CPA - Cost Per Action or Cut and Paste Affliate?

CPA marketing is one of the many forms of affiliate marketing. They can prove difficult to grasp and understand in the beginning, but the payoffs in the end makes all the invested effort worthwhile. But there is one method that comes close to being as easy as "copy-and-paste".

You must be thinking, this is too good to be true therefore it can't be legit. Surprise , surprise, IT IS FULLY LEGITIMATE. Long-time marketers have long been profiting from this particular method for many years now.

Is there a secret to this?

Media buys.

Media buys is not a new term nor a new thing. It was already put to use in newspapers,magazine,radio and television through advertising. These mediums are certainly still viable, but more and more people are making the jump to the Internet.

Why is the Internet gaining so much popularity as the newest and hottest medium?

Because you have the potential to reach a much bigger audience and you are not limited by physical borders and budget.

So how does "Media Buys" work on the Internet?

By buying advertising space on a website(s).

The cost depends on a number of factors. For instance, website traffic, size of your campaign, banner display frequency, and such. Payment for your advertising campaigns is usually calculated by 2 methods. One is PPC (Pay-Per-Click). PPC will cost you each time your ad is clicked. As for the second method, "CPM" or (cost-per-thousand- impressions) you only pay a fixed rate when a visitor sees your advertisement. You could end up with more cheaper clicks with the CPM method.

Before embarking on their advertising campaigns, advertisers usually has to employ the services of advertising agencies to design advertising campaigns for them. It's all starting to change now. Most companies with affiliate programs are now supplying ready-made ready-to-use banners for free!

What this means is that no more back-breaking eye-straining work spent in front of the monitor Photoshopping your own banners. Even the codes are written for you.

All that's left for you to do is to get out there and start promoting affiliate and CPA offers!

Sounds easy enough, but don't jump head in first just yet! There are tricks of the trade that will surely improve your odds of success in your campaigns. So why not invest a little time into learning a little more as it can save you tons of time in the long run.