CPA Polls - Do they Work?

John Willer · 07-13-2009, 02:24 PM

Make sure the poll relates to the product you're promoting.

And use something controversial or in the news.

Mary Green · 07-13-2009, 06:04 PM

Yes, at least make sure the poll relates to the niche of the CPA. Like you dont want to offer people a poll about Bratz dolls and try to sell them on getting a free PS3.

The more emotion you can draw out of people with your poll or topic, the more conversions you usually get.

tycoon828 · 07-18-2009, 08:38 AM

Anybody can give me a suggesion about which wordpress poll plugin is better? There are many there and I don't know which one to choose. Thanks.

BTW, which one are you guys using now?

OPLeads · 07-18-2009, 02:35 PM

Hi tycoon2008, I just saw that you opened a new threat asking the some question: Which wordpress poll plugin is better? I can only tell you thatWP Quick Polls is great if you are looking for a WP plugin, but it seem you have a different experience with it.

ThalesMM · 07-18-2009, 03:22 PM

If they are related to the offer you're promoting, then they do, if it is different, your CTR will be really low.. :P

ChrisBa · 07-18-2009, 03:41 PM

the poll method is really outdating and google tends to be slapping affiliates very hard for using that technique (just to warn everyone)

webatomic · 07-28-2009, 11:48 AM

Are you guys using the same affiliate link for both the yes and no answers?

OPLeads · 07-28-2009, 12:43 PM

We normally do not split it according to Yes and No answers ... but make a short test in the beginning to see which offer (rotating 2-4 offers) converts the best....

Mary Green · 07-28-2009, 04:15 PM

Right like OPleads says, the yes/no and picture all link to the same place. There are scripts available that allow you to rotate between offers, I am usually always testing a couple offers at a time through different networks just in case one expires or is taken down.

webatomic · 07-28-2009, 08:47 PM

Any tips on improving my CTR with these polls? Does the offer have a lot to do with it? Or images? Or niche? Or all of the above and more?

dropship · 07-28-2009, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by webatomic

Any tips on improving my CTR with these polls? Does the offer have a lot to do with it? Or images? Or niche? Or all of the above and more?

The particular niche has a lot to do with it. If you have a niche that has a CPA poll to go with it, like when OctoMom was popular, there were a few CPA offer landing pages that had this topic going.

That increase your CTR and leads dramatically when you can match a niche with a CPA offer.

OPLeads · 07-28-2009, 09:10 PM

HI webatomic, CRT is mainly based on what kind of poll / question you ask! Anything hat has a lot of emotions works well. Examples could be such as Celebrity news / deaths, some "famous" crime, politics etc.

In other words whenever people have a strong opinion and want to state it / convince others....

Tip: If you have a few hundred votes, send out a press release stating you are currently doing this survey and so far you have the following results. You don't know how many small newspapers / radio stations publish your website -> which gives you even more traffic.

As to getting your offer to convert, either get something specific, if your target a really small niche (but then you might not get enough traffic) OR something broad that everyone could use such as Wallmart, Home Depot, Victoria Secret gift-cards etc.

Quote:

Originally Posted by webatomic

Any tips on improving my CTR with these polls? Does the offer have a lot to do with it? Or images? Or niche? Or all of the above and more?

PS: WPQuickPolls is a wordpress plugin that offers includes poll themes, rotation, tracking, works with prosper, ref. blanking and timers. PM me for a nice coupon....

diggy20 · 07-28-2009, 09:28 PM

I'm still making decent money with polls. Your landing page CTR% is a combination of both your poll question and your poll template. The hardest part probably is finding non-scrubbing email submits to use.

If anyone wants to give polls a try, I would suggest taking a look at WP Easy Polls. Its really easy to use, plus it has all the advanced features you want like offer rotations, built-in Tracking202 support, and nice looking themes. Best of all its free.

Mary Green · 07-28-2009, 11:01 PM

I agree with diggy20, I have seen a lot of poll templates that are all over the place. Make sure everything is above the fold, the picture, and the yes/ no should be above the picture. You want your question to evoke emotion. Take Jon & Kate for instance, a decent question might be Is Kate Getting What She Deserves? or with Michael Jackson Was it Suicide?

tycoon828 · 07-29-2009, 05:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by diggy20

If anyone wants to give polls a try, I would suggest taking a look at WP Easy Polls. Its really easy to use, plus it has all the advanced features you want like offer rotations, built-in Tracking202 support, and nice looking themes. Best of all its free.

