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This is a short guide I wrote that shows you how to get hosting for $0.01 on http://hostgator.com

How to Get Hosting For $0.01

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When webmasters ask about the various ways they could employ to get their sites noticed by other users, and included by the search engines, something many of them miss is getting their sites `reviewed`. There are several good reasons why it is a good idea to have your site reviewed.

1. Your link could be a “dofollow” which means you get some `juice` by the search engines, so this backlink has some real value.

2. If you have something to sell you might get a sale or two from your visitors who come to your site in offer to provide you with a review.

3. This really is the most important reason, you hopefully get some good advice about how your website could be improved. Constructive criticism is most valuable, whether it comes from other webmasters or/and users. How often have you visited a site and thought “I think this or that looks out of place” or “The color scheme just isn’t right” or perhaps “There are too many links to pages before I get where I want to go”?

By asking others to review your site you should get a range of opinions about what is working – and of course what isn’t.

Everyone has their own personal preferences. I, for instance, don`t normally like very dark themes, particularly black, though sometimes a certain site does suit that color scheme. Some people prefer category menus to be across the top of the page, while others like to see the menu down one of the sides. Listen to what your reviewers have to say, whether they are web designers themselves, or just simply Internet users. Any final decisions have to be yours but it pays to listen. Where can you seek advice from others? You will find some forums where webmasters are actively encouraged to ask for a review. You might see a folder and all you need to do is post a link to your site and provide a few details about it. Then hopefully the review replies will pour in.

Sometimes a site will have to meet certain criteria before you can post the link. For instance a site may have to have been `live` for say a minimum period of three months. A site can`t be in `construction` mode, it has to be up and running. It has to have some real content, not just full of advertisements. There are certain topics that may not be allowed, usually hate or racial, or weapons, or anything normally believed to be illegal or inappropriate. Apart from forums other sites also exist to provide reviews of newer sites. So, if you think your creation is worthy of a review by professionals, or even your peers, then feel free to submit it to be looked at. You might have to send an email in with your link, or submit online.

Above all, don’t take any criticism personally. No reviewer personally knows you. They are there to help you, so be prepared to listen, and if you go along with what is said then make the necessary changes. On occasions I’ve posted my site on a forum, got it reviewed, made changes to it and posted elsewhere and found many more people approve of the new looking site, so it really does work.

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So now that you know how to get accepted into CPA Networks, I will tell you my favorite ones. This list includes only reliable CPA Networks used by my friends, myself, and thousands of other affiliates. It is extremely unlikely that one of these network scam you, or even provide less than excellent customer service. I don’t want to put links just yet so you will have to make a google search for them. Here’s my list:

* Ads4Dough
* Azoogle
* Copeac
* Cpa Empire
* Clickbooth
* Primary Ads
* Hydra Media
* ModernClick
* Jar Media
* PepperJam
* Motive
* OfferWeb
* Flux Ads
* Revenue Loop
* XY7
* NeverBlueAds
* MarketLeverage
* CPA Storm
* CPA Lead

I suggest you take 1 or 2 hours from your time and go sign up to all of those networks. To go faster, I recommend the tool RobotForm. It fills forms in only one click. A big time saver.

via cpa-networks.net + my own aff networks

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This is the Affiliate Manager AIM list. You can use it to get accepted faster into CPA networks!

