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Jon · 05-22-2007, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by tob

If you were to give out affiliate summit tickets, when would that be?

When Brandon and I are done giving them out to friends who are good affiliates in the industry that can add value and went to ASW to support us, also to loyal members. After that, the 100+ that are left, will be given out here.

Miguel · 05-22-2007, 08:48 PM

Ok I'm up for one:
What have you found to be the one thing that you see effect conversions the most in terms of landing pages?

Jon · 05-22-2007, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Dar

Ever you ever thought about doing stuffing on CJ for revenge for them fucking you out of money?

I sale unique ICQ's on the internets.

0352 · 05-22-2007, 08:51 PM

Is it worth the time to make a bullshit site with nothing but offers on it? Not google or yahoo ads, but just regular offers from the networks. There are a ton of "freebie" sites out there, just wondering if it is worth the time or if that is asking for a headache.

Jon · 05-22-2007, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by BlondeTM

If you were just starting out in affiliate marketing, and you had a strong domain that ranks well for the niche you've chosen... BUT you have only $300 to spend...

would you go with google adwords or msn adcenter to start out?

Is this like a "I have a friend with a giant mole on his cock.." advice questions that is really about you?

Seriously though..

I'd go with both MSN and Adwords. Dedicate $100 to each one, and focus on much more targeted keywords (long tails?) for max conversions for each click/visit they generate for you, and then take the remainder $100 and put that towards the one that gave you the best ROI... not CTR.. but ROI.

Jon · 05-22-2007, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by trigatch4

No need to apologize... let me rephrase... automization can increase efficiencies a buttload. What are some things you would recommend having automated right off the bat?

Automate all of the things that take the most manual labor/time to do. Also have all the aspects that are huge pains in the asses to do by hand or the ones that cost you the most if you can.

CorrectAD · 05-22-2007, 08:53 PM

If you wanted to develop a software program that you didn''t want the whole world knowing about (on a minimal budget), where or who would you go to in order to get it developed.

I'm thinking of setting up short term in Romania/Russia... what do you think about that idea?

tob · 05-22-2007, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Jon

When Brandon and I are done giving them out to friends who are good affiliates in the industry that can add value and went to ASW to support us, also to loyal members. After that, the 100+ that are left, will be given out here.

Sounds good.

Stanley · 05-22-2007, 08:54 PM

Suppose you have several large media / entertainment based sites. You're planning on spending a few grand a month on advertising each of these sites. How would you budget it? What would you spend money on?

springer · 05-22-2007, 08:56 PM

Jon,

The "guru whores" seem to have succeeded in convincing a lot of people they can make obscene money with no investment of time or money.

I see a few of them wandering in here, looking for real answers after they've been raped by these guys.

What do you think would be a resonable starting budget and time frame for any of these people who are just starting out?

BlondeTM · 05-22-2007, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Jon

Is this like a "I have a friend with a giant mole on his cock.." advice questions that is really about you?

Damn, I'm too transparent.

Jon · 05-22-2007, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by barman

How much do you leverage your current AM campaigns on new ones? Basically.. are you always picking out new niches to try, or do you try to saturate a niches that have been successful for you until you can saturate no more? And is there a breaking point where the time isn't worth the effort anymore for a niche if your strategy is to saturate?

Didn't you hear the news? I retired...

I love money. I love making money. The best thing of them all is finding a way to do it that either no one else has figured out how to do, or to make it by gaming something most others would consider "impossible". It's all about the challenge for me, and the cash payout is the incentive and major perk of it.

I have a tendency to jump from campaign to campaign, or niche to niche just to always be challenging myself and our resources, and to stay sharp on any new developing or underdeveloped markets.

Regardless of what that campaign or niche is.. if it doesn't convert at 3:1-4:1 at the LEAST within 30-90 days, then I cut it loose. I'm here to make money. I already feel like I've put in my time to learn the basics so I may be a lot more spoiled than others, but I see the time spent on it as very valuable and I hate waiting around for something to finally pick up and work. I'm, pretty impatient so it works out well for me without having to wait on an investment to mature and pay off, sometimes it's just easier to get rid of it and move onto something bigger and better.

But that's just me. You should do whatever you feel comfortable doing.

barman · 05-22-2007, 09:00 PM

What is the biggest mistake you see noobs doing most often these days?

Jon · 05-22-2007, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by echo

How do you go about finding the correct niche to get into? How are you choosing i mean i know every niche can be made into a success but there are some that are easier than others.

This may sound strange, and for many years I refused to acknowledge it as a way to pick a solid niche, but since it works time and time again, I use it.

I just trust my gut. If I get a good vibe from it, and after doing some research on both the positive and negative aspects of it, I weigh it out, and try to picture how it can do great, and also how badly it can fail, combine the two, and if the vibe is still there, I go with it. If it's not, I don't.

There is no "correct niche". Every niche can make money. Even killing people, however horrible of a thing it is, there are contract killers out there making a killing (literally!). Think of every bad or evil thing you can, and then think about how it can make money, and there you have it, everything has a way to make cash. Even if it's so against anything you would ever think of, it's still a way to make money.

So if you can come up with really horrible things and then a way to bank from it, then imagine what you can do with a good/legal niche?

Jon · 05-22-2007, 09:05 PM

NO MORE QUESTIONS. CLOSED FOR BUSINESS.

I'll answer the remaining questions though..

All questions after this post are void. Save them and ask them again either on the forum or in the next WF Lightning Round.. whenever I randomly do it again.

Thanks again to everyone who asked normal questions.. and thanks to the usual suspects who try to ask retarded shit.. Lerch, Engaged, etc. -- Dar.. go fuck yourself too.

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