A Couple of Nitty Gritty But Basic CPA Questions

by rbf738
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What are incentives and why is everyone advising that I stay away from them?

How does payment work with these CPA networks? (I know some sale based networks are based on the idea that the product publishers pay you and it gets a bit sketchy sometimes with affiliates not being paid, is this prevented at CPA networks?)

Can I transport an offer to my page? (This is a very simple question, but could I take an insurance quoting form for example from the publisher's page and stick it on my page for people to fill out instead?)
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  • Profile picture of the author smaxor
    Originally Posted by rbf738 View Post

    What are incentives and why is everyone advising that I stay away from them?

    How does payment work with these CPA networks? (I know some sale based networks are based on the idea that the product publishers pay you and it gets a bit sketchy sometimes with affiliates not being paid, is this prevented at CPA networks?)

    Can I transport an offer to my page? (This is a very simple question, but could I take an insurance quoting form for example from the publisher's page and stick it on my page for people to fill out instead?)
    Incent is you're rewarding someone with something for filling out an offer. It's ****ty traffic and causes issues for advertisers. For example if you wanted debt leads as a call floor. And someone promised 5$ cash for someone to fill you lead form is that person interested in settling debt or the 5$ more likely?

    Well the sale networks like CJ and ShareASale it's typically a of sale with clawbacks on sales that cancel or return and long pay terms. With true CPA networks most don't have clawbacks unless it's some lead stuff. I think most CPA networks are monthly net 7-30 for new affiliates. Then with volume you can move up your pay terms. We have affiliates that get paid Weekly once they hit 1k/week.

    You cannot put an offer on your page if it's a regular CPA offer. As you get more advanced there are partners that will let you post or embed a form. That takes more trust on the advertisers part and is typically given to more experienced affiliates with traffic.

    Hope this helps

    Just my 3 cents

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  • Profile picture of the author Kenster
    Originally Posted by rbf738 View Post

    What are incentives and why is everyone advising that I stay away from them?

    How does payment work with these CPA networks? (I know some sale based networks are based on the idea that the product publishers pay you and it gets a bit sketchy sometimes with affiliates not being paid, is this prevented at CPA networks?)

    Can I transport an offer to my page? (This is a very simple question, but could I take an insurance quoting form for example from the publisher's page and stick it on my page for people to fill out instead?)

    Incentive offers are when you can give people something as an incentive for them to perform the action so that you earn a commission. For example, on the Netflix risk free trial incentivized offer (say $13 payout) I can give people one of mr ebooks if they sign up for netflix. Obviosuly this will help you get more people to sign up, but the lead quality wont be as good, so the payout is normally less.

    Should you stay away from them. I dont think so. Many people make all their money from incentivized campaigns. There is big money in it, just like with most directions you can take. I personally dont do a whole lot of incentivizing, but I have had some very successful incentivized campaigns. Everybody has their own style.


    Payout is made on a net payout, meaning you get paid a certain length after the month of commissions earned. If net 7, then you will get your January commissions 7 days into Feb. Its a way that the CPA network can hedge the risk of bad leads. If you gave them bad leads, they can find out and not pay you! Each network has their own payout terms, lengths, etc

    If you are trying to iframe an offer or part of the offer page, you will likely have to negotiate this directly with the advertiser. They will of course only let you do this is they can maintain a certain lead quality. If you dont have a lot of experience, this will be very difficult to pull off.

    Good luck CPAing my friend
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