Introduction to Blackhat CPA Marketing
+ Y P( J) y( _) SI'm gonna start off slow guys.4 V1 m/ }/ A! _! i$ O. ?
Explanation and Introduction
0 O" |/ n. K( Y7 c& R% uBlackhat = Sleazy or unethical ways of getting the aœedgea over the competition.! `& q. t# h2 o) S- q/ i3 f7 H
CPA = Cost Per Action.' p+ @1 N5 t/ d; S
So the basic philosophy goes something like thisa|! N7 z& X p* V& b) F( h% p
Using Blackhat means and techniques to gather the edge over the rest of the
4 R9 X* M7 n, X. Acompetitors in order to promote CPA offers.
. N7 Z$ S/ l* t+ g* OYes, you will be doing this!
% G! t1 Y. [* g( K+ V2 R* N7 q8 [Yes, you will have the immediate edge over your competition!% z. K. V- U/ p
Yes, you may begin learning right now and begin implementing almost A! k, x, \2 J9 K$ U
immediately!
) }0 F$ E9 J8 p1 e9 \; o) ESo Leta™s Begin, What is a CPA offer?- l( k$ m; Q- X. e, {& C
Leta™s start off small.
H4 u3 U& H9 h/ o% |' \It begins with a company/advertiser looking to buy leads so they can turn those2 t3 }8 l! O3 Y
leads into paid users on their site or the use of other monetization means.+ R7 Y+ I% l. R; k! d2 J
This company/advertiser then registers as an advertiser to an Affiliate Network/, }2 T) }3 B9 ]/ ?% b' E
CPA Network.
" h8 O6 Z1 ], \8 b2 y7 rThey then notify the network they will be offering a CPA zip submit that pays- \" }: D, `3 t6 N; c
$1.25 on 1st page submit which is also known as a CPA offer!+ c5 H- n, e' R+ _4 b
This is where WE as publishers come into play. We then sign-up to Affiliate6 L! ]) L2 b9 O
Networks/CPA Networks, find these CPA offers, and start promoting them to earn for every lead we generate. We can also be called Lead Generators or Affiliate Marketers! iŠ5 {4 {* C2 ?; ]0 \$ V" R2 I1 L7 O. i
There is a certain kind of CPA offer called e-mail/zip submits. The offers pay out* r1 w o$ M0 e8 ~1 l/ w
as high as $3.00 and as low as $0.80 per lead that you generate. These will be
9 ^. q6 u/ G2 X) s* @+ y$ J6 b8 Rthe kind of CPA offers we will be promoting for our method in Section 3.
2 W& \4 C3 R Q* l ?0 }If you havena™t seen these offers before or have no idea what Ia™m talking about,
3 P$ F8 A+ v; B1 B% S: O ithata™s okay because our next step is signing up for CPA networks so you will be
' _+ i: U6 A0 qable to see and start promoting these offers.
% V# Q7 \6 E- A- @! B+ w( E; uHow To Get Into ANY CPA Network
3 e P7 i9 T7 W4 F0 t) \' \Getting into a CPA Network is really REALLY damn easy with a few exceptions of
9 o& u$ z+ ?6 } v/ h3 Ueither living in a 3rd world country or not being able to speak English.0 A5 k& `; ~) a* \ V6 n
With that said, I outline a foolproof guideline of pretty much getting accepted3 q0 D6 {9 I! n. i* D; m
into nearly all CPA Networks:
5 p) A$ m5 V2 xA· For company name, setup a front and use your company name!
% e F( l" ]. n4 v! Go Example: Myself Marketing, Inc.# F" k: J0 O& B* b! T
A· Have a business website ready to present as your main URL!
. R0 T9 c" i8 x% Y+ K) F; mo Example: MyselfMarketingInc.com
- a. ]" v9 k; _9 s" Oo Upload a Business Template or fresh Wordpress theme.7 N3 Y' J" s) Q& @7 X7 D
i‚§ Oswd.org
3 X( X& v( H: b. p3 Gi‚§ FreeWPThemes.net
/ v& { n7 |7 R! q6 _A· Use your personal domain as your e-mail address!! o! X8 O& o0 _+ O( K
o Example: [email protected]
. w4 v4 P# F, m$ f$ e- I* ZA· Use a real phone number!5 W( g9 ^; z h3 m/ U
o I usually do a follow up call the next day to confirm that you are
$ P% Q5 G& r/ r1 D9 u6 pgetting accepted. Always speak like you know what you are doing and* B$ G3 d7 h: t6 F2 O& F3 S1 {
act a little aœcondescendinga and tell them youa™ll be able to pull big# }2 N! G% |4 H& S
numbers in no time.
