Post your results with MobPartner + BuzzCity

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I see a lot of us started promoting offers from MobPartner using BuzzCity, but very few people sharing their results. So I hope this thread will get us gathered to share useful information as starters.

What I have done so far was direct linking with no external tracking. I have tested a few campaigns in several countries with no success. I spent $80 so far but only made $20+ back. When I was thinking to give up, I saw another warrior (sysfreez) posted that he made $200 with $150 spent, as a new starter too. This make me think that maybe I'm missing out something important to run my campaigns.

I have got a lot of tips from fellow warriors too, and here are some useful stuff I found these several weeks. Feel free to share yours too!

Resize your banner - Photo editor online - Pixlr.com edit image
Resize/Optimize your .gif banner - Animated gif tools
Preview mobile offers with proxies available - http://preview.offermobi.com/preview/frames/
Mobile emulator to preview offers on various devices - Mobile phone emulator (by COWEMO)
Web proxies (Use them to enter a mobile emulator and preview offers) - Fresh Web Proxy List
Mobile traffic source map - Mobile Traffic Sources
Ad Networks review by Duru - Mobile CPA Paid Advertising Network Traffic Sources List
Thorough Ad Networks review - What
US Carriers review - Mobile Network • View topic - pros and cons of US carriers
Custom IP Targeting (Yet to be tested, not sure how to get IP ranges) - http://docs.buzzcity.net/wiki/IP_Tar...9_(Closed_Beta)
A very detailed case study, definitely worth a read - http://www.imobitrax.com/case-study-...ey-in-the-bank
Free Tracking Tool - http://www.bevomedia.com/
Free 1st million tracking - http://tracker.mobaff.com/
Paid tracking Tool - http://www.imobitrax.com/
Are you getting scrubbed? - http://www.lukepeerfly.com/stop-scrubbing-me

Cheers,
IhaveAdream
#buzzcity #mobpartner #post #results
  • Profile picture of the author Zizou10
    I'm new to mobile CPA too. Is it best to target countries with a low CPC? Also, are CPS offers really the best? I'd assume those would be the hardest to convert.
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  • Profile picture of the author Radium
    I am still working on my breakthrough with mobile CPA. Currently I have a return of about 15% only. I'll post here somewhere when I start to get positive.

    You can't win if you give up!
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    • Profile picture of the author IhaveAdream
      Originally Posted by Zizou10 View Post

      I'm new to mobile CPA too. Is it best to target countries with a low CPC? Also, are CPS offers really the best? I'd assume those would be the hardest to convert.
      I only tried countries with <$0.05 CPC, I tried some countries with high CPC too but it is too hard to get traffic unless you pay more than $0.10.
      I only converted some CPS with lower payout like $2+ but couldn't convert those over $10. I have even less success with CPI/CPL, not sure what is wrong with me.

      Originally Posted by Radium View Post

      I am still working on my breakthrough with mobile CPA. Currently I have a return of about 15% only. I'll post here somewhere when I start to get positive.

      You can't win if you give up!
      Almost like me, I barely convert anything too.
      Well, keep us updated!

      Are we missing something? Hopefully someone with more experience can guide us into correct route too!
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  • Profile picture of the author DavidAtias1
    Great list,
    I'm using some of those tools.
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  • Profile picture of the author Roan
    I have been following alot of you guys the past week or so. I want to start with Mobile CPA too, and specifically in the adult niche. It's hard to start out because you don't know where and how to start systematically really.

    I'm currently trying out buzzcity with Peerfly (as they have quicker pay outs). I'd love to try out traffic junky for some good adult traffic but as Tuan says on his blog, you shouldnt really start with that unless you have a VPS or dedicated server in place (so that you can install Imobitrax) and properly track the traffic.

    Trying to find my way about. So far i spent $10 dollar on 2 campaigns and got 300 clicks for each. No conversions so I quit them.

    Chad Hamzeh once said theres only 1 winner out of 20 campaigns. so....
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    • Profile picture of the author affmarketer
      Originally Posted by Roan View Post

      I have been following alot of you guys the past week or so. I want to start with Mobile CPA too, and specifically in the adult niche. It's hard to start out because you don't know where and how to start systematically really.

      I'm currently trying out buzzcity with Peerfly (as they have quicker pay outs). I'd love to try out traffic junky for some good adult traffic but as Tuan says on his blog, you shouldnt really start with that unless you have a VPS or dedicated server in place (so that you can install Imobitrax) and properly track the traffic.

      Trying to find my way about. So far i spent $10 dollar on 2 campaigns and got 300 clicks for each. No conversions so I quit them.

      Chad Hamzeh once said theres only 1 winner out of 20 campaigns. so....

      Traffic Junky doesn't allow you to filter headsets, OS etc, only carrier and depending on the country, their mobile inventory isn't great. But if you have a general adult offer, try plugrush.
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  • Profile picture of the author wl2012
    I have spent $150 on buzzcity,Only get $3.5 back.
    It is really bad.
    I will still work on peerfly
    I never get so bad conversions.
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    • Profile picture of the author IhaveAdream
      Originally Posted by wl2012 View Post

      I have spent $150 on buzzcity,Only get $3.5 back.
      It is really bad.
      I will still work on peerfly
      I never get so bad conversions.
      Wow, that is really unbelievable! How many campaigns you ran and what countries are you targeting? Would like to hear more from your feedback.

      I never work with PeerFly before...is it easier to make money with PeerFly anyway? Suppose we are newbie in both mobile/desktop CPA...
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  • Profile picture of the author Roan
    Peerfly hasn't got many mobile offers but some offers do have mobile websites. Peerfly do pay outs weekly and can even daily. However I have spent 30 dollars on buzzcity now. Each campaign got over 300 clicks and I've made no conversion. I don't use banner ads. Just text and direct linking...
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  • Profile picture of the author IhaveAdream
    Text ads did not convert anything for me too in a few campaigns, sometimes it is even hard to get traffic. Maybe not all publishers enabled text ads, so I just went for banner ads mostly.

    Even with banner ads I felt there was lack of inventory, the campaigns I ran rarely hit my daily budget. With low inventory, I felt it is hard to test and optimize my campaigns, and also have problem when you try to scale your campaigns up.

    And are you still working with PeerFly?
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    • Profile picture of the author Magisto
      Hello everyone

      I have almost 500 clicks on the banner ads that i use to promote a game from Mobpartner via Buzzcity. I spent roughly 15$ for the clicks


      That game is free and i cant figure out why there are still no conversions after so many clicks.
      Why the people who click the banner and get directed to the download dont download it?
      The banners are highly related to the game and not misleading at all, so no bad surprise after clicking the banner.
      They are from the creators of the game and look good.

      I´m gonna send a message to bc and mp and maybe they have an explanation for it.
      As well as promoting the offer in canada so i can try out if the conversion works when i download it.
      When i downloaded it yesterday it didnt count because i set buzzcity to US only and im in canada.
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  • Profile picture of the author Roan
    Yeah I don't get how other people are profiting with buzzcity then? I don't get it.

    Yes I still work with Peerfly.
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  • Profile picture of the author IhaveAdream
    Magisto,

    I ran a lot of campaigns for Canada too and totally no conversion from there, maybe that is why Canada recommended bid is only $0.01. Don't spent too much on Canada if it doesn't convert for you.
    As I mentioned in OP, CPI/CPL offers convert worse than CPS offers for me.

    Roan,

    I don't get it too.
    This is why I hope we can get a conclusion with this thread. So far there are only 2 person reported they made profit with MobPartner + BuzzCity.
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      • Profile picture of the author Zizou10
        Originally Posted by speedylikesKJ View Post

        Bizzcity traffic is no good , tried them once and never looked at them after that ever
        Could you recommend a better traffic source for mobile?
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      • Profile picture of the author jay123
        hey, what traffic sources have you used which is good then?
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      • Profile picture of the author jay123
        thanks for the post, i started my campaign and will be taking some of these great tips to help optimise my campaigns :-)
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        • Profile picture of the author Berkxz
          Originally Posted by jay123 View Post

          thanks for the post, i started my campaign and will be taking some of these great tips to help optimise my campaigns :-)
          Hi! I just applied to mobpartner and i got a reply that it will be reviewed but i can access my mobpartner account. is it legal to run my first campaign without receiving a confirmation of full access on mobpartner?
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          • Profile picture of the author IhaveAdream
            Originally Posted by Berkxz View Post

            Hi! I just applied to mobpartner and i got a reply that it will be reviewed but i can access my mobpartner account. is it legal to run my first campaign without receiving a confirmation of full access on mobpartner?
            It is better to wait their confirmation.
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          • Profile picture of the author jay123
            Originally Posted by Berkxz View Post

            Hi! I just applied to mobpartner and i got a reply that it will be reviewed but i can access my mobpartner account. is it legal to run my first campaign without receiving a confirmation of full access on mobpartner?
            I would wait until you get a reply, but I am sure that i got approved instantly but there should not be any problem you going ahead to promote something, but you still need to get approved for what ever your promote, usually it takes 24 hours.

            just take your time and don't rush it :-)
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  • Profile picture of the author 100k
    Spent $50.... got 1500 clicks... 2 installs.
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    • Profile picture of the author IhaveAdream
      Originally Posted by 100k View Post

      Spent $50.... got 1500 clicks... 2 installs.
      Quite shady result, definitely not logical at all. Can you accept it?

      Also, may I know how many campaigns you ran and which country are you targeting?

      Please share as much information as possible so we can help each other better! We need to figure out what is wrong, whether it was our noobness so we know what we can improve, or something else.
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  • Profile picture of the author Zizou10
    When I go to preview campaign on buzzcity, it just gives me a url. Is that normal?
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  • Profile picture of the author PPC-Coach
    I think it really depends on the countries and offers you're targeting.

