Introduction to Blackhat CPA Marketing1 ] Y) ?7 S! Y+ o+ a5 z0 E! ~" i; \
I'm gonna start off slow guys.
4 p8 e) h' l! ~+ b5 s7 zExplanation and Introduction
( U$ ^/ i. d+ c3 L' e+ D0 Q4 dBlackhat = Sleazy or unethical ways of getting the aœedgea over the competition., \4 r4 }( e7 b3 l
CPA = Cost Per Action.4 p5 Y# E" {# O( p& y
So the basic philosophy goes something like thisa|# h: A3 L0 X) r" q4 M8 T8 `& D! V7 y
Using Blackhat means and techniques to gather the edge over the rest of the9 }, r) V6 i( B i& i) B7 U8 X* ^
competitors in order to promote CPA offers.- o, _# z% t3 ?) U
Yes, you will be doing this!
( Q+ l! u% y5 } y$ t$ P5 t: K) {/ IYes, you will have the immediate edge over your competition!1 L+ v9 F" B6 F, E' M' F
Yes, you may begin learning right now and begin implementing almost
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So Leta™s Begin, What is a CPA offer?
. n# x# k4 K- X8 Q# E: B7 E3 T" ?Leta™s start off small." \4 r. k% w! a- E5 B3 c
It begins with a company/advertiser looking to buy leads so they can turn those
: Y2 X7 M7 Y7 r6 W6 A @7 Sleads into paid users on their site or the use of other monetization means.1 S- e+ {1 p" r0 R/ C c5 G! w
This company/advertiser then registers as an advertiser to an Affiliate Network/
# Q8 {# t$ ~& z0 E& JCPA Network.
. F T$ r1 ~6 C0 }They then notify the network they will be offering a CPA zip submit that pays
4 d5 Z. e( G! m1 e9 g& u# H) ?. h$1.25 on 1st page submit which is also known as a CPA offer!' o2 N0 E4 x# z: d
This is where WE as publishers come into play. We then sign-up to Affiliate- w* P' ?+ U: }6 J$ M; l" ~
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! iŠ
4 _- L0 `* k% o- |9 q2 q4 GThere is a certain kind of CPA offer called e-mail/zip submits. The offers pay out+ V7 Q- H {4 b# r: |
as high as $3.00 and as low as $0.80 per lead that you generate. These will be
: I+ C! E) _* T; W9 N5 ~the kind of CPA offers we will be promoting for our method in Section 3.- ?, l, j! l% \( V, a; v
If you havena™t seen these offers before or have no idea what Ia™m talking about,
" a- B0 V0 a7 j6 g% Y: vthata™s okay because our next step is signing up for CPA networks so you will be$ `/ `9 e( M& g g" T
able to see and start promoting these offers.
& s9 H* W% R- a/ V" g7 \2 ~+ C3 PHow To Get Into ANY CPA Network
! W/ a5 I$ d) s0 S4 c2 D! oGetting into a CPA Network is really REALLY damn easy with a few exceptions of; e" c# H% R" q4 p. w$ p
either living in a 3rd world country or not being able to speak English.
- U3 Z8 Q/ R$ rWith that said, I outline a foolproof guideline of pretty much getting accepted
2 C/ u& u x! m0 O4 rinto nearly all CPA Networks:
" [& | m6 s4 J A0 O7 [A· For company name, setup a front and use your company name!
, Q& G7 b* |& [9 v) So Example: Myself Marketing, Inc.
3 ]- A0 [6 E% N5 t2 ]% HA· Have a business website ready to present as your main URL!
& s# \, }+ a0 Po Example: MyselfMarketingInc.com# c% q; a# m( Q r7 M% x* d5 m; V
o Upload a Business Template or fresh Wordpress theme.: x1 P* k, z+ T8 p& P0 y
i‚§ Oswd.org
# E+ D. x' q' r/ I) Oi‚§ FreeWPThemes.net
( V& h @' } Q( K5 Y3 g1 TA· Use your personal domain as your e-mail address!: Y+ g: h( t, d* u( Y5 r+ o
o Example: [email protected]- d8 B8 U5 x8 j4 T5 v% a
A· Use a real phone number!
8 @" v1 P1 r2 v+ Eo I usually do a follow up call the next day to confirm that you are
& c; m% h, F0 Wgetting accepted. Always speak like you know what you are doing and
/ U, C/ R8 X9 t* R+ J% y8 ?8 L4 `act a little aœcondescendinga and tell them youa™ll be able to pull big
; l& q. q8 e* A" ]0 Y8 ~, x/ unumbers in no time.
