Affiliates often ask me here and at other forums to show them an example of a good affiliate site. I can't share affiliate sites I know because that info is private - but here's a PUBLIC story about an affiliate that just is ready to go public, to the tune of $1.9 BILLION. So check out the site in the blog below to see what they are doing right! Tale of an Affiliate IPO - Affliate Site 1.8 BILLION Valuation
Now if we could just analyze exactly how they get traffic and have optimized the site for maximum ROI, then we'd have something. I can't wait to see all the copycat sites start popping up that go nowhere (good point about shorting the stock )
I could have said that site was worth a very large sum without even reading here. The reasons for this is because I know how they work and they also do alot of TV and other advertising in the UK. I have also seen people use their site and get quotes and then get directed through their affiliate links and then purchase their finance for their car or some other form of finance. There is already a copycat on the horizon which is also now advertising on UK TV, which I think may become another success as long as there will not be to many of them. lol
Well too that site's has been around forever. I think I read it started 10 years ago, so it's had a long time to build up traffic - a new start-up would have a hard time getting there, fast anyway. Still a great success story!
Its good story to read and to show to your family who thinks what you do is worthless. How long did people tell the owners that they would never make it? Its just good to hear that some people do make it big and congrats to them on the offering.