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As a previous CPA network owner I can tell you that we denied 99% of affiliate applications.
New people to CPA often wonder why CPA networks are so strict - why don't they accept everyone? The answer is simple - bad affiliates send poor quality traffic and leads to offers (sometimes fraudulent) and this results in poor performance for the offer owners. This poses a huge risk to the network - because it could result in non payment from the offer owners.
Before you apply to any CPA Network is very important that you have a clear understanding of how you will be promoting the offers available within the CPA Network. Most top networks like to work with seasoned veterans within the marketing industry, so it’s going to be important that you do not appear to be a newbie when it comes to marketing. You’ll need to understand certain basic concepts.
If a network just accepts you without knowing anything about you - I would consider that suspiscious.
The first step before applying for any CPA Network is to have a professional website setup.
If you have an old domain name just sitting around, then it’s time to make use of that domain name, the older the domain name the better, as it can appear to be a site that was in existence for a long time.
Also create an email address based off that domain name; that is the email address you’ll be using to contact them, as it’s more professional.
Do not use a free email address as your mode of contact via email.
The easiest thing to do is set up a blog. You can use Wordpress for free. The reason you are setting up the site as a blog is simply because it’s a quick and painless process and with some of the great free themes available through wordpress, it can look professional without you having to do a lot of work. Once you have Wordpress setup and installed on your site, and a nice theme - set up articles. This can be done in minutes using a tool like Jasper. (Get 10,000 free credits here)
Common sense would say If you are planning on running diet offers then your articles should be about weight loss and diet.
This is pretty easy since you are not setting up this blog to be a site that is going to make you money necessarily, but simply to show the CPA networks that you have a professional site that will allow you to get approved quickly.
Later, you can work on posts or landing pages specifically for the CPA offers you’ll be promoting. The role of this site is just to have a “dummy” site more or less that you can use to get accepted by any CPA network.
You should have at least 10 articles on your blog and have it setup in a very neat format. You should be able to do this easily with the free Jasper credits above.
Be sure to have a privacy policy and contact form on your blog.
One more thing you should have is ome promotional page that people would generally use on a pay per click campaign. (so a landing page) This is because the easiest way to get accepted is to tell them you are running paid traffic. If you tell them you are doing SEO they will ask for an example of one of your RANKING websites, and if you aren't ranking - you will be denied based on suspiscion.
Do not overlook this stage, since it is very important that you have a nice and professional site with good content to present to the CPA network for approval. With your site setup, you will now also need to be prepared for a phone call.
Important - when you apply to the network do not use a VPN or try to fake your ip address. Be honest where you live. Any fake IP will be detected and you will be auto denied.
In many cases if you do not input a real telephone number that you can be reached at you will not be approved by the CPA network.
The most popular and reputable CPA networks all require telephone verification.
An affiliate manager from the CPA network will call you and ask you a few basic questions regarding your modes of promotion.
At this stage you need to sound extremely confident and sure of yourself regarding your promotion methods. I would stick with the pay per click story and tell them you are planning to run paid ads.
Simply inform the affiliate manager that you will be developing landing pages that cater specifically to CPA offers available within their network.
The first site which is your “dummy” site should be the example of such a site. If you’ve listed PPC as one of the options, more than likely you’ll be asked about your experience with PPC. Never make it seem like you are new to PPC. Simply inform the specialist that you will be using Google Adwords, and Microsoft ads, to promote a variety of offers. Do not ramble into un-necessary detail, keep it simple and to the point regarding the answers. In most cases, the networks just want to know that a real legitimate person is behind the application. Also, they are looking for their next "top affiliate” so they are basically “feeling you out” to see if you will be an asset to them.
That’s why it’s important that you have a professional site, and appear as if you have a set plan on promoting the offers available within their network.
If you want a more detailed presentation on what to expect when they call you check out our full webinar on this subject:
New people to CPA often wonder why CPA networks are so strict - why don't they accept everyone? The answer is simple - bad affiliates send poor quality traffic and leads to offers (sometimes fraudulent) and this results in poor performance for the offer owners. This poses a huge risk to the network - because it could result in non payment from the offer owners.
Before you apply to any CPA Network is very important that you have a clear understanding of how you will be promoting the offers available within the CPA Network. Most top networks like to work with seasoned veterans within the marketing industry, so it’s going to be important that you do not appear to be a newbie when it comes to marketing. You’ll need to understand certain basic concepts.
If a network just accepts you without knowing anything about you - I would consider that suspiscious.
The first step before applying for any CPA Network is to have a professional website setup.
If you have an old domain name just sitting around, then it’s time to make use of that domain name, the older the domain name the better, as it can appear to be a site that was in existence for a long time.
Also create an email address based off that domain name; that is the email address you’ll be using to contact them, as it’s more professional.
Do not use a free email address as your mode of contact via email.
The easiest thing to do is set up a blog. You can use Wordpress for free. The reason you are setting up the site as a blog is simply because it’s a quick and painless process and with some of the great free themes available through wordpress, it can look professional without you having to do a lot of work. Once you have Wordpress setup and installed on your site, and a nice theme - set up articles. This can be done in minutes using a tool like Jasper. (Get 10,000 free credits here)
Common sense would say If you are planning on running diet offers then your articles should be about weight loss and diet.
This is pretty easy since you are not setting up this blog to be a site that is going to make you money necessarily, but simply to show the CPA networks that you have a professional site that will allow you to get approved quickly.
Later, you can work on posts or landing pages specifically for the CPA offers you’ll be promoting. The role of this site is just to have a “dummy” site more or less that you can use to get accepted by any CPA network.
You should have at least 10 articles on your blog and have it setup in a very neat format. You should be able to do this easily with the free Jasper credits above.
Be sure to have a privacy policy and contact form on your blog.
One more thing you should have is ome promotional page that people would generally use on a pay per click campaign. (so a landing page) This is because the easiest way to get accepted is to tell them you are running paid traffic. If you tell them you are doing SEO they will ask for an example of one of your RANKING websites, and if you aren't ranking - you will be denied based on suspiscion.
Do not overlook this stage, since it is very important that you have a nice and professional site with good content to present to the CPA network for approval. With your site setup, you will now also need to be prepared for a phone call.
Important - when you apply to the network do not use a VPN or try to fake your ip address. Be honest where you live. Any fake IP will be detected and you will be auto denied.
In many cases if you do not input a real telephone number that you can be reached at you will not be approved by the CPA network.
The most popular and reputable CPA networks all require telephone verification.
An affiliate manager from the CPA network will call you and ask you a few basic questions regarding your modes of promotion.
At this stage you need to sound extremely confident and sure of yourself regarding your promotion methods. I would stick with the pay per click story and tell them you are planning to run paid ads.
Simply inform the affiliate manager that you will be developing landing pages that cater specifically to CPA offers available within their network.
The first site which is your “dummy” site should be the example of such a site. If you’ve listed PPC as one of the options, more than likely you’ll be asked about your experience with PPC. Never make it seem like you are new to PPC. Simply inform the specialist that you will be using Google Adwords, and Microsoft ads, to promote a variety of offers. Do not ramble into un-necessary detail, keep it simple and to the point regarding the answers. In most cases, the networks just want to know that a real legitimate person is behind the application. Also, they are looking for their next "top affiliate” so they are basically “feeling you out” to see if you will be an asset to them.
That’s why it’s important that you have a professional site, and appear as if you have a set plan on promoting the offers available within their network.
If you want a more detailed presentation on what to expect when they call you check out our full webinar on this subject:
