CPA Networks

CPA networks is about becoming a CPA affiliate – how to move safely into almost guaranteed sign-up success…firstly,  this is not about how long you’ve been in Internet Marketing, it’s about what you want to do and how well you can actually approach it.

John Mignano

Dealing with CPA Networks, just be honest, that’s what this technique is all about because you want to get accepted into any CPA network faster than a speeding bullet, right?

Great! So far so good…even though there’s a lot of active discussions regarding CPA Network acceptance there’s some truly reasonable methods here to not bleed you dry.

* (Do you claim to be doing PPC) – This one has been used for a long time, and consequently the CPA networks have smartened up quite a bit.

You don’t have to start asking different pay per click related questions which a newbie who actually doesn’t have any idea about PPC simply can’t answer with authority and confidence.

* (Register a business) – Not feasible for those looking for a $0-investment startup.

* (Create a website with a few affiliate links) – Takes a little bit of time and is generally not suitable for people who are afraid of long phone conversations, as the networks often want to know quite a bit about your plans regarding marketing your website.

Based on this, I decided to share a quick technique that I’ve suggested to some of my mates in the past and as a result, all of them have been accepted to most networks they have applied to.

Ok, CPA networks so here goes – a simple 2-Step method on how to get accepted quickly and without much hassle.

Step 1: Apply for an account with the CPA Network of your choice, leaving the website field of the registration application empty or using google.com as your site and saying the following in the ‘description’ or ‘additional comments’ field (not word-by-word please – do yourself a favor):

Quote: I’m a progressive publisher and even though I don’t (yet) market any CPA offers myself, I am co-authoring an e-book on the topic of Affiliate Marketing. I am applying for an account in order to get a referral link that I can use in my e-book when referring my readers to your network.

Or alternatively: I’m not yet marketing any CPA offers myself, but have heard a lot of good about your network and would like to refer some of my friends who are active in the CPA field to your network. For this, however, I need a referral link which is why I am signing up.

You can top any of the above statements up by something like “I am, however, looking into starting with CPA offers myself very soon” – to avoid the network simply issuing you with a referral link and not an actual account (unlikely, but may happen.)

Step 2: After submitting your application, wait for a day and give the CPA network a phonecall asking about the status of your application. This is very important for credibility and speeding up the process. It shows you’re actually a professional eager to do business and promote offers.

Can’t highlight this enough – showing initiative and phoning  (as opposed to waiting for a week and having them phone you) is important! When talking to your future affiliate manager, use the very same script that I described in

Step 1. If the affiliate manager asks you questions about your book, you can simply say that it will be on PPC advertising (or use any other topic), which you personally don’t know a lot about but your co-author does. You’re just helping him out in terms of admin tasks, content revision etc. etc. – This will beautifully eliminate the risk of getting caught for not knowing that you’re talking about.

That’s it! I had a friend try this exact technique a few weeks back and he got accepted to all 6 networks that he applied to, proving it’s a simple formula that works incredibly well.

As with everything in life and especially business - get the facts, due your research, due diligence and use your imagination. Chances are that after this post all major CPA networks will get tons of applications, all copy-pasted from my post so unless you’re creative, you’ll be busted.

CPA Networks

Web Proxy Server

One of the legitimate uses of a proxy site is to get around blocked content…

John Mignano

What if the content contains one or two words that triggers a filter which has been identified as inappropriate for viewing?

Proxies allow you to get around heavy firewalls at colleges, universities, work, office and public library computers that block or filter access.

Proxy sites have been around for quite a while, but it’s only recently their use has come into vogue with the mainstream Internet crowd.

Affiliates in particular have found a lot of uses for Internet marketing in their respective niches.

Proxy sites are great for smart affiliates to test CPA network offers and more than just shenanigans.

This is usually accomplished with the use of keywords that are programmed into the filter, which in turn blocks any page or site with those words present.

While this does block access to a number of sites that have nothing to do with work, they can also inhibit access to pages and glossaries that are designed to be helpful.

When this is the case, an employee may choose to use a proxy site to get around the block and be able to get to a page that he or she legitimately needs to view in order to accomplish a work related task.

Since using a proxy site does not take much longer than using a browser window, it is much faster than calling technical support and trying to get authorization to remove a given site from the filter list.

