Case Study: How I made a quick $160.80 in net profit after 48 hours (Scalable)

Fuad Tolieb · 04-02-2011, 11:17 AM

Hi warriors,

As a thank you for all the fine posts and quality threads I have read here on the Warrior Forum I decided to give you some insight on a new case study. This made me $160.80 net profit in 48 hours and its completely scalable as I can now "roll out" to better PPC traffic networks.

Case Study: Make money by direct linking to a CPA offer using PPC

Money spend: $120

Traffic source: 7search.com

Affiliate offer: Dating site

Payout: $3.90 per sign up

Here are the steps I did to make this work and made an extra buck:

Step1. I decided to promote a dating offer and went to my CPA network and contacted my affiliate manager to ask him what offers are converting the best with PPC traffic. After some email discussions I made my choice and decided to promote a dating offer that paid out $3.90 per sign up.

Step2. I created a keyword list of around 6,900 related keywords around the dating niche. I did this by gathering LSI keywords of broad and high searched for keywords and then gathered more keywords from those LSI keywords. Tool I used was just the Google Keyword Tool.

Step3. I went to 7search.com and created a campaign with 2 text ads variations and copied and pasted all the keywords in to the campaign. Each ad text had the direct affiliate link in the destination url with the tracking prefix "7search-###KEYWORD###" in the sub id of my link. This way I can track which keywords are converting and which are not

Step4. I took the tracking code from 7search.com and submitted it into my Affiliate Account in the "add pixel" of the offer.

Step5. I waited for the campaign to get approved and then I let it run for 24 hours.

Step6. After 24 hours I went back into my campaign and saw that I had 34 conversions. I deleted the keywords that were not converting and I kept the keywords that were converting really well. I let it run again for another 24 hours with converting keywords.

Step7. Another 24 hours had passed and I logged in and saw I had in total 72 conversions with ONLY 28 keywords (all from that initial 6,900 keywords). In total I spend $120 on the keywords and made $280.80. I paid 22 cents per click and had around 545 clicks and forced the campaign to a 13.2% conversion rate.

Conclusion: This campaign is now making me between $60 and $70 per day. This is just ONE campaign and now I can roll it out to PPC networks that have better traffic quality (a bit more expensive) and take my winning keywords to see if they convert there as well. Oh, I didn't even test my ads or created landing pages to make more money.

It really wasn't that hard as you can see but the key here is tracking and testing to make it work

Now go out and make yourself some money!

Thanks

Fuad

Fuad Tolieb · 04-02-2011, 11:18 AM

Im planning to roll this out on LookSmart because their traffic normally converts a bit better for me. I will keep you posted

Frank Murphy · 04-02-2011, 12:00 PM

Great to hear your success story Fuad! If only Adwords allowed redirect to cpa offers as well..

Fuad Tolieb · 04-02-2011, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by webgains

What a great post!

I've not had any success using 7search, not tried CPA though.

7search is not good enough for making direct sales. Promoting offers that do not require credit card submits can convert really well on 7search.

Also, the reason why I almost always begin with 7search is because from my experience they dont convert all that well so if I can make something work there then you bet your ass it will work on better PPC networks

Fuad Tolieb · 04-02-2011, 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lady NaNa

Great to hear your success story Fuad! If only Adwords allowed redirect to cpa offers as well..

Their are more ways to Rome than just one. Here's a tip for Adwords:

Create a high quality content site (blog) with around 3 unique articles, images and also videos. Wait till it is indexed by Google.

Have a front page article that promotes the CPA offer and write the article as if you are a person who tried the offer out. Dont make any bold claims just be normal and realisitic

Send the Adwords traffic to that page and you will realize that it can even convert better than just direct linking to the offer

Coby · 04-02-2011, 12:04 PM

This is a good twist on PPC and CPA! Good job thinking outside the box. PPC is hard and scary for many folks, but you gave a very simple technique to find a winning campaign.

This is very scalable and I think you could increase your conversions by creating a landing page and adding an exit script that offers a free ebook to build a list...

Thanks for the tip

Fuad Tolieb · 04-02-2011, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coby

This is a good twist on PPC and CPA! Good job thinking outside the box. PPC is hard and scary for many folks, but you gave a very simple technique to find a winning campaign.

This is very scalable and I think you could increase your conversions by creating a landing page and adding an exit script that offers a free ebook to build a list...

