So I have a site with 1000 visitors a day... but not making any money

Discussion in 'Affiliate Programs' started by kingbrend, Sep 25, 2008.

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    I've tried many different affiliate programs, adsense, ypn, but I'm barley making any money from the site. Adsense I'd make 5-10 a day... but I'm sure with an affiliate program I could make more.. but so far nothing..

    The site is based on Lineage 2, the online game, it's a blog.. any suggestions?
     
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  2. blogspot

    blogspot Well-Known Member

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    try cpm programs
     
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    cnnxn Member

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    5/10 dollar per 1000 visitors isnt that bad? is it?
     
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    You can try find this ebook - What google never would you about making money with adsense.
     
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    add some sort of premium feature for users. that will add a lot of revenue
     
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    Is that game totally free? Or is it like Second Life where you can sell stuff?

    The Adsense earnings don't sound that bad, considering the topic. Unless you could sell strategy guides to the game, or setup some marketplace for gamers, I can't think of anything better.

    I bet you have tried affiliate programs for other video games and accessories, which probably didn't do anything.

    You could try some CPA campaigns. I have seen a few that have little surveys about new video games and systems which are paid on email submit. (The site visitor doesn't have to spend any money, which is good for a site like this.)

    And possibly try ValueClick for CPM ads. Although Adsense might beat that.

    So I'd mix in some CPA ads and see if they perform better than Adsense. If not, stick with Adsense, and work on getting more traffic.
     
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    Codythebest Notable Member

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    Sell it to me then...
     
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    kingbrend Active Member

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    Hmm, I'm try some CPA ads, I haven't tried those yet.

    If not, back to adsense I guess.

    Thanks for the advice guys,
     
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    skelator Banned

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    what type of site is it? If it is a entertainment type site cpalead or zango gateway might work well.
     
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    kingbrend Active Member

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    It's about Lineage 2, the MMORPG

    I just added a bunch of iphone zip offers on it, let's see what happens.
     
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    That's a tough one for affiliate programs. Most people aren't coming to the site to buy something, I assume - they're looking for tips or cheats or whatever. So, maybe link through Amazon to some strategy guides... If not, then I'm not sure what to tell you, other than build up traffic as much as you can. If you're getting $0.005 per visitor, and can't get more, then get more visitors!

    One other option is to get your domain for Lineage 3 and start building the site (according to Wikipedia it comes out in 2011). Build the site now and get the #1 ranking while there aren't any competitors!

    Just my two cents. Good luck!
     
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    thats low bro, i am making on average $60-80 everyday with 400+ visitors per day
     
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    Hi,
    I think the most important thing is patient and persistency if you want success.
    Adsense is good but need lots of contents ,real contents,good content and useful.
    If you can build hundreds or thousand page would be good.

    To join affiliate,need to learn a lot of e-book.I just get free download 100copies ebooks with master resell rights and extra bonus 121 e-books for free after joined a program and become it's member at 1 time fee but with Usd 10.00 monthly recurring fee.

    Okay,good luck to you
    Have a great day
    Sincerely
     
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    try some CPM companies - see this list and choose something worth attention for You. I can recommend the first one from the list, it pays up to 1.80$ per 1000 of unique impressions of their popup ( UK/US traffic, other countries = lower rates ) so if You have mostly UK/Us traffic You could earn only from one company 1.80$/day and that's additionally 54$/month . And if combined it with another CPM company which will display inpage banner on Your site You should propably earn up to 70-80$/month additionally :)
     
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    Seriously :eek::eek::eek::eek: i hardly make a $1 -3 max with 700-800 visitors
    on my job website.
     
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    With a video game website??

    You could make millions with 2 visitors per day if you have the right topic, but comparing a mmorpg site to something else (like freecreditreport.com for example) doesn't really help the OP.
     
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    I also have a website about a videogame with similar visitor numbers. (~1500/day) I monetize it with CPM programs (popunder, skyscrapper and 728*90 ad), sell text links, and use an in-text-ads program too, i use CJ and Play-Asia to find some affiliate products suitable for the niche aswell.

    You could also check CJ for Lineage 2 merchandise stuff. Create a section about merchandising on your site and put up all offers you can find. With some SEO work, you can get direct SE traffic plus your mainsite visitors and probably a few sales.
     
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