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, N' K( J6 Y, I$ e$ R2 M5 z& xNewbie Guide
F" V2 a- ^$ P5 GPPVPlaybook.com
; S! u6 q: ?9 f" Z& J. bTracy Shaffer
3 c) e+ P! L9 w1 RDavid Ford
( R3 d' ?/ c* H& _7 {; \$ f, \; Q© 2011 Tracy Shaffer & David Ford PPVPlaybook.com 1+ Z7 Z% k* a' P
Getting Your Mind Right to Start Affiliate Marketing
. b* S. G+ i6 w8 ^% dThe affiliate marketing space is filled with offers, internet traffic sources, promotion techniques and an3 U1 d f) y8 M% \' C( e& R
ever-increasing list of gurus who claim to know (and be able to teach you) the “next big thing” where* d& {: Y5 q e; j- f$ x
you'll wake up to millions of dollars overnight. For anyone who has ACTUALLY done affiliate marketing
7 g8 ]- X% t7 J5 W' Kwith any success, these claims are laughable and far from the truth.9 C+ Y: g! |& `! C& |: K6 b# K8 n2 d
Affiliate marketing is simply a business, like any other. There are customers, sales, suppliers and cash
, t9 V6 c- c0 b1 Sflow management. The main benefits are the low barrier to entry compared to other businesses, and! J8 L; u- Z- F% D( b9 X J7 Q
the ability for a marketer to be a one person shop and make an incredible amount of money with low" U- n$ ]( ^$ M7 w
overhead.* ^2 Z# {( }3 _
The winners in this business are the ones with persistence when nothing works, who know there's
6 p* L" |; |5 rplenty of money to be made and just keep at it, who can fail over and over and still build campaigns.* i3 ]8 g: C8 p* c9 I& E, B
The cold hard reality is this: virtually everything in the space is changeable, what worked today can
& b# A+ b) Q: @9 ostop working tomorrow, you can (and will) get slapped, banned, kicked out, and generally screw up.* G. O& L, ?# w/ m' E6 b& H
Most of these things happen suddenly and without warning, and they all contribute to the amazing
7 u' l- p5 [8 s. j2 |0 K$ blearning experience available to anyone with a few hundred bucks and the ability to open an
3 S) ^) _' p- k0 ?advertising account.
P3 ^3 K% V; d+ B9 d& uYour competitors are willing to work at this around the clock. This isn't a push button, instant business
/ V) _6 V. ]# W+ o( bwhere you're likely to get rich overnight. Everyone I've ever met who has been successful at internet; \- {; D8 v2 R3 ~9 c
marketing has spent countless hours learning, trying new things, launching, tweaking, improving,
4 x3 u1 J2 b2 g6 M. U3 W8 mtrying something else, failing. There isn't any guaranteed recipe for success except this: persistence.
( h" U- E$ v+ Y/ `0 jWith that in mind, this guide will explore just one internet traffic source, PPV, and is set up to get you
0 P: y2 w+ o k5 ?started building PPV campaigns right away from start to finish. With that said, time to jump in and get. @" i( ~& C: p& f$ E
started building.
% W3 o& d3 P B5 n+ G( ]3 CThings you need to get started:
" L0 V8 n3 X0 O- o% J, {1.Web Hosting- preferably a VPS (virtual private server) or higher (e.g. Beyond Hosting, Hostgator)
- u* h5 A& O0 i- ~2.Affiliate account at a CPA Network (e.g. Ads4Dough, Neverblue)
5 P3 m9 u6 W9 w a/ N+ U, G3.Account at a CPV/PPV traffic network (e.g. LeadImpact, Trafficvance, MediaTraffic), E8 C0 G! l. k. k
4.Tracking Setup to Track down to the keyword/url level (e.g. Prosper202 or CPVLab)
/ Q/ g! O! f$ }This guide describes from start to finish, how to get started in affiliate marketing by running traffic8 i) G v7 r* j
with PPV.! x/ D' O* w- a( s# U2 I
Basic Getting Started Definitions
! K, @# U. B; h% v2 QAffiliate Marketing- is an internet-based marketing practice in which a business pays one or more$ j5 d& X6 k. ?0 C
affiliates for each visitor or customer brought about by the affiliate's marketing efforts. The two main/ R) z; y% {0 X
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types off affiliate networks are cost per sale (CPS) and cost per action (CPA).
