Warning before I heavily invest in PPC for affiliate site?

[hunter360]

Hi everyone,
I've been promoting a few CJ merchants in a particular market by PPC, off & on, for the last month or so. I've been making a pretty good return.

I think this is a pretty large and lucrative market, but it's gonna call for some heavy PPC. Any warnings before I spend way too much money on PPC and not get paid?

[jangro]

In general, CJ merchants are good about paying reliably. They're mostly forced into it as they must keep a positive balance in their account or risk being deactivated.

With CJ, you'll get paid on or about the 20th (give or take a few days) for the following month. So, any commissions you earn in June, you'll get around July 20th.

It's likely that your credit card bill will be due before that CJ money is available. So, make sure you've got your finances worked out. If you're floating a lot of money, it can get pretty hairy waiting for that comm check to clear until you build up a bankroll.

Also, check up on the merchant. Some merchants routinely extend transactions (they can do that for one month) to wait for returns and cancellations so they can be reversed. It's legit, and they'll pay, but it can compound the "float" issue above.

[PhraSEOlogy]

You get paid by CJ merchants but be aware the ppc today only gets you cash tomorrow.

If you are smart you can balance this pretty well and get a good return.