Introduction to Blackhat CPA Marketing; f$ h& Q2 E5 h' b
I'm gonna start off slow guys., v8 w( E4 T4 x# N8 P5 u
Explanation and Introduction
# D# S. W$ R3 e; { F7 K3 `! ZBlackhat = Sleazy or unethical ways of getting the aœedgea over the competition.3 R; C- ` W: l
CPA = Cost Per Action./ u' T: V9 A- S: E
So the basic philosophy goes something like thisa|' | E* f0 H" V& }
Using Blackhat means and techniques to gather the edge over the rest of the
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% s6 M; B: ~$ h% XYes, you will be doing this!; K/ ]" _$ a4 ^4 v
Yes, you will have the immediate edge over your competition!
# ~" ~) M6 z: |0 D+ l9 [8 JYes, you may begin learning right now and begin implementing almost& N9 Y, g6 B! J
immediately!
/ e b9 `# d7 h8 m9 Q; ISo Leta™s Begin, What is a CPA offer?
; l( k& A5 r) m* _) {" KLeta™s start off small.
& S) n: Z' U/ R6 N* @It begins with a company/advertiser looking to buy leads so they can turn those6 e: c* ~ Y/ s8 O) X' F
leads into paid users on their site or the use of other monetization means.
" Q( b# l4 m7 [4 g* e& y# D7 P7 ?This company/advertiser then registers as an advertiser to an Affiliate Network/
8 ?; ~2 S Z, G* M! ^ qCPA Network.( O5 Q- Y5 T% \! d
They then notify the network they will be offering a CPA zip submit that pays
3 X( p! U* n+ J. `/ Y$1.25 on 1st page submit which is also known as a CPA offer!+ X! E/ b+ ]7 Q6 x+ _9 i
This is where WE as publishers come into play. We then sign-up to Affiliate
! @) v& Q4 C8 ^3 Q; M, FNetworks/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
; U4 V# g5 D+ ~There is a certain kind of CPA offer called e-mail/zip submits. The offers pay out; k m K5 M3 E3 u
as high as $3.00 and as low as $0.80 per lead that you generate. These will be4 b- I$ _6 }8 r1 S. A
the kind of CPA offers we will be promoting for our method in Section 3.( Q& Z$ U. s5 f I7 U1 z! f6 a% }
If you havena™t seen these offers before or have no idea what Ia™m talking about,4 b: C9 f2 u8 B% a) J# o2 [# b+ [$ A
thata™s okay because our next step is signing up for CPA networks so you will be0 t" e6 g. z/ D2 k( V0 L2 Y L
able to see and start promoting these offers.
4 M* [: n" f+ t) M ^How To Get Into ANY CPA Network
" B) D4 }* i8 j5 y# YGetting into a CPA Network is really REALLY damn easy with a few exceptions of6 z4 l H" ~. a; _5 T" Z
either living in a 3rd world country or not being able to speak English.
# r$ x7 R, O- I' A: x! ]With that said, I outline a foolproof guideline of pretty much getting accepted
/ C `4 l0 G0 B# D( S5 U& S0 Y% j( kinto nearly all CPA Networks:. w& e. I- ?% z8 Q/ g
A· For company name, setup a front and use your company name!( } E0 }8 ^1 w/ y0 i* M& L
o Example: Myself Marketing, Inc.2 M3 h4 [# B/ G8 _$ k
A· Have a business website ready to present as your main URL!% b0 g t$ s- g/ V. d* t* @
o Example: MyselfMarketingInc.com! D: I, h$ k2 q6 K( Z
o Upload a Business Template or fresh Wordpress theme.; i6 q2 {. D# d; ?# H
i‚§ Oswd.org
2 s8 y6 g$ ~7 J; k# X3 Li‚§ FreeWPThemes.net
0 \/ M$ R8 p) ~% L- ?A· Use your personal domain as your e-mail address!
* E {, b+ [+ k ]o Example: [email protected]) Z$ y$ s m Y |9 T- z* d+ S
A· Use a real phone number!9 p, C5 W8 u6 R9 J0 n
o I usually do a follow up call the next day to confirm that you are+ ?! {' Q5 _8 e8 z
getting accepted. Always speak like you know what you are doing and
H! g( v; j7 V O- Zact a little aœcondescendinga and tell them youa™ll be able to pull big
+ k3 W; T8 n* B+ h/ @* r3 r+ _4 lnumbers in no time.
$ G- W4 V# K* j- \' Y$ ?o Always keep in contact with your affiliate manager whether in be on7 X2 e$ m4 e, i2 U' X6 k
AIM or through the phone. These are the people that get you paid so" G. S3 F7 K/ G; a6 g7 `
ita™s nice to have an ongoing relationship with them. Some will even do
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A· What Verticals/Offers Do You Promote?( s @' c) J1 ~' y. u
o Example: Financial, 2nd page e-mail submits, 1st page e-mail/zip
6 t* M/ e; I+ X% V( }: [) @submits.
