Any good paid methods for affiliate marketing?

by Dabook
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Any good affiliate marketing methods that involve paid advertising. I have $100 to spend! I know it's not allot but it is a start. Should I grow a facebook page and buy likes and stuff?
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  • Profile picture of the author tristatemedia
    $100 will not get you many likes if you do fb ads. i think you need atleast 5k likes to get any kind of results. not to discourage you, but i do not think $100 is not enough...
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    • Profile picture of the author wolfmmiii
      Originally Posted by tristatemedia View Post

      $100 will not get you many likes if you do fb ads. i think you need atleast 5k likes to get any kind of results. not to discourage you, but i do not think $100 is not enough...
      $100 can get you HUNDREDS of real likes if the campaign is targeted properly. I've even established fan bases into the hundreds for clients on a budget of $25-$30.

      My youth soccer site has a shade over 1300 fans and receives HUNDREDS of visitors per day during the season. Virtually ALL of that traffic comes from just 1300+ Facebook fans. You don't need 5000 likes to succeed.

      OP....

      Go visit BerksSoccerNews.com. I built that following with just $150 in paid advertising on Facebook. PM me if you have any questions.
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  • Profile picture of the author Brent Stangel
    Originally Posted by Dabook View Post

    Any good affiliate marketing methods that involve paid advertising. I have $100 to spend! I know it's not allot but it is a start.
    Spend that $100 learning how to build and drive traffic to a sales funnel.

    Should I grow a facebook page and buy likes and stuff?
    No.
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  • Profile picture of the author JCorp
    $100 isn't much, but if you've already got some knowledge through courses and programs, then come up with a plan and use that money on some FB ads. FB gives you some of the best targeting options in the world. Spend just $5 a day (or whatever amount you want) and look at the results... study the data. You never know, you could stumble upon a success just with that $100.

    But it's likely that you'll just end up buying some data from it, which is worth it since that data will allow you to narrow in to your target audience... so when you've got more money, you can then target those that are more likely to convert for you.
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  • Profile picture of the author nicholasb
    Facebook PPC is a great way to use $100, but unfortunately the targeting software you'll need to make it effective is $97 leaving you with $3 to advertise which wont be enough...

    Your kind of screwed. Sounds like you need to come up with some more money
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  • Profile picture of the author Marco Moeschter
    Is that money you wanna spend to test paid traffic or do you wanna make money with those $100. Because you'll test the waters before you make any profit with your campaigns. So if you can spend those 100 bucks invest it in Facebook PPC and Twitter ads. If not than save $100 more and take 100 to test and 100 to invest in paid tarffic after you got some data!
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  • Profile picture of the author himanuzo
    With the $100 on FB ads - maybe you will get around 50 new likes which from USA. If your budget is tight, consider free traffic methods for the beginning.
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    • Profile picture of the author wolfmmiii
      Originally Posted by himanuzo View Post

      With the $100 on FB ads - maybe you will get around 50 new likes which from USA. If your budget is tight, consider free traffic methods for the beginning.
      What? Likes don't cost $2.00@.

      $100 can get upwards of 1000 REAL likes from the USA if the campaign is targeted properly. I routinely capture 150-300 real likes on budgets as low as $25.

      Exhibit A:

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      • Profile picture of the author himanuzo
        Originally Posted by wolfmmiii View Post

        What? Likes don't cost $2.00@.

        $100 can get upwards of 1000 REAL likes from the USA if the campaign is targeted properly. I routinely capture 150-300 real likes on budgets as low as $25.

        Exhibit A:

        Yes, this depends on many factors - states, time (days and hours), niche, demography, etc.
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        • Profile picture of the author wolfmmiii
          Originally Posted by himanuzo View Post

          Yes, this depends on many factors - states, time (days and hours), niche, demography, etc.
          Of course it does. However, that screenshot of my own work for clients is representative of 5 different niches and demographics. The one thing they all had in common was the fact that they all targeted US.

          Now that's not to say that Facebook is always the way to go. However, I just wanted to point out that $2 Facebook likes, in many cases, means you are doing something wrong.
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          • Profile picture of the author himanuzo
            Originally Posted by wolfmmiii View Post

            Of course it does. However, that screenshot of my own work for clients is representative of 5 different niches and demographics. The one thing they all had in common was the fact that they all targeted US.

            Now that's not to say that Facebook is always the way to go. However, I just wanted to point out that $2 Facebook likes, in many cases, means you are doing something wrong.
            You are right.

            For many developing countries, such as Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, etc. There is almost US$0.01 per like.
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            • Profile picture of the author malik4u7861
              Originally Posted by himanuzo View Post

              You are right.

              For many developing countries, such as Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, etc. There is almost US$0.01 per like.
              No there is the way making the fake like in all over the world that is called auto likes
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  • Profile picture of the author affilorama-portal
    Yes, $100 is not enough to get you a good number of FB links. I also suggest you check the recommendations here on how you can get free likes in FB instead. Fre traffic is better if done right.

    There are tons of tutorials online to get likes in Facebook and build interaction and traffic to your social media site.

