MUST KNOW: Questions CPA Networks are going to ask you! BE PREPARED!

NickSway · 12-22-2011, 02:18 AM

A phone call from a CPA network can be a nerve-racking thing. You really want to get accepted, you're trying not to slip up, but you're not sure what they're going to ask you...

I've applied to enough CPA networks to know pretty much all the questions that they are possibly going to ask you. Some networks require a phone call, others do not.

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MAIN QUESTIONS

- How do you get traffic?
The network wants to make sure you are getting real visitors and that your site is legit. If you get traffic through SEO and PPC, you'll be good.

How many unique visitors do you get per month?
Why would a network accept someone with 10 unique visitors per month? You get the point. They are looking to see that you actually have an audience for their offers. They are usually looking for over 10K unique visitors a month, usually more in the 30K+ range.

- Do you have incentive offers on your website?
ALWAYS SAY NO! It's just like for google adsense, you cannot tell people to click on your ads. Though now we are seeing more and more content locking CPA networks so in that case, incentivizing offers would be OK (through offering guides or other downloads).

- Are you with any other affiliate companies?
The network is looking to see if you are new to CPA or if you have experience. It's best if you say you are apart of two or three other ones. Choose whatever ones you'd like. This is to show you have experience and that other networks have put trust in you. There's a sticky thread here that lists a whole bunch of them (the network you are applying to will not check to make sure you are apart of the ones you say you are).

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Other Questions

- How did you hear about us?
This is more of a casual question. Just say their network was recommended to you or that you searched for a good one in Google and theirs came up.

- What is your internet experience?
The network is looking to see if you are a total newbie to CPA. Even if you are it's not that big of a deal. Just tell them how long you have been interested in internet marketing (1+ years is ideal).

- What kind of offers are you interested in?
The network is looking to see what your niche is. If you'd promote anything, just say you're interested in promoting high converting offers.

- How much do you spend on advertising per month?
If this ever comes up, you can either say that you get enough traffic naturally that you don't need to pay for advertising, or say that you get a lot of traffic through advertising so you spend $500+ a month.

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When it comes down to it, they just want to know that you are actually going to promote their products and in a way in which their advertisers would approve of.

I hope this calmed your nerves a little. If you'd like more information on what to say, let me know. Also, post on how your conversations go!

mtmjohn · 12-22-2011, 02:50 AM

Thanks Nick. That's very helpful for noob affiliates.

Lucas Becker · 12-22-2011, 02:54 AM

These are indeed the most common questions, but I'd like to add some more I was asked when I was in the application process:

- What vertical are mostly interested in?
- How long have you been doing internet marketing, and is CPA marketing your main interest?
- How many sites do you have?
- Do you use landing pages or prefer direct linking?

MaxBounty · 12-22-2011, 07:08 AM

From a former affiliate manager's point of view:

Preparing for a phone interview with a network is great (just as I would recommend preparing for a job interview). This will help reduce any nerves associated with interviewing in general and make for a more productive conversation.

But, don't lie during your interview.

AM's aren't asking questions to trip you up. The vast majority of these questions are for the AM to gather enough information from you and how you want to use the network's offers to ensure that they can provide you with the best help possible. Giving misleading information to your AM will guarantee that they will make the wrong recommendations for you.

Lucas Becker · 12-22-2011, 07:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaxBounty

From a former affiliate manager's point of view:

Preparing for a phone interview with a network is great (just as I would recommend preparing for a job interview). This will help reduce any nerves associated with interviewing in general and make for a more productive conversation.

But, don't lie during your interview.

AM's aren't asking questions to trip you up. The vast majority of these questions are for the AM to gather enough information from you and how you want to use the network's offers to ensure that they can provide you with the best help possible. Giving misleading information to your AM will guarantee that they will make the wrong recommendations for you.

Thank you, Jessica, for sharing your thoughts with us. As a former affiliate manager, I'm sure you know a lot about the topic than any of us.

