keithdougherty

I have found a formula that has been working for me with a CPA offer. As of April 4th, 2009, here are my stats:

Week 1 - $110
Week 2 - $160
Week 3 - $230

We have just started Week 4, my weeks are from Sat - Fri and I am at $90 this week. The site has been growing each and every week as you can see and with minimal more promotion from me.

Total earnings: $590.00 in 23 days and counting (5/4/09)

The site is on track to make over $750 for its first full month.

Given all of the great information I have received from the Warrior Forum, I would like to share my blueprint so others can be successful too.

Here are the 12 steps that I took and what I did to set things up:

1. Select CPA offer to market
2. Conduct Keyword Research to identify good trafficked keywords with low competition (Select 5 – 10 good keywords) I usually try to find a keyword that has at least 100 visitors a day with less than 50,000 competitors
3. Register your domain name with your best keyword
4. Setup website hosting
5. Redirect your domain to your website host
6. Install a Wordpress blog from cPanel
7. Setup a category on the blog for each keyword
8. Setup a post for each keyword (write a quick 200 – 300 word post about the keyword)
9. Social bookmark main blog web address, bookmark each post as well
10. Create a video, I used camtasia and did a screen capture, make one for each keyword
11. Post to YouTube for sure, ( I would use TubMogul and blast it to other sites as well)
12. Social bookmark each video

This is the blueprint I used to start generating sales within hours of having my site setup.

Please contact me if you have any questions, I would be happy to assist in any way I can.

Resources:

Keyword Research:
Google Keyword Tool: https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal

WordTracker Keyword Trend Tool:
Free GTrends Tool From Wordtracker

Social Bookmarking:
Social Marker: Social bookmarking service. Fast tagging and posting to all major social websites - SocialMarker.com

Video Submission:
TubeMogule: TubeMogul.com | In-Depth Tracking, Analytics for Online Video | Web Video Syndication

Hope this helps.

Heuristic

Great info -

Did you have any trouble getting approved from the CPA networks? Is your traffic from the social bookmarking sites converting? Thanks

keithdougherty

I have found that each CPA network is different there are places like:

Millnic Media - The Best Affiliate CPA Network *Period*
Commission Junction - A Global Leader in Affiliate Marketing, Online Advertising and Search Engine Marketing

These both offer CPA programs, but do not give you a hassle when signing up. A lot of the other ones you just have to do a phone interview and give them some information, but so far I have had success getting approved.

Travish90

This is great resource for someone going into CPA marketing. Thanks for the useful post!

abdoue

great system clear steps Thanks

Kirahster

Very clear post. Easy to follow and definitley a lot of help.
As soon as I can find a CPA program I will start to fllow your blueprint and update you on my status!

anwar001

Very useful 12 steps. I hope I will follow them. The sad part is that many people will read stuff like this say that they are absolutely thrilled about the details step-by-step plan but then again go back to their old ways and never implement what they learned. I hope this will not be the case this time for some people reading this thread.

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keithdougherty

Yeah I would have to agree with you, I was once one of those people. The Warrior Forum has given me lots of valuable information and what it takes most of the time is to actually apply what you do know. It is amazing once you get moving what you really can do.

Thanks for the comment.

Mike Morgan.

Hi Keith,

It is nice info , but this system would work if proper keyword research has been conducted .

Mike

felix99

Thanks for the info, I'm jumping in CPA..

SimonHarrison

Keith

How exactly does this work:

Social bookmarking service. Fast tagging and posting to all major social websites - SocialMarker.com

Don't you need to have an account with each of the sites in order to submit the link, how does it get past that issue ?

daver99

Simon,

You will have to set up an account at each of the social bookmark sites that you use in socialmarker.... a little bit of a pain at first but definitely worth it. After that make sure you bookmark all your posts, articles, videos or any other content.

SimonHarrison

I have a nice system I use with Roboform, I already have accounts with numerous, I was just a bit confused as that site seems to suggest it can submit for you without creating an account manually initially, I was trying to work out how the hell it does that .

I guess they make that clear once your further in.

TSDMike

Simon,

At socialposter.com, you don't have to go to the trouble of creating an account at every social media site. You simply copy and paste your URL, Page Title, summary and tags into the fields and select which sites you want to submit to.

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honestbizpro

Thanks Keith!