Thanks for the tip

Hi Coby,

Yes you are right, this is a very simple technique but people like to think that money making techniques are mostly hard and difficult

Also, when it comes to monetizing, it can become quit insane at how I will expand. I usually build a lead capture page with phone number, do follow up text messages to their cell, do email follow ups, store the leads on databases to sell it to lead buyers and a whole whole whole lot more but thats another game

Allen Jooj · 04-02-2011, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fuad Tolieb

7search is not good enough for making direct sales. Promoting offers that do not require credit card submits can convert really well on 7search

Then its only a matter of time before that CPA company drops you.

People have to understand that unless somebody somewhere starts PAYING for something the source for that referal is eventually dead....

sounds like some quick startup cash from this method but like you say if the traffic from 7search is not converting into actual sales then you will eventually get booted from whoever is giving you money for leads.....

Fuad Tolieb · 04-02-2011, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Allen Jooj

Then its only a matter of time before that CPA company drops you.

People have to understand that unless somebody somewhere starts PAYING for something the source for that referal is eventually dead....

sounds like some quick startup cash from this method but like you say if the traffic from 7search is not converting into actual sales then you will eventually get booted from whoever is giving you money for leads.....

That is actually incorrect. I said you can make no DIRECT sales using 7search but you CAN make sales using follow up sequences via email or sms and convert them into buyers using traffic from 7search. This is actually what most of the advertisers who join CPA networks are doing. I hope you are aware of this so you don't give up on a traffic source whenever you find out you can't make a direct sale from the traffic.

masterofinternate · 04-02-2011, 12:40 PM

Really inspiring real life example. I've some kinda successful story but not as first as you.

Allen Jooj · 04-02-2011, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fuad Tolieb

That is actually incorrect. I said you can make no DIRECT sales using 7search but you CAN make sales using follow up sequences via email or sms and convert them into buyers using traffic from 7search. This is actually what most of the advertisers who join CPA networks are doing. I hope you are aware of this so you don't give up on a traffic source whenever you find out you can't make a direct sale from the traffic.

I would say if they don't buy within the first 24 hours then they wont buy at all.....unless of course your selling something that requires a lot of thought like a house or a car.

Big money products have the follow up sale potential but your promoting a dating site? your talking low ticket sales aimed at a tech-hip younger (broker) crowd. I don't see any longevity in prospects

Fuad Tolieb · 04-02-2011, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Allen Jooj

I would say if they don't buy within the first 24 hours then they wont buy at all.....unless of course your selling something that requires a lot of thought like a house or a car.

Big money products have the follow up sale potential but your promoting a dating site? your talking low ticket sales aimed at a tech-hip younger (broker) crowd. I don't see any longevity in prospects

Wauw this sentence "I would say if they don't buy within the first 24 hours then they wont buy at all" is so far from the truth as I had subscribers on certain lists in different markets buying from me after even sometimes a year. Many times have seen people buying days after they signed up so I dont know how you do your marketing but you need to optimize your follow up systems a bit my friend

Low end and high end products have the follow up sale potential even if its a paid subscription of 2 dollars per month so thats incorrect as well.

When it comes to dating sites and I give them quality sign ups that match the profile they are looking for they have no problem at all trying to convert them into paid members or whatever the upsells may be.

Where people are not able to see further then they are used to, there are always others who can look a bit further then them

Mathias Vildbrad · 04-02-2011, 01:24 PM

Thanks for sharing this good information with the forum. This is plan simple and with a little twist others could use it. That's what I like about this forum, people share their knoweldgde with eachothers.

Thanks!
Mathias Vildbrad

Fuad Tolieb · 04-02-2011, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by r0bin4

Thanks for sharing this good information with the forum. This is plan simple and with a little twist others could use it. That's what I like about this forum, people share their knoweldgde with eachothers.

Thanks!
Mathias Vildbrad

Glad you liked it Mathias. This is indeed a great forum

L41db4ck · 04-02-2011, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fuad Tolieb

Here are the steps I did to make this work and made an extra buck:

Step1. I decided to promote a dating offer and went to my CPA network and contacted my affiliate manager to ask him what offers are converting the best with PPC traffic. After some email discussions I made my choice and decided to promote a dating offer that paid out $3.90 per sign up.

Step2. I created a keyword list of around 6,900 related keywords around the dating niche. I did this by gathering LSI keywords of broad and high searched for keywords and then gathered more keywords from those LSI keywords. Tool I used was just the Google Keyword Tool.

