A question about solo ads.

Yeah, bro. Bad deal

No worries though - there are legit solo ad sellers out there. You can check out at Reed Floren's Solo Ad Directory

Normally clicks via solo ad should be delivered within 24-48 hours.

So basically you spend $40 on 150 click guaranteed to be delivered over one month.

Per click that's not a bad price, but I agree with Coby that the clicks should be delivered in a day or two.

And by the sounds of it, you're going to want to test your squeeze page more... Even out of just 20 clicks you should have gotten opt ins.

Thanks for the reply Coby. I have 20 clicks so far, but no subscrptions yet after viewing my autoresponder....I am tracking the location where my clicks are coming from. I am on a tight budget...I might have to ride this one out and move to other promotion strategies.

@James: I will make some inquiries....everything on my squeeze page appears to be ok...I ran a test to make sure the autoresponder works and the test went fine. I did expect an opt-in or 2. But I have 20 clicks since 6:00 PM yesterday. Maybe sending out on a Sunday evening was not a good idea.

Since I am new here and still feeling my way around....can I mention the service that I used???

@James: The squeeze page is top notch containing all the elements that you mentioned with a video. I will keep monitoring and report back.

Paying for solos or running a PPC is a science of it's own and quite often it's a gamble with new products. I would say build you least every other way first and once you test the waters on what converts best and how then open up to using solos or PPC but even then if you are low on cash I wouldn't recommend this method.

Ok...I have my first opt-in ever...out of 40 clicks. I guess the first seed is planted. Now to craft a thank you email with a freebie.

Maybe it's about what's on the squeeze page that is causing a lack of conversions. This is where testing and trying to figure out exactly what information people are interested in come into play.

You may want to change the copy and see if that improves sign ups.

So the way that sounds is... your ad gets sent 4 times, once per week for a month, and you get a guaranteed 10% clicks - so is that 4 times 150 clicks?
If so that's one of those "too good to be true" deals!
However if it does work out let me know.
The chances are though at that price your ad is not being sent to a list but to social media traffic ie through twitter or facebook. It's a common scam.

Regards
Rob

Good to hear you are taking the right path as most of us keep the list building task on the last to do list which is wrong. Did you find out what niche you purchased the solo ad on, did you ask the person about the best converting topic or offer which converts the best with his/her list?

It' always best to do little bit research on the list before you put up any opt-in page with offer or free content.

Hey Cliff,

What are you offering on your opt-in page?

Cheers,
Rob

Thanks for the responses and guidance everyone. This place is where I need to be!! Right now as it stands, I have 1 opt-in out of 48 clicks. Not good at all. Now I know to come here to purchase my solo ads or use another reputable source.
@Fun to Write: The squeeze page is good (the video is top notch)..I did not create it...I have not developed that skill yet. Should I say the product that I am marketing??
@robnoble: I think I was jipped...also I did not inquire with the service as to means by which the ad will be dispersed and to whom. Lesson learned on that one...I will not be making that mistake again.
@aminur: I have been doing research and I know for a bonafide fact that I have to build my list first as it serves as the very foundation for my business.
@RobKonrad: The opt-in page offers a free viral list building system with an option for a paid upgrade.

Like I stated in a previous post...my ad budget is tight as I am starting out. I won't be able to afford another ad for at least 2 weeks. I will have to take a hit on the chin with this one and see how it goes. I will start researching and implementing other list building strategies in the meantime and come here for help because I will need it. This is new to me and the information overload is a doozie!!

You keep saying your squeeze page is 'top notch' but it's not converting well... so I'm going to have to disagree.

Unfortunately, just because something looks nice doesn't mean it converts. And conversions are really all that matters.

I'll send you a PM with my email address in it. You can shoot me a link to your squeeze page I'll take a look at it.

Hey Don't get upset till the end of the month and see what your final numbers are..... If you come out on top do it again and if not move on...... ROI is king

It's likely that they are sending you low quality traffic possibly from traffic exchanges where the opt ins are very low but the traffic is high. You need to research what sort of traffic they are sending you before buying. I would check out safeadswaps as it protects you.

Thank you everyone for your assistance. James...especially because he took out the time to look at the squeeze page which in his opinion is not completely optimal for getting opt-ins. But I have no way to change it. And I have already dropped 40 dollars for the solo ad and 20 dollars (recurring) for the membership. I am wondering what my next step should be. Should I keep promoting the product??? And in regards to traffic and the solo ad....the metrics are showing me that it is being to clicked on around the world....half in the US....a large amount in non-English speaking countries....drat!!

Like I said previously....I will purchase my solo ads from here or a referral from here from now on. But I will continue to monitor the metrics....1 opt-in from 50 clicks...not good. But should I keep promoting based on editing the squeeze page being out of my control??? I don't feel good about this right now. But I am not giving up.