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What would you like to learn in CPA Marketing?

by AsknWhy
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Hey Guys,

I want to know one thing you want answered about CPA Marketing:

Choose one question that's most important to you.

SEO? Blogging Tips? Where to Start? How much to spend?

Whatever question it is, I want to try and answer it for you. If I can't - I'm sure someone else will!

Look forward to helping.
#cpa #learn #marketing
  • Profile picture of the author Christopherson
    How to promote email submits in ppc and turn a profit... i've tried but don't have the money for too much failure.
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    • Profile picture of the author AsknWhy
      Hi Christopherson,

      Well- that negativity isn't going to help! .

      First, can I ask you a couple questions about your history before I try my best to solve your problem?

      1) What type of email submits are you doing?
      2) What network and payout have you tried?
      3) Which "PPC" Traffic source were you using?
      4) Are you "focused" on email submits, or do you feel comfortable moving into other offers?

      Look forward to your answers!

      Originally Posted by Christopherson View Post

      How to promote email submits in ppc and turn a profit... i've tried but don't have the money for too much failure.
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      • Profile picture of the author AsknWhy
        Hi Art,

        I myself am paranoid about networks receiving any data that I produce, I make sure whatever traffic I drive is well hidden. But, in their defense, I think my paranoia is unfounded.

        If we look at "large" networks (I'm not referencing these shops that open over night, I'm talking about firms who have been around long enough that they can afford AM's that >respond< and can pay bills), it's really against their own interest to steal winning campaigns. There's "risk" when it comes to taking on campaigns and it >could< be fair to say that risk is something they may not manage well themselves. I believe if all networks had "traffic experts" they could take on any campaign and duplicate them, but if that were the case, why run affiliate networks and pay a margin?

        So on a pure conflict of interest side, my honest belief is, the reputable networks have better things to worry about than jumping into someone else's campaigns not fully understanding the DYNAMICS of that campaign to a T (which we as affiliate marketers know the best, because we did all the optimization).

        That said, smaller networks and "trackers" that are self-hosted... are things people should be concerned about... I'd like to openly say that a PAID forum actually has in one of their "help threads" that they clearly say, "I love it when affiliate marketers direct link, it makes it that much easier for us to steal their campaign"... so be weary.

        To your second question:

        My belief is, no one runs campaigns for long periods of time if they're losing money.

        From a landing page perspective:

        If a campaign is running for more than 3 weeks, this is something that someone should look into. >I'm not saying< that this is a gaurantee that this campaign is working, but what it MAY imply is that this marketer has a good feel of what they need to do to accomplish a positive ROI.

        If the landing page isn't being split tested after 1 week. Now, this is active spying and is a great waste of your time if you don't focus your energy... but think about it in the perspective of a marketer. If they aren't split testing AT ALL, there's probably a good chance this offer is doing very well.

        Again, I caution this could also be a sign the affiliate behind it has no idea how to optimize, so read the HTML code to see if this was a "hack job" or a pro job. People who can spend money on landing pages, are people who HAVE made money.

        A network perspective:
        The EPC on the network. It's a given, if the network EPC is 0.006 on a $10 payout, you can do the math on what somoene needs to drive to even make a living. This will tell you:

        1) Some people are making money
        2) If you want to make money, you'll need to drive some heavy traffic.

        If you see something juicy, then look at the offer and find the lander. Look for people who are going for scale.

        I hope this helps!



        Originally Posted by Art of Marketing View Post

        Do you feel networks clone your winning campaigns and what is the best indicator from the outside looking in at the success level of someone else's campaign?

        I know if it is long running that is one good indicator they are making money...what others? Thanks.

        -Art
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    • Profile picture of the author AdscendTony
      Originally Posted by Christopherson View Post

      How to promote email submits in ppc and turn a profit... i've tried but don't have the money for too much failure.
      Have you looked into promoting email submits via content locking? Content locking doesn't require too much spending if you have traffic coming in or content that people are interested in. Just make sure your offers allow content locking.
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  • Profile picture of the author Greedy
    How to promote email submits in ppc and turn a profit... i've tried but don't have the money for too much failure.
    If you have a small budget start with some free traffic methods.

    Just do a search on Warrior Forum or Google and they'll come up.

    If you don't have room for much failure, paid ads may not be for you, because even successful campaigns require a good amount of money spent on testing.
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  • Profile picture of the author Greedy
    Do you feel networks clone your winning campaigns and what is the best indicator from the outside looking in at the success level of someone else's campaign?
    Meh a very small amount of the time. Cloak your stuff, and don't waste your time worrying about it beyond that.

