Documenting My Test with Max Bounty and DirectCPV

mattbaehr · 12-21-2010, 09:43 AM

I am a relative newbie but fascinated by all things IM, so I am now testing PPV traffic and affiliate CPA offers. I am starting this thread to document what happens both to help others out, and selfishly so I can have a place to go back to that will help me remember what I did.

First step - Read Josh Todd's PPV 101 which talks about setting up campaigns using DirectCPV. Why them? They were the cheapest to setup with only $100 deposit, plus score a $25 bonus.

Note - I didn't follow Josh's steps exactly, because I didn't want to spend anymore money.

Josh talks about using Prosper202, which others here recommend. I used Tracking202, which is their hosted version. Took no time to get an account and didn't have to worry about setting it up on my site. It is free!

So I setup my Tracking202 account and picked a Max Bounty offer. When setting up your Tracking202 stuff, they talk about SubIDs. This was the hardest part for me to grasp. Luckily, I found a post on their forum that explained the nuances for each Affiliate program's links.

After walking through the steps in Josh's guide, I got to the last step where you add the tracking pixel. Again, not sure what this was all about, but when you are in Tracking202 and see the tracking pixel code, just grab the URL out of it and paste it back in your Max Bounty page for that offer and save it.

Then I went into DirectCPV and created the Keyword campaign. I went with keyword so I wouldn't have to scrape URLs, but I will probably get more specific in future tests. I added keywords I grabbed from the GKT and submitted it. I took Josh's advice and added the {{VURL}} at the end of the link from Tracking202.

I went back and I am the number 1 bid on my 7 keywords with the minimum .015 bid. Now I have to wait for approval.

Josh's guide is a great Step-by-Step. Combined with the forum post showing the various ways to plugin your SubIDs, I am fairly confident I did it right. I just did a $10 buy at first. At .015 per view, that is 667 views. If I convert .05%, I will make 10x my investment. How sweet would that be?

mattbaehr · 12-21-2010, 01:15 PM

Got an email from DirectCPV that my campaign was approved. I went into Tracking202 and see that I have 3 views, no conversions so far.

Silviu · 12-21-2010, 01:29 PM

Keep us updated, I am very interested in your progress.

mattbaehr · 12-21-2010, 02:06 PM

I had sent in a trouble ticket to DirectCPV yesterday because I couldn't figure out the URL structure. I hadn't yet read Josh's tutorial. But in the question, I had put an affiliate link to a different offer than I am using now.

DirectCPV told me among other good info:

Quote:

For the link you posted above, we would not be able to run on our network because we are notified of a pop-up being blocked when we close the page. If you have any exit scripts or pop-ups please disable these from running on your ad and we can happily review this again for you.

In looking at the landing page of the link I gave them, I am not sure how I would ever know that. I guess there is more trial and error involved in choosing landing pages to promote.

ukbuddy2 · 12-21-2010, 03:11 PM

I can assure you people will be interested in this thread and you will get some good tips on the way
i would suggest just posting here every three or four days
that way the post is laways bumped and it takes a while to see any progress with ppv
if you get stuck just ask and loads here will assist
uk

garyv · 12-21-2010, 09:17 PM

Subscribing to this thread - And hoping that you make some good money!

mattbaehr · 12-23-2010, 07:05 AM

Latest update - I started a second keyword campaign for another offer on CPAPark. I used 100 keywords instead of the 8 I used on the first campaign.

Results - only 10 views on the first campaign, but 312 on the new one.

Payout - $0

Thoughts - I need to get more targeted with both and probably breakout the URL scraper and ditch the keyword campaign. Also, I may try some other offers to see if they convert better.

andreblamads · 12-23-2010, 07:48 AM

Are you staying away from TV because of the investment? Just curious.

mattbaehr · 12-23-2010, 07:52 AM

Yup - I wanted to put forth a minimal investment while testing out PPV. I know other folks rate other PPV sites better, but I needed to start somewhere that wouldn't break the bank.

mattbaehr · 12-23-2010, 12:05 PM

I just tried to create a new campaign and saw that the minimum bid I had to enter was .02 instead of .015. This is new, a change from this morning even. I have emailed support as their website still says .015 everywhere.

indexphp · 12-23-2010, 10:07 PM

The best strategy for DCPV is 1 site per adgroup, mimicking the layout of the the site you are targeting on your landing page.

