Pay Per Click Affiliate Marketing

Longer than usual since my last post I know, sorry in advance. I’ve been away in Germany for S+ (Security +) training for work. The class was basically a cram session to get me prepared for the CompTIA exam that I have to take within the next 30 days. The class was extremely boring however it did get me away from the office for a week.

Presently I have been absorbed in researching and learning all about PPC affiliate marketing. For those of you that are not familiar with pay per click affiliate marketing it is a web-based marketing via the use of search engines such as Google, Yahoo and MSN ads for which you pay for and in return the businesses compensates you after a purchase or related transaction has occurred from your marketing efforts. An excellent resource for history and a more indebt look can be located on wiki affiliate marketing.

There are several recommendations on books that you should read in order to become a super affiliate. I have decided and purchased “Marshall’s Definitely Guide to Adwords” from Amazon and I will comment later on my thoughts after I finish reading it.

A great quote that I found while reading superaffiliatemindset; “I’m doing what 99.9% of people are not willing to do, which why I will live like 99.9% can people only dream of living.”

Affiliate Networks
Recommended affiliate networks to join; Commission Junction, LinkShare, ClickBank, Performics, Neverblue, RocketProfit. I am currently using Neverblue for my PPC campaign but I have signed up for all of these networks at one point in time.

Affiliate Tools: Aaron Wall from seobook.com has the best selection of tools that I’ve found in one location. Great Ad Tips: Googlelady provides great adwords insight on what ads work and do not work.

Search Engines
The top three search engines to run your PPC campaigns on are Google, Yahoo and MSN. I have chosen to open an account with Google which offers a $50 signup coupon and Yahoo that offers a $100 coupon after signup. After setting up my campaign I noticed that the bid competition for keywords is higher in Yahoo than in Google but supposedly from what I’ve read Yahoo has better ROI (return on investment).

PPC Expense
For my first experimental campaign I have decided to start out with $600 split between Google and Yahoo with the coupons my total expense came to $450. I have seen posted expenses on affiliate sites that range from $0 to $100,000 per month.

March 8, 2008 | posted in affiliate marketing 

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59 Responses to “Pay Per Click Affiliate Marketing”

  1. Chris Stormer on March 9th, 2008

    This article is definitely going to help all those persons like me who are in search of a part time job. This job would easily fetch our pockets with dollars.

  2. Online Music Dictionary on March 10th, 2008

    Thank you for this timely post. I too shall get Marshall’s book. Thanks for that too.

    All the best for your examinations.

  3. New Homes Section on March 10th, 2008

    I make about $100 a month for my Google Adwords. I am always looking for ways to increase that.

  4. Canadian fine arts on March 10th, 2008

    Thanks for the link to pay per click marketing tool. It is useful.

  5. HiFi Guy on March 10th, 2008

    Thanks for the tips Jason.

    It’s a bit risky to enter in the PPC market when you’re a noob, so i wish you good luck

  6. Reno Real Estate on March 10th, 2008

    I have not used any advertising on any of my sites. With Google Adsense, I really did not want to have my competition on my pages. I think these tools are wonderful for sites/businesses designed for ad revenue at the start but I have seen some people make mistakes regarding competitors on page, etc.

    Nice summary post.

  7. CashJuke on March 11th, 2008

    I’m getting Marshall’s book right now. Great post, thank you very much. :)

  8. Jason Neuman on March 13th, 2008

    Update on my PPC Affiliate Marketing adventure:

    It’s seems that Yahoo’s CPC has a lot more competition for needed keywords. I also learned that AdWords does not allow campaigns to go to sites that have pop ups embedded.

    I’m in the process of taking this to the next level I’ve been developing my niche affiliate site over the past week and will have it up and running within the next week.

  9. David Williams on March 13th, 2008

    The article may provide jobs to the people who are in search of part time jobs or to the house-wives who likes to do part time job. This site provides the sufficient information. But still one needs to know more about the affiliates and the work.

  10. Ayerthon on March 13th, 2008

    Hi I just started my blog like 3 days ago. And this blog was a MUST READ!
    Helped me so much. Thanks for it :D

  11. Music Dictionary on March 14th, 2008

    A timely update Jason. Thanks for that. It is by accident that I got your response, and I am sure that a lot of others would have missed your update. i look forward to a further detailed post.

