Gave this a shot, here's what I came up with: 1850 clicks 1 lead ecpc $0.01 $26.50 mostly netflix, blockbuster, vistaprint, ringtones - some others. no judgment here, just moving on.
"a couple" = 2,3, maybe 12, let's even say 100 ecpm on CJ right now at $12, compared to azoogle, wait that doesn't compare. lol 'a couple' learn english friendo
The only things that are saturated are the markets people are talking about, I find the randomest thing I can and spend a day or so with some article marketing and backlink building and typically get decent results long term.
good for you. Obviously you don't know what you're doing or your traffic was crap. Or both. no judgement here, just moving on from this stupid thread.
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That's not a couple of clicks. Thats rather a lot for just one lead. I would think the most likely reasons for this is the way you probably advertised these products on your site or through ppc marketing. These markets are also rather saturated as mentioned. The thing with affiliate marketing is that it's not that easy. Some people think all you have to do is put a banner on your site or elsewhere and the money will start to come in like no tomorrow. Affiliate marketing requires a lot of time, patience and testing and sometimes money.
That's a sucky conversion rate. You should tweak your LP's and ask your affiliate manager what kind of offers actually will convert well in each niche. Better luck next time.
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Seems to me like you had your formula worked out on CJ, and you are disappointed that it didn't work with azoogle. Maybe you just need some adjustments, relearning or new angles in order to do well with another aff program. My math is simple - people are making good money with azoogle = so its possible = azoogle is not the problem, something else is. If i was you, i would try to find out what it is and solve it. I use stocks, trust funds and real estate in different ways to keep my investments diverse, so i would use azoogle, CJ and clickbank in different ways to make $ from all three, so my income is diverse as well. less risk. And i would definitely not give up on real estate just because using it the way i use stocks doesn't work, know what i mean;-)?