Step3. I went to 7search.com and created a campaign with 2 text ads variations and copied and pasted all the keywords in to the campaign. Each ad text had the direct affiliate link in the destination url with the tracking prefix "7search-###KEYWORD###" in the sub id of my link. This way I can track which keywords are converting and which are not

Step4. I took the tracking code from 7search.com and submitted it into my Affiliate Account in the "add pixel" of the offer.

Step5. I waited for the campaign to get approved and then I let it run for 24 hours.

Step6. After 24 hours I went back into my campaign and saw that I had 34 conversions. I deleted the keywords that were not converting and I kept the keywords that were converting really well. I let it run again for another 24 hours with converting keywords.

Step7. Another 24 hours had passed and I logged in and saw I had in total 72 conversions with ONLY 28 keywords (all from that initial 6,900 keywords). In total I spend $120 on the keywords and made $280.80. I paid 22 cents per click and had around 545 clicks and forced the campaign to a 13.2% conversion rate.

Conclusion: This campaign is now making me between $60 and $70 per day. This is just ONE campaign and now I can roll it out to PPC networks that have better traffic quality (a bit more expensive) and take my winning keywords to see if they convert there as well. Oh, I didn't even test my ads or created landing pages to make more money.

It really wasn't that hard as you can see but the key here is tracking and testing to make it work

Is it really soooooo simple? I understand the need for tracking and testing but you have to get steps 1 & 2 correct in the first place otherwise instead of getting to step 6 and tweaking you have to go backwards to find what is wrong.

Fuad Tolieb · 04-02-2011, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by L41db4ck

Is it really soooooo simple? I understand the need for tracking and testing but you have to get steps 1 & 2 correct in the first place otherwise instead of getting to step 6 and tweaking you have to go backwards to find what is wrong.

It is really simple and no one ever said it has to be all complicated and hard. You just need to know what to do and how to do it. You MUST have steps 1 and 2 correct in this case and that is why I always contact affiliate managers and build relationships with them so that I always go after top converting offers. Step 2 is extremely simple. Just write down broad keywords and use them as seed keywords to extract a whole lot of keywords from Google. The keywords you get are the LSI keywords you can use to go deeper and find more good keywords.

Here is a quote from Albert Einstein that I want everyone reading this to really try to understand:

Quote:

Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.

Amen!

black.infinity · 04-02-2011, 04:58 PM

very nice share !!!!!!!!!! i'm learning PPC too and i like ths post , thank you .

do you have a quick coach ? i would to join..haha ,

chrisbazzle · 04-02-2011, 05:39 PM

Thanks for the case study and sharing your techniques. Broken down so it's easy to understand. I'm checking out your other posts to learn more about PPC. I'm very glad I joined this forum.

foley2009 · 04-02-2011, 06:34 PM

Hi Fuad,

You're always providing useful info and your emails are always full of useful tips. I'm glad you reserved a place for me on your wso. Looking forward to the support and coaching you going to provide once I'm on board.

foley2009

rtole99 · 04-02-2011, 08:56 PM

Great Post thanks so much for sharing. This simple techniques that are walked through step by step do provide so much value for newbies to CPA like me.

I Can · 04-02-2011, 09:06 PM

try using PPV traffic, it will be great

L41db4ck · 04-03-2011, 01:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by foley2009

Looking forward to the support and coaching you going to provide once I'm on board.

Where is the coaching program/WSO?

Fuad Tolieb · 04-03-2011, 03:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by black.infinity

very nice share !!!!!!!!!! i'm learning PPC too and i like ths post , thank you .

do you have a quick coach ? i would to join..haha ,

Glad you liked the share

Fuad Tolieb · 04-03-2011, 03:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrisbazzle

Thanks for the case study and sharing your techniques. Broken down so it's easy to understand. I'm checking out your other posts to learn more about PPC. I'm very glad I joined this forum.

Welcome to the Warrior Forum my friend

Fuad Tolieb · 04-03-2011, 03:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by foley2009

Hi Fuad,

You're always providing useful info and your emails are always full of useful tips. I'm glad you reserved a place for me on your wso. Looking forward to the support and coaching you going to provide once I'm on board.

foley2009

We are going to Rock N Roll !

Fuad Tolieb · 04-03-2011, 03:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by L41db4ck

Where is the coaching program/WSO?

