Offer caps are keeping me awake

Freeman77 · 10-26-2010, 10:45 AM

I have a couple profitable campaigns that have offer caps. They both typically reach their cap some time in the evening. One resets at 11PM, which is fine. The other is with Neverblue, which is based in Vancouver, and resets at 2AM for me (my timezone is CST).

I tell myself I'll just resume my campaign when I wake up, but inevitably I have a hard time going to sleep when I know that if I just stay up a little later, it'll make me money. Unfortunately, I can't set my campaigns to resume at a specific time (not without some automation software...).

mtmjohn · 10-26-2010, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Freeman77

I have a couple profitable campaigns that have offer caps. They both typically reach their cap some time in the evening. One resets at 11PM, which is fine. The other is with Neverblue, which is based in Vancouver, and resets at 2AM for me (my timezone is CST).

I tell myself I'll just resume my campaign when I wake up, but inevitably I have a hard time going to sleep when I know that if I just stay up a little later, it'll make me money. Unfortunately, I can't set my campaigns to resume at a specific time (not without some automation software...).

That's really annoying. How about work with the advertisers directly?

COPEAC Stephen · 10-26-2010, 10:57 AM

I'm always curious to find out about sleeping patterns for publishers, issues like this seem to make it impossible to have a normal sleeping pattern...

If you're offer is live with one network, there's a chance it may be live elsewhere, and maybe the network inst hitting it's CAP...have you reached out to competing networks to see if they have the offer with more room available so you don't have to become nocturnal?

PrivateCitizen · 10-26-2010, 11:37 AM

What are offer caps? Should I be afraid of them if I'm marketing offline?

COPEAC Stephen · 10-26-2010, 12:16 PM

Offer CAP's - limits the amount of volume on an offer a publisher / network can send to the ADV...

Could be a result of the advertisers processing not being able to handle the volume, for cash flow reasons, the ADV only has a few buyers of the leads on the back end and doesn't need an unlimited amount of leads, ETC.

sharp · 10-26-2010, 12:44 PM

?!! If you're doing well at it then $200 to sleep again is a no brainer.
WinAutomation. That is your friend. Get it (today), and they will totally help you setup the task if you need (your task is quite simple so you'll get it fine). It can do many, many, things, but this one is a walk in the park and well worth it alone.

Congrats. Now go find some other networks with the same offer and set a rotator so you don't hit the cap on any of them. ; )

CPA Munky · 10-26-2010, 02:12 PM

Hello mate, why don't you get talking to your Account Manager? Explain your situation and I'm sure they'll help.

Freeman77 · 10-26-2010, 02:45 PM

Thanks for the above suggestions. In both cases, the offers are exclusive, so no other networks have them. I've worked with this particular advertiser directly before, so I'll write them today to see what we can do.

@Sharp - Thank you for your suggestiot about WinAutomation. I'd certainly invest 200 bucks if it can address this problem. I've tried automation software in the past for other tasks, and I haven't had success due to lack of patience

However, if they'll help me out, that sounds great.

10-26-2010, 10:45 AM	#1
Freeman77 IM GENIUS War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 522 Thanks: 17 Thanked 51 Times in 37 Posts	Offer caps are keeping me awake I have a couple profitable campaigns that have offer caps. They both typically reach their cap some time in the evening. One resets at 11PM, which is fine. The other is with Neverblue, which is based in Vancouver, and resets at 2AM for me (my timezone is CST). I tell myself I'll just resume my campaign when I wake up, but inevitably I have a hard time going to sleep when I know that if I just stay up a little later, it'll make me money. Unfortunately, I can't set my campaigns to resume at a specific time (not without some automation software...).

10-26-2010, 10:57 AM	#3
COPEAC Stephen HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 352 Thanks: 0 Thanked 47 Times in 41 Posts Contact Info	Re: Offer caps are keeping me awake I'm always curious to find out about sleeping patterns for publishers, issues like this seem to make it impossible to have a normal sleeping pattern... If you're offer is live with one network, there's a chance it may be live elsewhere, and maybe the network inst hitting it's CAP...have you reached out to competing networks to see if they have the offer with more room available so you don't have to become nocturnal?

10-26-2010, 11:37 AM	#4
PrivateCitizen HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 195 Thanks: 18 Thanked 38 Times in 25 Posts	Re: Offer caps are keeping me awake What are offer caps? Should I be afraid of them if I'm marketing offline?

10-26-2010, 12:16 PM	#5
COPEAC Stephen HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 352 Thanks: 0 Thanked 47 Times in 41 Posts Contact Info	Re: Offer caps are keeping me awake Offer CAP's - limits the amount of volume on an offer a publisher / network can send to the ADV... Could be a result of the advertisers processing not being able to handle the volume, for cash flow reasons, the ADV only has a few buyers of the leads on the back end and doesn't need an unlimited amount of leads, ETC.

10-26-2010, 12:44 PM	#6
sharp HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 100 Thanks: 179 Thanked 34 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Offer caps are keeping me awake ?!! If you're doing well at it then $200 to sleep again is a no brainer. WinAutomation. That is your friend. Get it (today), and they will totally help you setup the task if you need (your task is quite simple so you'll get it fine). It can do many, many, things, but this one is a walk in the park and well worth it alone. Congrats. Now go find some other networks with the same offer and set a rotator so you don't hit the cap on any of them. ; )

10-26-2010, 02:12 PM	#7
CPA Munky 15 Year Old Marketer War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 292 Thanks: 20 Thanked 24 Times in 22 Posts Contact Info	Re: Offer caps are keeping me awake Hello mate, why don't you get talking to your Account Manager? Explain your situation and I'm sure they'll help.

10-26-2010, 02:45 PM	#8
Freeman77 IM GENIUS War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 522 Thanks: 17 Thanked 51 Times in 37 Posts	Re: Offer caps are keeping me awake Thanks for the above suggestions. In both cases, the offers are exclusive, so no other networks have them. I've worked with this particular advertiser directly before, so I'll write them today to see what we can do. @Sharp - Thank you for your suggestiot about WinAutomation. I'd certainly invest 200 bucks if it can address this problem. I've tried automation software in the past for other tasks, and I haven't had success due to lack of patience However, if they'll help me out, that sounds great.