{"id":7531,"date":"2017-08-25T15:41:18","date_gmt":"2017-08-25T15:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/?p=7531"},"modified":"2018-05-07T15:45:16","modified_gmt":"2018-05-07T15:45:16","slug":"emanuel-cinca-interview-awe-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/emanuel-cinca-interview-awe-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Emanuel Cinca is Sure There&#8217;s Always Room for Newbies in Affiliate Marketing! [Video]"},"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-861333190\"><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\/emanuel-cinca-interview-awe-2017\/#awe-2017-interview-series-emanuel-cinca\" >AWE 2017 Interview Series: Emanuel Cinca<\/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\/emanuel-cinca-interview-awe-2017\/#emanuel-cinca-interview-at-awe-2017\" >Emanuel Cinca Interview at AWE 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\/emanuel-cinca-interview-awe-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\/emanuel-cinca-interview-awe-2017\/#2-what-is-the-most-common-thing-affiliates-struggle-with\" >2. What is the Most Common Thing Affiliates Struggle With?<\/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\/emanuel-cinca-interview-awe-2017\/#3-is-there-still-a-place-for-beginners-in-affiliate-marketing\" >3. Is There Still a Place for Beginners in Affiliate Marketing?<\/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\/emanuel-cinca-interview-awe-2017\/#4-verticals-and-strategies-to-succeed-in-affiliate-marketing\" >4. Verticals and Strategies to Succeed in Affiliate Marketing<\/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\/emanuel-cinca-interview-awe-2017\/#5-%e2%80%9czero-to-100-%e2%80%93-all-you-need-to-know-to-start-making-money-in-affiliate-marketing%e2%80%9d-tell-us-about-your-ebook\" >5. \u201cZero to 100 &#8211; All You Need to Know to Start Making Money in Affiliate Marketing.\u201d Tell us About Your Ebook<\/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\/emanuel-cinca-interview-awe-2017\/#6-from-poker-into-the-affiliate-industry\" >6. From Poker Into the Affiliate Industry<\/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\/emanuel-cinca-interview-awe-2017\/#7-does-playing-poker-help-you-in-this-business\" >7. Does Playing Poker Help You in This Business?<\/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\/emanuel-cinca-interview-awe-2017\/#8-biggest-mistakes-of-tracking-and-optimization\" >8. Biggest Mistakes of Tracking and Optimization<\/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\/emanuel-cinca-interview-awe-2017\/#9-strategies-that-work-best-in-affiliate-marketing\" >9. Strategies that Work Best in Affiliate Marketing<\/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\/emanuel-cinca-interview-awe-2017\/#10-affiliate-marketing-trends\" >10. Affiliate Marketing Trends<\/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\/emanuel-cinca-interview-awe-2017\/#11-future-opportunities-in-affiliate-marketing\" >11. Future Opportunities in Affiliate Marketing<\/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\/emanuel-cinca-interview-awe-2017\/#12-how-do-you-see-mobidea\" >12. 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-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/emanuel-cinca-interview-awe-2017\/#13-what-do-you-think-of-mobideas-new-affiliate-tracker-software-capabilities\" >13. What Do You Think of Mobidea\u2019s New Affiliate Tracker Software Capabilities?<\/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\/emanuel-cinca-interview-awe-2017\/#14-future-plans\" >14. Future Plans<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"awe-2017-interview-series-emanuel-cinca\"><\/span>AWE 2017 Interview Series: Emanuel Cinca<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Affiliate Marketing is as complex as it\u2019s always been.<\/p>\n<p>You always need the help of some super enlightened folks<em> to guide you through.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s what Emanuel Cinca, <strong>Head of Business Operations of STM<\/strong>, is able to provide every single day to thousands of eager affiliate marketers from all over this green earth.<\/p>\n<p>Emanuel is also the owner of <a href=\"http:\/\/adefy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adefy<\/a>, a performance marketing company that specializes in digital media buying, consulting services and ad creation.<\/p>\n<p>We met this cool customer at <strong>Affiliate World Europe<\/strong> and of course we had to chat with him!<\/p>\n<p>Ready to watch the video of our awesome chat?<\/p>\n<p>Go for it!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Affiliate World Europe 2017: Emanuel Cinca - Interview\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W0M1IkxM7fA?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>Don\u2019t feel like watching it?<\/p>\n<p>Prefer reading this phenomenally informative content, instead?<\/p>\n<p>Check it out, then!<\/p><div class=\"mobid-in-content-15-p\" style=\"margin-top: 26px;margin-bottom: 26px;\" id=\"mobid-420462128\"><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<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"emanuel-cinca-interview-at-awe-2017\"><\/span>Emanuel Cinca Interview at AWE 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>First of all, thanks for having me.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve been in the industry for two years now.<\/p>\n<p>A bit over two years.<\/p>\n<p>It was a very specific date:<\/p>\n<p>May 1st 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Before that, I had a few projects.<\/p>\n<p>Typical startup projects.<\/p>\n<p>One of them was involved in mobile advertising so I had a good idea about how traffic works.<\/p>\n<p>Other background:<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m a University dropout twice.<\/p>\n<p>At one time, Technology, at another Business.<\/p>\n<p>I have an interest in Technology and Business but I never went through the whole University thing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/academy.mobidea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1-Student.