Why use a Proxy Service provider?

A web proxy is a service which allows the user to surf the net anonymously.

A web-based proxy is a service that allows you to bypass your own internet provider and browse using the proxy web-based website.

All that you have to do is type the website address you would like to visit in the form they provide, and start browsing.

Once you keep browsing using that form, you are protected and your *real* ip address is not being logged.

When using a web proxy, not only is your identity hidden but you will be able to escape filters and firewalls from an internet connection.

Browsing the internet via a web proxy protects you by allowing the host machine (proxy server) to represent you on the net.

In most cases your job, school, or even your country may prevent you from accessing your favorite websites, so a web proxy will circumvent this…

Another benefit of using a web proxy is that it will often allow you protection against spyware and popups!

Why use a proxy to spy on your competition?

What if you want to advertise on a specific ad network or platform?

Affiliate marketers (CPA affiliates) can make use of proxies to get around IP filters that block the ability of looking at web pages that are not related to specific country restrictions.

One purpose of a proxy is to make the outside world think the proxy server is doing everything, so you can look at any cpa affiliate offer and landing pages.

What if you want to use facebook and your IP address is blocked from seeing ads in countries you want to advertise?

Facebook uses your IP address to deliver ads, so if you want to get around geo-targeting or country restrictions and filters it is best to use a proxy.

Even though facebook blocks ads from other countries outside your IP address, you’re accessing a proxy and not facebook, so it does not stop you.

Facebook proxy bypass servers are necessary if you have some reason to hide your IP address either of your internet connection, or of the site to which you are trying to connect.

Why should you want to do this, how do Facebook proxy providers work?

Why Use a Proxy Bypass?

What if you want to advertise on Facebook, but also Friendster, MySpace and any other website you are unable to access directly?

Maybe you’ve heard of proxy sites but have never used one. Or maybe you’re in a particular situation and thought that a proxy would be a good idea.

Whatever your motive might be, you’ll find that sites offering proxy services make for excellent companions on the Internet.

If you’ve never tried one before, here are a few reasons to start today.

There are many web based proxies to choose from. Click here to use a secure and reliable web proxy service now!

If You Know What You’re Doing For Facebook Advertising You Can Effectively Use Demographics For Higher Conversion Rates!

John Mignano

Firstly, you want to do your research on Facebook…

This helps you to determine what’s the age, gender and geographical location of your target audience?

Basically, there are different types of targeting you can do so the name of the game here is…demographics advertising.

How do you make money by using Facebook advertising into your affiliate marketing?

Most affiliate programs only pay when a sale is made or a lead delivered after a visitor has clickthrough your site.

Your earnings will not always be the same as they will be dependent on the website content and the traffic market.

The reason why you should incorporate Facebook ads into your affiliate marketing program is that earnings are easier to make.

This way, you’re making profit based from the clickthroughs your visitor will make on the advertiser’s site.

Unlike some programs, you are not paid per sale or cost per action.

Now’s the time to start deploying your Facebook Ads while utilizing an easier approval process.

How to boost your conversion rates?

Your aim is to not only get commissions from those who are just searching the web buying products and services that they want…

You also want to be able to build your demographic as a valuable resource.

You’d be surprised how many affiliates on Facebook run an ad campaign that only targets males and females 18 years of age and older in the United States.

Affiliates do this because they’re not aware or they find the massive amount of people their advertising can reach will generate enough traffic.

Why you need to set-up ad campaigns with specific demographics in mind?

What is the hit per sale ratio?

This is the average number of hits to a banner or text link it takes to generate a sale based on all affiliate statistics.

This factor is extremely important because this will tell you how much traffic you must generate before you can earn a commission from the sale.

In reality, you can easily narrow down a demographic so you’re only targeting the market who would most likely:

a) Click your advertisement

b) Actually convert whatever requirements are given for the sale or lead.

That’s why ad tracking gives you what you need to be confident on the program enough to track those people you refer from your site.

This is the only way that you can credit for a sale…

And it doesn’t matter what ad campaign you’re running.

Take a diet pill or colon cleanse weight loss product for example.

You probably wouldn’t want to target males for that product.

You’d really only want to target women specific to the offer.

Are 30 to 54 year old women worrying about the shape of their body?