. V( b6 h( ], L _o They will LIKE that you mention 2nd page e-mail submits because it
* h! h; ^4 G% y9 k& dnotifies them youa™ve been in another advertiser network before them
; W, s1 C6 B' L5 a! Uand you obviously have experience.
. v/ e0 T' S; Y8 r- s! JA· Method of Promotion and Experience?
* P+ ~ S4 J, I. w8 x$ Ko Example: I promote through several channels including PPC networks! F% x5 V- o9 l/ V: K; A5 X: m
(Google Adwords, Yahoo Search Marketing, MSN Adcenter, 2nd and 3rd
/ P0 Q: C$ S" Z7 Etier search engines/PPC programs) and Media Buys (Print ads in9 H* ~1 E, x* x! ~
newspapers, 30 second spots on TV, banner ads on popular websites,
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A· Treat It Like A Business and It Will Treat You With Business!, E3 k' Z' c, J
o Words for the wise!4 h6 t8 J6 }. `+ i* w# J
All these tips should give you a pretty good understanding on what CPA$ c6 v. \/ ] {0 d) P# S
networks expect from newly-applied affiliates. Now go out there and start your8 Z. x4 }: r7 I5 u# ~+ e4 X) b
application for various CPA Networks.
( T0 u$ x* u; W0 m5 l; bHerea™s a List of CPA Networks (Big List!)
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Blackhat CPA Domination Method #1
. [* F H" Y4 h5 f* o6 EIa™m going to be straight up. Ia™m earning an average of $350/day per network
( B6 h Q( M Zthat I choose to do with this method. Potential is limitless. My other private' P. }- k3 W* n
methods net me a higher ROI % and give me more security is why I choose not
1 Z$ v. }3 g! E: kto scale this method up too much.
$ }) ~/ p' G2 u/ l' M8 d# V8 FThe reason I chose to share THIS particular method is because it takes EFFORT to4 {' A, K5 N$ X+ w
implement and thata™s good because most people are very lazy and dona™t take
% P; n7 _7 M* O. w7 S3 Xaction meaning ita™s going to be less saturated for me and the people who put5 }2 T- O1 |+ s. \3 F3 t6 ^
this to work and make some money. iŠ
: B& H0 Z) V- ~ U/ A1 T& R- N! RBlackhat CPA Domination Method #2
) @0 K, M- s( N+ \Topic/Niche: File Host Uploading
: W, H$ b2 t8 H2 b. Z6 U; pDifficulty of Implementation: Moderate to Difficult
7 E% X9 o6 a2 q# v, u# X! aProgramming Prerequisites: Intermediate PHP5 x6 h( a" y, }% d
1) Register a domain or use free hosting( j& O9 K% M) k7 { f
a. Example: HostYoDamnFilez.com
, H. y* Z% P+ s9 u& o! t2) Upload an File Upload script
/ `6 G( X5 w+ N1 ~8 ya. You can buy or find some free onea™s very easily) W- J) m$ H6 L% R
3) Create a pretty logo or use a logo generator
4 C3 m- g% w. J+ v4) Modify the upload page to where it will do this:5 e) k# S0 ^+ B; \2 T
a. Pop-up with a CPA 1st page zip/e-mail submit" U* r( S4 M: c
b. Conditions:
/ s. g. B# F- mi. File Size: I found 15MB or larger to be more profitable.
V J; _* G) j9 {1 E& k5 \ii. Initiate pop-up when it has already started uploading, I found the best
1 E8 W4 T" P# l3 [/ C7 _8 r% to be around 20% of the total size file., k# P7 N4 ?( j; h8 I" ^1 |
c. Why This Works# {8 j+ n- W7 X
i. This plays on peoplea™s emotions and psychology. Pretend youa™re trying to
9 C3 I1 w) G' y( r" U, Lupload a 125MB .zip file. You start uploading a 125 MB file and ita™s 25%
$ R7 m6 C4 e2 e8 y, {6 z9 qdone @ 31.25MB so far and a window pops up and says if you do not
2 K6 f D5 b! K5 Pcomplete this CPA offer, your upload will not be processed. I would be* q2 `& d& C$ V' j7 J7 j
pissed but oblige and complete the offer.+ @; f& W' b/ A( N* H( v o
d. Cautions:2 d4 Z9 F2 ?# p
i. You HAVE to be careful here because conversion rates are extremely
9 C- U3 R, B# r K! ihigh and a high conversion rate seems to raise suspicion on
" a1 N4 z; r# Y4 F" q2 tincentivization of non-incentivized offers.