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6132\" src=\"https:\/\/academy.mobidea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1-Student-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"student\" width=\"700\" height=\"393\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I find the Affiliate Industry quite interesting because I think it also brings both of those two sides together very well.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a very meritocratic environment.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m excited about what we can do in the future.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2-what-is-the-most-common-thing-affiliates-struggle-with\"><\/span>2. What is the Most Common Thing Affiliates Struggle With?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The most common struggle that is brought up on STM has to do with tracking their campaigns, to be honest.<\/p>\n<p>If you come from a non-technical background, it\u2019s not so easy to understand how information flows back and forth so that you see all the data.<\/p>\n<p>I think that\u2019s the one thing that they cannot overcome, aside from just learning.<\/p>\n<p>We try our best to provide tutorials and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/affiliate-marketing-tools\">tools<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I see that they provide a lot of tutorials themselves.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unavoidable to learn the tracking because the affiliate industry&#8230;its main focus is the performance.<\/p>\n<p>You need to learn how to read and create the correct data.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3-is-there-still-a-place-for-beginners-in-affiliate-marketing\"><\/span>3. Is There Still a Place for Beginners in Affiliate Marketing?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>I would say there is.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s always room for new people that come out with different ideas.<\/p>\n<p>There are people who go out of the industry, for instance.<\/p>\n<p>I think it\u2019s always a cycle.<\/p>\n<p>People go in and out of the industry and there\u2019s always room for people to provide more value.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t think it\u2019s much different from the car industry, when you think about it.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s think about the car industry 50 years ago.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/academy.mobidea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/classic-cars.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6135\" src=\"https:\/\/academy.mobidea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/classic-cars-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"classic cars\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s kind of probably the state of the affiliate marketing industry now.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s so new that saying that there is no space for newbies would be quite a pessimistic view of it.<\/p>\n<p>I would say:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDefinitely.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4-verticals-and-strategies-to-succeed-in-affiliate-marketing\"><\/span>4. Verticals and Strategies to Succeed in Affiliate Marketing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>I would be a bit biased.<\/p>\n<p>The main thing to understand with this sort of question is that every affiliate would probably answer that they would start with something that they used to do already.<\/p>\n<p>I started out with mobile offers, a lot of App Installs.<\/p>\n<p>I would say that those made a lot of sense then.<\/p>\n<p>Now, I would say either Mobile Traffic with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/cpa-vs-cpi\">CPA or CPI<\/a> offers or CPL <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/lead-generation-marketing\">lead generation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But also it\u2019s getting easier and easier to also start with Shopify Ecommerce.<\/p>\n<p>I think that &#8211; depending on what sort of background the affiliate has &#8211; they should think it through, if they want to go <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/focus-mobile\">mobile<\/a> or Shopify, Drop Shipping, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/facebook-advertising-tips\/\">Facebook Advertising<\/a> and that Ecommerce route.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5-%e2%80%9czero-to-100-%e2%80%93-all-you-need-to-know-to-start-making-money-in-affiliate-marketing%e2%80%9d-tell-us-about-your-ebook\"><\/span>5. \u201cZero to 100 &#8211; All You Need to Know to Start Making Money in Affiliate Marketing.\u201d Tell us About Your Ebook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>That was a side project of mine.<\/p>\n<p>I was curious about how I could structure all my knowledge to introduce for example &#8211; if I hire someone to do media buying for our affiliate campaigns &#8211; how will I teach them.<\/p>\n<p>So that&#8217;s how the project came to be.<\/p>\n<p>The industry moves so quickly and &#8211; to be fair &#8211; the basic advice such as how funnels look like and what you should pay attention to&#8230;those still apply, of course but the advice of \u201cdo exactly this\u201d, that\u2019s definitely questionable, the industry moves too quickly.<\/p>\n<p>I would say that it\u2019s an interesting read if someone wants to check my thoughts.<\/p><div class=\"mobid-in-content-15-p_2-2\" style=\"margin-top: 26px;margin-bottom: 26px;\" id=\"mobid-2181502289\"><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><a href=\"https:\/\/academy.mobidea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/person-reading.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6136\" src=\"https:\/\/academy.mobidea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/person-reading-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"person reading\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Maybe my thoughts almost a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>And compare to what I write now on STM, for example.<\/p>\n<p>It was just a purely fun side project for me.