What IM skills would you suggest before dabbling in CPA

kumar · 04-09-2009, 03:55 PM

Hey guys,

I've been reading some of the CPA threads and it looks something I'd want to enter sometime down the line. What do you think are skills a relative newbie ought to have before putting his feet into CPA (i.e.PPC, traffic generation etc.)?

Thanks!

Anthony Wee · 04-09-2009, 04:10 PM

If you want to make long term cash with CPA, master PPC.

PPC is the only thing worth mastering in IM.

This is not an understatement.

Take a look around and you'll realise the big earners are all doing PPC, period.

Mike CPAMF · 04-10-2009, 07:47 AM

It's true that PPC is the best thing worth mastering when following the networks rules but actually there are tons of ways to make money with CPA. The problem is that most CPA methods out there are against the ToS-s of the networks so if you want to be 100% whitehat then PPC is the one, if you don't mind bending some rules and want to use free methods then look around and you will find many.

(Of course for a total newbie the most important skills are the basic ones of knowing how to set up a domain name and hosting, creating simple websites and stuff like that.)

Mike Morgan. · 04-10-2009, 08:04 AM

Some of the most important things that you need to master are slecting profitable offers , generating targeted traffic , especially PPC marketing and converting traffic into leads or developing high converting landing pages .

I Hope it helps

Mike

honestbizpro · 04-10-2009, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike CPAMF

It's true that PPC is the best thing worth mastering when following the networks rules but actually there are tons of ways to make money with CPA. The problem is that most CPA methods out there are against the ToS-s of the networks so if you want to be 100% whitehat then PPC is the one, if you don't mind bending some rules and want to use free methods then look around and you will find many.

(Of course for a total newbie the most important skills are the basic ones of knowing how to set up a domain name and hosting, creating simple websites and stuff like that.)

Good Tip Mike CPAMF,

I have seen some people here kind enough to share their exact PPC campaigns and many of them are not even breaking even. So If you are new be careful with PPC. I still incorporate some free methods that are very effective and are totally White Hat.

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danielgb123 · 04-10-2009, 10:24 AM

PPC is something good to learn, however search is the best thing you can master. Once you have search traffic, you are basically there. Search is free once it gets going and as targeted as PPC. It may cost a fair bit upfront, but in the long run you are going to bank!

cookies · 04-10-2009, 10:33 AM

@daniel - thanks for that add - that search is ultimately where you want to end up.

My wife and I are discussing which way to go - I want to go PPC/CPA near term, she wants to forget PPC/CPA and start with a product site and learn SEO. I have a feeling that each route will teach us something.

aekaplan · 04-10-2009, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by cookies

@daniel - thanks for that add - that search is ultimately where you want to end up.

My wife and I are discussing which way to go - I want to go PPC/CPA near term, she wants to forget PPC/CPA and start with a product site and learn SEO. I have a feeling that each route will teach us something.

The obvious answer here is that both are different, both work, and both should be tried out. I do PPC but make sure my sites have articles and relevant keywords so that I do get some SEO benefits.

An affiliate manager actually found my site by browsing a long-tail keyword I had inadvertantly targeted on the 3rd page of Google... I had done no SEO at all. So you can see how with actual SEO work you are making life a lot easier for yourself... but you also want to do PPC to make sure you're getting direct, targeted and immediate traffic to your offer.

Gilbert714 · 04-10-2009, 01:47 PM

Where is the best place to learn PPC is there a book or training program anyone would recommend?

SimonHarrison · 04-10-2009, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kumar

Hey guys,

What do you think are skills a relative newbie ought to have before putting his feet into CPA

Patience & persistance.

Adbeat · 04-10-2009, 04:38 PM

Microsoft Excel, and get very comfortable analyzing data.

SFranklin · 04-13-2009, 02:30 PM

Definitely be careful with PPC and dont over extend yourself financially unless you can.

dwrglobal · 04-13-2009, 02:45 PM

It's indeed will be your best weapon when it comes to CPA but never go there without good knowledge of it. There's also another powerful method you can use like CPV... Not all networks or offers allow them but most of them do..

JimWay · 04-13-2009, 03:14 PM

I would highly suggest joining a program like clickbank first. Market threw ppc. But before you do that. Research a ton. There is plenty of info out there. I would suggest cashtactics.*net. They have a ton of free info there you can spend a week reading threw. They have a board also that you can join and also have a free ppc course you can join. I would look into that. Next I would get a html editor that is free like NVU. Google it. And build a few sites for fun just to learn. Get on youtube and start watching videos about it. With that also get hosting. I suggest hostgator. Learn all of that so your comfortible with it. And promote some ebooks and learn alittle. At that point you have all the basics.

So for free you can learn some PPC and how to build some landing pages.

The reason i say this is when you jump into cpa networks you will be much more prepaired and seasoned. That way you know what your talking about when you apply. If you can promote threw ppc you are good. Then i would move more to learning the free traffic generation if you wish to do that also. If you apply to a network and say i do not use ppc, i dont know hwo to build a site to rank, but i do have some tricks i learned to get free traffic. Well i dont think they will be to hot on that statment. If you have the basic skills about the most they will ask is for a landing page, and you can whip one out quick becuase you have that skill.