& x' N/ u y/ F+ K; J$ }. d/ C" `o Always keep in contact with your affiliate manager whether in be on
) Q3 Q9 ~+ S0 Z0 S1 J+ J3 tAIM or through the phone. These are the people that get you paid so5 y9 P2 w" z, q& F
ita™s nice to have an ongoing relationship with them. Some will even do) o$ Y* H0 C+ t' _7 W
favors for you. iŠ
- ^6 j# D4 U3 e& i" sA· What Verticals/Offers Do You Promote?6 n$ l# W$ x) d! x; }9 p
o Example: Financial, 2nd page e-mail submits, 1st page e-mail/zip$ {/ v0 ? R; m# [" k! s, \; D
submits.) O) E9 [' Z, F* x* q
o They will LIKE that you mention 2nd page e-mail submits because it
, J q$ D j+ X% [5 Z" B: _notifies them youa™ve been in another advertiser network before them, N8 n5 Y0 M0 m
and you obviously have experience.
0 T4 @7 ]! S1 _% QA· Method of Promotion and Experience?5 x% h1 P6 u y$ z1 j# \( o
o Example: I promote through several channels including PPC networks3 U: o3 B; L* S
(Google Adwords, Yahoo Search Marketing, MSN Adcenter, 2nd and 3rd' h& X, S3 [/ x# Q `
tier search engines/PPC programs) and Media Buys (Print ads in! c7 F8 }7 N2 w. B. e
newspapers, 30 second spots on TV, banner ads on popular websites,! C* _. c- I! `: H8 n) A# N( @
etc).
$ ?5 |4 ^$ z: |8 D: vA· Treat It Like A Business and It Will Treat You With Business!0 I7 Z) g" q, a( @
o Words for the wise!
: T) [7 ^+ e- f; ~* U$ FAll these tips should give you a pretty good understanding on what CPA
+ S$ w, Q1 v# Xnetworks expect from newly-applied affiliates. Now go out there and start your
8 g$ O: F2 E3 H, _$ B" m; @* Gapplication for various CPA Networks.
0 v; T- X+ n1 |Herea™s a List of CPA Networks (Big List!)
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( I8 _0 z) J. o7 y5 kBlackhat CPA Domination Method #1
+ ~' R' G; x7 J+ I. n0 r% }Ia™m going to be straight up. Ia™m earning an average of $350/day per network: r0 q. _3 n' E
that I choose to do with this method. Potential is limitless. My other private) X6 r: b' R* j+ O. ~% W
methods net me a higher ROI % and give me more security is why I choose not3 h1 t4 R$ L+ l1 R7 ^0 a* A
to scale this method up too much.
" \; V/ `# ^2 D/ uThe reason I chose to share THIS particular method is because it takes EFFORT to. L- |& I T& S# O
implement and thata™s good because most people are very lazy and dona™t take5 P/ g7 W; x- {
action meaning ita™s going to be less saturated for me and the people who put
2 G: T; e1 c$ kthis to work and make some money. iŠ
! i2 _1 { Z: FBlackhat CPA Domination Method #2
9 L" e5 y: o. @2 N( yTopic/Niche: File Host Uploading
9 A; x8 m' l& \) Y; i O7 |6 IDifficulty of Implementation: Moderate to Difficult3 ?: d- L, W2 z
Programming Prerequisites: Intermediate PHP) |+ \" T) \* ^5 S3 x# B7 N# b
1) Register a domain or use free hosting6 W7 Y. q" K. [( e
a. Example: HostYoDamnFilez.com, b) ~# ?- [8 _1 o
2) Upload an File Upload script
0 V' n+ ^: _" ^! V za. You can buy or find some free onea™s very easily
% \& q' W3 _- ^! I- ^4 t Z' {3) Create a pretty logo or use a logo generator
) b% d7 z6 T% J2 ~- M+ e4) Modify the upload page to where it will do this:" W- q5 P0 n( F: ? I
a. Pop-up with a CPA 1st page zip/e-mail submit
. G( x: g1 X8 t9 f) @! fb. Conditions:
: }+ ^: `( B* l! h% c) Ri. File Size: I found 15MB or larger to be more profitable.' e3 N4 G' _" y2 c8 q) l
ii. Initiate pop-up when it has already started uploading, I found the best' y, c; [3 U9 g/ ]: W
% to be around 20% of the total size file.
3 R3 [1 H6 x3 h/ }9 p2 U/ \6 Rc. Why This Works! d+ h. ?% L* z5 K# x
i. This plays on peoplea™s emotions and psychology. Pretend youa™re trying to
5 a7 ^. }7 i7 M$ i9 aupload a 125MB .zip file. You start uploading a 125 MB file and ita™s 25%
$ F3 G5 Y9 W* ~4 Z- bdone @ 31.25MB so far and a window pops up and says if you do not/ Y J$ o9 P; f/ r
complete this CPA offer, your upload will not be processed. I would be
2 j$ H4 Y8 }1 |& L: l" f) Zpissed but oblige and complete the offer.. c: r% |; b8 L$ L( Q5 u0 {
d. Cautions:2 ? y! A: k' v! p! Z3 ~! b
i. You HAVE to be careful here because conversion rates are extremely7 s( k0 g2 S7 G- j* e1 u& P
high and a high conversion rate seems to raise suspicion on
0 y; _& {" { ^, v4 _. xincentivization of non-incentivized offers.
