Anyone doing arbitrage and media buy here?

[Leon.Ken]

I recently saw someone get big success by doing arbitrage.
I tried it myself a little bit on health niche but failed. I bought traffic from native ads but my money site's RPM is too low.
Questions:
1. How to get rid of low quality traffic or bot traffic?
2. Is there any good network to offer good CPM ads? (I know some like mediavine, media.net, ezoic... but looks like it's not easy to get in)

 

[Deleted member 813988]

Success in arbitrage totally depends on your analysis + implementation.
It's impossible to give advice without any data on the site but:

1. Monitor traffic performance & block bot + low quality traffic sources
2. I created this list and it's still valid & good: https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/top-100-ad-networks-adsense-alternatives.1045408/

 

[Leon.Ken]

Success in arbitrage totally depends on your analysis + implementation.
It's impossible to give advice without any data on the site but:

1. Monitor traffic performance & block bot + low quality traffic sources
2. I created this list and it's still valid & good: https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/top-100-ad-networks-adsense-alternatives.1045408/

Thanks! I've read your posts many times.
For question 1, do you think google analytics is enough to do the monitoring work? Do you recommend to use some services such as cloudflare or escalated.io ?
Regarding question 2, do I need to apply as many networks as I can and set them up in google ad manager? Or I can only choose 1 or 2 of them and focus?
Another question is, before applying those networks, do I need a decent website that already had decent organic traffic, or I just buy enough traffic to meet the bottom line of their requirement?

 

[Deleted member 813988]

For question 1, do you think google analytics is enough to do the monitoring work?

Google Analytics is a powerful tool if you know how to use it.
Check traffic performance, time on site, page views, make notes, experiment with results.

Do you recommend to use some services such as cloudflare or escalated.io ?

I never worked with Escalated, but personally I would either go with something more sophisticated (IAS) or I would work with someone/tech who's work would be solely bot & risk prevention.

Regarding question 2, do I need to apply as many networks as I can and set them up in google ad manager? Or I can only choose 1 or 2 of them and focus?

Multiple networks better for monetization, but all networks have their own requirements. If you can get accepted - I would do that.

Another question is, before applying those networks, do I need a decent website that already had decent organic traffic, or I just buy enough traffic to meet the bottom line of their requirement?

Both. You can meet the criteria and still be rejected. The better-looking product your site is, the better chances to get approved.

 

[suportxd]

As far as i know, u need good amount of budget to propper test traffic sources, also filtering bots and optimize ads ( on traffic source and also on your money site ), and it take some time.

Make sure you wont run out of budget, because u wont see positive numbers very fast. Unless you are lucky, or had great ideas.

 

[Commoner]

I recently saw someone get big success by doing arbitrage.
I tried it myself a little bit on health niche but failed. I bought traffic from native ads but my money site's RPM is too low.
Questions:
1. How to get rid of low quality traffic or bot traffic?
2. Is there any good network to offer good CPM ads? (I know some like mediavine, media.net, ezoic... but looks like it's not easy to get in)

I think I've the answer.
1. No way if you're doing cheap buys.
2. No way unless you have traffic.

Solution: Aim for longtail kws and pillar contents, then focus on seo skills.

Oh yes, media buys worked well for big wallets and A/B testings.

Cheers,
Commoner

 

[Leon.Ken]

Google Analytics is a powerful tool if you know how to use it.
Check traffic performance, time on site, page views, make notes, experiment with results.



I never worked with Escalated, but personally I would either go with something more sophisticated (IAS) or I would work with someone/tech who's work would be solely bot & risk prevention.



Multiple networks better for monetization, but all networks have their own requirements. If you can get accepted - I would do that.



Both. You can meet the criteria and still be rejected. The better-looking product your site is, the better chances to get approved.

Thank you sir. Appreciate your help very much!

 

[Leon.Ken]

As far as i know, u need good amount of budget to propper test traffic sources, also filtering bots and optimize ads ( on traffic source and also on your money site ), and it take some time.

Make sure you wont run out of budget, because u wont see positive numbers very fast. Unless you are lucky, or had great ideas.

Thank you for the message. Do you have any idea on how much money is good enough for a fresh start?

 

[Leon.Ken]

I think I've the answer.
1. No way if you're doing cheap buys.
2. No way unless you have traffic.

Solution: Aim for longtail kws and pillar contents, then focus on seo skills.

Oh yes, media buys worked well for big wallets and A/B testings.

Cheers,
Commoner

Thank you for your reply!

 

[onlinemarketer12]

You will have to spend more on testing.