2.a Start Here With This First
Many similar guides on CPA marketing give extensive lists of networks. I am not going to list all those networks in this guide. You can find out plenty of CPA networks in google easily. Right now I want you to focus on some of the best CPA networks that can work in conjunction with any type of affiliate marketing and also provide excellent support for new marketers.
Once you are established, you should consider joining other networks because as you become more skilled, you can begin to accept more lucrative offers.
Joining a CPA network typically requires that you go through some kind of vetting process (like an interview) to demonstrate that you have at least basic marketing knowledge. CPA managers are looking for people that are reasonably skilled but are also truthful and reliable.
Telling a CPA manager that you are a multi-millionaire and have been successfully marketing for 10 years might be the truth, but what the typical manager is looking for is the ability for you to react quickly to questions, offers, and to be logging in on a regular basis and utilizing the website to pick the correct offers and to PRODUCE CONVERSIONS.
Remember that each CPA offer has a specific set of guidelines on how you can promote it, so make sure that you understand you will be required to demonstrate that you have the ability to drive traffic to any and all offers using that specific technique.
In addition, you should already be completely familiar with affiliate marketing and have attempted to do affiliate marketing first, before you cross over to CPA marketing.
For example, Clickbank is a great place to get started in affiliate marketing, because there are no restrictions to joining any you have the ability to make reoccurring income by the placement of “hoplinks” on banners, word link ads, even redirect links to landing pages etc.
Clickbank makes all of this easy and automated so that anyone can sign up, and these links to top selling products and services can then be put on your website, pre-sell pages, single page promotional(s), etc.
If you have not attempted this yet, I highly suggest that you devote several months to adding Clickbank banners / links on the right side (typically the ad column) of your website and these offers should be directly related to the kind of CPA offers that you also want to promote.
Now build your website up so that anyone visiting it will have respect for the content and information that is on the site. You will need to show at least one website that you do work on or with to a network, so get busy now building that site! CPA managers often will hire you if they like the site.
The main goal of being an affiliate is to push as much traffic as you possibly can to all of your offers. So it only makes sense to have a website where this can be done with. You are also creating future reoccurring income, a high trafficked website and a great place to send all future traffic.
Here Is Where You Should Start
Clickbank (affiliate starter point) www.clickbank.com
CPA Networks:
Peerfly: https://peerfly.com/
Offer Vault: http://www.offervault.com/
Neverblue: www.neverblue.com
Maxbounty www.maxbounty.com
The idea here is to focus on starter affiliate networks that are easy to qualify for, but have good reputations and an excellent payout, especially for newbies. You should devote most of your attention to these networks first.
I'm a little biased because I personally worked with all of these networks and with the exception of Neverblue (a bit tougher to qualify for), it has been my experience over the years that even newbies can do well using all of them.
The main goal is to have three or four really good CPA networks that you can work with, so that you can choose the best offers from them all and to populate your site.
I also want you to get in the habit of researching the current and best CPA offers. Since this is constantly fluctuating, it will require you to devote time to research, as previously explained.
If you discover a really good offer that is currently not available on any of the CPA networks you signed up with, instead of jumping ship to another network, call your manager and explain to him / her that another network has a great offer and you would like them to offer the same or even a better related offering.
You might find this surprising, but some of the best and highest paid CPA offers were those that were recommended by other marketers, like you, and the CPA company decided it was also a good idea to compete.
Always remember that CPA networks are very competitive and always looking for way to keep the best talent working for them. As your relationship grows with your CPA affiliate manager, you can also get early bird CPA offers, additional money for being one of the better producers, and heads up when new programs are coming your way as well as when an old reliable programs are going to be terminated.
If you're wondering why I'm mentioning all this it is because a relationship with your CPA affiliate manager is what separates you from significantly more money.
Don't be afraid to pick up the phone /Skype/Instant Messenger etc. and speak directly with your manager and always remember that the bottom line is how much money you can make for the CPA network and yourself.