Okay, I'm a n00b at arbitrage - I admit that. Since so many others here at WickedFire seem to engage in this mystery, I decided to educate myself and in the meantime, educate any future n00bs that come along at the same time. It's called "giving back to the community". I also fully expect the really helpful people here at WF to chime in with advice and tips as they normally do. I'm posting this since I haven't found something like it in one place on WF yet and hopefully it will help out people who come along looking for the info like I did.
My first post here will be basic information on what arbitrage is, and how it works.
So on to some basic information:
What is "Arbitrage" ?
Arbitrage is the process by which one makes money using ads and a CPC or other ad space purchase programme to drive traffic to a web site or sites. In other words, you create a keyword-targetted web site. Then, you place ads on the web site pages. Finally, you initiate a CPC campaign or purchase ad space (there are lots of places/ways to do this) to drive traffic to your site.
What is the "trick" to making money with Arbitrage?
The "trick" is common sense: the traffic you get via your CPC campaign MUST cost less than the revenue you get back when that traffic clicks on your ads. This means that you need to do the math. Your conversion rates (ie. CTR) and the price of your CPC campaign should give you a good idea of whether a specific campaign will work or not (more in future posts as I figure this part out myself).
Hopefully this gets the ball rolling. I still need to figure out the precise math before I open my mouth and stick my foot in it. Ideally, one should be able to do a little niche market research, apply some basic math, and determine whether a niche campaign will be profitable or not before getting started.
If I've missed anything or there are inaccuracies, I'm sure the posts that come in after this will let me (and everyone else) know about it.
My first post here will be basic information on what arbitrage is, and how it works.
So on to some basic information:
What is "Arbitrage" ?
Arbitrage is the process by which one makes money using ads and a CPC or other ad space purchase programme to drive traffic to a web site or sites. In other words, you create a keyword-targetted web site. Then, you place ads on the web site pages. Finally, you initiate a CPC campaign or purchase ad space (there are lots of places/ways to do this) to drive traffic to your site.
What is the "trick" to making money with Arbitrage?
The "trick" is common sense: the traffic you get via your CPC campaign MUST cost less than the revenue you get back when that traffic clicks on your ads. This means that you need to do the math. Your conversion rates (ie. CTR) and the price of your CPC campaign should give you a good idea of whether a specific campaign will work or not (more in future posts as I figure this part out myself).
Hopefully this gets the ball rolling. I still need to figure out the precise math before I open my mouth and stick my foot in it. Ideally, one should be able to do a little niche market research, apply some basic math, and determine whether a niche campaign will be profitable or not before getting started.
If I've missed anything or there are inaccuracies, I'm sure the posts that come in after this will let me (and everyone else) know about it.