aim	Name	Company
	Aaliyah Brown	Clickbooth.com
	Aaron Wiseman	Clickbooth.com
	Abel Perez	Mindplex Media
	Adam Alter	AzoogleAds
	Adam Trentacoste	MediaWhiz
	Adam Riff	Filinet
	Adam Vachon	Clickbooth.com
	Adam Viener	imwave, inc.
	Adam Weil	DMi Partners / DMi CPA Cafe
	Adrian Crescitelli	NetTraction
	Affiliate Manager	CommissionEmpire.com CPA Network
	Alan Refaeli	Allied Internet, Inc
	Aleks Injac	FastWeb.com
	Alex Harrell	Media Synergy
	Alex Lehine	Date.com
	Alex Schultz	Facebook
	Alexander Groysman	Canep Media
	Alix Aranza	BitDefender, LLC
	Alla Semenchenko	Advaliant
	Allie Goldhammer	Wheaten & Wheaten/Ad Foundry
	Allison Clark	eComXpo
	Allison Fox	GSI Commerce
	Amanda Moralis	GlobalGolf.com
	Amanda Thooft	Target
	Amber Paul	Hydra Media
	Amit Kumar	Forex Trading House
	Amit Raut	RautMedia, Inc
	Amy Rodriguez	Shawn Collins Consulting
	Amy Sheridan	Blue Phoenix Media
	Ana Cardenas	WildCat Communications
	Andre Colantuono	imwave, inc.
	Andrea Castaneda	CPA Empire
	Andrew Day	Revenue Rat
	Andrew Jensen	Clickbooth
	Andrew Jones	UptickAds LLC
	Andrew Kardon	UltimateCoupons.com
	Andrew Moskowitz	Vizi Media
	Angela Dennis	Rightonedata.com
	Angela Pisano	Travel Impressions
	Angela Pisano	Travel Impressions
	Angela Rossi	Clickbooth.com
	Anik Singal	Affiliate Classroom
	Annie Coryat	Imediaforce
	Anthony DeNicola	RexTrack
	Anthony Duss	SendTec, Inc.
	Anthony Gabriele	DishPronto
	Anthony Marino	UniqueLeads
	Anthony Savarani	Vulcanico Corporation
	Auggie Falzarano	XY7.com
	Authur Barbato	Adotas.com
	Arthur Frischman	PCSecurityShield
	Audrey Breheney	AzoogleAds
	Avia Kay	CitiFinancial
	Aviv Nagpal	NextWebMedia
	Ayako Bingham	buy.at
	Ayala Salehrabi	HydraMedia
	B.J. Shannon	AdventOnline
	Bart Brown	InternetMediaBrokers.com
	Basil Hatto	Media Traffic Agency
	Becky Friedman	Fathead.com
	Becky Lindstrom	Zunch
	Ben Blaber	Save A Sale
	Ben Chafetz	4InkJets
	Ben Flux	Traffic Junction Ltd
	Ben Rollison	intellichat.com
	Ben Tanner	Killeradz.com
	Ben Weisholtz	MTS/QualityHealth
	Bernardo Nardone	Clickbooth
	Beth Kirsch	Riya
	Beth Klein	Bargain Network
	Beth Kostreva	SendTech
	Beth Pitman	Helium
	Bill McCormick	Tarill, Inc.
	Billy Kay	The Mail Order Shoppe
	Blake Hamann	Right One Data
	Bob Land	CJ / CircuitCity
	Bob Ress	Mr-Ress.com
	Brad Litwin	A2 Hosting
	Brandon Perry	CPAEmpire
	Brandon Rosen	1TouchMarketing
	Bree Blazak	Your Amigo
	Brendan Smith	Motive Interactive
	Bret Grow	Burstabit Media
	Brett Dix	OfferFusion
	Brette Quale	Clickbooth.com
	Brian Adler	AffiliateLink.com
	Brian Beller	Illuminations
	Brian Hawkins	Pingo.com
	Brian Lee	4 All Memory
	Brian Murphy	UpSellit.com
	Brian Roth	Adteractive
	Brianne Baggetta	ForgeBusiness
	Brittany Kimel	Clickbooth.com
	Brook Schaff	Schaaf Consulting
	Brooke Domich	TicketsNow.com
	Bruce Bortle	VentureDirect Worldwide
	Bruno Delepierre	Euraffiliate.com
	Bryan DePalma	HiSpeed Media
	Bryan Kerzner	mlb.com
	Bryant Hussey	Ardis Health
	Bryant Valentine	Clickbooth
	Bryn Youngblut	Bryn Media
	Buu Ong	Smiley Media
	Bryn Mercado	Trafficvance
	Caleb Chase	eComXpo
	Carlos Garcia	Marketing Experts Inc.
	Carrie Wagner	Google Affiliate Network
	Catherine Dorrell	KippyGo
	Ceri Nelmes	Geosign
	Chad Deckard	SuperStarAffiliate.com
	Chad Yoneda	Supercomfort.com
	Chantelle White	Azoogle
	Charlene Gretsch	GretschCo
	Charles Hopkins	The Affiliate Core
	Charles Strauss	ArcaMax Publishing, Inc
	Charles Wang	eDebitPay
	Chastanna Taylor	Clickbooth.com
	Chelsea Osoling	MarketLeverage
	Chelsey Langan	Matchpoint
	Chris Avary	KKC Marketing Solutions
	Chris Berbert	Offer Alliance
	Chris Carnacchio	CPX Interactive
	Chris Cooper	PartnerCentric
	Chris Faron	MarieLu Lingerie
	Chris Jain	A&A Marketing, Inc
	Chris Kautz Scanavy	Rextopia
	Chris Mello	AKMG.com
	Chris OHara	BookScholarship.com
	Chris Park	Blair.com
	Chris Pink	Hydra Media
	Chris Graham	Email Data Source
	Chris Kautz	Carloanauthority.com
	Chris Rodeno	Motive Interactive
	Chris Saumers	FYC Direct
	Chris Thompson	The Invidia Group
	Christina Dyer	GSI Interactive
	Christina K. Lee	NextClick Media
	Christopher Calvi	Shopzilla
	Christopher Cyriax	SearchFeed.com
	Christopher Majeske	TicketNetwork
	Christy Palermo	Ticket Network Direct
	Chuck Hamrick	AffiliateCrew
	Chung-fai Wu	sunsss.com
	Cindy Turrietta	eMarketing Talk Show
	Craig O’Neil	RedSail Mediap
	Curt Pederson	Physicallyelite.com
	Dan de Oliveira	Yugster.com