    There is really nothing you can do.

    what is the best indicator from the outside looking in at the success level of someone else's campaign?
    Studying it over time.

    I know if it is long running that is one good indicator they are making money...what others? Thanks.
    That is pretty much the major indicator. You could check how much stuff they are split testing, and if they rotating less that could be a good sign as well.

    Or it could be that they don't know what they are doing.

    You have to take all spying with a grain of salt.
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    • Profile picture of the author AsknWhy
      2 Myths of Email Submits

      Email Submits Are The Easiest To Start With.
      I don't know where this started. I have two guesses.

      1. A long time ago e-mail submits converted like hot cakes
      2. People assume that because email submits only ask for 1 data point and 1 action that they are inherently easier to convert.

      The later, is probably still true- but is a very simplistic way to look at e-mail submits. If # data points and # of actions are all we need to look into to factor into conversions, then I guess we'd all be rich? It's all about the form, the incentive of offer, the load times of your landing page- there are simply more variables than just the "email submit."

      CPA Networks Shave / Scrub

      SCRUB - To filter
      SHAVE - To steal

      They scrub on the basis that the advertiser have already given them a set of metrics that DICTATE they will NOT ACCEPT certain email addresses... this includes:

      E-mails that cannot be validated via STMP Protocols
      E-mails known as toss-aways in advertisers blacklist.
      E-mails submits that have been defined by a 3rd party to be considered a "high risk" email - an email likely to be faked.
      E-mails that are duplicates.

      Some CPA Networks SHAVE... so go with one that's reputable. If you're working with a network that started last week, you're putting yourself at risk. If you don't want a CPA Network that shaves, apply to one that is reputable.
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  • Profile picture of the author pierrot113
    Hi Guys . I'm new to CPa marketing. I would like some help to set up a facebook campaign. Please Pm me. The problem am facing now is I cannot use my affiliate link from peerfly to promote my cpa offers because facebook does not allow me to do so.

    Thank you
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    • Profile picture of the author Christian Little
      Originally Posted by pierrot113 View Post

      Hi Guys . I'm new to CPa marketing. I would like some help to set up a facebook campaign. Please Pm me. The problem am facing now is I cannot use my affiliate link from peerfly to promote my cpa offers because facebook does not allow me to do so.

      Thank you
      What most people do is build a Facebook Page and promote that (i.e. "I love free stuff!"). They run ad campaigns to get Likes to their Page, and then they promote CPA stuff on their Page (which will automatically inject itself into the feed of anybody who Likes your page).

      However you have to be careful that you only promote stuff that the networks allow to be promote on social networking sites. All of the networks will ban you if you promote something on a social networking site like Facebook with an offer that is not allowed to be promoted on such sites.
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    • Profile picture of the author AsknWhy
      Hi Pierrot,

      Awesome - it looks like you've selected a great traffic source, but be cautious as its an animal in terms of volume. It can eat through budget rather fast even before you get enough data to make a profit.

      There's a couple issues with facebook atm though.

      1. Facebook hates affiliates, they've gone through the life cycle of loving affiliates to being very hesitant to having affiliate marketers on their platform.

      This means two things for you:
      1. You're going to have to cloak (this is a HUGE discussion, and I will not discuss it here as its rather lengthy).
      2. If you do not cloak, you will need to build some sort of "web" property that makes it look like you're offering more than just an affiliate product / affiliate offer.
      2. Do not listen to people who say "just Iframe the offer"


      What happens when you do:
      1. People aren't stupid, although facebook has non-existent customer service for smaller advertisers (like ourselves), their approval staff can easily monitor whether or not your landing page is simply an I-Frame. You'll get slapped once, then banned the next time - its not worth the hassle
      My suggestion:
      If you're looking to JUST START OFF with affiliate marketing, Facebook is probably not the best place to start. Especially if you're not looking to build a web property - this doesn't have to do with your skill or capabilities, its just the simple fact that Facebook is a pain in the ass - approvals can take days, disapprovals are vague and banning is notoriously more vague. So what ends up happening is:


      You'll start your journey in affiliate marketing, spend time making a campaign, then with a bout of bad luck, get banned then have to research how to get another account. This will cause you unnecessary stress, which I would advise that you don't need right now- you're already consuming alot of information starting.