I have problem to use Tracking202 because i don't wanna use ppc to drive traffic to my poll and wp easy poll built-in Tracking202 support seems need u to have landing page and adwards ads set up.

tycoon828 · 07-29-2009, 05:57 AM

I also bought WP quick poll but finally asked refund because the picture in the poll theme just cannot show up. I emailed to joe( the owner of WP quick poll) back and forth more than 8 times but still cannot solve this problem.

In fact I think WP quick poll is not bad, but it seems the user guide is a little bit complicated and if you are not good at tech, you will have problem to set it up.

maxmed · 07-29-2009, 06:39 AM

They still work if you choose a good topic try google hot trends it could inspire you

webatomic · 07-29-2009, 10:54 AM

I bought this:

Poll factory : CPA Polls at Lighting speed

so far so good.

Mary Green · 07-29-2009, 11:32 AM

I use google trends to come up with ideas for polls as well. Some people specialize in what kind of polls they do well with, for instance I know one guy who does sports only polls, while someone else does celebrity, and still another does politics only. Those do seem to be the three biggest niches (if you want to call them that) although you can pretty much go after anything big on google trends.

diggy20 · 07-29-2009, 11:44 AM

Is there some other tracking you were planning to use instead? You can just use your regular affiliate links if you don't want to use tracking.

Quote:

Originally Posted by tycoon828

I have problem to use Tracking202 because i don't wanna use ppc to drive traffic to my poll and wp easy poll built-in Tracking202 support seems need u to have landing page and adwards ads set up.

Mary Green · 07-29-2009, 12:23 PM

The only other idea I have for tracking with this is manual, with subids. I have stayed partial to coach's from ppc coach, but I have used tracking202 as well. I know the manual tracking can be time consuming, but it can be done.

ChrisBa · 07-29-2009, 12:34 PM

you can use prosper202/tracking202 to track them as well.. one thing that many people like is the cloaking feature with the prosper/tracking (its just a double meta refresh), that way it helps hide your landing pages..

What many people do is use BuzzDash to come up with ideas..

Mary Green · 07-29-2009, 12:52 PM

Yes I have used buzzdash myself. I tried following someones method of using their poll ideas with a lot of comments. It did seem to work as I got a lot of traffic, but the conversions weren't always there. I too have decided to stick to one "niche" of polls for the time being, but have tested many before. I find it always helpful to have a little insider information on the niche of your polls. Knowing the lingo and such helps with ads.

ChrisBa · 07-29-2009, 09:25 PM

Another big one is search for yahoo buzz - they have a list of hot topics.. this list can be golden!

Mary Green · 07-30-2009, 10:00 AM

Yes I was putting together a lot of my links yesterday and realized I have a lot of good polling places to find ideas. I also use Sodahead. Yahoo buzz is great because you get the full story behind the keywords which means you can pose your question to evoke the most emotion as possible from the visitor.

RedMatrix · 07-31-2009, 10:29 AM

If you want to quickly set up 10 to 30 polls at a whack, may I suggest a $47 product called Poll Creator Pro. It's one of the 3 poll style landing page generators out there, and the price is in the middle.

Mary Green · 07-31-2009, 01:59 PM

I actually hadnt heard of this one, thanks for the link.

ChrisBa · 07-31-2009, 04:11 PM

Theres a few good poll programs out there - poll control, wp polls, pollbot, and a few more that i can't think of

chrisfx · 07-31-2009, 04:16 PM

Of course I am biased, because I created it, but check out WP Easy Polls (wpeasypolls.com). It's free, and it pretty much does what all the other poll creation tools do. And if there's something missing, just tell me and maybe I will add it in.

Chris

``Yousef · 08-04-2009, 06:28 AM

Is there any advantage of using a blog as oppose to a HTML/CSS landing page?

ChrisBa · 08-04-2009, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrisfx

Of course I am biased, because I created it, but check out WP Easy Polls (wpeasypolls.com). It's free, and it pretty much does what all the other poll creation tools do. And if there's something missing, just tell me and maybe I will add it in.

Chris

It is a good program as well.. I will vouch for that!

Chris (different Chris)

07-13-2009, 02:24 PM	#51
John Willer Active Warrior Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 66 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Re: CPA Polls - Do they Work? Make sure the poll relates to the product you're promoting. And use something controversial or in the news.

