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cpa: music downloads vs. ringtones

by todd40fla
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hey everyone

newbie looking for some experienced opinions here.

i want to do some things with music videos....posting vids of popular songs on youtube etc....etc....with links to cpa offers.

ie.....post video with link saying to get your ringtone of this song go to my website and shoot them over to the cpa offer page.

most ringtone offers pay about $10 for every customer you sign up.

no credit card is needed....the people just put their cell # into the sign up page....get a pin # and get billed on their cellphone statement.

but i am wondering.....are ringtones pretty much a dead horse these days? it seems most cellphones come with the ability to take downloaded music and turn them into ringtones anyway.....so do people still sign up for ringtone services at 10 bucks a month?

my other option as far as i can tell is to offer people a free download of the song they are watching the video for. companies like emusic.com offer 25 free mp3 downloads as a trial.....folks do have to submit their credit card for this and i would get paid $6 per sign-up, whether they continue with the program or quit after getting their free mp3s.

if ringtones are still viable it is obviously the way to go since the payout is much higher......

i am just wondering if anyone is marketing ringtones or has in the past who can tell me if they are still worth the effort, or are sales declining rapidly forcing you to look for something else to market?

thanks

tr
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  • Profile picture of the author treeman22
    also interested in this area.. i heard it was 6 million dollars in sales last year
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  • Profile picture of the author p2y
    I use a similar method My advice: stay away from ringtones, unless you have a lot of cheap social traffic (facebook, myspace, cubics etc) and have money to burn when it comes to split testing.
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  • Profile picture of the author Thomas Smale
    I'd have to agree with p2y here. Ringtones can be great, but they do have a relatively low conversion rate so you will need a lot of traffic. If you are planning on uploading lots of videos to youtube, it can be successful, but I'd highly recommend using software to do it or your return on time invested would be minimal!

    Make sure you get a good domain if you are going to advertise it on your watermark etc. Get a .com ideally. It will make a big difference in conversions.

    Good luck
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  • Profile picture of the author DaveN
    Originally Posted by todd40fla View Post

    hey everyone

    newbie looking for some experienced opinions here.

    i want to do some things with music videos....posting vids of popular songs on youtube etc....etc....with links to cpa offers.

    ie.....post video with link saying to get your ringtone of this song go to my website and shoot them over to the cpa offer page.

    most ringtone offers pay about $10 for every customer you sign up.

    no credit card is needed....the people just put their cell # into the sign up page....get a pin # and get billed on their cellphone statement.

    but i am wondering.....are ringtones pretty much a dead horse these days? it seems most cellphones come with the ability to take downloaded music and turn them into ringtones anyway.....so do people still sign up for ringtone services at 10 bucks a month?

    my other option as far as i can tell is to offer people a free download of the song they are watching the video for. companies like emusic.com offer 25 free mp3 downloads as a trial.....folks do have to submit their credit card for this and i would get paid $6 per sign-up, whether they continue with the program or quit after getting their free mp3s.

    if ringtones are still viable it is obviously the way to go since the payout is much higher......

    i am just wondering if anyone is marketing ringtones or has in the past who can tell me if they are still worth the effort, or are sales declining rapidly forcing you to look for something else to market?

    thanks

    tr
    There is a great potential in what you are trying to do.Firstly,its free traffic so you don`t have to worry about cost.My advice to you is go after the RNB and Hip Hop track cus they get the most views.Do your research and see what is on the chart people are listening to.You can try funtonia.com
    affiliate program too.I hope all goes well.
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    • Profile picture of the author Austin E Anthony
      Originally Posted by DaveN View Post

      There is a great potential in what you are trying to do.Firstly,its free traffic so you don`t have to worry about cost.My advice to you is go after the RNB and Hip Hop track cus they get the most views.Do your research and see what is on the chart people are listening to.You can try funtonia.com
      affiliate program too.I hope all goes well.
      Funtonia does not allow direct linking so if you are thinking of using them,you need to have a landing page.Just my 2 pence.
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      • Profile picture of the author todd40fla
        if i were to purchase a domain and redirect it to the sales page would that be ok? or do i actually need to send them to a landing page and try to get them to click on a banner?
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  • Profile picture of the author raj564
    they were hot back in 2005.
    i think they've toned about b/c it was shady on how the billed folks though.
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  • Profile picture of the author PPC-Coach
    I'm pretty sure reposting copyright stuff is against their tos.

    But hey whatever turns your crank.

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    • Profile picture of the author todd40fla
      Originally Posted by PPC-Coach View Post

      I'm pretty sure reposting copyright stuff is against their tos.

      But hey whatever turns your crank.

      i would be making my own videos with the songs as the audio track. i understand what you are saying but it seems like there are literally millions of uploads like this on youtube and every other video site and they don't seem to be doing anything to stop it.

      i may be wrong about this....just stating my observations. from what i have heard if there is a complaint the video is simply yanked.

      but no, i am not simply reposting their copyrighted videos.
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  • Profile picture of the author dropship
    Ringtones still convert, just not as good as they did years back. However, the mp3 cpa you mentioned also converts probably the same since there are no cell phone carrier restrictions, just a credit card needed to sign up.
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  • Profile picture of the author ChrisBa
    ringtones is kind of outdated, there are however other mobile offers which convert well
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    • Profile picture of the author Alpha Matt
      Originally Posted by ChrisBa View Post

      ringtones is kind of outdated, there are however other mobile offers which convert well
      What type of Cell phone offers are working well now?
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