Am I shooting myself in the wallet...?

Dave Lyons · 08-14-2009, 04:05 AM

Hi there....

Let me start by saying i am a long term 'M'er but a relative newbie 'IM'er. I have built a list of 40,000 over the last 2 years in the UK Property market and am looking to grow it further (our paid products are seminars from 49GBP up to 1750GBP).

We have a free 55 page e-book that we pay reciprocal/adswap partners 2GBP per opt in (double) for and i was thinking of putting it on ClickBank.

Here's the thing...i've not used CLickBank before and before i get stuck in i thought i would check 2 things with you guys....

1 - How can I tell if £2 affiliate payment for a confirmed opt in is competitive enough for people to bother with? (Don't want to set it all up for nothing!)

2 - Am I shooting myself in the wallet? ie Offering an affiliate commission for a a free opt in - is that opening myself up to unscrupulous practices where i get a load of dud names and have to cough up my hard-earned for them?? (It's always been OK with trusted partners but by putting it on CB i lose that element of control)

Any advice gratefully received....

mybadsales · 08-14-2009, 04:39 AM

Aren't you running a CPA offer? Think you need to test your price point before going ahead with this!

Rob Anderson · 08-14-2009, 04:46 AM

hi.
i have to say that i would drop everything and do this for you.
in my currency i could pay all my bills with 20 signups a day.
all i would do is surf all day.

but! and this is a huge butt.
would those optins be good enough.?

dont do it.
rather pay someone to start up a good article system for you.
check my other thread from yesterday for a way to do it for free.

Free business idea that will benefit a charity of your choice.

Dave Lyons · 08-14-2009, 04:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mybadsales

Aren't you running a CPA offer? Think you need to test your price point before going ahead with this!

I have a separate affiliate program that pays on a CPA basis - ie commission on paid sales. What i am talking about here is a separate program just to generate QUALIFIED(!) opt ins. As I said, it has worked well on reciprocal list deals, but I have no experience of cllickbank and similar programs.

So..... are you suggesting i include the CPA Seminar ticket sales in the clickbank program?

And can you elaborate on testing my price point? Which part concerns you?

Like i said - all help gratefully received....!

Dave Lyons · 08-14-2009, 04:52 AM

Thanks Rob. That was certainly my concern - that i would just get gargabge opt ins. As I have said - working with known list partners this is OK as we have control over the marketing etc, but i guess i was being a bit naive taking this to the masses!! (or alot naive thinking about it more!!)

08-14-2009, 04:05 AM	#1
Dave Lyons Looking for JV Partners Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 7 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Am I shooting myself in the wallet...? Hi there.... Let me start by saying i am a long term 'M'er but a relative newbie 'IM'er. I have built a list of 40,000 over the last 2 years in the UK Property market and am looking to grow it further (our paid products are seminars from 49GBP up to 1750GBP). We have a free 55 page e-book that we pay reciprocal/adswap partners 2GBP per opt in (double) for and i was thinking of putting it on ClickBank. Here's the thing...i've not used CLickBank before and before i get stuck in i thought i would check 2 things with you guys.... 1 - How can I tell if £2 affiliate payment for a confirmed opt in is competitive enough for people to bother with? (Don't want to set it all up for nothing!) 2 - Am I shooting myself in the wallet? ie Offering an affiliate commission for a a free opt in - is that opening myself up to unscrupulous practices where i get a load of dud names and have to cough up my hard-earned for them?? (It's always been OK with trusted partners but by putting it on CB i lose that element of control) Any advice gratefully received....

08-14-2009, 04:39 AM	#2
mybadsales Warrior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Am I shooting myself in the wallet...? Aren't you running a CPA offer? Think you need to test your price point before going ahead with this!

08-14-2009, 04:46 AM	#3
Rob Anderson HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Johannesburg. South Africa Posts: 223 Thanks: 178 Thanked 64 Times in 27 Posts	Re: Am I shooting myself in the wallet...? hi. i have to say that i would drop everything and do this for you. in my currency i could pay all my bills with 20 signups a day. all i would do is surf all day. but! and this is a huge butt. would those optins be good enough.? dont do it. rather pay someone to start up a good article system for you. check my other thread from yesterday for a way to do it for free. Free business idea that will benefit a charity of your choice.
	Just good marketing advice - Business ideas

08-14-2009, 04:52 AM	#5
Dave Lyons Looking for JV Partners Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 7 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Am I shooting myself in the wallet...? Thanks Rob. That was certainly my concern - that i would just get gargabge opt ins. As I have said - working with known list partners this is OK as we have control over the marketing etc, but i guess i was being a bit naive taking this to the masses!! (or alot naive thinking about it more!!)