Introduction to Blackhat CPA Marketing' K) c/ \ C' f. o& f4 J
I'm gonna start off slow guys." }% u' J" G! @5 n/ w' w
Explanation and Introduction
/ w, ^1 d- h( ?& e5 q, A& cBlackhat = Sleazy or unethical ways of getting the aœedgea over the competition.+ H( m4 l0 a. y+ i8 B$ s
CPA = Cost Per Action./ E6 h9 _8 ]; x2 i7 g
So the basic philosophy goes something like thisa|3 n+ a3 U- j# H$ I+ e- |. }
Using Blackhat means and techniques to gather the edge over the rest of the
9 K9 N: w4 G9 j* Hcompetitors in order to promote CPA offers.9 K4 j% q9 p |# d5 n/ e. z
Yes, you will be doing this!. \; g K/ Y1 V2 F7 H! C3 W
Yes, you will have the immediate edge over your competition!
- z! m+ F* B" {) \3 S+ DYes, you may begin learning right now and begin implementing almost% [5 ~9 t7 M2 I9 }
immediately!
+ G! y0 d% d2 o5 ]9 Z6 eSo Leta™s Begin, What is a CPA offer?
1 B, n4 i T5 C+ }# v2 {8 C. SLeta™s start off small.
$ p0 j9 V" y$ bIt begins with a company/advertiser looking to buy leads so they can turn those
: ]0 a1 `- K, t% B' Jleads into paid users on their site or the use of other monetization means.
3 H/ r# |. W$ p: a# SThis company/advertiser then registers as an advertiser to an Affiliate Network/: C1 X" l8 m2 A2 b$ l- {) ?
CPA Network.
& t2 O/ H; t5 u% F% ^6 uThey then notify the network they will be offering a CPA zip submit that pays
5 z& x+ `# l6 R* A: ?6 E/ k$1.25 on 1st page submit which is also known as a CPA offer!
& ] `! C! d& q6 W0 `" L* CThis is where WE as publishers come into play. We then sign-up to Affiliate1 F5 F7 b& E, y! T1 P' T. J
Networks/CPA Networks, find these CPA offers, and start promoting them to earn for every lead we generate. We can also be called Lead Generators or Affiliate Marketers! iŠ6 @( L3 L$ D- n# `* E( ]
There is a certain kind of CPA offer called e-mail/zip submits. The offers pay out; c, ~) d# I$ ~* f, s2 b F
as high as $3.00 and as low as $0.80 per lead that you generate. These will be2 B7 w2 x/ e3 ` @
the kind of CPA offers we will be promoting for our method in Section 3.- o+ T; y; J k5 l$ ]& g$ _
If you havena™t seen these offers before or have no idea what Ia™m talking about,3 I6 N% A( t9 Q- d$ s; l
thata™s okay because our next step is signing up for CPA networks so you will be7 ^3 B* ?- J& A% {& Y( T
able to see and start promoting these offers.
8 ~" u; J! m" q5 G$ w/ RHow To Get Into ANY CPA Network6 M7 C! H8 x7 E: \2 p0 \- m
Getting into a CPA Network is really REALLY damn easy with a few exceptions of
+ } H$ A! M2 q% ^( e, reither living in a 3rd world country or not being able to speak English.
) F; x; p! p6 a9 V' |, AWith that said, I outline a foolproof guideline of pretty much getting accepted. o, O5 o: c; R$ F/ @% a
into nearly all CPA Networks:, ]% W1 H9 j- b, [" k& d: n
A· For company name, setup a front and use your company name!
, b3 t5 A* K6 r! j) q$ Go Example: Myself Marketing, Inc.3 _& l& b$ `* U+ |, _, r* I
A· Have a business website ready to present as your main URL!
6 q( i5 {8 e( M* a( ^o Example: MyselfMarketingInc.com
8 l& b; T# q1 }4 vo Upload a Business Template or fresh Wordpress theme.
4 v- M, W( R U5 k" t( ^! y$ ji‚§ Oswd.org0 O/ g- n6 C9 C5 p3 m, y
i‚§ FreeWPThemes.net' x/ f' {4 m3 J7 |
A· Use your personal domain as your e-mail address!* _" n: A5 q! N/ t
o Example: [email protected]5 H! d$ H z" m9 \
A· Use a real phone number!