Since DCPV serves interstitials, if your lander template is the same as the site, you'll get a waaaaaay better CTR

mtmjohn · 12-23-2010, 10:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by indexphp

The best strategy for DCPV is 1 site per adgroup, mimicking the layout of the the site you are targeting on your landing page.

Since DCPV serves interstitials, if your lander template is the same as the site, you'll get a waaaaaay better CTR

That's a very cool trick. I will def give it a shot, let's see what happens. Thanks for sharing man

mattbaehr · 12-24-2010, 06:22 AM

I did hear back from DCPV and as of 12/22, their min bid is .02. If you go to the public homepage, it does now say .02, and they just changed the message on your dashboard. Albeit 2 days after they made the change.

4 campaigns running - $0

yuviplays · 12-24-2010, 08:43 AM

Hm keep updated .. I try PPV some time ago and get little success so i stay back (as i didnt try my best ).. But after reading your thread thinking of starting it again ..

Good luck ..

olamilekan2 · 12-28-2010, 07:04 PM

Following your thread and see out things work out. I wish you the best. What kind of offer are you promoting.

mattbaehr · 12-30-2010, 10:31 AM

It looks like DirectCPV took the holidays off, because I haven't had a few campaigns rejected or approved.

I have a few going right now: One in real estate, one in diet, and one in dating. I had a few others that I paused.

All in all, 1700 views = $0

Faizudin · 12-30-2010, 10:48 AM

Are you still using keyword campaign? If so maybe you should try url campaign.

mattbaehr · 12-30-2010, 11:11 AM

I have a mix. Some are URL and some are Keyword.

ibarigroup · 12-30-2010, 11:57 PM

subscribing here and best of luck as I am about to start with PPV too

yukinara · 12-31-2010, 05:34 PM

Keep testing and try not to blow your budget. Usually for Ppv,it takes up to thousand to finally get 1 campaign work right

mattbaehr · 12-31-2010, 07:14 PM

I will probably stop a campaign when I have spent as much as I would have earned with 1 conversion. Not going to spend more than my first deposit unless it shows some promise. So far, not impressed. But next week I will try a new offer or 2.

mattbaehr · 01-05-2011, 08:16 PM

Still nothing. Not sure what do to here. I have may try some new offers. I will also try sending folks to some of my other sites and see if that works.

Mark Francis · 01-07-2011, 05:23 AM

Perhaps , try increasing the bids a little to get more views and then you can actually see some real results ? Just saying...

badboy_Nick · 01-07-2011, 06:06 AM

I suggest you look for better offers. Look for Gaming, Travel and Financial offers that accept just a simple form-submit ... no credit card etc and AT LEAST $30 payout per lead. Anything else is just fighting over crumbs.

Any questions just let me know

Nick

mattbaehr · 01-07-2011, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark Francis

Perhaps , try increasing the bids a little to get more views and then you can actually see some real results ? Just saying...

Why up my bids? I am already #1 on 98% of the URLs or Keywords I am bidding on.

Faizudin · 01-07-2011, 06:33 PM

I try testing a few simple zip submit on DirectCPV and find find out the ROI is positive for one they but then become negetive on another they. Not sure what happen.

bravo75 · 01-07-2011, 06:48 PM

Most gaming offers are downloads, which Directcpv doesn't allow. Plan B, I suppose.

Quote:

Originally Posted by badboy_Nick

I suggest you look for better offers. Look for Gaming, Travel and Financial offers that accept just a simple form-submit ... no credit card etc and AT LEAST $30 payout per lead. Anything else is just fighting over crumbs.

Any questions just let me know

Nick

ziand007 · 01-07-2011, 07:02 PM

Have you tried other ppv network?

Dhira · 01-07-2011, 11:16 PM

PPV is a tough beast to crack. Gotta use some twists....

