Affiliate PPC

[HunkyLuke]

How so, Luke?

PPC invites crap traffic, such as chinese geotargeted or CJ or even bad TGP traffic. This type of traffic just doesn't covert, or converts extremely poorly. Webmasters know this so they try to monopolize it by sending it to PPC programs, even at 1/10 cent per click, sending 50000 chinese clicks to it will get you $50 but there is pretty much no way for the website owner to convert that traffic into a sale.

PPC is also subject to a lot of botnet traffic, this is fake clicks that come from automated infected computers around the world. Its hard to detect as its not specific to a location or IP address or country.

[deanb]

PPC invites crap traffic, such as chinese geotargeted or CJ or even bad TGP traffic. This type of traffic just doesn't covert, or converts extremely poorly. Webmasters know this so they try to monopolize it by sending it to PPC programs, even at 1/10 cent per click, sending 50000 chinese clicks to it will get you $50 but there is pretty much no way for the website owner to convert that traffic into a sale.

PPC is also subject to a lot of botnet traffic, this is fake clicks that come from automated infected computers around the world. Its hard to detect as its not specific to a location or IP address or country.

She is talking about affiliates BUYING PPC traffic off of like AdWords.

[HunkyLuke]

She is talking about affiliates BUYING PPC traffic off of like AdWords.

oops.....ignore my comments :cheekymonkey:

[Maryflixxx]

LOL! Yes, Dean is right.

I was not in this industry when sites paid per click for affiliate traffic.

Really, I mean Google Adwords - running PPC campaigns via adwords.

[jIgG]

wow!
thieves? really?
damn, talk about out of touch and falling behind

they better don't know a lot of mainstream companies not only encourage their affiliates to use PPC but also run their own in house PPC strategies!

These people either don't understand PPC or I dont know

When I run PPC campaigns I pretty much put my ass on the line, and money, until the site I'm promoting is making sales. So the product is getting a lot of free exposure I pay for...

ugh clueless people...

[deanb]

I think what Mary is talking about is when people complain that their site name is being bid on by affiliates.

IMO I wouldn't call them thieves, but I don't know that I would like it. I see both sides. Some affiliates that bid on site names as terms could just be not aware that their sponsor may not like it. However, some sponsors may not do PPC and not care either way.

[jIgG]

where is this thread at? which forum?