$25,000 drawing – What would you buy if you won?
This contest has been canceled due to lack of interest. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Hey guys. This has been a long time in the works. I’m just going to jump right into it an explain whats going on. For about 6 months or so I have been trying to find a network that would allow me to do a contest for $25,000. This isn’t just any old contest though. This is the real deal where every affiliate has a chance to win. Not just those affiliates that make the big bucks. Let me explain.
Karaktr Media and I have teamed up to present a contest that awards a ballot to individuals for certain actions. Each ballot will allow the individual to enter in a drawing for $25,000 at the end of the contest. This is our way of “leveling the playing field”! Those affiliates who don’t promote in big numbers will easily be able to generate one ballot a day, while those who generate huge numbers can earn up to 5 ballots a day. Does this not make it fair for everyone? Now you have a chance to win even if you are just starting out in this industry!
So who exactly is Karaktr Media? How are they different from other “networks”?
Well to be honest with you … They aren’t a network. They are the advertiser. That means that they own the products. They create them. They distribute them. This is good for you because you can potentially generate a higher payout than the network can give you because there is no middle man. You can also take advantage of their REOCCURRING COMMISSIONS!!!…WTF… Yeah it’s weird… I’m not going to lie… Reoccurring commissions for pushing Berries or Pipe cleaner (colon cleanser). Can you imagine how much you can generate from this one little perk on a month to month basis? Crazy I know… Oh and… Payouts START at a whopping $42!
Cashtactics.net’s Offer Search!
You heard that one right. Thanks to the guys at Tracking202 Cashtactics.net has their very own Offer Search! You can check it out here: CPA Offer Search. OR you can use the nifty little search box in the side bar!
There are over 60 networks included and over 13,000 offers to search through.
Bare with us as we work on blending this nifty little tool into the site. We are in the process of getting the blog re-designed by Unique Blog Designs so for now the page is going to look plain. But the results are there and they are looking good!
There are many reasons why you would want to use a tool like this. Here are the top two reasons.
1. It’s quick and easy to find offers that are related to your niche. Instead of calling up your affiliate manager or searching through each of your networks individually you can just plug in a keyword hit submit and get instant results. This is a HUGE time saver.
2. It’s always important to see what networks are running the same offers. You’ll often see networks giving different payouts for the same offer. GREAT… But don’t go for the highest payout. You should always test the offer against all the networks that you can. Sometimes you will have an offer that converts better with one network over another. It’s weird how it works and I’m not going to get into it… But you get the point.
Two great reasons for you to check out our new little tool. Here’s the link again: CPA Offer Search OR remember… You can always use the sidebar for searching!!!
40 min video on niche research
This video has been long over due. So I’ve been planning on making this vid for the last week or so and I really wanted to get it done yesterday before I went off to bed. Well sure enough I was busy all day yesterday. So… I ended up making this vid at 1am. Now for most affiliate marketers thats no big deal. But for me it is… I usually go to bed pretty early so I was pretty tired towards the end of the vid. Anyways… Enjoy!
http://www.google.com/insights/search/
http://www.shopping.com/top_searches
https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal
http://www.google.com/sponsoredlinks
Finding your Direct Track CD Number
Sorry guys… Nothing special about this post. This is in response to the emails and instant messages. It’s just a video of how to find your CD number in the Direct Track networks.
Did you hear about Google’s NEW rule?
That’s right… Effective June 4th Google will no longer be protecting trademark terms. That means you can now bid on your favorite music artists, celebrities, and brands. This is HUGE if you run polls or even competing company offers. Here are my three favorite picks from the list of over 150 countries that Google will no longer investigate.
- United States (US)
- United Kingdom (UK)
- Canada
BAM That’s money right there. Unfortunately my #1 country isn’t on the list.
Click here to see Googles official list!
Click here for the article in Search Engine Journal!
Get those campaigns ready. It’s going to be a dirty fight to take over some of those trademarked terms!