12-21-2010, 09:43 AM	#1
mattbaehr HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 159 Thanks: 9 Thanked 22 Times in 18 Posts Social Networking	Documenting My Test with Max Bounty and DirectCPV I am a relative newbie but fascinated by all things IM, so I am now testing PPV traffic and affiliate CPA offers. I am starting this thread to document what happens both to help others out, and selfishly so I can have a place to go back to that will help me remember what I did. First step - Read Josh Todd's PPV 101 which talks about setting up campaigns using DirectCPV. Why them? They were the cheapest to setup with only $100 deposit, plus score a $25 bonus. Note - I didn't follow Josh's steps exactly, because I didn't want to spend anymore money. Josh talks about using Prosper202, which others here recommend. I used Tracking202, which is their hosted version. Took no time to get an account and didn't have to worry about setting it up on my site. It is free! So I setup my Tracking202 account and picked a Max Bounty offer. When setting up your Tracking202 stuff, they talk about SubIDs. This was the hardest part for me to grasp. Luckily, I found a post on their forum that explained the nuances for each Affiliate program's links. After walking through the steps in Josh's guide, I got to the last step where you add the tracking pixel. Again, not sure what this was all about, but when you are in Tracking202 and see the tracking pixel code, just grab the URL out of it and paste it back in your Max Bounty page for that offer and save it. Then I went into DirectCPV and created the Keyword campaign. I went with keyword so I wouldn't have to scrape URLs, but I will probably get more specific in future tests. I added keywords I grabbed from the GKT and submitted it. I took Josh's advice and added the {{VURL}} at the end of the link from Tracking202. I went back and I am the number 1 bid on my 7 keywords with the minimum .015 bid. Now I have to wait for approval. Josh's guide is a great Step-by-Step. Combined with the forum post showing the various ways to plugin your SubIDs, I am fairly confident I did it right. I just did a $10 buy at first. At .015 per view, that is 667 views. If I convert .05%, I will make 10x my investment. How sweet would that be?
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12-21-2010, 01:15 PM	#2
mattbaehr HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 159 Thanks: 9 Thanked 22 Times in 18 Posts Social Networking	Re: Documenting My Test with Max Bounty and DirectCPV Got an email from DirectCPV that my campaign was approved. I went into Tracking202 and see that I have 3 views, no conversions so far.
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12-21-2010, 01:29 PM	#3
Silviu Warrior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 23 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Documenting My Test with Max Bounty and DirectCPV Keep us updated, I am very interested in your progress.

12-21-2010, 03:11 PM	#5
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12-21-2010, 09:17 PM	#6
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12-23-2010, 07:05 AM	#7
mattbaehr HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 159 Thanks: 9 Thanked 22 Times in 18 Posts Social Networking	Re: Documenting My Test with Max Bounty and DirectCPV Latest update - I started a second keyword campaign for another offer on CPAPark. I used 100 keywords instead of the 8 I used on the first campaign. Results - only 10 views on the first campaign, but 312 on the new one. Payout - $0 Thoughts - I need to get more targeted with both and probably breakout the URL scraper and ditch the keyword campaign. Also, I may try some other offers to see if they convert better.
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12-23-2010, 07:48 AM	#8
andreblamads Network Manager Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Chicago Posts: 208 Thanks: 1 Thanked 32 Times in 13 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Documenting My Test with Max Bounty and DirectCPV Are you staying away from TV because of the investment? Just curious.
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12-23-2010, 07:52 AM	#9
mattbaehr HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 159 Thanks: 9 Thanked 22 Times in 18 Posts Social Networking	Re: Documenting My Test with Max Bounty and DirectCPV Yup - I wanted to put forth a minimal investment while testing out PPV. I know other folks rate other PPV sites better, but I needed to start somewhere that wouldn't break the bank.
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12-23-2010, 12:05 PM	#10
mattbaehr HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 159 Thanks: 9 Thanked 22 Times in 18 Posts Social Networking	Re: Documenting My Test with Max Bounty and DirectCPV I just tried to create a new campaign and saw that the minimum bid I had to enter was .02 instead of .015. This is new, a change from this morning even. I have emailed support as their website still says .015 everywhere.
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12-23-2010, 10:07 PM	#11
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12-24-2010, 06:22 AM	#13
mattbaehr HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 159 Thanks: 9 Thanked 22 Times in 18 Posts Social Networking	Re: Documenting My Test with Max Bounty and DirectCPV I did hear back from DCPV and as of 12/22, their min bid is .02. If you go to the public homepage, it does now say .02, and they just changed the message on your dashboard. Albeit 2 days after they made the change. 4 campaigns running - $0
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12-24-2010, 08:43 AM	#14
yuviplays Active Warrior Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 67 Thanks: 2 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts Contact Info	Re: Documenting My Test with Max Bounty and DirectCPV Hm keep updated .. I try PPV some time ago and get little success so i stay back (as i didnt try my best ).. But after reading your thread thinking of starting it again .. Good luck ..