& s8 r8 ~, g. x) u) uCost per sale (CPS) network- Every time an affiliate sends a visitor who buys a product, the affiliate5 Y, Z- C+ |# W% U" F( j5 C
receives a commission on that product. An example would be the Amazon.com Associates program,
# Q1 }0 T, p6 y5 k& D' oComission Junction or Clickbank.
3 W. j2 ]4 ]$ e. j/ i$ @5 MCost per action (CPA) network- The affiliate earns a commission by sending a visitor who completes
9 e: h% q1 N; R) z' U" wan action like filling out a form, submitting their email address, signing up for a service or sometimes8 r: g& e& Q# v) q! f
buying a product. An example would be Ads4Dough or Neverblue.7 ^& u; D* p! ]' e0 ]
Affiliate Manager- an affiliate's contact at a CPA affiliate network who is responsible for the affiliate's
+ L: t6 u, a$ O4 J! n3 G! |. B. eaccount, getting the affiliate approved for offers, bumping payouts and just about everything else
* }2 Q+ }3 M S$ A" h( urelated to an affiliate's account at the network. Having a good relationship with your affiliate manager2 Y& {# Z3 l9 j* w/ r
right from the start can really help you.; C' @- J& @3 L* s% d8 |2 `) N3 E
PPV- means pay-per-view, and is also called CPV (cost-per-view). This type of internet traffic is served
: s7 ?* G. g( x( X0 ?* ein pop-up form through downloadable software on the visitor's computer. The advertiser pays per- J( k8 X a# e/ E
view, starting anywhere from .01 or .015.) c* c/ z* @( A! D9 `
In order to use this type of internet traffic, the affiliate can sign up with a number of different
! w7 x3 r1 n+ O6 w0 u9 u! {companies who serve popups. The main PPV/CPV networks are Trafficvance, LeadImpact,
/ D- p I8 |) A6 H8 B; QMediaTraffic, and AdOn Network.5 o: |2 ?) p& e+ @& @# U( p2 J% O
Don't popups get blocked by pop blocker software?
% A- T. E: `8 b1 ZNo. Popups are served in a new browser window as if the visitor had opened the new window. r' X& S- U) S2 W, H+ W2 |( L+ W
themselves.
2 z5 X' G/ m5 k) }6 B! _How many popups get served to the visitor?: B8 b- R5 }; D* y& ?
The number of popups served varies depending on the PPV network. Some pop more frequently
7 I% \& D7 P# l% S% ]* J. c(LeadImpact), others less frequently (Trafficvance). PPV advertising companies make their money by
8 X* n1 m! k4 S1 P' t* H; l% {serving this kind of advertising, so they have to toe the line between keeping their software
' B% l; x3 k" ]+ _downloaded and still making a profit.% C9 C6 Q0 f: ?1 Q( Y
Isn't this type of software bad? Why would anyone keep it on their computer?4 l5 Z) i( D. E4 F3 L$ W, w) z
No, this type of software doesn't harm the user's computer.- I7 b$ ?, F+ z$ X. c- _
Companies that specialize in this type of traffic offer their visitor an incentive like screensavers, games,
4 }0 z* ?9 h* U7 E& ptoolbars or videos to place the software on their computer. The visitor keeps the software in place so
3 G* M4 e5 p: r5 x' {% z( m$ E% qthat they can continue to have access to the incentive.3 t8 }5 P# w/ j0 ]0 p1 p
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How to Get Accepted into a CPA Network5 l9 G2 e9 H8 h! M* m. Y. l
In order to start marketing offers, it will be necessary to join one or more CPA networks. A good place) L5 U: T( e5 P6 u! J$ f; N# a! v
to start looking for networks is Offervault which lists offers and lets you compare payouts across
2 C8 w( s0 ]+ _9 g" b. Y4 } ]1 udifferent networks.7 |0 s. f( F6 |: D* S$ `
Once you find a network that you want to join, fill out the affiliate (sometimes called publisher)
* Y9 V( t" q: z) ^3 Q0 Tapplication and be as specific as possible about your promotion methods. Usually some time after
, [* V& n+ F7 t2 e7 n) I$ J7 s; mreceiving your application, the company will call to interview you. The phone interview is a critical( N) |& U: j4 B# m r
part of the application process, and most networks will deny your application outright if they can't get6 X7 K. Z9 G. s& t" O* F
you on the phone.