    Also are you bidding high?
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    • Profile picture of the author IhaveAdream
      Originally Posted by PPC-Coach View Post

      I think it really depends on the countries and offers you're targeting.

      Also are you bidding high?
      Do bidding high helps other than showing your ads more often? I did the test too bidding a few cent higher than the recommended bid. I just get traffic faster but doesn't help in conversion.

      I really think only certain countries+channel combination there are quality traffic. Maybe that is why a few people hit the "goldmine" and make money from it. Thousand of clicks with a few free installs just doesn't make sense at all.
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      • Profile picture of the author Roan
        Ok david has been kind enough to share that buzzcity is only good for Asia! Cheers!
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        • Profile picture of the author IhaveAdream
          Originally Posted by Roan View Post

          Ok david has been kind enough to share that buzzcity is only good for Asia! Cheers!
          Yes, BuzzCity have more inventory in Asia while others do not.

          I have not tried much campaigns for Asia as they have much lower payout.

          Looking forward for your result!

          Cheers.
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          • Profile picture of the author ooptest



            Maybe because I'm a new ...
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            • Profile picture of the author Berkxz
              Originally Posted by ooptest View Post




              Maybe because I'm a new ...
              Yes you're new and you're missing most of the brainwashing ideas. What i'm doing is keep reading and then when i'm convinced that i have all the ingredients needed to earn money through CPA+mobile marketing. I will definitely give it a shot.
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  • Profile picture of the author Berkxz
    Originally Posted by IhaveAdream View Post

    I see a lot of us started promoting offers from MobPartner using BuzzCity, but very few people sharing their results. So I hope this thread will get us gathered to share useful information as starters.

    What I have done so far was direct linking with no external tracking. I have tested a few campaigns in several countries with no success. I spent $80 so far but only made $20+ back. When I was thinking to give up, I saw another warrior (sysfreez) posted that he made $200 with $150 spent, as a new starter too. This make me think that maybe I'm missing out something important to run my campaigns.

    I have got a lot of tips from fellow warriors too, and here are some useful stuff I found these several weeks. Feel free to share yours too!

    Resize your banner - Photo editor online - Pixlr.com edit image
    Resize/Optimize your .gif banner - Animated gif tools
    Preview mobile offers with proxies available - http://preview.offermobi.com/preview/frames/
    Mobile emulator to preview offers on various devices - Mobile phone emulator (by COWEMO)
    Web proxies (Use them to enter a mobile emulator and preview offers) - Fresh Web Proxy List
    Mobile traffic source map - Mobile Traffic Sources
    Ad Networks review by Duru - Mobile CPA Paid Advertising Network Traffic Sources List
    Thorough Ad Networks review - What
    US Carriers review - Mobile Network &bull; View topic - pros and cons of US carriers
    Custom IP Targeting (Yet to be tested, not sure how to get IP ranges) - http://docs.buzzcity.net/wiki/IP_Tar...9_(Closed_Beta)
    A very detailed case study, definitely worth a read - Mobile Case Study - Almost 4K Profit And 63 Percent ROI
    Free Tracking Tool - The Bevo Media Exchange - The Performance Marketing Exchange For Affiliate Marketing
    Free 1st million tracking - Home - Tracker
    Paid tracking Tool - Self-Hosted Mobile Tracking Software - iMobiTrax
    Are you getting scrubbed? - Stop Scrubbing Me!

    Cheers,
    IhaveAdream
    Hi! Thanks for these IhaveAdream. The case study is a great help As i don't have money, i'm trying to explore more before investing some money and these are great help. I have my own ideas too and i will share my ideas as a gamer to the mobile+cpa affiliate marketeres when i proved that it's legit. Thanks again buddy, keep sharing
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  • Profile picture of the author sysfreez
    First you need to spend more than 100USD and probably you will start to earning. I have spent more than 250USD and I have only five CPS transaction above 10USD in Germany. All other my transactions are related to CPI between 1,5 and 3,5 USD. My ADS providers is BuzzCity. My destination country is Japan, Qatar and Germany. I trying to figure out what is key to success!


    My last result:
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    • Profile picture of the author IhaveAdream
      Originally Posted by sysfreez View Post

      First you need to spend more than 100USD and probably you will start to earning. I have spent more than 250USD and I have only five CPS transaction above 10USD in Germany. All other my transactions are related to CPI between 1,5 and 3,5 USD. My ADS providers is BuzzCity. My destination country is Japan, Qatar and Germany. I trying to figure out what is key to success!


      My last result:
      Hey thanks again for another share. Always looking forward to yours and David's success.

      I have some questions:
      1) Did you create your own banners too?
      2) Do you target only 1 channel per campaign or multiple channels? (I found that bid price will be much higher if target only 1 channel per campaign to get enough traffic)
      3) Did you apply for Custom IP Targeting upgraded BuzzCity account?
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  • Profile picture of the author sysfreez
    Here is my answers

    I have some questions
    1) Did you create your own banners too? No, I'am using offered banner on MobPartner, not text ads only graphic banner
    2) Do you target only 1 channel per campaign or multiple channels? (I found that bid price will be much higher if target only 1 channel per campaign to get enough traffic)- I am using only 1 channel per campaign, testet with multiple but not give me better result
    3) Did you apply for Custom IP Targeting upgraded BuzzCity account? No

    My conclusions:
    1. I need to test other mobile ads networks instead BuzzCity, preffered by MobPartner such as LeadBolt where you can get more target options (OS version, Telco for every country, interest...)
    2. Chose one campaign which offer CPS above 10USD and set limit per day about 10USD - you will have more chance to back your spent money (Choose cpc not more than 0,05 per click)
    3. Chose campaign planner on BuzzCity for target OS, Telco, device
    4. I have great result for CPS on Symbian OS
    5. Chose animated banner if exist
    6. Don't run campaign more than 3 days if you don't have result on them, after 200 clicks you must have at least one transaction
    7. Test with different banner,
    8. I don't have success in US and Canada via BuzzCity
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    • Profile picture of the author Berkxz
      Originally Posted by sysfreez View Post

      Here is my answers

      I have some questions
      1) Did you create your own banners too? No, I'am using offered banner on MobPartner, not text ads only graphic banner
      2) Do you target only 1 channel per campaign or multiple channels? (I found that bid price will be much higher if target only 1 channel per campaign to get enough traffic)- I am using only 1 channel per campaign, testet with multiple but not give me better result
      3) Did you apply for Custom IP Targeting upgraded BuzzCity account? No

      My conclusions:
      1. I need to test other mobile ads networks instead BuzzCity, preffered by MobPartner such as LeadBolt where you can get more target options (OS version, Telco for every country, interest...)
      2. Chose one campaign which offer CPS above 10USD and set limit per day about 10USD - you will have more chance to back your spent money (Choose cpc not more than 0,05 per click)
      3. Chose campaign planner on BuzzCity for target OS, Telco, device
      4. I have great result for CPS on Symbian OS
      5. Chose animated banner if exist
      6. Don't run campaign more than 3 days if you don't have result on them, after 200 clicks you must have at least one transaction
      7. Test with different banner,
      8. I don't have success in US and Canada via BuzzCity
      You don't have a success in US and Canada via BuzzCity because it's only good when you're targeting ASIA traffic.
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  • Profile picture of the author jansee
    in my opinions

    Buzzcity :
    Best convert for CPI : Canada , US , Mexico , Japan
    Best convert for CPS : South Africa , Asia
    Best convert for Android : Europe

    I use only Mobpartners + Buzzcity

    Thanks DavidAtias1 for all guide.
    For everyone who need success is take action and collects all variable you get by money you spend.

    Bad english , Sorry
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    • Profile picture of the author IhaveAdream
      Originally Posted by jansee View Post

      in my opinions

      Buzzcity :
      Best convert for CPI : Canada , US , Mexico , Japan
      Best convert for CPS : South Africa , Asia
      Best convert for Android : Europe

      I use only Mobpartners + Buzzcity

      Thanks DavidAtias1 for all guide.
      For everyone who need success is take action and collects all variable you get by money you spend.

      Bad english , Sorry
      Share your ROI too!

      Too bad I got bad result with CPI offers in Canada, US and Japan. Tested with several campaigns and burned quite a lot of my budget. I went for CPS mostly after that. This is why I create this thread and wish more people can share something so maybe we can learn more. Every new starters have limited budget.
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      • Profile picture of the author jansee
        Originally Posted by IhaveAdream View Post

        Share your ROI too!
        I spend around $300 before discover about what buzzcity traffic is.
        Now all ROI are 150% or higher. I success in 2-3 campaigns

        Sorry , I am newbie by following David
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        • Profile picture of the author DavidAtias1
          Originally Posted by jansee View Post

          I spend around $300 before discover about what buzzcity traffic is.
          Now all ROI are 150% or higher. I success in 2-3 campaigns

          Sorry , I am newbie by following David
          Great to know that!
          I'm very happy that I helped you in someway.

          Cheers,
          David
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        • Profile picture of the author IhaveAdream
          Originally Posted by DavidAtias1 View Post

          Check it out:
          http://www.warriorforum.com/ad-netwo...-faq-tips.html

          I shared tools that i'm using and few tips and tricks.

          David
          Thanks! I already check them out, definitely will take them into use when I run my campaigns again.

          Originally Posted by jansee View Post

          I spend around $300 before discover about what buzzcity traffic is.
          Now all ROI are 150% or higher. I success in 2-3 campaigns

          Sorry , I am newbie by following David
          Wow, nice to see that you are making good profit. I guess your own custom banners are performing better than original banners right?
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          • Profile picture of the author jansee
            Originally Posted by IhaveAdream View Post

            Thanks! I already check them out, definitely will take them into use when I run my campaigns again.