      If you are going to build a web property, there are MANY other traffic sources that are easier to start off with.


      I hope this helps!


      Originally Posted by pierrot113 View Post

      Hi Guys . I'm new to CPa marketing. I would like some help to set up a facebook campaign. Please Pm me. The problem am facing now is I cannot use my affiliate link from peerfly to promote my cpa offers because facebook does not allow me to do so.

      Thank you
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      • Profile picture of the author Ckventure
        Following on from Pierrot113's posts, and acknowledging your words of warning; in a couple of months I will have a service where a lot of my potential customers are on FB. So, I want to start on FB now to get some practice with advertising. I do not have an obvious alternative product to offer my prospective market - so keen to look at something completely different.

        I think I have some good tools and training to allow me to target specific niches - but I am really struggling to identify good niche / offer.

        I want to offer a 'ready made' product / service, I don't 'fancy' most Clickbank products so maybe CPA offers might be worth looking at.

        So, hopefully I will ask this question the right way around. What CPA networks will sign me up without previous experience, and what might be a good offer that has a hungry market?

        Thanks in advance CKventure
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        • Profile picture of the author AsknWhy
          Hi Ck,

          First - I'm going to state what I assume you have stated inside your reply, this is just so you know the perspective I'm replying from

          1. You've said "I have a service" - which I assume means you're building an online web property which will hosts either a) a service or b) a product.
          2. You will own and or create a majority of the content on this web property.

          If you want to honestly practice with FB, my honest suggestion is, go ahead and do some keyword research on a niche. These would be the steps I would take to "get some practice" on FB.

          1. Keyword Niche - 2-5 Niches
          2. Apply / Join a Network (I'll touch on this as its one of your other questions)
          3. Review offers that meet your niches.
          4. Choose a niche you feel comfortable with.
          5. Review Domains
          6. Select Domains
          7. Create 2-5 Articles of Keyword Content
          8. Buy Domain and Hosting
          Then "attempt" to sell your traffic on Facebook on offers that you push through your website.



          This would be a great way for you to figure out, how deep and how targetted you'll need to get on



          1. Ad campaign angles
          2. Bidding
          You'll also get alot of experience understanding the optimization process of


          1. Image
          2. Headline / Content
          This would be my suggested approach if you want to really "test" out Facebook. Because this approach is much more comprehensive than just testing out an offer on FB with the hopes it gets approves, it also tests your own ability to run your new service... before you do it.


          Now to approach a Network:


          Networks are in the business of making margin. As much as they say they want to teach and help their affiliates, they'd much prefer to have affiliates join that already have experience.


          My suggestion to you is to have a predefined niche and area of interest, planned traffic sources, and plan of attack before applying. Most managers when they talk to you and you have this type of depth, do not doubt your ability to create a campaign and run traffic.


          I hope this Helps.


          Originally Posted by Ckventure View Post

          Following on from Pierrot113's posts, and acknowledging your words of warning; in a couple of months I will have a service where a lot of my potential customers are on FB. So, I want to start on FB now to get some practice with advertising. I do not have an obvious alternative product to offer my prospective market - so keen to look at something completely different.

          I think I have some good tools and training to allow me to target specific niches - but I am really struggling to identify good niche / offer.

          I want to offer a 'ready made' product / service, I don't 'fancy' most Clickbank products so maybe CPA offers might be worth looking at.

          So, hopefully I will ask this question the right way around. What CPA networks will sign me up without previous experience, and what might be a good offer that has a hungry market?

          Thanks in advance CKventure
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  • Profile picture of the author PPC-Coach
    People with small budgets use email submits to learn the systems, gain experience, gain knowledge and make money along the way.

    Facebook is starting to hate affiliates BECAUSE of cloakers. There's always a few bad apples that try to wreck traffic sources for everyone.

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  • Profile picture of the author TheMadHatter
    I have a couple questions. I would like to know what are some good cloaking techniques to use for your affiliate links that are adspace friendly Adwords, facebook etc. I would also like to know what would be the best thing to do with $100 in Adwords credit and access to Peerfly and Maxbounty. What would you suggest for the greatest return on investment. Taking into account scalability, how much time it would take to spend the whole $100 and more etc. What do you thing would be the best option both short term and long term? I do not mind promoting any type of offer with a proper strategy. I think I have a good question/s here. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

    -TheMadHatter
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    • Profile picture of the author AsknWhy
      Hi MadHatter,

      I don't want to be lazy, but please review my example approach to CK - the approach you would have would be similiar to that of him testing Facebook.