. n6 j8 x3 }! oOften, the person who does your phone interview will actually become your affiliate manager after
* E- n6 w& p' w2 n$ O- _$ Myou get accepted, so it's a good time to put your best food forward.
9 ] M# ~' U2 Y/ mYou might not relish at the idea of someone grilling you about your internet marketing methods over- J% }( }- K; m5 z* w' b0 o- d3 k
the phone, but trust me, this part is critical. Have answers in mind for the questions:
v( K7 w% B) N9 nWhat methods do you use to market offers?+ E0 e7 q0 s/ z' O7 {
Do you already have a website you will be using?, g7 m( }. L: H: |& S" u
How much is your advertising budget?& R9 F3 ^* k2 w T y% @
What other networks are you a member of?& o; g9 J- V3 G7 ^
Who are your affiliate managers at these networks?9 q9 S& A8 f9 ^( |
Do you use social media (Facebook, twitter, etc.) to market offers?* [ T. X1 j6 E5 M) a" r0 {
How much traffic can you drive?
) X2 t2 s, X) x' l6 { eDo you have a personal recommendation from anyone who is already a member?1 v0 y( F. S" o4 n# ~$ b) V+ `; r
Once you provide satisfactory answers to these questions, the network will approve or deny your7 u2 C" L h& W. A& [0 p, [3 y
application. If you get denied, just keep applying or call someone on the phone and try again. Be
" V- [! F' r+ s; i" C5 z; Opersistent. Also, getting a personal recommendation from someone who is already an active affiliate
' g6 p3 {2 V' Mfor the network can be helpful.
3 i1 @5 `+ S2 B& P" }6 ]To meet people from various networks, sometimes it can be effective to go to conferences like Affiliate u! j% H5 Y" b L
Summit, or AdTech and make sure that you talk to people. Also, lots of affiliate managers and network+ b: z3 Q9 D; y$ d% k% y
owners are members of the PPVPlaybook.com forum and WickedFire. Sometimes just getting to know
' i# c) b! d' }, N1 N5 b6 b4 c# V! ?people can open a lot of doors as far as networks are concerned.
6 k' @+ `9 A! G7 H5 h. XAfter You Join a CPA Network
. e( l, P: `( LOnce you're a member of a CPA Network, it's a really good idea to reach out to your affiliate manager( R3 t. a. [8 ? `( k+ q: R
and make an attempt to get to know them a little bit.
) W; m l: i5 g( q/ T0 ^Frankly, there are great affiliate managers and horrible ones, and a good one can be worth their
( N7 M: S3 h( ~+ tweight in gold. Start feeling them out from the start and try to get to know them. Once you get
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1 f# x8 S* t6 Y9 V$ b# alarger, they can really help you with your marketing efforts, scaling campaigns and getting payout
7 P, S7 K1 q; lbumps on offers. Lots of times it's easiest to communicate with your AM in real time over AIM versus6 W# X" I" o5 P0 V2 }' t" {) ^
email.
