Comments on: The Only Paid Traffic Source That Works For me https://johnthornhillonline.com/blog/the-only-paid-traffic-source-that-works-for-me/ Sun, 16 Mar 2014 12:52:26 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 By: Cheryl https://johnthornhillonline.com/blog/the-only-paid-traffic-source-that-works-for-me/#comment-5500 Tue, 22 Oct 2013 06:19:11 +0000 http://www.johnthornhill.com/blog/?p=2591#comment-5500 Hi John!

It’s so strange; people seem completely divided when it comes to solo ads. Some swear by them, and others swear them off. However, for those who have made it work, it seems to work very well for them! 😀

I was sort of on the fence about ever using solo ads, but you’ve convinced me that it probably wouldn’t hurt to at least experiment a little when I have the funds to spare. ^_^

I’m going to go back and reread this blog post a few times, and let it all sink in!

Thank you so much for all of the useful information! 😀

Best,
Cheryl

]]> By: Mark McKnight https://johnthornhillonline.com/blog/the-only-paid-traffic-source-that-works-for-me/#comment-5499 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 21:00:35 +0000 http://www.johnthornhill.com/blog/?p=2591#comment-5499 Hi John,

Loved the tip about buying ads in small chunks. I’d never thought about that before. Makes sense!

I’m also going to use the Simple Traffic Solutions affiliate package on my site for a few weeks until I get my new ‘free report’ ready. Just watching the videos now on how to set it up.

I have a question about the Solo ads. I was reading on Warrior Forum about buying solo ads and various people recommend tracking to make sure you get the right amount of links you’ve bought, but didn’t go into detail. How do you go about tracking the clicks you receive?

Another quick question. How do you move someone from a free list to a paid list? Does Wishlist do this?

Thanks in advance.

]]> By: Jan https://johnthornhillonline.com/blog/the-only-paid-traffic-source-that-works-for-me/#comment-5498 Sat, 27 Jul 2013 01:31:29 +0000 http://www.johnthornhill.com/blog/?p=2591#comment-5498 Hi John,

Thanks for this great post..I totally agree, Solo Ads is the way to go as long as you take it slow & easy you’ll bank those clicks. Just watch out who you buy from, do your research.If you follow the Great ones,you should do alright.

Watch..Learn and do as they do..
Thanks again.

]]> By: Rich https://johnthornhillonline.com/blog/the-only-paid-traffic-source-that-works-for-me/#comment-5497 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 03:56:42 +0000 http://www.johnthornhill.com/blog/?p=2591#comment-5497 As a total noob who is about to start my first site after 6 weeks of watching and listening where most solo ads fail is a cheesy splash page (thinking sunsets beaches etc) a useless freebie (10 free WordPress plugins from 2009 with some nice graphics isn’t worthy) and a clear description of what the freebie offers that’s beneficial and not some random earnings to get the opt in. Make that freebie memorable and you will have a guest and then a customer for life. You only have 1 shot so make it worthwhile. 95% of solo ads fail with most of those points.

]]> By: Kelly Provost https://johnthornhillonline.com/blog/the-only-paid-traffic-source-that-works-for-me/#comment-5496 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 01:36:03 +0000 http://www.johnthornhill.com/blog/?p=2591#comment-5496 Great info John, I feel like I should be paying for this post in itself.

Thank you

Kelly

]]> By: Bob Gilson https://johnthornhillonline.com/blog/the-only-paid-traffic-source-that-works-for-me/#comment-5495 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 22:51:07 +0000 http://www.johnthornhill.com/blog/?p=2591#comment-5495 Hi John,
I found this post to be extremely helpful. I do have a question however. My initial thought was to change my squeeze page a little with each buy of 50 – test, test, test. But I was wondering – is that to small a sample for testing? How many 50 click buys should I use before I change something?

Thank, again.
Bob Gilson

]]> By: Robert Watkins https://johnthornhillonline.com/blog/the-only-paid-traffic-source-that-works-for-me/#comment-5494 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 22:37:21 +0000 http://www.johnthornhill.com/blog/?p=2591#comment-5494 Hi John!

I’ve been a member of Safe Swaps for nearly a year. In that time I’ve bought 127 solos. I’ve been scammed only twice, and on both occasions had my money back from PayPal. (Tip: Tell PayPal it was “a service”)… And only twice have I had slightly fewer clicks than what I’d paid for.

I usually buy 100 clicks at a time because, as you rightly say, most solo ad sellers over-deliver… Some WAY over-deliver. So you end up getting far more clicks for your money!

Again, I agree with what you say regarding “freebie seekers”. The majority of people on solo ad sellers’ lists don’t like spending money and will hit “unsubscribe” as soon as you try to sell them something…

I’ve noticed that this has become worse over the last six months or so as the sellers’ lists become more and more “diluted”.

I use single opt-in and you MUST regularly check your autoresponder stats and delete all your unsubscribes, undeliverables, and no-opens to get rid of the “dead wood”.

Bottom line… I still buy solos from Safe Swaps. But you must not expect miracles… Once the freebie seeker is on your list you’ve got to turn him/her into a buyer.

Rob

]]> By: Clive https://johnthornhillonline.com/blog/the-only-paid-traffic-source-that-works-for-me/#comment-5493 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 22:07:47 +0000 http://www.johnthornhill.com/blog/?p=2591#comment-5493 Some great advice here about solo ads John. Thanks for showing the funnewl and the follow ups it really is a help with planning this out.

Many thanks

Clive :)

]]> By: Dave Whitworth https://johnthornhillonline.com/blog/the-only-paid-traffic-source-that-works-for-me/#comment-5492 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 20:18:18 +0000 http://www.johnthornhill.com/blog/?p=2591#comment-5492 I can 100% agree with your sentiments about solo ads. It is really a case of buyer beware.

I have been buying lots of solo ads for myself and for a friend of mine who helped me out in my first product launch.

I recently started to work closely with him. His name is Stuart Stirling and I know you both have promoted each others stuff in the past.

I have been buying a lot of solos for him and it really is a minefield.

You can join Facebook and Skype groups where solos are offered but don’t just trust everything you read.

Even Safe Swaps is not immune from fraudsters. I took out a solo for myself from there a while ago and got plenty of freebie seekers and now I am not short of friends in Jakarta.

You can get plenty of freebie seekers at adfly at a fraction of the cost of solo ads.

What you have to be aware of is that a lot of the leads are all coming from the same pool.

Like anything else that is successful it will reach saturation point.

You give plenty of good advice in your post and anyone reading it should take heed!

]]> By: Tega https://johnthornhillonline.com/blog/the-only-paid-traffic-source-that-works-for-me/#comment-5491 Tue, 23 Jul 2013 19:55:29 +0000 http://www.johnthornhill.com/blog/?p=2591#comment-5491 Hi Ian,
I have found this to be true for me aswell i have built up a moderate list using solos, but after the initial mailing where they get the freebie, the open rate drops like crazy, i think it might be because i am only buying like 50 -100 clicks at a time from different solo vendors. I think once you test and find a vendor that is gives you a decent result then scale up with that vendor and test test test your evey aspect of funnel that is what i am working on now. This is a very excellent post by John aswell, it definately clears up some of the things that have been obscuring my end goals when working with solo vendors. Thanks for sharing Mr Thornhill greatly appreciated

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