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governs your access to and use of the Giigs Affiliate Program.
Giigs Book Covers
If you want a different size, email me and I'd be happy to create it for you.
Banners
The Interactive Advertising Bureau lists has two dozen ad sizes. Creating that many sizes is not that difficult. But testing them all would be quite time consuming. So I think it's wise to work smarter.
I believe in the Pareto Principle (also known as the 80/20 rule), that states for many events roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. Don't take the 80/20 figure literally though. It merely implies that a small cause/input/effort produces a disproportionately large effect/output/result. I used this principle to increase business income by 207% in just over 18 months.
Adpiler analyzed 600 billion ad impressions from multiple ad exchanges and inventory sources in January 2017. They discovered the top five ad sizes accounted for 80% of ad impressions.
Based on Adpiler's findings, I think it would be wise to start with the top five ad sizes.
Adpiler also discovered the ad impression share in the United States were:
- 72.3% on the Web
- 19.5% on mobile apps
- 8.2% on the mobile Web
Again using the Pareto Principle, it makes sense to start with advertising on the Web because it covers the majority of ad impressions.
Below are a selection of banners for you to test. Look out for more banner designs in the coming weeks and months.
Google's Top 5 Performing Ad Sizes
If you're going to promote Giigs using display ads, then advertising on the Google Display Network would be a place to start. They serve an estimated 30 billion ads a day on two million websites. Here are the top five performing ad sizes on the Google AdSense network, according to Google.
1. 300x250 (Medium Rectangle)
The 300x250 medium rectangle ad performs well when embedded within text content or at the end of articles.
2. 336x280 (Large Rectangle)
The 336x280 large rectangle ad performs well when embedded within text content or at the end of articles.
3. 728x90 (Leaderboard)
The 728x90 leaderboard ad performs well if placed above main content and on forum sites.
4. 300x600 (Half Page)
The 300x600 half page ad is one of the fastest growing sizes by impressions.
5. 320x100 (Large Mobile Banner)
The 320x100 large mobile banner can be used an alternative to the 320x50 and 300x250 ad.
Adpiler's Top 5 Most Popular Ad Sizes
1. 300x250 (Medium Rectangle) - 34%
See "Google's Top 5 Performing Ad Sizes" for the banners.
2. 320x50 (Mobile Banner) - 21.9%
3. 728x90 (Leaderboard) - 13.9%
See "Google's Top 5 Performing Ad Sizes" for the banners.
4. 160x600 (Wide Skyscraper) - 5.8%
5. 300x600 (Half Page) - 4.2%
See "Google's Top 5 Performing Ad Sizes" for the banners.
PPC Search Terms & Google Ads
WordStream analyzed 612 of the best ads for $60 million in Google Ads (previously AdWords) ad spend and here are two interesting findings that I used to create the Google ads.
Top 10 Performing Words
- Your
- Free
- Now
- Get
- Online
- Our
- Save
- Best
- Shipping
- You
Top 9 Call to Action Words
- Get
- Buy
- Shop
- Try
- Learn
- Build
- Sign Up
- Discover
- Click
Here are some popular "make money" related search terms and average monthly searches for Google USA, according to the Google Keyword Planner.
- work from home jobs - 368,000
- make money - 110,000
- work from home - 110,000
- online jobs - 110,000
- how to make money online - 90,500
- jobs from home - 74,000
- make money online - 74,000
- jobs from home - 74,000
- how to make money - 60,500
- how to make money from home - 49,500
- how to make money fast - 49,500
- ways to make money - 40,500
- surveys for money - 33,100
- earn money - 27,100
- data entry jobs - 27,100
- how to make extra money - 18,100
- ways to make extra money - 18,100
- i need money - 18,100
Here are some sample ads to give you ideas.
PPV
What is PPV?
If you've never heard of PPV (Pay-Per-View), it's basically pop-up advertising. The ads are typically served as a result of adware being installed on a user's computer. When a user visits a webpage or conducts a search on their web browser, a pop-up window appears with the advertiser's landing page in it. They are charged for the view by the visitor, hence the term, "pay per view." PPV is more intrusive than other forms of advertising so conversion rates are typically lower. But they do convert.
PPV Education
If you are new to PPV and want to learn about it, the best website I found is PPV Guru. It's not free though. Membership starts at £39.95 (~$53) and goes up to £99 (~$131) per month for full access to the forum and PPV campaigns. I was a SuperVIP Gold member (£99/month) for eighteen months.
They also offer a CPA network with a few dozen offers. I found limited success with a few offers. The payouts were typically lower than on other CPA networks because I think (I might be wrong) they take their cut of the payout they get on those other networks. The upside is that as a PPV Guru member you have guaranteed access to those offers, which is useful if you are not members of the networks that have the offer.
PPV Traffic Can Be Profitable
I can share with you that I had earned over $200,000 in commissions promoting online MMO games on PPV networks. That's not to boast. I share that figure with you to show you PPV can be a profitable source of traffic.
After a couple of years, a combination of the offers ageing, payouts being slashed, and traffic quality falling, it got to the point where it was no longer providing a decent ROI and I stopped promoting MMO games on PPV networks. I was only promoting one niche, MMO games. Other niches, such as "making money," might produce a better ROI, so it could work for Giigs.
My Top 5 PPV Networks
Here are my top five PPV networks, based on my experience of spending well in excess of $100,000 on over 1,500 campaigns. Don't take them as recommendations though. Do your own due diligence.