Ask yourself do women in which cities really experience such problems?

So it might sound really simple and common sense but you can really get into whatever product or ad campaign you’re running to narrow it down.

You want a very specific demographic to increase your conversion rates.

You could do some ab split testing of a bunch of different demographics to see which gets you a better click through ratio (CTR) and conversion rate.

Next you’d be combining two of the most important aspects of Internet Marketing into your Facebook Ads campaign.

Okay, just because the approval process is easier and less restrictive it doesn’t mean you can’t customize every possible variable about your ads.

Split testing is crucial…

This is because some visitors do not buy initially but may want to return later to make the purchase.

What are the kinds of affiliate stats available?

The stats are available online anytime you decide to check them out.

Constantly split testing individual offers can increases profits dramatically.

Stats are important to know how many impressions, hits and sales are already generated from your advertising.

Impressions are the number of times the banner or text link was viewed by a visitor of your site or offer.

A hit is the one clicking on the banner or text links.

Split test everything in order to monetize your landing pages and narrow down your demographics as specifically as you can.

Your wallet and bank account will be fatter in the long run.

You can bank on it by targeting facebook advertising campaign for profits!

Direct Response Best Practice Guidelines for CPA Network Merchants, Affiliates and Affiliate Marketing…

John Mignano

Firstly, I’d like to acknowledge Mike for his dedication to Media Buying and doing what is right in promoting offers.

Thanks to Mike Hill for sharing and clearing the air…

Marketing models that employ “Free-Trial” or “Deferred Billing” and/or “Shipping Only” are considered trial offers for purposes of this communication.

Consumers must be receiving a tangible good or contracted service in exchange for charging of payment cards.

Incentive discount offers are acceptable when the cardholder is receiving goods or services in exchange for payment…

However we will be unable to support accounts engaging in hidden or delayed charges and ‘free’ offers that are not truly free.

Media Buying, CPA Networks & Free Trial Offers!

Thanks Mike Hill for sharing the following Information on CPA Networks & Trial Offers!

1.    Avoid using terms in your marketing and offer presentation such as “Free” or “Risk Free” or any similar…

And potentially misleading phrases when consumers will be enrolled in a monthly continuity program at the end of a trial period, or will be paying a deferred charge for the trial period.

The phrase “Free Trial” is prohibited unless there is truly no cost or obligation incurred by the consumer.

2.    ”Shipping & Handling Only” offers must be a fair and accurate shipping charge reasonable to be accrued by the merchant for providing the product.

3.    Trial offers must be extended for a minimum of 10 days.

4.    Trial periods should not begin until the product is shipped to the consumer.

AFFILIATE MARKETING

1.    Avoid creating a ‘false sense of urgency’ for the consumer.

Unless the consumer’s ability to order is genuinely taken away after a specified timeframe or order count is reached, this practice is prohibited.

Use of applications such as countdown clocks, tickers, or language such as “Offer Expires Today!” is also prohibited.

2.    Product claims, by law, must be truthful. Claims regarding effectiveness must be substantiated by clinical research conducted to support the claims, and consistent with the formulas and ingredients in your product

3.    Qualifications for trial periods of a product should follow pre-determined rules disqualifying consumers who do not meet parameters, including but not limited to: Age, Weight, Height, and Location.

4.    Unreasonable claims or guarantees are prohibited.

Examples of claims considered unreasonable are: “Flushes  Pounds”,  ”Flushes  Toxins”,  ”Builds  Muscles”

-  Stating that use of a product will result in permanent weight loss

-  Stating that a product will cause the consumer to lose a specified amount of weight in a specified timeframe

-  Stating that a product will cause substantial weight loss no matter what or how much the consumer eats

-   Stating that use of a product can cause weight loss (or muscle growth) in specific body parts

“Free Money”,  ”Instant  Money”

-    Stating that the product can substitute the income of a full time job

-    Stating that money can be earned with little to no effort or investment

-    Stating that use of a product will earn you hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars

Additional  examples  include:

-    Stating that the product has been successfully used by an unrealistic or unsubstantiated number of people

-  Stating that a product will secure the consumer a job, either at the product’s company or another company

-    Stating or implying that a product is endorsed or in any way associated with President Obama or a government entity.

