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Comment on Jim Lillig – President Of Offeratti.com called… by Jim Lillig

Jim Lillig — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:53:42 +0000

Unfortunately I am no longer the President of the Offeratti Network. I have written a 28 page report on The State of CPA Networks and Performance Marketing on The Web. I have taken all the comments and conversations I have had with Publishers, Advertisers and other Networks and put them into this master report which outlines where the CPA channel is today and where it will be tomorrow. http://budurl.com/jimnewssub You will need to sign up to my new newsletter, The Performance Marketing Weekly to get access to the free 28 page report. Thanks for all your support.

Comment on Google Going On A Slapping Spree On CPA Campaigns by Dee

Dee — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 09:22:00 +0000

Yes Dan, you are correct and I agree on the point that we should design our own landing pages and have an opt-on form. Thanks for the comment!

Comment on Google Going On A Slapping Spree On CPA Campaigns by Dan Liptak

Dan Liptak — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:10:42 +0000

This is why I highly recommend building your own landing page with a optin form. Then you can build a list and market to them over and over. I have been reading on the forums about a lot of people getting banned for using “Google” in the ad. This is never a good idea. Google has always advocated the “user experience” so they will always be going after direct linking.

Comment on Google Going On A Slapping Spree On CPA Campaigns by Jim Lillig

Jim Lillig — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:27:38 +0000

Dee, you are right that the FTC is cracking down on Google Kit type of campaigns. Particularly those that mislead or genuinely do not add value to their AdWords empire. But heretofore, they have profited handsomely by adding hundreds of thousands of accounts due to these types of courses. They allowed an organic business model to erupt over their AdWords campaigns at the hands of online entrepreneurs teaching others how to supposedly do it. Maybe Bing could learn a lesson (I have a post at jimlillig.com on the subject) from Google.

I also agree with you that promoting those types of campaigns is a risk most publishers do not need. At our network, Offeratti.com, we look for “authentic guru’s” such as Shawn Casey and Justin Blake. They teach you the AdWords game, and a whole lot more than just being a one trick traffic driving pony. Our campaigns are compliant and all of our advertisers use FTC attorneys when reviewing their offers and website language/links. This is a cornerstone of our network and why we will be standing when the FTC’s dust clears.

Thank you for taking a stand on the Google Kits, as many many publishers are still promoting those offers. Those offers all follow the same formula, a low intro price into a 14 day Risk Free Trial, then into a forced continuity usually for $79 or so, and then they get the phone calls from “coaches” as well as interminable email. The end user never knew what hit them, and these companies bank on the fact that 1/3 of all buyers will not scrutinize their credit card statement for a few months and that’s where they make their margin.

Few if any of those Google Kits actually give good solid advice. They mostly are very good at making Google more money, and the last time I checked Google was OK with that. Remember, Google up to now didn’t really go after anyone that registered their name in a URL. Now all of a sudden, the FTC is taking notice and they are concerned. Seems to remind me of how they dealt with the whole PPC fraud issue – set aside $900MM so the lawyers can get paid, but offer little or no protection/remuneration from fraud within the ad platform.

Comment on Clickbooth Sucks! Devin Archer Sucks Too! by Mr M

Mr M — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:35:22 +0000

Well, I somewhat agree about Clickbooth, however having people bitch about your affiliate network on Digital Point is not necessarily a bad thing.

Comment on Jim Lillig – President Of Offeratti.com called… by Travis Stephenson

Travis Stephenson — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:06:55 +0000

Having worked with Jim for some time now, I’ve realized…no…he does not sleep much. And it’s nice to see that someone else appreciates our efforts in making the outbound phone calls to each affiliate individually. Thanks for the good word! Hopefully you and I will be touching base soon as I am the Operations Manager and Publisher Support head for Offeratti. Great “meeting” you, and I love the site!

Comment on Great CPA Networks And Excellent Service by MLDina

MLDina — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:54:17 +0000

You are so very, very welcome. Happy to help!

Comment on Marketleverage.com Denied My Application! MarketLeverage Reviewed…To be Updated… by Dee

Dee — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:16:32 +0000

Hi Dina,

I just emailed you about the form. Appreciate that you took the effort to reply.

Thanks!

Comment on Marketleverage.com Denied My Application! MarketLeverage Reviewed…To be Updated… by MLDina

MLDina — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:52:40 +0000

Hi Dee- While we’d love to work with you,as Erick mentioned, we do require a bank reference form be filled out by all international applicants and submitted prior to reviewing your application. If you need another copy of the form, please feel free to reach out to Erick or I and we’d be happy to get it to you.

Thanks!