	Dan Frignito	NetLine/Tradepub.com
	Dan Mitchell	Peak Network
	Dan Salvaterra	Watchdog Affiliate Managers
	Dan Savloff	AffiliateLink.com
	Dan Schonfield	PrimeQ
	Dan Seebold	Seeblod Marketing
	Dan Short	intellichat.com
	Dan Stack	MarketLeverage
	Danay Escanaverino	Filiado
	Daniel Agurto	Intermark Media
	Daniel Prins	Daniel Prins
	Daniel Quigley	Change Round-Up
	Danielle Eager	Lead Flash
	Danielle Hickey	Filinet
	Danielle Iovino	Intermark Media
	Danielle Reed	Rextopia
	Danny Foster	Google Affiliate Network
	Danny Kautt	Danny Kautt & Assoc
	Daphne Dayday	Flycell
	Daron Babin	WebmasterRadio.fm
	Daryl Goldstein	Impulse Marketing Group
	Dave Cole	AffiliatePrograms.com
	Dave Nathan	Nathan Web Marketing LLC
	Dave O’Hanlon	Spire Vision, LLC
	David Antley	Spherous
	David Benson	Commission Profit
	David Buchanan	Te-nac-i-ty
	David Chevalier	LinkValu
	David Lewis	77Blue
	David Morgan	SendTec
	David Parker	HotSurveyData.com
	David Refaeli	Slash Fusion, LLC
	David Rivero	JoeBucks.com
	David Ruberto	Leadcorpmarketing.com
	David VanHook	1-inkjet.com
	David Whitby	Cirrus Data
	Dawn Marie Mocny	Webjuice
	Dean DuBois	Clickbooth
	Deborah Carney	CafePress
	Debra Rabin	LinkValu
	Deena Suliman	Clickbooth
	Dena Ocampo	Virtumundo
	Dena Whitebirch	Dena Whitebirch
	Denise Tipton	Partner Weekly
	Dennis Ricksham	RazorMediaLeads
	Derek Kusagaya	Sayforexample, Inc
	Derek Malert	Impany Marketing, Inc.
	Derrick Turley	eFamily Network Inc.
	Deva Prakash	Infyte
	Diane Sheehan	The Invidia Group
	Dina Riccobono	MarketLeverage
	Divya Patel	LeadClick Media
	Domenic Roselli	RevenueLoop
	Dominic Yiadom	Advertising.Com
	Donald Lyons	Moniker.com
	Dustin Cucciarre	EliteCommission
	Ed Hoffman	SLI Systems
	Eder Callejas	CrazySugar
	Edward Murray	Amped Media Inc
	Elena Potoupa	Wow Things, Inc.
	Elizabeth Anne-Marie	Triad Media
	Elle Azerad	weRlive.com
	Eric Beer	Affinity Direct
	Eric Bright	MarketLeverage.com
	Eric Itzkowitz	SpeedyPin.com Phone Cards
	Eric Himy	Silvercarrot
	Eric Osterman	SpireVision, LLC
	Eric Shaw	Ad Dominator
	Erica Williams	EWilla Handbags
	Erick Bright	MarketLeverage
	Erik Keller	Datran Media
	Erika Hagler	Water Media, Inc
	Erin Cigich	Clickbooth
	Erin Garcia	Market Leverage
	Eugene Kuzinits	Silver Carrot
	Eva Klein	FatWallet
	Evan Chaisson	mgecom, inc
	Evan Weber	Experience Advertising
	Ferdie Bester	ForgeBusiness
	Fernando Aznar	Adventonline
	Fernando Vazquez	DHgate.com
	Francesca ReDavid	Direct Agents
	Frank Ouimette	Burstabit Media
	Fraser MacLachlan	CX Digital
	Fraser Rushton	2xact inc.
	Fred Coy	Coy1 Merchandise
	Freda Sotto	Hydra
	Freddy Zalta	FSZ Online Deals
	Frederic Sebag	Casinoblasters.com
	Gabriel Buck	ClickPointSoftware.com
	Gary Bacchetti	The Gentle Mentor
	Gary McNelly	JoeBucks
	Gaston Collins	Gaston Collins.com
	Gennadiy Ryklin	adFinity
	Geno Prussakovn	AM Navigator
	Geoff Marcy	AdValiant / DNA 11
	Geoff Phillips	Tenacity Marketing Group
	George Conlow	Brightcove
	Gina Auletta	Figleaves
	Gina Reusher	Virtumundo
	Glenn Remler	Cendyn
	Graham Gochneaur	Clickbooth.com
	Greg Chan	Fling.com
	Greg Fry	OfferFusion, Inc.
	Greg Hoffman	Think Partnership
	Greg Longaker	UpSellit.com
	Greg May	Singlesnet.com
	Greg Rice	Commerce Management Consulting LLC
	Greg Steichen	Webjuice
	Gregory Santore	Revenue Allies
	Hada Cardwell	The Affiliated
	Hal LaBorde	OB Media
	Harmony Smith	Kowabunga
	Harrison Gevirtz	Gevirtz Media LLC
	Harry Perla	Neverbluemedia
	Heather Foley	Google Affiliate Network
	Heidi Snyder	Meowser, Inc.
	Holly Brown	Wheaten & Wheaten/Ad Foundry
	Hugo Cardinale	LeadBurst Marketing
	Ian Larsen	PartnerCentric.com
	Ian Lerner	Media Whiz
	Ian Smith	clickbooth.com
	Ida Perciballi	Media Traffic Agency
	Idan Pila	Pilamedia
	Irina Mikheyeva	Iron Traffic
	Irrum Sheikh	Revenue Gateway
	Jack Baum	Beach Trading Co
	Jack Mitchell	Jack’s Retail
	Jackie de Grave	ConsumerClub.com
	Jackie Paz	Filiado Networks
	Jacob Arnold	Andes Network
	James Berry	LRC Enterprises
	James May	ManageMyAffiliateProgram.com
	James Nealis	Motive Advertising
	James O’Brien	LashBack
	James Pillai	A & A Marketing
	James VanderLinden	CX Digital Media
	James Walker	OurFreeStuff.net
	Jamie Birch	Converseon
	Jamie Gottlieb	ADOTAS
	Jamie Ross	Google Affiliate Network
	Jamie Shiff	Yep! Revenue
	Janet Olson	Jar Media
	Jani Franks	Triad Media Network
	Janice Cupee	A&E / History Channel
