Solo Ads ARE All Scam?

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Some people here say that ALL Solo Ads are scam.

( https://www.warriorforum.com/email-m...l#post11006636 )

So i want to give it a try using only that channel.

Obviously there are people who deliver fake clicks, fake sign ups etc.

Like in every business.

But it's not all scam.

I've recently build a list for this test of 1192 leads, with ALL Solo ads from:

Clickonomy (2 sellers)
Udimi (2 sellers)
Facebook Group (1 seller)

Package of 100 to 300.

Only one sale in the front end (97 usd the price of the product)

But 2 sales per week in the back end of 47-97 usd.

2 Membership (reccurrent and renovated) in Anik Singal Blueprint and a lot of sign ups in that program (so Lurn of Anik added me to affiliate whitelist on clickbank)

These are the results in automation sequence:




So, it's not easy cause these contacts are overwhelmed about free offers to sign up, but if you ca deliver good valure written in a non-ituitive way, it works.

Definately it's not fake.


Im not going to go in deep like who is the sellers, how many mail per day (at least one but often more than one), etc cause i prefer use the time in studying copywriting and testing sources of traffic.

IM NOT A SOLO ADS VENDOR: i use the list for my business not for overwhelming my list with others not tested proposal.


That's my experience.
#ads #scam #solo
  • Profile picture of the author TenaciousGrease
    I've never heard anybody say this...got any references

    Solo ads are a great way to generate traffic, leads and build your list - that's pretty comonly known too..
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  • Profile picture of the author writeaway
    Solo ads can be rough on newbies

    I suggest solo ads to my consulting clients ONLY after they have optimized this sales funnel

    Solo ads and other paid options are great once your optimization yielded over $2500 in revenue improvements

    Before that, it's a....



    Not because it's all a scam but because your stuff isn't set to convert at optimal levels.
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  • Profile picture of the author ChrisBa
    I've never seen anyone say this.
    There are many different solo ad providers and quality can significantly vary.
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  • Profile picture of the author John47
    Unless you know the solo ad vendor you should always test
    the quality of the traffic by placing ads for small numbers of
    clicks such as 50-100 and read the testimonials from other
    buyers as well.

    Newbies often start with far too many clicks, get scammed
    and then declare solo ads don't work!
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  • Profile picture of the author sendizo
    A Solo Ad is a type of Standalone Advertising - a list rental if you will. It is a popular way for internet marketers to get their message out to large numbers of targeted prospects for a relatively low cost.

    Good day.
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  • Profile picture of the author DIABL0
    Solo ads can work.

    I know someone that makes more than $1mm per year from them in the MMO niche. I know he makes a 300% - 400% return on his ad costs. That doesn't take into consideration his ESP cost, as I never asked about it. He sells his own products and has a high ticket training program and says it significantly increases his ROI.

    I have been building lists for over 17 years and never solo ads, as I don't do much in the MMO niche. However, I plan to test them in the very near future and see how I do.
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    • Profile picture of the author TenaciousGrease
      Originally Posted by freshstarter View Post

      So if I put in 8hrs a day into amazon affiliate, how long can I reasonably expect to make $100 a day? Days? Weeks? Months? Years?
      Oh that's easy, 42!
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  • Profile picture of the author daniel27lt
    They can be good, but it all depends on what you're sending the traffic too. I find solo ads are great to build your list by giving away a free product. If you haven't got a product, use a high-quality PLR product.

    Another tip is to have a funnel in place. Meaning, have the new subscriber go through the funnel with paid offers. This way will pay for the solo ads, by the purchases via the funnel. Also, another thing to keep in mind, make the OTO's throughout the funnel the same niche/subject as the product you're giving away for the subscriber who opted in.

    Also, if you haven't got any products for the OTO's, use PLR products.
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  • Profile picture of the author Gidget65
    Hi, I don't think solo ads are scam. It is the best to get more leads
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  • Profile picture of the author Judey
    Solo ads is a good way to get traffic and build a list and kindy of more easier than running a successful ad campaign on facebook.

    But facebook ads are more effective and you'll get ultra targeted traffic because you'll know the demographic, ages etc of your audience than using solo ads.
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  • Profile picture of the author luciesmazanska
    Yea, if you want to scam people, you can just open a solo ads business, promises 1000 clicks and instantly buys $5 gig of tier 1 visitors to the landing page.
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  • Profile picture of the author tyronne78
    I've spent tens of thousands of dollars on solo ad traffic and I always get a positive return on my traffic buys.

    To make generalizations and say that solo ads are a scam would be foolish.

    That being said,there are vendors out there that will take your money and deliver fake clicks so I highly suggest you buy clicks from a marketplace that has some sort of quality control system in place,Udimi is the first website that comes to mind.
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  • Profile picture of the author Johnyy89
    I've been buying solo ads for a while and must admit that at Udimi you get nice converion rates and almost no chance to get fake clicks because you can simply look at ratings. Still you have to test traffic and after 100-200 clicks you understand if this seller is good for your list.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mills marketer
    Hey guys, if someone knows trusted sellers please PM with the names.
    Thank you!
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  • Profile picture of the author John963
    As with any traffic source, start with small test, cut the losers and scale the winners.

    Assuming that its real traffic and not bots, different offers and solo sellers will get you difference results.

    If I get low opt-in/sales rate (or non at all), I don't know if they are solo ads scammers or if their subscribers don't resonate my offer etc... but ether way I don't buy from them again.
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