A Technique I Use to Immediately Recoup PPC Losses

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Hey guys. Just wanted to share some strategies that I use in my email marketing campaigns

Many of you are familiar with how landing pages work. Basically, you setup your email opt-in form in order to build your email list. From here, there are two routes you can take:
  • Paid Traffic
  • Organic Traffic

Unfortunately, a lot of people see PPC campaigns as a losing bet. 99% of people never get back what they invest. BUT....there's a super-easy strategy that you can implement to IMMEDIATELY recoup your PPC losses- and it involves your "Thank You" page.

If you're NOT sending your lead directly to the affiliate's website after they enter their email address, then you're PROBABLY LOSING MONEY (if you're paying for traffic). If you setup a regular "Thank You" page that consists of something like "Thank You For Signing Up. Please Check Your Email For X-Product", then you are wasting a VALUABLE chance to make extra money from your list.

Think about it like this: the average conversion rate for a sales page with "cold" targeted traffic is about 1% to 2%. This means that you can expect to make 1 or 2 sales for every 100 visitors. But what happens to the other 98 visitors?????? Gone forever. Wouldn't it be better to at least "salvage" a few of the visitors who didn't buy by getting them on an email list and converting them later?

The "Thank You" page principle in this case relies on the same fundamentals (except reversed): Not only are you collecting emails at a rate of 40% or so, but you're ALSO getting 1 or 2 sales for each visitor. Now, you might be thinking: how exactly does this help recoup PPC losses?

The Math Laid Out

Let's assume that your cost per visitor is $0.50, and that the affiliate's product is worth $25. For every 100 visitors, you can expect to pay $50 in advertising (based on the $0.50 per click assumption) AND earn $50 in commissions (assuming that you sell 2 of the affiliate's products at a conversion rate of 2%). In this case, you're just breaking even...WHICH IS GREAT BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T LOST A DIME IN PPC COSTS.

And although you're breaking even NOW, you're going to be making money LATER from the subscribers who are making their way onto your list (at a rate of 30-50 for every 100 visitors). You're essentially getting FREE traffic for your landing page by replacing your normal Thank You page with an affiliate's sales page.

Don't let the math scare you. In fact, you don't even need to go through the trouble of trying to calculate it yourself. Just know that your'e leaving GOOD money on the table if you're not implementing this principle.

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I think that one of the reason why people aren't earning the thousands of dollars they strive for monthly is because they're simply not being aggressive with their winning campaigns. What if every time you put $20 in an ATM, you received $25 back (ignore the legalities of this for a moment)? What would you do? Obviously you would KEEP putting money into the ATM.

The same principle holds true with your email marketing campaign. Even if you're only earning 5% for every dollar you invest, that's GOOD ENOUGH TO PUSH AGGRESSIVELY. And 5% is actually pretty low (I've taught my 14 year old sister, father, mother, and girlfriend how to create email marketing campaigns that earn them 20%, 40%, and even 60% on the dollar). If a 14 year old little girl can do this, I have full confidence that you guys can too

Good luck.
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  • Profile picture of the author backlinkmasters
    Hey! Great guide!

    I have a quick question, should we usually be offering some type of free product on our capture pages? Or will this create a list of freebie-seekers who probably won't convert?

    Thanks!
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    • Profile picture of the author ContentPro22
      Originally Posted by backlinkmasters View Post

      Hey! Great guide!

      I have a quick question, should we usually be offering some type of free product on our capture pages? Or will this create a list of freebie-seekers who probably won't convert?

      Thanks!
      Hey.

      In my opinion, there's always going to be freebie-seekers no matter what route you take. I like to make TRAFFIC my primary goal. Given enough traffic, you WILL make money...it's almost the unwritten law of email marketing.
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  • Profile picture of the author priyadarshana
    Hi Good tips!

    I have a question. How can i use this strategy for classified advertising sites. I generally get 20+ leads per day. (they are job seekers). Is it good to redirect them just after signing up to the list?
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    • Profile picture of the author ContentPro22
      Originally Posted by priyadarshana View Post

      Hi Good tips!

      I have a question. How can i use this strategy for classified advertising sites. I generally get 20+ leads per day. (they are job seekers). Is it good to redirect them just after signing up to the list?
      I'm not really familiar with classified ad marketing, so I can't really help you there. Although, if you can find a way to get that traffic onto your list then that's a huge plus! Good luck.
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  • Profile picture of the author TakenAction
    I usually have my full blown funnel straight after the optin.

    $10 FE> $47>$97>$997

    that will easily break even most of the time and then profit depending on the cost of clicks.