	Jared Klein	SAJE Media
	Jason Burns	The Lead Stop
	Jason Durant Walker	Hydra
	Jason Jugert	CPA Empire
	Jason Penta	VentureDirect
	Jason Rubin	CoverClicks
	Jason Santos	Direct Agents
	Jason Soto	Vantex Media Group
	Jason Unck	Offerfusion, Inc.
	Jasper Mullarney	Adknowledge
	Jasveet Singh	Advt Media
	Jazette Pester	CPA Empire
	Jeff Botnick	IncentaClick
	Jeff Clark	Azoogle
	Jeff Herman	Foreclosure Free Search
	Jeff Molander	The Partner Maker LLC
	Jeff Schmidt	Digital River
	Jeff Williams	Coupons.com
	Jen Fluker	MarketLeverage
	Jen Hoffmire	Adsertive
	Jen Kiernan	mgecom
	Jen Sangbush	Clickbooth.com
	Jen Webster	MarketLeverage.com
	Jenn Gibson	eComXpo
	Jenn Hendrickson	AdsVenture.net
	Jennifer Chiakas	Google Affiliate Network
	Jennifer Evans	ConfiMedia
	Jennifer Horwood	Hydra
	Jennifer Larkin	Designs By Jen L.
	Jennifer Malek	123inkjets/Valueclick
	Jennifer Waller	Jennifer Waller
	Jennine Rexon	Rex Direct Net
	Jenny Stark	AccountNow
	Jeremiah Cooper	Katemiah Creations, Inc.
	Jeremy Aaronson	UpSellit.com
	Jeremy Olsson	Admodus
	Jeremy Soussan	MediaWhiz
	Jessica Dagg	MaxBounty.com
	Jessica Miller	Biz Opp Network
	Jessica Noodell	CJ
	Jessica Parnell	Incentaclick / CX Digital
	Jill Costello	AffiliatePrograms.com
	Jill Jensen	PersonalizationMall.com
	Jill Saperstein	Ward Media, Inc.
	Jim Banks	Global Direct Media
	Jim Kukral	ReveNews
	Jim McIlroy	FatWallet.com
	Jimmy Chin	Vertrue
	Joe Balestrino	Mr SEO
	Joe McGaha	Spectrum Direct
	Joe Helewa	WeeklyDirect
	Joe Pantel	Get HomeWork Help, LLC
	John Benjamin	Intertops.com
	John Dang	AffiliatePrograms.com
	John Grubb	Keystone Computer Concepts
	John Hammersley	Eclipse DM
	John Hrzic	Sayforexample, Inc
	John Kerr	Adknowledge
	John McCumber	WellnessWatchersMD
	John Perdoni	RapidFAX
	John Vachna	J&L Interactive
	John Vehlewald	Kowabunga Technologies
	Jon Hellmann	Restoration Media, Inc.
	Jon Neveloff	SlipStream Video
	Jon Van Buuren	WickedFire.com
	Jonas Musson	RevLifter.com
	Jonathan Gies	Amped Media
	Jonathan Irish	U.S. Institute of Languages
	Jonathan Lender	L2 Multimedia
	Jonathan Miller	ForgeBusiness
	Jonathan Moura	CJ
	Jonathan Vogel	Automatic Interactive
	Jonathan Weaver	Ringernation
	Joel Skretvedt	CYMedia Group
	Jorge Padilla	BlinkAds
	Joseph Cucurillo	Motive Interactive
	Joseph Frevola	Rocket Profit
	Joseph Prunty	Clickbooth
	Joseph Sosa	CotterWeb Enterprises
	Jordan Berman	Reactive Interactive
	Jordan Cothran	Filinet.com
	Josette Martinez	ROI Rocket
	Josh Holly	JLSAffiliates.com
	Josh Leibowitz	Double Play Media
	Josh Lumsdon	Virtumundo
	Josh Pierry	Potrero Media
	Josh Schulman	MediaWhiz
	Josh William	Income-list LLC
	Joshua Alborn	Tranzact
	Joshua Kopac	EliteCommission
	Judy Mitchell	Judy Mitchell
	Julie Foote	Earthlink
	Julie Laatsch	Rextopia
	Justin Bumann	TrimLife.com / TL Sciences
	Justin Christopher	JensonUSA.com
	Justin Perlman	Traffic Needs
	Justin Tsang	JAR media
	Karen Garcia	GTO Management
	Karen Jackie	ContentRobot
	Kate Sullivan	Kick Public Relations
	Katherine Romero	Deckers Outdoor / Teva
	Kathy Poplawski	1stExecBoardRoom
	Katie Silvestry	Advaliant
	Kavon Adli	FindYourCustomers/FYCDirect
	Ken Mendonca	DentalPlans.com
	Kent Keilback	Affnet
	Kerri Pollard	Commission Junction
	Kevin Collins	PCSecurityShield.com
	Kevin Griffin	Neverbluemedia
	Kevin Hillman	NWT Websites
	Kevin Merker	Google Affiliate Network
	Kevin Yu	Affnets
	Keyon Thomas	Media Synergy
	Kim Rowley	KIMarketing
	Kimberlee White	AKMG
	Kimberlee White	AKMG
	Kirill Volgensky	Direct Agents Inc.
	Kristi Gaither	Quicken Loans
	Kristian Pulz	Links2See.com
	Kristin Hall	Google Affiliate Network
	Kristine Ritchie	iMarketing LTD.
	Kumush Chopra	iYogi Technical Services
	Kyle Antoian	NetMargin
	Lana Starcevich	Revenue Gateway
	Larissa Lichtman	GSI
	Larry Markovitz	AllboutMoney.com
	Laura Blakey	Carat
	Laura James	Trafficmarketplace.com
	Laura Paff	Clickbooth.com
	Lauren Taylor	Adsertive
	Leah Crain	AdFish
	Lee Aho	Clickbooth.com
	Liberty Huang	Webjuice
	Linda Rossi	Andes Network
	Lindsay Copeland	InnVisibility
	Lindsey Kane	Levelclick.com
	Linnette Jones	AdDynamix.com
	Lisa Adams	neverbluemedia.com
	Lisa Archambault	VEGAS.com
	Liz Angus	Studeo
	Liz Carter	Potrero Media
	Liz Gazer	Growthspurt Media
	LLoyd Berry	OfferFusion
	Lonny Bardash	Sacred Image
	Lori Ventura	Muse Media, LLC
	Luke Kendall	JustUptime.com
	Luke Kling	XY7.com
	Luke Martyn	AdValiant