Hi,

You can check my signature for the WSO

Thanks

nicolia · 04-03-2011, 03:48 AM

Great post
thanks

danz G · 04-03-2011, 07:20 AM

youare right fuad Just KISS "keep it simple Stupid" thank you very much for your share

flashing2008 · 04-03-2011, 08:33 AM

good post,good guide,how long you get money from start run?

Fuad Tolieb · 04-03-2011, 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flashing2008

good post,good guide,how long you get money from start run?

Thanks, glad you liked it.

In the post I explain I made $160.80 in net profit after 48 hours

williamrs · 04-03-2011, 02:46 PM

Thanks for sharing, mate!

It's a very good example. It shows that PPC isn't rocket science. Of course, there are more complex campaigns, but people can keep everything simple in the beginning, learn how it works and then grow their income gradually.

It's not possible to deny that there are some problems that can prevent someone from succeeding, but it's all about learning and improving without overcomplicating the things. The problem is that most people expect for instant results, so some guys may get inspired by this thread, set up a campaign along the same lines as the OP's, don't make money and then get frustrated and give up. There is always a learning curve, so giving up while you're learning isn't a smart choice. If the first campaign doesn't perform well, create the second one. If someone follows proven principles and techniques and keeps everything simple, cracking the code of IM is just a matter of time.

William

imback · 04-03-2011, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by williamrs

Thanks for sharing, mate!

It's a very good example. It shows that PPC isn't rocket science. Of course, there are more complex campaigns, but people can keep everything simple in the beginning, learn how it works and then grow their income gradually.

It's not possible to deny that there are some problems that can prevent someone from succeeding, but it's all about learning and improving without overcomplicating the things. The problem is that most people expect for instant results, so some guys may get inspired by this thread, set up a campaign along the same lines as the OP's, don't make money and then get frustrated and give up. There is always a learning curve, so giving up while you're learning isn't a smart choice. If the first campaign doesn't perform well, create the second one. If someone follows proven principles and techniques and keeps everything simple, cracking the code of IM is just a matter of time.

William

Well said William!

We think a like. When you first start IM it can be frustrating and overwhelming, but that is part of the learning curve. This is a full time job and sometimes OVERTIME

.

If you don't succeed try try try again!

Chad

Fuad Tolieb · 04-03-2011, 03:09 PM

Yup, it´s exactly what a lot of people do, they try and if they see negative results they give up right away. I like to see it as spending money on getting data first so basically losing money in the initial start up phase of a campaign and then reinvesting in the stuff that does work and dumping the losers. If you are aware of that then giving up is NOT an option

paullow · 04-03-2011, 08:56 PM

Hey Fuad!
Thanks for sharing your case study.
Guess what, i took action on what you said. Made a campaign on 7search yesterday (different niche obviously). Checked my stats, made $15 from $9 spent! I know it's not a big number, but still i made some money!

I guess it time to scale.
thanks again Fuad.

pavionjsl · 04-03-2011, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fuad Tolieb

Yup, it´s exactly what a lot of people do, they try and if they see negative results they give up right away. I like to see it as spending money on getting data first so basically losing money in the initial start up phase of a campaign and then reinvesting in the stuff that does work and dumping the losers. If you are aware of that then giving up is NOT an option

I agree completely. Finding with patience the winners and dumping the losers are real important. Never fall in love with a pig.

articlerich · 04-03-2011, 11:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fuad Tolieb

Hi warriors,

As a thank you for all the fine posts and quality threads I have read here on the Warrior Forum I decided to give you some insight on a new case study. This made me $160.80 net profit in 48 hours and its completely scalable as I can now "roll out" to better PPC traffic networks.

Case Study: Make money by direct linking to a CPA offer using PPC

Money spend: $120

Traffic source: 7search.com

Affiliate offer: Dating site

Payout: $3.90 per sign up

Here are the steps I did to make this work and made an extra buck:

Step1. I decided to promote a dating offer and went to my CPA network and contacted my affiliate manager to ask him what offers are converting the best with PPC traffic. After some email discussions I made my choice and decided to promote a dating offer that paid out $3.90 per sign up.

Step2. I created a keyword list of around 6,900 related keywords around the dating niche. I did this by gathering LSI keywords of broad and high searched for keywords and then gathered more keywords from those LSI keywords. Tool I used was just the Google Keyword Tool.