ENDORSEMENTS/TESTIMONIALS:

1.    Endorsements and testimonials of user experiences must reflect the true and honest opinions of the endorsee(s).

2.    Endorsements and testimonials provided must present a clear picture to consumers of realistic results of using the product.

If advertisers do not have substantiation of a specific claim or endorsement, then generally expected results must be clearly disclosed and backed by substantiation of any claims.

3.    Blogs used for promotional purposes must be in compliance with published FTC guidelines, representing an accurate and full representation of the endorsee…

or clearly designated as a fictional story if developed internally for marketing purposes.

4.    News Sites published in marketing materials must be in compliance with published FTC guidelines, and must be clearly presented to the consumer as an advertorial.

Written consent should be obtained from a media outlet prior to using the logo.

5.    Implied celebrity endorsement by use of an image in your marketing is prohibited without express legal written consent.

AFFILIATE  MARKETING (CPA)  NETWORKS

A significant contributing factor to Historical Excessive chargeback violations has been the utilization of CPA Networks.

Transactions generated from internet traffic and all other lead sources must be managed and monitored for potential fraud using an approved system.

Third Party service engagement may be a requirement for account approval.

1.    CPA Networks should contractually be held accountable for monitoring traffic generated from participating marketers.

2.    Merchants must have monitoring plans in place to detect suspect traffic and monitor Affiliate and Sub-Affiliate performance.

BILLING  TERMS  DISCLOSURE

The FTC has recently published guidelines regarding “Negative Option” enrollment programs and is taking a very aggressive position against merchants utilizing/employing this business practice.

Recommendations taken in part from the FTC’s website may include but are not limited to the following:

1.    Negative Option disclosures must be clear and conspicuous to the consumer and comply with published FTC principals.

2.    The full price of products sold must be within reasonable “fair market value”

3.    Under no circumstances should consumers be billed for a product or service not disclosed.

4.    Consumers must be required to validate understanding of the terms of the offer twice during order submission.

The first validation can take place with the initial offer presentation prior to submission of credit card information, and the second during the checkout process.

The confirmation order page must also require consumers to acknowledge that they agree to the Terms & Conditions and authorize the merchant to charge the credit card for the disclosed dollar amount.

Terms must be displayed adjacent to the “submit”,”confirm” or any other “call to action” button confirming the order.

The price must be within 100 pixels of the “submit”,”confirm” or any other “call to action” button:

-    Terms must be in a minimum 12-point “easy to read” font.

-    Avoid visually distracting graphics from the display of terms

-    Pre-checked boxes must never be used

-    Consumers should be required to actively and individually select each offer or bonus during the checkout process when there are multiple offers or up sells presented.

No offers or up sells should be pre-selected or pre-checked.

-    Consumers should not be able to move forward in the offer or checkout until the box acknowledging the terms is checked.

-    Verbiage must clearly disclose the enrollment into an ongoing membership with no distraction.

An example of an acceptable disclosure is:

“By clicking “Submit” you acknowledge that you understand you are being enrolled in a 10 day trial for $4.95, and after expiration of the 10 day trial period you will be charged $59 per month until you cancel your service”

-    All products or services purchased when the call-to-action button is clicked should be billed as a single charge unless the order is fulfilled at different times requiring multiple charges.

-    Shipping and Handling should not be billed separate from charges for the product or service.

BILLING  TIME FRAMES

1.    A merchant may not bill a consumer the full price twice in a 30-day span. An acceptable billing cycle example would be:

-    Day 1 – Consumer signs up for a 10 day trial offer with paid shipping of $4.95 charged at the time of order

-    Day 11 – The first monthly order is shipped and the consumer is billed the full price of $59.

-    Day 41 – The second monthly order is shipped and the consumer is billed the full price of $59.

2.    Consumers should not be billed prior to shipment of products.

REFUND  POLICIES

Merchants must not make it difficult for consumers to exercise the disclosed cancellation procedures and all cancellation requests must be honored in accordance with the stated terms of the transaction.

1.    Refund policies must be disclosed prior to the sale completion.

Establish a clear, concise statement of your refund and credit policy.

Your policy should be consistent with the objectives of your business and the products or services sold.

2.    Merchants must not require return of any trial offer product samples in order for the consumer to receive a refund, or cancel their ongoing subscription.