	Luke Wirkus	Revix Media, LLC
	Luviane Francois	Community Connect
	Malik Hepburn	MediaBuyer4Hire
	Mande White	Filinet.com
	Maricel Maling	ABCSearch
	Marie Nilsson	HomeGain
	Marifer Vergara	SpanglishMedia
	Maria Santini	The Invidia Group
	Mario Melendez	LinkValu
	Mark Brooks	Cupid.com
	Mark Hendrix	Clickbooth.com
	Mark Hill	Industry X Ventures
	Mark Roth	Denmar Management
	Mark Varnas	1stCustomSoftware.com
	Mary Melian	Reader’s Digest
	Mary Walker	JAR Media
	Mason Wiley	Hydra
	Matt Enders	mgecom, inc.
	Matt Gehring	RealNetworks
	Matt Kain	247RealMedia
	Matt McWilliams	HometownQuotes
	Matt Peloquin	ClearStage
	Matt Tuens	Content Kings, Inc.
	Matthew Barash	24/7 Real Media
	Matthew Cohen	PCSecurityShield
	Matthew “Chipmunk” Sclier	Lead Flash
	Maxwell Clements	intellichat.com
	Melanie Kane	LinkConnector
	Melanie Peake	BravenetMediaNetwork.com
	Melissa Jackson	AdExhibit
	Melissa Marron	NetTraction.com
	Micah Arnold	Aptimus
	Micah Jones-Ouellette	SendTech
	Michael Abolafia	Downtown Ecommerce
	Michael Abramoff	Vizi Media
	Michael Amsel	Tranzact
	Michael Bailey	Applied Cognetics, LLC
	Michael Brandvold	FaceTime Communications
	Michael Brucker	RingCentral / BAAMC.org
	Michael Carruthers	Incentaclick Media
	Michael Freides	SL Works
	Michael Frommer	Double Play Media
	Michael Kinyanjui	Lead Flash
	Michael Mathews	idealexposure
	Michael Nunez	Suluta.com
	Michael Paschon	ProfitCenter Network
	Michael Rich	Bravenet Web Services, Inc
	Michael Rowsom	eTruvian Inc.
	Michael Sinclair	Publishers Clearing House
	Michael Walker	iMergeMedia
	Michael “Mikey” Yack	FabulousSavings.com
	Michele Debreceni	MusicSpace.com
	Michele Hosking	TheBizOppNetwork
	Michelle Ichinose	AKMG
	Michelle Lauer	GSI Commerce
	Michelle Royce	Ask.com
	Michelle Stork	iMarketing
	Michelle Torrellas	Traffix, Inc.
	Mike Carney	Advaliant
	Mike Corso	Cool Site of the Day
	Mike Hill	My Media Buyer
	Mike Hollinger	Linkshare
	Mike Jesowshek	Express Revenue Inc
	Mike Kelly	MarketLeverage
	Mike Kelly	MarketLeverage
	Mike Monahan	Maverick Funding
	Mimi Vuong	j2 Global / eFax
	Missy Barnstein	Advertising.com
	Missy Ward	AffiliateSummit
	Mohib Yassa	Advaliant
	Moufid Al-Joundi	Singlesnet.com
	Nadia Vizza	Clickbooth.com
	Natalie Carole	TC.Ads
	Natalie Pietzykowski	Sharper Image
	Natalie Romero	HydraMedia
	Natalie Yarbrough	iCommissions.com
	Nate Poupko	CX Digital Media
	Nathan Roberts	Clickspeed Marketing
	Nathan W. Ross	Rockstar Traffic
	Neeraj Mahajan “Sam”	Kaffiliates.com
	Nicholas Pardon	Restoration Media, Inc.
	Nicholas Podrasky	CPA Storm
	Nick Carbone	Distroplex.com
	Nick Passalacqua	Predictivedollars.com
	Nicole Coyne	Clickbooth.com
	Nicole Staley	CPA eMarket
	Nicole Webb	Hydra
	Neil Raj	Blue Lithium / Lead Vance
	Nikki Stapp	iMarketing LTD.
	Nina Mayar	Intermark Media
	Noelle Huter	DentalPlans.com
	Patrick Allmond	batteryfuel.com
	Patrick Barry	Free Scholarship Guide
	Patrick Calero	Blue Phoenix Media
	Patti Mbachu	Virtumundo
	Paul Cook	BlueLithium / Leadvance
	Paul Novak	Restoration Media
	Paul Roberts	Tranzact Media Inc.
	Pegah Oskoui	Smiley Media
	Pete Maughan	AWSM Affiliate Recruitment Consulting
	Peter Bordes	MediaTrust/Advaliant
	Peter Klein	RocketProfit
	Peter Varga Jr	Clickbooth.com
	Phil Colacioppo	Rocket Profit
	Phillip Hersch	AzoogleAds
	Phillip Kidwell	eHealthInsurance
	Phillip Lynch	Venture Direct
	Pierre Gallant	Neverblue Media
	Rachel Peters	The Invidia Group
	Rajat Gupta	mirchMEDIA
	Ran Aroussi	Quite Smart
	Randy Norton	SFPNetwork.com
	Reed Pridy	Neverbluemedia
	Rene Rapp	Shop4Affiliates
	Reshall Jimmy	ForgeBusiness
	Richard Alcantara	BlinkAds
	Richard Lewis	ReturnonAffiliate.com
	Richard Markus	MotherJones.com
	Richard Nolan	Excel Media Pro
	Richard Okolo	AdValiant Inc
	Richard Phoebus	MarketLeverage.com
	Rick DeCraene	Applied Merchant Systems
	Rick Geloff	TrimLife / TL Sciences
	Rick Lea	Panthera Interactive, LLC
	Rick Mirsky	CPA Storm / Memolink
	Rick Natsch	Potrero Media
	Rick Neuhoff	E Management Group
	Rick Ramos	adknowledge
	Rishab Verma	EliteCommission
	Rob Houglum	YoogleAds.com
	Robert Gleichenahus	Double Play Media
	Robin Moses	Freshpair
	Robert Camhe	RocketProfit
	Robert Huey	A&A Marketing Inc.
	Robert Kauffman	YourGiftsFree
	Robert Saunders	Campusfood.com
	Robin DeCato	Converseon
	Robin Gearheart	Virtumundo
	Robin Moses	Freshpair
	Roland Navarro	EDebitPay
