Introduction to Blackhat CPA Marketing; H7 w, g, o% X3 l! J. w
I'm gonna start off slow guys.
+ {/ V* P1 z% y/ K, a$ n1 y' ?Explanation and Introduction5 Z, [& K5 _4 h; X% o/ e# A( y' ]
Blackhat = Sleazy or unethical ways of getting the aœedgea over the competition.1 p3 F& A1 x& O1 D) k
CPA = Cost Per Action.
2 g1 P Z# G+ C% f6 hSo the basic philosophy goes something like thisa|
5 A' s. J J$ n; \9 VUsing Blackhat means and techniques to gather the edge over the rest of the0 N3 q2 C: j1 \8 z7 ]& w
competitors in order to promote CPA offers.
/ v7 _( i* r" _" v6 U- L1 DYes, you will be doing this!
1 O; e8 }+ f& @4 W: I1 MYes, you will have the immediate edge over your competition!
: `# G! s1 @ C$ q) ~5 H! ?4 F8 ?Yes, you may begin learning right now and begin implementing almost1 S* E3 U# d& b
immediately!1 I: _; v3 w$ j0 v& y9 w
So Leta™s Begin, What is a CPA offer?
" e8 @6 z4 Y, L$ YLeta™s start off small.% V* p" `( ?% y: p4 g
It begins with a company/advertiser looking to buy leads so they can turn those
6 k2 ~- a7 C3 g0 m# i6 q. U& V5 j& Nleads into paid users on their site or the use of other monetization means.& N1 y; @8 F, g3 V
This company/advertiser then registers as an advertiser to an Affiliate Network/
0 H. y. I. J+ g! A% j. A" A8 g; |% uCPA Network.* j) f" ~6 [6 O1 J) f$ d$ ~
They then notify the network they will be offering a CPA zip submit that pays# h9 M# N, X! K# S* z5 b4 F- ]* N
$1.25 on 1st page submit which is also known as a CPA offer!
3 A2 d p8 A' i- D0 d. DThis is where WE as publishers come into play. We then sign-up to Affiliate& M$ G: m8 W' Z0 ?1 }4 @6 W
Networks/CPA Networks, find these CPA offers, and start promoting them to earn for every lead we generate. We can also be called Lead Generators or Affiliate Marketers! iŠ
, q; @5 f& M+ O) K! rThere is a certain kind of CPA offer called e-mail/zip submits. The offers pay out2 |$ y0 Z5 k9 s# t* F1 H" W
as high as $3.00 and as low as $0.80 per lead that you generate. These will be: Q7 A, P# o. \* c% D$ r
the kind of CPA offers we will be promoting for our method in Section 3.% `6 q& ~% G9 o& q
If you havena™t seen these offers before or have no idea what Ia™m talking about,
5 T% B0 |% n3 r. I& Ythata™s okay because our next step is signing up for CPA networks so you will be
G9 x; l* w& Q5 y2 ?& Iable to see and start promoting these offers.
% S, P" k5 A8 t- d p. JHow To Get Into ANY CPA Network
5 i# \& F0 h, A! c3 J$ p- ZGetting into a CPA Network is really REALLY damn easy with a few exceptions of
/ s, E# x6 z3 h3 }" F* t- r3 O8 I. Leither living in a 3rd world country or not being able to speak English.2 ]8 e! \! X# S% N& J& C3 r
With that said, I outline a foolproof guideline of pretty much getting accepted
7 B! M* \- I+ `, L% _. Ginto nearly all CPA Networks:5 m5 |; z* C9 {
A· For company name, setup a front and use your company name! `( j$ B$ s' m5 s3 V; L
o Example: Myself Marketing, Inc.
0 ^9 ^8 O7 I2 I/ xA· Have a business website ready to present as your main URL!/ O+ A* `8 S6 e" ^7 r
o Example: MyselfMarketingInc.com
% F. f* h/ U& s6 t# m( J( No Upload a Business Template or fresh Wordpress theme.
4 y1 K7 \5 v2 ^! J/ f) ii‚§ Oswd.org
4 u, d f' h/ `# A. N+ P+ ei‚§ FreeWPThemes.net
3 B8 x2 [, W. J9 w1 }A· Use your personal domain as your e-mail address!% z; [3 e! q. ?8 O) O
o Example: [email protected]
1 j- Q5 ^4 H0 mA· Use a real phone number!6 K# }' e$ H+ d6 y
o I usually do a follow up call the next day to confirm that you are
7 V# m# }1 d' [% s, Ugetting accepted. Always speak like you know what you are doing and
: i3 l; ]$ I v; hact a little aœcondescendinga and tell them youa™ll be able to pull big# Y" {# Y }& J0 V6 A
numbers in no time.
