Solo Ads vs. Web Hosting Affiliates?

Good call al. Remember that solo ads normally cost 40 cents per click. For 100 clicks you spend 40$.

Let's say you get 100 affiliate sales from all of those (not realistically possible of course but for argument sake since most optin rates and coversion rate and 50% or less on a good day) and you make 5000$ for 50$ commission each.

If you had the hostgator or any other hosting affiliate as part of a bigger call to action picture like perhaps teaching someone to create a blog and monetize it, then you not only get a chance on making money from the host affiliate, but now you can offer domain names, autoresponder, seo tools, themese tools and other info product tools to your solo ad audience.

The point is getting the best bang for your buck.

Instead of offering just a webhosting affiliate, having a tutorial on blog creation for example or other tutorial, you can add plenty more low and mid or even high ticket products to really squeeze the value of your 40 cent per click investment.

Hope that made cents

This part is true...

This is an opinion (not a fact) and one I highly disagree with...

While that may be true for some solo ad sellers, grouping "almost all solo ads that you can buy currently" as freebie seekers is misleading and flat out incorrect.

Solo ads come in many different shapes and sizes and are not a "one size fits all".

Just Google Johnathan Mizel, (or look him up on this forum)...

He is the guy that is credited with creating the squeeze page...

Guess what his main source of traffic is - still to this very day - SOLO ADS!

So, while they might not work for everyone. Solo ads are definitely one of the best and most targeted traffic sources you can buy. But you will have to actually go out on your own and find them and not rely on the re-hashed info you might find in a forum like this one.

The reason most folks say that solo ads do not work is because they do not know how to use them correctly. They don't keep good records. They don't track their clicks. They don't split test their funnels, headlines, oto's etc...

To the OP:

Instead of using Solo Ads to promote hosting only. You could keep in mind the type of traffic you will be getting from Solo Ads and adjust accordingly (like a smart marketer).

If you know that the traffic is "consumer" type traffic (which is not always the case) - then adjust your offer to fit that audience...

I mean that only makes sense right? Adjust your marketing to get the most from your traffic sources? (hmmm, rocket science here, lol)

So, with that in mind - you would want to create an offer than can show them something like "how to make money blogging"...

Now, you are taking them from the beginning and showing them real value - along the way you can promote hosting, domains, autoresponders, etc.

Don't listen to the haters - folks will always say that "x" doesn't work or "y" is outdated. Most folks only talk to hear themselves speak and have very little real world experience with the topic at hand. (the downsides to a forum setting).

Hope this helps.

Cheers,
Coby

P.S. Be the marketer that stands out to these folks and you will be their new super star. If you treat them the same way that every marketer treats them then you will end up like "others" saying that solo ads are junk. :rolleyes:

I tend to agree. I stopped buying solo ads altogether about two months ago. They were highly effective until people began turning it into a business model and building lists for the specific purposes of selling solos. Those types of lists are highly unresponsive for the most part. Sure, you will get some opt-ins, but even with a great funnel very few of those subscribers will turn into customers if they are freebie seekers to begin with.

I have been searching for sellers who charge more per click but are willing to include their buyer's list in the solo. Those would be worth buying. Also, if I were to buy a solo now I would first personally contact some of the people who left positive testimonials and ask them if they made sales from the solo.

Unfortunately, the solo selling business has gotten out of hand and now includes lots of lists full of freebie seekers or sellers who are downright scammers.

There are a better ways to go about selling hosting as an affiliate.

Solo ads has a high risk of being a waste of money and time. That being said, have a look on ebay and see what you can come up with to sell hosting. No cost involved. Massive traffic. Be smart!