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02-06-2021 09:45 PM #1 lloric (Member)
Follow Along: $1 Guide

Hey Everyone,

I've launched and completed my first campaign attempt with -39% ROI. Honestly, I was expecting much worse results and I'm very happy with that number. I've filtered a few geos based on Amy's instructions and will post a follow up once my second trial is complete.

I do have a couple of questions though. It seems like there's a ceiling to the amount of profitable traffic I can get in front of, is this mostly due to the specific filtering I've applied to my PopAds campaign?

There are roughly 575 matches/sec for my geos, though only about 40 of those match the rest of my filters. Does this mean that I only have a chance to convert 40 times/sec versus 575, based on things such as device type, browser, etc.?

I guess what I'm trying to get at is, it looks like my campaign isn't taking significant advantage of the available traffic in my selected geos, which in turn would limit scaling potential. Is this assumption correct, or am I way off base here?

I've included a sample image of my PopAds graph for reference.

02-07-2021 03:35 AM #2 lloric (Member)

Hi Again,


Following up with my end of day results. I pared down my list of geos pretty significantly and managed to cut my losses by more than 1/2.

Tomorrow, I'm going to build separate campaigns for each geo, excluding EC, as it seems to be the worst performing of the 5 and I don't want to juggle more than 4 on my second day. I'll start working through excluding underperforming sites and see if I can't get 2 or more of the remaining geos in the green.

I'm definitely open to any feedback or suggestions anyone might have.


02-08-2021 12:04 AM #3 lloric (Member)

Another Follow-Up,

I managed to have my first $XX day in revenue (not profit). All thanks to nearly 200% ROI on UAE for the entire day.

I fought with Columbia for a long time, though I couldn't quite get it to work. I feel like there was a very narrow profit margin and the traffic volume just isn't there to warrant pushing it any more. It'd probably be a really good setup for a bot though.

All in all, I'd consider this a win and I think I'm ready to move on to the 40-day tutorial next.

02-08-2021 03:34 PM #4 lloric (Member)

I've been digging through yesterday's AE data and it seems there are some conversions worth 2 times the amount of others. What's the best way to go about finding the reason why, or is it just a random occurrence?

If I'm able to identify the source of those conversions and maximize my efforts there I could significantly increase my ROI even more.

02-08-2021 05:21 PM #5 ranrev (Member)

Quote Originally Posted by lloric View Post
I've been digging through yesterday's AE data and it seems there are some conversions worth 2 times the amount of others. What's the best way to go about finding the reason why, or is it just a random occurrence?

If I'm able to identify the source of those conversions and maximize my efforts there I could significantly increase my ROI even more.
Are you using a tracker? Because it will make things a lot easier when you are trying to analyze the stats.
Anyways one reason can be that some offers have a different payout for different mobile carriers.

And some times offers have a different payout for a couple of major IP's as well. This happened to me with an offer in ZA.
If you can't figure out a pattern through your stats, in that case, the only way you would know for sure is by asking your AM.

Although, this is one of the reasons I know. There can be others as well.

02-08-2021 08:18 PM #6 lloric (Member)

Thanks for the insight @ranrev.

I'm on day 4 of my start to affiliate marketing so I have yet to buy a tracker. For the time being, I think I'm just going to be thankful I made my money back lol.

Next step, on to the 40-day tutorial!

02-10-2021 03:16 AM #7 vortex (Senior Moderator)

Hi @lloric! Sorry for replying a couple days late!

The limit on traffic volume is very real on a source like PopAds, which doesn't have a lot of volume in the first place for the number of advertisers that are on it. Yes your targeting plays a role in limiting the traffic. The bid is another major factor. Frequency is a third factor.

Did you get around to cutting placement sites? That and testing bids are the main two things to do.

And yes the 40-day tutorial is the natural next step, after the $1 guide. I'm trying to find time to finish the 2021 version, but in the meantime you can use the 2019 version (but for the lesson on how to set up hosting and CDN, please use the one from 2021).



Amy

02-10-2021 12:21 PM #8 lloric (Member)

Thanks Amy I appreciate your feedback!


Quote Originally Posted by vortex View Post
The limit on traffic volume is very real on a source like PopAds, which doesn't have a lot of volume in the first place for the number of advertisers that are on it. Yes your targeting plays a role in limiting the traffic. The bid is another major factor. Frequency is a third factor.

That's exactly what I was thinking about traffic volume. It felt like I was really having to fight just to make a few dollars during an entire day. It was also a little tricky finding a sweet spot for my bids as the market would shift every few hours and I would need to adjust.


Quote Originally Posted by vortex View Post
Did you get around to cutting placement sites? That and testing bids are the main two things to do.

I did! It was pretty obvious for my UAE campaign as there were only a handful of sites giving me 75% of my profit. I focused on those, though the traffic started to taper off during the week. Seemed like the sites were mostly focused on free movies/tv and there just wasn't as much traffic after the weekend.


As for the 40-day tutorial, I've signed up with ZeyDoo, Haka, and PropellerAds. I just need to purchase FunnelFlux Pro and I'll be moving on to day 3!


Again, thank you for the response and all of the helpful guides Amy, I really appreciate all you're doing to help people like me learn AM!

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