8 U' H1 P5 [6 S! I9 d! [$ yFor more helpful info about dealing with affiliate managers, check out:& y8 h" B3 k6 L$ N1 a6 @
http://ppvplaybook.com/blog/musi ... -affiliate-manager/
. l$ a/ O$ V/ Nhttp://www.mrgreen.am/affiliate- ... iate-managers-want/
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Set Up Web Hosting
0 h+ q+ a" p% ^; C4 n7 X4 T3 gGetting an internet hosting account is beyond the scope of this guide, but a few things need to be said! D5 [- g6 T9 U, d0 `+ i
about internet hosting. In general, you get what you pay for with hosting. When you use a shared: K& l0 g+ {6 v Y3 u8 H
host for PPV traffic, you are putting yourself at huge risk because your bandwidth is shared with. Q! t) B' L. E) v3 ~3 h9 n
whoever else is on the same server as you.+ i# a6 I3 r' A9 u
Speed is the name of the game in PPV traffic. Your offers and landing pages need to pop up fast
4 L$ k' X4 g6 D, a( x$ jenough that the visitor can't close the window before your pop up is even shown. You have about 32 v& q' Q1 T0 c8 R6 E0 b7 A
seconds before the user can get that window shut. If your offer doesn't show in that time, tough luck.0 } g8 g) ^, Z" ^: z/ Q4 Z! s
To explain the difference between types of hosting packages, picture a refrigerator (the server) in a
6 t0 c/ |2 e9 n3 Y6 Phouse full of roommates (hosting customers).
9 c0 g+ O! c# `3 s+ bIn shared hosting, this is like having roommates where everyone has no specific designated area inside" }% J$ P5 I( a+ q7 T( k; S: n3 r
the fridge where they are supposed to put their food. Everyone just jams their food in however it will0 L$ m" ^4 O2 o. [' R7 X) E
fit.
' \' w" E4 ^. O1 \5 dSay your roommate brings home a large turkey. They will then take up more of the refrigerator than$ d2 C2 C& }5 Y7 Y. I5 U
the rest of the roommates, by virtue of simply needing more space and resources to accommodate
9 L p2 G' h) h' D6 L: ^their food. Everyone else's food in the house has less space to take advantage of.0 c5 `! Z) @$ Q: @- Y9 i
If you have less server resources to take advantage of, your ability to serve popups will slow down. For/ O0 I1 c: |3 [" D( A2 w
any type of hosting this is a bad thing, and especially while running PPV traffic.' d' P5 X. v5 D
In the case of a virtual private server (VPS), everyone in the house has their own designated space
+ [9 S5 F* j- J C! U7 Winside the fridge to put their food, and other roommates can't come into that space. The server is7 d, ^- t- L- C) U, `( T! P; n
partitioned, so that each customer can only use a specific amount of resources at any given time.
2 E5 T2 d, Z& o" R/ `8 d/ pA dedicated server would be like having the whole fridge to yourself. All of the server's resources0 I% Q" u( O' u5 Z& H# l
belong to you and no one else can use up those resources. This makes it possible to serve much more
# \8 @5 E8 g$ m5 z. Ztraffic, faster.9 k9 ^3 Z. h2 l+ \( V
At the very minimum, you need a VPS to run PPV traffic, and at higher volumes, a dedicated server.. m# N2 p+ h3 r5 @- g
Another good discussion of the difference seen by someone using shared vs vps hosting for PPV is S5 s. ~. \2 R% w$ g4 d6 S' g1 r8 G
here:
9 y! K. A, V+ zhttp://www.ppvplaybook.com/forum ... -VS-Beyond-Hosting-7 H8 s6 Q- E( G `7 @# F! H5 Z, x" K
VPS&highlight=hosting
' y7 s5 `" |; r( F" ?8 b. L- e) hDedicated-Hosting-vs Shared-Hosting
6 i' Z3 x% P5 M, h+ M3 {# f' qhttp://www.ppvplaybook.com/forum ... Hosting-vs.-Shared-% ?5 n1 J# ^/ D: w
Hosting...Your-thoughts