3.    ”Full Money Back” or “Full Satisfaction” guarantees are considered false and prohibited unless the offer provides a full refund on all products, including but not limited to Shipping & Handling charges.

4.    Refunds should be for the full amount charged including shipping and handling

5.    All future billing to a customer should be canceled when a refund is issued.

6.    All future billing to a customer should be canceled when a chargeback is received.

BACK  END OFFERS, UP SELLS OR  CROSS  SELLS:

All sales should be directly between the business entities (merchants) processing the transactions and the consumer, with consumer authorization for all purchases.

1.    Under no circumstances can consumer data be shared with another company as this is a violation of Brand

Regulations, including but not limited to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard.

2.    Forced and hidden up sells are strictly prohibited

3.    Up Sells with recurring charges are prohibited, regardless of consumer opt-in or acknowledgement of the offer.

4.    A one-time bonus offer may be extended to the consumer for an additional product offered by the same company as the initial transaction.

The price of the bonus offer must be clearly disclosed and the consumer must acknowledge the terms of the sale prior to providing credit card information for completion of the sale, and again at order confirmation/ submission.

DESCRIPTORS

1.    ALL MERCHANTS  DEFINED AS OFFERING A DIRECT MARKETING PRODUCT WILL BE ASSIGNED A DESCRIPTOR FORMATTED  TO COMPLY WITH VISA REQUIREMENTS, TO INCLUDE AN *.

2.    Billing descriptor should be consistent with the website name, marketing materials, purchase confirmation, and shipping notification (if any) sent to the consumer.

FULFILLMENT

1.    Orders must be fulfilled in a timely manner. It is recommended that all products be shipped within 48 hours (2 business days) from the date of order.

2.    A confirmation email should be provided for all online orders with physical shipment, within the prior 5 days to shipment or 2 days following shipment, including the following information:

-    Merchant contact information (at minimum a consumer service phone number)

-    Order information including purchaser’s name, unique order or customer ID, summary of item(s) purchased

-    Terms of the order, including initial amount billed and future billing schedule (this should be stressed)

-    Cancellation and refund policy

-    Delivery confirmation / tracking information

3.    An invoice should be included with the product including the following information:

-    Merchant contact information (at minimum a consumer service phone number)

-    Terms of the order, including initial amount billed and future billing schedule

-    Cancellation and refund policy

CUSTOMER SERVICE:

1.    Multiple methods of cancellation must be provided for consumers to cancel or request refunds, including at least two options of contact.

Example of acceptable service channels include: phone, email, mail, and online chat. Phone support is strongly recommended as one of the options.

2.    ”Contact Us” information including contact methods and hours of availability should be prominently displayed in all marketing, offer and payment pages…

As well as included in purchase confirmations, invoices and any other communication with consumers.

3.    Customer Service must be easily accessible and available during reasonable business hours

4.    Refund and Cancellation Policies must be followed as disclosed to the consumer at the time of order

5.    Hold times to reach Customer Service must be less than 2 minutes.

6.    After hours voice mail should include a greeting that properly identifies the merchant to the consumer, provides hours of Customer Service availability and an expectation for call back.

RESOURCES:

The FTC has published the regulations along with many resources online for businesses and consumers.

A few helpful links are included below:

Commercial Practices Part 425, Use of Prenotification Negative Option Plans:

http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/get-cfr.cgi?TITLE=16&PART=425&SECTION=1&TYPE=TEXT

Prenotification Negative Option Plans:

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/products/pro09.pdf

Advertising and Marketing on the Internet:

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/business/ecommerce/bus28.pdf

Dot Com Disclosures:

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/business/ecommerce/bus41.pdf

Direct Response industry publications have provided articles with some clarification regarding these guidelines:

http://www.responsemagazine.com/resources/legal-resources/legal-review-getting-strict-with-negative-option- marketing-1351

http://www.dmnews.com/get-comfortable-with-new-ftc-regs/article/136023/

Why Aren’t YOU Referring Others to FREE Offers and Getting Paid For It?

John Mignano

It’s not getting any easier…or is it?

How to bank hundreds or thousands of dollars in “sales” in 3 short weeks?

The more you know about your leads and prospects, the better you’ll be able to find and target ads to them.

