Complete Newb Question - WickedFire - Affiliate Marketing Forum

Seth. · 08-11-2008, 01:24 AM

I just got done reading a lot of the newb articles in this forum and it seems that a lot of the Arbitrage posts were made more then a year back can you tell me if things/rules have dramatically changed in the past few months or are there just better opportunities out there to make better money?

I know that is a general question I just noticed that they weren't many new posts about arbitrage. Thanks and what a great forum and site.

Seth.

ChrisS · 08-11-2008, 01:38 AM

Google started making arbitrage life miserable for affiliates. Quality scores and manual slaps of arbitrage accounts and stuff.

I hear that some people are still getting away with it, but I don't know any personally.

Seth. · 08-11-2008, 01:53 AM

I figured it was something like that. I'm just trying to get as much information as I can get about everything and go out there and try everything and it seemed like Arb was if not dead in a coma.

MyOwnDemon · 08-11-2008, 02:22 PM

There are definitely people still making money with it, but I don't recommend you try to get into it as a noob.

coglethorpe · 08-11-2008, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by MyOwnDemon

There are definitely people still making money with it, but I don't recommend you try to get into it as a noob.

When you all say "arbitrage" do you mean the celebrity polls that actually lead to zip submits or ringtones offers? Or is that something else?

What does work that a n00b can start out with in PPC that won't get them slapped?

sgtrok · 08-11-2008, 02:37 PM

Arbitrage usually refers to buying cheap links on adwords that leads to a page filled with adsense ads where the adsense ads pay more per click then the adwords you paid for.

coglethorpe · 08-11-2008, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sgtrok

Arbitrage usually refers to buying cheap links on adwords that leads to a page filled with adsense ads where the adsense ads pay more per click then the adwords you paid for.

OK, that makes sense. I've heard that's been dead for a while.

ArbiUK · 08-13-2008, 12:38 PM

Its far from dead, whats dying is making crap sites with just ads on them. Many have been priced out or QS'd out of google, some are still cruising. Being a good ppc affiliate means having lots of sources, private deals, arb, seo, sem and more. Making the cash is harder, yes this true for some.

08-11-2008, 01:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
Seth. Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 3	Complete Newb Question I just got done reading a lot of the newb articles in this forum and it seems that a lot of the Arbitrage posts were made more then a year back can you tell me if things/rules have dramatically changed in the past few months or are there just better opportunities out there to make better money? I know that is a general question I just noticed that they weren't many new posts about arbitrage. Thanks and what a great forum and site. Seth.

08-11-2008, 01:38 AM	#2 (permalink)
ChrisS Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,485	Google started making arbitrage life miserable for affiliates. Quality scores and manual slaps of arbitrage accounts and stuff. I hear that some people are still getting away with it, but I don't know any personally. __________________ If you haven’t joined Ads4Dough...You’ll probably end up in a cardboard box behind Wal-Mart.

08-11-2008, 02:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
MyOwnDemon Face Rocker Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,966	There are definitely people still making money with it, but I don't recommend you try to get into it as a noob. __________________ I design custom landing pages - $65 each. 900+ LPs designed for WickedFire members. PM me for more details... or check this thread.

08-13-2008, 12:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
ArbiUK Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London Posts: 38	Its far from dead, whats dying is making crap sites with just ads on them. Many have been priced out or QS'd out of google, some are still cruising. Being a good ppc affiliate means having lots of sources, private deals, arb, seo, sem and more. Making the cash is harder, yes this true for some. __________________ ActiveAds.com - High Revenue PPC Feeds

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08-11-2008, 01:53 AM	#3 (permalink)
Seth. Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 3	I figured it was something like that. I'm just trying to get as much information as I can get about everything and go out there and try everything and it seemed like Arb was if not dead in a coma.

08-11-2008, 02:37 PM	#6 (permalink)
sgtrok Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 9	Arbitrage usually refers to buying cheap links on adwords that leads to a page filled with adsense ads where the adsense ads pay more per click then the adwords you paid for.

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