Step3. I went to 7search.com and created a campaign with 2 text ads variations and copied and pasted all the keywords in to the campaign. Each ad text had the direct affiliate link in the destination url with the tracking prefix "7search-###KEYWORD###" in the sub id of my link. This way I can track which keywords are converting and which are not

Step4. I took the tracking code from 7search.com and submitted it into my Affiliate Account in the "add pixel" of the offer.

Step5. I waited for the campaign to get approved and then I let it run for 24 hours.

Step6. After 24 hours I went back into my campaign and saw that I had 34 conversions. I deleted the keywords that were not converting and I kept the keywords that were converting really well. I let it run again for another 24 hours with converting keywords.

Step7. Another 24 hours had passed and I logged in and saw I had in total 72 conversions with ONLY 28 keywords (all from that initial 6,900 keywords). In total I spend $120 on the keywords and made $280.80. I paid 22 cents per click and had around 545 clicks and forced the campaign to a 13.2% conversion rate.

Conclusion: This campaign is now making me between $60 and $70 per day. This is just ONE campaign and now I can roll it out to PPC networks that have better traffic quality (a bit more expensive) and take my winning keywords to see if they convert there as well. Oh, I didn't even test my ads or created landing pages to make more money.

It really wasn't that hard as you can see but the key here is tracking and testing to make it work

Now go out and make yourself some money!

Thanks

Fuad

Is there anyway we can talk further on this subject?

This might be the tactic I could use right now, if your willing to take a few e-mails to talk about it?

PM if you have the time

1GreatCPA · 04-04-2011, 12:41 AM

Today i created some campaign in 7search and POF .

hope get success soon .

i chosen key words provided by 7search .

Mike Morgan. · 04-04-2011, 01:34 AM

Hey Faud, Congratulations for your success. Really appreciate for sharing your PPC experience and I am sure your case study would inspire lots of other warriors. You are a real example that PPC really works and there is a big potential with PPC. Now, scale and replicate your winner campaign. I am sure it will not be far to reach 5 figures a month with PPC to CPA.

TheDudeAbides · 04-04-2011, 03:30 AM

Congrats on your success.

I've been looking to try some dating offers as well. Maybe I'll give them a shot.

So using their setup you didn't have a need for your own tracking like prosper202, or just opted not to?

Hadn't heard of 7search till now. It took me several minutes to even find out how they were getting their traffic, as they didn't clearly have it anywhere on their site. Toolbar search..got it.

Fuad Tolieb · 04-04-2011, 04:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paullow

Hey Fuad!
Thanks for sharing your case study.
Guess what, i took action on what you said. Made a campaign on 7search yesterday (different niche obviously). Checked my stats, made $15 from $9 spent! I know it's not a big number, but still i made some money!

I guess it time to scale.
thanks again Fuad.

AWESOME! As long as you dump the losers and run with the winners you will be making more money soon. Also, you can always add more keywords and do the process all over again. Keep going my friend you are doing great

Fuad Tolieb · 04-04-2011, 04:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1GreatCPA

Today i created some campaign in 7search and POF .

hope get success soon .

i chosen key words provided by 7search .

Good luck man, keep us posted

Fuad Tolieb · 04-04-2011, 04:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheDudeAbides

Congrats on your success.

I've been looking to try some dating offers as well. Maybe I'll give them a shot.

So using their setup you didn't have a need for your own tracking like prosper202, or just opted not to?

Hadn't heard of 7search till now. It took me several minutes to even find out how they were getting their traffic, as they didn't clearly have it anywhere on their site. Toolbar search..got it.

Nope, I just made use of the tracking tool delivered by 7search. Its also more accurate and you have it all in one place so that's cool as well.

ChrisBa · 04-04-2011, 08:11 AM

Good Intro, thanks for sharing!!

Kenster · 04-04-2011, 08:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pavionjsl

I agree completely. Finding with patience the winners and dumping the losers are real important. Never fall in love with a pig.

Sooo many people should listen to this advice. People don't realize that keyword success is dependent on the price and margin you are seeing, not the actual keyword.

You can have a keyword that isn't necessarily a great buying keyword or isn't necessarily 100% relevant, but if the cost is low enough, then even if the conversion rate isn't stellar, you could be making money so long as the margin is positive.

Likewise, you can have a great buying keyword that is super relevant, but if the cost is too high and you can't cover your margin, then its a loser...even though by itself its a good keyword.

