Do you think that Solo Ads still work?

Rory Singh , I agree with you at some point, but I don't agree that his broken english skills might cause that his list isn't that responsive.

I know a lot of marketers from india etc., successful marketers and honestly, their english isn't that good, but they are successful with email marketing.

Of course, some people might get turned off when they open an email from a non native speaking person, but I believe as long as you deliver value, people don't really care that much if English is your first, second or third language.

However, I agree with you when you say that you have to find a good seller, the problem with solo ads is that a lot of people buy them cheap from seller A and resell them to their customers for a bit more... some sort of arbitrage.

And that's ok... but the problem is, like you already said, because of the fact that these kinda leads get 20, 30 or even more emails a day from all kind of marketers, chances are they won't be very responsive anymore.

No offense, but I personally would stay away from solo ads. These kind of leads are responsive for only one type of offer:

BIZ OPP offers

For example, you could check out clicksure.com, this platform provides you with tons of biz opp offers.

I found that these kind of offers convert the best.

But again, if you're low on budget or if you're just starting out, I'd probably would consider another way to drive traffic and build my list.

That's my opinion.

Hope this helps.

It would be good if you could post those sellers here together with the sales you've achieved.

It might save a lot of people time and money.

Chris Mollo a.k.a nicheblogger75 this is your cue, bro

Seriously, they can work and some people do make them work. I have had moderate success with them and that was with some guidance.

To answer your question, YES, solo ads work. It all boils down to having the right type of funnel in place.

If it's ok with the mods, I made a video on this specific subject some time ago. It should help with knowing the exact funnel type that's needed.

To the mods if it's not ok just delete it, no biggie. I removed my sig as well just so there's no self promo.

My traffic comes from solo ads 70% and it does work for me no doubt.

They already have everything they want from you; whatever freebie you were offering.

Means nothing. People always mention their opt in percentage. I would rather have 1% opt ins from people who might actually buy something than 100% of freebie seekers.

The only figure that matters is ROI.

Brent

I think solo ads are the most overated form of paid advertising that you can use for one reason.

Many of the solo ad vendors are just recycling the same subscribers over and over again. You simply not getting the bang for your buck.

I think on solo ads . its a hit or miss game.i have used Fiverr. mostly for bad traffic. I now use udimi. but not sold on either. at this stage,

Hi,

I always look for sellers who allow you to TEST their
packages first before you buy bigger packages from them.

Also I like to join their lists if I can to see how well they
treat their subscribers.

Always ask them Q's first and see if you get a clear
and honest response from them.

If they don't get back to you, well then from there you can make
your own judgement.

I remember solo ads used to be great 5 or so years ago, however now the whole solo ad industry cannibalises itself, any big solo seller is spamming their list everyday and recycling users from other solo sellers so their end users are being spammed all the time and your offer will be buried amongst 1000s of others.

Lot's of solos will deliver opt-ins but no sales....a lot of funny business goes on there I think. If you want a true solo then reach out to a popular blog in your niche that has opt-in forms on their website and ask them personally about a email out to their list, these manual approaches to real bloggers provide best results in my opinion.

The most cost-effective use of solo ads is for list-building. Not every solo ad vendor will help you do this. Nevertheless, there are many who will.

Try to find a free and compelling lead magnate that can help you with this. It's probably the most difficult part, but you'll likely have more success than with a shot in the dark opportunity where people who don't know you or the product are understandably reluctant to spend money.

I'm not saying you won't make any sales with Solo ads. I'm suggesting that getting opt-ins with a free offer are more likely to pay off in the long run. You get the opportunity to build trust with them and they can be contacted again and again for various offers as your business grows.

They can still work. There are many providers out there now that are selling, not all are the same quality. If you have a good quality provider and you have a good product and good email copy, then it can still work.