I am so glad to see you making money with no spending! It can be done so many ways.

Yet I keep seeing over and over people getting frustrated and going months without making money and even losing money.

I do not know why so many people do not find threads like this one but I will try to point them to it when I can.

SimonHarrison

Sounds bleeding marvelous, I guess they must use their own.

BenQ

Sorry for the newbie question, but what is "CPA"?

awddjawb

A question for you, in step one you said to locate a CPA offer, do you mean apply to various networks, how do you view a CPA offers that are available prior to being approved by a network?

TE2

Cost Per Action

ie - When the prospect completes an action such as something as simple as submitting their zip code or email address to entering their name, address, and other small details to filling out a complete credit application, etc...

Regards,

John

XShardx

I may have missed something but I don't think you mentioned how this ties into your CPA offer as far as a linking strategy goes. Are you dropping text links at the bottom of each article to a sales page or directly to the offer? Are you putting a link in the video description to your blog, the corresponding keyword article, or directly to the offer? Is your article copy leading people to the offer or just focusing on the keyword?

Bah... I sound like such a newb... probably because I am.

Awesome post though! I'm putting the plan into action tonight. I already have my offer and keyword list together. I just need to know what your linking strategy is. Thanks in advance!

daneault23

This is a great step by step system to follow for anyone interested in CPA offers. It's simple, yet detailed at the same time. I definitely will let anyone I know who is interested in CPA offers come your way. Keep up the good work.

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kristasjewelry

As far is the cpa offers, do you just add banner ads to the blog, or do you use text ads in your posts? thanks

keithdougherty

I would suggest that you join a few CPA networks and then you can select a CPA offer that you would like to market. As yes, as stated by others, the keyword research is the absolute key to being successful. I am putting together a system that shows how I conducted my research. This system can be used for any type of marketing to expose the best keywords to optimize your success.

keithdougherty

I was new at one time too, and there are lots of things for me to learn as well. Let me do my best to cover your questions.

The video on YouTube will have a link in the text description, it is the first line in the text, and in my video I tell people to clink the link. That takes them to my website which presents the offer, which is free. I have been get a 1:2 ratio. So for every 2 people that visit my website, 1 person goes to the free offer site. Once there, I have been converting at 1:4, so for every 4 people that go, I get a sale or well I make money for them signing up.

If you do an article, yes in your resource box, put a link to your websites sales page, just like the video above. The article copy focuses on the keyword, because that is how I get the traffic to the site. The person is looking for my "keyword", therefore, they read my article.

I have found that the videos get me instant traffic, while the articles give me longevity to keep the site going. I actually have 2 of my sites on the first page of Google with a competition of 440,000.

XShardx

Thanks for the quick and detailed response, Keith. I am working on putting the plan into action right now!

Todd Pedersen

Thanks for the input on the milnic affiliate network. I am applying today! Cpa will work great with my website.

honestbizpro

Hey Benq!

Yea alot of people see catchy CPA offers all around them everyday but are not participating in this lucrative industry.

Here is a thread with some helpful links...

CPA Offers for Newbies


Many CPA offers are a way to get paid without ever selling anthing!

Free trials are very popular money makers but you will see that the more you learn, the more ideas you will get to diversify your marketing efforts.

XShardx

I totally agree with HBP.

I read the ebook that HBP linked and I have purchased a few others along the way. Those ebooks coupled with great posts like this one from Keith, always get the gears going in my head. Learning how to brainstorm and expand the ideas that other affiliates provide to you in various ways is a valuable trait to have. It's what seperates the people that are making a few dollars a day from those that are making a few hundred dollars... or a few thousand dollars a day.

My personal sales are still really going slow but I have come up with lots of different ways to boost things. My only problem now is finding the time to set everything in motion. It'll happen though!

Johnny12345

Could you clarify this a bit? What type of video do you make? What does it say? What do you show them?

Also, why not just get a domain name and redirect them immediately from the video to your CPA offer? (Are you pre-selling the CPA offer on your blog?)

Thanks,
Johnny

honestbizpro

Hey xShardx!

I can tell you made an adjustment to our biggest Asset...our attitude. Yes definitely try to concentrate on some free methods first without digging your self into a financial hole with PPC testing.

