{"id":12165,"date":"2018-02-16T07:57:58","date_gmt":"2018-02-16T07:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/?p=12165"},"modified":"2018-05-08T10:02:27","modified_gmt":"2018-05-08T10:02:27","slug":"matej-interview-awa-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/matej-interview-awa-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Matej aka Matuloo Interview @ AWA 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mobid-before-content\" style=\"margin-top: 5px;margin-bottom: 5px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"mobid-771577906\"><div class=\"mobid-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/recommends\/banner-placement-1\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"da\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/da.gif\" alt=\"\"  class=\"no-lazyload\" width=\"730\" height=\"90\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/matej-interview-awa-2017\/#awa-2017-interview-series-matej\" >AWA 2017 Interview Series: Matej<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/matej-interview-awa-2017\/#matej-interview-at-awa-2017\" >Matej Interview at AWA 2017<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/matej-interview-awa-2017\/#1-tell-us-about-yourself\" >1. Tell Us About Yourself<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/matej-interview-awa-2017\/#2-did-you-ever-think-about-quitting-affiliate-marketing\" >2. Did You Ever Think About Quitting Affiliate Marketing?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/matej-interview-awa-2017\/#3-strategies-to-succeed\" >3. Strategies to Succeed<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/matej-interview-awa-2017\/#4-biggest-challenge-for-an-affiliate-marketer\" >4. Biggest Challenge for an Affiliate Marketer<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/matej-interview-awa-2017\/#5-how-to-become-a-super-affiliate\" >5. How to Become a Super Affiliate<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/matej-interview-awa-2017\/#6-how-to-deal-with-changes\" >6. How to Deal with Changes?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/matej-interview-awa-2017\/#7-what-would-you-tell-affiliates-who-are-experiencing-difficulties\" >7. What Would You Tell Affiliates Who Are Experiencing Difficulties?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/matej-interview-awa-2017\/#8-best-tools-resources\" >8. Best Tools &amp; Resources<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/matej-interview-awa-2017\/#9-affiliate-marketing-mistakes\" >9. Affiliate Marketing Mistakes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/matej-interview-awa-2017\/#10-favorite-traffic-sources\" >10. Favorite Traffic Sources<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/matej-interview-awa-2017\/#11-affiliate-fraud\" >11. Affiliate Fraud<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/matej-interview-awa-2017\/#12-how-to-develop-your-skills\" >12. How to Develop Your Skills?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/matej-interview-awa-2017\/#13-should-affiliates-read-a-specific-book-to-succeed\" >13. Should Affiliates Read a Specific Book to Succeed?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/matej-interview-awa-2017\/#14-affiliate-marketing-trends\" >14. Affiliate Marketing Trends<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/matej-interview-awa-2017\/#15-surprises-in-2017\" >15. Surprises in 2017<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/matej-interview-awa-2017\/#16-opportunities-threats\" >16. Opportunities &amp; Threats<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/matej-interview-awa-2017\/#17-how-do-you-see-mobidea\" >17. How Do You See Mobidea?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/matej-interview-awa-2017\/#18-whats-your-opinion-of-adult-traffic\" >18. What\u2019s Your Opinion of Adult Traffic?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/matej-interview-awa-2017\/#19-future-plans\" >19. Future Plans<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"awa-2017-interview-series-matej\"><\/span>AWA 2017 Interview Series: Matej<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/affiliate-world-asia\/\">Affiliate World Asia<\/a> is a gift that keeps on giving.<\/p>\n<p>We had the chance to meet and speak with some of the industry\u2019s most revered pros.<\/p>\n<p>One of them was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/author\/matej-matuloo\/\">Matej<\/a>, a wicked affiliate marketer, STM king, and a contributor of your beloved Mobidea Academy!<\/p>\n<p>Ready for a cool interview with Matej aka Matuloo?<\/p>\n<p>Prepared to see what this affiliate expert has got to say?<\/p>\n<p>Check the video, then!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Affiliate World Asia 2017: Matej - Interview\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ebScgEme8lw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>What?<\/p>\n<p>Wanna read?<\/p>\n<p>Then go ahead and dive into this juicy content!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"matej-interview-at-awa-2017\"><\/span>Matej Interview at AWA 2017<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1-tell-us-about-yourself\"><\/span>1. Tell Us About Yourself<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>I\u2019ve been in the industry for the past 20 years.<\/p><div class=\"mobid-in-content-15-p\" style=\"margin-top: 26px;margin-bottom: 26px;\" id=\"mobid-2905229616\"><div class=\"mobid-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/recommends\/semrush-v2\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"semrushtrialseo\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/semrushtrialseo.gif\" alt=\"\"  class=\"no-lazyload\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>I actually started while I was still living with my parents.<\/p>\n<p>It was 1997.<\/p>\n<p>At that time, the internet was just starting in our country (Slovakia).<\/p>\n<p>It was the first internet connection that was installed in our home.<\/p>\n<p>It was a whole new world to me.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdnwp.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/man-typing-on-laptop.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9777\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/man-typing-on-laptop-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"man typing on laptop\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/man-typing-on-laptop-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/man-typing-on-laptop-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/man-typing-on-laptop-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/man-typing-on-laptop-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/man-typing-on-laptop-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/man-typing-on-laptop-623x351.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/man-typing-on-laptop-316x177.jpg 316w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/man-typing-on-laptop-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/man-typing-on-laptop-120x68.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/man-typing-on-laptop.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I was looking for ways to understand what I could get out of this new technology.<\/p>\n<p>Somehow, I landed on some sites.<\/p>\n<p>I looked at the text link at the bottom of the site.<\/p>\n<p>I read it:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWebmasters, click here to make money!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I clicked.<\/p>\n<p>As they say:<\/p>\n<p>The rest is history.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s how I discovered my first affiliate program.<\/p>\n<p>That was 20 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>During all these years, I\u2019ve done a lot of different things.<\/p>\n<p>At that time, there was no Google.<\/p>\n<p>There was no Facebook, no nothing.<\/p>\n<p>The traffic that we\u2019ve been getting to our sites&#8230;we\u2019ve been linking to some sites.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ve been linking back to our sites.<\/p>\n<p>We were exchanging traffic.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s how it all started.<\/p>\n<p>Then, Google emerged.<\/p>\n<p>Other search engines.<\/p>\n<p>We moved to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/tag\/seo\/\">SEO<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I say \u201cwe\u201d because I always had a business partner.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s been with me for many years.