            Wow, nice to see that you are making good profit. I guess your own custom banners are performing better than original banners right?

            I don't use custom creatives right now. Because as a newbie I must learn from mistake first.

            You have to follow David guide. He teach everything in his posts and you can solve your question by take action.

            Do more splitting , There are clue and hint waiting for you to test Hope you get luck.
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            • Profile picture of the author IhaveAdream
              Originally Posted by jansee View Post

              I don't use custom creatives right now. Because as a newbie I must learn from mistake first.

              You have to follow David guide. He teach everything in his posts and you can solve your question by take action.

              Do more splitting , There are clue and hint waiting for you to test Hope you get luck.
              Yes, I was following him since his first thread.

              I already ran several campaigns, split tested, but yet to find a profitable campaign. This is why I'm back here looking for more tips and success stories.
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    How do you guys track?
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    Oh and where do you get the banners from in Mobpartner because I don't see any banners for any offer?
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    • Profile picture of the author volkansen
      Originally Posted by Roan View Post

      Oh and where do you get the banners from in Mobpartner because I don't see any banners for any offer?
      First you "Subscribe" to an offer, after you are approved, click the "Promote" button and check the "Browse Creatives" tab on the page. (See the attached image)

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      • Profile picture of the author Roan
        Originally Posted by volkansen View Post

        First you "Subscribe" to an offer, after you are approved, click the "Promote" button and check the "Browse Creatives" tab on the page. (See the attached image)


        Thank you!! Makes sense to first be approved before you see banners. Guess I'm a bit spoiled by peerfly lol
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        • Profile picture of the author ooptest
          mobpartner & buzzcity FQA are referring the target URL is But now I only get on mobpartner, Is this true? I do not want to use my pitiful $ $ $, to ​​test these.

          Thanks for all the warriors, you gave me a lot of help.
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          • Profile picture of the author IhaveAdream
            Originally Posted by ooptest View Post

            mobpartner & buzzcity FQA are referring the target URL is
            But now I only get on mobpartner, Is this true? I do not want to use my pitiful $ $ $, to ​​test these.

            Thanks for all the warriors, you gave me a lot of help.
            Everything are d.mobpartner.mobi/?s=xxxxx now, I don't know why they haven't update the FAQ.
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            • Profile picture of the author ooptest
              Thanks, guys! I spent 5 days in mobpartner, but without any conversion, I just want to know the right way to get started.
              May be I done wrong some steps, on the mobpartner pool and callback is a must do?
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          • Profile picture of the author sharpshooter14
            I found instead fundamental the conversion flow.
            Those campaigns requiring double opt-in and/or sms confirmations are harder to get.
            The only offers i made work are the one they just get your number and you need to cofirm pressing a button.
            So far still made it work only through facebook, no conversions in IN, INDO, SA with buzzcity.
            I' want to try adfonic but they take ages to get you an ad approved.
            Still waiting for admoda to allocate my funds.
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        • Profile picture of the author NemoNemo
          I work a lot with Buzzcity promoting games and "glamour" campaigns in SEA. They do have good traffic if you bid higher than "recommended" bid, if you bid the minimum you will receive crap traffic. Also beware about the channels you can target, for me the community channel doesn't convert at all although it gives me very high CTR.
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          • Profile picture of the author uoygnivol
            Originally Posted by NemoNemo View Post

            I work a lot with Buzzcity promoting games and "glamour" campaigns in SEA. They do have good traffic if you bid higher than "recommended" bid, if you bid the minimum you will receive crap traffic. Also beware about the channels you can target, for me the community channel doesn't convert at all although it gives me very high CTR.
            Thanks for your support. I've tried to bid equal to the recommend bid but always get junk traffic from Malaysia, Philippines. Do you have any recommend?
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            • Profile picture of the author NemoNemo
              Block all proxy browser traffic if you're running feature phone campaigns in Malaysia.
              Regarding Android and IOS you better target Smartphone and Tablet separately. Annoying thing is you can't target individual handsets at Buzzcity, some handsets perform extremely well and others are just plain garbage.
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  • Profile picture of the author IhaveAdream
    ooptest,

    Pool is not needed at all, callback integration with buzzcity is optional too. But if you target several channels in one campaign, you can see which channel converted from buzzcity report using callback url. It is just used to track conversion, but sometimes I see BuzzCity will miss some conversions in report from MobPartner.
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    • Profile picture of the author Berkxz
      [QUOTE=IhaveAdream;8357177]ooptest,

      Pool is not needed at all, callback integration with buzzcity is optional too. But if you target several channels in one campaign, you can see which channel converted from buzzcity report using callback url.[/QUOTE

      IhaveaDream?

      Can you please show me the results that you've achieved so far?
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    • Profile picture of the author ooptest
      ooptest,

      Pool is not needed at all, callback integration with buzzcity is optional too. But if you target several channels in one campaign, you can see which channel converted from buzzcity report using callback url. It is just used to track conversion, but sometimes I see BuzzCity will miss some conversions in report from MobPartner.
      IhaveAdream,Thz very much for repay.
      I think I should give up, too big amount of cash to test, far beyond my budget.
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  • Profile picture of the author IhaveAdream
    Berkxz, you can read in my first post. I am not running any campaigns anymore since I create this thread. (I am one of the new starter with limited budget )

    My conclusion so far, you got to have enough budget to test offers until you found one that is converting using your campaign setting. Some spent hundreds and some spend up to thousands. (David mentioned that he spent $1000 before he start making profit)
    Another risk is, there is no guarantee of how long an advertiser will run a campaign. If you joined MobPartner I believe you will always receive emails telling you to pause certain campaign. You got to knock your head on the wall if you found a profitable campaign and next day the offer stopped.
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    • Profile picture of the author Berkxz
      Originally Posted by IhaveAdream View Post

      Berkxz, you can read in my first post. I am not running any campaigns anymore since I create this thread. (I am one of the new starter with limited budget )

      My conclusion so far, you got to have enough budget to test offers until you found one that is converting using your campaign setting. Some spent hundreds and some spend up to thousands. (David mentioned that he spent $1000 before he start making profit)
      Another risk is, there is no guarantee of how long an advertiser will run a campaign. If you joined MobPartner I believe you will always receive emails telling you to pause certain campaign. You got to knock your head on the wall if you found a profitable campaign and next day the offer stopped.
      Thank you! I guess i will not test that. I think they have bad service
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      • Profile picture of the author IhaveAdream
        Originally Posted by Berkxz View Post

        Thank you! I guess i will not test that. I think they have bad service
        I don't mean that, I think it is a common problem in CPA industry. No advertiser will want to run a same campaign forever, it's all about business. Well, I might be wrong.
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    • Profile picture of the author Richard Goldie
      Originally Posted by IhaveAdream View Post

      Berkxz, you can read in my first post. I am not running any campaigns anymore since I create this thread. (I am one of the new starter with limited budget )

      My conclusion so far, you got to have enough budget to test offers until you found one that is converting using your campaign setting. Some spent hundreds and some spend up to thousands. (David mentioned that he spent $1000 before he start making profit)
      Another risk is, there is no guarantee of how long an advertiser will run a campaign. If you joined MobPartner I believe you will always receive emails telling you to pause certain campaign. You got to knock your head on the wall if you found a profitable campaign and next day the offer stopped.
      That is probably the most important thing to remember.

      These cpa offers come and go all the time. You could end up testing a campaign get it profitable and the next day it is paused.

      I'm not doing mobpartner any more with buzz city. I got a few conversions and lost a small amount of money.

      But what I did notice was don't promote things with too small a payout.

      $1 etc will be hard to make a profit.

      Look for countries where the payout is higher and only promote these ones.

      I had a few ipad apps that were paying $3.50 for certain countries.

      If I was really getting it to these are the ones I would concentrate on.
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      • Profile picture of the author Roan
        Originally Posted by Richard Goldie View Post

        That is probably the most important thing to remember.

        These cpa offers come and go all the time. You could end up testing a campaign get it profitable and the next day it is paused.

        I'm not doing mobpartner any more with buzz city. I got a few conversions and lost a small amount of money.

        But what I did notice was don't promote things with too small a payout.

        $1 etc will be hard to make a profit.

        Look for countries where the payout is higher and only promote these ones.

        I had a few ipad apps that were paying $3.50 for certain countries.

        If I was really getting it to these are the ones I would concentrate on.
        Which ad networks and traffic sources do you use?
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  • Profile picture of the author IhaveAdream
    Roan, he is now an app developer.
    He is making thousands dollar per month with free traffic.
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    • Profile picture of the author Roan
      Originally Posted by IhaveAdream View Post

      Roan, he is now an app developer.
      He is making thousands dollar per month with free traffic.
      Oh thats awesome
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  • Profile picture of the author lulanrb
    I think it really depends on the countries and offers you're targeting.Even with banner ads I felt there was lack of inventory, the campaigns I ran rarely hit my daily budget.
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    • Profile picture of the author IhaveAdream
      Originally Posted by lulanrb View Post

      I think it really depends on the countries and offers you're targeting.Even with banner ads I felt there was lack of inventory, the campaigns I ran rarely hit my daily budget.
      Did you just copied posts from this thread and paste it? :confused:
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        Originally Posted by IhaveAdream View Post

        Did you just copied posts from this thread and paste it? :confused:
        Seriously.
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  • Profile picture of the author sysfreez
    Hi guys, girls how is going your Mobile CPA campaign
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    • Profile picture of the author jay123
      not bad still alot of work to do yet, testing testing and more testing, looking at testing other mobile ad networks too and split testing different offers to see which converts the best, :-)
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  • Profile picture of the author IhaveAdream
    Yes it's called single flow conversion, but such campaign is not allowed in some countries with strict regulation somewhere in Europe/UK. Some people don't even know they are going to be charged if they don't see the subscription terms/TOS.