    Then again, my clicks usually range from $.75-$1.00
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    • Profile picture of the author ContentPro22
      Originally Posted by TakenAction View Post

      I usually have my full blown funnel straight after the optin.

      $10 FE> $47>$97>$997

      that will easily break even most of the time and then profit depending on the cost of clicks.

      Then again, my clicks usually range from $.75-$1.00
      How many high-ticket items do you sell each month? And what niche are you in?

      My "Thank You Page" conversions are typically 1% to 2%, but my email marketing conversions are much better, like 10% or 12%. I use the "Thank You" page conversions as nothing more than a way to recoup PPC losses (my profits are made with my auto-responder sequence).
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      • Profile picture of the author TakenAction
        Originally Posted by ContentPro22 View Post

        How many high-ticket items do you sell each month? And what niche are you in?

        My "Thank You Page" conversions are typically 1% to 2%, but my email marketing conversions are much better, like 10% or 12%. I use the "Thank You" page conversions as nothing more than a way to recoup PPC losses (my profits are made with my auto-responder sequence).
        Yeah the funnel I just said is what I show them right after they optin but it is also the same products and sales pages I continue to sell (for that month) through my AR sequence, which like you said, is where the bulk of the money comes from.

        I track who buys what product (right after they optin) and then obviously move them to a different (temporary) list in which I attempt to "push" the next ideal product "in line" in the sales funnel I explained.

        I create a funnel like that every month and track on what each subscriber clicks and doesn't click and move them to temporary autoresponder sequences based upon their behavioral actions.

        So to answer your question. I only sell one "high ticket" product each month which is usually $997 and is almost always a template based or "Done-4-U" version of my core product which is usually around $47.
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        • Profile picture of the author ContentPro22
          Originally Posted by TakenAction View Post

          Yeah the funnel I just said is what I show them right after they optin but it is also the same products and sales pages I continue to sell (for that month) through my AR sequence, which like you said, is where the bulk of the money comes from.

          I track who buys what product (right after they optin) and then obviously move them to a different (temporary) list in which I attempt to "push" the next ideal product "in line" in the sales funnel I explained.

          I create a funnel like that every month and track on what each subscriber clicks and doesn't click and move them to temporary autoresponder sequences based upon their behavioral actions.

          So to answer your question. I only sell one "high ticket" product each month which is usually $997 and is almost always a template based or "Done-4-U" version of my core product which is usually around $47.
          That's cool I don't dabble in high-ticket items personally. My main list focuses on quantity, relying on selling many more mid-priced items than single high-ticket ones.
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  • Profile picture of the author Brent Stangel
    Given enough traffic, you WILL make money...it's almost the unwritten law of email marketing.
    This is the kind of mis-information that gives newbies unrealistic expectations.

    I can assure you that you can run millions or trillions or gazillions of "visitors" to your funnel and not make a penny.

    Unless your traffic is highly targeted (and even then sometimes) you won't make money.
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    • Profile picture of the author ContentPro22
      Originally Posted by Brent Stangel View Post

      This is the kind of mis-information that gives newbies unrealistic expectations.

      I can assure you that you can run millions or trillions or gazillions of "visitors" to your funnel and not make a penny.

      Unless your traffic is highly targeted (and even then sometimes) you won't make money.
      Good point Brent. You're absolutely right- "targeted" visitors are key.
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  • Profile picture of the author writeaway
    This is actually valuable advice considering the fact that a typical paid PPC campaign on AdWords can get quite expensive due to quality score issues.

    You need to recoup as much of your expenses as possible.

    You also need to recoup it as quickly as you can.

    With that said, you really have to massage the confirmation page the right way.

    You have to understand that cheaper keywords have fewer buyer intents.

    What I mean by this is the people who use those cheap keywords to search for information online are not exactly looking to buying just yet.

    They are not at the buy stage of the classic buying process of know-like-trust-buy.

    The reason why these keywords are cheap is because they are in the information-gathering stage.

    What I would suggest is instead of sending them directly to the affiliate sales page, I would send them to another content page that gives them the information that they are looking for and push them further down the know-like-trust-buy process.

    If anything, you have to get them excited about the information that they will be getting from your mailing list.

    Your mailing list is your conversion platform.

    If you do not play this game right, as the thread started said, it is very easy to lose money.
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    • Profile picture of the author ContentPro22
      Originally Posted by writeaway View Post

      What I would suggest is instead of sending them directly to the affiliate sales page, I would send them to another content page that gives them the information that they are looking for and push them further down the know-like-trust-buy process.
      Thanks for your input. Yes, this is definitely better than sending prospects to a "traditional" thank you page with no added content or value.
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