by Guna on January 20, 2012
There are certain things you need to know about CPA networks. First, CPA, sometimes referred to as “Cost Per Action” is a type of internet marketing where consumers only need to carry out specific ‘actions’ for the referring affiliate to get paid. This means that it is a very easy way of making money online, as no product or service needs to be purchased. There are many types of actions required for the consumer to do. Some of the simple tasks are requesting a free sample of a product, filling in a form or signing up for a free trial of a product. There are many other cases, where the consumer needs to make a small purchase to try a new product or service. The great thing with CPA is that those are actions that involve little or no cost to the consumer, and is therefore ready to take the steps.
What is a CPA Network?
CPA networks are middle-companies or organizations which stand between the advertisers or companies that are ready to pay for leads and affiliates or publishers who want to make money for referring consumers to the offers of the companies.
How CPA Networks Work
Companies that have products or services need to make their products known to the public, but it is not possible for them to do everything alone. Therefore, they look for CPA networks, as those are organizations with a pool of publishers or affiliates with websites to promote the offers. There are many CPA networks, and most of them have hundreds or thousands of companies with different offers, paying as high as $100 for each valid referral.
How To Make Money With CPA Networks
In CPA, as a publisher or affiliate, the consumer does not need to buy the products or services before you will make money. This makes people to think that it is easy to make money with CPA. Of course, it is easy, but if you are not following the right strategies, you would not make anything. This is what happens to thousands of affiliates today. They are not making any money, while there are many others making thousands of dollars per day.
To join the CPA money-makers, these are the 5 tips for you:
- Weekly payment – Join CPA networks that pay on a weekly basis. There are some which pay monthly but the best thing is not to let your money be tied down for too long, as there have been cases of advertisers or CPA networks going out of business without notice.
- Many offers – Join CPA networks that have many offers for you to promote.
- High commission – Join CPA networks that pay higher. Advertisers join different networks and pay different rates of commission for the same promotion. Therefore, you need to investigate before signing up for an offer.
- Traffic and leads tracking – Good networks have a good tracking system for the traffic and the leads you have generated. They also have a system for you to monitor your earnings. Therefore, those are the CPA networks that you should join.
- Reputation – There are thousands of CPA networks out there. The danger is that you may not be paid if you join the network that does not have a hood reputation. There are good ones with history of prompt payment, good customer support, and various advertising tools to help you make money. Those are the CPA networks that you should join.
You will make money with CPA networks if you consider those tips. Some other important things to consider are:
- Take advantage of YouTube traffic for the CPA offers you are promoting.
- Promote offers requiring simple tasks like submitting zip codes and emails.
- Promote offers that people are crazy about. For instance, offers for video or computer games perform well.
- Do not chase offers with high payout like $100. They are not easy to convert. Offers of $0.5 to $2 perform better.
The major challenge is getting approved to CPA networks. Make sure you are honest with your application, as those companies are very strict when it comes to accepting new affiliates. Make sure you follow their terms and conditions as that will always guarantee that you are paid at the end of the week.
by Guna on January 5, 2012
The New Year, 2012 brings a fresh beginning and the unique chance to start anew once again. Do what you did in 2011 or you can turn 2012 into a memorable year by turning your blog into a money making machine – to make money on the internet. Look at 2012 as a new beginning for your blog. Look over the next few days and take a few hours to reflect on your failures and successes from 2011. Ask yourself why you didn’t achieve the goals you’ve set out to do last year. Ask yourself why you didn’t make the money you wanted to make on the internet.
If you are doubting yourself, just listen to Michaelangelo who said that “the greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.” Don’t be one of the 95% of the people who are going after “realistic goals”, go after the top 5% and set your goals above your competitors. You will spend the same amount of time achieving the mediocre goals as you would with bigger goals. Then why set your goals so low? Aim high for 2012. I wish each and every one of you that follow my blog the vest best for 2012. Happy New Year.
Below are Five Ways to Make 2012 Your Best Blogging Year
Be a Serious Blogger
You have to take your blog seriously or else you are not going to achieve your goals. Because the startup cost for a blog is so low, many people tend to spend too much time in the beginning and then close to nothing after the first few weeks. As I mentioned in my book, it won’t happen overnight. You will have to take your blog seriously and learn to treat it like an investment or like a real business. If you had paid $150,000 for your blog, will you leave it for four weeks before you return to the business? Well visit your blog often and pay attention to what your audience are looking for.
Be Yourself
A blog is a personal site where you get to share your knowledge with your fans and it should remain that way. It is about building relationships. You and your readers will define your blog as it grows. Your readers will continue to help you build your blog BUT that will happen only if you be yourself first. Don’t start a blog pretending to be someone else OR don’t heighten the expectation of your readers by committing to things that you can’t deliver. Just be honest and share what you know with your readers.
Have a Mailing List
No mailing list No Money. It is that simple. If you are not building a quality mailing list along with your blog, you are wasting your time. If you want your blog to make money, you need to invest in a mailing list solution. I recommend Aweber whom I have been using for more than 2 years now. Their fees are affordable for newbies and as your list grows, your profits will justify the fee increases. Without a list, you have no one to speak to when you post an article or talk about a product, or whatever. Start building a mail list today.
Post Regularly
You MUST post on a regular basis. Now I am not the most fit to say that but like many of you, I am setting my goals high for 2012 as well. Your posting habit will dictate your blog success in making money on the internet. Like all of you, I started off this blog and have not made a single penny for months. Why? Because I was not posting as much as I should have. Once I started engaging my readers through a mailing list and postings, things started to turn around. Now, I could still do a good job on this and I hope like all of you, I will maintain a consistent posting schedule.
Own Your Blog
You have to get your own domain name for your blog. If you are using a blog provider like Blogspot or Wordpress.com, you have to switch today. It doesn’t cost a lot to have your own domain name hosted with a hosting provider. This way you will grow your blog and you will own full access to your blog. You can do whatever you want with it and you can choose to monetize it whichever way you want with it. There aren’t that kind of flexibility with other blog providers.
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At the end of the day, it is a decision you have to make for yourself. You need to decide if you want to take your blog seriously or not. It is all up to you. I recommend you take Michaelangelo’s quote and stick it on a sticky note to your computer screen. Just do it and you will see how powerful that is.
I wish you success in 2012. Happy New Year!
