dating on CPA networks

Sam;91256 Wrote:Hi! First thread on Jr.Vip - heh, to be honest this post is actually one of the reasons I signed up.

I've got more than a couple of questions throughout the text, so I
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Ok, the thing is - I'm planning on doing free-signup dating offers on CPA networks.

. w5 L( q) S' T# yI would drive the traffic to the offer mostly from CL. (dating)


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Now at first I was paranoid, because I read a couple of threads about
guys complaining that they were doing free-signups, but because none of
the leads converted into paying ones they got transferred/not payed etc.
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' L( W" a2 h( s: J2 Z(I'm not actually sure if they were on CPA- or adult networks. Is there a difference in these two when it comes to free-signups not converting into paid ones?)

7 a0 a0 S: A; n9 PWell anyhow, I did some research on the subject. And basically the advice I got was:

1. You can always blame the offer, it's not your fault it doesn't convert.
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! b, B$ P# c9 M  u2. Atleast your creating a list for them, which they can try to monetize later on (emails, zip codes, addresses etc.)
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3. What do they expect? 99% of people take something free and leave anyways.
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; f3 K5 i6 m9 d0 L( R2 T& kI think these are some pretty legit reasons, although do they matter anything in the eyes of a network/advertiser?

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0 ^! q% V% D" a7 [6 U( R# K' qI was also suggested to keep the amount of money made under $1500 per month per network.
(just to keep it under the radar) That would mean $50 per day, which is
like 15 leads or so. (not many for free-signups) Another thing I will
$ U* x- Q$ c* s6 P3 J2 D% J. Sdefinitely keep in mind is not sticking on one offer - I'l rotate them
or atleast use one offer for..let's say - a week and then pick another
one.

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" l$ x% |5 K( y/ f* aMy #1 question right now is whether I should use the scheme:
CL->email->BH site->WH site->offer. (I'd use some script /
/ X' s5 X6 U) ?8 v8 N+ h" iif possible - "Referer Guardian" for redirecting) Some people
3 d2 i6 u7 f+ @0 C* Y5 Y1 ]recommended this. And actually

it would be pretty logical as a coverup - if anyone asks I'm doing doing
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2 |! r; F" v. x  p( `& Q$ \# mwould be like 26k hits) What I would actually do is just send some fake
5 O( [1 s+ x, W1 Ttraffic to it. (about 20k per month or so)


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Now on the other hand there are people who tell me something like "oh
; x  v" K' D9 l9 pwhy bother, it's too much of a hassle - just give them a direct link to
7 X. ]5 f1 |3 K& bthe offer when your emailing them" Well, I guess I wouldn't even have to
cloak/blank anything then? I mean, if I'm sending them the link through e-mail, the referer is blank already, right?
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Although a pretty bad setback with e-mailing is that a lot of dating
offers don't allow e-mail traffic at all. With redirecting them through
sites I could cover that up.
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Hm, now I know there isn't a 100% answer, but overall which road should I take? When I'd choose the second one, wouldn't it be too suspicious? What would I have to tell the AM - that I'm using a opt-in mail list?

Would I also have to send some fake traffic to the offer? {I mean a 15(sales):20(visitors) ratio wouldn't seem legit, would it?}
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But with the first road, I'm puzzled with what should the sites actually
look like? I mean, I've seen a "secure dating" BH site, but their for
CC offers. What would a BH site for a free-signup look like? And the WH site? (a review site perhaps?) I would really appreciate if someone would give me some examples!

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/ {4 R3 z' ^9 _$ \& y1 p+ uHeh, well - that's pretty much all..for now  
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Sam;92740 Wrote:Been real busy lately with uni. so haven't had a lot of time on my hands. But none the less I've gotten some answers + actually when I re-read my post, I must say - I asked a lot of shit which I could have tested out myself.

Anyways, to the "Is there a difference in CPA networks and adult networks, when it comes to free-signups not converting into paid ones?" question I pretty much found my answer from sf's post, where he wrote:
So there IS a difference. But I'm sure however that even with the CPA networks the advertisers aren't that happy if your sending them totally untargeted and non-converting traffic. I mean, they definitely have some "equal/greater than" ratio that must be fulfilled, right?
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Now, I talked to my AM on one of the networks. And he said that until I'm doing dating offers I can spam a (targeted) opt-in mail list. But CL is a no-no. So in a way this is good news, cause I don't have to worry about the WH site now. (to cover up my traffic so I could seem legit) I'l just now send my traffic directly to the offer through mail. No questions asked, right?
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* A3 {. p2 s$ q% m# p0 g7 j- eI guess I still should cloak the offer though. And yea, I also know now the answer to "if I'm sending them the link through e-mail, the referer is blank already, right? " For those who might not know, it's not! The referer shows up as hotmail/gmail etc. Incase they click on it from a client like outlook - it shows as a direct hit!
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Anyways.. I wouldn't want to make this post a monologue. So if you've got any useful tips / advice / etc. please do post!