Phillipbro
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Do you think I should wait until I get into a couple of CPA networks than join TMF , or just join now..
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Free registration at the forum removes this block.Good to know.
To be clear, I wasn't really wondering if it's worth the money (as in whether or not $99 is a big deal, it isn't). I'm a believer in spending money on valuable things. I've invested in courses, books, and trainings that have been super valuable so far...so I'm fine spending the money.
My question was more so, as a newbie...is it worth signing up not knowing very much about it, or should I "get my weight up" first before signing up? I think you answered that, though.
Thanks for the great info!
Do you think I should wait until I get into a couple of CPA networks than join TMF , or just join now..
My reason for joining INSIDERS is because i want more real world business experience and knowledge, not marketing info per se.
Thanks for the clarification on your previous post
Heh, now you're just making me question myself :smx8:. My reason for trying to get into AM was to get marketing experience for when I'm ready to pursue a real venture of my own. Many people have said that they've come away from AM with lots of important experience that has helped/ will help them in going after their own business.
I don't want to be a money chaser, frankly I have no interest in AM apart from learning how to direct traffic effectively. My endgame is wanting to either come out with a product that would benefit people (I'm a mechanical engineer) or a service (preferable as its much easier to manage and and get started with). However as you know- marketing plays a HUGE role in whether you'll prosper or tank.
Maybe you can advise on what the most effective way for a complete noob with zero business/ finance/ marketing experience is to get his feet wet and develop some skill so that when he's ready to break out his business, it doesn't go unnoticed or have to outsource- therefore relinquishing control (not to mention involving people who don't have your idea at heart)? Reading books, blogs, and forums is only getting me so far.
Tom
I also download a lot of stuff off the web. If you're not learning, your not growing.
Nosferatu... You da man!! Seriously, any spot in LI you name it- I owe you a couple cold ones.
I agree completely, and trust me I've been inhaling my fair share of knowledge- its never enough!! (In fact I've never devoured books as fast in my life apart from the Harry Potter series growing up haha). I'll start reading up on the guys you mentioned for sure and do my share of digging as well as joining the forums. I need to become an INSIDERS here as well and stop being a cheapskate.
Once again, thank you so much! Its pissing me off how many times I've given you speed and your number hasn't gone up haha
Tom
Hi Nosferatu,
First I want to say thank you for your guidance here, it really helpful to shed a light about traffic generation and media buying
Second, I have read your thread from beginning. Since most CPA only accepting people from USA, is it possible that this method is being used for Clickbank offer?
Have you had any experience on creating informational product then driving traffic with media buying into your own offer?
Thank you for your answer
Starting making some $$ on POF, I'm going to scale up and join STM soon. Also; getting some ads approved on POF is a real pain. How did you get approved using your blue POF background on your ad, this must've been before they made changes to their rules I assume?
Anyways your awesome bro. Any updates, are you still using POF, or have you moved on to better methods
Well I've been MIA for a good few days cause of some health and life issues, going to slowly get back on track and hit it hard. While Nosferatu's guide has been SUPER helpful- its still lacking a bit for the ultra noob such as myself (I don't blame him... He can't write out everything lol). Anyways, here are some useful bits that I'm picking up and my plan to hit the CPA thing hard:
-Registered at BHW forum (necessary to see certain info). Not doing STM yet as I want to get my feet wet first.
-Go into the forum> Making Money> CPA sub forum, read the stickies. They have tips on getting accepted into networks since its not very noob friendly. The first sticky is a step by step, read through it+ the other ones.
So based on that my plan of attack is:
-Get a hostgator baby plan+ register some free domains+ learn to use wordpress and throw up some content on the site in case the CPA network wants that (many do).
-Get into a CPA network, read the stickies and do the phone interviews.
-Proceed with Nosferatu's guide in this thread.
Sound right or am I making it more complicated than it is?
many cpa networks dont care if you have a website, i said get a website for the purposes of redirecting. thats it. i never had a cpa network ask me for a personal website. its' not even that important. your brokering traffic, your not a blogger lol.
By redirecting, you mean the site being the landing page?
Most of my confusion lies in the actual process after you've found your offer and come up with a banner, aka the "techy" stuff. I'll just apply to a few networks asap and figure it out if I don't need a site to get in anyways, that simplifies things a little
^ That says it all, thank you so much. I owe you big time and trust me I will pay it forward.
Hallo Nosferato.
First of all huge probs for your sharing of your knowledge.
I have a question regarding having a product and selling it through related forums and bloggers.
Have you ever offered affiliate deals(ex. offering them 50% commission) with the owners in return for advertising, or do you pay for the ad space.
If you have had success with the commission deals, what was your approach then?
Best.
Alright, I'll test and improve the conversion via my SEO results first and then once proven I'll get in contact with the forum and blog owners.
Thanks for your advice.
Yesterday I applied to a bunch of networks I found on bhw that were confirmed as not needing a phone call to be let in. I want to get a little acquainted for a week or 2 before I call the big guns like neverblue/ maxbounty/ etc so I don't sound clueless or try to lie my way in and potentially look like a jackass. Here is who accepted me so far with no call so far
Peerfly
CPAGrip
AdWorkMedia
CPAWay
Still waiting on a few more and will keep applying
I have a question though that I haven't been able to find by searching. How is it that networks influence conversion rates? Ex- I found a thread on bhw talking about adworkmedia where guys that had .15-.18 epc falling down to .04 with no changes in their campaigns. How does that work?
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