CPA bidding is just another form of affiliate marketing. You are still promoting someone else’s product for a commission. The only difference is that you don’t have to convince anyone to buy anything and there doesn’t have to be any sales to get paid. All you have to do is get someone to sign up for an offer, request a quote, or fill out some sort of form.
Let me give you a real life example. Let’s say you’re promoting a CPA offer for insurance quotes and the offer pays $3 every time you refer someone and request an insurance quote. That means that every time someone clicks on your link and fills out the application form, you get paid. Millions of people search for information on insurance quotes every month. That means you could make a really good income from home with this type of offer.
Insurance quotes are a very popular niche. But it is just one of many niches that pay per action. Which by the way is what CPA stands for. Cost per action. The visitor only has to perform a certain action to get paid.
Some other popular niches are dating, weight loss, and the medical field. So, as you can see, the earning potential with CPA bidding is practically limitless. However, if you’re brand new to the whole work-from-home thing, you’ll want to start with basic affiliate marketing first.
You see, most CPA networks have an approval process and they won’t approve you unless you can show that you know what you’re doing. So soak up the basics of affiliate marketing first, and then move on to CPA bidding.
Of course, there are ways you can maneuver around CPA networks and get approved, but the truth is, that’s not what you want to do. The top CPA networks pay close attention to how much revenue you generate for their network. If you are producing decent results every month, most of them will disable your account.
So start with a basic affiliate network like ClickBank. Once you learn the ins and outs of affiliate marketing and understand traffic generation, you can sign up for some CPA networks.
A good idea is to start building a list early on. That way, when you move on to CPA bidding, you’ll already have an audience you can market to.