5 w4 s; |+ }5 S# q7 x1 Eii. Dilute your conversion rate by buying cheap traffic.; e" [$ a# ^4 X
1. NEVER send cheap traffic directly to affiliate offer, but to a
! [+ U, r9 V) V gbrand new double Meta refresh.) H% m5 U2 f$ I! }* Q# N) ^
a. Cheap Traffic iƒ 1st Refresh iƒ 2nd Refresh
1 ^" y3 x% e8 O( p2. Always use a 3rd party tracking system OR just blank the referrer; y( r4 d/ }- r) H. H+ ^
by using a double Meta refresh.
& H9 o& S2 o4 Q) M+ L2 V# V7 _5) Now Generate Traffic!) _- {1 _. d. ~% i, V2 N' Q
a. Adwords Search
& ^1 [ E* \- X2 V) di. Bids are very cheap
4 k6 G, P& r0 Yb. 2nd, 3rd, and nth Tier PPC Programs0 F) m6 L8 Z4 d/ m- j
i. Dirt cheap bids
+ z2 |4 N/ V3 }+ ^c. Adwords Content Network
% i3 W7 \* B* a* Q5 ^+ f$ Zi. Bids are also very cheap.
: G# v; M6 Y4 v8 ?% W1 hd. Warez Forums
* f. E4 `# @6 E* Y' F- {i. Media buys (banner ads)7 ] r8 J) a: p$ C0 G! g% H( r& n
ii. Just upload a good amount of your own files using your own site and
# D" j( z+ N( q9 \& _, yadd a signature link promoting your site, p% X- V% n4 x/ G
e. Spam Ya Link!
6 H# P) _% \+ c8 z5 d% Li. Spam Torrent Comments! h* m4 r, }' o, a5 E: N2 U$ I6 w
ii. Spam Social Networking Sites |5 j9 P2 C d7 g, x
iii. Anywhere You Wish iŠ2 ^2 x' ]6 t' t7 q) ~3 _) X
A· Tip: If you go with PPC ads, make sure you use a call-to-action such as' t& l9 ] }' `" e3 K- R
aœUpload Instantlya otherwise you might turn out negative like I first did. iŠ
# b% O }$ I% I, i" PA· Tip: Using free hosting that supports your script will save you on bandwidth
2 @2 m+ _$ M6 M) E! ?" p& X, y; Ccosts although bandwidth shouldna™t be a problem either way.
0 G0 B3 s7 f, A `' L# GA· Tip: Dona™t just try 1st page submits. Try 2nd page e-mail/zip submits, ringtone, k- B$ ^9 v! U& q Q& A: S
offers, and others. Ita™s ALL about testing which converts the best to give you
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! R3 Z5 j+ [* dHow To Protect Your CPA Income +
7 {3 |( x m: v U/ DStart Getting Weekly Payouts+ M$ `' H7 R6 R, E: L0 \+ D
I was initially thinking that this section is not really warranted but what the2 |* N) z! E0 L" b6 [& j
hella|you all might get your CPA income revoked/withdrawn and get a bunch% N0 _: r+ d, p2 v' r& k+ K' q
and bunch of people in trouble.
+ u9 [9 M# {) y/ K6 EProtection of your CPA income consists of:
* h6 A. L3 K# D1) Preventing your affiliate manager from seeing your traffic source.
- ]: G/ y* T, J% a2) Pushing real leads and ensuring backend conversions for the advertiser.7 c" A, }' e( {) E! F4 p
3) Keep conversion rates believable a「 1st page e-mail/zip submits I try to3 L4 |$ d3 n, W) `8 B) k$ C
keep from 15-40%.. Y) O% D% H6 n8 `5 ]
If your affiliate manager never sees your traffic source, then youa™re key. You can0 D4 i" n" h0 e" y4 l
use a simple double Meta refresh to hide your traffic source(s).
& k# k' K( `! \7 JThis is done in this process:" o# _- h- @4 z* P$ I. ?5 Q
User goes on Site A iƒ Clicks on 1.php (Meta refreshes to 2.php) iƒ 2.php Meta! V4 b5 l3 Z* R8 F+ ?
refreshes directly to CPA offer.# p$ v* ^2 u7 U0 ~! `# {
Make sure therea™s an IF statement that checks if the referrer is actually blank
( x3 ^/ u* S6 w$ l( s3 e9 ]and it isna™t blank then send em to a 404 page because you dona™t want1 J; z4 k" ^: i# _, ^
your affiliate manager to see youa™re your traffic source.* z8 O; Q3 L" b# F& U. r
Getting weekly payments:- h5 ]; \- U8 N
All you have to do is talk to your affiliate manager, be condescending (like you
, B7 J7 O& ]/ I! Q1 i& J! @shoulda™ve been the whole time) and mention that you get weekly payouts
7 H; j% g* h" M# p. L( q8 Fwith companies such asa|..XY7, Copeac, and Hydra. Along with that, therea™s
6 {" w- Z: o' d# G* d, m8 Ialso usually a minimum of $1,000/week in lead generation in order to get
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