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Discussion in 'Commission Junction' started by Laceygirl, Jan 5, 2008.

  1. Qryztufre

    Qryztufre Prominent Member

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    #21
    With the reporting problems that AuctionAds has had it's really no wonder that the owners and previous owners of that network have high numbers in their accounts.

    There is not a positive thread here on Digital Point, and very few positive threads anywhere else about these other networks that go through CJ, and while CJ seems to have fair to good reporting through Ebay the numbers are being lost someplace...my guess would be into the middleman accounts.

    Not pointing a finger mind you, but when the company itself does not give answers then that just leaves speculation.
     
    Qryztufre, Jan 6, 2008 IP
  2. nosleepno

    nosleepno Peon

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    #22
    Shoemoney uses a mac? Weird. Would have never guessed.


    I am just getting started with cj and I made my first sale today. $100 commision.

    Commission earned $100.00 USD
    Sales 1
    Leads 0
    Clicks 12
    Impressions 19
    CTR 63.16%
    EPM N/A
    EPC $833.33 USD


    Maybe you should evaluate the quality of your traffic?
     
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  3. definitive

    definitive Well-Known Member

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    #23
    I'm in the same boat with the original poster, I think I just passed the 500 click mark and nothing.
     
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  4. sundaybrew

    sundaybrew Numerati

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    #24
    Its about traffic people NOT clicks......

    You could get 40000000 clicks from myspace users and never make a dime,

    You could get 2 clicks from targeted people are make both sales.

    You think people are not buying toasters and cj is just some front?

    Ha! - Target your traffic :)
     
    sundaybrew, Jan 6, 2008 IP
  5. Kerosene

    Kerosene Alpha & Omega™ Staff

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    #25
    I'd like to see a video post about this. All your other videos have been really good - I'm waiting for the sequel to "On the way to the grocery store" :p
     
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  6. depotgang

    depotgang Peon

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    #26
    Man if you can't make money with CJ you must just be using banners. Banners suck... But with products or BANS you can make quite a bit.
     
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  7. geomark

    geomark Peon

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    #27
    Yes, that's what I did in the beginning, just threw up some banners, and rarely made a sale. Banners are good for branding but not so much for sales. So you are helping the merchant's branding by giving them lots of banner views but you aren't reaping sales for yourself.
     
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  8. sundaybrew

    sundaybrew Numerati

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    #28

    Agreed , I feel the same exact way , :)

    I have an idea OP, I will be back to this thread in a bit :)
     
    sundaybrew, Jan 6, 2008 IP
  9. Laceygirl

    Laceygirl Notable Member

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    #29
    That's the whole point. That's why CJ.com is crap. If it were adsense you'd have $40,000 for sure. But with CJ.......bah, what's the point to argue. You need to hypnotize a persons brain to be wanting to buy.
     
    Laceygirl, Jan 6, 2008 IP
  10. depotgang

    depotgang Peon

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    #30
    But if you are marketing a special product line on a domain name set up to sell that products line you can do very very well. But if you don't want to sell CJ cool.... I will :D
     
    depotgang, Jan 6, 2008 IP
  11. Laceygirl

    Laceygirl Notable Member

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    #31

    I do want to sell for CJ, but I don't want to spend 5 years trying to get a way so that I can sell, and then find out that nothing works or I can't get it to, then give up on life and turn into some worthless loser on the couch, waiting for my life to end.

    I don't want 5yr plan results. I want NOW. I have the traffic and CJ doesn't work with it.

    And have a look at this:
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    Michael Jacksons house.

    Why bother with your job. Do what he does.
     
    Laceygirl, Jan 6, 2008 IP
  12. Manthem

    Manthem Well-Known Member

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    #32
    Let me know when you come up with a way to make a lot of money quickly with no effort.

    Reread your posts. You sound ridiculous.
     
    Manthem, Jan 6, 2008 IP
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  13. lollerskates

    lollerskates Well-Known Member

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    #33
    Molest little children?




    :p

    I think you meant Michael Jordan or at least that's what your link says:
    http://electronic.idilis.ro/michael_jordans_house.jpg
     
    lollerskates, Jan 6, 2008 IP
  14. eddie43302

    eddie43302 Well-Known Member

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    #34
    Yes i havent had no luck with cj since all of there items are like ebooks and such and nothing tangible.
     
    eddie43302, Jan 6, 2008 IP
  15. Manthem

    Manthem Well-Known Member

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    #35
    I honestly wonder if you people are using the same Commission Junction program as I am. Nothing tangible? Are you kidding me? Have you used this program at all?
     
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  16. t2000q

    t2000q Prominent Member

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    #36
    wow good to see somebody making a pile of $$ of of it, I have gotten 2 lousy $50 some checks, a lot of work for not much :)
     
    t2000q, Jan 6, 2008 IP
  17. eddie43302

    eddie43302 Well-Known Member

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    #37
    Yea man i signed up when they first came out.. Nothing but ebooks, ebooks and wait more ebooks.
     
    eddie43302, Jan 6, 2008 IP
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    tvmatt Peon

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    #38
    You must be thinking of ClickBank, not Commission Junction... I don't think that there's a single ebook in CJ. Here are some of the programs in CJ:

    Apple Store
    SHOP.COM
    TurboTax
    Newegg.com
    Corel Corporation
    Dell Small Business
    AT&T
    Choice Hotels
    Travelocity
    Best Buy
    HP Home & Home Office Store
    eBay
    InterContinental Hotels Group
    RealNetworks
    Staples
    Quicken
    Wall Street Journal
     
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  19. tvmatt

    tvmatt Peon

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    #39
    What is your website? If you don't want to post it, what is the topic of your website? I've made significantly more money running targeted CJ ads on my sites than I've made from Adsense, with the exception of a website targeted at teenagers (who won't buy anything, which makes pay-per-lead or pay-per-sale programs worthless).

    If the website you're talking about is http://www.echoarcade.com/ , the reason you're not making any sales from those 3 banner ads on the right side of your page is that the ads are NOT TARGETED AT ALL. If you can't find targeted ads, then don't fill your ad space with irrelevant ads - find targeted ads somewhere else, or let Google Adsense find the ads for you.
     
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  20. eddie43302

    eddie43302 Well-Known Member

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    #40
    I think your right man my mistake this is what happens when you drink almost a case of beer and go shooting the loop at Digital Point. And speaking of shooting the loop where are all the sexy girls? hehe
     
    eddie43302, Jan 6, 2008 IP