| So you've made it past the CPA network gatekeeper, | | | | tactic used by marketing companies to gather |
| gotten your site approved, and you've been accepted | | | | information. The most common zip submit offers entail |
| by the CPA network. You log into the network and | | | | the enticement of a free gift card of some sort and |
| you are met with dozens and dozens of different | | | | submitting the zip code is just the beginning of the |
| offers. Your head starts spinning from choice overload: | | | | information gathering process. However, what happens |
| which is best to choose? | | | | after the visitor submits his or her zip code is none of |
| The most common offers you'll see are free trial, zip | | | | your concern since your end of the deal is done once |
| submit, and email submit offers. The smart affiliate will | | | | the zip code is submitted. |
| make use of all three of these types to bring in the | | | | Like zip submits, email submits are offers where your |
| most money. | | | | job is to get people to enter their email address in a |
| Free trial offers are just that: an offer to try a product | | | | simple form on your website. The form is provided by |
| or service for free or nearly free. In the case physical | | | | the CPA network, so you don't need to worry about |
| products, the customer must pay for shipping and | | | | coding or anything like that. You get paid for every |
| handling, which is usually under $5. If it is an information | | | | valid email, that is a working email, that someone |
| product, or a service, the offers are completely free to | | | | submits from your website. |
| try. Companies know that if only they can get their | | | | Again, you're probably wondering why anyone would |
| product or service into the hands of the consumer, | | | | pay you to gather email addresses. Like zip submits, |
| that the odds are that the consumer will be happy | | | | email submits are about gathering information about |
| enough to buy it. Free trials have always been a | | | | prospective customers. In the case of the email submit, |
| popular advertising vehicle because of this fact. | | | | the ultimate goal of the offer is more direct: a free e |
| For this reason, companies are willing to pay CPA | | | | book or some other enticement in an exchange for a |
| networks premium rates for leads, that is customers | | | | valid email that can be added to a list for use in email |
| who sign up for the trial. All you need to do to get paid | | | | marketing campaigns. With strict laws about spamming, |
| with these types of offers is get people (leads) to sign | | | | genuine lists of interested buyers are at a premium, |
| for the free trial. What happens after the customer | | | | and for this reason advertisers are willing to pay for |
| receives the product is between the customer and the | | | | this information. |
| advertiser: your job is done. | | | | Whether you choose free trial offers, email submits, |
| The zip submit offer is one where you are paid for | | | | zip submits, or all three, the beauty of these types of |
| every visitor who submits his or her zip code. You | | | | offers is that they convert very well, especially in this |
| might be wondering how on earth can you get paid for | | | | economy where everyone is more hesitant to spend |
| someone's zip code? How can a company possibly | | | | any money. |
| make money from this? Well, zip submit offers are a | | | | |