      In terms of cloaking - cloaking is the ability to redirect google and or any approval team ip's from truly identify your actual landing pages. This allows you to run landing pages and or content that is against their TOS. This is an expensive game, and PPC has said it right, you should usually only do this when you already have a profitable campaign.

      Secondly. Adwords does not allow direct affiliate marketing. They call these landing pages "gateway" pages - pages that add little or no value to the searcher. This is typically why in many of my posts, I suggest investing into building a web property.

      In terms of sustainability and long-term strategies building a web property on a profitable niche is where it's at. You avoid alot of TOS stuff on multiple traffic sources when you do this right. It saves you alot of time and energy when you don't have to search for accounts / methods to create accounts

      (Getting banned on adwords is an extremely difficult process to get new accounts. Its not impossible, but I will say its a big big pain in the ass).

      When you have a web property, you have your own organic traffic, your own offers (if you can make some), your own list...

      Short-Term is short-term. If you're in the business of always needing to be on the run and stressed, then I guess you can try for short-term- IMO it's just not worth it.

      Spend time to build up slowly (building a blog/website, anything).

      Hope this helps.


      Originally Posted by TheMadHatter View Post

      I have a couple questions. I would like to know what are some good cloaking techniques to use for your affiliate links that are adspace friendly Adwords, facebook etc. I would also like to know what would be the best thing to do with $100 in Adwords credit and access to Peerfly and Maxbounty. What would you suggest for the greatest return on investment. Taking into account scalability, how much time it would take to spend the whole $100 and more etc. What do you thing would be the best option both short term and long term? I do not mind promoting any type of offer with a proper strategy. I think I have a good question/s here. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

      -TheMadHatter
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  • Profile picture of the author PPC-Coach
    I wouldn't cloak UNLESS you like high risk, short term campaigns where you're constantly looking over your shoulder and wondering if today is the day you get caught and banned. Then you have to make multiple accounts under multiple fake names and addresses.

    Even the best cloaking software, (and there's some awesome stuff out there), constantly plays the cat and mouse game with the big traffic sources. The traffic sources are not oblivious to this but they're not going to shut down accounts until they get complaints.

    So yeah it's one route, but it's a totally different mindset and risk tolerance necessary to do it.

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  • Profile picture of the author TheMadHatter
    I thought cloaking was common practice to not get banned. I haven't ever got a campaign approved without masking or redirecting. Direct linking has never worked for me. I am thinking about doing some evolved framing methods and building a site around it however to make it seem more legit with the cloaking. Am I wrong on this as being the best practice? It seems like I remember reading a post from one well known high up affiliate who runs a network and he pretty much talked about it like it was the norm.

    -TheMadHatter
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    • Profile picture of the author Ckventure
      I realise success depends on a lot of things, particularly affiliates ability and stamina. But - those who are doing what's your top 5 recommended CPA niches that can work on Facebook?

      And if you have time the worst 5 and the top 3 networks for new affiliates?

      Thanks CKventure
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      • Profile picture of the author AsknWhy
        Top 3 Networks.

        Neverblue
        Peerfly
        Maxbounty

        This is just my opinion.

        Bottom 5? I don't know why you would need to know, as I would highly advise to you that you should stay away from anyone who would be considered bottom 5 and or a new network.

        Best of Luck.

        Originally Posted by Ckventure View Post

        I realise success depends on a lot of things, particularly affiliates ability and stamina. But - those who are doing what's your top 5 recommended CPA niches that can work on Facebook?

        And if you have time the worst 5 and the top 3 networks for new affiliates?

        Thanks CKventure
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  • Profile picture of the author TheMadHatter
    I would say the top two by far for newbies for general offers of all type would be Peerfly and Maxbounty. Just about anyone can get in who is business minded, has a site and a polite way about them. After that for incentive offers I would say adscend media. They are easier to get into than Maxbounty or Peerfly. For me only Maxbounty required a phone call however I already had them as a reference when I applied to Peerfly.

    As far as niches go the ones that I have heard called "Evergreen" are dating, diet, loan, education and currently at the moment mobile offers are blowing up for some people. I haven't figured out an easy way to convert the traffic yet myself however so I can not speak as to how. Hope this helps.

    -TheMadHatter
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  • Profile picture of the author Ckventure
    AskNwhy thanks for taking the time to give detailed answers, you have given me plenty to work on.