    I'd stay away from BuzzCity now from my research, I found lots of bad reviews. This single thread below is providing significant impact.

    plese help me how to use buzzcity ads

    If you know some indonesian language, you can also go here

    BuzzCity - Publisher-ID Komunitas Publisher Indonesia

    It is a sub-forum for publishers to discuss about buzzcity, and guess what? You can find a few threads where they discuss how to abuse with click-fraud. I do not fully understand indonesian language but from what I understand, they did click-fraud in manual and automated ways (script). They click their own ads with proxies and they keep the CTR below radar. BuzzCity is trying their best to fight against click-fraud too, from what I read in their blog.

    Not all traffic from BuzzCity is low quality but I think you gotta spend a lot of money to figure them out, or unless you know how to filter them out, or someone experienced enough is willing to share you their gathered data.

    If you ask me where to get quality traffic now? I will recommend AirPush, simply because not everyone can join them. AirPush SDK can only be integrated into advanced mobile apps, means most of those apps require coding from App Developers, hence higher quality publishers.

    Above information is based on my research and I don't claim myself professional/guru or anything, this is just what I wanna share with you guys who want to join mobile CPA journey. PPC is a risky game if you don't know what you are doing, you got to study from CPA networks to Ad Networks to demographic and lots more. I'm not doing mobile CPA atm but I will still keep an eye on what is going on.

    Regards,
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    • Profile picture of the author sharpshooter14
      HI,

      thanks for the clarification.
      I will end my budget in buzzcity testing around.
      Regarding airpush I'm in, i will concentrate and spend some test budget on it.
      For the rest as much as I can i stick with facebook.
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  • Profile picture of the author IhaveAdream
    I know you are promoting offers with Facebook ads for a while, have you got your payment before with MobPartner?
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  • Profile picture of the author IhaveAdream
    Cool, I saw David launched a WSO and hopefully more people will feedback with their results.

    sharpshooter14, what was your average CPC/CPM on FB ads? By you got it approved, did you mean you filled in Facebook ads under "Other Ad Network"? Because I don't see Facebook ads in "Service".

    Regards,
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    • Profile picture of the author sharpshooter14
      I cloak, as service it appears my site i used before switching the account to Media buyer.
      3-4€ cpm depends.

      @volkansen nice tip thanks!
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  • Profile picture of the author volkansen
    If you use BuzzCity tell them to enable the option to block publisher IDs. After some tests you will see that some publishers/sites (can be fraudsters) are sending lots of clicks but no conversions & blocking them may instantly make your campaigns profitable.
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    • Profile picture of the author IhaveAdream
      Originally Posted by volkansen View Post

      If you use BuzzCity tell them to enable the option to block publisher IDs. After some tests you will see that some publishers/sites (can be fraudsters) are sending lots of clicks but no conversions & blocking them may instantly make your campaigns profitable.
      You need external tracking tool to track the publishers/sites before identifying which of them are fraudsters right? Because in BuzzCity report they don't show you where your ads are shown.
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  • Profile picture of the author Shoyru
    If you are serious about making mobile advertising work, you need a good mobile tracking system. iMobiTrax is the best
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    • Profile picture of the author IhaveAdream
      Originally Posted by Shoyru View Post

      If you are serious about making mobile advertising work, you need a good mobile tracking system. iMobiTrax is the best
      Is it necessary?

      I see many people with good tracking tool can only make ~60% ROI, while David can make more than 200% ROI without using them. So I think it is still possible to start making money without it. (Correct Me If I Was Wrong)

      Case Studies (With iMobiTrax)
      60% ROI
      32.5% ROI
      63% ROI

      Case Studies (Without advanced tracking tool)
      325%-518% ROI
      230% ROI
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      • Profile picture of the author Shoyru
        It's not necessary to get successful campaigns going but if you're serious about mobile and want to maximize your roi, you want tracking. Knowing which handsets/carriers are performing and which aren't is key.

        example: You can have a 200% roi campaign but it may have some handsets/carriers that aren't performing well eating up your money. If you turn those off then that campaign can turn into a 300%+ roi campaign.
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      • Profile picture of the author volkansen
        Originally Posted by IhaveAdream View Post

        Is it necessary?

        I see many people with good tracking tool can only make ~60% ROI, while David can make more than 200% ROI without using them. So I think it is still possible to start making money without it. (Correct Me If I Was Wrong)

        Case Studies (With iMobiTrax)
        60% ROI
        32.5% ROI
        63% ROI

        Case Studies (Without advanced tracking tool)
        325%-518% ROI
        230% ROI
        David is still tracking tho, he setup the callbak URL so he is using BuzzCity's interface to track "channels".
        He is also using MobPartner's interface to track operator, OS, Brand & Model of the phone. You can not succeed without tracking.

        But a tracking tool makes it easier, you can spend a $100 then analyze the data and you may see it in your tracking tool that everything is -%100 ROI and eating your budget but Samsung Galaxy SIII with Android 4.1.2+ users who are using France Telecom coming from the sities X,Y and Z are converting exceptinally well so cutting the crap makes you profitable.

        EDIT:
        ROI is not that important.

        I would rather have 60% ROI campaign with very high volume than 350% ROI campaign that is very low volume.
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        • Profile picture of the author IhaveAdream
          Originally Posted by volkansen View Post

          David is still tracking tho, he setup the callbak URL so he is using BuzzCity's interface to track "channels".
          He is also using MobPartner's interface to track operator, OS, Brand & Model of the phone. You can not succeed without tracking.

          But a tracking tool makes it easier, you can spend a $100 then analyze the data and you may see it in your tracking tool that everything is -%100 ROI and eating your budget but Samsung Galaxy SIII with Android 4.1.2+ users who are using France Telecom coming from the sities X,Y and Z are converting exceptinally well so cutting the crap makes you profitable.

          EDIT:
          ROI is not that important.

          I would rather have 60% ROI campaign with very high volume than 350% ROI campaign that is very low volume.
          Thanks, I was following him from the beginning but I never know that he can track those parameters using MobPartner interface. I thought we can only track those parameters using our own tracking tool.

          As a newbie, the higher ROI the better Because we can't afford high volume right now, although we can make more money with lower ROI. But the point is, hopefully making positive ROI is still possible without advanced tracking tool, so it can give us a kickstart.
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          • Profile picture of the author Ayush Sharma
            I recently turned a 7search campaign to 80% roi but that is of no use because there is hardly any traffic in it. So at the most I make back 3$ in profit a day. For me to make any real money I have to atleast reach 100 leads a day. Only than will it be fun. Looking forward to signing up to buzzcity and working with them.

            Originally Posted by IhaveAdream View Post

            Thanks, I was following him from the beginning but I never know that he can track those parameters using MobPartner interface. I thought we can only track those parameters using our own tracking tool.

            As a newbie, the higher ROI the better Because we can't afford high volume right now, although we can make more money with lower ROI. But the point is, hopefully making positive ROI is still possible without advanced tracking tool, so it can give us a kickstart.
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  • Profile picture of the author espresso
    I have just jumped on the band wagon today or followed the other lemmings off the cliff

    I will be setting up my first campaign Monday

    I have a couple of questions
    I will be dealing with CPI offers is a goal of 3% achievable at all or should I aim lower
    Other than Mobipartner what are other good CPI affiliate companies
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  • Profile picture of the author sharpshooter14
    Finally some results on admoda, great results...will they keep up?
    I let you know...

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    • Profile picture of the author IhaveAdream
      Originally Posted by sharpshooter14 View Post

      Finally some results on admoda, great results...will they keep up?
      I let you know...

      What is the cpc you get in admoda? the minimum topup is quite expensive for me which is $200. But it have the option to block the bad publishers which is cool, right?

      Keep it up, pal.
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    • Profile picture of the author volkansen
      Originally Posted by sharpshooter14 View Post

      Finally some results on admoda, great results...will they keep up?
      I let you know...

      Nice EPC, what is the avarage CPC in AdModa? Do they give you the ability to block non-converting publishers/apps/sites from their interface?

      Edit: Lol IhaveAdream, I was just asking the same question, you beat me with a minute
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      • Profile picture of the author sharpshooter14
        Cpc was 0.025 £
        Considering I had to pay VAT when charging my account I'd consider a cpc of 0.05$...

        No there's no such possibility of blacklisting. You can target for category, device, operator.

        If they had it would help me to explain yesterday luck...(5 sales though shouldn't be luck)
        Today so far 76 clicks (a third of yesterday) and no sales...
        I started more categories today let's hope for some good results.
        I have also adfonic with money in to test but they are super slow to approve ads.
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  • Profile picture of the author espresso
    Just got my first campaign approved with mobpartner waiting on another two
    Here I go into the deep
    any last minute advice
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  • Profile picture of the author IhaveAdream
    My advice, just do it and try your luck. I myself haven't make profit yet so far with these 2 networks, so I'm not sure what I can advice you.

    It is a luck game, it depends on too much uncontrollable factors, be sure to use only disposable money.
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    • Profile picture of the author sharpshooter14
      An update:



      After a few days I split my campaign in 3 (android, iOS and others)
      Everything is pointing toward the idea that that sunday has been a pretty lucky day...and the split isn't bringing any advantage.

      Same story the other channel where i must say the volume is lower.