You will need to remember to look at the original TOS for the offers that you are running. Some offers make their own rules and you will still need to follow their rules on bidding on trademarked terms.
Affiliate Themes.net From UBD!
If you have been one to make the rounds to the different marketing blogs then you will have no doubt seen that Unique Blog Designs has been hard at work for other bloggers. Today (March 17th) UBD has launched an affiliate marketing product for WordPress that will blow your mind!
This product is for Affiliate Marketers and more specifically for those affiliate marketers that like to use wordpress for LPs and Review style LPs. Take a look at their promo video:
Is that not the koolest WordPress tool you have ever seen! Now don’t get me wrong… This isn’t for those affiliates that can make their own pages and designs. If you can do it on your own then I suggest you do it on your own. But everyday I get asked from affiliates who they can out source design and coding too. A lot of the readers here are new to affiliate marketing and don’t know how to layout div tags or even basic HTML. This tool will solve that problem.
Here is a screen shot of my favorite part of this tool:
Do you see that? You have complete control over the layout! Complete control over how your review site will look!
Now if you ask me I would suggest getting the middle package. That way you have a license to use this on multiple domains. If however, you aren’t comfortable messing with html and designs then go with the largest package. There are over 30+ designs filled with a whole slew of layouts for review style landing pages. The only thing you have to do is configure the look by selecting drop down boxes and then add your content!
Hardcore Demographic Targeting FTW
Targeting a specific demographic for your advertising can really help you improve your ROI. Facebook and Myspace have demographic targeting already set up. But how did we target those demographics before those two social networks came out with their advertising platform?
So, before I begin I am going to select an offer that we should all be familiar with. The offer comes to us from Convert2Media and is the “Acai Berry Detox (Top Converter) (596)” Go ahead and take a good look at that offer. When I see that offer and try and think of the person that would want that product I immediately think of a middle aged, over weight, white female. Lets take a look at what the demographics actually are for this offer.
For this we will once again refer to Quantcast. In quant cast I will type in the actual URL of the offer. Not my affiliate link but the actual root URL for the site. Unfortunately not all sites will show up in Quantcast. But more the most part the majority of top converting offers will.
According to QC the website serves mainly African American women between the ages of 12-34. Really all ages will fit but the majority come from 12-17 and 18-34 (Young Adults).
Okay now that we know who the website serves we can feel safe in assuming that female African American young adults buy this specific brand of Acai Berry.
Did you know that in Adwords you can target specific demographics? This serves on the content network only and does not work for the search network. This is how I did my advertising in the past for Facebook and Myspace.
Some Do’s and Don’ts
Starting out in this business can be a scary thought Here are some quick tips for you to remember as your start out. And for you experienced marketers… Here are some things you want to make sure you are doing… or not doing…
DO
Invest in a domain name and hosting. You can’t run your offers if you have no place to host them! If this is your first domain name get a general name. Don’t get too specific. Pick something like… VoteToday.com, TakeMyPoll.com, CastYourVote.com. Don’t pick something like… iPhonePolls.com, WinAGiftCard.com. You get my point. Invest in something that you can expand on.
DON’T
Don’t waste your money on get rich quick ebooks. That is not to say that every ebook out there is bad. Some are very good and unique. I wrote an ebook a while back and I know for a fact that it’s one of a kind. However, these ebooks that you can find online about “HOW TO GET RICH ONLINE” are all the same… Don’t waste your money.
DO
Learn all you can about this business. Join forums like the CashTactics Forum. Many online communities can be full of information. Read up and learn all you can. But remember… Don’t get caught up in the information. In other words… Don’t read forums and blogs for hours on end. You will only end up …. in the same spot… That is not making any money. Set a time limit and stick too it.
DON’T
Don’t be afraid… People message me everyday and ask me questions about this business. 99% of the time they struggle because they are afraid to invest the money. Yes this does take money. You are starting a business and unfortunately that does take money. There are certain things that don’t have to take money to start. In fact I made my first $700 online with ZERO investment… But you cannot be afraid to make the jump in putting your money into a campaign.
