Ringtone Payout increases!

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Posted on November 30, 2006 in Affiliate Networks, Affiliate Information  

If you are in the Ringtone market and regulate the digitalpoint forums you will have noticed there has been basically a bid war for people that promote the Mobile Sidewalk offer. Who said CP Network competition isn’t a good thing (Especially for Publishers).
First, Maxbounty was offering 13.90 for base payout on Mobile sidewalk and Azoogles‘ payout was lower, (I can’t remember their original rate). Then Azoogle decide to beat Maxbounty with a payout of 14.00. Of course Maxbounty counters with a 14.50 payout. Any of these payouts are great payouts for a Ringtone offer as most hover from 9.00 to 13.00.
Then Azoogle decided to make the jump and payout 15.00 per signup, and I went and checked Maxbounty this morning and they are now paying out 15.00 per signup also!
One thing to take note is both companies are offering different Ad Copy. So try them out and see which one works for your sites. This also shows you how much some networks are making off of these ringtone offers if they are able to raise that much. Just think when either network was paying out the lower base pay they were pocketing the difference, so I am sure both networks are feeling the squeeze on their profits from this offer.
All I have to say is competition in networks is a good thing! BUT I can almost guarantee that these high payouts from either party won’t last so get the money while you can. The last time Azoogle did a major increase in ringtone payout it was on Dada and only lasted a few weeks then took a 3.00 dive.  Both Maxbounty and Azoogle are great CPA Networks if you aren’t signed up for one or the other you are missing out.
If you have any suggestions or feedback feel free to leave us a comment.

Networking Is Key to Growing Online!

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Posted on November 29, 2006 in Affiliate Information, Affiliate Tips  

All the time people wonder how I come up with new trends, and areas to venture into with online marketing. The key is Networking, Networking, Networking. If you aren’t networking you could be missing out big time.

First, start by making your presence known online. Post in forums with questions and answers. Many of connections I have made have come from people helping me solve a promotion or programming problem. But don’t just take give back supply answers to people’s questions. You would be surprised as you can sometimes learning something even from a newbie!

Get AIM, YIM, Google talk or at least some type of instant messaging system that other people use. I can’t count how many general chats have turned into idea sessions or end up being long term partnerships. Plus the instant messengers have groups and labels to sort thru the people that just want to suck the information from you or with the people that are really great online contacts.

Lastly, attend conferences! Many people just try to do things online via chat and forums, but a face to face meeting can mean the difference between your site making 100 dollars or 1000 dollars. Yes these conferences cost money to get to but they are more than worth it (plus you can write it off as a business expense). Make sure you have plenty of business cards, and get ready to shake lots of hands.

I will be attending Affiliate Summit West in Las Vegas, Jan 21-23 2007. If you are planning to attend and want to meet up leave a comment and let me know.

A Real Key About Making Money with Affiliate Marketing

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Posted on November 21, 2006 in CPA Affiliate Announcements  

The Real Key to making money with affiliate marketing is not to forget your friends and family. I know people that have gotten divorced or had girlfriends and friends abandon them because they couldn’t balance the two.  What good is making tons of money if you don’t have anyone to share it with. So make sure you know when to turn the computer off and spend time with family and friends.

With that said i will not be making anymore posts this week as it is thankgiving week and i will be spending time with friends and family. I wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!

Don’t Limit Your Affiliate Revenue

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Posted on November 13, 2006 in Affiliate Tips  

Yes this site is mainly about CPA affiliates and Networks, but we also want to ensure that everyone makes the most money out of their site or promotions. This means that you MUST not limit yourself to one source on revenue. You MUST diversify your income streams.

First, look into what other promotion types you can utilize. Many signup for one CPA network and ignore the rest. Try the others and you will be surprised that some pay more and some offer different promotions or even ad types. Sometimes networks may not get exclusivity of the offer, but maybe the only network to allow email or search promotion. This also allows you to put the bargaining chips on your side as you aren’t limited to using once source for you income especially if one company should hold payment or go belly up. If you are looking for some CPA Networks check out my Top 5 Affiliate Networks.

Second, If you promote one type of offer (CPA, CPC, CPM, links etc..) try another one. Meaning if I have a site based strictly on Google adsense you should try running either CPA offers, CPM, or maybe even sell text links directly as this will help you not rely on one source. I learned this the hard way as I had a site that relied strictly on adsense, and over time my earnings decreased to record lows before I looked into other sources. Once I started trying CPM and CPA offers I started earning more than I was originally when I was raking it in with adsense.

Lastly, don’t get rid of a strong revenue source for another. Try to find ways to implement the other sources while keeping your existing sources running. Sometimes this can be done by promoting the addition revenue streams in your content or maybe with a skyscraper on the side. It varies for each site but the key is trial and error.

Whatever you do don’t limit yourself with one source you are making money try other sources as you may be missing out on more earnings!

If you have any suggestions or feedback feel free to leave us a comment.

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