Naveen K · 12-22-2011, 08:01 AM

I don't think that any one will get accepted into any networks if they claim false details about traffic, experience and few other things.
My suggestion is, answer all the questions honestly and I am pretty sure that you will get accepted by them.
Don't hesitate to inform them that you are newbie if you they ask how much experience you have in IM. Some networks might even be happier to accept newbies and help them with right guidance but they won't like to hear persons who is not honest.

NickSway · 12-22-2011, 09:26 PM

Sorry, I did not mean for it to come out as me telling you all to lie to get into a CPA network. I was just trying to give you guidelines on what the CPA network is looking for.

MaxBounty · 12-23-2011, 05:59 AM

I didn't mean to imply that you were encouraging people to lie.

I just wanted to be sure that affiliates knew that they can make the best use of their AM by being candid in the interview. While it can be tempting to use canned answers to an AM's questions, hoping that this will guarantee approval to the network, it is not the best way to start your relationship.

williamrs · 12-23-2011, 06:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NickSway

Sorry, I did not mean for it to come out as me telling you all to lie to get into a CPA network. I was just trying to give you guidelines on what the CPA network is looking for.

People really don't need to lie and pretend to be super affiliates, but it's also good not to sound like the greenest newbie in the world, so your advice can be very helpfulç for beginners.

W

RyanAlsaiad · 12-23-2011, 06:20 AM

Great ,,, Thanks For Share

Naveen K · 12-23-2011, 07:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NickSway

Sorry, I did not mean for it to come out as me telling you all to lie to get into a CPA network. I was just trying to give you guidelines on what the CPA network is looking for.

I just posted that to alert newbies to be honest during the approval process and not to answer them with same replies which you have posted above.
But yes this thread will surely help some people to get feel about how the phone conversion would go on.

jordanberg2311 · 12-23-2011, 08:08 AM

Actually, I found those are very redundant.
Few more days we are in 2012 and preparing for questions is sooo 2008

Just be real. You don't need to be prepare as if you are looking for a job in an interview.
You don't need to lie. If you have no background its fine. Tell them you are exploring. Still working your way up

A pro tip for you:
Ask CPA Network questions instead having them ask you!!

e.g.
What traffic source are you (the AM who is interviewing you) expert in and had run?
What is your strongest niche?
How long have you been an AM?
I've seen you have offer XXX and how it much EPC and are you guys brokered it or run direct?

write27 · 12-23-2011, 08:33 AM

I agree with the posters who say the CPA interview is nothing to sweat. Be completely honest. I tell them I am new to Internet marketing, but I have done a lot of research and I plan to promote primarily through PPC, Facebook ads etc. Just the fact that I know the different methods of IM, even though I've never made money at it before, is enough to get me accepted.

Of course, I've been rejected by a couple of networks, but that's OK because there are so many good ones out there.

In my mind, getting accepted is the easy part. The hard part is getting the converting traffic to the offer. So far, I've gotten conversions with PPC (7Search) but I am not yet profitable.

Samrath Gupta · 12-23-2011, 01:37 PM

Great post Nick but hey all guys who are thinking to get accepted into networks

Please never lie with your AM and Network because even after getting the account if you do anything wrong then most probably you can get into trouble !!

SO BEWARE !!

Regards
~Sam~

pacelattin · 12-23-2011, 05:01 PM

I am not sure I like this post - giving hints on how to answer questions that are meant to keep out scammers...

NickSway · 12-24-2011, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pacelattin

I am not sure I like this post - giving hints on how to answer questions that are meant to keep out scammers...

As said before, this post was in no way meant to get scammers into CPA Networks. Everyone I've talked to really dreads the phone call by the CPA Network. I try to tell my students that it's nothing be intimidated by as it's just a getting-to-know-you for your Affiliate Manager and you.

It's like going into a job interview never having practiced before. Even if you were well qualified for the job, you may be thrown off by their questions or just the interview process. My guide was simply to make the people, about to get a call from the CPA network they just applied to, more confident.

bqpennell · 12-24-2011, 07:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NickSway

As said before, this post was in no way meant to get scammers into CPA Networks. Everyone I've talked to really dreads the phone call by the CPA Network. I try to tell my students that it's nothing be intimidated by as it's just a getting-to-know-you for your Affiliate Manager and you.