! K. ~' m* t+ ^" M2 j$ no Always keep in contact with your affiliate manager whether in be on+ M0 D9 Z. \) `! p$ X
AIM or through the phone. These are the people that get you paid so3 P+ w2 p+ M0 p* [, f9 b. Y' W
ita™s nice to have an ongoing relationship with them. Some will even do8 ^; a' f7 V. J
favors for you. iŠ
( g* X* p; F* jA· What Verticals/Offers Do You Promote?# b3 {& d/ O6 z( _, x8 w& X; B* Y8 y3 A/ t
o Example: Financial, 2nd page e-mail submits, 1st page e-mail/zip
; E; a- [" \& F* j5 Ysubmits.+ r; Q6 [0 J) @# ^# _6 j8 g
o They will LIKE that you mention 2nd page e-mail submits because it, p3 F9 `& D: Z( l b
notifies them youa™ve been in another advertiser network before them6 h! r P7 S) Q. ]2 e
and you obviously have experience.
. x/ n( I" }) i9 oA· Method of Promotion and Experience?
: E: u' X! ]* c# Zo Example: I promote through several channels including PPC networks
7 ^! n2 r& H9 C+ p) w9 ^3 x4 e(Google Adwords, Yahoo Search Marketing, MSN Adcenter, 2nd and 3rd
) Q' a. a: B1 R. O/ l1 X ?tier search engines/PPC programs) and Media Buys (Print ads in+ C, f( W' }+ R% g0 F2 E9 A2 p5 Q- A
newspapers, 30 second spots on TV, banner ads on popular websites,9 c3 z! q+ R4 F K6 \1 O( A+ d" Z
etc).
. e: B% k/ {- W4 S6 T# l. H9 XA· Treat It Like A Business and It Will Treat You With Business!
7 a5 ?, h" U% S% R2 Y! p) eo Words for the wise!; j; E$ _+ B8 v+ m
All these tips should give you a pretty good understanding on what CPA3 \2 b' W4 ]5 E s; X
networks expect from newly-applied affiliates. Now go out there and start your
4 }% e% A. p0 c7 K/ S7 m1 m/ y* Napplication for various CPA Networks. j6 c4 Q3 Q9 o$ P: p
Herea™s a List of CPA Networks (Big List!)1 c/ D, a% A: |0 Q
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Blackhat CPA Domination Method #1
# U) A1 p! I0 y% pIa™m going to be straight up. Ia™m earning an average of $350/day per network" }) K8 L$ e$ t5 g
that I choose to do with this method. Potential is limitless. My other private' b+ [, }% k. M+ g3 p5 g
methods net me a higher ROI % and give me more security is why I choose not
( }' e, @6 z* z6 N( s! l0 Mto scale this method up too much." C8 `/ ^8 w2 k( I9 m
The reason I chose to share THIS particular method is because it takes EFFORT to
; I$ ~( P% N' e n0 Himplement and thata™s good because most people are very lazy and dona™t take
' L$ [4 _ h& s& gaction meaning ita™s going to be less saturated for me and the people who put( a4 w9 V0 i- n# [9 n3 s
this to work and make some money. iŠ+ Y2 d) |4 `- {* Y
Blackhat CPA Domination Method #2
, e2 ^" j, d) B* aTopic/Niche: File Host Uploading
6 q: z; n9 K% Y* E) b: w+ BDifficulty of Implementation: Moderate to Difficult) E" M! s6 |1 p0 z' ~* H) j
Programming Prerequisites: Intermediate PHP
7 g# I. S6 L* U, q- h! ^0 Y/ e1) Register a domain or use free hosting
: n! h. t3 w# K( x1 ~, @6 ea. Example: HostYoDamnFilez.com
}- ]% [9 ~- F. X9 G8 S2) Upload an File Upload script
) u5 A1 O( ^+ W2 V9 ha. You can buy or find some free onea™s very easily$ i/ c/ V" ^) g. Y, |, P% H8 Y! ]
3) Create a pretty logo or use a logo generator* R+ n/ `3 c H
4) Modify the upload page to where it will do this:
2 T7 G5 S+ f0 ]0 ^a. Pop-up with a CPA 1st page zip/e-mail submit% T6 e8 e7 ~! x$ G8 ]; J. E( b
b. Conditions:- M/ Q, ?9 U& e) k; H3 q
i. File Size: I found 15MB or larger to be more profitable.8 j" |" N- p: y4 I. u- _
ii. Initiate pop-up when it has already started uploading, I found the best
+ l* C! \5 m$ g4 T# P% to be around 20% of the total size file.7 D) m" w: @0 `) u
c. Why This Works
0 v2 o @% @2 ?/ r( @, Mi. This plays on peoplea™s emotions and psychology. Pretend youa™re trying to' d8 L( K7 Y* w+ G$ }+ {
upload a 125MB .zip file. You start uploading a 125 MB file and ita™s 25%) ?( |! s0 R6 H8 ~6 H+ B
done @ 31.25MB so far and a window pops up and says if you do not
1 v# Y( j. o7 ]" n- wcomplete this CPA offer, your upload will not be processed. I would be0 B, g. |6 C( J; v5 O! d/ Y
pissed but oblige and complete the offer., A2 j6 B- g! ~
d. Cautions:
' ?% M3 c4 k1 hi. You HAVE to be careful here because conversion rates are extremely& j$ i- w7 M8 d1 e) O; A# q
high and a high conversion rate seems to raise suspicion on
' z* ^' i6 ^2 ]* { Fincentivization of non-incentivized offers.