  12. Music Dictionary on March 14th, 2008

    Marshall’s book is interesting but makes for very heavy reading. Something simpler for the less techno-savvy guys like me would have been more useful!

  13. Free-hdtvs on March 14th, 2008

    Good post! But agree with Music Dictionary; many people just aren’t really clued up about what’s going on, what things mean etc, I think people are still waiting for a simple guide which contains everything they need, in some sort of content they can understand.

  14. seo on March 14th, 2008

    Any good resources on arbitrage? I seem to be losing money now days every time i attempt it.

  15. Life is Colourful on March 15th, 2008

    Marshall’s book must be cool, pls post your comments in different post pls.

  16. Life is Colourful on March 15th, 2008

    It’s off-topic but relevant to this blog may be, why we are seeing scarcity of posts from you J. Have you been pretty busy now a days?

  17. TFT Monitors on March 16th, 2008

    Thanks for the post - interested in learning mre about how to make PPC work- I tend to just waste all my money on it without seeing much in the way of returns

  18. Patrick Burt on March 16th, 2008

    I’m always afraid of straying away from AdSense and trying a new PPC… only to find out that it doesn’t pay well, and that the minimum payout is high..

  19. Jason Neuman on March 17th, 2008

    Yes I’ve been really busy, I’ve had training in Germany for two weeks over A+ and S+ then I decided to try my hand in the PPC marketing world so I’ve been setting up my niche content site for it.

  20. PS3 on March 17th, 2008

    I tried WidgetBuck on my sites for a while as an alternative to Adsense but didn’t find their ads targeted enough. Initially, they were also limited to products displayed in $’s (where as I work in £’s!)

  21. angilina on March 18th, 2008

    Thank You so much. This link helped me a lot “tools.seobook.com/ppc-tools/”

  22. 360 Degrees on March 19th, 2008

    I’m glad you put in the link to googlelady-I appreciated the advice about ads.

  23. Futon-Matt on March 20th, 2008

    I agree with what ps3 said about widget bucks.

  24. paulette on March 23rd, 2008

    Have you already tested those PPC by yourself?

  25. Rich | Registry Cleaner Retail Recommendations on March 23rd, 2008

    Be careful with PPC.
    Its easy to set up an account and set up your campaign
    also easy to make google richer .( i know because that ’s what happened to me)There is a lot more to affiliate marketing than that.

    Your post has some handy tips

    Rich

  26. Texas Refractive Surgery on March 24th, 2008

    I’ve heard a little bit about this idea before, but could never figure out exactly how it worked. Thanks for the links and tips. I think I’m going to try this out.

  27. Resume maker online on March 28th, 2008

    Hmm.Looks good.If it is true and effective then people can earn a lot of money.Thanks.

  28. Photoshop Contests on March 28th, 2008

    Pay per click is not a bad thing but too slow and not constant earning way.

  29. luciano on March 30th, 2008

    I need a list of directorys Pay Per Click Affiliate Marketing thanks

  30. Dan on March 31st, 2008

    These are some great resources. I have Marshall’s book as well and its really good, even if you just use it as a resource. Good luck!

  31. image hosting on April 2nd, 2008

    I really liked the system. After being banned frm google I was looking for some perfect earning way and this is the one.

  32. Toronto Web Hosting on April 3rd, 2008

    Thank you for this timely post. I too shall get Marshall’s book. Thanks for that too

  33. Eugene on April 3rd, 2008

    Thank you.
    I’ll look for Marshall’s book.

  34. Free Foto Sharing on April 4th, 2008

    Good info for affiliate marketing begginers.

  35. Asia'h Epperson on April 5th, 2008

    Thanks for the information. PPC look a bit risky though.

  36. make money online on April 5th, 2008

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  37. Robert on April 5th, 2008

    PPC is rough, by no means is eat easy cash like people like to make it seem. You can make some good money with it, good luck to all who try it.

  38. fiona on April 7th, 2008

    Thank you for the info. This might be a good source of part time income.

  39. Emirhan on April 10th, 2008

    As most of the people around said, it’s quite easy to end up tangled in some obscure promotion program. While most of the bloggers just starting out, just having earned a PR of 1 or 2, this may not seem much, some of them are just happy to be offered payment.

    Experience has shown that, the most obscure the business, the riskier it is. And sometimes, if they are blunt enough to annoy a person that found them via your blog, that is going to hurt you –after all, you’re voting for their produts, by choosing to promote them.