	Roger Snow	Snow Consulting
	Ronen Hamatian	PartnerWeekly
	Ros Phillips	LinkConector
	Roxanne Gonzalez	Lead Flash
	Rudy Sanchez	AdEx Media
	Russ Johnson	netweb, inc.
	Russell Nomer	Russell Nomer Consulting
	Rusty Jenkins	roifusion.com
	Ryan Eagle	BLAMAds.com
	Ryan Ewer	MyFamily.com
	Ryan Fellman	Impulse Marketing Group
	Ryan Friesner	Triad Media Network
	Ryan Kozsdiy	Lashback
	Ryan Menderhall	DNA Bioscience
	Ryan Ragge	Restorationmedia
	Ryan Rizzo	Blue Lithium
	Ryan VanHorn	Creoscope Media, Inc.
	Ryan Zimmerman	ClickSpeed Marketing
	Sabrina Thomas	Mate1.com
	Sachin Thanki	Webgains USA
	Sal Conca	Puritan’s Pride
	Sal Guarino	Market Leverage
	Salvatore Conca	Purritans Pride
	Sam Feuer	MindSmack.com
	Sam Harrelson	SamHarrelson.com
	Sam Nair	A&A Marketing Inc.
	Sam Plotkin	Vidcomgroup
	Samantha Heller	DMi Partners
	Samantha Hensch	Digital River
	Sara Piccolo	Datran Media
	Sara Simeone	VistaPrint.co.uk
	Sarah Bundy	49Above Marketing Inc.
	Sarah Clark	Lighting Showplace
	Sarah Prescott	FriendFinder
	Sarah Matthews	EPI Network
	Sarah Robinson	Clickbooth.com
	Scott Caputo	TradePub.com
	Scott Ginsberg	CJ
	Scott Mowery	American Greetings
	Scott Pannier	Motive Interactive
	Sean McCormick	RedSailMedia / CoReg360
	Sean Mulkeen	Mulkeen Media, Inc.
	Sean Tilak	CoRegisteer.com
	Sergio Pereira	Intermark Media
	Shane Graper	Opt in Real Big
	Shannon Garrett	GSI
	Shannon Steffen	SKS Designs
	Shannon Vann	RevenueLoop.com
	Shanti Beaurline	Clickbooth.com
	Sharon Carpentino	ContextWeb, Inc.
	Sharon Goldstein	AzoogleAds
	Sharon Kaufman	Rewards Gateway
	Shawn Collins	Affiliate Summit
	Shawn Peters	EpicEdgeMedia
	Shawn Schaefer	Spectrum Direct
	Shea Meracdo	RR Media-Email Pub
	Shelby Ferrari	LiveDeal
	Shelley Chakan	Send Tech
	Shiovawn Manning	Mate1.com
	Sim J Singh	SSV Affiliates
	Simon Chernin	ABCSearch.com
	Sophy Gasson	JustHost.com
	Stacy Freedman	Adotas
	Stacey Cuevas	iCommissions.com
	Stefanie Yang	Alibaba.com
	Stephanie Agresta	Stephanie Agresta Consulting
	Stephane Gringer	Publishers Clearing House
	Stephanie Harris	Schaaf Consulting
	Stephanie Lewis	Date.com
	Stephanie Schwab	Converseon
	Steve Curry	Secure A Quote
	Steve Evans	Vinyl Interactive
	Steve Kim	Coremetrics
	Steve Steinfeldt	Tickets Network Direct
	Steven Haim	coverclicks
	Steven G. Patton	AKMG
	Stewart Cruse	Digital Editor
	Sue Sharp	AdCafe
	Sunny Mallavarapu	SilverCarrot
	Sumee Oh	Connexus
	Susan Arts	Share Results
	Swayzee Grodin	Venture Direct
	Swetal Patel	SmartBargains.com
	Tanya Alvarez	blinkads.com
	Tamara Remedios	xplore
	Tamie Reichert	Silver Carrot
	Tara McCommons	LinkConnector
	Tara Zottola	Revenue Enhancement Group
	Terrence Smalley	AdToClicks
	Terry Fung	Trouve Media
	Terry Scaldaferri	Publishers Clearning House
	Theresa Hartwig Duerr	zanox US
	Thomas Bruck	FindYourCustomers
	Tige Miller	Explosive Marketing Group
	Tim Clow	AdOnNetwork.com
	Tim Delaney	Tranzact
	Tim Palac	PlasticSurgery.org
	Tim Nally	PCSecurityShield
	Tim Madsen	Willowbrook Partners
	Tina Chan	Webjuice LLC
	Tina Flores	BlueLithium
	Tina Gary	ValuedNetwork.com
	Tobin Pociask	411AffiliateNetwork.com
	Todd Browndyke	Zunch
	Todd Farrow	PriceWheels.com
	Todd Martini	Alex’s Coupons
	Todd Taylor	Real Networks
	Tom Antuono	ClickBooth.com
	Tom Beaulieu	Niche Marketers Network
	Tom St.John	Eversave
	Tony Nelan	Google Affiliate Network
	Tony Pantano	IMWave, Inc.
	Tony Randazzo	Exchange Place
	Tracie Wexler	GSI Commerce
	Trey Walker	Vintacore
	Trisha Lyn Fawver	New Edge Media
	Trisha Hawthorne	The Biz Opp Network
	Tyler Whittingham	Offerweb
	Tyson Su	Flycell, Inc
	Tyson Sumrall	TheUseful
	Umut Vardar	LeadCreations.com
	Vanessa M. Branco	MindSmack.com
	Veronica Rosas	Clickbooth.com
	Victoria Hansen	Neverbluemedia
	Victor Pitts	Moniker.com
	Victoria Fraley	Amped Media
	Vince Virzi	TicketsNow.com
	Vincent Padilla	SpireVision, LLC
	Vini Pal	A&A Marketing Inc
	Vinny Lingham	incuBeta
	Vipin Goyal	sunnydiamonds.com
	Vishal Gupta	CheapOair.com
	Vishal Jaggi	Adwimedia
	Vito Tonkonog	RexTrack
	Vivek Thapar	mirch MEDIA
	Wade Tonkin	Christian Affiliate Marketers
	Wade Schlosser	AffiliatePrograms.com
	Warren Corpus	Vayan Marketing Group
	Warren Jolly	AffiliatePrograms.com
	Wendy Harbaugh	DMi Partners, Inc
	Wes Eads	BaronsMedia
	Yvonne Nelson	IAG Internet Advertising Group
	Zac Johnson	MoneyReign Inc
	Zach Ray	Triad Media Network
	Zahra Bidar	hi speed media