( m) V0 E; J% B0 L: mo I usually do a follow up call the next day to confirm that you are. G" x* x) d# q: ^9 X5 e
getting accepted. Always speak like you know what you are doing and+ C1 e9 Y9 E! o4 N& K
act a little aœcondescendinga and tell them youa™ll be able to pull big
9 w$ B. ~0 o* u N9 C/ xnumbers in no time.1 K; G$ \! D/ A4 e" C
o Always keep in contact with your affiliate manager whether in be on
+ Q( X1 u- P H3 |; }AIM or through the phone. These are the people that get you paid so
& ]4 f. Y5 k/ x3 H7 ~ita™s nice to have an ongoing relationship with them. Some will even do; R% {6 S3 [# G, E+ U
favors for you. iŠ
3 h$ X5 c) ^0 l3 M# [! i% \! GA· What Verticals/Offers Do You Promote?! c( I8 b! d: i" R
o Example: Financial, 2nd page e-mail submits, 1st page e-mail/zip
! R/ O7 d2 p v0 ~submits.6 s# i; G8 U# D
o They will LIKE that you mention 2nd page e-mail submits because it% T4 {: ^0 O/ T' u8 G( T
notifies them youa™ve been in another advertiser network before them/ \, W, i$ B8 [
and you obviously have experience.$ ^9 c$ ^4 ^: b# r. x2 |
A· Method of Promotion and Experience?- ?8 W, D2 q- ~9 ?! C
o Example: I promote through several channels including PPC networks
" @( ?9 O6 Y3 v# p- ~! ?: q- x(Google Adwords, Yahoo Search Marketing, MSN Adcenter, 2nd and 3rd* c- V% E s( W1 X+ z' v9 ]
tier search engines/PPC programs) and Media Buys (Print ads in
3 l, A* T! j5 q U* ?; inewspapers, 30 second spots on TV, banner ads on popular websites,
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A· Treat It Like A Business and It Will Treat You With Business!
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All these tips should give you a pretty good understanding on what CPA! v+ a% o' s+ B7 D
networks expect from newly-applied affiliates. Now go out there and start your# i! K6 w/ M. f* }
application for various CPA Networks." ^! o+ @% j- Q! V. j" Y
Herea™s a List of CPA Networks (Big List!)
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' D# z( S: G9 q TBlackhat CPA Domination Method #1
. p, e. g9 f1 N# lIa™m going to be straight up. Ia™m earning an average of $350/day per network
( w) @% r- ]! H5 fthat I choose to do with this method. Potential is limitless. My other private& Z0 N8 f7 z# I y, x# P& W
methods net me a higher ROI % and give me more security is why I choose not
! }: V( w; ~3 Y) x& q$ Dto scale this method up too much.6 M: N. \; E" x" c
The reason I chose to share THIS particular method is because it takes EFFORT to
2 ^8 o* j8 }5 ^implement and thata™s good because most people are very lazy and dona™t take
8 ^+ ?/ {# p# D1 ]action meaning ita™s going to be less saturated for me and the people who put
/ N5 t% Y3 V: [# N Q4 Ythis to work and make some money. iŠ
S5 R6 F, ?8 @0 t7 _( ]Blackhat CPA Domination Method #28 t" G+ u8 ?: V" q
Topic/Niche: File Host Uploading
3 M7 v# ]0 P& yDifficulty of Implementation: Moderate to Difficult
: r) |8 Q% h8 G5 L2 \/ V/ J% RProgramming Prerequisites: Intermediate PHP
3 {: j }6 K5 f# F1) Register a domain or use free hosting
. z! ]( R) s6 \ w! G2 M) Ia. Example: HostYoDamnFilez.com
! D" p* [& j/ G9 A- I2) Upload an File Upload script
* z# N9 |5 Q! p5 }( Ga. You can buy or find some free onea™s very easily" S3 \/ `+ E8 i2 |9 N) G
3) Create a pretty logo or use a logo generator
W1 a& q2 Y9 V9 |% c" [1 {4) Modify the upload page to where it will do this:
6 e) y+ [& A+ c' f7 Z- k, K) t2 ra. Pop-up with a CPA 1st page zip/e-mail submit0 k0 @5 X. T. t0 b4 @; I7 v
b. Conditions:/ L: Y$ L: Z# |% R- M& J X
i. File Size: I found 15MB or larger to be more profitable.
$ |$ J% J' w8 j9 y" k: Cii. Initiate pop-up when it has already started uploading, I found the best, T& S. g) B& D) H' x
% to be around 20% of the total size file.
" r: m, }- Q- T# l& Nc. Why This Works" A# I/ r& ?0 x m: {
i. This plays on peoplea™s emotions and psychology. Pretend youa™re trying to9 S! ?, R5 t. b7 N- ?
upload a 125MB .zip file. You start uploading a 125 MB file and ita™s 25%
5 i. X( \9 z% a9 ]$ u, K( L+ Xdone @ 31.25MB so far and a window pops up and says if you do not" F. `( |7 E7 I8 f. b
complete this CPA offer, your upload will not be processed. I would be( ?( [ S5 T, Z
pissed but oblige and complete the offer. c* ~( C8 u* y; H
d. Cautions:
* ^8 q6 k5 F+ O# u* M% T6 r1 Y: b" Ai. You HAVE to be careful here because conversion rates are extremely: ]) F# o7 f* F" L8 e) @
high and a high conversion rate seems to raise suspicion on( g( |! l# t- Z* h
incentivization of non-incentivized offers.