People tend to forget this relationship.

badboy_Nick · 04-04-2011, 08:44 AM

Hey

This strategy wont work on Google, Yahoo or BING. The target URL needs to match the display url, so you cant put your affiliate link there it HAS to go to your own site first.

Nick

Fuad Tolieb · 04-04-2011, 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by badboy_Nick

Hey

This strategy wont work on Google, Yahoo or BING. The target URL needs to match the display url, so you cant put your affiliate link there it HAS to go to your own site first.

Nick

Thanks for pointing that out because I dont want people to be direct linking in the big 3. Like I mentioned in an above post, to make it work on Adwords you MUST have a quality content site setup from where you can redirect the traffic with your affiliate links. Plus testing and tracking would be different than what I did with 7search

hhguy10 · 04-04-2011, 02:49 PM

I have a simple question, how did you split test two ads with 7search?

TopInBooks · 04-04-2011, 02:55 PM

Very inspiring! Thanks for the story

rambrose · 04-04-2011, 03:22 PM

Thanks for the post. A couple months ago, I tried running a dating offer on 7Search but wasn't getting a lot of impressions. This post made me realize that I didn't target enough keywords and tried to keep my keywords too relevant and tightly focused.

I might try again with a larger keyword list and dump the losers as the campaign progresses.

Rich

Fuad Tolieb · 04-04-2011, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hhguy10

I have a simple question, how did you split test two ads with 7search?

I made 2 campaign variations. So I was my own competitor for the keywords which is really cool. You can check your ads and where they are positioned in 7search

04-02-2011, 11:17 AM	#1
Fuad Tolieb Simplicity Is Key War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 909 Thanks: 145 Thanked 268 Times in 89 Posts	Case Study: How I made a quick $160.80 in net profit after 48 hours (Scalable) Hi warriors, As a thank you for all the fine posts and quality threads I have read here on the Warrior Forum I decided to give you some insight on a new case study. This made me $160.80 net profit in 48 hours and its completely scalable as I can now "roll out" to better PPC traffic networks. Case Study: Make money by direct linking to a CPA offer using PPC Money spend: $120 Traffic source: 7search.com Affiliate offer: Dating site Payout: $3.90 per sign up Here are the steps I did to make this work and made an extra buck: Step1. I decided to promote a dating offer and went to my CPA network and contacted my affiliate manager to ask him what offers are converting the best with PPC traffic. After some email discussions I made my choice and decided to promote a dating offer that paid out $3.90 per sign up. Step2. I created a keyword list of around 6,900 related keywords around the dating niche. I did this by gathering LSI keywords of broad and high searched for keywords and then gathered more keywords from those LSI keywords. Tool I used was just the Google Keyword Tool. Step3. I went to 7search.com and created a campaign with 2 text ads variations and copied and pasted all the keywords in to the campaign. Each ad text had the direct affiliate link in the destination url with the tracking prefix "7search-###KEYWORD###" in the sub id of my link. This way I can track which keywords are converting and which are not Step4. I took the tracking code from 7search.com and submitted it into my Affiliate Account in the "add pixel" of the offer. Step5. I waited for the campaign to get approved and then I let it run for 24 hours. Step6. After 24 hours I went back into my campaign and saw that I had 34 conversions. I deleted the keywords that were not converting and I kept the keywords that were converting really well. I let it run again for another 24 hours with converting keywords. Step7. Another 24 hours had passed and I logged in and saw I had in total 72 conversions with ONLY 28 keywords (all from that initial 6,900 keywords). In total I spend $120 on the keywords and made $280.80. I paid 22 cents per click and had around 545 clicks and forced the campaign to a 13.2% conversion rate. Conclusion: This campaign is now making me between $60 and $70 per day. This is just ONE campaign and now I can roll it out to PPC networks that have better traffic quality (a bit more expensive) and take my winning keywords to see if they convert there as well. Oh, I didn't even test my ads or created landing pages to make more money. It really wasn't that hard as you can see but the key here is tracking and testing to make it work Now go out and make yourself some money! Thanks Fuad

04-02-2011, 11:18 AM	#2
Fuad Tolieb Simplicity Is Key War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 909 Thanks: 145 Thanked 268 Times in 89 Posts	Re: Case Study: How I made a quick $160.80 in net profit after 48 hours (Scalable) Im planning to roll this out on LookSmart because their traffic normally converts a bit better for me. I will keep you posted

04-02-2011, 12:00 PM	#3
Frank Murphy Banned War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Washington Posts: 1,020 Thanks: 255 Thanked 334 Times in 131 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Case Study: How I made a quick $160.80 in net profit after 48 hours (Scalable) Great to hear your success story Fuad! If only Adwords allowed redirect to cpa offers as well..

