The Daily Life of a Full Time CPA Marketer?

Very good question.

When I didn't have any ongoing winning campaigns, it became a matter of just launching campaigns. My thing is paid traffic, so I would look to launch 5-10 campaigns everyday (thanks Harry from ppc coach). Now, before you get worried, a "campaign" would qualify as a different traffic source or different country. So really you could have only 1 vertical/offer you're promoting.

I just found this mass approach to work best to find winners. So to give you a breakdown:

- Consult with affiliate manager or check trending topics to see what to build my campaign around (trending stuff is the best to get cheap clicks usually)

- KW research if on a kw based engine. Majority of my time is spent here if doing search based ppc. If doing content network I try to find thousands of keywords, going very broad at first. If I am doing demo/interest based stuff like POF and FB then I will really think hard on what demos/interest will relate to the offer.

- Create 2 landing page styles to split test, plus 1 direct link if "allowed"

- If doing banners which I usually do, create 3 banners for each banner size for my traffic source (google content for example). If testing facebook I will create about 200 ads to split test (easy with fb ad manager).

- Setup tracking very quickly in P202

- Launch campaign and typically don't touch it for 24 hours. Go onto the next campaign.

The next day will be based on the day prior in some ways. I will begin to look at my tracking and see where/if I'm converting and start chopping down from there.

In terms of staying focused:

- Unless there is someone I must urgently get a hold of (which is rare) I don't check my email more than 3 times a day.

- I have AIM on but am in invisible mode

- I don't do tons of competitive intelligence stuff, except maybe when entering a new market just to see who the big winners are

- In the beginning I focused on getting really really good at one traffic source and learning how to scale that. Too much information overload will kill.

Ya I know that wasn't a very organized post lol sorry.

Nice post Chad, excellent stuff and thank you for sharing that with us!

You sound very productive and organized which seems to be key.

Hey Dayne... some days more than most, though my best success always comes when I'm grinding, that's how you get those "autopilot profits" the gurus talk about

By the way, I dunno why I thought of this, but if your name is really Dayne Dylan, you should get into movies or be some form of celebrity. lol.

LOL, I can't wait to see what "Kenster" has to say!

Wake up ballin'
Go to sleep stuntin'

Naw, I wake up at 10am everyday (working central time is good for me) and I work till about 3am every night (sometimes later depending on schedule). I'm at the point of overseeing the media buyers that work for me now so it's a bit different than it used to be.

Persistence pays!

Wow haha that's the kind of response I was expecting from Kenster It sounds good though, that you still are working on campaigns even after achieving success in the online marketing world.

hey, to be a full time CPA marketer living online is really a hard work? I think it is difficult but i am still enjoy the work with those bad stuff.

My day:

7-9 am: Wake up

9 am: Get a hearty b-fast (so important for weight maintenance and overall health) and check out my email and stats.

10 am: Maybe do a little work, setting up campaigns, making adjustments, pursuing random projects.

12 pm: Get bored and walk the streets of my quaint Chicago neighborhood. Get some coffee (my stomach will hate me for this).

Sometimes I grab my laptop and hit a cafe, grabbing a seat among all the Chicago hipsters (BTW, what the heck is everyone else doing there?? I know they're not internet marketers, and not all of them are students or writers. And how can they all afford Macbooks?)...

1 pm: Get some lunch somewhere (I really should cook more).

2 pm: Go home and do more work if I'm so inclined.

Evening: More work? Check out a movie with my gf, play video games or any other pursuit that grabs me at the moment. Hop in a Zipcar (cars you can rent by the hour) and go somewhere.

I loooooooooooooove working for myself

ChadH,

You really seem to have it down. I personally get cabin fever sitting in front of my computer for so many hours so I break my day up by going to the gym at around 1 everyday.

The beauty of working for yourself is that the hours you work are hours you chose. Between 9 and 10 is a good time to wake up for me. I usually end up working late. I am most productive between the hours of 10 PM and 2 AM I'd say. That way, no phone calls, texts, IM's or emails are there to distract.

You definitely want to be around for some business hours though to talk to your AM etc. Can't beat this job though, that's for sure!

Wake up at whatever time (I'm usually an early riser) and take a shower.
Check email, stats and updates while drinking my morning coffee
Cook breakfast, eat with family and send them off to work/school.
Check on existing content on websites to make sure all is up-to-date; revise those which are not.
Go over content finished yesterday and make any necessary revisions based on communications, updates, and stats.
Go out for errands, if any (bank, grocery store, etc.)
Upload content to respective sites (this includes article marketing activities, and also domain registration and website setup if necessary)
Make lunch, eat, and get some shut-eye (I'm a siesta addict, but then I'm up before the sun is).
Research new topics, markets, and/or products and make preliminary outline for promoting. Also sign up for programs as necessary.
Write/revise/finalize marketing plans/articles.
Do some forum posting, blog commenting, social bookmarking and the like.
Check on work delegated to others and assign tasks as necessary (this includes housework like cleaning and laundry which I normally have someone do for me)
Make dinner while assisting boys with their homework.
Eat dinner with family, have a bath then read books or watch tv until bedtime (unless we go out for a party or something)
Not very exciting......

You'll only enjoy it once the money starts rolling in. I've only started doing CPA after I've got passive income all set up from AdSense, selling my own products. etc

I can't even begin to describe my day. LOL

A common trend here isn't necessarily the schedule of the successful CPAers. Everybody has a different schedule and different style of working. Some people work long hours, and other few hours.

The thing I notice is that all the successful CPAers are VERY DISCIPLINED. They dont just 'Go with the Flow' and 'Wing It'. They all have a set list of things that NEED to get done, and they make sure those get done. They seem to all limit when and how long they do their personal emailing and social networking. These can be tremendous distractions, so its important to keep them in check.

Good luck CPAing all!

Check stats and sip beer on a beach!

lmao, jk..

long work days, short breaks, etc