      Total spent for that campaign (including other channels and split) 55$
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      • Profile picture of the author volkansen
        Originally Posted by sharpshooter14 View Post

        An update:



        After a few days I split my campaign in 3 (android, iOS and others)
        Everything is pointing toward the idea that that sunday has been a pretty lucky day...and the split isn't bringing any advantage.

        Same story the other channel where i must say the volume is lower.

        Total spent for that campaign (including other channels and split) 55$
        You have only lost $6. That means you are buying your data cheap. 7 conversions isn't enough to decide on anything but, are you using a tracker? Maybe all of those conversions came from 1 carrier, 1 OS and you can block the others.

        I have created a guide about how to track mobile cpa campaigns properly, you can download it from my sig. It's showing how to do it with BuzzCity but the process is about the same with AdModa.
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        • Profile picture of the author sharpshooter14
          Going to try that now.
          Hoping for a new stream of conversions!
          Thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author espresso
    Been at it a week and no conversions
    But not much traffic was expecting alot of traffic but I am only getting a few clicks a day

    Set up a non MobPartner offer on buzz city yesterday
    It was an adult offer but wasnt allowed because of this. This is despite BZ allowing adult ads and me indicating such when setting up

    I emailed them about it but haven't heard back
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  • Profile picture of the author espresso
    @sharpshooter14 and others
    Is there some reason why your screen shot (and also in my account) says you have clicks but no impressions

    Seems odd?
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    • Profile picture of the author volkansen
      Originally Posted by espresso View Post

      @sharpshooter14 and others
      Is there some reason why your screen shot (and also in my account) says you have clicks but no impressions

      Seems odd?
      You are using BuzzCity and you are only uploading the banner images and giving them a click URL "http://d.mobpartner.mobi/?blablabla". How can MobPartner know how many times your ads have been seen in BuzzCity's website/app network...?
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    Buzzcity...Exposure less than Clicks....
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    • Profile picture of the author IhaveAdream
      Originally Posted by ruyaski View Post

      Buzzcity...Exposure less than Clicks....
      Yeah, it happens every time when you start a new campaign. If you don't mind, please make an inquiry to BuzzCity and get back to us what they reply.

      Another bad sign I noticed with BuzzCity, be careful with the callback URL integration for MobPartner + BuzzCity. Why? Simply because with the callback url integration BuzzCity can see which of your campaigns is profitable, they can get complete details for your campaigns. Will they steal your campaigns if they see there is money? Well, I don't know.

      I'm saying this because I ran a few successful campaigns recently, one of them gets a lot of impressions in the first 2 days generating good ROI, and I get only 10% of the exposure starting the 3rd day with the same CPC, surprise? No. Same goes to all other hosted tracking tool, people can peek which of your campaigns are profitable. It may be the reason WHY some companies are offering everything for free, it is best to use a self-hosted tracking tool if you guys want.
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    • Profile picture of the author volkansen
      Originally Posted by ruyaski View Post


      Buzzcity...Exposure less than Clicks....
      Nice CTR, LOL
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    I tried to post my report screenshot but can't.
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    • Profile picture of the author mohamed194
      hello
      this is my stats for my second day in mobile marketing

      Yeasterday:
      earning: $12.60
      spending: $13.16

      Today:
      earning: $16.52
      spending: $22.32

      my CTR is arround 0,70%
      my CPC is 0,01
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      • Profile picture of the author uoygnivol
        Originally Posted by mohamed194 View Post

        hello
        this is my stats for my second day in mobile marketing

        Yeasterday:
        earning: $12.60
        spending: $13.16

        Today:
        earning: $16.52
        spending: $22.32

        my CTR is arround 0,70%
        my CPC is 0,01
        Great, which country did you target to? In Asia?
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        • Profile picture of the author mohamed194
          Originally Posted by uoygnivol View Post

          Great, which country did you target to? In Asia?
          Iraq, Asia
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    Use imageshack.us
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    • Profile picture of the author ruyaski
      Hi IhaveAdream,
      What are image dimensions that be allowed in the forum?. (I tried imageshck.us I didn't work )
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    • Profile picture of the author IhaveAdream
      Originally Posted by ruyaski View Post

      That was crazy CTR, are you targeting a lot of countries?
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      Originally Posted by ruyaski View Post



      hi can anyone tell me what is the problem?? how can clicks more than exposure..thanks
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    40 Mins in Romania
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    • Profile picture of the author ruyaski
      So, be careful when promote the offers in small countries
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  • Profile picture of the author IhaveAdream
    I promoted offers in small countries too but never had such ridiculously high CTR, I will avoid Romania then.
    Make an inquiry to them from your message box, I think you can get a refund.
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    • Profile picture of the author ruyaski
      I asked support, they said exposure was delay figure then why clicks wasn't delay? Nothing reply yet
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      • Profile picture of the author IhaveAdream
        Originally Posted by ruyaski View Post

        I asked support, they said exposure was delay figure then why clicks wasn't delay? Nothing reply yet
        Well, I don't know about other ad networks but I think exposure and clicks report should come together.

        I noticed high CTR too when every new campaigns launched at BuzzCity, so it is definitely normal there.

        Did you get any conversion from those 700 clicks?
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  • Profile picture of the author ruyaski
    700 Clicks in 40 Mins, no conversions made
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    • Profile picture of the author IhaveAdream
      Originally Posted by ruyaski View Post

      700 Clicks in 40 Mins, no conversions made
      I'm not sure how you are doing the targeting, but 700 clicks in 40 mins is quite abnormal in BuzzCity.

      What offers are you promoting? Which CPA network?
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  • Profile picture of the author IhaveAdream
    Possibility 1: Delay Impressions Count (They claimed this)
    Possibility 2: Fraudulent clicks (Bigger chance, they don't have large traffic volume in Romania but still able to generate 700 clicks in 40 minutes and no conversion.)
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  • Profile picture of the author espresso
    Got my first conversion today
    A wopping $1.50

    I am so happy
    I have mainly been selling eboks with clickbank for a bit now but I have been struggling with CPA for over a year (had had success before)
    Just started mobile marketing two weeks ago

    I am still in the red over all but my main problem is the lack of traffic
    ruyaski is on about 700 clicks in 40 mins
    I have had my campaign up about two weeks and less than 100 clicks
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    • Profile picture of the author Lewis T
      Originally Posted by espresso View Post

      Got my first conversion today
      A wopping $1.50

      I am so happy
      I have mainly been selling eboks with clickbank for a bit now but I have been struggling with CPA for over a year (had had success before)
      Just started mobile marketing two weeks ago

      I am still in the read over all but my main problem is the lack of traffic
      ruyaski is on about 700 clicks in 40 mins
      I have had my campaign up about two weeks and less than 100 clicks
      How many impressions do you have and what's the CTR for it?

      Do you restrict yourself to one carrier, channels and bid low? Some campaigns have tight restrictions which result in higher payouts for low very low minimum bidded countries ( 1 cent ) therefore it's hard to get any traffic.
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    • Profile picture of the author IhaveAdream
      Originally Posted by betsybhqt View Post

      I think it really depends on the countries and offers you're targeting.
      Paid to post slaves, stop spamming my thread, you aren't providing anything values.
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  • Profile picture of the author espresso
    I am mainly targeting European countries and the offer is apple only I am targeting iPhones

    I have it set up in 4 counties
    If I am reading my stats rights - 32,290 impressions 87 clicks ctr average 0.27%
    and one conversion

    Thats according to Buzzcity, mobpartner is picking up more clicks

    I was bidding low but now I am bidding $0.03 - $0.07
    I am under bidding in one country

    My aim is a CR of 3%

    BTW if any one knows a good coach in this field let me know
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  • Profile picture of the author IhaveAdream
    if you can keep over 1% CR then it is good

    I don't know about good coach, but there are private forums for mobile cpa such as imgrind/stackthatmoney...
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    • Profile picture of the author espresso
      Originally Posted by IhaveAdream View Post

      if you can keep over 1% CR then it is good

      I don't know about good coach, but there are private forums for mobile cpa such as imgrind/stackthatmoney...
      Technically based on buzz city stats I am over 1% cr but in the red
      Like email email submits CPI payouts are low so you need to convert a lot to make it worth your while
      I will check out that form
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  • Profile picture of the author producktionz
    Hey guys. first, Id like to say I have gotten some great info on this forum with David, Ihaveadream, and the rest of you... Thanks for all that! So I started using the Buzzcity/Mobpartner combo yesterday and ran a first campaign. Here are some results:

    About 277k impressions in about total 7 countries
    About 900 clicks
    3 conversions (all in one country) also, 500/900 clicks in this country.
    Used $20 in one days to find this out.
    This is all using a stock banner they had.
    I got the IP's and individual click info from Buzzcity.

    Any thoughts from you guys on these results? I am going to try a new campaign tomorrow.

    Thanks!
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  • Profile picture of the author espresso
    well the obvious thing is to stick with the country that converts and try different offers

    Is this CPI or subscriptions
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    • Profile picture of the author producktionz
      This is CPS. Yea, I need to look at some other offers. I am trying to get on the profitable side asap..(obviously) :-).

      Just a random thought...

      I know some people here are talking about not seeing conversions with pretty good numbers otherwise...Just wondering- if you guys are using custom creatives on Mobpartner, are you making sure you are getting those approved before launching your campaign?

      I know it says if you do not get your custom creatives aproved, you will not receive credit for transactions....

      The only reason I mentioned that is in my excitement of setting up and wanting to launch a campaign, I almost overlooked that small detail, haha.
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  • Profile picture of the author OOA
    Hi guys,

    Looking for help in figuring out how buzzcity works.

    I got some conversions on buzzcity and I can see the channels, i.e.