3 T1 E9 v& y5 b9 Ao Always keep in contact with your affiliate manager whether in be on
% V1 ~- ~" ?# _$ _* w- dAIM or through the phone. These are the people that get you paid so& i& y5 Q4 ]0 {& N, m) b4 R7 c
ita™s nice to have an ongoing relationship with them. Some will even do: |/ p1 G9 \% d3 d# X
favors for you. iŠ
( c" e( G* f4 X1 p% W% `0 y* KA· What Verticals/Offers Do You Promote?. f g6 I6 ?" Z+ H
o Example: Financial, 2nd page e-mail submits, 1st page e-mail/zip7 f; M! s2 t1 a# d1 l/ Z
submits.! [8 v+ y8 b3 D; r
o They will LIKE that you mention 2nd page e-mail submits because it, j! r% x1 \9 e, ` H4 B
notifies them youa™ve been in another advertiser network before them
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A· Method of Promotion and Experience?
. a1 @ L( S' r6 `o Example: I promote through several channels including PPC networks
7 P! V5 ]# F2 `(Google Adwords, Yahoo Search Marketing, MSN Adcenter, 2nd and 3rd! k1 W; @/ B0 U. P; q7 t$ o
tier search engines/PPC programs) and Media Buys (Print ads in" y5 }9 s3 y4 R& p
newspapers, 30 second spots on TV, banner ads on popular websites,8 U( q4 Z9 B# N; w- D' B
etc).
( J' c, t; j+ V& W ZA· Treat It Like A Business and It Will Treat You With Business!
, K) l6 e) c. b* b, ~! w; F/ v0 Wo Words for the wise!( s2 t1 e3 X8 }2 v; q$ W# \& I
All these tips should give you a pretty good understanding on what CPA
- ]8 u( k; ? mnetworks expect from newly-applied affiliates. Now go out there and start your I# \7 n. A/ p9 b _* L
application for various CPA Networks.
0 S! B9 x) l, S2 ~Herea™s a List of CPA Networks (Big List!)
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$ S0 e) W! Z. P6 u3 q' iBlackhat CPA Domination Method #1
7 Z1 x6 H$ z% Z X; m. Z, |( AIa™m going to be straight up. Ia™m earning an average of $350/day per network9 o, _0 W/ Z' E$ S5 O. U' P
that I choose to do with this method. Potential is limitless. My other private
s2 c7 {1 Z8 m) U7 |: n0 L9 |methods net me a higher ROI % and give me more security is why I choose not' y. j6 N' }9 F; T* C2 m' Z
to scale this method up too much.) Q; O# q0 T% i; u" C3 u/ J7 K
The reason I chose to share THIS particular method is because it takes EFFORT to' S) G: J5 q5 s4 b3 y' |4 {
implement and thata™s good because most people are very lazy and dona™t take
+ X: B9 _6 t! {* {" a6 taction meaning ita™s going to be less saturated for me and the people who put
/ h; e5 y% `9 q/ g% {/ S2 P) f! b9 othis to work and make some money. iŠ: \% ~4 ~# K2 x
Blackhat CPA Domination Method #2. N# I( V7 { j( F* r
Topic/Niche: File Host Uploading
8 ~" s4 E0 [. s, _" H1 C+ ODifficulty of Implementation: Moderate to Difficult2 ^6 P7 J: T3 M$ R* L) ]
Programming Prerequisites: Intermediate PHP4 J6 \% k# P8 I3 u
1) Register a domain or use free hosting
( P( ?! K* G5 d6 T: Z0 Y, A' |a. Example: HostYoDamnFilez.com! l$ W7 U4 k! L( T+ [
2) Upload an File Upload script
4 C( |4 O7 z; O8 r; }9 x* za. You can buy or find some free onea™s very easily5 `9 x9 {) E6 n' L) L Z
3) Create a pretty logo or use a logo generator
9 V; \( ?. U( d5 }4) Modify the upload page to where it will do this:
6 T! E, v. M0 Y- Ba. Pop-up with a CPA 1st page zip/e-mail submit2 P% J; x9 ]( a0 T. c1 _, A& m
b. Conditions:8 w T6 s% M$ r3 r9 j
i. File Size: I found 15MB or larger to be more profitable.. H9 U. p9 [( J, b8 h% c
ii. Initiate pop-up when it has already started uploading, I found the best) v9 _; H1 }9 r+ j+ b! T: R
% to be around 20% of the total size file.1 {$ ?1 F; [0 x( D3 E& B. E+ E
c. Why This Works5 A- |7 C" N" v# J9 E6 D- @
i. This plays on peoplea™s emotions and psychology. Pretend youa™re trying to1 x( b n$ | |0 q/ `! j
upload a 125MB .zip file. You start uploading a 125 MB file and ita™s 25%$ Y5 \/ s" l/ A# Y
done @ 31.25MB so far and a window pops up and says if you do not
4 h% i; Q& e. F1 D! _: r: Mcomplete this CPA offer, your upload will not be processed. I would be
. {# X" T% y' _8 ppissed but oblige and complete the offer.$ H- ?- d T7 W) F
d. Cautions:
, o6 k% N4 Y( U$ z/ Z2 gi. You HAVE to be careful here because conversion rates are extremely; D$ z& f# {6 _% q. j3 h
high and a high conversion rate seems to raise suspicion on
' E/ T( A7 |; `. v: m6 a0 qincentivization of non-incentivized offers.( c8 Q1 G; h E$ m9 ]
ii. Dilute your conversion rate by buying cheap traffic.
