The Truth of Making Money on CPA/CPL

by MilkerFocus

Posted: 11 years ago 26 replies

AD NETWORKS

Hey Warriors,

Today I am going to share you about what I know about CPA/CPL.

If you want to make money as a CPA/CPL affiliate, there are 2 methods.

1. Promote directing link via CPC/CPM

2. Building your email list

There is no "best" method. Different methods require different skills.

For method 1, you need to know how to redirect your directing link to your own domain. And also you need to stay focused on one paid traffic source.

For Example,
When you start advertising on Facebook, you need to know:

- What is CTR (Click through Rate)?
- What is a Bid?
- What is frequency/reach?
- Where can I find the impressions?
- How to claculate the CR (conversion rate)?
- What is the relationship between CTR and the bid?
......
You will have lots of questions once you join. But I want you to know there is not shortcut. You have to take action and learn from your mistakes (both money & time).

I personally think this method is one kind of investment. The more money you can invest, the more money you can make. But it doesn't take you lots of time, you just need to know, you have to test, test and test until you find a winning campaign. And you can increase the budget to $100/day easily.

Another bad news is, the winning campaign can be dead tomorrow. However, you can create another campaign to test again.

For method 2, it will take a lot more time to develop your email list which involves

- creating your landing page/squeeze page,
- setting up your auto-responder,
- drawing traffic from forum, blog, article, fans page, paid traffic...
- writing your email campaign

After a few months’ preparation, you may see the results.

So this method may take you a lot of time and energy but if you have your email list, you can make solid money for the long term.

One more thing I want to remind on: you should choose different offers.

For Method 1, you better select some offers that have the following features:

- Free Sign Up
- Easy to finish
- No Email Confirmation Required
- No Credit Card Number Required

For Method 2, you can choose high price CPAs, because if you build a good relationship with your subscribers, they are willing to buy something from you again and again.

Again, there is no “The Best". Each Method can make you a lot of money but you have to put your time and energy to learn until you become another Expert!

Bests,
Marcus

Another useful threads:
http://www.warriorforum.com/ad-netwo...ree-part1.html
http://www.warriorforum.com/ad-netwo...ree-part2.html
http://www.warriorforum.com/ad-netwo...-love-ask.html
http://www.warriorforum.com/ad-netwo...-campaign.html

#cpa or cpl #making #money #truth

jaggyjay 11 years ago

Very nice Marcus. Well put together.
- [ 1 ] Thanks
Signature

*** Get Paid to Build a Mailing List Using CPA Offers! ***
{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7002371].message }}
B2BEcharger 11 years ago

Does it matter what the content is? I planned on locking up ebooks that show how to make more horsepower. I tried to sign up with Maxbounty but got rejected. Is there a CPA that works with ebooks with pretty decent pay out?
- Thanks
Signature

DIY Electric Supercharger Plans.

http://b2belectricsupercharger.com/
{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7003461].message }}

MilkerFocus

11 years ago

Originally Posted by B2BEcharger

Does it matter what the content is? I planned on locking up ebooks that show how to make more horsepower. I tried to sign up with Maxbounty but got rejected. Is there a CPA that works with ebooks with pretty decent pay out?

Hello. B2BEcharger, If you want to share the eBooks,
you can sign up on Clickbank and became vendors.
You can set any price you want.

And then start promoting it via some traffic source.
For more detail,
Analyzing Free Traffic and Paid Traffic

Hope this help.

Marcus

[ 1 ] Thanks

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7003841].message }}

shkhanal 11 years ago

Great information. Needs to start learning. I wonder if I ever find offers with features: -
- No Email Confirmation Required
- No Credit Card Number Required
- Thanks
- 2 replies
{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7004158].message }}
- MilkerFocus 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by shkhanal
  
  Great information. Needs to start learning. I wonder if I ever find offers with features: -
  - No Email Confirmation Required
  - No Credit Card Number Required
  
  Yes, there are many offer have these features.
  
  Thanks
  
  {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7005251].message }}
- ndr_net 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by shkhanal
  
  Great information. Needs to start learning. I wonder if I ever find offers with features: -
  - No Email Confirmation Required
  - No Credit Card Number Required
  
  He Said "Confirmation" that's mean email submit offers.
  
  Thank you for great informations !
  
  Thanks
  
  {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7005325].message }}
Mr Lim 11 years ago

Lol, you didn't add up the, "beware of advertiser scrubbing".
Everyone knows that email submit are simple than anything else but hey while you should have 50% Conversion Rate, you might end up having 5%.

Anyway, it's good to share your thought at least, I'm now working on free trial offers, headache of the hard scrub.
- Thanks
{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7006325].message }}
Michael Ten 11 years ago

Interesting stuff. I wish CPA was not so hard to get into and be successful at.
- Thanks
- 1 reply
Signature

New Book! Radical Life Extension. Help me to hasten the defeat of aging.
Michael Ten . Do Nothing Does . All Books by Michael Ten
{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7007812].message }}
- cooler1 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Michael55555
  
  Interesting stuff. I wish CPA was not so hard to get into and be successful at.
  