    I guess it’s like everything in life .. play safe, earn less, no adrenaline for you. Fair enough.

  40. John on April 13th, 2008

    Just wondering what your success rates are so far? I have tried Adwords before and lost my rearend. How is Yahoo? Have you noticed much difference between the two?

  41. Patrick Burt on May 6th, 2008

    Jason, I think you’re doing fine with just word of mouth. :)

  42. DazzleCat Website Design on May 12th, 2008

    this will be really useful for me thanks

  43. Paul on May 13th, 2008

    This is a very nice post, thanks for posting about it!

  44. Mtpa on May 13th, 2008

    Even though PPC looks a bit risky i want to try it.

  45. RC Parks on May 14th, 2008

    Nice post, I’ve learned a lot from this. :)

  46. Wedding Photographers on May 18th, 2008

    Seems like the most common piece of advice that I see is the fact that fear limits most people from accomplishing their PPC goals. You can’t be afraid of losing your shirt on a trial campaign — its part of the game!

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  48. Secret Affiliate Code on June 9th, 2008

    One thing to remember with a PPC campaign (particularly Adwords) is that you need to have a good quality landing page.

    Failing to do this can end up with you paying higher bid prices and making it more difficult to break even let alone profit.

    One way to test your landing page before spending money is to drive some free traffic there first using methods such as article marketing.

  49. Salt Lake City Remodeling on June 11th, 2008

    Marshels book sounds like it could really help me with my affiliate marketing.

  50. Mymuzz on June 23rd, 2008

    Interesting information, thanks!

  51. spanish language software on June 30th, 2008

    PPC can drain your pockets fast if you are not experienced. The resources you’ve listed are great starts. It’s a non-stop learning process and a lot of experimentation.

  52. Pontarae on July 7th, 2008

    One should also be aware that your landing page ‘offer’ begins with the PPC ad. That is to say the text of your ad creates the context in which the click-er arrives on your page, and the way he will view it.

    I’ve just finished explaining this to my current client. He was lamenting the fact that everyone who called (from his campaign) was only concerned with one thing - the cheapest possible cost per lead.

    I reminded him that his PPC campaign ad featured “Cheap Leads”! With that thought in mind what would HE expect if he clicked on a link? What would be HIS first question?

    The Context that people arrive “from” on a PPC determines how they will interpret your Landing Page.

  53. dennisdvideo on July 14th, 2008

    This is great information! Once again you deliver what I’m seeking. Thanks!

  54. Mauritius on July 14th, 2008

    Thanks for the useful informations about pay per click affiliate marketing.

  55. Make money online tips on July 22nd, 2008

    I used Google adsense, Bidvertiser, Oxado & adbrite pay per click advertising programs. I find Google adsense highly effective in content based website and blogs. Apart from Google adsense, performance of all other pay per click programs was pathetic.

  56. Buy Dubai Property on July 28th, 2008

    another way Click-through rate or CTR is a way of measuring the success of an online advertising campaign. A CTR is obtained by dividing the number of users who clicked on an ad on a web page by the number of times the ad was delivered (impressions). For example, if your banner ad was delivered 100 times (impressions delivered) and one person clicked on it (clicks recorded), then the resulting CTR would be 1 percent.

    Banner ad click-through rates have fallen over time, often measuring significantly less than 1 percent. By selecting an appropriate advertising site with high affinity (e.g. a movie magazine for a movie advertisement), the same banner can achieve a substantially higher click-through rate. Personalized ads, unusual formats, and more obtrusive ads typically have higher click-through rates than standard banner ads.

    CTR is most commonly defined as number of clicks divided by number of impressions and generally not in terms of number of persons who clicked. This is an important difference because if one person clicks 10 times on the same advertisement instead of once then the CTR would increase in the earlier definition but would stay the same in term of latter definition.

  57. Singapore SEO on July 30th, 2008

    Many forget that PPC is just generating clicks into a website. What many did not realize is the landing pages used in the campaign which leads to higher sales leads or affilate earnings.

  58. E.Umana on August 17th, 2008

    I noticed you said you plan to start out with $600 split between Google and

    Yahoo but that it will come down to $450 due to coupons. Where do you get the coupons and will it work for established adwords accounts?

  59. rushna on August 30th, 2008

    I like this post. It is comprehensive, informative and to the point. thanks for the great tips. really helped me alot. :)

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