    News & Information
    Entertainment & Lifestyle
    Mobile Portals
    Utilities
    Mobile Content
    Community
    Glamour & Dating
    Adult Sites

    but I can't see the OS that the conversions came from:

    Amazon
    Apple
    Blackberry
    Dell
    Google
    HTC
    Huawei
    Lenovo
    LG
    Micromax
    Motorola
    Nexian
    Nokia
    Samsung
    Sharp
    SonyEricsson

    I downloaded the CSV file but it only shows the phone agent, time... but it doesn't tell me which ones converted, it just shows who clicked:

    Blackberry_9860
    GT-I8150
    Apple_iPhone
    GT-S5301
    ...

    Is there a way to pin down what is exactly converting so I can easily optimize or do I have to run split tests in the blind and figure out what really works by counting conversions and bleeding money?

    I am new to this, so please go easy on me

    Thanks a million
    O
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    • Profile picture of the author producktionz
      Yes, at the bottom of the Buzzcity page, you will see "contact us". Send a message to them and ask them to enable IP targeting on your account so you can see the specific countries and devices per click and they will enable a csv file which will allow you to see information on each click with timestamps, device, country, IP address, etc.

      Hope this helps.
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      • Profile picture of the author producktionz
        Oops, i didnt read your message exactly clearly..maybe this is the file you have. I dont think I had it before I emailed them that is why I mentioned it. It has a line for each of my clicks. Is this what you already see?
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    • Profile picture of the author flinserl
      Originally Posted by OOA View Post

      I downloaded the CSV file but it only shows the phone agent, time... but it doesn't tell me which ones converted, it just shows who clicked:

      Is there a way to pin down what is exactly converting so I can easily optimize or do I have to run split tests in the blind and figure out what really works by counting conversions and bleeding money?O
      You can't track that in BuzzCity. You need to go into your MobPartner account's statistics. There you will find all these things you're looking for - and more
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  • Profile picture of the author producktionz
    Sorry for spam-

    I am talking about in Buzzcity:

    Advertiser>Spending Reports>Click Log.
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    • Profile picture of the author OOA
      Thanks for all the help dude, I emailed them already asking if there is a way to track it. I will revert back when they get back to me...

      Cheers
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  • Profile picture of the author KINDLUTION
    Exposure Click CTR Spending CPC CPM

    107,642 569 0.53 20.00 0.035 0.19



    Sorry, I couldn't get my screen shot to post from imageshack. These are my stats from Buzzcity. I received 0 conversions from this. I split test, and will run it again tomorrow with my adjustments.

    Is it even worth running it again with 0 conversions? Should I just switch to a different offer?
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  • Profile picture of the author weightlossin
    how can i set up so that i can find my convertion stat in my buzzcity account? should i shoose "Clickcode for CPA Networks" and submit?
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    • Profile picture of the author IhaveAdream
      Originally Posted by KINDLUTION View Post

      Exposure Click CTR Spending CPC CPM

      107,642 569 0.53 20.00 0.035 0.19



      Sorry, I couldn't get my screen shot to post from imageshack. These are my stats from Buzzcity. I received 0 conversions from this. I split test, and will run it again tomorrow with my adjustments.

      Is it even worth running it again with 0 conversions? Should I just switch to a different offer?
      If there is no conversion around 300-500 clicks, it is better to skip that offer. If the payout is high and you haven't spent 2x of the payout yet, you may continue testing if you want.

      Originally Posted by weightlossin View Post

      how can i set up so that i can find my convertion stat in my buzzcity account? should i shoose "Clickcode for CPA Networks" and submit?
      Yes, choose MobPartner in parameter type.
      Make sure you read this too
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    • Profile picture of the author IhaveAdream
      Originally Posted by KINDLUTION View Post

      Exposure Click CTR Spending CPC CPM

      107,642 569 0.53 20.00 0.035 0.19



      Sorry, I couldn't get my screen shot to post from imageshack. These are my stats from Buzzcity. I received 0 conversions from this. I split test, and will run it again tomorrow with my adjustments.

      Is it even worth running it again with 0 conversions? Should I just switch to a different offer?
      If there is no conversion around 300-500 clicks, it is better to skip that offer. If the payout is high and you haven't spent 2x of the payout yet, you may continue testing if you want.

      Originally Posted by weightlossin View Post

      how can i set up so that i can find my convertion stat in my buzzcity account? should i shoose "Clickcode for CPA Networks" and submit?
      Yes, choose MobPartner in parameter type.
      Make sure you read this too Sign In
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  • Profile picture of the author weightlossin
    thank you, and how can i set up convertion call back URL to buzzcity in aff network when i partner with other aff network so that i can track convertion in my buzzcity account?
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    • Profile picture of the author IhaveAdream
      Originally Posted by weightlossin View Post

      thank you, and how can i set up convertion call back URL to buzzcity in aff network when i partner with other aff network so that i can track convertion in my buzzcity account?
      You can't, it is only for MobPartner and BuzzCity.
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  • Profile picture of the author espresso
    I am just not getting impressions or clicks at all
    I dont know if I am bidding too low or in the wrong countries but...

    In terms of clicks this is my best results - asian country CPI



    and this is my worse same offer different country - european



    Dont know what I can do have raised my bid on a couple of them just to see
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  • Profile picture of the author volkansen
    ^^
    Have you checked if BC has enough inventory for your targeting? (https://partner.buzzcity.com/campaignplanner.php)
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    • Profile picture of the author espresso
      Originally Posted by volkansen View Post

      ^^
      Have you checked if BC has enough inventory for your targeting? (https://partner.buzzcity.com/campaignplanner.php)
      In relation the European campaign buzz city states it served just under 65million ads last month in that country.
      The offers I have been promoting are IOS
      I have just get up my first Android offer aiming at S.E Asia so I will see how that goes
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      • Profile picture of the author volkansen
        Originally Posted by espresso View Post

        In relation the European campaign buzz city states it served just under 65million ads last month in that country.
        The offers I have been promoting are IOS
        I have just get up my first Android offer aiming at S.E Asia so I will see how that goes
        65M is pretty low imo, take a look at Germany:
        64M total ads served, IOS is 14.3% of that which equals to ~9M
        9M impressions a month = 300k impressions a day and this is without any other targeting like carrier / channel
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  • Profile picture of the author IhaveAdream
    I heard some Ad Networks like AirPush give you impressions based on the account balance you left or amount of your daily spent, you will only get a lot of traffic if you have lots of account balance or your daily spent is high ($1000+).

    In my opinion, BuzzCity is more likely doing the same as AirPush. Because from what I tried, I get very little traffic even my bid is much higher than the recommended bid (you can see I mentioned this issue several times previously). However, I did not try to topup large amount of balance before to test this out so I can't be sure. But I think the approach make sense to maximize profit for the Ad Networks.
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    • Profile picture of the author flinserl
      Originally Posted by IhaveAdream View Post

      I heard some Ad Networks like AirPush give you impressions based on the account balance you left or amount of your daily spent, you will only get a lot of traffic if you have lots of account balance or your daily spent is high ($1000+).

      In my opinion, BuzzCity is more likely doing the same as AirPush.
      According to my Rep. they don't do that. And I personally haven't experienced that either.

      Originally Posted by IhaveAdream View Post

      Because from what I tried, I get very little traffic even my bid is much higher than the recommended bid (you can see I mentioned this issue several times previously).
      That comes down to the "inventory" a company has in a given country. I had campaigns set up and only gotten 150 (!) exposures, regardless of how high I bid! Look at it like this: There's a "pool" of exposures a network can have. If you and I are trying to target the same country, that pool is 50/50 between you and myself. Thus we both get smaller slice of the cake. But usually there are more marketers than you and I In addition to that: Sometimes campaigns want you to target a device that's not really popular in that country. That gives us both a REALLY small slice of a REALLY small cake And once the cake (=pool) is gone/depleted, you can bid $100/click, but still wouldn't get more exposure!

      Originally Posted by IhaveAdream View Post

      But I think the approach make sense to maximize profit for the Ad Networks.
      Well, actually, since they make money from people clicking on your ads, they shoot themselves in the foot by reducing your exposure! Less exposure = less possible clicks = less money for the network.

      This "throttling" you're talking about mainly makes sense when once get's REAL CLOSE to having NO funds any more! If the network continues to pump-out exposures with you only having a few bucks left, what do they do with all the clicks that keep coming in? They can't charge you for them! Thus I can see why they would crank back on exposing your banners, thus minimizing the chance to go "over" the amount you have left in your account.

      Makes sense?
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  • Profile picture of the author espresso
    I am confused by your last post
    You say 65m is low but then recommend Germany which has about the same

    I do have a campaign in Germany running it has 20,868 impressions and 64 clicks 0.31%
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    • Profile picture of the author volkansen
      Originally Posted by espresso View Post

      I am confused by your last post
      You say 65m is low but then recommend Germany which has about the same

      I do have a campaign in Germany running it has 20,868 impressions and 64 clicks 0.31%
      Sorry for the misunderstanding, I wasn't recommending Germany, I was trying to do the opposite, I wouldn't bother targeting Germany in BuzzCity due to low volume.
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    • Profile picture of the author Jason Freeman
      Originally Posted by espresso View Post

      I am confused by your last post
      You say 65m is low but then recommend Germany which has about the same

      I do have a campaign in Germany running it has 20,868 impressions and 64 clicks 0.31%
      From what I have read Germany has a huge Android user base, something like 3/4 of them use Android.

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  • Profile picture of the author espresso
    Europe as a whole as a much wider andoid user base than the US
    I myself and most people I know are on android
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    • Profile picture of the author Lewis T
      Originally Posted by espresso View Post

      Europe as a whole as a much wider andoid user base than the US
      I myself and most people I know are on android
      Here in England which is probably similiar to Ireland, loads of teens & young adults have Android phones. I guess the bigger thing may be iPhones though.
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  • Profile picture of the author espresso
    well my first 20$ deposit ran out today
    I got one conversion at $1.50
    so complete loss $18.50

    Yesterday I ran an android camaign targeting SEA it got 90 clicks before I ran out of funds no conversions
    I think I will try and stick with android and see how it goes

    I have redeposited money in and set up a new campaign targeting android users so will see how that goes.
    I plan to stick with this just wish I had better results
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  • Profile picture of the author espresso
    acording to this article world wide android out sold iphone by over 4 times

    Windows Phone overtakes BlackBerry in market share, Android stays top - Tech News - Digital Spy

    Of course an android phone can be any thing from a 69€ phone to a 500€ one

    I have set up a couple of android campaigns and in terms of exposure and clicks they are doing better
    However over all this isnt going to plan
    According to mobpartner I have had over 1000 clicks have spend about 100$ and made 2.32$
    So I will let my last few dollars run out and then reassess everything
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  • Profile picture of the author espresso
    acording to this article world wide android out sold iphone by over 4 times

    Windows Phone overtakes BlackBerry in market share, Android stays top - Tech News - Digital Spy

    Of course an android phone can be any thing from a 69€ phone to a 500€+ one

    I have set up a couple of android campaigns and in terms of exposure and clicks they are doing better
    However over all this isnt going to plan
    According to mobpartner I have had over 1000 clicks have spend about 100$ and made 2.32$
    So I will let my last few dollars run out and then reassess everything
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    • Profile picture of the author IhaveAdream
      Originally Posted by espresso View Post

      acording to this article world wide android out sold iphone by over 4 times

      Windows Phone overtakes BlackBerry in market share, Android stays top - Tech News - Digital Spy

      Of course an android phone can be any thing from a 69€ phone to a 500€ one

      I have set up a couple of android campaigns and in terms of exposure and clicks they are doing better
      However over all this isnt going to plan
      According to mobpartner I have had over 1000 clicks have spend about 100$ and made 2.32$
      So I will let my last few dollars run out and then reassess everything
      How many campaigns you ran for the $100? Try switching an offer and target a different country :/ I can see your cpc is around $0.1 which is pretty high. Now I immediately stop a campaign if there is no conversion after 1x or 2x payout...
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  • Profile picture of the author espresso
    I have 7 campaigns all but 1 are tageting only one country


    $50 of that 100 comes from a bing wap advert aimed at the US which I have cancelled
    Most of the clicks from it didnt appear in Mob partner

    according to buzcity my cpc is $0.035
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  • Profile picture of the author Phlong
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    On a day I had like 6 exposures with 64 clicks. How's that possible?
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    • Profile picture of the author flinserl
      Originally Posted by Phlong View Post

      On a day I had like 6 exposures with 64 clicks. How's that possible?
      That usually happens between 12-2pm EST (18:00-20:00 MEZ) due to the servers in Singapore doing stuff at midnight their time!

      The reason I think this happens is because the actual clicks coming from devices (phones, tablets..) are easier to measure than the SHOWING of the banners that lead to the clicks. To recognize a click the server only needs to record the "ping" coming from the device after a banner's been clicked.

      To measure the exposure the server needs to get the feedback from all the sub-networks, telling it that the banner has been "beamed" to the devices. That does take time!

      And if - on top of that - the servers does who-knows-what at midnight (like running a backup etc.), it's understandable that the # of exposures isn't shown in "real time" around that time frame. But it's all "buffered".

      That's why, after some time, you'll see the # of exposures "magically" explode.

      Since the clicks are important to get sales (eventually), just ignore the weird things that happen in your account around that time frame!

      Hope, that makes sense?!?!
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      • Profile picture of the author Phlong
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        Originally Posted by flinserl View Post

        That usually happens between 12-2pm EST (18:00-20:00 MEZ) due to the servers in Singapore doing stuff at midnight their time!

        The reason I think this happens is because the actual clicks coming from devices (phones, tablets..) are easier to measure than the SHOWING of the banners that lead to the clicks. To recognize a click the server only needs to record the "ping" coming from the device after a banner's been clicked.

        To measure the exposure the server needs to get the feedback from all the sub-networks, telling it that the banner has been "beamed" to the devices. That does take time!

        And if - on top of that - the servers does who-knows-what at midnight (like running a backup etc.), it's understandable that the # of exposures isn't shown in "real time" around that time frame. But it's all "buffered".

        That's why, after some time, you'll see the # of exposures "magically" explode.

        Since the clicks are important to get sales (eventually), just ignore the weird things that happen in your account around that time frame!

        Hope, that makes sense?!?!
        You're right. That stats have updated now and everything looks correct now,
        Thanks.
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        • Profile picture of the author flinserl
          Originally Posted by Phlong View Post

          You're right. That stats have updated now and everything looks correct now,
          Thanks.
          Glad I could help! I remember how it freaked me out when I first had 120 clicks with 5 exposures
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  • Profile picture of the author solare1


    My stats for two different campaigns both CPI.
    Running one for each day.
    Only 1 conversion from 2nd campaign.
    None for the first.
    Both targeted at Asia Traffic.
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  • Profile picture of the author gasura
    I have been lurking around for a week or so (well for years this forum) to observe this hype about Buzzcity and Mobpartner and I think it's about time I contribute a little too.

    FIRST OF ALL

    "DavidAtias1 has been caught posting fake revenue screenshot in his wso - now closed - be careful guys." appeared in the original DavidAtias thread named [Mobile] CPA & Mobile PPC Success : $650.97 in the last 2 days

    He is proven to be a fake and is officially on the run. Those in this forum claiming that they have been profitable with Mobpartner and Buzzcity combo are more than likely paid posters. User 'Mobpartner' who posted in the original David thread had a post count of 3 before disappearing.

    I am surprised this is not being brought up in this thread.

    I have also read the discussion on this in BHW and many other forums and people who have used Buzzcity have advised against it due to trashy traffic.

    In this industry it's best to keep an open mind until tested and proven yourself, which was what I did. I put Buzzcity to a good test - spent $100 and split my test into hundreds of pieces. I tracked everything with Mobaff and analyzed every variation.

    So far no success. In fact it has been really frustrating because the stats are not consistent. I would get 3 conversion for this particular campaign and 0 the next 2 days. Data seems to be all over the place too.

    OF COURSE, it's not to say that it doesn't work, because after all Buzzcity has been around for a long time and there is a reason why that's the case - there are people paying them and lots of them! BUT, from my experience there is better quality traffic elsewhere that converts a lot better. Is Buzzcity worth the time? I don't know.

    I may never come back to Buzzcity again once I have used up my remaining credit. At least that's the plan so far. In any case I will let you guys know if I ever make my first pot of gold from Buzz.

    One more thing to ponder - WHO'S PAYING FAKE DAVID AND HIS MINIONS TO POST THE B.S?
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    • Profile picture of the author JustinDupre
      Originally Posted by gasura View Post

      I have been lurking around for a week or so (well for years this forum) to observe this hype about Buzzcity and Mobpartner and I think it's about time I contribute a little too.

      FIRST OF ALL

      "DavidAtias1 has been caught posting fake revenue screenshot in his wso - now closed - be careful guys." appeared in the original DavidAtias thread named [Mobile] CPA & Mobile PPC Success : $650.97 in the last 2 days

      He is proven to be a fake and is officially on the run. Those in this forum claiming that they have been profitable with Mobpartner and Buzzcity combo are more than likely paid posters. User 'Mobpartner' who posted in the original David thread had a post count of 3 before disappearing.

      I am surprised this is not being brought up in this thread.

      I have also read the discussion on this in BHW and many other forums and people who have used Buzzcity have advised against it due to trashy traffic.

      In this industry it's best to keep an open mind until tested and proven yourself, which was what I did. I put Buzzcity to a good test - spent $100 and split my test into hundreds of pieces. I tracked everything with Mobaff and analyzed every variation.

      So far no success. In fact it has been really frustrating because the stats are not consistent. I would get 3 conversion for this particular campaign and 0 the next 2 days. Data seems to be all over the place too.

      OF COURSE, it's not to say that it doesn't work, because after all Buzzcity has been around for a long time and there is a reason why that's the case - there are people paying them and lots of them! BUT, from my experience there is better quality traffic elsewhere that converts a lot better. Is Buzzcity worth the time? I don't know.

      I may never come back to Buzzcity again once I have used up my remaining credit. At least that's the plan so far. In any case I will let you guys know if I ever make my first pot of gold from Buzz.

      One more thing to ponder - WHO'S PAYING FAKE DAVID AND HIS MINIONS TO POST THE B.S?
      You're going to base your final decision on Buzzcity after spending $100 and getting a few conversions?

      Let's get real here. No one will every start a business in any industry with $100. You will never make money with $100. Not you, not me, not anyone. Is it possible to build a business with that much? Okay, sure, but I'm a realist and have a hard time putting my faith in people because 99% of the people out there think they should get everything for nothing.

      $100 is not a "good test". It's the bare minimum I'll spend on a well thought out, planned campaign that fails to generate any results. You want a good amount to test with on your own and actually get somewhere?

      To get good with a traffic source, you'll need to test that traffic source for 1 - 2 months. Each day you'll want to build 1-3 campaigns. Each of those campaigns should spend at least $20 for lower payouts under $5. For anything around $10 spend $50 per day. For $20+, spend around $100 a day.

