Anyone use direct linking to CB products?

I tried to do some direct linking last year. But I did use yahoo instead of google. It worked out OK. It wasn't that great but it wasn't that bad either. After 3 weeks I earned more than I spent but the amount wasn't really worth it.

But I strongly suggest you build a good landing page. You will see much better results that way.

I am not good at PPC anyway If you combine PPC with CPA it will convert even better. At least it is my experience.

If you have any specific questions please ask, in regards not much discussion i suppose there is no real discussion points around the subject.

The answer is can it be done = yes, do you get a low Q score, yes you will if you link to the wrong sites.

Are there sites you can direct link to and get a high Q score ? the answer is yes as i run Q 10 on some direct links with clickbank products

You will find 1/20 sites are probably suitable if that to direct link to, the normal sales page with the privacy and affiliate link at the bottom mainly do not cut it.

these may be because of low pages as needed or low content, so look for sites with some content and or all of the main pages that help make it a site not a skinny land zone for the sale and you should be OK

As many would say there are many instances where other promotion methods such as your own sites / affilaite page can be better and that is true, just these ones i am running in as low as .02 a click with others at .05

also do not leave any poor ratings in your system if it does happen, delete them straight away.

just take it slow and you will learn what to do, any other questions please ask

Well I appreciate all the response. From what I see, this is not exactly a good idea to pursue. O well, it was just a thought.

I found the best way to direct link using articles. You can direct link at go articles and articledashboard.But not at ezinearticles they won,t allow it .This is the best way to test your product for conversion before you go down the pay per click route.

I used direct linking in the past. The problem is the display URL must be the same as the URL of the landing page. Google won't approve my ads anymore.

Okay, I was a bit upset but as usual things are not as bad as they seem. It forced me to put up a video landing page with a sign up form and an auto responder. Now I capture the leads even if they don't buy the product.

I can work these leads to get them to buy. I found that people may not have the money to take advantage of the product at that time. But, in two weeks they may have the money in their budget. I get a second and third shot at the sale and the list.

Now I go and find other products to work my list.

Jim

I direct-linked to CB products for years on AdWords, so it always amuses me when people say it can't be done.

In some cases, you'll actually have a BETTER quality score direct-linking because the vendor's site you're linking to will usually be older and have more back-links than your brand new affiliate pre-sell site.

In my experience, direct-linking can work as long as you get these two things right:

1. Make sure the vendor's page doesn't have popups. Google will slap these pages, as they are against their TOS. Sometimes CB vendors will supply affiliates with a non-popup link for this reason.

2. Focus your efforts on the content network. It's a much bigger network than search, so your impressions won't be hammered by other direct-linking affiliates vying for the same display url.

What people don't seem to understand is that in Google's eyes, direct-linking is no different than someone sending traffic to their own site using a tracking link for the destination url. Like Prosper202 or some other tracking url.

Affiliates are always complaining that Google slapped their direct-linking campaign, but in my experience, Google won't slap your site because you direct-linked. They'll slap it for one of the many other reasons they slap sites (no nav links, no content, popups, bad vertical, etc.), but the affiliate will attribute the slap to the direct-linking.

That being said, I don't recommend direct-linking as a viable long-term strategy. You don't have the ability to test landing pages and capture leads, for example, which is a huge handicap. Long-term, you will be better off building a list or developing your own products.

BUT the fact remains that direct-linking is indeed possible, despite all rumors to the contrary.

Gary answered a questions I posted in another thread about PLR...in his sig file he has this link...

"5 Pack of Freshly Written PLR Articles in the Relationship Niche. Only 50 Packs to be sold.
Click Here . When there gone, there gone !"

Thanks Gary.

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