Why I Am Having A Hard Time with CPA
I want to begin by sharing not all CPA is bad, but the example video below will alert you to some online dangers with some of these programs.
Always be sure to read the fine print.
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Cathys Teeth and Java Script – Acai Has a Friend – CPA
I really should get into the CPA thing, but after Cathys Teeth was just brought to my attention I’m really having a problem considering this type of marketing.
I’m sure it’s just a couple of bad eggs, but here’s what I found. Looks like Cathy’s Teeth is just another promise to lure the customer in with a free sample and then charge them anyway. It just kills me that these companies do this as they not only kill themselves but they hurt other companies with legit CPA offers.
CPA is “cost per action” meaning the affiliate gets paid when getting someone to click through and sign up for a product. Affiliates don’t make money off the actual product, but are paid for the sign-ups they generate. The incentive for the consumer is usually a free sample of some kind. All that is left for the affiliate to do is drop the links to the promotion all over the web.
The Cathy’s Teeth product might even work, but someone was really dancing with black hat when developing the website. There appears to be a line of javascript that will determine the the ip address and instantly drops in the location. What do you know? Cathy lives in your hometown! Well, and everyone elses that is unless you are roaming with a high speed broadband card like myself.
In addition, multiple pages of the exact same site were created (probably for the affiliates) and they are all up and running. This allows affiliates to run google ads quickly as they are able to point the ad to a fresh domain.
The complaints are coming in now, but I am confident the list will grow as more people get charged the $79.00 without realizing. Just a matter of time before they get their credit card bills. Those paying with a debit card will find out much sooner.
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Ok. There are so many abbreviations that these different terms can get a bit confusing.
I come bearing good news today. One program I started up with at the end of last year did pay me! The winner today is Hits4Pay. I was confident I’d get paid, but you know the proof is in the pudding. I wanted to add a screen shot, but paypal is having issues right now displaying my payment history. They paid me a couple of months ago, so I’ll have to wait to give you the shot at a later date. I can assure you, they did pay me. I got a gal on the phone, and she was able to tell me the company, date and amount.
What kind of program is Hits4Pay? They are considered a PTC or Paid to Click. They send you email alerts that there are ads that need to be seen and read. That is all you do. You log into your account, click on the ad, read it, and you get paid a couple of cents for every ad you look at. Really, it’s not rocket science. If you get others to sign up under you, you get a penny for every ad those people look at. Ok, I know what you’re thinking. A penny here, a penny there. Well, some people actually do very well with this program. These are the people who stick with it, refer their friends, and really do “work it.” If someone has never made a dime online in their life, this is a no brainer. It is so easy a child can do it. I personally like Hits4Pay because I can see new products released, squeeze pages, and keep an eye on what is hot on the web. I see it as getting Paid to do research which I can use to better my own business. So that is PTC.
PTC is not to be confused with PPC which is Pay Per Click. PPC is where you sign up an account with Google, MSN or Yahoo and you pay everytime someone clicks on an ad you’ve put up on the search engines. PPC is done with programs like Google Adwords. There is Adsense as well where you get paid when someone else clicks on an ad on your site.
CPA does not stand for Certified Public Accountant when it comes to affiliate marketing. CPA does stand for Click Per Action. Did you ever find an offer on the web for get a free computer or get a free ringtone? If you’ve ever followed the trail, you were probably pulled into some kind of CPA. The affiliate gets paid for every action the person clicks to get closer and closer to the free thing they are looking for. I was stuck on one of these merry-go-rounds for about 40 minutes one day, just trying to obtain some information. I was ready to shoot someone and just gave up. I’m not much for this model, but to each his own.
So there you have it. Good news for PTC and Hits4Pay. Did I mention you get 10 bucks just for signing up?
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