If you had $500 where would you invest?

Mark Jensen · 06-27-2011, 01:28 PM

I have $500 and I thought that I should run some campaigns as I want to get started with CPA.

Here is what I have with me right now

- 2 full time employees who can do the donkey work.
- $500
- Approved in Copeac, will get approved into EWA as well.

I am not new to internet marketing, and I am clear with the basics.
My question is, if you had $500 to invest where what would you do.

Thanks

Mahmoud Selman · 06-27-2011, 02:07 PM

Hi Mark,

1- Get into CPA networks that will pay you weekly and with paypal. ( $500 will be gone so fast )
2- Do a niche research to get into a profitable niche. Invest about $30-40 in a domain name for 3-4 years.
3- Go to easy outsource and get your landing page for about $50.
4- Get to one of this advertising networks if possible Google, Bing and Yahoo. All 3 would be fine because you could get banned anytime.

Good luck my friend

dragoncpa · 06-27-2011, 02:13 PM

I think i will buy some domains,because i am a newbie in online marketing.

chasnsx · 06-27-2011, 02:29 PM

Either buy existing domains with good backlink profiles, or develop your own domain and use the money to buy some relevant, high quality backlinks. In the past two or three months I have spent $80.00 to $100.00 on backlinks, and last night I got a big jump in PR as a result.

commonjoe · 06-27-2011, 02:31 PM

I would invest in coaching with Tristan Bull.

Mike Morgan. · 06-27-2011, 04:42 PM

My advice would be ...

First invest some part of your money to learn on how to use and properly apply a specific traffic source , channel or system . Always focus only on one traffic source , channel or system .

Once , you learn and master the traffic source or channel , you would know how to properly invest the rest of your money .

So , your first task would be to invest your money into learning some stuff . Research a system that really works , learn and do your at most effort to make it work .

johnny_h · 06-27-2011, 05:22 PM

With $500 I would:

- Pick a niche that you like - look at the offers on your networks & let that guide you, remembering to be realistic about whether or not you think someone interested in your niche will take the time to convert on the offer.
- Purchase a related domain, set up wordpress, hire content writers and create about $50 worth of content on the site.
- Create a facebook page (make sure you create a page for a business & choose website as your category)
- Promote the facebook page with fb ads to get fans
- Promote your offers through your facebook page - send them to your site where the offer link exists, don't directly link to the offer from the facebook page.

Make sure you read the guidelines at facebook before you decide your niche, none of your offers may be allowed & might get you into trouble with FB. Make sure that you do market research before you start running your FB ads - "reverse engineer" sites using quantcast.com, google.com/adplanner & alexa.com (others if you know other sites). Start with a small budget on FB, maybe $50 per day, split test multiple images and ad content for your page. Also, when you promote your offers, be sure that you're using multiple formats - put up links to your page, and if possible include video highlighting the offer to entice more clicks (this would also work well if you're selling physical products that you could get your hands on...)

My best advice for someone who's just starting out - be upfront about exactly how you're going to work things - talk to your AM on the network, tell them what you plan to do (whether it's what I'm saying or otherwise), and ask them for offers that are converting well using the method that you're planning on implementing. Be sure you know the requirements of both the advertisers you're promoting as well as any advertising platforms or websites that you're going to be using.

With $500, if you're meticulous and careful, you could realistically come out at the end in the black and have a method that would actually generate good income when scaled. The trick is to do your homework.

Omid · 06-27-2011, 06:46 PM

There Are many ways to to with $500. Even it is possible to launch a profitable PPC campaign.

I agree with Mike.

Probably I'd go for SEO and free organic traffic. I will pay most of the money for backlinking but not all at once.

Also you can buy an established website on flippa.com. If you are up to buy a website remember that some websites are "too good to be true". Take the deal that sounds reasonable.

Just my 2 cents.

~ Omid

areevez · 06-27-2011, 07:06 PM

I would grab a great offer and throw a big ol flyer campaign and outsource to every college i could find.

Matthew NY · 06-27-2011, 07:49 PM

I would invest in learning completely what you need to be successful in the CPA market. Then, if you have money left over, use that to invest into the method you will use for CPA.

MitchKid · 06-27-2011, 09:07 PM

I agree with both areevez and matthew ny, I would invest at least some of that into gaining some knowledge from one or a couple WSO's here on the forum.

Focus on one method that you have a good handle on once you go through some training, specifically one that requires a minimal investment.

This could be a flyer campaign or forum marketing for example. Both require little to no monetary investment. Once you have got that method down, scale it up until you can outsource it, and move on to another method/ tactic.

I would advise staying clear of ppc at least when you first start out because if you don't know what you are doing, that $500 will disappear rather quickly.

Best of luck my dude!

SuccessMarketer · 06-27-2011, 09:15 PM

As per above answers, i would do a flyer campaign.

It's the easiest and quickest money I have made with CPA networks. Just be wise on how to spend the money and where to give the flyers out (ie: giving out flyers outside a school for a financial CPA offer will not make sense or have very good response...)

I would re invest your profits into FB ads (spend some money in a good guide or coaching that teaches you how to do it properly) directed to a fan page and then monetise that list (specially when it gets to 10,000 fans...)

my 2 cents

Rich Jackson · 06-27-2011, 11:32 PM

i would invest in some sort of backlinking tool..get some squeeze pages designed. and start some blogs. use some very good seo on the blogs for free traffic. use the backlinking tool to increase the authority and traffic. and then drive people to your squeeze pages.SEO is the way to go!

Stephen Lessey · 06-28-2011, 06:41 AM

I would spend the money teaching myself with a coaching program. Then invest or find resources to manage my time wisely.

The rest of the money will go in domain purchases hosting and testing PPC campaigns.

The point here is that you must spend both time and money to make it happen for you

Jetmir · 06-28-2011, 07:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Morgan.

My advice would be ...

First invest some part of your money to learn on how to use and properly apply a specific traffic source , channel or system . Always focus only on one traffic source , channel or system .

Once , you learn and master the traffic source or channel , you would know how to properly invest the rest of your money .

So , your first task would be to invest your money into learning some stuff . Research a system that really works , learn and do your at most effort to make it work .

This would be exactly what I would advice to do.

Good luck!

blillard · 06-28-2011, 09:05 AM

Mike Morgan said it best. Pick one traffic source and master the hell out of it. Personally I would stick with social traffic for starters. No need to blow your whole wad when you can easily turn a profit with half of that.

warrenj1979 · 06-28-2011, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mahmoud Selman

Hi Mark,

1- Get into CPA networks that will pay you weekly and with paypal. ( $500 will be gone so fast )
2- Do a niche research to get into a profitable niche. Invest about $30-40 in a domain name for 3-4 years.
3- Go to easy outsource and get your landing page for about $50.
4- Get to one of this advertising networks if possible Google, Bing and Yahoo. All 3 would be fine because you could get banned anytime.
5- Get your donkeys ( sorry, employees ) to sign under you, and learn them to do CPA marketing

Just kidding.

Good luck my friend

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mrpro1902 · 06-28-2011, 11:59 PM

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Kenster · 06-29-2011, 08:41 AM

I mean $500 isn't a tremendous amount and it can go quickly, so I would probably try going down the social or viral route. Your biggest asset right now is your 2 employees, not the $500, so I would stick with trying to monetizing that manpower the best. Whether it's creating a product, setting up facebook fan pages, building out an SEO campaign or something like that.

But I think the trick is remembering that you want to best utilize the 2 employees rather than focusing on the $500.

Just my thoughts

venme360 · 06-30-2011, 05:23 AM

Buy a start up website with good content and focus on backlinks and social marketing. In the long run it helps a lot.

Mike Morgan. · 06-30-2011, 05:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blillard

Mike Morgan said it best. Pick one traffic source and master the hell out of it. Personally I would stick with social traffic for starters. No need to blow your whole wad when you can easily turn a profit with half of that.

I would definitely agree that free traffic is the best option for those who are starting with CPA .

06-27-2011, 01:28 PM	#1
Mark Jensen Warrior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Mountains of Himachal Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Contact Info	If you had $500 where would you invest? I have $500 and I thought that I should run some campaigns as I want to get started with CPA. Here is what I have with me right now - 2 full time employees who can do the donkey work. - $500 - Approved in Copeac, will get approved into EWA as well. I am not new to internet marketing, and I am clear with the basics. My question is, if you had $500 to invest where what would you do. Thanks

06-27-2011, 02:07 PM	#2
Mahmoud Selman Selman.us War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Sweden Posts: 822 Thanks: 317 Thanked 273 Times in 174 Posts Social Networking	Re: If you had $500 where would you invest? Hi Mark, 1- Get into CPA networks that will pay you weekly and with paypal. ( $500 will be gone so fast ) 2- Do a niche research to get into a profitable niche. Invest about $30-40 in a domain name for 3-4 years. 3- Go to easy outsource and get your landing page for about $50. 4- Get to one of this advertising networks if possible Google, Bing and Yahoo. All 3 would be fine because you could get banned anytime. Good luck my friend
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chasnsx Nagus Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 132 Thanks: 3 Thanked 15 Times in 14 Posts	Re: If you had $500 where would you invest? Either buy existing domains with good backlink profiles, or develop your own domain and use the money to buy some relevant, high quality backlinks. In the past two or three months I have spent $80.00 to $100.00 on backlinks, and last night I got a big jump in PR as a result.