    Good luck.
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    • Profile picture of the author malik4u7861
      The Free ways is for fake facebook like
      use facebook ads and solo ads and also use buysellads
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  • Profile picture of the author KattyHowells
    100 bucks is not much when you're starting from scratch so, if I were you, I'd invest them in paying a coach to open my eyes and teach me precisely what to do. I couldn't recommend you one since I haven't worked with any so far, but someone on this forum was telling the other day he got his coach, from this forum, with 50 bucks. I guess if you search enough, you will find someone reliable to get you started.
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  • Profile picture of the author Assignmentwriter
    Press release marketing is best way to reach huge traffic try this Press Release Services - News Release Distribution Services - PRWeb
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  • Profile picture of the author naidyphoon
    You could try starting a PPC campaign at Bing or 7Search. Create a squeeze page, get a lead magnet (create or PLR), monetize your download page by linking to an affiliate offer, and drive traffic to it. This way you're able to generate income while building a valuable asset. I recommend creating your own product if possible, which is then used to monetize your download page, reason being it'll facilitate your cash flow as you don't have to wait for the payout from your affiliate network.
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  • Profile picture of the author littledan
    I would start building a list using Aweber and solo ads. $100 won't get you very far but at least it will get you started. A good list has intrinsic value and they are very versatile.
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  • Profile picture of the author pensfan6636
    If you are dead set on spending your $100 budget on paid advertising, I personally would do solo ads. FB advertising would be more targeted and better quality, but there is more of a learning curve there. Even if you have a basic funnel set up Squeeze Page >>> Affiliate Offer ... as long as the Affiliate offers converts well you could make some sales with a decent solo ad vendor. Then you would have to have an autoresponder to follow up with those leads. Not sure if you have all of this in place yet or not.
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  • Profile picture of the author Khairi Hafizi
    if you are a newbie,i suggest u to 'invest' your $100 in knowledge first..spending the money on something that u are not sure whether it will give any return,is just like gambling your fate..
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  • Profile picture of the author squidface
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    concentrate more on the product. Then use top 3 traffic sources to pay for traffic. Adwords, Bing, web site traffic. Maybe some solo ezine ads, that's it.
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    • Profile picture of the author FanPageLinks
      $100
      Firstly i would buy a domain, hosting then write a blog by finding a product you understand, or if you don't at least investigate it, write about it and then add links to your blog recommending it,etc. Rinse and Repeat or at least carry on building the blog by writing articles and adding F asked Questions has been a killer for me for the affiliate cash

      Cheers & Good Luck
      Shaun

      That will cost you $10ish, either rinse and repeat or keep building the blog
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  • Profile picture of the author vishwa
    I realize that blog posting and writing good reviews is one of the best method to do affiliate marketing and its convert very well.
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  • Profile picture of the author squidface
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    really? ^^^

    Tested it?
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  • Profile picture of the author onpointinfo
    Here is an option, but only after you weigh the pros and cons of each of options give including my own, and you go with the one that you feel you'll get the best bang for your dollar.

    If all you have is a $100 and that is all you will have for a long time, you have to be careful how you spend right.

    Depending on what area of the country you live in, and what you are selling, you may be better to think of these option:

    1) You use the 2 STEP FUNDED approach ... fund one interest with another effort

    You may get a better return, if you take that money to start a offline business but only for the purpose of saving money to then place into online paid advertising, now you use your house painting to fund you solo ads, facebook ads

    Examle:

    1) Create a flyer 81/2 x 11 flyer and divide you ad in 4 ways on flyer this way if you make 50 copies you have 200 flyers, you make 100 - 400 get the idea

    2) Go and pass them out to community bulletin boards, laundry mats, boards on supermarkets, etcc target homeowner walking into or walking out of home depot, carry a clip board and ask people as they are coming in are you a home owner, if yes, oh great here is my flyer for 25% discount on house painting, and by the way would you like to sign up on my list of other home owners who would like to be called back tomorrow to setup an apt for a painting quote

    3) For each house painting job, if you earn $600 ( or whatever ) take half of it if you can and advertise for the next 2 months spend $150 ( or $5/day ) to create a daily budget for the month on facebook or solo ads which ever you prefer

    4) take the money that you make from selling a affiliate product then reinvest those profits into your online advertising, along with that $150 from your paint job so not you have maybe $200 vs $150 or more ....

    5) Think outside the box, as well, ask yourself, what other options am I not considering and may give me a higher return for my $100

    6) Repost here again or make a new thread and ask how can you market your new house painting service offline for more ideas and use free facebook tactics as well to help you
    ( GOOD LUCK )

    Note:
    You can always spend your money on FB ads, but will you do after you run out of money if you do not make enough sales, so ask yourself am I better offer with painting or placing ad on FB and pros and cons of each option , then make a decision only after you have wrote in down on paper and analyze it to see where the scale it tipping its side on towards painting or FB ads ...

    Note
    This does not have to be with painting houses, it can be washing stores windows, it cutting be cutting grass at a house , etccc

    If you decided to go with offline strategy to build your money for online advertising then feel to hit me up for more ideas I am very strong with offline marketing ...
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  • Profile picture of the author beasty513
    PPC and PPV for some fast action.