    Why did I ask for bottom 5 networks? To stay away from them, as you suggested :-)

    Thanks CKventure
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  • Profile picture of the author Greedy
    Why did I ask for bottom 5 networks? To stay away from them, as you suggested :-)
    Stay away from any that not highly recommend.

    All the "bottom" ones have already closed.
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  • Profile picture of the author tahir100
    Does anyone has experience using PPV / PPC traffic for list building. What is the average cost of a subscriber with this method.
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  • Profile picture of the author JimAlderman
    Hey Asknwhy and the rest of the warriors,

    I am brand new to the forum and noticed lots of insightful information from everyone here. Likewise, a "noob" to the whole im scene and am not even sure where to start. I thought this forum would be a good starting point which is why I'm here.

    I'm thinking of doing a CPA campaign for my first one. Where should I sign up? What's the minimum my budget should be? I don't expect to be profitable from my first one, rather just more of a learning experience to be profitable in the future.

    Cheers,

    Jim
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  • Profile picture of the author OgleDirect
    I would like to do know how much of 7search traffic is fraud. 50% 80% 90%? I know it's not 100%. I have gotten a few e-mail submits but never enough to work. I can easily get 1,000 clicks a day with 7search but if 99% is fraud traffic, what's the point.
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    • Profile picture of the author Greedy
      Originally Posted by OgleDirect View Post

      I would like to do know how much of 7search traffic is fraud. 50% 80% 90%? I know it's not 100%. I have gotten a few e-mail submits but never enough to work. I can easily get 1,000 clicks a day with 7search but if 99% is fraud traffic, what's the point.
      It isn't fraud, it is low quality display traffic mixed in with PPC.

      All you need to do is block the bad referrers or they'll can eat up your budget.

      How much have you spent testing on 7Search?
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    • Profile picture of the author ChrisBa
      Originally Posted by OgleDirect View Post

      I would like to do know how much of 7search traffic is fraud. 50% 80% 90%? I know it's not 100%. I have gotten a few e-mail submits but never enough to work. I can easily get 1,000 clicks a day with 7search but if 99% is fraud traffic, what's the point.
      I'd say a very small percentage, it's low quality mostly and not fraud, it's just a different type of traffic source. Like any other traffic source - If you learn how to use it, use it to your advantage..
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      • Profile picture of the author biz4bucks
        1. What are your top 5 or so recommended offers from Peerfly and Maxbounty that perform month in and out?

        2. While we wait during the beta content locker testing by Incent.ly , What is the best locker to use with their current offers?

        3. Is building a presale page that much better then sending people directly to a email submit offer?

        4. Is SEO almost useless concerning CPA offers since there is not much content involved in the short pages being promoted?

        Thank You
        AL
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        • Profile picture of the author Ed James Crabtree
          Originally Posted by biz4bucks View Post

          1. What are your top 5 or so recommended offers from Peerfly and Maxbounty that perform month in and out?

          2. While we wait during the beta content locker testing by Incent.ly , What is the best locker to use with their current offers?

          3. Is building a presale page that much better then sending people directly to a email submit offer?

          4. Is SEO almost useless concerning CPA offers since there is not much content involved in the short pages being promoted?

          Thank You
          AL
          I'm really enjoying this discussion.

          As someone who is new to CPA marketing, I have some of the same questions as Al asked a couple of days ago - specifically, questions 1, 3 and 4. (Quoted above)

          A handful of very basic questions of my own also...

          #1. Where is the best place/places to go to get step-by-step advice on how to apply for CPA membership with the recommended CPA networks and get approved?

          This would include, in the application process:

          - What to put for our website (and what to create for a website if one is needed to show them, in order to be approved)

          - What to put in answer to the request to "Describe your business, offers, and needs."

          CPA is obviously a lucrative industry and I'm very excited to begin. I've heard there is a bit of an art to getting accepted, and I just wouldn't want to miss out because I flubbed the application process for being uninformed or uneducated.

          Is there a free educational site about this or an inexpensive WSO any of you can recommend?

          I'm planning to implement a YouTube marketing strategy for CPA that I'm learning right now, and use this as my main promotion method. I don't believe it requires a website. Should I simply say in my application that I'm planning to promote offers via YouTube?


          #2. What are the reasons to join more than one of the best networks (PeerFly, MaxBounty, etc.)?


          #3. How frequently do the CPA networks pay out - weekly, biweekly, monthly? And what means of payout are offered to non-US residents (Canada in my case)? Do these vary depending on the network?


