Got my first non-gambling affiliate sale

[Justin]

Im branching out into other areas a bit, and finally got my first sale of an ebook in the dating niche. Commissions are solid ($25). Not as good as poker obviously, but still good.

One thing Im realizing is that I feel like it's much harder to convert in other industries. Gamblers want to gamble and they'll do about anything possible to get money on a site. Other industries don't seem to be as desperate.

Just thought I'd share with everyone. It's not the same feeling as my first poker signup, but it's still a good feeling.

[kdollar]

Congrats. I have a TV website that gets a lot of traffic but doesn't sell any TVs. I know what you mean when you say gamblers convert because they want to gamble. Everyone else is hesitant!

[mfosouto]

I had the same experience. Struggled a lot with other areas, and got almost nothing in return. I am still struggling, but at least now I get something, still not the best, but growing.

[mfosouto]

By the way, I had some doubts in some programs (not-gambling related) I tried in the past, where I would send hundreds of users and get no conversions, and when I asked the owner of the product what was his conversion rates, and he would not give me that information... So you can guess I was probably being ripped off.

[Dave]

Congrats Justin.

One thing Im realizing is that I feel like it's much harder to convert in other industries. Gamblers want to gamble and they'll do about anything possible to get money on a site. Other industries don't seem to be as desperate.

I disagree. Especially in the dating niche.

Millions of people are desparate to find love and are willing to pay if they believe you have the solution to their problem.

You just have to learn how to speak their language and push the right buttons.

By the way David DeAngelo's "Double Your Dating" program is a hot seller.

http://doubleyourdating.com/

Affiliate program here:

https://affiliates.hottopicmedia.com/

[Kyle]

I agree with Dave, other niches are just as easy or easier to convert than gambling. It's all about razor sharp targeting.

[PokerEvolver]

Gambling affiliate stuff is kinda hard to get into because you can't use any normal affiliate advertising channels like Adwords etc.

The most lucrative niche I've found is fat people. They are willing to try anything to lose some weight and the best part is that they buy working products, but they are not prepared to go thru the whole process. So that means that they buy again and again waiting for the magic pill they can take and wake up slim.

Key in any affiliate marketing is to find sub-niches. Like in gambling you could concentrate only in selling poker tables or poker chips. Or in hair business you could concentrate on selling to people who have dry hair. That's how you dominate your market.

[Vness]

Hi everyone,

I saw this post and thought I would hop in and let you know about our sister network Share Results.

While the Income Access network is known for gaming, our sister partner is retail focused and may be of interest to some who are looking for a different way to go.

Justin, we have several dating merchants that you may want to check out. Including Mate1 and Ashley Madison.

PokerEvolver, we have a popular dieting merchant as well, eDiets!

If you haven't got a retail niche, there is also a Forex trading merchant in SR that may be the right merge for you to start.

Thanks,
Vanessa
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