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s a partner in my company.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s someone who takes care of things when I\u2019m away, travelling, or in a conference such as this one.<\/p>\n<p>We started traffic trading.<\/p>\n<p>The SEO world.<\/p>\n<p>And then Google became more and more complicated to work with.<\/p>\n<p>Getting traffic was harder.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdnwp.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/worried-man-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9138\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/worried-man-1-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"worried man\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/worried-man-1-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/worried-man-1-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/worried-man-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/worried-man-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/worried-man-1-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/worried-man-1-623x351.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/worried-man-1-316x177.jpg 316w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/worried-man-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/worried-man-1-120x68.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/worried-man-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Keeping the traffic was getting even harder because they loved striking me with the ban hammer left and right.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s how I found myself in the paid traffic world.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, I\u2019m playing with paid traffic.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2-did-you-ever-think-about-quitting-affiliate-marketing\"><\/span>2. Did You Ever Think About Quitting Affiliate Marketing?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>I was about to stop.<\/p>\n<p>Once.<\/p>\n<p>Google killed a review site we\u2019d been running.<\/p>\n<p>It was a big review site.<\/p>\n<p>It was making a lot of money and then suddenly &#8211; from one month to the next &#8211; we lost a large part of the traffic.<\/p>\n<p>It was filled with quality content and it was all written by me or high-level writers.<\/p>\n<p>All of a sudden, Google decided it was no good for the index and they just wiped it out.<\/p>\n<p>In one month, we were making a lot of money.<\/p>\n<p>The next month, we had nothing.<\/p><div class=\"mobid-in-content-15-p_2-2\" style=\"margin-top: 26px;margin-bottom: 26px;\" id=\"mobid-1951600002\"><div class=\"mobid-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/recommends\/semrush-v1\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"backlinks\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PD-970x250-Discover-backlinks-faster-than-ever-1.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PD-970x250-Discover-backlinks-faster-than-ever-1.png 970w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PD-970x250-Discover-backlinks-faster-than-ever-1-250x52.png 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PD-970x250-Discover-backlinks-faster-than-ever-1-700x144.png 700w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PD-970x250-Discover-backlinks-faster-than-ever-1-768x158.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PD-970x250-Discover-backlinks-faster-than-ever-1-120x25.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" class=\"no-lazyload\" width=\"970\" height=\"200\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>I felt really frustrated.<\/p>\n<p>I was done.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdnwp.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/sad-man.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8095\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/sad-man-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"sad man\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/sad-man-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/sad-man-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/sad-man-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/sad-man-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/sad-man-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/sad-man-623x351.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/sad-man-316x177.jpg 316w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/sad-man-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/sad-man-120x68.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/sad-man.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I had been following all the rules you could find on the internet.<\/p>\n<p>The content was unique and it had quality.<\/p>\n<p>I had never done any spam.<\/p>\n<p>I didn\u2019t buy any links.<\/p>\n<p>But then&#8230;there\u2019s one thing about me:<\/p>\n<p>I hate to fail.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s probably the reason why I\u2019m still in the game.<\/p>\n<p>I couldn\u2019t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/mastering-affiliate-marketing\/\">give up<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I had to find a new way.<\/p>\n<p>That was the impulse for me to switch to paid traffic.<\/p>\n<p>What keeps me going is the fact that I hate to fail.<\/p>\n<p>I have to discover and play with new things.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, I have a family.<\/p>\n<p>I have to take care of them.<\/p>\n<p>I need to make money for our family.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdnwp.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dollar-bills.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9548\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dollar-bills-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"dollar bills\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dollar-bills-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dollar-bills-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dollar-bills-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dollar-bills-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dollar-bills-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dollar-bills-623x351.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dollar-bills-316x177.jpg 316w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dollar-bills-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dollar-bills-120x68.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dollar-bills.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I just can\u2019t stop.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3-strategies-to-succeed\"><\/span>3. Strategies to Succeed<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>I think this is one of the mistakes that many new affiliates are making:<\/p>\n<p>They are waiting for someone to tell them to do a specific vertical.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a problem.<\/p>\n<p>They shouldn\u2019t do it.<\/p>\n<p>In a way, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/affiliate-marketing-verticals\/\">all verticals<\/a> can work out.<\/p>\n<p>You just have to find the right way.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t wait for someone to tell you to do this or that.<\/p>\n<p>Just start somewhere.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdnwp.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/excitement.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/excitement-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"excitement\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/excitement-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/excitement-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/excitement-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/excitement.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/excitement-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/excitement-623x351.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/excitement-316x177.jpg 316w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/excitement-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/excitement-120x68.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And then your story will unfold in front of you.<\/p>\n<p>Just start somewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Learn the basics somewhere.<\/p>\n<p>As you go, you\u2019ll be able to understand what you enjoy and what you don\u2019t like.<\/p>\n<p>Then, somehow, you\u2019ll be able to navigate it on your own.<\/p>\n<p>I wouldn\u2019t say:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStart here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Start somewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s just take action.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4-biggest-challenge-for-an-affiliate-marketer\"><\/span>4. Biggest Challenge for an Affiliate Marketer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Affiliate Marketing is a new industry.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not a completely mature market yet.<\/p>\n<p>It is still changing.<\/p>\n<p>New rules are coming in all the time.<\/p>\n<p>This is one of the biggest challenges.<\/p>\n<p>People love to explore or work in markets that are not regulated.<\/p>\n<p>As new rules come in, it\u2019s getting more complicated, in a way.<\/p>\n<p>There are more rules to follow.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdnwp.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/worried-man.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"393\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8718\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/worried-man-700x393.jpg\" alt=\"worried man\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/worried-man-700x393.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/worried-man-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/worried-man-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/worried-man-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/worried-man-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/worried-man-623x351.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/worried-man-316x177.jpg 316w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/worried-man-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/worried-man-120x67.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/worried-man.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>People aren\u2019t willing to follow rules, especially affiliates.<\/p>\n<p>This is one of the challenges I see.<\/p>\n<p>All the new rules that are coming in make things complicated, especially for new people.<\/p>\n<p>They have to get used to rules.<\/p>\n<p>There have to be some rules.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s possible to find ways to profit and still respect the rules.<\/p>\n<p>You have to find a way to operate within the frame the industry allows.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, new affiliates have to perform a lot of testing.<\/p>\n<p>There are lots of offers and multiple verticals.<\/p>\n<p>You at Mobidea alone have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/cpa-offers\/\">couple thousand offers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It can be a challenge to actually <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/choosing-cpa-offers\/\">find the good ones<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a lot of testing involved.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a painful experience to be buying traffic, sending it to offers and then seeing one offer after another fail.<\/p>\n<p>It takes some time to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/trail-unexplored-path\/\">find the goldmine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But they are there.<\/p>\n<p>You just have to find them.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5-how-to-become-a-super-affiliate\"><\/span>5. How to Become a Super Affiliate<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>You need to learn how to look for information because information is everything.<\/p>\n<p>You need to know where to look, where to find good campaigns to work with.<\/p>\n<p>You need to learn how to find partners to work with.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s one skill:<\/p>\n<p>Knowing how to look for information.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdnwp.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/man-analyzing-data-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9763\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/man-analyzing-data-1-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"man analyzing data\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/man-analyzing-data-1-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/man-analyzing-data-1-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/man-analyzing-data-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/man-analyzing-data-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/man-analyzing-data-1-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/man-analyzing-data-1-623x351.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/man-analyzing-data-1-316x177.jpg 316w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/man-analyzing-data-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/man-analyzing-data-1-120x68.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/man-analyzing-data-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You need to be persistent.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s so easy to just give up.<\/p>\n<p>There are so many obstacles to overcome.<\/p>\n<p>You need to perform a lot of testing.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s easy to just give up in the middle of the process.<\/p>\n<p>I think we all have seen that picture of the miner searching for diamonds.<\/p>\n<p>And he just gave up with one more hit needed to find what he was looking for.<\/p>\n<p>That mistake is so easy to make.<\/p>\n<p>You need to be persistent.<\/p>\n<p>Another one:<\/p>\n<p>Listen to advice.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m giving advice to so many people.<\/p>\n<p>They listen and then they just do something completely different.<\/p>\n<p>There are people who are willing to help you so just listen to them.<\/p>\n<p>Find the information, listen to the right people and be persistent.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll get there.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6-how-to-deal-with-changes\"><\/span>6. How to Deal with Changes?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Mobile has been driving this industry for 5 years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/mobile-billing-offers-flow\/\">Mobile billing<\/a> was so easy to make money with when it started because there were no regulations back then.<\/p>\n<p>People were able to make all kinds of offers but many of those offers were shady.<\/p>\n<p>They were converting.<\/p>\n<p>People made a lot of money.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdnwp.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/bills-of-money-falling.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10714\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/bills-of-money-falling-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"bills of money falling\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/bills-of-money-falling-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/bills-of-money-falling-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/bills-of-money-falling-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/bills-of-money-falling.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/bills-of-money-falling-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/bills-of-money-falling-623x351.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/bills-of-money-falling-316x177.jpg 316w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/bills-of-money-falling-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/bills-of-money-falling-120x68.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now this is over, for the most part.<\/p>\n<p>But the way I personally see it this really is an opportunity in this market.<\/p>\n<p>Mobile billing is becoming a regular billing option.<\/p>\n<p>People used to pay with credit cards.<\/p>\n<p>Now, they\u2019re paying with their phones.<\/p>\n<p>I think that &#8211; in the future &#8211; we\u2019re gonna see legit offers selling services to content members and they\u2019ll only have mobile as a billing option.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s what I think we\u2019ll be seeing in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>Mobile isn\u2019t going anywhere.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not dying.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone has a smartphone.<\/p>\n<p>More and more people happen to be buying smartphones in emerging countries.