If you haven’t noticed a lot of the “hot” offers come and go faster than a blowjob on prom night.
This might be OK if you like the quick buck, but this way of thinking isn’t the proper way to build a sustainable business.
If you want to still be in this business a year from now you need to focus on the long term.
- Build quality email lists
- Grow relationships with advertisers, networks and other affiliates
- Gain trust in the industry
- Network as much as possible
- Focus on long term niches that will never go away (for example: debt, finance, loans, credit, education, insurance, etc.)
- Provide quality leads and traffic
Yeah the quick and easy money is great, but when the gravy train ends it’s a lot hard to get started again. Long term is the only way to go in my opinion.
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Couldn’t agree more.
The largest problem with the industry is the addiction to the quick-buck.
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And he’s back for a month or two.
Expand Bryn, hook us up on what long term investments you’ve been working on.
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Unless your the guy running the “HOT” offer you’ll be caking (almost like 50 cent putting $ in his lambo lol)
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Totally agree with you bro.
The offers being gone in 60 seconds is the bane of those trying to build a serious business for the long-term
Great tips all ways & always.
Phoenix
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Agreed. Long term all the way!
Btw, how about being an advertiser?
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some great points,
diversify traffic sources as well … I think many have learned this the hard way.
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Hey Bryn, nice post.
Quick question: What do you do regarding scammy offers? It seems like 99% of the offers within CPA networks generate tons of complaints with consumers.
If you were to build a quality email list, would you send them these kinds of offers? And if so, do those people stick around on the list, or do they immediately hate you for linking them to a crappy offer (ie rebill)
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Bryn Youngblut Reply:
November 10th, 2010 at 10:13 am
I avoid those type of offers at all cost. They will definitely generate some higher complaint rates.
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I couldn’t agree more. The people I know who have solid, long term businesses (and I don’t mean just 2-3 years) diversify their traffic sources, offers, and mostly importantly build assets like emails lists, your own product, etc.
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Great insight….
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