      This adds up to around 1800 - 6000 per month. Honestly, a good test of a traffic source is $2000 MINIMUM (I refuse to coach anyone with less than this ready to test). This will be enough to give you good data on what categories are working, some insights into a couple niches, as well as what kind of banner designs get the best overall profits after your EPC minus CPC.

      You're never going to get consistent results spending so little. Even if you had 3 conversions for 3 days in a row, I still wouldn't consider that consistent. If you had 50 conversions day 1, 65 day 2, then 3 day 3, then you might have an argument, but even then it could just be down to time of day/day of the week/month of the year conflicting with your offer. This is prominent on sales and seasonal offers.

      Hope this gave you a realistic idea of how to approach spending money with AM.
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      • Profile picture of the author gasura
        Originally Posted by JustinDupre View Post

        You're going to base your final decision on Buzzcity after spending $100 and getting a few conversions?

        Let's get real here. No one will every start a business in any industry with $100. You will never make money with $100. Not you, not me, not anyone. Is it possible to build a business with that much? Okay, sure, but I'm a realist and have a hard time putting my faith in people because 99% of the people out there think they should get everything for nothing.

        $100 is not a "good test". It's the bare minimum I'll spend on a well thought out, planned campaign that fails to generate any results. You want a good amount to test with on your own and actually get somewhere?

        To get good with a traffic source, you'll need to test that traffic source for 1 - 2 months. Each day you'll want to build 1-3 campaigns. Each of those campaigns should spend at least $20 for lower payouts under $5. For anything around $10 spend $50 per day. For $20+, spend around $100 a day.

        This adds up to around 1800 - 6000 per month. Honestly, a good test of a traffic source is $2000 MINIMUM (I refuse to coach anyone with less than this ready to test). This will be enough to give you good data on what categories are working, some insights into a couple niches, as well as what kind of banner designs get the best overall profits after your EPC minus CPC.

        You're never going to get consistent results spending so little. Even if you had 3 conversions for 3 days in a row, I still wouldn't consider that consistent. If you had 50 conversions day 1, 65 day 2, then 3 day 3, then you might have an argument, but even then it could just be down to time of day/day of the week/month of the year conflicting with your offer. This is prominent on sales and seasonal offers.

        Hope this gave you a realistic idea of how to approach spending money with AM.
        Thank you for your very realistic feedback Justin. Regardless of how I dislike your tone I have benefited from this and I am sure someone else have too.

        I saw this coming from miles away as I was typing one zero zero. Maybe I should have conveniently lied about the $100 and said $5000 instead just to make myself another David?

        It saddens me that you have conveniently extracted part of what I wrote and interpreted it purely based on assumptions and bias. Does it bolster your ego that way?

        I said I DON'T KNOW if it's worth MY time (speaking only for myself here), and that I am more comfortable using other network. I am no pro, but I do know at the very least that $100 is not enough to find out anything.

        However, with the $100 and the evidence out there I did manage to find out enough to make a justified guess about the interface of the network, the quality of the traffic, and make a decision if I should continue throwing money and time in to do more digging.

        There are hundreds of networks out there, how many $5000 and 3 months do you have to for testing if you are a newbie?

        We don't know if it will work because not a single person on this thread has had GREAT success with this Mobpartner & Buzzcity combo, but we do know that "David" who started all these is a liar and so are those posting successful results.

        Is that really not enough to put you off? Does it not worry you why "David" did what he did? Was it an ego trip, or was some network paying him to do that?

        Anyways all the best guys. I shall not post again.
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  • Profile picture of the author JamesPh
    Just my thoughts, without reading all the replies. Everyone is trying mobpartner and buzzcity, is it profitable? I'm sure it is. However now it's absolutely getting loaded up by everyone and their mother.

    People are saying "spend hundreds to make profit" etc, could be true. I don't post a lot here, and it's definitely worth a read. However come on, remember one of the most important things - a lot of internet marketers make a living telling other internet marketers how to make a living.

    I signed up, lost on Buzzcity like $40, scratched it off - moved to the next network, found three campaigns which required 10 usd adspend to become profitable. I now have 3 campaigns which I spend $10-15 max day for $40-100 profit/day.

    It's possible to make a living off mobile or anything without spending a lot a day like some people say (oh you need a $1k budget.. is $500 enough for mobile??) etc threads.

    I'll never divulge more information and neither would any other marketer without other intentions. The truth is, read these threads, take it in, find the networks, look how they work and their offers and think of a strategy. Replying asking for exact methods won't get you anywhere, why would anyone give it and make you their competition?

    Trick is don't do what everyone use. Use it to inspire you. I don't make anywhere near most of the marketers on here or let alone half the companies there is an absolute gold mine in IM as long as you can break away from this routine of doing what everyone else does!

    Just my thoughts though, maybe I'm a rambling idiot!
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      Originally Posted by JamesPh View Post

      Just my thoughts, without reading all the replies. Everyone is trying mobpartner and buzzcity, is it profitable? I'm sure it is. However now it's absolutely getting loaded up by everyone and their mother.

      People are saying "spend hundreds to make profit" etc, could be true. I don't post a lot here, and it's definitely worth a read. However come on, remember one of the most important things - a lot of internet marketers make a living telling other internet marketers how to make a living.

      I signed up, lost on Buzzcity like $40, scratched it off - moved to the next network, found three campaigns which required 10 usd adspend to become profitable. I now have 3 campaigns which I spend $10-15 max day for $40-100 profit/day.

      It's possible to make a living off mobile or anything without spending a lot a day like some people say (oh you need a $1k budget.. is $500 enough for mobile??) etc threads.

      I'll never divulge more information and neither would any other marketer without other intentions. The truth is, read these threads, take it in, find the networks, look how they work and their offers and think of a strategy. Replying asking for exact methods won't get you anywhere, why would anyone give it and make you their competition?

      Trick is don't do what everyone use. Use it to inspire you. I don't make anywhere near most of the marketers on here or let alone half the companies there is an absolute gold mine in IM as long as you can break away from this routine of doing what everyone else does!

      Just my thoughts though, maybe I'm a rambling idiot!
      Far from being an idiot. All the best to our endeavors!
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  • Profile picture of the author the_icon
    Maybe Justin Dupre should remember that not everyone on here has the budget to do the full amount of testing required to successfully write off or subsequently scale up a campaign.

    Most of the people on here are on here because they want to know how to make it online in various niche areas. So even $100 is a bit rich for them.

    Quoting from above

    "This will be enough to give you good data on what categories are working, some insights into a couple niches, as well as what kind of banner designs get the best overall profits after your EPC minus CPC"

    So what youre saying is that if you invest $2k you can make money with any type of traffic source because that is the real point of this thread, the quality of the Buzzcity traffic.

    Adding in my 2 cents here I tried out Buzzcity and found that even following the guidelines, and heeding the advice of the support guy about demographics and timings etc that I still havent made conversions, but more importantly, I have not even had impressions.

    So, after following what customer support advised I have no impressions, what does that tell you about their skillset lol?

    Personally, as this is an open forum, I wouldnt touch Buzzcity with a barge-pole.
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  • Profile picture of the author Ethiccash
    I think the point of Justin's reply is that if you only have $100 or less, you shouldn't try to do media buy. For example I just spent $100 in the last hour to test one landing page variation among 3 different targets and 2 ad placements within these targets. Still I am not done with this part of testing (and I already had collected many stats split testing different ads, different landing pages, different offers, different CPA networks with these offers).
    Just to tell you that there are so many variables to test with a given traffic source than to collect significant stats, you need that kind of investment ($2-3k at least).

    This does not mean you will lose $2-3k as along the testing you'll get conversions of course. But you won't be able to ramp up the campaign until you've completed all the tests.

    With low budget, you would be better create a landing page, grabbing a PLR report and buy some leads from solo ads to get the ball rolling. Growing your list, promoting CPA offer, getting some cash, buying more traffic / leads and so on...
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    • Profile picture of the author JustinDupre
      Originally Posted by Ethiccash View Post

      I think the point of Justin's reply is that if you only have $100 or less, you shouldn't try to do media buy. For example I just spent $100 in the last hour to test one landing page variation among 3 different targets and 2 ad placements within these targets. Still I am not done with this part of testing (and I already had collected many stats split testing different ads, different landing pages, different offers, different CPA networks with these offers).
      Just to tell you that there are so many variables to test with a given traffic source than to collect significant stats, you need that kind of investment ($2-3k at least).

      This does not mean you will lose $2-3k as along the testing you'll get conversions of course. But you won't be able to ramp up the campaign until you've completed all the tests.

      With low budget, you would be better create a landing page, grabbing a PLR report and buy some leads from solo ads to get the ball rolling. Growing your list, promoting CPA offer, getting some cash, buying more traffic / leads and so on...
      This guy gets it

      BuzzCity is making me money. Its making my friends money. There is money in any traffic source, you just have to pair the right offer to it. Some countries are stronger than others, too. If all your English campaigns are failing, try some europeon, South American or Asian campaigns. Not all traffic is born equal and you'll find this with further testing in sources like BuzzCity.
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  • Profile picture of the author thesecret
    Guys, check out what is working on what mobile advertising networks.
    Source: Mobile CPA Paid Advertising Network Traffic Sources List
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  • Profile picture of the author yeeon0526
    when I do device targeting on buzzcity, I cannot choose specific model names after the brand is settled.

    while I found that others can.


    does anyone know why?
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    Really helpful info just used the second link...
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  • Profile picture of the author bojer
    CPI Campaign (only iOS) - 1 Transaction only. Targeting countries - Indonesia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, Singapore.What am I doing wrong?

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  • Profile picture of the author sysfreez
    Any to share result from Mobpartner from last month?
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