The death of adsense books did not get the buzz for nothing. CPA (cost per action) programme has regains its attention (from both media, and the webmasters) once again in this year.

What I did not like about those ebooks that boasted about CPA, are some misguidance and over-exaggeration. They claimed (or guaranteed) the webmasters can earn way more using CPA programme than adsense.

As a webmaster myself, I applied for Azoogleads a month ago(which claims to be the highest payout CPA network), and give it a try. Here's my thought:

1) CPA only works well with well targeted traffic
In another words, CPA only outweighed Adsense (or other contextual ads , or CPM) with a very well targeted traffic. Else, it rarely converts. That's why running a well-executed PPC (pay per click) campaign with CPA is a best way to maximize the revenue from CPA.

2) There's no easy buck
When you look at the list of offers by CPA networks, you will be amazed from the payout rates. Some program pays ranging from $10 per action, to a wooping $100+ per action.

Looking deeper, most program that offers $10 and above, requires the user to perform a more difficult action, such as: completing a mailing address form and enter the credit card details. A simpler action on the other side, such as, email submission only, or ZIP code submission only, will only pays something from $1.50 to $3.

3) No Quality Control Of Program
You probably heard of adsense arbitrager, but with the rise of CPA program, now there's CPA arbitrager. For example, the most popular 'free ipod' CPA offer, which needs the user to complete a form, and another 2-3 similar offer (such as free PS3, or free Wii), at the another similar offer page, it needs another similar action from the user again. This sends the user into a 'merry-go-round' or in this context, 'chasing a free ipod that never existed'.

Not so good experience to your site's visitors I think And many CPA program are like that, sending your visitors for a goose chase.

Aside from what I stated above, I still running CPA and earned around US$140+ in a week (by using PPC campaign and 'made-for-CPA' sites). And I can tell you there's a lot more 'science and technique' on implementing CPA than just plain Google Adsense.

What about your thoughts and experience about the CPA?

Share and discuss.

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CPA offers is great when you find the right merchant that convert well. You must test the merchant landing page whether is easy to convert or not.

and another thing you must track which keyword convert well so you can target those keyword and increase your adword bid and eliminate keywords that do not convert.

Remember tracking is important so that you don't lose money in adword.

Scott Boulch the author of Death of Adsense using Intelli-Response: Pay Per Click Marketing Solutions for Google Adwords to track his keyword. That software will alert you if your keyword is making you money or not.

p.s: What you earn in one week from CPA, I earn it in 1/2 day only...so tracking is very important. And my adword cost is only 10% of it.

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The best thing about Webmaster Malaysia, I got curse everyday by forumer..

Wow... Is it consistent for every 1/2 day? So good. So geng.

so good to hear this one from.if we find some good CPA .then we can earn money very easy & with out any risk..
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I think you don't need high traffic site to make from CPA ads. As long as you have say power over your audience/readers (influential), they'll buy your CPA ads :-)

I still prefer CPC and CPM, because I hate promoting things, especially when it needs me to try hard to sell.