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Just Got Hired At In-N-Out...

by essex14
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So it looks like I will have some money to invest in IM..

Truth be told I would love to be working for myself but now that I will have some income I can invest a little into my business...

My site that I have is demodecticmangetreatment.com/

What type of traffic would warriors suggest to try to make some affiliate sales.

I just want to make it in this games I feel like a let down since I know a lot and have been learning for 5 years but havent made a passive income like I should have already...
#hired #innout
  • Profile picture of the author Jon Patrick
    The answer you're looking for is "every type of traffic." There's really no way of knowing what method/combination of methods is going to produce results for your specific offer without trying them.

    I also recommend trying each method repeatedly. If your first set of YouTube videos doesn't work, make some changes and keep trying. The same goes for every other potential traffic source.

    It's work, but it's the kind of work that turns into passive income, which is what you're after.
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    • Profile picture of the author essex14
      Originally Posted by Jon Patrick View Post

      The answer you're looking for is "every type of traffic." There's really no way of knowing what method/combination of methods is going to produce results for your specific offer without trying them.

      I also recommend trying each method repeatedly. If your first set of YouTube videos doesn't work, make some changes and keep trying. The same goes for every other potential traffic source.

      It's work, but it's the kind of work that turns into passive income, which is what you're after.
      Your right, Im just wondering what would be the smartest traffic sources to spend about $50 on to test conversion rates and build a list..
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  • Profile picture of the author jimbo159
    Like Jon said experiment with all different sources of traffic and for the love of god please don't just rely on one source! Have a wide range of various traffic streams, focus on building them together and split test thoroughly. The slightest changes could make all the difference.
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  • Profile picture of the author essex14
    Your right Jimbo believe it or not I felt I was getting close to being able to decide or not if my niche was profitable, I was working on backlinks and creating content to get to page 1 of google for my search term and I got there,,

    Then that crazy penguin update detoured all my traffic away and now Im left with a site with no traffic and me being back to square one so Im thinking of giving it another shot with this site my paying for targetted traffic and seeing the results...
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    • Profile picture of the author Jon Patrick
      Ah, the investment you're talking about is paying for advertising, and the traffic you're talking about is paid traffic. I get it now (there are other forms of investment and traffic, just to explain my failure to understand.)

      Honestly, I wouldn't try to talk you out of giving it a shot with paid traffic. A $50 spend might tell you something, and it might not. But for the love of all that is holy, please go after the free traffic as well. You can test and tweak that as much as you want without losing your paycheck.
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      • Profile picture of the author essex14
        Originally Posted by Jon Patrick View Post

        Ah, the investment you're talking about is paying for advertising, and the traffic you're talking about is paid traffic. I get it now (there are other forms of investment and traffic, just to explain my failure to understand.)

        Honestly, I wouldn't try to talk you out of giving it a shot with paid traffic. A $50 spend might tell you something, and it might not. But for the love of all that is holy, please go after the free traffic as well. You can test and tweak that as much as you want without losing your paycheck.
        Thanks for your suggestion, so you think videos, articles, forums & document sharing traffic can help... just a few off the top of my head.
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        • Profile picture of the author Jon Patrick
          Originally Posted by essex14 View Post

          Thanks for your suggestion, so you think videos, articles, forums & document sharing traffic can help... just a few off the top of my head.
          All of the above and more. Every single method you mentioned is working for a lot of people. They won't all work for you, but some of them will, especially with repeated attempts at each.
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  • Profile picture of the author jimbo159
    If there is a market, there is money to be made. What other traffic sources are you currently utilising? Social? Video? PPC?

    Sounds like Google messed a lot of people up recently, Lucky I don't rely on them for my traffic

    Ever thought about trying some 2nd tier PPC networks? Low bids and driving them to your page? I've had some success with this.
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    • Profile picture of the author essex14
      Originally Posted by jimbo159 View Post

      If there is a market, there is money to be made. What other traffic sources are you currently utilising? Social? Video? PPC?

      Sounds like Google messed a lot of people up recently, Lucky I don't rely on them for my traffic

      Ever thought about trying some 2nd tier PPC networks? Low bids and driving them to your page? I've had some success with this.
      Can you explain a little bit more about second tier ppc..
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      • Profile picture of the author jimbo159
        Originally Posted by essex14 View Post

        Can you explain a little bit more about second tier ppc..
        Sure. Have a look at networks like Bidvertiser, Adclickmedia, Clicksor, 7Search etc. There are LOADS out there to choose from.

        There is a lot of trail & error and split testing involved, much like anything to do with internet marketing.

        Choose your keywords like any other PPC campaign, bid amount and so on. If you do it right you can find some nice targeted traffic for your offer/squeeze page/landing page.

        $50 is not a huge amount, but if you research and learn what to do before hand, then you could find out some valuable information about your site/niche.
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        • Profile picture of the author essex14
          Originally Posted by jimbo159 View Post

          Sure. Have a look at networks like Bidvertiser, Adclickmedia, Clicksor, 7Search etc. There are LOADS out there to choose from.

          There is a lot of trail & error and split testing involved, much like anything to do with internet marketing.

          Choose your keywords like any other PPC campaign, bid amount and so on. If you do it right you can find some nice targeted traffic for your offer/squeeze page/landing page.

          $50 is not a huge amount, but if you research and learn what to do before hand, then you could find out some valuable information about your site/niche.
          Thanks Jimbo great suggestion.. I am a little familiar with bidvertiser so I'll likely give them a shot..
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        • Profile picture of the author marketerpro
          Originally Posted by jimbo159 View Post

          Sure. Have a look at networks like Bidvertiser, Adclickmedia, Clicksor, 7Search etc. There are LOADS out there to choose from.

          There is a lot of trail & error and split testing involved, much like anything to do with internet marketing. ....
          Paid traffic like this can be good, but as mentioned above, it takes a lot of testing. You'll be lucky if it converts initially. Still, if you an make it work, it's great.
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  • Profile picture of the author essex14
    Whats crazy to me is how I looked at semrush and noticed that I worked up to 100 visits a day and right after april only 6 visits a day...

    I will never focus all of my time on seo again...lesson learned.. its to bad I didn't get a chance to build my list up before the hit...
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  • Profile picture of the author Menzieshunt
    essex, thanks for your post, I too was proceeding down the Google SEO path and am on Page 1 of google 3 weeks down the line, but, as you have pointed out, this is a risky strategy so I think I will diversify into videos etc!
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