IM Updates
Well, I am still at it. I was up until about 4 AM this morning trying to get a landing page done. It is difficult at first but the more I do the easier things seem to flow. the big bottleneck for me currently is graphics/design. I am using The GIMP for now. I suppose that when I start making a profit I will outsource my landing pages. I do not enjoy creating them. I also would like to get a LP friendly WP install created, one that installs with the necessary plug-ins and structure in place… maybe someday.
My first “real” campaign goes live Monday. I am not too hopeful because I think I may have been too cleaver and selected too narrow a niche. If that is the case it’s fine because I learned a lot from it. One tip that I can share (I’m probably the only marketer who didn’t know this) is that AdBrite is terrible!!! I tried to run a bit of traffic through them to see if I get come to any conclusions, but the traffic I got was total garbage. I even spent time selecting what I thought were relevant channels. Even after all of this my ads were running on warez and torrent sites. Total waste of money. If anyone knows how to convert AdBrite traffic and actually make some money, let me know.
FYI: In addition to the campaign starting Monday I plan to have another started on Friday. I figure if I keep cranking campaigns out I will get the hang of it and it will get easier. I am prepared to lose money for the education it will give me.