- RTX Platform (previously 50OnRed): They used to provide by far the most traffic and best ROI out of all the PPV networks. But as my offers aged and RTX added over a hundred new traffic sources, the ROI deteriorated to the point where it was no longer profitable. They claim to have over 10,000 advertisers so a lot of people must be making money with them. If you want to give them a go, consider signing up through my referral link. If you spend $500 within the first 30 days of your account approval, we'll both receive $50 credit. :-)
- Propel Media (previously TrafficVance): Traffic and quality was okay but I found it too expensive to produce a consistent ROI. Propel Media reported $20.9 million of revenue for the first quarter of 2022.
- Zeropark: Traffic volume was okay but profit margins were pretty thin. Zeropark claim to have over 5,000 active advertisers and deliver 150 billion ad views a day.
- Media Traffic: Not as much traffic as the other networks but I had a few profitable campaigns for a while.
- Bevo Media: The traffic volume was low and I found the competition often outbid me to the point where I lost money on virtually every campaign. I also didn't like the fixed bidding system where you are charged what you bid. All other PPV networks I tried use proxy bids, where you pay the lowest amount possible up to your bid, to win the auction for a visitor. Bevo Media claim to have more than 30 billion impressions per day for advertisers to bid on. If you give Bevo Media a go, tell Ryan Bukevicz, the founder, I sent you. :-)
PPV Targets
Domains
- giigs.us: Why would I allow affiliates to self-target the giigs.us domain you may be wondering? Two reasons: (1) So long as affiliates don't use promotional methods that may harm the Giigs brand, they are allowed to use any promotional method they like; and (2) How can I possibly prevent affiliates from self-targeting the domain, giigs.us? If I allow PPV traffic, then I have to allow all targets. Frankly, I don't have the manpower to police affiliates to that degree. I have been doing affiliate marketing since 2002. I know affiliates like to have the freedom to use any decent promotional method they like (within some obvious rules). :-)
- clubthrifty.com
- dollarsprout.com
- dreamhomebasedwork.com
- frugalrules.com
- makingsenseofcents.com
- moneypantry.com
- mturk.com
- sahm.org
- savethestudent.org
- singlemomsincome.com
- surveyssay.com
- thepennyhoarder.com
- theworkathomewife.com
- theworkathomewoman.com
- wahadventures.com
- webemployed.com
- wellkeptwallet.com
- workfromhomehappiness.com
- workingmother.com
URLs
- breakingtheonepercent.com/make-extra-money-list
- clark.com/commoncents/easy-ways-to-make-extra-cash
- daveramsey.com/blog/how-to-make-extra-money
- dollarsprout.com/make-money-at-home
- entrepreneur.com/article/299733
- forbes.com/sites/jrose/2019/04/24/make-money-online
- komando.com/tips/449931/20-best-ways-to-make-money-online
- lifehack.org/articles/money/5-real-ways-actually-make-money-online.html
- makingsenseofcents.com/2017/11/how-to-earn-money-from-home.html
- moneyconnexion.com/online-jobs.htm
- moneycrashers.com/ways-make-money-from-home
- realwaystoearnmoneyonline.com/data-entry-jobs-from-home
- ryrob.com/make-money-online
- savethestudent.org/make-money/10-quick-cash-injections.html
- struggle.co/make-good-money-online
- thepennyhoarder.com/make-money/45-ways-to-make-extra-money-online
- theworkathomewife.com/data-entry-jobs-from-home
- ttecjobs.com/en-US/page/work-from-home-jobs
- wellkeptwallet.com/make-money-from-home
- womansday.com/life/work-money/tips/a107/how-to-make-money-at-home
Search Queries
- amazon.com data entry jobs
- amazon.com make money online
- amazon.com make money
- amazon.com paid surveys
- amazon.com work from home
- bing.com data entry jobs
- bing.com make money online
- bing.com make money
- bing.com paid surveys
- bing.com work from home
- google.com data entry jobs
- google.com make money online
- google.com make money
- google.com paid surveys
- google.com work from home
- yahoo.com data entry jobs
- yahoo.com make money online
- yahoo.com make money
- yahoo.com paid surveys
- yahoo.com work from home
Keywords
- best work from home jobs
- data entry jobs from home
- data entry jobs
- how to make extra money
- how to make money from home
- how to make money
- legitimate work from home jobs
- make money from home
- make money online
- make money
- online jobs
- online part time jobs
- paid surveys
- part time jobs from home
- stay at home jobs
- stay at home mom jobs
- surveys for cash
- ways to make money online
- work from home jobs
- work from home
Pop-under Networks
I never found success with pop-under networks, so I honestly can't recommend any. I'm not fond of pop-under advertising but I won't stop you if you want to give it a go.
Parked Domains
If you own any parked domains that you think might convert well for Giigs, then please forward the traffic to Giigs using your ClickBank HopLink. Don't forget to add the domain as a Tracking ID to the end of your HopLink to track sales.
If you're looking for a reputable domain registrar, please consider www.domain-registration-bank.com, which has served 1,245 happy customers since 2008. That is my Wild West Domains reseller site, which is part of GoDaddy, a $12 billion publicly traded company.
I always set the prices to the lowest possible because I want to pay the lowest prices possible. Plus, I want my customers to get the lowest prices possible as well.
If you register a domain on my Domain Registration Bank website and have any issues with your order, you can email me for help and I can look into it for you. Of course, you also have the 24/7 phone and email support provided by Wild West Domains.
Please contact us if you have any questions.
* The photos used in the banners are licensed from Depositphotos. If you are looking for a few images and want a huge library of high quality images and/or videos to choose from, then consider Depositphotos, Inc.. Their on demand plans start from 10 images for $49. Similar sites mainly offer monthly/yearly subscription plans which I am not a fan of. If you only want to buy a limited number of images, then I can recommend Depositphotos. Look out for cool deals such as 100 images for $100 which I jumped on like a hungry dog.