Typical Solo Ads Results?

solo ads are great to do if you know what you're doing. a newbie though will sadly end up wasting alot of money which is why paid traffic is generally not recommended for newbies.

Hi Alex

I'm pretty new to the use of solo ads, but I think they're great. I also find them to be relatively cheap. There is no such thing as free traffic in my opinion, unless your time is worth nothing to you.
I use a squeeze page with a free offer and an upsell after. I usually get about a 40% to 60% optin rate to my list. I also usually make enough sales from the upsale to pay for 40% to 50% of the original cost of the ad.
I have been buying a couple of solo ads a month for the last 2 to 3 months and am very happy with the results, and would purchase more if I had a larger budget to spend.

Hope this helps,
Ralph

I paid $1000 once here, and saw ZERO results. (Guy turned out to be a scammer here, actually sells stuff here). Supposedly he had a 'good' rep, very "urgent" sales letter (where supposedly he was raising cash fast and it was a "1-time" thing), but I am thinking it was he got a bunch of buddies with posts to 'vouch' for him. He didn't care about anyone except himself. Quite a con artist.

I have also had a "free" list/ad swap, and seen results.

However, I'd focus on quality over quantity, because there are some ppl who may 'have' a big list, but it is not even worth the electricity it costs to send it via e-mail. Others have only a couple hundred, but they've culled the list, & nutured it, and it produces amazing results.

So, I'd say it really depends. From my experience, start small, or start with a small segment of a list if someone seems to be promising. If they deliver, then you can scale up.

I have written the following for an article before. These might help.

A few things to note about Solo Ads.

1. Make sure you have your backend funnel - Solo Ads often just break even or you might lose money front-end. So make sure your backend funnel is well-built prior to running Solo Ads.
2. Sign up for providers' lists to get the feel for it - do you like Solo Ad owners' email style? Is that a good fit for your own list?
3. Seed the list - sign up for providers' lists with Gmail, hotmail or yahoo to verify that the email's deliverbility is acceptable.
4. Size does not matter - no, size alone does not matter, but guaranteed click through numbers matter.

If you have never run a Solo Ad, be sure to read Reed Floreen's excellent resource on this topic.

• Reed Floren's Solo Ad Directory

For Warriors, visit the JV section of the forum. But keep in mind not all Warriors will be legit so be sure to read reviews and get on their lists prior to applying for a Joint Venture.

You can purchase Solo ads from the following resources.

• Safe Swaps
• Directory of Ezines

Hello, thank you very much for everyone who replied. Scammers are not that high on my list of concerns for I believe that you can usually tell when you are doing your DUE DILIGENCE. I also plan on coming back here, to ask if anyone has ever purchased from them.

Thank you for your reply Mike, I love when people answer the question that I asked. Can you please PM me and tell me a little more? Whom you did business with? Who you wouldn't recommend and who you love working with?

Takuya I appreciate your awesome tips and resources that I read. Thanks for sending me to those places. I am happy to be here in the Warrior Forum with so many awesome people. Thanks to you all.

Alex

Hi Alex,

I just bought my very first solo last week. The result was pretty good. $21 for 50 clicks and got 23 opt-in and 1 sale of $24. So I got my investment back and make $3!!

I'm buying another solo from another guy this week and I'll see how it goes. Then I'll see which vendor converts the best and will buy more from him.

-Tenzho

alex its mainly to do with your sales funnel

$50 on a solo ad is about what i spend on average for every solo ad that i buy

for $50 will get you around 100 - 150 unique clicks. it all depends on how well your squeeze page converts

for instance if i paid $50 for 100 unique clicks to my squeeze i would end up with around 40 - 55 new suscribers

also out of those 40 subscribers i will make on average x4 sales of my OTO as it converts at 10% so i will be building my buyers list and making some money back at the same time while building my list

i try to of course find the cheapest solo ads, which are the most profitable that way my epc will much higher giving me a better roi

If you have a sales funnel in place that converts then it can be well worth it. You have to test each solo provider first. Pay the least amount to see what your ROI is. For example: Two weeks ago I paid $40 for a tester on a new solo ad provider, I got 106 clicks - 38 opt-ins. The sales funnel these people entered into (not my own) converts unbelievably well and just over a week later I made 2 sales of a high ticket product that gives me a commission of $1000.

So, i spent $40
Got 106 clicks
38 opt-ins
Made 2 sales over the coming week
Earned $2000 commission

This week I am paying $1000 on solo ads and expect to make a whole lot more back. I can't believe people are doing this to promote crappy $27 - $47 products when it takes just a little bit more effort to sell high ticket items. It's an absolute joke IMO.

Not only am i killing it promoting other people's high ticket stuff, the list I build through their sales funnel is 100% my own.

It's great to see so many people on this thread having success with solo ads.

Solo ads have been my #1 traffic source for about a year.

To answer your question though... Who knows what the typical result is... It's not like that info is published anywhere.

I assume that most people don't do well when they try a solo ad for the first time. Most people probably fail with solo ads. But it doesn't mean buying solo ads isn't profitable.

Those who make the most seem to have 2 things... 1. A squeeze page and sales funnel that convert... 2. High end products or services to sell (at least as an affiliate).

One thing I can tell you is that not all solo ads are created equal, because not all lists are create equal.

Solo ad prices have been going up, making it harder to profit with them.

But still... Try buying cold traffic and you'll see how much easier solo ads are. Email traffic is the best.

That's all pretty hard to answer in a forum thread

Yes, I'd give away a freebie.

As for your squeeze page, you should take a look at other squeeze pages. There are different styles. It can be as simple as a headline and an optin form.

I don't think selling the click is the #1 priority for a solo ad. I think pre selling your freebie is what's most important. Generic solo ads that only sell the click result in low optin rates, but with most solo ads I buy I don't have control over the actual ad that goes out to their list.

The trick to not wasting money on solo ads is to make sure that it is attached to free offer.
Think about it... Most in boxes are loaded with massive affiliate pitches and there are even though less that honest ADMIN!!!! WE OWE YOU MONEY CLICK HERE then you are taken to an Aff link.
A good squeeze page linked to a free offer is how to make your solo ads successful.
For me solo ads are all about making my list. So If I do a free product and spend $300 for the ad I am not expecting money. I am expecting names. Free ads convert higher so I would expect 1000 clicks at a 18% opt in. That is 180 names to my list.

That is success for me because those name will pay me randomly for life. Traffic for solo ads is about long term success. Not wow I wasted money and only got names with sign ups.
People who make big bucks in this business, do so Because they have big lists. Massive lists. Getting a good solo is all about where you go to get it done. There are also people on the warrior forum who will write a killer email script for you.

Awsome free traffic guide on the warrior forum here.
http://www.warriorforum.com/make-mon...fic-today.html

Covers solo ads. Hoped this helped!!