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The first step when entering the CPA business, is of course, creating an account with a CPA network. This is my way of doing things. While other people use their own methods, I find that this is the most believable, hence, the optimum way to do things. There are two steps in the process of getting accepted.
STEP 1: signing up with the CPA network (sending your application)

STEP 2: calling them (VERY IMPORTANT!)

While you do not have to call all CPA networks, you do have to call networks like Hydra and NeverBlue, as these are the big players in the game. It has always been a delight for me to work with Hydra. I look at other networks’ offers, and I look at Hydra’s offers, and after comparing them I always come to the conclusion that Hydra is in a league of its own. The first network I got signed up with is JAR Media. I was very happy that they accepted my application without chatting with an affiliate manager (the person from the CPA network responsible for you) or without calling them… but after I got accepted into Hydra, I saw how the offers from JAR were of poorer quality.

This is exactly what I complete in the application form, and for the sake of this demonstration I’ll use Hydra’s.

• Fill in N/A for company if you’re an individual
• Leave state empty if you’re not in the US
• Website URL: http://itdependsontheoffer.com (YES, this is exactly what I put in everytime, no exceptions)
• Website Description: I’m a PPC search marketer. I bring traffic through PPC search engines such as Google, Yahoo and MSN. (what I specifically wrote after this at Hydra was that I was looking for a network that doesn’t use DirectTrack -a very popular platform for CPA networks- and that would place my tracking pixels). You could also say that you practice media buying and you have access to a lot of traffic.
• Monthly Unique Visitors: 75 000 (think that if you’re working with PPC, your visitors are your impressions, and 75 000 impressions is not a big number at all)
• Publishing Channels: Search – PPC (you can also complete Display – Banners and Display – Text Links if you said that you do media buying)
• Tax classification: Individual
• Tax ID or SSN: leave empty if you’re not in the US
• Payment method: PayPal if available. If not, wire, and if you really don’t want to use wire, just select it, put dashes all over the wire-specific forms and talk to them about letting you use PayPal