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6-from-poker-into-the-affiliate-industry\"><\/span>6. From Poker Into the Affiliate Industry<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Poker came before startups and then the affiliate industry was after the startups.<\/p>\n<p>While I was at University (and dropping out of University) I also played some poker.<\/p>\n<p>I also was coaching a poker community that\u2019s kind of the equivalent of the STM forum now.<\/p>\n<p>I have some teaching experience.<\/p>\n<p>The main thing with poker was that it let me learn how to read data.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/academy.mobidea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/person-playing-poker.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6137\" src=\"https:\/\/academy.mobidea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/person-playing-poker-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"person playing poker\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was a lot of judging numbers on a screen and taking action based on that instead of&#8230;not this whole Hollywood type of thing, where you look someone in the eye and know if they\u2019re bluffing.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a lot of data-oriented decisions.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7-does-playing-poker-help-you-in-this-business\"><\/span>7. Does Playing Poker Help You in This Business?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>I think so.<\/p>\n<p>The main thing that I would say is that there\u2019s an edge coming from poker directly.<\/p>\n<p>The edge is the ability to desensitize yourself from money.<\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t make emotional decisions based on numbers on the screen.<\/p>\n<p>Then you can take that calculated risk and usually make more profitable decisions when it comes to your campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>I actually wrote a small series on STM about how playing online poker connects to running affiliate marketing campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>If someone wants to check those out there, they can be my guest.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8-biggest-mistakes-of-tracking-and-optimization\"><\/span>8. Biggest Mistakes of Tracking and Optimization<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s a very personal opinion and I know a lot of affiliates that don\u2019t share it but first and foremost, they\u2019re too paranoid about the fact that the tool they\u2019re using is not self-hosted.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m a huge fan of <a href=\"http:\/\/searchcloudcomputing.techtarget.com\/definition\/Software-as-a-Service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">software as a service<\/a> and I think they should just use the solutions that are click and go and start tracking their campaigns properly &#8211; no technical background needed.<\/p>\n<p>Learn how to analyze the data and focus on the skills of an affiliate instead of being a coder, installing, setting up servers, installing software on that server, making sure that updates don\u2019t break whatever tracking you have now.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s the tracking part.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of optimization, it\u2019s that they are not so aware of statistical significance.<\/p>\n<p>It comes back to the mindset and desensitizing yourself from money because if you focus purely on statistics and data, you should not have too many questionable decisions.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of affiliates start with low budgets and then they are very risk-averse.<\/p>\n<p>But the correct decision is to follow the data and not care about the risk aversion part of it.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t quit early because you feel bad about it.<\/p>\n<p>You have to make sure that you spend as much money as you need.<\/p>\n<p>Not more than needed but definitely as much as needed so you can get the data.<\/p>\n<p>Another mistake:<\/p>\n<p>A lot of affiliates are very scared and they stop everything early.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9-strategies-that-work-best-in-affiliate-marketing\"><\/span>9. Strategies that Work Best in Affiliate Marketing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>That\u2019s actually not so easy to answer.<\/p>\n<p>I think it depends on your goals.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of affiliates are very happy with being a solo entrepreneur, running their own campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>And that strategy can work pretty well.<\/p>\n<p>But you have to remember that the main thing is:<\/p>\n<p>Even if you\u2019re working alone, you have to network.<\/p>\n<p>You have to come to these conferences, connect with people at all these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/events\/\">affiliate events and conferences<\/a>, afterparties.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t stop at the conference.<\/p>\n<p>Go to all the afterparties.<\/p>\n<p>My advice would be not to get too drunk so that you can make sure to remember the things that you discussed.<\/p>\n<p>I think the strategy is to learn from the others.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone is very open if you show that you are a hard worker and that you can provide value to them at some point.<\/p>\n<p>They will open up to you as well.<\/p>\n<p>The secrets are not so well-kept, let\u2019s say.<\/p>\n<p>Network with people and then you\u2019ll figure out your own path, whether you want to be a solo entrepreneur, build a team, start a product.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/academy.mobidea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/networking.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6139\" src=\"https:\/\/academy.mobidea.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/networking-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"networking\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Whatever you want to do, you have to gain the knowledge from the crowd.