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s going to be there but it\u2019s just going to be different.<\/p>\n<p>Companies which are creating these offers have to realize that they have to add value now.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not like:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGive them something and hope that they don\u2019t notice they\u2019re being charged.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Provide the value and use mobile as a way of billing.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s becoming more and more of a billing option.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7-what-would-you-tell-affiliates-who-are-experiencing-difficulties\"><\/span>7. What Would You Tell Affiliates Who Are Experiencing Difficulties?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>We need to realize one thing here:<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m talking about the regular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/traffic-sources-affiliate-marketing\/\">traffic sources<\/a> that all of us can use based on billing.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not like they\u2019re making sure these prices go up.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s because the market tells them.<\/p>\n<p>If these prices are going up it\u2019s because it\u2019s working out for someone and they\u2019re able to afford paying these high prices.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdnwp.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/money-suitcase.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/money-suitcase-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"money suitcase\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/money-suitcase-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/money-suitcase-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/money-suitcase-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/money-suitcase-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/money-suitcase-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/money-suitcase-623x351.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/money-suitcase-316x177.jpg 316w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/money-suitcase-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/money-suitcase-120x68.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/money-suitcase.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not like the traffic sources are manipulating the market:<\/p>\n<p>There are some offers or some business opportunities that make it possible for someone to pay these high prices.<\/p>\n<p>Just find the area where the money is being made.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t think traffic sources are manipulating prices.<\/p>\n<p>There can be one problem, though:<\/p>\n<p>When <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/advertisers-vs-publishers\/\">direct advertisers<\/a> enter the market, they obviously get to keep the amount they charge.<\/p>\n<p>But we &#8211; as affiliates &#8211; will only get a share.<\/p>\n<p>Direct advertisers don\u2019t usually happen to be skilled media buyers.<\/p>\n<p>Skilled media buyers are working all around.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m able to optimize my funnel better than most advertisers.<\/p>\n<p>I can match their payout.<\/p>\n<p>If the prices of traffic are too high for some, the problem lies in their campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not the traffic sources.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8-best-tools-resources\"><\/span>8. Best Tools &amp; Resources<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>You need a fast server.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/web-hosting-services\/\">Hosting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/affiliate-landing-pages\/\">landing pages<\/a> and all the parts of the funnel must load as fast as possible.<\/p>\n<p>This is one thing.<\/p>\n<p>You need to be able to track your campaigns so you need a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/affiliates\/mobidea-tracker-capabilities\/\">high-level tracker<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdnwp.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/spy-with-a-magnifying-glass.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9283\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/spy-with-a-magnifying-glass-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"spy with a magnifying glass\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/spy-with-a-magnifying-glass-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/spy-with-a-magnifying-glass-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/spy-with-a-magnifying-glass-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/spy-with-a-magnifying-glass-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/spy-with-a-magnifying-glass-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/spy-with-a-magnifying-glass-623x351.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/spy-with-a-magnifying-glass-316x177.jpg 316w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/spy-with-a-magnifying-glass-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/spy-with-a-magnifying-glass-120x68.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/spy-with-a-magnifying-glass.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Make sure you\u2019re able to have as much information as possible.<\/p>\n<p>As for intelligence, I think a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/ad-spy-tools\/\">spy tool<\/a> comes in handy.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s what I use all the time.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d like to give everyone a piece of advice:<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t use spy tools as the sole sources of your creatives.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a source of information.<\/p>\n<p>You go there to get inspiration.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s what I do all the time.<\/p>\n<p>When I need <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/banner-design-ads\/\">new banners<\/a>, I go to AdPlexity\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/deals\/\">discounts here<\/a>) for example, but I always modify.<\/p>\n<p>If there\u2019s some kind of a picture, I just replace it with another one.<\/p>\n<p>Or I tweak the design a little bit, or change the color.<\/p>\n<p>I make the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/what-is-call-to-action\/\">CTA<\/a> buttons smaller or larger, whatever.<\/p>\n<p>I enter, get inspired.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s how it works for me.<\/p>\n<p>If you enter a spy tool and simply take someone\u2019s funnel, you can use it in the same way.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll be creating copies of the same stuff over and over again.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s just not working.<\/p>\n<p>It can work for a day or two but then it gets saturated.<\/p>\n<p>Stay unique.<\/p>\n<p>At least in a small way.<\/p>\n<p>Just make something.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9-affiliate-marketing-mistakes\"><\/span>9. Affiliate Marketing Mistakes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>One mistake that I still fail to understand:<\/p>\n<p>They come to me or to anyone else asking for advice.<\/p>\n<p>They get it and then they don\u2019t follow it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdnwp.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/doubtful-man.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10661\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/doubtful-man-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"doubtful man\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/doubtful-man-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/doubtful-man-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/doubtful-man-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/doubtful-man-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/doubtful-man-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/doubtful-man-623x351.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/doubtful-man-316x177.jpg 316w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/doubtful-man-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/doubtful-man-120x68.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/doubtful-man.