How can I survive from affiliate marketing?

Discussion in 'Google AdWords' started by kaizoku001, Nov 15, 2012.

  1. #1
    Hi everyone!
    My critical problem is I don’t have my own website yet, so what I am doing is simply joining the affiliate program with Clickbank and running campaign with my google adwords account. Assuming that I can choose the right product or niche, also my campaign performance or conversion rate and other elements are in average score which is 6 or 7. In that case, can I survive from this particular ppc marketing ? I have another related questions, is there any other marketing place like CB or paypotcom which is not requiring a personal website?
    I got another question that u might be able to help with. I am planning to get my own website, but I am not capable to build a website with my own knowledge because I was fully focusing on how to optimize my campaign and I am not good at social network or blog either. My option is to hire someone or agency or google certified partner to build a fully optimized and boosted website with cpa networking approved or a build-in campaign. My purpose is to link some banner or text ads to my website and send visitors to subscribe or clicks my ads. And my website content is basing on touch pad or computer technique which is free to everyone. (e.g.) Approximately, how much do I get paid for per action according to cpa network? How much is this customized website going to cost me? Any idea about my business model? There is an agency already give me a price which is $2000, is it worth and reasonable?
    Is there anything I am misunderstanding here? Please do tell!
    Any thoughts, suggestions and recommendations will be grateful, I really need your help.
    Good day!
     
    kaizoku001, Nov 15, 2012 IP
  2. dimitarang

    dimitarang Well-Known Member

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    You can really earn good money with affiliate marketing if you have your own website.
     
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  3. wtg

    wtg Well-Known Member

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    Clickbank has been known to NOT to work well with direct linking. these products are much of needs a pre-sale warm up which first builds trust and then helps buyer to convince that this product does work..(Personal experience as a Adwords Advertiser and Clickbank affiliate ).. I always had a better convert rate and less CPC when sending the traffic to my review page rather then sending directly to the sales page with my affiliate link. Few products simply didn't made any sale when sent the traffic to sales page directly with super relevent keywords but as a split test result when directed the traffic throug a review page, i was able to get 45% more on my investment .

    That pre-selling can be done in many ways.. Let me put something which i tried myself and worked for me...some of them will need a website some will not.


    1. A Review of the product : the most common one . you simply write a review of the product (Use it yourself first) and then at the end directs the user to the vendor site to know more about what is in for them. An example review if you wanna see can be found on my old windows blog. "Web Search redirect to other sites… What I Did to fix it"

    Few things You have to keep in mind while writing a review or story type is

    1. Make sure the site does not sound like made for the sake of reviewing the product. It should more like a normal blog where a normal human being is telling how this product helped him. While its not what a large majority of marketers does but for me its proven to have better conversion rates then using a standalone site just for that product.

    2. Your review should no where sound like a selling pitch , rather it should be a normal product information. Leave the selling thing to the Product vendor. If his sales page is not good Leave it and move on. (Unless you can write a better one, in that case write a sales page on another domain, ask the vendor to give you a direct link to payment page).

    3. put your Author bio along with a profile pic somewhere on the review page (In Sidebar) . Does not matter whether you belong to india or you are black. if you provide quality your look does not matter but it does builds a trust that this guy is for real.

    4. DO NOT put that product banners or Ads on your review page as advertiser spouncer or any of that sort. it simply tell a visitor that the review is not for real but a made up thing. Happans all the time. If you do, dont cry later on that your page does not convert well or simply the product does not work. its your mistake.

    You dont need a website to do this type of review to start with.you can use a clean blogspot sub-domain for this. Once you make few sales go for a new domain and owned website. it will be a toally worthy investment.

    2. A Product Comparison : Another way to promote clickbank or affiliate products are the comparison. You take few products from a niche,put them side by side and compares them. gives your recommendation and value for money for each of them. You can take a look at an example site here "SWTOR GUIDES". This one of mine was promoting one of the hot products and gave me lots of cash. Traffic came from PPC and converted like anything. Again few points to remember while doing a comparison bases review.

    1. it should be a Review. Not a sales page. The same rule applies here as well. You dont need a copyrighting ninja to write it for you.

    2. Check the products yourself and give ratings to them.

    3. You can use a product specific domain or site in this case. since you are comparing more than one product, you can put sidebar ads and put it as a recommendation. these type of sites usually smells like a made for product site so its OK to be shady as long as you are giving the review correctly and the information they need.