It's like going into a job interview never having practiced before. Even if you were well qualified for the job, you may be thrown off by their questions or just the interview process. My guide was simply to make the people, about to get a call from the CPA network they just applied to, more confident.

Even if so the good thing about filling out a application online is you can take your time to do it to insure your answers meet your criteria. As for the phone call, I would except a shuddering fool as long as he seems determined and honest a lot quicker then i would a publisher who sounded like he was coached. If you have to be coached to do a job then chances are you are not well qualified at all.

Networks are not just looking for the Most qualified Publisher (it is a plus) they also accept newbies as we know every Super affiliate was new at this at some point. The point of these process is to weed out the fraudulent applications and liars and you are instructing them to start off being a liar.

These Post and how to get into any network are pointless and not very wise

I have a better approach just be honest about everything, Kinda pointless to join a network having them believe you are a experienced marketer then turn around and ask some of the most commonly asked question.

This is a good way to get your self banned for falsifying your application. Being a network owner i know if you got in this way and then turned around and made it obvious your application was complete BS chances are i will just block your account but if i don't i can assure you that the red flag is already up due to lack of trust. Internet marketing is just like a relationship with out trust it isnt gonna work.

bange · 01-21-2012, 08:02 AM

Hi
I use cpa network and i blank the referrer, now i earn around $200 per day and they ask me where my traffic come from so what to tell them.

cobwab · 01-21-2012, 08:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaxBounty

I didn't mean to imply that you were encouraging people to lie.

I just wanted to be sure that affiliates knew that they can make the best use of their AM by being candid in the interview. While it can be tempting to use canned answers to an AM's questions, hoping that this will guarantee approval to the network, it is not the best way to start your relationship.

I applied to Wolf and got a call from Barb. She wanted to know how I got into IM. She wanted me to describe in detail that "aha" moment. I lied and told her it was Gary Halbert's fault and I was in mail- order before and one of his seminars turned me towards IM. Barb accepted that and the next email I got from her told me to take a picture of myself sitting in front of my laptop holding my picture ID with the laptop displaying the latest NYTimes edition and make sure that the date was prominent. She said I should take the picture with my iphone and email it to her with another shot of my picture id.

I thought this was excessive and dangerous so I never did it and a few days later I got an email from Wolf saying my application was rejected.

Anyway, I have been accepted into several CPAs, including MaxBounty, CPAWay, AdFoundry, eComLeads, etc. More applications are in the works.

Take Care,
Walter

NickSway · 01-21-2012, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bange

Hi
I use cpa network and i blank the referrer, now i earn around $200 per day and they ask me where my traffic come from so what to tell them.

Where is your traffic really coming from? You can always say you do offline flyers and such so the traffic is direct.

Quote:

Originally Posted by cobwab

I applied to Wolf and got a call from Barb. She wanted to know how I got into IM. She wanted me to describe in detail that "aha" moment. I lied and told her it was Gary Halbert's fault and I was in mail- order before and one of his seminars turned me towards IM. Barb accepted that and the next email I got from her told me to take a picture of myself sitting in front of my laptop holding my picture ID with the laptop displaying the latest NYTimes edition and make sure that the date was prominent. She said I should take the picture with my iphone and email it to her with another shot of my picture id.

I thought this was excessive and dangerous so I never did it and a few days later I got an email from Wolf saying my application was rejected.

Anyway, I have been accepted into several CPAs, including MaxBounty, CPAWay, AdFoundry, eComLeads, etc. More applications are in the works.

Take Care,
Walter

In an occasion like that (which I've actually never heard of before) it's a company that you're not going to want to do business with anyway. Sounds like the next thing Barb would want you to do is take off your shirt and take a picture with your finger in your mouth.

outwest · 01-21-2012, 03:06 PM

I think a lot of CPA firms dont mind if you are a newbie, but they would expect that you at least understand what CPA is, the terminology such as PPC PPV, etc

how you plan to get traffic, how much you plan to spend/day on advertising, once you get your feet wet (who really knows but just a guess)

I think they would hope that if you are a newbie, you have at least taken the time to educate yourself and know what CPA involves, and also that you have a solid plan for where you want to go with it and how you plan to achieve that (as much as a newbie can be expected to know this)

