Thread: 1:500 Affiliate
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Old 03-08-2011, 07:46 AM  
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Originally Posted by mopek1 View Post
I'm one of those people. The only reason I think 1:500 is good is because every new site/program I try really doesn't convert (1:5000+). The ones that do convert do so at 1:1500.

Trust me, if I found a few sites that convert 1:350 or better you could bet your ass I'd be pushing most of my traffic there. But where are they?
You have to look at CTR and conversion rates together though. She might convert 1:500 ("Join BLAHBLAH here for only $15 a month!") and you at 1:1500 ("Visit BLAH BLAH for more porn!") but if your CTR is 3 times higher with your text links then it's the same. Same with traffic sources.

Also many sponsors do convert at 1:500 overall for "non-affiliate" traffic because they are getting all the repeat customers who cancel and join again a month later as well as all the sales affiliates don't get due to tracking issues. The type in traffic is better as well because people are interested from the start.
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