  Haven't you read the WSO section? CPA is easy $100/day's with only 1 hr/day work and is newbie friendly.
  
  Thanks
  
  Signature
  
  {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7011992].message }}

MilkerFocus

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Mr Lim

Lol, you didn't add up the, "beware of advertiser scrubbing".
Everyone knows that email submit are simple than anything else but hey while you should have 50% Conversion Rate, you might end up having 5%.

Anyway, it's good to share your thought at least, I'm now working on free trial offers, headache of the hard scrub.

Email Submit Offers pay more money. But the CR maybe lower.
Of course, you can test. Some of marketer make a lots of money
to email submit.

Good or Bad, it all about ROI.

[ 1 ] Thanks

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7012317].message }}

MilkerFocus 11 years ago

[DELETED]

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7017456].message }}
- Al amin 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by MilkerFocus
  
  Thanks all.
  
  Good point. I am doing some research about CPA network and I can see you are hyper active to help people.
  
  Thanks
  
  Thanks
  
  {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7017673].message }}
MilkerFocus 11 years ago

Originally Posted by Al amin

Good point. I am doing some research about CPA network and I can see you are hyper active to help people.

Thanks

You are so welcome, Al amin.
If I can success, you can too.

Keep it up!
- Thanks
{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7034223].message }}

tylerjaysen

11 years ago

yeah this post is really good...and the part that I like the most ..is about taking action and trying stuff...failing...and testing..and trying some more....

...in the cpa game ...this is a must....you've gotta try a bunch of things to test offers to see what is converting....this is by far the hardest part about the cpa game..

..once you find a winner though....it is like magic ...and you will see conversions and make money...
...I've found that email submits are the easiest to convert...as they only ask for the persons email...so in the ADD world of internet surfers...if they land on a cpa offer that they want..they won't hesitate to put their email in...

...one of the best campaigns that has always worked...and still does..is the walmart free $1000 gift card....most cpa networks have these...

...and you can market to just about anyone....because who doesn't know who walmart is...and if they can get a gift card for that much...they will fill out the offer....

....another offer that worked well for me...was the credit reports....equifax...etc...

....these usually pay more...like $30..because the form to fill out is longer....

...but the key is positioning your offer...and not just spam the internet looking for people...

....so for example...people looking to buy...a house..or a car...well they need to know what their credit is prior to purchasing....so if you have a blog talking about
...how to boost your credit score by 80 points..and then give some killer advise...

.,..and then have call to action at end of post...like a P.S....telling them to check their credit for free...well this works like crazy...yeah takes a little more effort ...but worth it.

[ 3 ] Thanks
1 reply

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7040258].message }}

AffCrusher

11 years ago

Originally Posted by tylerjaysen

...in the cpa game ...this is a must....you've gotta try a bunch of things to test offers to see what is converting....this is by far the hardest part about the cpa game..

While I agree almost 100% I think it is important for a newbie to try one traffic source to start and master it. That is how you should do it. Trying a bunch of things will only distract you from the real goal of making it work.

Keep to one traffic source until you make some money with it.

Ok but...here is the kicker...if you are using PPC say for 6 months and you make no money then yeah I would say try something different and maybe work on PPC a little more.

I like to encourage people to learn as much as possible. I know others say stop reading and take action...I say keep reading and take action...learn all you can...find a great resource and read it more than once. Read it over and over until you get it perfect.

Thanks for the post OP was a great post.

[ 1 ] Thanks

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7047959].message }}

abcwangyi789 11 years ago

[DELETED]

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7045418].message }}
PuppyFridayYall 11 years ago

This advice is chillingly stellar. Wow. Just wow. I'm drooling with advice lust.

Jake
- Thanks
{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7046906].message }}

newking32

11 years ago

thank you marcus ! you provide very useful information

as a newbie in CPA it is good information for me :-)

i would like to ask another question !
what are the best cpc companies
suggest me , best and good ROI companies that have quality traffic

i know that 7seacrch is good one to promote CPA offers but never tried it !

thank you

Thanks
2 replies

Signature

<= My Personal Blog =>
Sharing my experience in Internet Marketing

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7047961].message }}

MilkerFocus

11 years ago

Originally Posted by newking32

Peerfly, Maxbounty. they are very good. and they are newbie friendly as well.
There are not "the best", each company have their advantages.

Check out this thread too,

5 Most Common CPA Questions Newbies Love To Ask

you may have similar questions.

