CPA Networks Explained
Sam HarrelsonAffiliate Programs, Contextual Ads, Daily Fortune Cookies, Hacks, Payouts, Podcasts, Search, Tips, Tools, Tricks January 14th, 2008
Episode 9: CPA Networks, Email Marketing, Arbitrage and PPC (about 22 mins / 22 mb’s)
Show Notes
- Zac Johnson’s PPC Posts
- CPA Networks
- Finding Them
- Joining Them
- Getting to Know Them
- Don’t Judge Book by Its Cover
- How to Pick Ads
- Shopping Around
- ClickZ on CPA Networks
- Great Place to Find CPA Networks: DigitalMoses Confidential
Music by Daveski
Image courtesy (of course) of the great Hugh McLeod



January 14th, 2008 at 10:42 pm
cool info
pepperjamNetwork is yet another one that launched recently
there needs to be an affiliate manager code of honor where they will direct their affiliates to the company with the best paying offer for the same landing page
It just seems like paying a different amount for your underwear at walmart depending on which register you check out at. Poor metaphor but you get the point.
my 2 cents from the affiliate side.
January 14th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
Sure, but Wal-Mart isn’t going to tell you to go to KMart or Target b/c they have cheaper prices on underwear. Same applies for the CPA networks.
You’ve got to either watch the Sunday coupons or walk the aisles to know where the cheapest underwear in town can be found and you’ve got to shop around the different CPA networks to find the best payouts, creatives and landing pages (those can differ from network to network as well).
January 14th, 2008 at 10:51 pm
I don’t have to leave my house to view the different affiliate offers is why I compared the different prices to checking out at different aisles, or I wouldn’t have to leave the store, just look around.
Like I said, bad metaphor.
However the cashier will many times tell you if there is a coupon in the paper to get the underwear cheaper that day. In that case a $7 walmart worker has more integrity than most affiliate managers.
January 15th, 2008 at 10:24 pm
hey sam… good to see you here…