# Y5 j3 P5 d. ~* z% |% sii. Dilute your conversion rate by buying cheap traffic.4 l' G' i: F1 Q7 j* O' c- E
1. NEVER send cheap traffic directly to affiliate offer, but to a. M, A7 C. |* U9 e& S9 C' C: h
brand new double Meta refresh.) o) G* S7 B& h9 B8 E
a. Cheap Traffic iƒ 1st Refresh iƒ 2nd Refresh
0 ^; c3 V; C& `' r" g2. Always use a 3rd party tracking system OR just blank the referrer+ y4 F0 d* t7 H$ p
by using a double Meta refresh.
7 c+ S! {, G7 c+ y; B, {1 \! B5) Now Generate Traffic!& q3 Z- C6 r9 j+ w* t
a. Adwords Search) |$ \' U8 V* [3 a" F# J& `8 m1 Z
i. Bids are very cheap0 O; X2 ]' L& x: N6 j: j
b. 2nd, 3rd, and nth Tier PPC Programs
5 J4 d2 j" O# n4 b" Ii. Dirt cheap bids
, ^ V" y% s K7 j4 Mc. Adwords Content Network
- m, [8 ~: |2 |3 hi. Bids are also very cheap.
) S- U* P1 ^& `1 Jd. Warez Forums
# Y" S" Z3 ^1 di. Media buys (banner ads)
% S; T" m1 C/ M/ Z S! o: w9 Yii. Just upload a good amount of your own files using your own site and
& j: F" d* x) O' T: q9 Q9 V4 J3 x$ Dadd a signature link promoting your site% y6 I% q7 g7 S, i$ v% S V2 c; h
e. Spam Ya Link!
% f2 p6 S* Z1 ^7 v$ Yi. Spam Torrent Comments
, l% n* N, F pii. Spam Social Networking Sites4 Q7 u, n6 V0 A' w# S) L
iii. Anywhere You Wish iŠ8 @8 c6 S) G+ X5 _% S
A· Tip: If you go with PPC ads, make sure you use a call-to-action such as' Y2 W1 F9 n5 a& X) f& {
aœUpload Instantlya otherwise you might turn out negative like I first did. iŠ; r: E+ A1 l: I
A· Tip: Using free hosting that supports your script will save you on bandwidth
* V- Z& N& T6 ?$ V, V& s: [8 d- mcosts although bandwidth shouldna™t be a problem either way.# n0 ~: t& Z c6 y
A· Tip: Dona™t just try 1st page submits. Try 2nd page e-mail/zip submits, ringtone! G' X: [$ Q: C q
offers, and others. Ita™s ALL about testing which converts the best to give you+ g; t* j* }1 R0 X% A) z
the highest ROI %!3 f4 u$ l6 S9 o+ M* V& f
How To Protect Your CPA Income +
8 `, X+ h0 J( p" x# fStart Getting Weekly Payouts5 h/ Q- @! ]5 O
I was initially thinking that this section is not really warranted but what the/ [1 L$ i U9 `4 w9 u# l% G* b
hella|you all might get your CPA income revoked/withdrawn and get a bunch7 H* N" z' X0 |( n5 l8 y- S2 L
and bunch of people in trouble.
A" e2 p( S- `' a& ?Protection of your CPA income consists of:* ?4 {; e! r: [6 s( |/ p. f- u
1) Preventing your affiliate manager from seeing your traffic source.1 O" Q; b$ n, h3 p
2) Pushing real leads and ensuring backend conversions for the advertiser.: E: F0 P& L; n0 g! T# Y
3) Keep conversion rates believable a「 1st page e-mail/zip submits I try to
2 E/ x7 n2 W, C) f: ~8 |, ~( _5 tkeep from 15-40%.$ q1 b* J% v8 W! T# V/ K
If your affiliate manager never sees your traffic source, then youa™re key. You can
4 ?4 x+ c4 k5 O9 i6 ause a simple double Meta refresh to hide your traffic source(s).
" J+ y* H$ |6 P" hThis is done in this process:+ f7 p" m, X3 ?1 G1 @
User goes on Site A iƒ Clicks on 1.php (Meta refreshes to 2.php) iƒ 2.php Meta( w* r# \! Z$ L
refreshes directly to CPA offer.
) B: U8 m4 n# \- ^Make sure therea™s an IF statement that checks if the referrer is actually blank" \ t7 `+ X' Q0 z( d( F
and it isna™t blank then send em to a 404 page because you dona™t want
$ _2 r$ J7 j$ Cyour affiliate manager to see youa™re your traffic source." i9 k$ _6 W" p% j
Getting weekly payments:- s A0 j+ p0 P3 m: _
All you have to do is talk to your affiliate manager, be condescending (like you
" L% U% U4 A. A# F/ g; D: ^( nshoulda™ve been the whole time) and mention that you get weekly payouts8 G, Y+ e6 L$ T; c
with companies such asa|..XY7, Copeac, and Hydra. Along with that, therea™s. s2 I" S5 F4 k" c M
also usually a minimum of $1,000/week in lead generation in order to get
2 r6 o7 V; Y; F% Xthe weeklies. |