If you’ve spent any time in the trenches of internet marketing over the past few years…

You know precisely what I’m talking about.

Marketing online, this process of giving away free offers is called “CPA” (Cost Per Action).

Yes! It literally is the fastest growing segment of the internet and most profitable skill you can learn today.

This “CPA” model is now a $40 billion + industry!

For example: (it’s how much money is paid to CPA networks who organize the quickly growing collection of free offers for their users to give away)…

The industry is projected to grow to a Trillion dollars very quickly (do you agee with this trend prediction?)

CPA offers are huge and will be for years to come.

Here’s why…simply the way you make money with CPA is by driving traffic to specific CPA offers.

You get a slice of the action when people to take a specific action.

Whether it’s filling out a zip code, email address or a form.

Now, for advertisers it’s a great way to build leads and many advertisers are willing to pay you anywhere from $1, $15 or more dollars just to get a lead.

And for you…because you don’t have to push or sell, you just drive traffic and/or refer visitors to a specific website and they take a specific action.

Such as fill-out their zip code, email address, a short survey or questionnaire in trade for a free incentive…

Advertises will then pay you (more specifically, they pay the “CPA Network” who then pays you a percentage of that payment).

You earn anywhere from $1-$15 or a lot more for each new lead you successfully referred.

A very simple form of lead generation.

When placing your media buying share this data with the publisher or Ad
networks so they can target and optimize your campaign properly.

You helping create leads for an advertiser by promoting the free sample or free incentive they’re willing to give to anyone who will take a certain action.

For example: Many CPA offers require filling-out zip codes, email address,  mobile number, a survey, etc)…you definitely “get it” now!

This has nothing to do with you filling out surveys or other silly time wasters to get paid a few cents.

Instead it’s about you learning to effectively give away A LOT of free stuff, which then produces $0.50, $1, $3, $8 etc for each lead you’ve referred.

YOU don’t actually have to sell any product in the process and you never have to promote or pitch sales…

Although, in the next update I’ll show you an outrageous way to get higher conversion rates, (surprisingly hardly anyone talks about it).

Unlike other methods of making money online, where you’re forced to push and shove products or services in front of prospects…

You’re only making money when they actually buy.

With CPA offers, you can easily make hundreds of dollars a week without ever having to sell (technically you can choose CPA offers that are sales based).

The bottom line is:

1 – You don’t have to sell because your money is made by referring users to risk-free or free trial offers

2 – Lead generation is the most important part of just about every business in the world

Learn this skill even modestly well and not only is it a money maker for you, also you become a very valuable sort after “go to guy”…

If you decide to sell your expertise in the form of services.

How Much Do Some of These CPA Offers Pay?

Take a look at what people are earning right now…

• Earn $18.50 for every one page request filled out by your referred visitors.
• Earn $3.50 for every email address collected on your website
• Earn $5.00 for every ‘information request’ submitted by a referred visitor
• Earn $19.00 per month for trial subscription requests

That’s just a few examples.

In truth, there are more CPA offers available than you are ever likely going to take advantage of or even hear of!

Log into a handful of CPA network accounts, accept offers and follow the training provided to effectively promote offers.

Therefore, you can generate leads for the advertiser.

It’s simple money for you.

Now, this is your chance to take advantage of a trend with no stop in sight.

Here’s why…there’s not a single business in the world that couldn’t use more qualified leads, right?

Call it industry trends or market trends…

Many companies have such a profitable sales funnel they’ll happily give away product samples or free access to their services.

They pay someone (like you) to give these free trials away on their behalf and that’s the money you could be grabbing right now.

Limited Time Only: If you want to use CPA marketing & media buying for your own profitable sales funnel, contact us and we’ll help you get set-up.

BTW. Up till now this information has been closely guarded and only available to a select few…a tiny handful of high paying clients who were accepted.

Clients who many of them prefer to remain anonymous having paid to work with us redesigning their websites and media buys, (I don’t do any launches).

This flat out drives massive amounts of targeted traffic to any campaigns. In fact, I’m really only interested in working with people who “get it” & go for it.

I’m not gonna hard sell or lie to you like some gurus. I make way more money doing this than teaching anyway. Do you qualify…its only for serious people.

Or…

Are You Banking On Affiliate Marketing?