| CPA or a Cost per Action network provides a | | | | completion of the form is the action. |
| directory of products and services. Companies | | | | CPA networks hire affiliate managers to supervise the |
| promote their offers through the CPA networks and | | | | process. CPA managers are typically responsible for |
| CPA affiliates direct targeted traffic to the offers using | | | | reviewing CPA affiliate applications, sourcing for |
| email marketing, video marketing, pay per click, etc. | | | | company products or services to offer through the |
| Companies within the network are willing to pay CPA | | | | network as well as communicating with the affiliates |
| affiliate marketers to generate traffic or sales leads | | | | within the network on how to optimize their revenue. |
| for their products and/or services. The great thing | | | | It is important to maintain contact with your CPA |
| about CPA networks is a sale is not required in order | | | | manager as he or she can inform you of high |
| for a CPA affiliate marketer to receive compensation. | | | | converting offers within the network. High converting |
| CPA affiliate marketers using CPA networks do not | | | | offers can result in more money for you. |
| have to worry about charge backs or refunds | | | | It is not uncommon to see offers with a CPA network |
| because leads do not have to pay anything in order | | | | paying $25-$35 per lead and .15-.30 or more per unique |
| for you to receive compensation. | | | | website visitor. You do the math: generate 500 leads |
| There are a variety of CPA offers available including | | | | for an offer pay $25 per lead and your commission is |
| offers for ring-tones, health related products, credit | | | | $12,500. |
| cards and government grants; just to name a few. | | | | As you can see, a lot of money can be made in |
| The company will either pay per unique visitor or pay | | | | promoting CPA offers. There are literally hundreds of |
| per lead. If a company is paying per action, the lead | | | | networks; each offering different products and service. |
| may be asked to provide contact information like their | | | | Apply to at least 3 or 4 CPA networks so that you |
| email address and/or zip code, in some cases. The | | | | can have a variety of CPA offers to market. |