    4. having few blog posts releted to that topic or niche as blog posts does help a little. Not too much but not too less as well. Worth the time. (You can simply coppy paste the articles vendor gives you and no follow- no index it. In my case i usally dont depend on Search engine traffic so i dont mind simply copying pasting as it is.


    3. Video review : Another great money maker and You dont even need a website for this. You can grab the video from the vendor (Most of them have it) and edit it to make it yours. Or do a review yourself if you dont mind coming infront of camera. Few things you should take care of while reviewing video is basic youtube SEO.

    I wont be talking on youtube SEO much, I am not expert or experienced too much in that. you can Google for it and perform the steps as needed. however the fact remain same. Review it , Dont sell it. let the seller do the selling.

    Well it was a long one but worth a read. What say ? Follow what I already did, IF not as much as i do, you can do at least a certain persent of it which i ma sure will be enough to make you scale it more.


    Disclamier : I have gave example of my own sites which I think is OK to share and get ripped off (there are many to do so ) Feel free Man if it helpes you make something . In real world no one shares his affiliate or niche sites. You are free to copy ideas , the way or even the themes or texts snippts i used on them. Feel free to do whatever you want if it helps you make some bucks out of it (DOn't hack them).
     
    wtg, Nov 21, 2012 IP
  4. unknownpray

    unknownpray Active Member

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    The only reason you can survive in PPC marketing is if you earn more than what you put in. As long you make profit careless your Adword score you good to go. About the PPC agency, how many Adwords credit with $2000. is it to pay the service or include with the adwords credit ?
     
    unknownpray, Nov 21, 2012 IP
  5. onlinemarketr

    onlinemarketr Greenhorn

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    Hi - When it comes to your website, I suggest you use Wordpress.org. If you're not comfortable installing the blog yourself, you'll find links to web hosting companies that can install it in 1 click.

    Once you're blog is up and running, invest in a Wordpress theme. Google 'Wordpress themes' to get started. You should be able to buy one for $20 to $50. A Wordpress theme will 'dress up' your blog and made it look professional, sidestepping the need to hire a designer.

    Good luck.
     
    onlinemarketr, Nov 30, 2012 IP
  6. rudimanukwari

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    Traffic is number one. Content is targeted.
     
    rudimanukwari, Dec 1, 2012 IP
  7. ktp2012

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    You have a site , it is the best idea.
    But, Most of sales run, not the first user see your site, but user make sales in others day . so you need :
    An Autoresponder
    “The money is in the list.” You've probably heard it a million times. If you don't have an autoresponder, you will not be able to build and maintain a list of any significant size.
    An autoresponder is basically a service that will allow you to email your leads on a scheduled or on-demand basis. A good autoresponder service will allow you to create a series of emails to start sending your subscribers immediately. This is useful to create an e-course or to set up a series of emails that will allow you to automatically sell your own or affiliate products over time. You should also be able to send out a broadcast email on-demand to your list using your autoresponder service. This will allow you to promote the latest affiliate promotions to your list as they come out.
     
    ktp2012, Dec 4, 2012 IP
  8. VideoWhisper.com

    VideoWhisper.com Well-Known Member

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    Have your own site. Can be a simple blog where you post the items you're selling.
    It's an extra click but this way you pile up your advertising efforts for next campaigns. In time your site can build authority.
    With your own site you can do SEO, social bookmarking to get relevant traffic and sales.
     
    VideoWhisper.com, Dec 4, 2012 IP
  9. evelinawilliams007

    evelinawilliams007 Notable Member

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    If you ask me yes.

    Still 99% can't make a living selling affiliate products.

    The ball game is not that easy.
     
    evelinawilliams007, Dec 4, 2012 IP
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    guru1 Greenhorn

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    It is not easy but possible. Hard work and trial and error is the only method.
     
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    you can promote any affiliate link even without website i can help you skype: kintech-soft
     
    Kintech-Soft, Feb 27, 2013 IP
  12. TeleMediaMobile.com

    TeleMediaMobile.com Peon

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    We can help with people seeking solutions such as yours. Message me if you wish.
    Nonetheless, I will say briefly that you are much better served with a spot on the Web that is your own which you can drive repeated traffic to -- specially with ClickBank.
     
    TeleMediaMobile.com, Mar 1, 2013 IP
  13. rakesh.swaransoft

    rakesh.swaransoft Greenhorn

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    We can help you. i have soo many these type of sites for which u can run a campaign and grow your business.
     
    rakesh.swaransoft, Mar 1, 2013 IP