A practical guide to starting an affiliate (CPA) network
Your own CPA network.
Start with a clear plan.
Learn the business, find your first partners and get your tracking right. Ten practical lessons, in plain English, to help you prepare your first campaign.
Why build your own CPA network?
Your relationships.
Your own business.
Connect an offer worth promoting with an audience you understand. Build your brand around making that partnership work.
The advertiser
A useful offer
Your network
Your brand, relationships
and tracking tools
The publisher
The right audience
Start with one offer, one publisher and a reason for both to choose you. See how the business works in lesson 1.
The lessons
Your launch checklist- Lesson 1
Understand the business
Who does what, how money moves, and where to begin.
- Lesson 2
Choose your first niche
One group of customers. One market. One result.
- Lesson 3
Find your first advertiser
Agree on a product, rules and a small first test.
- Lesson 4
Find your first publishers
Start with a few partners and clear rules.
- Lesson 5
Plan your budget and payouts
See what comes in, what goes out, and when.
- Lesson 6
Set up your network
Check the basic settings before adding an offer.
- Lesson 7
Add your first offer
Set the rates and make a link for one publisher.
- Lesson 8
Test your tracking
Follow one test visit through to a recorded result.
- Lesson 9
Understand postbacks
See who sends each automatic result message.
- Lesson 10
Run it week by week
Build a routine for quality, reporting and payouts.
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