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I tell them:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou need to test a lot of offers because you need to find the best one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They then test two offers and come back to me saying it\u2019s not working.<\/p>\n<p>Of course it\u2019s not.<\/p>\n<p>You just tested two offers and you\u2019ve hit two bad ones.<\/p>\n<p>This leads to another mistake:<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re not testing enough.<\/p>\n<p>There are a lot of offers.<\/p>\n<p>Lots of companies willing to make money on the internet.<\/p>\n<p>Lots of companies creating offers.<\/p>\n<p>Not all of them are able to create good ones.<\/p>\n<p>You need to find them.<\/p>\n<p>So that\u2019s another mistake.<\/p>\n<p>Connected to this one:<\/p>\n<p>They give up too early.<\/p>\n<p>When I started out in paid advertising a couple years ago I had to come up with 300 banners that I had to make and I tested 100 landing pages and a lot of offers until I found a winning campaign.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s easy to find a campaign that\u2019s profitable but just for a day or two or a week.<\/p>\n<p>But to become profitable day after day, it will take some time.<\/p>\n<p>It literally took me hundreds of banners and hundreds of landing pages.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of tests.<\/p>\n<p>And I never gave up.<\/p>\n<p>I made it.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of people just perform a bunch of tests.<\/p>\n<p>They pick five offers and banners.<\/p>\n<p>And they think that\u2019s what it takes.<\/p>\n<p>No.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re wrong.<\/p>\n<p>You need to test way more.<\/p>\n<p>You just can\u2019t give up.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdnwp.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/fierce-look.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/fierce-look-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"fierce look\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/fierce-look-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/fierce-look-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/fierce-look-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/fierce-look-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/fierce-look-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/fierce-look-623x351.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/fierce-look-316x177.jpg 316w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/fierce-look-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/fierce-look-120x68.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/fierce-look.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Affiliate Marketing isn\u2019t rocket science.<\/p>\n<p>The basic rules, the basic principles, the fundamentals.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re easy.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s public knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>There are no secrets.<\/p>\n<p>You just need to test it and find the good stuff.<\/p>\n<p>Then, it can work.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10-favorite-traffic-sources\"><\/span>10. Favorite Traffic Sources<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>I consider myself a fan of banners.<\/p>\n<p>Many people <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/popunder-ad\/\">start with pop traffic<\/a> or something like that.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve always liked the fact that banners give you one more chance to optimize something.<\/p>\n<p>You can pre-filter your traffic with banners.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s always been and it probably will remain my favorite type of traffic.<\/p>\n<p>I bought a lot of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/cpc-vs-cpm\/\">CPC-based traffic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/google-adwords-overview\/\">Google AdWords<\/a>, for example.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a great channel for certain products.<\/p>\n<p>You could say that I probably tested all of the traffic sources or traffic types:<\/p>\n<p>CPC, banners, pops, redirects, domain traffic, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/native-advertising\/\">native traffic<\/a>, Facebook, everything.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve done a little bit of everything but I somehow always return to banners.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s my playground.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"11-affiliate-fraud\"><\/span>11. Affiliate Fraud<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>As an affiliate, you\u2019re basically dealing with two types of fraud:<\/p>\n<p>Ad fraud and affiliate network fraud.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdnwp.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/what-is-affiliate-fraud.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/what-is-affiliate-fraud-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"affiliate fraud\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/what-is-affiliate-fraud-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/what-is-affiliate-fraud-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/what-is-affiliate-fraud-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/what-is-affiliate-fraud-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/what-is-affiliate-fraud-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/what-is-affiliate-fraud-623x351.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/what-is-affiliate-fraud-316x177.jpg 316w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/what-is-affiliate-fraud-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/what-is-affiliate-fraud-120x68.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/what-is-affiliate-fraud.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The traffic side of things?<\/p>\n<p>We all know that &#8211; pretty much &#8211; every traffic source is selling bot traffic as well.<\/p>\n<p>Some may say they\u2019re not aware of it.<\/p>\n<p>I think they are.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s part of the game.<\/p>\n<p>You need to learn how to live with it.<\/p>\n<p>There isn\u2019t much we can do about it, unfortunately.<\/p>\n<p>The good thing is that traffic is sold based on the bidding.<\/p>\n<p>That which you\u2019re able to bid on is also taking the amount of bot traffic into consideration.<\/p>\n<p>I see the final result.<\/p>\n<p>I bid based on the final sales and conversions that I\u2019m able to make with the traffic.<\/p>\n<p>If the bots are in it, the final result is lower per click or per impression or whatever metric you want to use.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdnwp.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dollar-cents.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8090\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dollar-cents-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"dollar cents\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dollar-cents-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dollar-cents-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dollar-cents-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dollar-cents-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dollar-cents-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dollar-cents-623x351.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dollar-cents-316x177.jpg 316w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dollar-cents-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dollar-cents-120x68.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dollar-cents.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not like I\u2019m losing a lot of money to ad fraud because &#8211; after some time &#8211; you\u2019ll learn how to cut the bad placements really quickly.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s more of a nuisance, really.<\/p>\n<p>Even the bot traffic that gets into my funnels gets distributed to the buyer\u2019s landing pages and offers and it\u2019s basically just screwing up the optimization process.<\/p>\n<p>Even if it\u2019s bot clicks, the numbers are changing.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a nuisance we have to live with.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d certainly love ad fraud to go away.