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5 myths about

affiliate marketing

you need to Know

by Andy Wullmer have been a moneymaker in the past, but you
will have to widen your perspective here.
number one: Mobile is dead!
number two: affiliate Marketing is
after a big drop for the market in 2017, Easy!
many publishers considered “mobile” to
be dead. While it’s true that revenues went There are plenty of people, which are not
down rather hard, small screens are still the based in the affiliate marketing business or
future! Why? The answer is simple - because new to the game, thinking that there’s easy
of the device itself. App installs (for example money to be had. We sure don’t destroy
iDates) from CpI / CpL leads for different illusions, but skills, capital, experience and
products and CPA for sales are, based on a professional network, with dedication and
the Trafficpartner performance Network discipline first and foremost, are fundamental
experience, still a stable income generator. for success. Otherwise, chances of failure are
too high. Being a publisher, doing SeM and
This market continues to offer! You can SeO, is more difficult than ever, especially
eventually confirm that when visiting expos for when considering new rules by big players
example. Come to think of it, why not check such as google and Facebook. You will need
for yourself and meet us at the European to find your niche as an advertiser, having
Summit in Cascais (lisbon) at lounge no. 83. the right product at the right time with the
It’s just the place to gain even more insights right technology and payment system. This
and we’d be happy to talk in person (March is a learning that is underlined by our long-
2nd to 5th, 2018). standing experience and the feedback of
our business partners, as Trafficpartner.com
To wrap this myth up? Simply believe in the is offering all these solutions in one place,
market and stay on top of the latest mobile making it clear that you can still be successful
trends. remember, “Fast click products” may in affiliate marketing - it’s just not a piece of

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