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Hosting Providers for PPV- w( t3 \: u* v+ i; S
Beyond Hosting
1 W; P& n2 }& w9 xhttp://beyondhosting.net/
& Z) L' R/ F+ \With BeyondHosting, your VPS can come preloaded with either Prosper202 or CPVLab (with payment
0 q+ g* a8 b; q& M2 s; z5 zreceipt). The VPS's are specifically tuned so they can handle the amount of redirects needed when+ X, N' ~! ~# r, o; j) \5 K% I. ]
direct linking with PPV. Also, these guys provide great support.. {% X d _' y/ P1 e3 J
Prosper202 Optimized Hosting
0 e. K& j# Q$ O( n4 lhttp://beyondhosting.net/Virtual ... per202-VPS-Hosting/
3 z( V. T+ {$ q& U" Z8 jCPVLab Optimized Hosting
% l5 V2 h# @4 Y/ R# \http://beyondhosting.net/CPVLab-Hosting/, x/ A n, ]' w, ?; [4 [; V0 A4 j: p
Domain Names for PPV, E4 j: X5 X7 w) O1 }9 q
Once you buy your hosting it's time to also buy a domain name and get it on your hosting. This is* N4 w) p' \2 O: Q
where you're going to host your tracking software and your landing pages if you decide to make them.
9 u2 w# I& x" R0 D+ F/ vOftentimes people wonder if they should have a specific domain name or a generic one. One generic,% y% _$ R) Y' p
bland one is fine to start with, to host both your landing pages and tracking software. The .com,, M+ W5 A& ?: R; y9 ]+ Z6 m5 V
.net, .org extension doesn't really matter, this isn't a domain we're going to try to use to SEO rank for a. ]8 j, Q- Z1 b! `4 F w
term or build a whole website.2 T! g, S: m& o2 E- m/ F) N
After you buy hosting, a domain and get those all attached to each other, the next step is to install
- C, Z6 O/ Q. y% r- Xtracking software on your domain. This is really important, because it is necessary to track your$ A; ]0 R0 e, E! o
conversions down to keyword level so that you can optimize your campaigns. Without proper
" j- i; X0 `/ T' B/ Htracking, it is impossible to know what is working and what isn't.
, g+ h, D3 G/ h/ I9 y; NTo do this, first set up either Prosper202 or CPV Lab on your hosting account. Setting up the software
8 }# o2 i$ i3 }& _" x# X/ C Qis beyond the scope of the guide, but both are pretty user friendly and have getting started guides.' @ h6 ?" v* B& p L
Prosper202! `3 A6 J* ~0 W" h# H; K* A& p
http://prosper.tracking202.com/apps/
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http://cpvlab.com/
/ _6 _- n# c0 F& p: W) wCPVLab Help Videos
& ]! T G- s8 Q1 F2 mhttp://ppvlab.com/oweiw/oiurw/vdm.htm
; Y5 e8 O) ~1 K: p* g" ~+ HAs far as which tracking software to choose, Prosper202 is open source, free and pretty much an& G l% |9 h8 ~( Q6 b$ p& S; E7 N, \
industry standard.2 ]/ B) W7 w% m6 z% {; c1 E
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$ ^ U, a h+ JCPV Lab is a paid option, but has a lot of functionality that Prosper202 lacks. You also benefit from" ~/ T& s/ [: S- S) m6 e
good support if you have problems with your installation.; `% g5 v, u+ `; s! g7 ?5 F
Tracking 202- ]# A. ~) ]4 t F$ ^1 r
Tracking 202 is the hosted version of Prosper202. You can create a free account and then build your& b( `3 d2 k& y1 {
campaigns using the Tracking202 internet-based interface which is similar to the Prosper202 user
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If you choose this option, keep in mind that your tracking software, one of the most important parts of
3 V; E* h' B1 ~3 z1 W2 |your campaigns and through which all of your affiliate links are run- is at the mercy of the Tracking202% _4 J* z, E* ~9 ]: ?* w+ y
interface, and their hosting.