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe at some point it will.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not sure.<\/p>\n<p>But for now it\u2019s something we have to live with.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, there\u2019s the fraud that we can experience with affiliate networks.<\/p>\n<p>Lately, I\u2019ve seen a few people post on the STM forum that affiliate networks have refused to pay them.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not sure who to side with because it\u2019s a hard call but the only advice I can give people is to communicate with the network.<\/p>\n<p>Ask them about the quality of the leads you\u2019re sending.<\/p>\n<p>Ask them if there is any problem.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure they want more of your traffic.<\/p>\n<p>If they don\u2019t, don\u2019t send it to them, send it somewhere else.<\/p>\n<p>You should also keep a record of the conversation.<\/p>\n<p>If you get a green light from an affiliate network, save it.<\/p>\n<p>Take a screenshot.<\/p>\n<p>Later &#8211; if they complain about your quality &#8211; you have something to show them.<\/p>\n<p>To many affiliate networks, reputation means a lot.<\/p>\n<p>And then there\u2019s&#8230;some affiliates just do whatever they can to make an extra dollar here and there.<\/p>\n<p>I say don\u2019t do it.<\/p>\n<p>Play a fair game.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdnwp.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/soccer-referee.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/soccer-referee-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"soccer referee\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/soccer-referee-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/soccer-referee-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/soccer-referee-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/soccer-referee-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/soccer-referee-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/soccer-referee-623x351.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/soccer-referee-316x177.jpg 316w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/soccer-referee-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/soccer-referee-120x68.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/soccer-referee.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It makes more sense, in the long run.<\/p>\n<p>A quick dollar today is worth less than the thousand you can make in the long run.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re playing an honest game&#8230;it\u2019s the best way of doing business.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"12-how-to-develop-your-skills\"><\/span>12. How to Develop Your Skills?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>I don\u2019t want to pitch the STM forum because I\u2019m a moderator.<\/p>\n<p>But the truth is that it\u2019s a really good community.<\/p>\n<p>There are many skilled affiliates hanging around.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also a very open community.<\/p>\n<p>People share quality information.<\/p>\n<p>When I started with paid traffic, it helped a lot.<\/p>\n<p>Then there are blogs.<\/p>\n<p>There are people who simply post articles.<\/p>\n<p>I post articles.<\/p>\n<p>The Mobidea Academy is an awesome source of information.<\/p>\n<p>There are many bloggers.<\/p>\n<p>You can easily choose 10 to follow, depending on the kind of business you are into.<\/p>\n<p>Read the blogs, look for information, become a member of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/affiliate-marketing-forums\/\">some forums<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdnwp.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/man-reading-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9135\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/man-reading-1-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"man reading\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/man-reading-1-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/man-reading-1-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/man-reading-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/man-reading-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/man-reading-1-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/man-reading-1-623x351.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/man-reading-1-316x177.jpg 316w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/man-reading-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/man-reading-1-120x68.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/man-reading-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s good information to be found everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>You just have to learn how to read between the lines.<\/p>\n<p>There are people who love pretending they are experts in something they are not.<\/p>\n<p>Affiliate conferences, such as this one, are also an awesome source of information.<\/p>\n<p>Especially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/events\/\">high-level conferences<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There are great speeches.<\/p>\n<p>And then the networking.<\/p>\n<p>It really is priceless.<\/p>\n<p>People that you can meet here and become friends with.<\/p>\n<p>That can really help you a lot because people are more likely to share quality information with someone they know.<\/p>\n<p>If you see someone face to face or even at the parties&#8230;nothing fuels the conversation like beers.<\/p>\n<p>The knowledge bombs are gonna drop.<\/p>\n<p>Forums, blogs, networking, private communication with people at conferences.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"13-should-affiliates-read-a-specific-book-to-succeed\"><\/span>13. Should Affiliates Read a Specific Book to Succeed?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>I get most of my information online.<\/p>\n<p>I love to read books but I prefer fantasy books.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdnwp.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/guy-reading.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"393\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9072\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/guy-reading-700x393.jpg\" alt=\"guy reading\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/guy-reading-700x393.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/guy-reading-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/guy-reading-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/guy-reading-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/guy-reading-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/guy-reading-623x351.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/guy-reading-316x177.jpg 316w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/guy-reading-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/guy-reading-120x67.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/guy-reading.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Life, I\u2019m living.<\/p>\n<p>Business, I\u2019m doing.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s part of my everyday routine.<\/p>\n<p>When I find some time to read I prefer to read something that\u2019s out of this world like fantasy books.<\/p>\n<p>I do read a lot, daily.<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s online.<\/p>\n<p>The source of business-related information is the internet.<\/p>\n<p>I spend a lot of time on the forums.<\/p>\n<p>On Skype.<\/p>\n<p>My friends send me articles that they find interesting.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s like an exchange of information.<\/p>\n<p>Most of my information is gathered online.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"14-affiliate-marketing-trends\"><\/span>14. Affiliate Marketing Trends<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>What we\u2019re seeing now is a kind of a shift to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/geos-low-volume-placements\/\">different GEOs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Countries like&#8230;the Arab world is booming.<\/p>\n<p>Asian markets.<\/p>\n<p>Latin America.<\/p>\n<p>These are markets we weren\u2019t able to monetize a couple years ago.<\/p>\n<p>We are now.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/focus-mobile\">Mobile<\/a> helped a lot.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of businesses are moving to these countries.