          Thanks AsknWhy, for starting this thread.
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          • Profile picture of the author AsknWhy
            Hello Transformation!

            I'm back and can answer some of your questions, let me see if I can be of some help!

            #1. Where is the best place/places to go to get step-by-step advice on how to apply for CPA membership with the recommended CPA networks and get approved?

            I don't know. That's honestly the answer. I don't know if there is a really good step-by-step manual that actually tells people how to get into CPA networks. There definately some help tips and tricks here and there - but off the top of my head I can't honestly tell you I know of a blog post that does that.... (maybe i'll make one!).

            There a couple key things I want to point out when you join a CPA network. They're in it to make the "spread" the margin between what the advertiser pays them and what they have to pay you.

            Growing that margin, means volume. Volume comes from affiliates who know what they're doing.

            You've said your promotional strategy is Youtube and in the case they ask about your website, what should you say? Well you shouldn't say you've never had one. Youtube promotions strategies scream "I just started and don't want to spend money on a website" which will be an early indicator that you might be new to the business.

            - So if you want to get accepted to a network, you need to LOOK like you know what they're doing. They're not in the business of teaching, but increasing volume on small margins.

            Is there a free educational site about this or an inexpensive WSO any of you can recommend?

            My site When it's up. WSO's that I would recommend? I've purchased too many to even tell you, but I can say one thing - there's been more useless one's then there have been useful ones. So look for other products that aren't on this forum. Seldom do I find a "gem" here.

            #2. What are the reasons to join more than one of the best networks (PeerFly, MaxBounty, etc.)?

            Some sites have different advertiser relationships. Sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse. They also sometimes provide different creatives to each network which includes an exclusive landing page.

            Many of the top affiliates split test offers across networks. This does a couple things 1) It looks for the highest converting offer even tho its the same in each network. 2) It hedges.

            Sometimes an offer will close out on a network because a majority of the network's traffic is junk to the advertiser, where as another network may have great traffic and will keep the offer on.

            #3. How frequently do the CPA networks pay out - weekly, biweekly, monthly? And what means of payout are offered to non-US residents (Canada in my case)? Do these vary depending on the network?

            This depends on the network. It also depends on you. If you get into a above average affiliate bringing in $500 a day, or more, you can begin discussing with your AM about the frequency of your payments. Think about it like risk management on their part - they don't want to pay out weekly on new affiliates because they could be faking traffic for a full month. They are comfortable increasing cash calls when they know you, your traffic quality etc.



            Originally Posted by Transformation View Post

            I'm really enjoying this discussion.

            As someone who is new to CPA marketing, I have some of the same questions as Al asked a couple of days ago - specifically, questions 1, 3 and 4. (Quoted above)

            A handful of very basic questions of my own also...

            #1. Where is the best place/places to go to get step-by-step advice on how to apply for CPA membership with the recommended CPA networks and get approved?

            This would include, in the application process:

            - What to put for our website (and what to create for a website if one is needed to show them, in order to be approved)

            - What to put in answer to the request to "Describe your business, offers, and needs."

            CPA is obviously a lucrative industry and I'm very excited to begin. I've heard there is a bit of an art to getting accepted, and I just wouldn't want to miss out because I flubbed the application process for being uninformed or uneducated.

            Is there a free educational site about this or an inexpensive WSO any of you can recommend?

            I'm planning to implement a YouTube marketing strategy for CPA that I'm learning right now, and use this as my main promotion method. I don't believe it requires a website. Should I simply say in my application that I'm planning to promote offers via YouTube?


            #2. What are the reasons to join more than one of the best networks (PeerFly, MaxBounty, etc.)?


            #3. How frequently do the CPA networks pay out - weekly, biweekly, monthly? And what means of payout are offered to non-US residents (Canada in my case)? Do these vary depending on the network?


            Thanks AsknWhy, for starting this thread.
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    I have found 7search to be okay, but you can also be disappointed.
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  • Profile picture of the author jessmonsilva
    hi all.
    so is it safe to say then that it is much easier to maintain a blog or have a website as you would in other types of affiliate marketing and occasionally have the CPA offer inserted into the posts or website?
    And is it also safer to say that you should use your blog with optimized content related to the CPA offer for PPC if you choose to go that route?
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  • Profile picture of the author odinson
    Can you get accepted in a CPA network if you tell them your site is a blogspot/wordpress (whatever free blog you can think of)?
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