: S5 c0 Z2 d. N& U1. NEVER send cheap traffic directly to affiliate offer, but to a
* W" L7 K$ I; L3 \* r @brand new double Meta refresh.
, E" Z- N, g5 t$ v( @a. Cheap Traffic iƒ 1st Refresh iƒ 2nd Refresh
% \" s. q+ ^* ~- x" s2. Always use a 3rd party tracking system OR just blank the referrer6 z0 H& C% L' Q( E1 d
by using a double Meta refresh., J. x. [5 H1 V; ]% S# _/ M) J0 R E
5) Now Generate Traffic!0 t- m# e0 a; B# ?
a. Adwords Search6 I: g5 H! y9 {8 R. l8 @
i. Bids are very cheap
/ x: D; e$ D5 H0 m+ r7 }b. 2nd, 3rd, and nth Tier PPC Programs' }. ~4 ]- a' B+ W/ s% t E
i. Dirt cheap bids
% O- N$ F8 r3 m7 [c. Adwords Content Network# Y3 D' i1 ~' Y2 l' h
i. Bids are also very cheap.
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i. Media buys (banner ads)
9 f) ]2 g t" |. ^1 Lii. Just upload a good amount of your own files using your own site and
8 y& j' r( {+ \. madd a signature link promoting your site: y1 K4 v8 M( F! S; n/ \
e. Spam Ya Link!: k! u: ?4 l" ~6 `7 k, b- D
i. Spam Torrent Comments4 }* `+ X A+ a2 R. |6 I
ii. Spam Social Networking Sites
2 g/ g( E6 N) `iii. Anywhere You Wish iŠ
1 l5 u+ {, l2 e4 q0 w% b0 J. VA· Tip: If you go with PPC ads, make sure you use a call-to-action such as
1 h6 n# S s, x6 W* K2 Q/ zaœUpload Instantlya otherwise you might turn out negative like I first did. iŠ
5 K+ Q; x/ J2 @3 U6 `A· Tip: Using free hosting that supports your script will save you on bandwidth
9 S4 U; K) v0 E. e% b$ bcosts although bandwidth shouldna™t be a problem either way.
) U8 ?9 ~% O# R+ c/ X0 nA· Tip: Dona™t just try 1st page submits. Try 2nd page e-mail/zip submits, ringtone+ R" H# r) u) X( K/ B
offers, and others. Ita™s ALL about testing which converts the best to give you/ a" K1 m# P4 `+ Q$ b
the highest ROI %!
+ v- _/ ~% @. r- Z# P9 _' KHow To Protect Your CPA Income +# G/ J! m( Q% {& q, s2 n
Start Getting Weekly Payouts
; U, e* L0 f5 P- I$ ]( pI was initially thinking that this section is not really warranted but what the, z: g0 _5 ~, T9 u
hella|you all might get your CPA income revoked/withdrawn and get a bunch, T4 F/ w" G9 h
and bunch of people in trouble.
6 @0 E1 l5 Z" [* t% wProtection of your CPA income consists of:5 s; c! F/ |& J$ c
1) Preventing your affiliate manager from seeing your traffic source.0 ^5 r* s* m ]
2) Pushing real leads and ensuring backend conversions for the advertiser.* J! a$ {5 ~) h( ]
3) Keep conversion rates believable a「 1st page e-mail/zip submits I try to
" \( R5 B. e6 i8 p' _keep from 15-40%.4 Y7 s- m/ S+ [8 G
If your affiliate manager never sees your traffic source, then youa™re key. You can
. t; G! O1 B! x+ c% xuse a simple double Meta refresh to hide your traffic source(s).7 M1 T: F4 f0 M
This is done in this process:
; {7 }1 c' o1 u2 l7 q: ^+ RUser goes on Site A iƒ Clicks on 1.php (Meta refreshes to 2.php) iƒ 2.php Meta7 W9 h, t. r8 X* |1 C# k' G
refreshes directly to CPA offer.) X- p8 z1 @5 q) w
Make sure therea™s an IF statement that checks if the referrer is actually blank
6 \" M. T1 F3 A, ~: K& jand it isna™t blank then send em to a 404 page because you dona™t want
& q; A1 n7 z! r$ X7 P* l9 R$ ?4 O! f2 Yyour affiliate manager to see youa™re your traffic source.
) X, H9 h3 s) f$ |Getting weekly payments:
! Y1 S5 f1 [0 L8 [All you have to do is talk to your affiliate manager, be condescending (like you
& N( d6 `; m: V" n# Wshoulda™ve been the whole time) and mention that you get weekly payouts
" V: @' |# j7 S, _; S p6 F9 K7 zwith companies such asa|..XY7, Copeac, and Hydra. Along with that, therea™s
" l3 y4 D. Y1 o, I4 k, Walso usually a minimum of $1,000/week in lead generation in order to get
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