Pay Per Click Strategy

[mfosouto]

Hello!

Anyone having success with Pay Per Click?

I started using GoClick, but I think they send too much junk traffic.

Do you know other ones that accept gambling websites?

[JohnH]

Be careful which PPC search engines you use. I have found some of the second and third tier search engines to convert much lower than organic results. I would maybe try Enhance. I have had some results with them in the past.

[PokerProp]

Not sure if Enhance has changed but I had horrible experiences with them and look smart several years ago. Ah-ha was not to bad but when they became enhance there really were aweful for fraud clicks..
I used to work with a company that spent over $400K per “month” in pay per clicks and our results with Enhance and looksmart were terrible. We were doing awesome with the big companies.

[ClarkePromotions]

Any reputable company (Google, Yahoo, etc.) does not allow gambling ads... and 99% of the rest have a lot of fake clicks (when you look at your logs you'll notice that most of the visitors coming from these PPC sites are worthless). The only PPC site I'd recommend is AdBrite

[Dave]

Any reputable company (Google, Yahoo, etc.) does not allow gambling ads

Yes Google, Yahoo and MSN don't allow direct linking to online gambling sites....... but why not advertise a poker newsletter, poker ecourse or poker ebook on the pay-per-clicks and then advise your subscribers on the best online poker rooms through your affiliate links on the back end?

You just have to be a little bit creative in your marketing.

It absolutely amazes me that more marketers aren't using this approach.

Sure there's some competition from Rory Rounder and the like.........but compare that to the thousands of poker affiliate websites attempting to get traffic by SEO?

I've been in the poker affiliate and SEO biz for many years now and..... I give up.

Competition is increasing and the market is shrinking...... daily.

I now spend 95% of my online marketing efforts in non-online gambling.

But that's just me.

There is still good money to be made in this industry.... and probably always will be....... but the days of building a new poker site, write lots of great unique content, get back links and watch the money roll in..... ARE OVER.

If I was new to this game..... knowing what I know now... I would be all over the major pay per clicks to get my customers.

I'd create a newsletter or maybe an online strategy course, joint venture with some popular or controversial players in the industry, create some buzz.....build a cult following of sorts.

And then I'd get major sign ups, exclusive member tournaments... and reap the benefits of major $$$$.

My point is you have to offer something totally unique to make the big money in today's market.

Don't let FEAR stop you........... do something completely outrageous and unprecedented.

Man I wish I was twenty years old again. lol

Good luck to you all.

[anyone926]

HI,Dave,Nice to meet you here.I quite agree with you.And you leave this industry?

[TheDonk]

Dave, great post. You give some good idea's and better yet, got me thinking outside the box a little more. I'm always trying to find new idea's, or inspiration to try something brave and new to try.

Thanks for your thoughts,

The Donk