Good luck,
Marcus

Thanks

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7048066].message }}

iRocketEli

11 years ago

Originally Posted by newking32

Stop wasting your time with 2-3rd tier ppc platforms and take the initiative to learn adwords, or facebook. Your going to have to anyway specially if you plan on scaling a profitable campaign. Not only that it will put you ahead of everyone one else that's wasting money on those other networks. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure there is a little money to be made on the smaller ad networks, but nothing like what can be achieved on the one's I've listed. If ya need some help, I'm always around.

[ 1 ] Thanks

Signature

iRocket Media Performance Network
AIM/Skype: iRocketEli
Mail: E.Williams@iRocketMedia.com
Phone: +1 (734) 707-1364
Sign Up for iRocket Media

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7048132].message }}

samsogee

11 years ago

Originally Posted by MilkerFocus

Hey Warriors,

Today I am going to share you about what I know about CPA/CPL.

If you want to make money as a CPA/CPL affiliate, there are 2 methods.

1. Promote directing link via CPC/CPM

2. Building your email list

There is no "best" method. Different methods require different skills.

For method 1, you need to know how to redirect your directing link to your own domain. And also you need to stay focused on one paid traffic source.

For Example,
When you start advertising on Facebook, you need to know:

- What is CTR (Click through Rate)?
- What is a Bid?
- What is frequency/reach?
- Where can I find the impressions?
- How to claculate the CR (conversion rate)?
- What is the relationship between CTR and the bid?
......
You will have lots of questions once you join. But I want you to know there is not shortcut. You have to take action and learn from your mistakes (both money & time).

I personally think this method is one kind of investment. The more money you can invest, the more money you can make. But it doesn't take you lots of time, you just need to know, you have to test, test and test until you find a winning campaign. And you can increase the budget to $100/day easily.

Another bad news is, the winning campaign can be dead tomorrow. However, you can create another campaign to test again.

For method 2, it will take a lot more time to develop your email list which involves

- creating your landing page/squeeze page,
- setting up your auto-responder,
- drawing traffic from forum, blog, article, fans page, paid traffic...
- writing your email campaign

After a few months' preparation, you may see the results.

So this method may take you a lot of time and energy but if you have your email list, you can make solid money for the long term.

One more thing I want to remind on: you should choose different offers.

For Method 1, you better select some offers that have the following features:

- Free Sign Up
- Easy to finish
- No Email Confirmation Required
- No Credit Card Number Required

For Method 2, you can choose high price CPAs, because if you build a good relationship with your subscribers, they are willing to buy something from you again and again.

Again, there is no "The Best". Each Method can make you a lot of money but you have to put your time and energy to learn until you become another Expert!

Good Luck!

Marcus

Short post that is full of useful information. Thanks!

Thanks

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7048791].message }}

PiAlpha 11 years ago

Appreciate your point. You are right.
In my opinion, things are exactly as stated on our services website, so I will just paste it:
"Nothing will work if you don't do it the right way. Think of more methods you can use to promote your links, come up with new ideas and be imaginative. Don't let people suspect you are trying to mislead them. Remember: People who make the most have unique content and use unique promoting methods."
- Thanks
{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7052901].message }}
MilkerFocus 11 years ago

Thanks for support.

Another useful thread,
5 Most Common CPA Questions Newbies Love To Ask

Keep it up, Warriors!
Marcus
- Thanks
{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7055102].message }}

baliboy

11 years ago

Hi Marcus,
Thanks for your share..that great info..
Btw, many people said.. if we use direct linking for cpa offer.. it's not too good result..
so we should use landing page to get good convertion.. is it true?
What do you think?

Thanks
1 reply

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7056206].message }}

MilkerFocus

11 years ago

Originally Posted by baliboy

Both required different skills.
Both have their advantage and disadvantage.

The advantage of using landing page is that
you can make a constant income once you build a good relationship with your subscriber.

Marcus

Thanks

{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[7220397].message }}

johnbrown12 10 years ago

Perfect,you are in the right direction my friend but more focus on the list building
- Thanks
Signature
How to make money from $3000 to $7000 per month:

http://forms.aweber.com/form/85/530278285.htm

*JOIN 900+ Warriors*
{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[8558353].message }}
svetod 10 years ago

It's always great to see people are sharing and willing to help others!
- Thanks
- 1 reply
Signature
Want To Know How I Make Money Online? Read my story http://affiliate-lifestyle.com/
Follow me on Instagram for Daily Inspiration & Free Tips: svetlintodd
{{ DiscussionBoard.errors[8561165].message }}
- JRinc 8 years ago
  
  As a newbie this is golden. Thanx...
  
  I am learning so much in the past few days. Got accepted at MaxBounty yesterday and am working on my first campaign.
  
  Thanks
  
  {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[10173583].message }}

The Truth of Making Money on CPA/CPL

Trending Topics

Creative split testing question

Share examples of successful domain/website rebranding stories?

How to move a prospect through the sales funnel?

Where to start with dropshipping

Bard VS Chat GPT? What do you think?