04-09-2009, 03:55 PM	#1
kumar HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: India Posts: 284 Thanks: 156 Thanked 19 Times in 17 Posts Contact Info	What IM skills would you suggest before dabbling in CPA Hey guys, I've been reading some of the CPA threads and it looks something I'd want to enter sometime down the line. What do you think are skills a relative newbie ought to have before putting his feet into CPA (i.e.PPC, traffic generation etc.)? Thanks!
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04-09-2009, 04:10 PM	#2
Anthony Wee Active Warrior Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 49 Thanks: 15 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: What IM skills would you suggest before dabbling in CPA If you want to make long term cash with CPA, master PPC. PPC is the only thing worth mastering in IM. This is not an understatement. Take a look around and you'll realise the big earners are all doing PPC, period.

04-10-2009, 07:47 AM	#3
Mike CPAMF experienced IM-r Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 21 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Re: What IM skills would you suggest before dabbling in CPA It's true that PPC is the best thing worth mastering when following the networks rules but actually there are tons of ways to make money with CPA. The problem is that most CPA methods out there are against the ToS-s of the networks so if you want to be 100% whitehat then PPC is the one, if you don't mind bending some rules and want to use free methods then look around and you will find many. (Of course for a total newbie the most important skills are the basic ones of knowing how to set up a domain name and hosting, creating simple websites and stuff like that.)
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04-10-2009, 08:04 AM	#4
Mike Morgan. Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2,688 Blog Entries: 42 Thanks: 551 Thanked 807 Times in 267 Posts	Re: What IM skills would you suggest before dabbling in CPA Some of the most important things that you need to master are slecting profitable offers , generating targeted traffic , especially PPC marketing and converting traffic into leads or developing high converting landing pages . I Hope it helps Mike
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04-10-2009, 10:24 AM	#6
danielgb123 HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Australia. Posts: 188 Thanks: 126 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts Contact Info	Re: What IM skills would you suggest before dabbling in CPA PPC is something good to learn, however search is the best thing you can master. Once you have search traffic, you are basically there. Search is free once it gets going and as targeted as PPC. It may cost a fair bit upfront, but in the long run you are going to bank!
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04-10-2009, 10:33 AM	#7
cookies Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Northern California Posts: 27 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Social Networking	Re: What IM skills would you suggest before dabbling in CPA @daniel - thanks for that add - that search is ultimately where you want to end up. My wife and I are discussing which way to go - I want to go PPC/CPA near term, she wants to forget PPC/CPA and start with a product site and learn SEO. I have a feeling that each route will teach us something.

04-10-2009, 01:47 PM	#9
Gilbert714 Active Warrior Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 41 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What IM skills would you suggest before dabbling in CPA Where is the best place to learn PPC is there a book or training program anyone would recommend?

04-10-2009, 04:38 PM	#11
Adbeat HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 103 Thanks: 0 Thanked 11 Times in 11 Posts	Re: What IM skills would you suggest before dabbling in CPA Microsoft Excel, and get very comfortable analyzing data.

04-13-2009, 02:30 PM	#12
SFranklin Active Warrior Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Denver CO USA Posts: 51 Thanks: 47 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: What IM skills would you suggest before dabbling in CPA Definitely be careful with PPC and dont over extend yourself financially unless you can.

04-13-2009, 02:45 PM	#13
dwrglobal HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 132 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts Social Networking	Re: What IM skills would you suggest before dabbling in CPA It's indeed will be your best weapon when it comes to CPA but never go there without good knowledge of it. There's also another powerful method you can use like CPV... Not all networks or offers allow them but most of them do..
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04-13-2009, 03:14 PM	#14
JimWay Warrior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Re: What IM skills would you suggest before dabbling in CPA I would highly suggest joining a program like clickbank first. Market threw ppc. But before you do that. Research a ton. There is plenty of info out there. I would suggest cashtactics.*net. They have a ton of free info there you can spend a week reading threw. They have a board also that you can join and also have a free ppc course you can join. I would look into that. Next I would get a html editor that is free like NVU. Google it. And build a few sites for fun just to learn. Get on youtube and start watching videos about it. With that also get hosting. I suggest hostgator. Learn all of that so your comfortible with it. And promote some ebooks and learn alittle. At that point you have all the basics. So for free you can learn some PPC and how to build some landing pages. The reason i say this is when you jump into cpa networks you will be much more prepaired and seasoned. That way you know what your talking about when you apply. If you can promote threw ppc you are good. Then i would move more to learning the free traffic generation if you wish to do that also. If you apply to a network and say i do not use ppc, i dont know hwo to build a site to rank, but i do have some tricks i learned to get free traffic. Well i dont think they will be to hot on that statment. If you have the basic skills about the most they will ask is for a landing page, and you can whip one out quick becuase you have that skill.