6 S- N# Y9 S% A' ?0 @ii. Dilute your conversion rate by buying cheap traffic.
. s; C, R' P1 Q8 z2 M1 E7 ~# T1. NEVER send cheap traffic directly to affiliate offer, but to a
5 d' T6 j, Q0 _7 i- f9 b, Hbrand new double Meta refresh.) O* p# X! V0 m# A9 s
a. Cheap Traffic iƒ 1st Refresh iƒ 2nd Refresh- t X O) D. B- ~# D S$ h; I/ x( G
2. Always use a 3rd party tracking system OR just blank the referrer8 p% ?/ d! a! g# K) i
by using a double Meta refresh.
( m2 l1 L+ [8 M% F- J$ @5) Now Generate Traffic!# ]! V5 K5 x7 u) @6 R: V
a. Adwords Search
, L- U/ j' h2 T. X- f1 l* Li. Bids are very cheap
# f8 f& D) L B* f& Z/ A) t: N8 Mb. 2nd, 3rd, and nth Tier PPC Programs2 z9 B4 M5 p6 z" e- P5 h5 _
i. Dirt cheap bids
* P6 _, ~" {& L, I" Mc. Adwords Content Network
! K. o1 n( m. L* V) S4 U* P3 Pi. Bids are also very cheap.
/ n: T1 K; S) }; y6 rd. Warez Forums8 g7 R+ D6 S% S) f2 ?& u
i. Media buys (banner ads)# f6 N5 R+ x8 H5 x+ a
ii. Just upload a good amount of your own files using your own site and
6 B5 y7 S% e' _0 ?0 }add a signature link promoting your site
" V+ R2 X! ?" W# h9 ke. Spam Ya Link!3 a# o7 w7 _4 v, n8 G/ T, u. Y
i. Spam Torrent Comments
# B$ g6 d2 m* U8 [4 M8 v6 yii. Spam Social Networking Sites" S( q# k8 `! L' i
iii. Anywhere You Wish iŠ
7 ^* S3 v0 F' Y, vA· Tip: If you go with PPC ads, make sure you use a call-to-action such as
+ i' O; n5 x% P# Z5 {' HaœUpload Instantlya otherwise you might turn out negative like I first did. iŠ% U. o* Q" S* s0 e( B& S9 q
A· Tip: Using free hosting that supports your script will save you on bandwidth
9 |8 Q/ Y1 Q& j, q* m2 m: Qcosts although bandwidth shouldna™t be a problem either way.+ K" @, d9 t+ m0 h4 i
A· Tip: Dona™t just try 1st page submits. Try 2nd page e-mail/zip submits, ringtone4 r) {$ o' p. M' e$ [3 y
offers, and others. Ita™s ALL about testing which converts the best to give you( A. i7 c9 \' k8 F) z2 I) M9 H
the highest ROI %!$ }# f9 \; \' X) {* H/ A, ]
How To Protect Your CPA Income +
6 z$ I" T1 v4 c1 T, b( XStart Getting Weekly Payouts
) u4 \; C' I' W: VI was initially thinking that this section is not really warranted but what the, Z1 T5 X/ R( {+ _0 V7 }1 u
hella|you all might get your CPA income revoked/withdrawn and get a bunch$ J, O/ ?/ z. @
and bunch of people in trouble.
6 [$ L f4 S/ JProtection of your CPA income consists of:3 t( r! a) N. v+ H3 H( z8 G) r
1) Preventing your affiliate manager from seeing your traffic source.
5 }# M. |8 \/ a& D2) Pushing real leads and ensuring backend conversions for the advertiser.
; d. Y- e$ X- h3) Keep conversion rates believable a「 1st page e-mail/zip submits I try to3 F7 ?( Q% |, w; O8 ^6 h* p6 ?
keep from 15-40%.6 y9 w$ f0 A& k' j8 f% v
If your affiliate manager never sees your traffic source, then youa™re key. You can
@( T- h0 F& q! p6 zuse a simple double Meta refresh to hide your traffic source(s).
: u: k2 V& b* y1 F, ?This is done in this process:; s: a; j1 t; F& ?
User goes on Site A iƒ Clicks on 1.php (Meta refreshes to 2.php) iƒ 2.php Meta
: n; z7 M3 D% b: F8 Q! t( x& n9 drefreshes directly to CPA offer.
0 H8 J7 N/ k, R% D/ EMake sure therea™s an IF statement that checks if the referrer is actually blank
( M7 v( l9 h7 F+ \! b! h6 \# Tand it isna™t blank then send em to a 404 page because you dona™t want
5 M3 R6 R! m# x$ y: K7 c+ m( g& Zyour affiliate manager to see youa™re your traffic source.' b: K. Z+ a! e: h; r
Getting weekly payments:
7 d) ?, L% T0 `, kAll you have to do is talk to your affiliate manager, be condescending (like you
- w h6 F" [% z: ~0 ]6 e/ A6 t& Jshoulda™ve been the whole time) and mention that you get weekly payouts2 I5 Y7 a. P$ E" T5 Q
with companies such asa|..XY7, Copeac, and Hydra. Along with that, therea™s
( i3 {7 ^9 M4 N2 o, ~also usually a minimum of $1,000/week in lead generation in order to get
$ H6 q o- C1 |1 d+ y+ mthe weeklies. |