Once you find a winner, even if it's a modest one, you can then focus on good keyword research and strategies for PPC.

DukeNasty

Keith,

Thanks for the great blueprint. Quick question though. Considering I do not have Camtasia, is there another method you would recommend (free) for making the videos? Also, what do you include in the video. You have provided so much so far, but some examples would be great. Thanks in advance.

E.

keithdougherty

There is a free version of Camtasia available, I believe it is version 3, also the maker of Camtasia, Techsmith released another free producted called Jing that allows for screen capture.

Video content is usually a PowerPoint presentation with detailed information about my offering. So let's say it is about weight loss.

I would have an opening screen with my keyword:

All Natural Weight Loss

Loss 10 Pounds a Day

Then I would cover bullet items about the product:

- All natural made with 100% fruit juices
- Proven and guaranteed to make you lose 10 pounds a day
- Free trial offer worth $50

Just cover the items and entice the person to want to come to your website. You must act today as this is a limited time offer that may already be gone, something like that.

Hope this helps.

DukeNasty

Thanks Keith! Fantastic information! I really do appreciate it.

E.

CPAmum

Keith, this is great stuff. A picture being worth a thousand words, I'd love to actually see one of your sites. If that's possible, please PM me. (I promise not to steal ... much.) Thanks again!

keithdougherty

I am working on some videos for further instructions, I will share when I have them done.

tjpasha

thanks for sharing this useful info
regards tj

felix99

Thanks Keith, and I really like the idea making video of it.
Best regards,
Felix Andrian

keithdougherty

Here is another piece of "secret sauce". For the optimal results use your keyword and setup a new account on each of the social bookmark sites. I know this is time consuming, but it works. You don't want to bookmark everything under your own name, you want it related to the keyword. It helps with ranking. Plus it makes it look better than having all of your bookmarks come from your own name.

keithdougherty

Here is a list of some of the social bookmarking sites I have gotten the best results from:

1 - http://slashdot.org (PR9)
2 - http://digg.com (PR8)
3 - http://technorati.com (PR8) (Only Blogs)
4- http://www.furl.net (PR7)
5 - http://www.backflip.com (PR7)
6 - http://www.hugg.com (PR7)
7 - http://www.mixx.com (PR7)
8 - http://ma.gnolia.com (PR7)
9 - http://www.connotea.org (PR7)
10 - http://mystuff.ask.com (PR7)
11 - http://www.reddit.com (PR7)
12 - http://www.dzone.com (PR7)
13 - http://www.folkd.com (PR7)
14 - http://multiply.com (PR7)
15 - http://www.searchles.com (PR6)
16 - http://de.lirio.us (PR6)
17 - http://www.dotnetkicks.com (PR6)
18 - http://www.bloghop.com (PR6)
19 - http://www.plime.com (PR6)
20 - http://www.bibsonomy.org (PR6)

Good luck, and makes lots of money.

K

honestbizpro

Good tip. Especially with Digg and Stumbleupon.


I came across a clever "internship" on a marketing blog once.

His free training consisted of giving you great bookmarking advice but he always including HIS sites in his instructions on bookmarking each day along with your own sites.

That was really smart.

keithdougherty

So he would include his site for them to bookmark for him?

Tony Vercetti

Thanks for the social bookmarking sites list, found it very useful for future projects.

inman

Nice blueprint. Thanks.

The video creation part is what that always bothers me. Guess I should get over my fear and start doing something.

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junaidb

Thanks for the pretty useful blueprint. It is simple and straight forward to implement. i would be testing this income stream out and see the results.

Thanks for sharing guys much appreciated.

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Dave d

Keith great share thank you, could you please offer some info on the specifics of ad placement on your site as well as CPA offer selection. Im really scratching my head with regards to ad placement. ?

Thanks Again

Dave

keithdougherty

The video is really easy, and you are never on camera, you are just doing a screen capture. Just like a mini commercial for your CPA offer.

keithdougherty

There is no ad placement involved. I created a new domain and new site specially for the CPA program. I used a blog and created posts for each keyword and the links go to the CPA offer.

Pixulated

I'm not new to CPA but I must say this has been written for clearly for all of those who don't quite understand it, good job.

keithdougherty

Here are some updated stats after my original post. My #'s are skewed on the 6th, because I was showing the site. But the signups keep coming.