04-02-2011, 12:04 PM	#6
Coby Ninja List Builder War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Murfreesboro, TN Posts: 1,596 Thanks: 694 Thanked 708 Times in 413 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Case Study: How I made a quick $160.80 in net profit after 48 hours (Scalable) This is a good twist on PPC and CPA! Good job thinking outside the box. PPC is hard and scary for many folks, but you gave a very simple technique to find a winning campaign. This is very scalable and I think you could increase your conversions by creating a landing page and adding an exit script that offers a free ebook to build a list... Thanks for the tip
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04-02-2011, 12:40 PM	#10
masterofinternate HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 327 Thanks: 8 Thanked 19 Times in 17 Posts	Re: Case Study: How I made a quick $160.80 in net profit after 48 hours (Scalable) Really inspiring real life example. I've some kinda successful story but not as first as you.
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04-02-2011, 01:24 PM	#13
Mathias Vildbrad Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Denmark Posts: 68 Thanks: 10 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Case Study: How I made a quick $160.80 in net profit after 48 hours (Scalable) Thanks for sharing this good information with the forum. This is plan simple and with a little twist others could use it. That's what I like about this forum, people share their knoweldgde with eachothers. Thanks! Mathias Vildbrad

04-02-2011, 04:58 PM	#17
black.infinity Active Warrior Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 69 Thanks: 3 Thanked 10 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Case Study: How I made a quick $160.80 in net profit after 48 hours (Scalable) very nice share !!!!!!!!!! i'm learning PPC too and i like ths post , thank you . do you have a quick coach ? i would to join..haha ,

04-02-2011, 05:39 PM	#18
chrisbazzle Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: New York City Posts: 18 Thanks: 25 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Re: Case Study: How I made a quick $160.80 in net profit after 48 hours (Scalable) Thanks for the case study and sharing your techniques. Broken down so it's easy to understand. I'm checking out your other posts to learn more about PPC. I'm very glad I joined this forum.

04-02-2011, 06:34 PM	#19
foley2009 Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Global Posts: 65 Thanks: 35 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Case Study: How I made a quick $160.80 in net profit after 48 hours (Scalable) Hi Fuad, You're always providing useful info and your emails are always full of useful tips. I'm glad you reserved a place for me on your wso. Looking forward to the support and coaching you going to provide once I'm on board. foley2009

04-02-2011, 08:56 PM	#20
rtole99 Hey Hey Hey. (Fat Albert) War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: San Antonio Texas, , . Posts: 67 Thanks: 10 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts Social Networking	Re: Case Study: How I made a quick $160.80 in net profit after 48 hours (Scalable) Great Post thanks so much for sharing. This simple techniques that are walked through step by step do provide so much value for newbies to CPA like me.

04-02-2011, 09:06 PM	#21
I Can Active Warrior Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 43 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Case Study: How I made a quick $160.80 in net profit after 48 hours (Scalable) try using PPV traffic, it will be great

04-03-2011, 03:48 AM	#27
nicolia Warrior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Case Study: How I made a quick $160.80 in net profit after 48 hours (Scalable) Great post thanks

04-03-2011, 07:20 AM	#28
danz G Serious Marketer Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Lemurian Posts: 50 Thanks: 7 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Social Networking	Re: Case Study: How I made a quick $160.80 in net profit after 48 hours (Scalable) youare right fuad Just KISS "keep it simple Stupid" thank you very much for your share

04-03-2011, 08:33 AM	#29
flashing2008 Active Warrior Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 87 Thanks: 9 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Case Study: How I made a quick $160.80 in net profit after 48 hours (Scalable) good post,good guide,how long you get money from start run?