07-13-2009, 06:04 PM	#52
Mary Green PPC Mom War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Central NY USA Posts: 2,046 Thanks: 27 Thanked 59 Times in 47 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: CPA Polls - Do they Work? Yes, at least make sure the poll relates to the niche of the CPA. Like you dont want to offer people a poll about Bratz dolls and try to sell them on getting a free PS3. The more emotion you can draw out of people with your poll or topic, the more conversions you usually get.
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07-18-2009, 08:38 AM	#53
tycoon828 HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 232 Thanks: 6 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: CPA Polls - Do they Work? Anybody can give me a suggesion about which wordpress poll plugin is better? There are many there and I don't know which one to choose. Thanks. BTW, which one are you guys using now?

07-18-2009, 02:35 PM	#54
OPLeads HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 104 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts	Re: CPA Polls - Do they Work? Hi tycoon2008, I just saw that you opened a new threat asking the some question: Which wordpress poll plugin is better? I can only tell you thatWP Quick Polls is great if you are looking for a WP plugin, but it seem you have a different experience with it.

07-18-2009, 03:22 PM	#55
ThalesMM Creative Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Brazil Posts: 82 Thanks: 11 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: CPA Polls - Do they Work? If they are related to the offer you're promoting, then they do, if it is different, your CTR will be really low.. :P
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07-18-2009, 03:41 PM	#56
ChrisBa Advanced Warrior Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 526 Thanks: 0 Thanked 26 Times in 24 Posts	Re: CPA Polls - Do they Work? the poll method is really outdating and google tends to be slapping affiliates very hard for using that technique (just to warn everyone)
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07-28-2009, 11:48 AM	#57
webatomic HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: California Posts: 313 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: CPA Polls - Do they Work? Are you guys using the same affiliate link for both the yes and no answers?
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07-28-2009, 12:43 PM	#58
OPLeads HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 104 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts	Re: CPA Polls - Do they Work? We normally do not split it according to Yes and No answers ... but make a short test in the beginning to see which offer (rotating 2-4 offers) converts the best....

07-28-2009, 04:15 PM	#59
Mary Green PPC Mom War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Central NY USA Posts: 2,046 Thanks: 27 Thanked 59 Times in 47 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: CPA Polls - Do they Work? Right like OPleads says, the yes/no and picture all link to the same place. There are scripts available that allow you to rotate between offers, I am usually always testing a couple offers at a time through different networks just in case one expires or is taken down.
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07-28-2009, 08:47 PM	#60
webatomic HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: California Posts: 313 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: CPA Polls - Do they Work? Any tips on improving my CTR with these polls? Does the offer have a lot to do with it? Or images? Or niche? Or all of the above and more?
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07-28-2009, 09:28 PM	#63
diggy20 HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 104 Thanks: 2 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: CPA Polls - Do they Work? I'm still making decent money with polls. Your landing page CTR% is a combination of both your poll question and your poll template. The hardest part probably is finding non-scrubbing email submits to use. If anyone wants to give polls a try, I would suggest taking a look at WP Easy Polls. Its really easy to use, plus it has all the advanced features you want like offer rotations, built-in Tracking202 support, and nice looking themes. Best of all its free.
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07-28-2009, 11:01 PM	#64
Mary Green PPC Mom War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Central NY USA Posts: 2,046 Thanks: 27 Thanked 59 Times in 47 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: CPA Polls - Do they Work? I agree with diggy20, I have seen a lot of poll templates that are all over the place. Make sure everything is above the fold, the picture, and the yes/ no should be above the picture. You want your question to evoke emotion. Take Jon & Kate for instance, a decent question might be Is Kate Getting What She Deserves? or with Michael Jackson Was it Suicide?
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07-29-2009, 05:57 AM	#66
tycoon828 HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 232 Thanks: 6 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: CPA Polls - Do they Work? I also bought WP quick poll but finally asked refund because the picture in the poll theme just cannot show up. I emailed to joe( the owner of WP quick poll) back and forth more than 8 times but still cannot solve this problem. In fact I think WP quick poll is not bad, but it seems the user guide is a little bit complicated and if you are not good at tech, you will have problem to set it up.