<\/p>\n<p>I kind of hope China will open up at some point because it\u2019s still&#8230;they are protecting their market.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdnwp.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/chinese-market.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12178\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/chinese-market-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"chinese market\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/chinese-market-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/chinese-market-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/chinese-market-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/chinese-market-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/chinese-market-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/chinese-market-623x351.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/chinese-market-316x177.jpg 316w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/chinese-market-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/chinese-market-120x68.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/chinese-market.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s kind of hard to penetrate.<\/p>\n<p>I met a few people from Japan in this conference and they\u2019re looking to expand into European markets.<\/p>\n<p>Japan is also an undiscovered territory.<\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s a rich country.<\/p>\n<p>Quite the large GEO.<\/p>\n<p>There should be a lot of opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of verticals, we see that everyone is going crazy about E-Commerce.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s probably going to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/affiliate-marketing-trends\/\">stay a trend next year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"15-surprises-in-2017\"><\/span>15. Surprises in 2017<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The large amount of regulations in the mobile market came all of a sudden.<\/p>\n<p>We probably could see it coming but it happened too quickly.<\/p>\n<p>We had to stop a lot of campaigns we\u2019d been running in the mobile market.<\/p>\n<p>Some are still running so it\u2019s not like it\u2019s dead but it\u2019s certainly way more regulated now than it was before.<\/p>\n<p>This was something that I expected would take a longer time to happen.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s another surprise:<\/p>\n<p>Pop traffic.<\/p>\n<p>Google made some announcements.<\/p>\n<p>They modified the Chrome browser.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdnwp.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/google-chrome.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12174\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/google-chrome-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"google chrome\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/google-chrome-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/google-chrome-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/google-chrome-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/google-chrome-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/google-chrome-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/google-chrome-623x351.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/google-chrome-316x177.jpg 316w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/google-chrome-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/google-chrome-120x68.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It should be able to block pops.<\/p>\n<p>Many people fear that pop traffic is about to die.<\/p>\n<p>It may be the case.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe not.<\/p>\n<p>During my twenty years in the business, this is the fourth attempt at killing pops.<\/p>\n<p>So far, it hasn\u2019t happened.<\/p>\n<p>Google certainly has the firepower to do something so we shall see but I still think it\u2019s just about&#8230;pops are launched with a script.<\/p>\n<p>Google will try to block the script.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe all it takes is to modify the script again.<\/p>\n<p>It may be a mouse and cat game.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdnwp.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/cat-and-mouse.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12179\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/cat-and-mouse-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"cat and mouse\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/cat-and-mouse-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/cat-and-mouse-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/cat-and-mouse-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/cat-and-mouse-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/cat-and-mouse-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/cat-and-mouse-623x351.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/cat-and-mouse-316x177.jpg 316w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/cat-and-mouse-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/cat-and-mouse-120x68.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/cat-and-mouse.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Back and forward.<\/p>\n<p>We shall see.<\/p>\n<p>So that\u2019s another thing that surprised me.<\/p>\n<p>Also the E-Commerce boom.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m quite surprised that it\u2019s that huge.<\/p>\n<p>Running an E-Com store is not as easy as running affiliate campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s more to it.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s more like running a regular business.<\/p>\n<p>There are all the customer care issues that affiliates usually hate to deal with.<\/p>\n<p>And still you see a lot of affiliates moving into the E-Com space.<\/p>\n<p>It came as a surprise to me as well.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"16-opportunities-threats\"><\/span>16. Opportunities &amp; Threats<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>E-Commerce.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s gonna be a huge thing.<\/p>\n<p>Still growing.<\/p>\n<p>Cryptocurrencies.<\/p>\n<p>It seems to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/blockchain-trends-hot-topics\/\">the next big thing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I see that affiliate networks are using crypto-related offers left and right.<\/p>\n<p>Since the momentum is huge, this could be something we should look at.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s definitely an opportunity here.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not just about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/blockchain-technology\/\">investing in cryptocurrencies<\/a> or learning how to trade but it\u2019s also about promoting related offers.<\/p>\n<p>And there are things like shared mining.<\/p>\n<p>You can buy mining power and these people are willing to take a share of the revenue they make with it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdnwp.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/small-bags-of-money.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/small-bags-of-money-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"small bags of money\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/small-bags-of-money-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/small-bags-of-money-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/small-bags-of-money-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/small-bags-of-money-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/small-bags-of-money-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/small-bags-of-money-623x351.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/small-bags-of-money-316x177.jpg 316w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/small-bags-of-money-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/small-bags-of-money-120x68.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/small-bags-of-money.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This might be something to promote in the future.<\/p>\n<p>I think&#8230;Cash on Delivery.<\/p>\n<p>It seems to be quite the big trend lately.<\/p>\n<p>I think this will be growing.<\/p>\n<p>This enables us to reach markets that were not monetizable before.<\/p>\n<p>I see a few affiliate networks that specialize in Cash on Delivery now.