/ `0 ^8 U2 w1 y& I/ S, A L. I& @1 Yii. Dilute your conversion rate by buying cheap traffic.; f7 ~! h1 K: }4 R4 ~; `7 R/ O
1. NEVER send cheap traffic directly to affiliate offer, but to a
5 {5 e/ q/ T7 _7 ~- m2 o" Q5 T) ^brand new double Meta refresh.: m* Q3 q g: G1 ?* x
a. Cheap Traffic iƒ 1st Refresh iƒ 2nd Refresh
4 D5 G. `! R5 b* a5 Z8 n2. Always use a 3rd party tracking system OR just blank the referrer" j7 Y' Z1 I! p: y( M6 `( p Q
by using a double Meta refresh.
/ Z* A5 @- l) g% A" @' o* R3 [3 s' H5 J5) Now Generate Traffic!
5 f x' @6 v$ w+ w$ ]$ Da. Adwords Search
; M9 y4 L- D+ @" n$ s( ei. Bids are very cheap7 a* i! y& G2 a) F
b. 2nd, 3rd, and nth Tier PPC Programs1 N; W B' F3 Y3 E# x
i. Dirt cheap bids
, f& w2 [* a' M* @c. Adwords Content Network
* K! \7 @& \ gi. Bids are also very cheap.$ V$ K( p: b* Y" z( V5 J- w
d. Warez Forums
( P6 z/ Q9 c1 E; Zi. Media buys (banner ads) u6 Q; A. o" t- h1 \% t- d7 v: m
ii. Just upload a good amount of your own files using your own site and% ]! E0 }! Q* s D( T( E
add a signature link promoting your site
* l! K* j. X" d: Z2 r! ye. Spam Ya Link!: @# q9 q& ]( a7 ], x3 Q$ J
i. Spam Torrent Comments
. F2 L7 B# `3 V% b/ p" Iii. Spam Social Networking Sites2 K' ] W( D. d& U9 s; t5 i
iii. Anywhere You Wish iŠ3 c. ?) O K D7 t$ a' _
A· Tip: If you go with PPC ads, make sure you use a call-to-action such as8 N. c4 d# w: E, K* A1 x
aœUpload Instantlya otherwise you might turn out negative like I first did. iŠ% }6 |, K: H. m4 y4 U
A· Tip: Using free hosting that supports your script will save you on bandwidth
. N+ K" ^6 B3 s! N5 {1 ncosts although bandwidth shouldna™t be a problem either way.0 U3 E% j1 x9 F% w
A· Tip: Dona™t just try 1st page submits. Try 2nd page e-mail/zip submits, ringtone
4 D' ?1 b. W B; W6 Loffers, and others. Ita™s ALL about testing which converts the best to give you3 ?$ c) n- h7 q
the highest ROI %!# R8 S, r* N0 H! k0 _. Q
How To Protect Your CPA Income +/ ~7 H# |. c _
Start Getting Weekly Payouts
" ], `0 @6 h2 ]( mI was initially thinking that this section is not really warranted but what the# Z5 p" R" O. D8 O, k! P4 x
hella|you all might get your CPA income revoked/withdrawn and get a bunch0 Y; Q1 |% o i+ v2 i6 B0 x4 u
and bunch of people in trouble.9 W* b" J! Q8 @6 t
Protection of your CPA income consists of:
/ |8 i/ Y9 V% k) y1) Preventing your affiliate manager from seeing your traffic source.
( \! h+ k1 e+ b5 m2) Pushing real leads and ensuring backend conversions for the advertiser.
8 l/ r: S& A8 g; j5 {& i9 p) X3) Keep conversion rates believable a「 1st page e-mail/zip submits I try to3 O; V0 ^& P! `$ t2 j
keep from 15-40%.
& w( G8 J* i& a: t1 IIf your affiliate manager never sees your traffic source, then youa™re key. You can
. \5 ~* h6 K: v3 Euse a simple double Meta refresh to hide your traffic source(s).1 n. L7 w B4 S! l1 u4 i
This is done in this process:
9 d- d( p4 m* SUser goes on Site A iƒ Clicks on 1.php (Meta refreshes to 2.php) iƒ 2.php Meta1 q% w) N& T) y
refreshes directly to CPA offer.
: P7 P+ k! `: s+ w ~3 n% _Make sure therea™s an IF statement that checks if the referrer is actually blank$ T; n3 G9 Y4 {
and it isna™t blank then send em to a 404 page because you dona™t want
& f9 f1 a6 K& F9 ~your affiliate manager to see youa™re your traffic source.
# ?- c( B% b2 b$ M$ D* E5 UGetting weekly payments:* c/ E3 k+ x* t/ c: R; [9 o, y0 G
All you have to do is talk to your affiliate manager, be condescending (like you
/ j/ j* B4 C+ U O- [* e _shoulda™ve been the whole time) and mention that you get weekly payouts; A+ ^1 t% B) y+ c5 P
with companies such asa|..XY7, Copeac, and Hydra. Along with that, therea™s7 P f3 w7 T0 e1 j3 W V7 A
also usually a minimum of $1,000/week in lead generation in order to get
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