What is allowed social media traffic?

by aprilm

Posted: 13 years ago 19 replies

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When a CPA offer lists 'social media' as an allowable form of traffic, does this mean the traffic can come straight from someone's facebook page?

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bigbrian 13 years ago

April - On the 'straight and narrow' it means the traffic can be promoted via paid advertisement on Facebook. Some people take the word "social media" and think 'ahhh I can spam Facebook and that's OK'. Although the Facebook spam traffic might convert well (as long as it isn't incentivized) it can get you in trouble with a network if complaints are filed with the advertiser and/or network.

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- aprilm 13 years ago
  
  Ahhh....I see. Well, what if you have like a niche group or fanpage with a very targeted group of people? And say you are the group or the fanpage owner and you provide your fans with useful info on a daily basis regarding that niche, and every once in awhile shoot a good CPA offer their way....would this still be frowned upon with most CPA networks?
  
  Just curious because it would seem that kind of traffic would convert very well with the advertiser and you wouldn't be spamming facebook if the users voluntarily join your group or fan page.
  
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  bigbrian 13 years ago
  
  I would say that wouldn't cause many complaints/problems.
  
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ChrisBa 13 years ago

Originally Posted by aprilm

When a CPA offer lists 'social media' as an allowable form of traffic, does this mean the traffic can come straight from someone's facebook page?

You are correcT!
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kcom 13 years ago

A group or fan page on facebook would work well. Also you could try using Retweet.it to get others to Tweet your offer but they both work better if it sounds less like an ad and more like an inquiry or question.
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jordanberg2311 13 years ago

facebook, myspace, etc
they should be fine. But i only tried once with simple email submit offer.
i havent got much time to advertise more, yet.=)
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Kerron 13 years ago

Would traffic from youtube be considered as social media traffic?
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- RalphRobert 13 years ago
  
  Anything which comes to site is called traffic. If it is social media or any other method, it doesn't matter.
  
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Seantrepreneur 13 years ago

Hey April,

If I were you I would just email your AM and ask them. That's what I did and they are usually quick to respond with an answer. Make sure they say it's ok before you start because it would be horrible to make a ton of money with this method and not be paid. :/

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- aprilm 13 years ago
  
  Hey guys, since you were all so helpful, I just wanted to update you and let you know I talked to all my AM's and they all said that traffic coming directly from a facebook page or group page is an allowable form of traffic to any offer that states "social media traffic allowed".
  
  Thanks for all the responses!
  
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CPATrendPhil

13 years ago

In addition to Facebook fan pages, Facebook Ads, and Myspace ads (MyAds), I would also add Plenty of Fish to the criteria of 'social media' traffic.

If you haven't checked out PoF yet, they offer an intense demographic targeting system. Check out my blog post about PoF advertising here:

Affiliate Marketing Info – Affiliate Marketing Methods: Plenty of Fish (PoF)

Hope this opens up some options for you!

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JamesCpaWay 13 years ago

Plenty of Fish is a really great place. We have a few publishers who are doing well on pof.

Markus and Ben do a good job over there making sure to try and keep everything user friendly on the affiliate side as well.
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williamrs

13 years ago

Originally Posted by CPATrendPhil

In addition to Facebook fan pages, Facebook Ads, and Myspace ads (MyAds), I would also add Plenty of Fish to the criteria of 'social media' traffic.

If you haven't checked out PoF yet, they offer an intense demographic targeting system. Check out my blog post about PoF advertising here:

Affiliate Marketing Info - Affiliate Marketing Methods: Plenty of Fish (PoF)

Hope this opens up some options for you!

PoF is rocks!!

The only problem is that they work only with CPM, not CPC, but it's just a small detail in comparison with their great targeting options.

William

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excoder01 13 years ago

Would MyAds really be consider social media? They shift just from being Myspace.com to display ads on popular Fox Network properties now.

So, MyAds is media buy on various networks, right?
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RyanEagle 13 years ago

No - it means that it's coming from the self-serve advertising platforms (or media buys direct from the sites). Paid traffic, that is.
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badboy_Nick 13 years ago

Originally Posted by aprilm

When a CPA offer lists 'social media' as an allowable form of traffic, does this mean the traffic can come straight from someone's facebook page?

Yep, thats precisely what it means.

Best bet is to try Facebok PPC tho, as that can generate a LOT of traffic for your offers.

Any questions just let me know
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- Paul18 13 years ago
  
  What is contextual traffic? Search traffic is PPC? Where does article marketing fit in?
  
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  jeffrey73 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Paul18
  
  Where does article marketing fit in?
  
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  In the (10) views per month category.. LOL
  
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tgglenn 13 years ago

All the posters gave great comments for another newbie interested in CPA. Thanks for the question and the answers also!!
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