I'm a newbie and I need some help/guidance
Hi Everyone, first I just wanted to say that this forum is amazing, I've been reading posts for the past two days and there is a wealth of information, and I'll be honest sometimes I feel like it's so much info which causes frustration on my part 
with too many ideas running though my mind.
I'm totally new to affiliate marketing, I've had some success with a niche product, and I'm making a steady 200-300 monthly off the product and site, however I wanted to dive into the more lucrative CPA offers that affiliate marketing has to offer.
I've been accepted to a number of affiliate networks such as Cj, Sharesale, Linkshare, Amazon, Pepperjam, and Adultfriendfinder. I have yet to make a buck from a CPA campaign. Most of my sites are WP blogs and the content is somewhat bare. Since reading past posts I know traffic is king, however how do I generate decent free trafffic to the site without being red flagged, I know some of these networks are very picky on the source of the traffic.
For example if I wanted to run an adultfriend finder campaign, can I run craigslist ads in various cities and post a URL with a redirect straight to the vendor? Will that count as a lead? Or do I need to funnel the customer through an existing blog?
I'm definitely eager to learn from a few seasoned pros, and from the looks of it, this forum is bursting with experience and knowledge.
Thanks in advance,
Alex
with too many ideas running though my mind.I'm totally new to affiliate marketing, I've had some success with a niche product, and I'm making a steady 200-300 monthly off the product and site, however I wanted to dive into the more lucrative CPA offers that affiliate marketing has to offer.
I've been accepted to a number of affiliate networks such as Cj, Sharesale, Linkshare, Amazon, Pepperjam, and Adultfriendfinder. I have yet to make a buck from a CPA campaign. Most of my sites are WP blogs and the content is somewhat bare. Since reading past posts I know traffic is king, however how do I generate decent free trafffic to the site without being red flagged, I know some of these networks are very picky on the source of the traffic.
For example if I wanted to run an adultfriend finder campaign, can I run craigslist ads in various cities and post a URL with a redirect straight to the vendor? Will that count as a lead? Or do I need to funnel the customer through an existing blog?
I'm definitely eager to learn from a few seasoned pros, and from the looks of it, this forum is bursting with experience and knowledge.
Thanks in advance,
Alex