" a* b6 Q' u7 {& a8 M2 |' ^" W2 _Also, your tracking software reveals the most critical part of your campaigns- the converting keywords
% _3 \8 r, u( E+ x5 Z% D5 |, |, Tand targets which you are bidding on. Leaving this up to chance in order to save money could/ S- Y# ~, n7 r4 q
potentially leave you open to huge risk if someone else caught on to what offer and keywords you) V( }& f. _ G9 C4 v, n
were using.
2 o6 H) \$ m1 u7 f9 _. {Choose An Offer. P! h! `$ P4 v
Now, we're going to go to the CPA Network that we joined and look for an offer to send PPV traffic to.0 Q& |; S0 D; G5 X9 @9 s
Lesson on Offer Selection5 w0 Z K3 p4 l9 t
http://www.ppvplaybook.com/forum ... on-Selecting-Offers0 y5 s5 P# I% P7 n4 D# @6 q, ]
In that lesson, David explains how to choose an offer in Neverblue, and some criteria for doing so.$ v+ x3 v: e8 U. z1 N6 M0 _
To explain this here, we're going to go through setting up a basic campaign in Ads4Dough using5 u W1 [1 A5 x' N
LeadImpact as the traffic source., |8 ?& e4 ~3 _# |4 E
Now the best way to learn how to put all of this together is to just get started. For some variation in
' g/ O7 v+ p% V- _7 k9 H0 R! f" \the guide, I'm going to grab a basic Walmart gift card email submit and build a simple direct linked7 K/ ?% P# ~# l) ]. _
campaign.+ |8 Q& t6 V3 y- e8 R
When you choose an offer, always make sure that it accepts PPV traffic, usually this is listed on the first1 y/ U5 v! w( Y: d& t
page as contextual, downloadable software. This $1,000 Walmart gift card email submit offer says% J2 _6 o0 I0 ^) A
that all traffic is accepted.
}7 e' q" e0 [, TFirst, I log into Ads4Dough and click on Campaigns, then Email/Zip submits.
5 n8 }5 Q- F7 l/ ZThis is where I get my link for the offer, place my tracking pixel from Prosper202 or CPVLab, and can9 H" g8 t* D: U/ V2 j8 T J1 P
get creatives like banners or images specifically for the offer.- L8 W( v( W# U
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( w! p; I# z1 T" D( WBefore I do anything else, I'm going to place my tracking pixel from my tracking software so that I can/ g* m- k, S; _8 h0 D7 q) W2 y& b
track my keywords. Without doing this, it isn't possible to see what's converting.9 M; I) P# P' k- B! N( h3 C2 g
In Prosper 202, your pixel is located under Setup → Get Postback/Pixel and the screen looks like this:
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8 t9 ]! a2 w* l4 q1 F) _+ o3 KIn CPV Lab, your pixel is located under the screen where you input a new campaign, toward the9 t" X! Q$ V3 g+ [
bottom of the page:
/ X& I' |# M; n! k, E! VNext, I have to cut and paste this pixel into my offer at Ads4Dough.
+ ^. n' V" {) Z) HClick on the offer → pixels → Add a new pixel and this comes up:
0 Z8 g+ z: O- _6 M5 jMake sure that Image is selected under 'Choose a pixel type', name your pixel and now paste the URL
$ p- u4 I$ y# v4 ~4 ~3 M4 T! P9 Ifrom your software into the box that says 'Enter URL of image to load'.
& g' X- C% F7 s1 E( Z3 p2 o4 m' hOnce you do this, it should look like this:
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% L& p% \& Q# I2 w) k- XClick 'Submit Pixel' and if it is entered correctly, you should now see a screen that looks like this:% H5 x0 X% F6 d( B4 N3 c
Now your pixel is placed and you're ready to grab your link for the offer and build a campaign in either$ j0 T3 ^, F1 E
Prosper or CPVLab.
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