
syncjam HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 142 Thanks: 95 Thanked 14 Times in 10 Posts	Re: How CPA Allowed Me To Quit My Job. Any other good links anyone has for a newbie like me? Step by step would help.

04-12-2009, 11:10 AM	#56
Scott Hewitt MrCoffeeman War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Guelph, Canada. Posts: 18 Thanks: 9 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How CPA Allowed Me To Quit My Job. I've got to get this rockin'

04-12-2009, 10:31 PM	#58
aekaplan HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 144 Thanks: 25 Thanked 16 Times in 7 Posts	Re: How CPA Allowed Me To Quit My Job. Lots of people are disparaging PPC on here. I want people to be sure... there are lots of folks out there pulling in literally over $1,000/day profit because of PPC. If you want a ton of traffic fast, and you DON'T have a list, it would seem that PPC is the way to go (especially if you can't afford media buys). I'm spending easily $100-$150/day on Adwords, and that's nothing! But it's well worth the spend, I promise ;-)

04-13-2009, 02:17 PM	#61
SFranklin Active Warrior Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Denver CO USA Posts: 51 Thanks: 47 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: How CPA Allowed Me To Quit My Job. Thanks for your story it is very encouraging. I am just starting my very first CPA campaign and I hope it does as good as yours!

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metafever makemoney War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Internet Posts: 581 Thanks: 40 Thanked 101 Times in 28 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: How CPA Allowed Me To Quit My Job. Makes me want to go try the dating offers! Thanks mate!
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04-13-2009, 03:19 PM	#63
dwrglobal HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 132 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts Social Networking	Re: How CPA Allowed Me To Quit My Job. Thanks for such a brilliant story Scott.. Very encouraging indeed..
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04-14-2009, 01:33 AM	#64
hunterron Warrior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: How CPA Allowed Me To Quit My Job. I want to try this, but I am clueless about much of what has been discussed so far. CPA? I know what PPC means. Is it possible to get some kind of "dummies" information via ebook, or perhaps I could use a mentor. Just FYI, I am very sceptical of anyone claiming to be making $1000 a day. However, I am a restaurant manager and would like to quit my job. I would have to be able to replace an income of about $55,000 a year. Is this REALLY possible, or is this just something someone will tell me I can do in order to sell me something?

04-14-2009, 02:09 AM	#65
aekaplan HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 144 Thanks: 25 Thanked 16 Times in 7 Posts	Re: How CPA Allowed Me To Quit My Job. Believe the hype hunterron. It takes work, dedication, and 100% belief, but I WILL be making $1,000/day by September... In terms of learning - everything you need to know is here or on similar forums starting with WF. If you want to replace a $55,000 job, it IS possible, but it requires work. It's not just a get rich quick scheme. You're going to have to put up money, long hours, and also know that none of us can predict where this industry will be in 2 years. My plan is to get in hard, make as much money as I possibly can as quickly as I can, and then see what happens. I'm not anticipating that I'll be able to do this for the rest of my life - but it's working now, and it's definitely possible to make a full-time living... I made nearly $1,000 this week in profit - if I can keep that up, that amounts to your job as restaurant manager! But no guarantees - I could see that drop to zero tomorrow, or I could see it triple. Depends on the work, and testing, and testing, and more testing. I wish you the best of luck!

04-14-2009, 04:59 AM	#66
hunterron Warrior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: How CPA Allowed Me To Quit My Job. I am not afraid of work, or long hours. When you say "put up money", how much money am I going to need to invest to get started?

04-14-2009, 05:11 AM	#67
MIB Mastermind "Mastermind Marketer" Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Sunny Scotland Posts: 419 Thanks: 12 Thanked 38 Times in 30 Posts	Re: How CPA Allowed Me To Quit My Job. Great story scott, I hope you have continued success.

04-14-2009, 01:17 PM	#68
aekaplan HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 144 Thanks: 25 Thanked 16 Times in 7 Posts	Re: How CPA Allowed Me To Quit My Job. You don't just "put up" a block of money, but in initial spending for domains, hosting, sites, and ad testing I would say $500-1000.

04-16-2009, 12:26 PM	#69
taylor44 Warrior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 9 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How CPA Allowed Me To Quit My Job. Thanks for motivational story, keep up the great posts

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04-18-2009, 02:26 AM	#71
laguna1811 Active Warrior Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Malaysia Posts: 43 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Contact Info	Re: How CPA Allowed Me To Quit My Job. great post scott, congrates on you huge success!

04-18-2009, 03:07 AM	#72
FredJones GegeTech Consultants War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,395 Thanks: 218 Thanked 471 Times in 243 Posts	Re: How CPA Allowed Me To Quit My Job. Scott, thanks for sharing. I have been running Adsense and didn't even manage to buy shoestrings from what I still think is a really great site in terms of content (and by that I mean a really great site in terms of content) - one that is going to stay for years simply due to its sheer content value. The money earning is still almost 0 every day, including absolutely 0 on some days. That is fine, now that I realize the site is good, I am no longer interested in money from it, in my career goals it might go much beyond what money can buy with a bit of luck. Having said all that, I don't mean I am not interested in earning enough to quit a day job. So, your story comes as a great inspiration. And I hope many of us also get to where you could go today! Good luck.

04-20-2009, 12:34 PM	#74
ring69 Warrior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Portugal Posts: 22 Thanks: 7 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How CPA Allowed Me To Quit My Job. this is what makes the world a better place ^^

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jrptr Active Warrior Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: , , United Kingdom. Posts: 47 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Contact Info	Re: How CPA Allowed Me To Quit My Job. Nice one mate, I'm fairly new at this and need all the help i can get Thanks for the info
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05-05-2009, 07:54 AM	#76
p307ig HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Germany, City of Hattingen Posts: 190 Thanks: 25 Thanked 40 Times in 37 Posts	Re: How CPA Allowed Me To Quit My Job. JayJayHa, since I only have 6 entries so far and thus cannot PM you, I would like to ask you to get in touch with me this way. Best regards from Germany