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10-affiliate-marketing-trends\"><\/span>10. Affiliate Marketing Trends<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>I think Ecommerce, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/cpa-facebook-ads\">CPA Facebook<\/a>&#8230;so promoting products on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>Mostly Shopify, because it\u2019s easy to go and to start off with.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s very clear now.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re in the middle of the year and it\u2019s picking now, even more and more.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"11-future-opportunities-in-affiliate-marketing\"><\/span>11. Future Opportunities in Affiliate Marketing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>There\u2019s always things you can improve.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not sure how easily an affiliate can get into them if they haven\u2019t been in the industry.<\/p>\n<p>There are many inefficiencies when it comes to how traffic is bought and sold.<\/p>\n<p>Bot traffic &#8211; at least for mobile devices &#8211; is clearly an issue.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/academy\/affiliate-fraud\">What is Affiliate Fraud? The Definitive Guide for Marketers<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s sometimes priced in, and sometimes it\u2019s not.<\/p>\n<p>Having fewer bots would probably correct the price.<\/p>\n<p>Then&#8230;how people interact with each other.<\/p>\n<p>I think getting more of an idea about the so-called EQ, instead of IQ.<\/p>\n<p>The emotional side of things will help people interact better and that\u2019s a very personal thing.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not like an opportunity where you can build a product but just learning how to be a more social person, even if you\u2019re an introvert, will help you a lot.<\/p>\n<p>I think that\u2019s it:<\/p>\n<p>One very human side of things and a more technical side of things.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"12-how-do-you-see-mobidea\"><\/span>12. How Do You See Mobidea?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>I think Mobidea is doing a very good job taking people from a newbie level and offering them tools and opportunities to be big affiliates.<\/p>\n<p>You mostly have networks that you can put in tiers:<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s one network for newbies, one for advanced and then there\u2019s direct advertiser.<\/p>\n<p>Mobidea seems to do a very good job at being at all levels there.<\/p>\n<p>I think that it\u2019s interesting to see how you guys are gonna develop over time.<\/p>\n<p>Mobidea goes through all the layers.<\/p>\n<p>It seems to be doing a good job.<\/p>\n<p>One thing that I like a lot about you guys is that &#8211; you can correct me if I\u2019m mistaken; if something changed &#8211; but I like the fact that, for example, you provide daily payments at a very low threshold and that helps a lot of new people who struggle with the cash flow.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s just amazing, I think.<\/p>\n<p>Most networks cannot do that so you\u2019re doing something that you\u2019re keeping secret and not telling others how!<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"13-what-do-you-think-of-mobideas-new-affiliate-tracker-software-capabilities\"><\/span>13. What Do You Think of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobidea.com\/affiliates\/mobidea-tracker-capabilities\/\">Mobidea\u2019s New Affiliate Tracker Software Capabilities<\/a>?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s a very good opportunity and a very interesting tool.<\/p>\n<p>It all depends on how you continue to develop it.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m a very big proponent of performance in terms of technical performance.<\/p>\n<p>I would expect that such a tool would make the whole redirect chain much faster because it\u2019s integrated within your own platform.<\/p>\n<p>And of course, there\u2019s access to more data because then you can feed certain&#8230;it helps with the automation and optimization of campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m quite curious with how you do both on the performance side of things.<\/p>\n<p>How do you improve performance without having so many redirects, if you\u2019re using another tool that basically takes you out and then takes you back into the affiliate flow.<\/p>\n<p>And also what sort of auto-optimization tools like that, because that&#8230;like I said bots might be a big issue to begin with but if you can automatically optimize that, the bot traffic is gonna be priced in much better.<\/p>\n<p>You care much less about it.<\/p>\n<p>You still care because it affects your infrastructure and you have costs but it\u2019s more manageable for the affiliate, in that case.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"14-future-plans\"><\/span>14. Future Plans<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Personal plans?<\/p>\n<p>Not so many.<\/p>\n<p>But I can say that there\u2019s gonna be some STM forum plans in the making and it\u2019s gonna be&#8230;we\u2019re gonna follow the trends and there are gonna be some surprises coming around.<\/p>\n<p>I cannot say exactly what.<\/p>\n<p>Follow our Facebook page and everything and see.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s gonna be a good time to jump in and learn affiliate marketing.<\/p>\n<p><em>Cheers, Emanuel!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It was a privilege to have had the chance of meeting you!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Keep paying attention to this amazing Mobidea Academy Affiliate World Europe Interview Series because we\u2019ve got more awesome videos for you to check!<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"mobid-after-content\" style=\"margin-top: 5px;margin-bottom: 5px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"mobid-1617480360\"><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":"AWE 2017 Interview Series: Emanuel Cinca Affiliate Marketing is as complex as it\u2019s always been. 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