06-27-2011, 02:31 PM	#5
commonjoe John Gaddis War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Ski Country USA Posts: 116 Blog Entries: 5 Thanks: 16 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: If you had $500 where would you invest? I would invest in coaching with Tristan Bull.
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06-27-2011, 04:42 PM	#6
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: If you had $500 where would you invest? My advice would be ... First invest some part of your money to learn on how to use and properly apply a specific traffic source , channel or system . Always focus only on one traffic source , channel or system . Once , you learn and master the traffic source or channel , you would know how to properly invest the rest of your money . So , your first task would be to invest your money into learning some stuff . Research a system that really works , learn and do your at most effort to make it work .
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06-27-2011, 05:22 PM	#7
johnny_h Jackson Halbert War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 171 Thanks: 22 Thanked 12 Times in 12 Posts	Re: If you had $500 where would you invest? With $500 I would: - Pick a niche that you like - look at the offers on your networks & let that guide you, remembering to be realistic about whether or not you think someone interested in your niche will take the time to convert on the offer. - Purchase a related domain, set up wordpress, hire content writers and create about $50 worth of content on the site. - Create a facebook page (make sure you create a page for a business & choose website as your category) - Promote the facebook page with fb ads to get fans - Promote your offers through your facebook page - send them to your site where the offer link exists, don't directly link to the offer from the facebook page. Make sure you read the guidelines at facebook before you decide your niche, none of your offers may be allowed & might get you into trouble with FB. Make sure that you do market research before you start running your FB ads - "reverse engineer" sites using quantcast.com, google.com/adplanner & alexa.com (others if you know other sites). Start with a small budget on FB, maybe $50 per day, split test multiple images and ad content for your page. Also, when you promote your offers, be sure that you're using multiple formats - put up links to your page, and if possible include video highlighting the offer to entice more clicks (this would also work well if you're selling physical products that you could get your hands on...) My best advice for someone who's just starting out - be upfront about exactly how you're going to work things - talk to your AM on the network, tell them what you plan to do (whether it's what I'm saying or otherwise), and ask them for offers that are converting well using the method that you're planning on implementing. Be sure you know the requirements of both the advertisers you're promoting as well as any advertising platforms or websites that you're going to be using. With $500, if you're meticulous and careful, you could realistically come out at the end in the black and have a method that would actually generate good income when scaled. The trick is to do your homework.
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Omid Experienced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: USA Posts: 552 Thanks: 24 Thanked 187 Times in 102 Posts Contact Info	Re: If you had $500 where would you invest? There Are many ways to to with $500. Even it is possible to launch a profitable PPC campaign. I agree with Mike. Probably I'd go for SEO and free organic traffic. I will pay most of the money for backlinking but not all at once. Also you can buy an established website on flippa.com. If you are up to buy a website remember that some websites are "too good to be true". Take the deal that sounds reasonable. Just my 2 cents. ~ Omid
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Matthew NY Digital Entrepreneur War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New York Posts: 425 Thanks: 41 Thanked 128 Times in 77 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: If you had $500 where would you invest? I would invest in learning completely what you need to be successful in the CPA market. Then, if you have money left over, use that to invest into the method you will use for CPA.
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MitchKid Andrew Mitchell War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: The Big Bad City Posts: 50 Thanks: 46 Thanked 37 Times in 12 Posts Contact Info	Re: If you had $500 where would you invest? I agree with both areevez and matthew ny, I would invest at least some of that into gaining some knowledge from one or a couple WSO's here on the forum. Focus on one method that you have a good handle on once you go through some training, specifically one that requires a minimal investment. This could be a flyer campaign or forum marketing for example. Both require little to no monetary investment. Once you have got that method down, scale it up until you can outsource it, and move on to another method/ tactic. I would advise staying clear of ppc at least when you first start out because if you don't know what you are doing, that $500 will disappear rather quickly. Best of luck my dude!

06-27-2011, 09:15 PM	#12
SuccessMarketer HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: UK Posts: 114 Thanks: 6 Thanked 19 Times in 18 Posts Contact Info	Re: If you had $500 where would you invest? As per above answers, i would do a flyer campaign. It's the easiest and quickest money I have made with CPA networks. Just be wise on how to spend the money and where to give the flyers out (ie: giving out flyers outside a school for a financial CPA offer will not make sense or have very good response...) I would re invest your profits into FB ads (spend some money in a good guide or coaching that teaches you how to do it properly) directed to a fan page and then monetise that list (specially when it gets to 10,000 fans...) my 2 cents

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