Around 6 months ago I was contacted and asked if I would be interested in promoting some offers through TBTrack.com. Before this, I had never heard of this CPA network before. After emailing the manager back and forth and getting more information, I decided to give it a try and see how well the offers would perform.

The offers were completely relevant to the site, so all I had to do was get the links up in a prominent location on the site and wait for clicks to come in.

If you’re not familiar with what CPA networks are, I recommend taking a look at an older post I wrote about making money with CPA networks.

After a few months of promoting the TBTrack.com offers, I made a little bit of money. Not much, but it was a start. Then, I made a little more. You may have noticed this income stream popping up here and there on my income reports.

I didn’t make much, but I was getting leads, as I do with the many other offers I promote via CPA networks. The next step was to test link location and different offers that were available.

However…

Just recently I received an email from one of the managers at TBTrack with some very interesting news. Here’s what the email had to say:

Alan,

It has come to our attention that you’re creating fraudulent leads to
earn money using your TB Track account. This is something that we
absolutely do not tolerate. From this point on, your TB Track account no
longer exists, and you will receive no payout.

Needless to say, this really got under my skin. I wasn’t concerned about not receiving any payout, as I didn’t make much at all. What really bothered me the most was being accused of creating “fraudulent leads”. Not only that, but they never provided any proof to back up these allegations, nor offered any type of warning beforehand.

Now, if you know me even just a little, you’ll know that I would never willingly create fraudulent leads for any reason. That’s just not the way I am. Heck, I wouldn’t even know how to go about doing such a thing, anyway!

Even though I was fuming and reading to unload, I kept my cool and responded to the email in a professional manner. Not to my surprise, I have yet to receive a response, and they have not provided any evidence to back up their claims.

Sound familiar? Sounds like similar happenings going on over at Google and them terminating people’s Adsense account for fraudulent clicks, so they claim.

Here’s the funny thing. I have an Adsense account, and have been actively using Adsense for over 6 years. My account is still in good standing because I follow the rules. If I was someone who was creating fraudulent leads for a barely-known CPA network, wouldn’t you think I would have done the same with Adsense, trying to make money off of fraudulent clicks? Maybe not, but I can’t help but throw the question out there. My point is, it just doesn’t make sense.

My goal here is to warn you with the possibility that this could happen to you and make you aware that TBTrack.com is a CPA network (by invitation only, I believe). Just like Google and their Adsense program, TB Track apparently can and will shut down your account for reasons they will not explain and divulge in detail.

I’m not saying you should avoid TB Track altogether, but if you do decide to give them a try, be warned you may want to use an additional income stream in case they decide to terminate your account without notice, just as they did with me.

With that said, I am involved with other CPA networks and have been in good standing with them for years (take note, TB Track). I highly recommend getting into this arena if you’re looking to make some extra income from your site.

I will be providing a full list of CPA sites that I deal with directly in an upcoming post, so stay tuned for that.

If you have any questions about CPA in general, or any thoughts or concerns about TBTrack.com and what happened to me, do share in the comment section below.

And, if you do use TB Track and have found success promoting their offers, I really, REALLY want to hear from you and any advice you have for others wanting to get started using them.

June proved to be a very busy month, albeit bringing in the highest recorded monthly income yet. Income from Angela’s Backlinks, Yarie, and the newest CPA added to my site, AdFish, have all seen record highs. I was very pleased with how things turned out, and July so far is following a similar path. Here’s my total online income from last month…

Income from ReplaceYourSalary.com

• ClickBank: $31.85
• PayDotCom – $56.34
• Angela’s Backlinks: $45
• Paul’s Backlinks: $12
• Yarie: $96.88
• Google Adsense: $29.92
• SFI: $11.99
• Project Payday: $4.50 (commissions earned from promoting the program, not actually using it)
• AdFish – $60
• ResponsiveData – $15
• Banner Ad – $40

Total = $403.48

Income from Internet Marketing Services

It’s been a pleasure to be able to work for a highly successful internet marketer. I’m able to learn from and apply the same strategies to my online business, all of which I’ve blogged about here at one time or another.

Total = $160

Income from Proofreading/Re-writing/Editing Services

As I said previously, I’ve gotten a decent amount of freelancing work last month. It’s great to be able to provide a high quality and much needed service, and it’s been an honor serving my clients. You can learn more by visiting the link below.

• Proofreading – $40

Total = $40

Income from Re-writing Service via David Hurley’s PLR Article Service Membership

It has been an honor to be able to partner with David, a good online friend of mine, and provide the re-writing portion of his article membership. To learn more about his PLR article service, visit the link above.

Total = $57.50

Total online income from all sources…

$660.98

In one of my previous posts about working from home with affiliate marketing, I talked about how affiliate marketing is the easiest way to get started making money online.

This post is going to cover a way in which you can start generating money with affiliate marketing without having to actually sell anything. Interested? You should be. You can earn a decent amount of money from your web traffic by promoting CPA ads.

CPA stands for Cost Per Action. The way CPA ads work is that you promote a particular ad or ads that are related to the content and niche of your site.  CPA ads can be found for practically any niche you’re in.

When someone comes to your site and sees a link to a product or service you’re promoting for a CPA network, and they click on the link, they’ll be taken to the owner’s site for that offer. Your affiliate ID will be included.

Here’s the best part. All that person has to do is take some sort of ACTION. This action doesn’t involve actually buying anything. If the person is interested in the offer and fills out a form to learn more, you automatically get credited for the sign-up. This earns you a set commission into your account for that CPA affiliate network.

The commission earned for each sign-up can range from $1 to $3. If a sale is generated, the commissions can be $20 all the way up to $60 or more, depending on the offer.

Here’s an example…

You’re promoting a survey site for a reputable company, and they’re paying $3 per lead. Someone comes to your site, sees the ad and clicks on the link. They go to the survey site and read over the offer. There’s a form that requests their name and email address so they can be sent further information (which is how leads are generated). They fill out the form, and you’re automatically credited with $3.

It’s that simple. You don’t have to sell anything at all. Although, the money you can earn is a lot more if you do make a sale on top a lead.

Here’s a tip: The shorter the form is, the more likely someone is going to fill it out. So, try to find offers that only have one or two lines for them to fill in. If you can’t, don’t worry, if it’s a good offer it may convert just as well. It all comes down to testing different offers.

Here are the two CPA Affiliate Networks that I use and earn money from:

MaxBounty

Responsive Data

I just want to note that getting approved for CPA affiliate networks can be a little tricky. If you decide to sign up for one of these and run into any problems, just let me know, and I’ll help you out.

Also, both of these companies have the option to be paid directly to your PayPal account, which is very nice.

Do you use CPA affiliate networks to earn money? What companies do you use? How are you doing with them? Share your comments below…