04-03-2011, 02:46 PM	#31
williamrs Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Brazil Posts: 3,496 Thanks: 174 Thanked 1,159 Times in 614 Posts	Re: Case Study: How I made a quick $160.80 in net profit after 48 hours (Scalable) Thanks for sharing, mate! It's a very good example. It shows that PPC isn't rocket science. Of course, there are more complex campaigns, but people can keep everything simple in the beginning, learn how it works and then grow their income gradually. It's not possible to deny that there are some problems that can prevent someone from succeeding, but it's all about learning and improving without overcomplicating the things. The problem is that most people expect for instant results, so some guys may get inspired by this thread, set up a campaign along the same lines as the OP's, don't make money and then get frustrated and give up. There is always a learning curve, so giving up while you're learning isn't a smart choice. If the first campaign doesn't perform well, create the second one. If someone follows proven principles and techniques and keeps everything simple, cracking the code of IM is just a matter of time. William
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04-03-2011, 03:09 PM	#33
Fuad Tolieb Simplicity Is Key War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 909 Thanks: 145 Thanked 268 Times in 89 Posts	Re: Case Study: How I made a quick $160.80 in net profit after 48 hours (Scalable) Yup, it´s exactly what a lot of people do, they try and if they see negative results they give up right away. I like to see it as spending money on getting data first so basically losing money in the initial start up phase of a campaign and then reinvesting in the stuff that does work and dumping the losers. If you are aware of that then giving up is NOT an option

04-03-2011, 08:56 PM	#34
paullow Active Warrior Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 52 Thanks: 4 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Case Study: How I made a quick $160.80 in net profit after 48 hours (Scalable) Hey Fuad! Thanks for sharing your case study. Guess what, i took action on what you said. Made a campaign on 7search yesterday (different niche obviously). Checked my stats, made $15 from $9 spent! I know it's not a big number, but still i made some money! I guess it time to scale. thanks again Fuad.

04-04-2011, 12:41 AM	#37
1GreatCPA Daily payment network Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: USA Posts: 276 Thanks: 23 Thanked 15 Times in 13 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Case Study: How I made a quick $160.80 in net profit after 48 hours (Scalable) Today i created some campaign in 7search and POF . hope get success soon . i chosen key words provided by 7search .
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04-04-2011, 01:34 AM	#38
Mike Morgan. Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2,688 Blog Entries: 42 Thanks: 569 Thanked 827 Times in 274 Posts	Re: Case Study: How I made a quick $160.80 in net profit after 48 hours (Scalable) Hey Faud, Congratulations for your success. Really appreciate for sharing your PPC experience and I am sure your case study would inspire lots of other warriors. You are a real example that PPC really works and there is a big potential with PPC. Now, scale and replicate your winner campaign. I am sure it will not be far to reach 5 figures a month with PPC to CPA.
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04-04-2011, 03:30 AM	#39
TheDudeAbides Warrior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Case Study: How I made a quick $160.80 in net profit after 48 hours (Scalable) Congrats on your success. I've been looking to try some dating offers as well. Maybe I'll give them a shot. So using their setup you didn't have a need for your own tracking like prosper202, or just opted not to? Hadn't heard of 7search till now. It took me several minutes to even find out how they were getting their traffic, as they didn't clearly have it anywhere on their site. Toolbar search..got it.

04-04-2011, 08:11 AM	#43
ChrisBa Senior Warrior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 4,127 Thanks: 10 Thanked 507 Times in 401 Posts Social Networking	Re: Case Study: How I made a quick $160.80 in net profit after 48 hours (Scalable) Good Intro, thanks for sharing!!
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04-04-2011, 08:44 AM	#45
badboy_Nick Super Affiliate War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,255 Thanks: 3 Thanked 186 Times in 159 Posts	Re: Case Study: How I made a quick $160.80 in net profit after 48 hours (Scalable) Hey This strategy wont work on Google, Yahoo or BING. The target URL needs to match the display url, so you cant put your affiliate link there it HAS to go to your own site first. Nick
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04-04-2011, 02:49 PM	#47
hhguy10 Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 40 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Case Study: How I made a quick $160.80 in net profit after 48 hours (Scalable) I have a simple question, how did you split test two ads with 7search?

04-04-2011, 02:55 PM	#48
TopInBooks Warrior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 20 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Case Study: How I made a quick $160.80 in net profit after 48 hours (Scalable) Very inspiring! Thanks for the story

04-04-2011, 03:22 PM	#49
rambrose Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: PA Posts: 82 Thanks: 22 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Case Study: How I made a quick $160.80 in net profit after 48 hours (Scalable) Thanks for the post. A couple months ago, I tried running a dating offer on 7Search but wasn't getting a lot of impressions. This post made me realize that I didn't target enough keywords and tried to keep my keywords too relevant and tightly focused. I might try again with a larger keyword list and dump the losers as the campaign progresses. Rich