<\/p>\n<p>You can sell to regions like Eastern Europe where people are traditionally not so happy about using credit cards, for example.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m from Eastern Europe.<\/p>\n<p>I know the people.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone is using Cash on Delivery.<\/p>\n<p>Nobody is paying upfront anymore.<\/p>\n<p>Just wait for the courier to deliver the goods and you pay when you receive them.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s another big thing for the future, I think.<\/p>\n<p>There are also some evergreen verticals.<\/p>\n<p>Markets that are still running strong.<\/p>\n<p>Nutrition stuff.<\/p>\n<p>Still running strong.<\/p>\n<p>Casino, Gambling, Dating.<\/p>\n<p>These things will remain and flourish.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"17-how-do-you-see-mobidea\"><\/span>17. How Do You See Mobidea?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>When I first started working with Mobidea, three years ago, I was crazy about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/cpa-offers\/\">mobile offers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I like the fact that you have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/single-offers-vs-algorithm\/\">the Smartlink option<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You also have a lot of offers.<\/p>\n<p>It was a good platform to use.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve been watching you closely.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ve evolved into a great platform for people who are starting out in affiliate marketing.<\/p>\n<p>You still have those Smartlinks, those offers, you have the tracker.<\/p>\n<p>I know you\u2019re working on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/demand-side-platforms\/\">DSP<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I know you\u2019re planning to release the tracker to be used with other offers as well.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re doing really well with you in terms of the STM forum as well because when the new people are asking \u201cwhere should I start?\u201d we feel comfortable sending them to Mobidea.<\/p>\n<p>We know you have a really strong support team for affiliates.<\/p>\n<p>You have the tools people need to walk their first mile in affiliate marketing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdnwp.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/happy-man.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-9782\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/happy-man-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"happy man\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/happy-man-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/happy-man-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/happy-man-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/happy-man-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/happy-man-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/happy-man-623x351.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/happy-man-316x177.jpg 316w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/happy-man-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/happy-man-120x68.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/happy-man.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The way I see Mobidea?<\/p>\n<p>You are a really good platform to start with.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"18-whats-your-opinion-of-adult-traffic\"><\/span>18. What\u2019s Your Opinion of Adult Traffic?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>We run <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/adult-niche-affiliate-marketing\/\">Adult traffic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I think affiliates should run all types of traffic.<\/p>\n<p>We shouldn\u2019t stay away from Adult traffic just because it\u2019s Adult.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the same people.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re just watching different content.<\/p>\n<p>When talking about changes&#8230;actually the problem is that there are no changes at all.<\/p>\n<p>The market is so stale it\u2019s not fun anymore.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone is pushing the same offer type.<\/p>\n<p>Using the same type of creatives.<\/p>\n<p>Using the same landing pages.<\/p>\n<p>There is a need for something new.<\/p>\n<p>We all love the Adult industry.<\/p>\n<p>They revolutionized a few things, though.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no more VHS, for example.<\/p>\n<p>The war among different formats.<\/p>\n<p>DVD, whatever.<\/p>\n<p>The adult industry had the power to change.<\/p>\n<p>Even when the internet emerged, they were pioneers in many ways.<\/p>\n<p>It seems to be working for now.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not sure why.<\/p>\n<p>And I\u2019m certainly waiting for the next big thing in Adult because Adult has the power to make a lot of money.<\/p>\n<p>Whenever something new emerges, there\u2019s a lot of money to be made in the Adult industry.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdnwp.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/money.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10701\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/money-700x394.jpg\" alt=\"money\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/money-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/money-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/money-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/money.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/money-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/money-623x351.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/money-316x177.jpg 316w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/money-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/money-120x68.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I hope something new will emerge because it\u2019s really stale right now.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing is happening.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"19-future-plans\"><\/span>19. Future Plans<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>I just plan to keep running my affiliate campaigns, posting on STM, writing for my blog.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll keep trying to help people through the different steps of affiliate marketing.<\/p>\n<p>I plan to keep on caring for my family, and to spend time with my children and with my wife.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s what I like doing the most, I would say.<\/p>\n<p>Business as usual.<\/p>\n<p><em>What an amazing and insightful interview, Matej!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Thanks for giving such awesome tips to our eager affiliates!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>As for you, our reader, keep on checking the Mobidea Academy because we\u2019ve got a whole lotta hot content coming real soon!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>See Also:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/how-to-write-seo-friendly-content\/\">How to Write SEO-Friendly Content in 2018 (A Step by Step Guide)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/academy.mobidea.com\/seo\/seo-first-steps\/\">10 SEO First Steps for New Webmasters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/mastering-affiliate-marketing\/\">Mastering Affiliate Marketing: How Not to Give Up<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/affiliate-marketing-forums\/\">Best Affiliate Marketing Forums on the Internet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/affiliate-marketing-metrics\/\">Affiliate Marketing Metrics: Which Ones Should I Check?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"mobid-after-content\" style=\"margin-top: 5px;margin-bottom: 5px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"mobid-98902687\"><div class=\"mobid-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/recommends\/banner-placement-2\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"da\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/da.gif\" alt=\"\"  class=\"no-lazyload\" width=\"730\" height=\"90\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AWA 2017 Interview Series: Matej Affiliate World Asia is a gift that keeps on giving. 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