12-22-2011, 02:18 AM	#1
NickSway The eBay Guy War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 80 Thanks: 39 Thanked 32 Times in 18 Posts Contact Info	MUST KNOW: Questions CPA Networks are going to ask you! BE PREPARED! A phone call from a CPA network can be a nerve-racking thing. You really want to get accepted, you're trying not to slip up, but you're not sure what they're going to ask you... I've applied to enough CPA networks to know pretty much all the questions that they are possibly going to ask you. Some networks require a phone call, others do not. ================================================ MAIN QUESTIONS - How do you get traffic? The network wants to make sure you are getting real visitors and that your site is legit. If you get traffic through SEO and PPC, you'll be good. How many unique visitors do you get per month? Why would a network accept someone with 10 unique visitors per month? You get the point. They are looking to see that you actually have an audience for their offers. They are usually looking for over 10K unique visitors a month, usually more in the 30K+ range. - Do you have incentive offers on your website? ALWAYS SAY NO! It's just like for google adsense, you cannot tell people to click on your ads. Though now we are seeing more and more content locking CPA networks so in that case, incentivizing offers would be OK (through offering guides or other downloads). - Are you with any other affiliate companies? The network is looking to see if you are new to CPA or if you have experience. It's best if you say you are apart of two or three other ones. Choose whatever ones you'd like. This is to show you have experience and that other networks have put trust in you. There's a sticky thread here that lists a whole bunch of them (the network you are applying to will not check to make sure you are apart of the ones you say you are). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Questions - How did you hear about us? This is more of a casual question. Just say their network was recommended to you or that you searched for a good one in Google and theirs came up. - What is your internet experience? The network is looking to see if you are a total newbie to CPA. Even if you are it's not that big of a deal. Just tell them how long you have been interested in internet marketing (1+ years is ideal). - What kind of offers are you interested in? The network is looking to see what your niche is. If you'd promote anything, just say you're interested in promoting high converting offers. - How much do you spend on advertising per month? If this ever comes up, you can either say that you get enough traffic naturally that you don't need to pay for advertising, or say that you get a lot of traffic through advertising so you spend $500+ a month. ================================================ When it comes down to it, they just want to know that you are actually going to promote their products and in a way in which their advertisers would approve of. I hope this calmed your nerves a little. If you'd like more information on what to say, let me know. Also, post on how your conversations go!
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12-22-2011, 02:50 AM	#2
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12-22-2011, 02:54 AM	#3
Lucas Becker I Love Lasagna. War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Germany Posts: 148 Thanks: 14 Thanked 36 Times in 28 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Be Prepared To Answer These Questions When a CPA Network Calls YOU... These are indeed the most common questions, but I'd like to add some more I was asked when I was in the application process: - What vertical are mostly interested in? - How long have you been doing internet marketing, and is CPA marketing your main interest? - How many sites do you have? - Do you use landing pages or prefer direct linking?

12-22-2011, 07:08 AM	#4
MaxBounty MaxBounty Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Ottawa, ON Posts: 170 Thanks: 39 Thanked 40 Times in 33 Posts	Re: Be Prepared To Answer These Questions When a CPA Network Calls YOU... From a former affiliate manager's point of view: Preparing for a phone interview with a network is great (just as I would recommend preparing for a job interview). This will help reduce any nerves associated with interviewing in general and make for a more productive conversation. But, don't lie during your interview. AM's aren't asking questions to trip you up. The vast majority of these questions are for the AM to gather enough information from you and how you want to use the network's offers to ensure that they can provide you with the best help possible. Giving misleading information to your AM will guarantee that they will make the wrong recommendations for you.