    SEO over the long-term....
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    • Profile picture of the author wordwizard
      Originally Posted by Assignmentwriter View Post

      Press release marketing is best way to reach huge traffic try this Press Release Services - News Release Distribution Services - PRWeb
      Just one press release with PRWeb will eat up your entire money and even more (depending on where their prices are right now).

      PRWeb IS good, but expensive. Less costly services are Webwire and PRLog.org

      I like the last one especially - there's a free version too, and it isn't bad at all.

      Here's what I would do:

      I would start by setting up a blog for your niche topic, adding good content, and a squeeze page with a good suitable presell report on a topic your audience wants to know more about.

      Then send them to the affiliate offer at the end of the report - and also in the follow-up email sequence.

      Next, write ANOTHER report on the subject that presells your main presell report, and offer it up on a range of free report sites so people can download it and will find your website with the squeeze page.

      Also, create some YouTube videos on the subject - answer some questions etc. that will lead viewers to your squeeze page.

      Of course use Twitter and FB too, and all the things that Barb Ling suggests.

      Hopefully, this will bring in some money, which would allow you a bigger budget for FB ads etc.
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  • Profile picture of the author Nick Logan
    No, don't buy likes - except if you do it on FB with their advertising. But I would suggest you to buy a good guide and equip yourself with a full knowledge of this topic. I guess it will be the best investment!
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  • Profile picture of the author cheehien
    It is hard to start the journey with very limited budget. But there is some successful story which started from ZERO to HERO. Below are some useful guideline for it.

    1. Long Copy / Email Solo Ads – Oh heck yes. This is how I got started as an Emailer in CPA Advertising. Direct response emails can create some of the best sales and optin conversion rates. Send emails to your own lists ( you better be building them!), or you can also “arbitrage” and rent/purchase sole email ads.

    2. Review – They have been and always be a staple in effective Web Marketing. It’s simple – people from all over the world are drawn to what others say about your product…more than they are of you..as the product owner. Keep this in mind too as an affiliate! What a bite in the ass I know. But the sooner you realize and adapt your marketing and sales processes, the faster you can thank me. Create product reviews with product specifications, testimonials and case studies.

    3. Inline Text Ads – A very under-talked but highly effective method for really cheap advertising in HTML Email Readers and Blogs. We talk more about this in the Private Forums.

    4. Free Samples And Trials – As, as we go into fall, we start facing a lot of holidays here in the US and probably in most countries around the world. Now, is the perfect time to promoting free samples and trials.

    5. Hashtags – If you’re not Hashtagging on Facebook, Twitter and Google+ – I don’t know what’s wrong with you. It’s pretty simple here – You hashtag keywords and people click on them automatically – across all devices. Think SEO on steriods. The only optimization you have to do is put a single # in front of your keyword. Since we started hashtagging in the last month alone here on IMGrind, we’ve increased our average uniques to 400+ a day.

    6. Interviews – These days it pays to be social. Don’t go with anonymity. Why would you? Your competitors aren’t. Don’t be afraid to interview the product owners and/or creators. Get the owners of the product to provide you with useful content that answers to the common questions about the product.
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    • Profile picture of the author ivonna88
      Originally Posted by cheehien View Post

      2. Review - They have been and always be a staple in effective Web Marketing. It's simple - people from all over the world are drawn to what others say about your product...more than they are of you..as the product owner. Keep this in mind too as an affiliate! What a bite in the ass I know. But the sooner you realize and adapt your marketing and sales processes, the faster you can thank me. Create product reviews with product specifications, testimonials and case studies.
      Writing product reviews is a definite way to get qualified BUYER traffic, this all you want when it comes to affiliate marketing. Native Advertising seems to be the latest and greatest, and cheapest way to drive traffic, and might I say ultra-targeted when done right. So if you're looking to spread your cash and invest wisely, I suggest looking into this method.

      And you might be interested in this Free software for getting a reviews website up willy nilly, chock with content buyers will love you for.
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  • Profile picture of the author wrcato2
    Dabook, I would spend your money wisely here's how:

    1. find a niche $0.00
    2.Buy quality PLR for that niche and rewrite them with your voice $25.00
    3. Get an Aweber auto responder and upload the PLR to a list $20.00
    4. Create an squeeze page or buy a domain name and hosting $40.00 and install a word press blog
    5. Promote your list
    6. Don't forget to use affiliate offers or compile report and sell it.

    Total $85.00

    7. Go out and see a movie

    Hope this helps
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    BuySellAds.com has been working for me to drive traffic to my site. It's pretty darn cheap too. Just be sure you advertise on a related site.
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  • Profile picture of the author grafx77
    You can always use 2nd Tier PPC venues like 7search, Miva, or Bing Adcenter, but dont' expect the quality to amount to much. With $100 there really isn't much you can do, but collect a little bit of data that you can use for future campaigns.

    If anything, try using a sign up form on your landing page and at least collect a few leads from it.
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