Now for the call, which is as important as the application, even more with Hydra. First thing after they answer and the person introduces his or herself, you introduce yourself: “Hello, my name is Andrei Popa and I’ve just submitted my application”. If you have a foreign name, like me, you’ll probably have to spell it. They’ll ask you most of what you already completed in your application and some other things.

• How long have you been doing CPA?
  A couple of months
• What other networks are you with?
  Ads4Dough, NeverBlue, JAR Media
• How many monthly visitors do you get?
  75 000
• What’s your (monthly) advertising budget?
  Anywhere from $1000 to $3000 a month. If they ask about your daily budget, you say “$100 per day”.
• What offers have you been succesful with in the past?
  Email and Zip submits, Weight Loss and Credit related offers.

…and that’s the call. You’ll probably be surprised at how easy it will be, and they will accept you. Even if you’re not from the U.S., don’t fear calling them, it’s the one step that you have to do in order to get accepted by the bigger networks, and it’s totally worth it.

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CPA offers are the things that you literally promote. Physically, an offer is a link that you direct people to. When they click the link and complete all the necessary data for the action, you get paid.

There are different kinds of offers. The ones that pay the least are email and zip submits, ranging from about $1 to $1.75. All the user has to do to complete the action is input their email or zip code. Other offers are harder to classify, and are generally classified by categories like “Weight Loss”, “Credit Score”, “Insurance” – the main theme of the offer. The payout on these other offers ranges from anything above $1 to $60 or more. On some offers, like credit reports, the user may have to enter their SSN, or their credit card number. Others may require him to complete long, 3 page forms. What this all does is that it increases the difficulty of the offer for the user, but also increases the payout for the affiliate.

You’re generally not going to promote Email and Zip submits through PPC, because your CPC would have to be really, really low to make it profitable, somewhere between 1c and 5c, but PPC and other promotion methods will be covered in future articles.

The best way to find out how all this looks like is just to sign up to a CPA network. I highly recommend Hydra Network. They’re great to work with, they don’t use directtrack (which is a pain in the ass platform for people that know what I’m talking about), they’ll place tracking pixels for you and they have the most awesome offers.

It’s good to know a few offer types when signing up with a CPA network. When calling them (yes, this is mandatory with big networks, and it’s not a big deal), they’ll ask you “What offers were you successful with in the past?”. I’ve never said I’m just getting into CPA when calling a network, I think it’s pretty dumb to do that – it just ups your chances of not getting in.

This is Hydra’s list of offer types. Choose some of these when calling them. I always include email/zip submits when talking to them.

Here you go:

• Approval Required
• Auto & Auto Warranty
• Biz Opps
• Books & Periodicals
• Cash Advances
• Cosmetics
• Coupons
• Credit Cards
• Credit Score
• Debt Relief
• Edu Loans & Financial Aid
• Education – Misc.
• Electronics
• Email Submit
• Entertainment & Lifestyle – Misc.
• Financial – Misc.
• Fitness
• Food, Beverage, & Tobacco
• Full Registration
• Health
• Health & Beauty – Misc.
• Home
• Home Improvement
• Home Security
• Insurance – Misc.
• Language
• Legal
• Life
• Loans
• Mortgage
• Music & Movies
• Pets
• Printer Supplies
• Products & Services – Misc.
• Real Estate
• Restaurants
• Ringtones & Text Services
• Romance & Dating
• Scholarships
• Schools
• Skincare & Anti-Aging
• Software/Downloads
• Surveys
• Sweepstakes
• Taxes
• Toys, Gifts, & Flowers
• Travel
• Weight Loss
• Wellness
• Zip Submit

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A CPA network is an affiliate network with a twist. CPA is an acronym that has two meanings: cost per acquisition and cost per action. CPA as in the expression “CPA networks” means cost per action.

A CPA network works like this: you have the affiliate (the one promoting the offers), the merchant (the one putting up the offers), the offers (the things that you promote) and, finally, the CPA network (which is the bridge between the affiliate and the merchant).

Every time a third-party does the necessary actions on an offer that he landed on through you, the affiliate, you get paid. How much? Well, the CPA can range from $1 to $80. How is this better than a standard affiliate network? Well, what do you think is easier – making someone give you their zip code or their credit card number?

Each customer you refer and get paid for is called a “lead”. What you’re doing is practically referring potential customers to companies. This method of advertising is better than pay per click and others because of two reasons: the affiliate (or publisher in the case of PPC) gets more money and the merchant pays on a specific action, not on hoping to get an action. Not all leads are targeted, but the more specific a CPA offer is, the harder it is to get an untargetted lead: no one will fill out a 15 field form just for the sake of it – they have to be genuinely interested in the offer. This is generally none of the affiliate’s concern, it’s largely the merchant’s problem.

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