07-29-2009, 06:39 AM	#67
maxmed Warrior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: CPA Polls - Do they Work? They still work if you choose a good topic try google hot trends it could inspire you

07-29-2009, 10:54 AM	#68
webatomic HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: California Posts: 313 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: CPA Polls - Do they Work? I bought this: Poll factory : CPA Polls at Lighting speed so far so good.
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07-29-2009, 11:32 AM	#69
Mary Green PPC Mom War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Central NY USA Posts: 2,046 Thanks: 27 Thanked 59 Times in 47 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: CPA Polls - Do they Work? I use google trends to come up with ideas for polls as well. Some people specialize in what kind of polls they do well with, for instance I know one guy who does sports only polls, while someone else does celebrity, and still another does politics only. Those do seem to be the three biggest niches (if you want to call them that) although you can pretty much go after anything big on google trends.
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07-29-2009, 12:23 PM	#71
Mary Green PPC Mom War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Central NY USA Posts: 2,046 Thanks: 27 Thanked 59 Times in 47 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: CPA Polls - Do they Work? The only other idea I have for tracking with this is manual, with subids. I have stayed partial to coach's from ppc coach, but I have used tracking202 as well. I know the manual tracking can be time consuming, but it can be done.
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07-29-2009, 12:34 PM	#72
ChrisBa Advanced Warrior Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 526 Thanks: 0 Thanked 26 Times in 24 Posts	Re: CPA Polls - Do they Work? you can use prosper202/tracking202 to track them as well.. one thing that many people like is the cloaking feature with the prosper/tracking (its just a double meta refresh), that way it helps hide your landing pages.. What many people do is use BuzzDash to come up with ideas..
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07-29-2009, 12:52 PM	#73
Mary Green PPC Mom War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Central NY USA Posts: 2,046 Thanks: 27 Thanked 59 Times in 47 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: CPA Polls - Do they Work? Yes I have used buzzdash myself. I tried following someones method of using their poll ideas with a lot of comments. It did seem to work as I got a lot of traffic, but the conversions weren't always there. I too have decided to stick to one "niche" of polls for the time being, but have tested many before. I find it always helpful to have a little insider information on the niche of your polls. Knowing the lingo and such helps with ads.
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07-29-2009, 09:25 PM	#74
ChrisBa Advanced Warrior Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 526 Thanks: 0 Thanked 26 Times in 24 Posts	Re: CPA Polls - Do they Work? Another big one is search for yahoo buzz - they have a list of hot topics.. this list can be golden!
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07-30-2009, 10:00 AM	#75
Mary Green PPC Mom War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Central NY USA Posts: 2,046 Thanks: 27 Thanked 59 Times in 47 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: CPA Polls - Do they Work? Yes I was putting together a lot of my links yesterday and realized I have a lot of good polling places to find ideas. I also use Sodahead. Yahoo buzz is great because you get the full story behind the keywords which means you can pose your question to evoke the most emotion as possible from the visitor.
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07-31-2009, 10:29 AM	#76
RedMatrix HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mission, TX, USA. Posts: 273 Thanks: 163 Thanked 39 Times in 25 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: CPA Polls - Do they Work? If you want to quickly set up 10 to 30 polls at a whack, may I suggest a $47 product called Poll Creator Pro. It's one of the 3 poll style landing page generators out there, and the price is in the middle.
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07-31-2009, 01:59 PM	#77
Mary Green PPC Mom War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Central NY USA Posts: 2,046 Thanks: 27 Thanked 59 Times in 47 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: CPA Polls - Do they Work? I actually hadnt heard of this one, thanks for the link.
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07-31-2009, 04:11 PM	#78
ChrisBa Advanced Warrior Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 526 Thanks: 0 Thanked 26 Times in 24 Posts	Re: CPA Polls - Do they Work? Theres a few good poll programs out there - poll control, wp polls, pollbot, and a few more that i can't think of
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07-31-2009, 04:16 PM	#79
chrisfx Active Warrior Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Near SF Posts: 51 Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Social Networking	Re: CPA Polls - Do they Work? Of course I am biased, because I created it, but check out WP Easy Polls (wpeasypolls.com). It's free, and it pretty much does what all the other poll creation tools do. And if there's something missing, just tell me and maybe I will add it in. Chris

08-04-2009, 06:28 AM	#80
``Yousef The Elusive ``Yousef Join Date: May 2009 Location: London's West Side Province Posts: 23 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: CPA Polls - Do they Work? Is there any advantage of using a blog as oppose to a HTML/CSS landing page?