12-28-2010, 07:04 PM	#15
olamilekan2 HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 422 Thanks: 31 Thanked 73 Times in 67 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Documenting My Test with Max Bounty and DirectCPV Following your thread and see out things work out. I wish you the best. What kind of offer are you promoting.
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12-30-2010, 10:31 AM	#16
mattbaehr HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 159 Thanks: 9 Thanked 22 Times in 18 Posts Social Networking	Re: Documenting My Test with Max Bounty and DirectCPV It looks like DirectCPV took the holidays off, because I haven't had a few campaigns rejected or approved. I have a few going right now: One in real estate, one in diet, and one in dating. I had a few others that I paused. All in all, 1700 views = $0
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12-30-2010, 10:48 AM	#17
Faizudin HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Malaysia Posts: 158 Thanks: 32 Thanked 24 Times in 24 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Documenting My Test with Max Bounty and DirectCPV Are you still using keyword campaign? If so maybe you should try url campaign.
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12-30-2010, 11:11 AM	#18
mattbaehr HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 159 Thanks: 9 Thanked 22 Times in 18 Posts Social Networking	Re: Documenting My Test with Max Bounty and DirectCPV I have a mix. Some are URL and some are Keyword.
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12-30-2010, 11:57 PM	#19
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12-31-2010, 05:34 PM	#20
yukinara HyperActive Warrior Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 194 Thanks: 0 Thanked 40 Times in 26 Posts	Re: Documenting My Test with Max Bounty and DirectCPV Keep testing and try not to blow your budget. Usually for Ppv,it takes up to thousand to finally get 1 campaign work right
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12-31-2010, 07:14 PM	#21
mattbaehr HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 159 Thanks: 9 Thanked 22 Times in 18 Posts Social Networking	Re: Documenting My Test with Max Bounty and DirectCPV I will probably stop a campaign when I have spent as much as I would have earned with 1 conversion. Not going to spend more than my first deposit unless it shows some promise. So far, not impressed. But next week I will try a new offer or 2.
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01-05-2011, 08:16 PM	#22
mattbaehr HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 159 Thanks: 9 Thanked 22 Times in 18 Posts Social Networking	Re: Documenting My Test with Max Bounty and DirectCPV Still nothing. Not sure what do to here. I have may try some new offers. I will also try sending folks to some of my other sites and see if that works.
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01-07-2011, 05:23 AM	#23
Mark Francis Internet Millionaire War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Malaysia Posts: 232 Thanks: 62 Thanked 13 Times in 12 Posts Contact Info	Re: Documenting My Test with Max Bounty and DirectCPV Perhaps , try increasing the bids a little to get more views and then you can actually see some real results ? Just saying...

01-07-2011, 06:06 AM	#24
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01-07-2011, 06:33 PM	#26
Faizudin HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Malaysia Posts: 158 Thanks: 32 Thanked 24 Times in 24 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Documenting My Test with Max Bounty and DirectCPV I try testing a few simple zip submit on DirectCPV and find find out the ROI is positive for one they but then become negetive on another they. Not sure what happen.
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01-07-2011, 07:02 PM	#28
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01-07-2011, 11:16 PM	#29
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