12-22-2011, 08:01 AM	#6
Naveen K CpaAntiScrub.com War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 722 Thanks: 131 Thanked 240 Times in 147 Posts	Re: Be Prepared To Answer These Questions When a CPA Network Calls YOU... I don't think that any one will get accepted into any networks if they claim false details about traffic, experience and few other things. My suggestion is, answer all the questions honestly and I am pretty sure that you will get accepted by them. Don't hesitate to inform them that you are newbie if you they ask how much experience you have in IM. Some networks might even be happier to accept newbies and help them with right guidance but they won't like to hear persons who is not honest.
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12-22-2011, 09:26 PM	#7
NickSway The eBay Guy War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 80 Thanks: 39 Thanked 32 Times in 18 Posts Contact Info	Re: Be Prepared To Answer These Questions When a CPA Network Calls YOU... Sorry, I did not mean for it to come out as me telling you all to lie to get into a CPA network. I was just trying to give you guidelines on what the CPA network is looking for.
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12-23-2011, 05:59 AM	#8
MaxBounty MaxBounty Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Ottawa, ON Posts: 170 Thanks: 39 Thanked 40 Times in 33 Posts	Re: MUST KNOW: Questions CPA Networks are going to ask you! BE PREPARED! I didn't mean to imply that you were encouraging people to lie. I just wanted to be sure that affiliates knew that they can make the best use of their AM by being candid in the interview. While it can be tempting to use canned answers to an AM's questions, hoping that this will guarantee approval to the network, it is not the best way to start your relationship.

12-23-2011, 06:20 AM	#10
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12-23-2011, 08:08 AM	#12
jordanberg2311 Advanced Warrior Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 588 Thanks: 3 Thanked 82 Times in 67 Posts	Re: MUST KNOW: Questions CPA Networks are going to ask you! BE PREPARED! Actually, I found those are very redundant. Few more days we are in 2012 and preparing for questions is sooo 2008 Just be real. You don't need to be prepare as if you are looking for a job in an interview. You don't need to lie. If you have no background its fine. Tell them you are exploring. Still working your way up A pro tip for you: Ask CPA Network questions instead having them ask you!! e.g. What traffic source are you (the AM who is interviewing you) expert in and had run? What is your strongest niche? How long have you been an AM? I've seen you have offer XXX and how it much EPC and are you guys brokered it or run direct?

12-23-2011, 08:33 AM	#13
write27 Active Warrior Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: United States Posts: 70 Thanks: 9 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: MUST KNOW: Questions CPA Networks are going to ask you! BE PREPARED! I agree with the posters who say the CPA interview is nothing to sweat. Be completely honest. I tell them I am new to Internet marketing, but I have done a lot of research and I plan to promote primarily through PPC, Facebook ads etc. Just the fact that I know the different methods of IM, even though I've never made money at it before, is enough to get me accepted. Of course, I've been rejected by a couple of networks, but that's OK because there are so many good ones out there. In my mind, getting accepted is the easy part. The hard part is getting the converting traffic to the offer. So far, I've gotten conversions with PPC (7Search) but I am not yet profitable.

12-23-2011, 01:37 PM	#14
Samrath Gupta AM @ CWinter Media War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: www.samrathgupta.com Posts: 715 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 157 Thanked 148 Times in 102 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: MUST KNOW: Questions CPA Networks are going to ask you! BE PREPARED! Great post Nick but hey all guys who are thinking to get accepted into networks Please never lie with your AM and Network because even after getting the account if you do anything wrong then most probably you can get into trouble !! SO BEWARE !! Regards ~Sam~
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01-21-2012, 08:02 AM	#18
bange Warrior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 22 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: MUST KNOW: Questions CPA Networks are going to ask you! BE PREPARED! Hi I use cpa network and i blank the referrer, now i earn around $200 per day and they ask me where my traffic come from so what to tell them.

01-21-2012, 03:06 PM	#21
outwest Lovin Life War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: USA and Asia Posts: 2,686 Thanks: 118 Thanked 180 Times in 161 Posts	Re: MUST KNOW: Questions CPA Networks are going to ask you! BE PREPARED! I think a lot of CPA firms dont mind if you are a newbie, but they would expect that you at least understand what CPA is, the terminology such as PPC PPV, etc how you plan to get traffic, how much you plan to spend/day on advertising, once you get your feet wet (who really knows but just a guess) I think they would hope that if you are a newbie, you have at least taken the time to educate yourself and know what CPA involves, and also that you have a solid plan for where you want to go with it and how you plan to achieve that (as much as a newbie can be expected to know this)