I am hardly someone to say I know a large amount about casino affiliates, but I do know a little and yes this has worked for me. I have gotten sign ups, I did not do this very much. I dont really do much CL posting anymore. But I can say that if you are thorough with this and follow through correctly you can make some money.
Really I hope more that this gives people other ideas and the tweak this and make their own methods. People should take this method and make it work for them, whether is changing the genre of offer they are promoting, or something else. That is one of the reasons I made it pretty broad. Well with that said, again I do not know much about poker affilates and it seems that punn does. So I would listen to any advice or comments he ads to this thread.
Like I said dude, I'm NOT trying to be a dick. It's just the big hurdle here, as it is with almost any affiliate marketing is turning someone who is interested into a paying customer. Because even though the poker affiliates call their payment plan "CPA", it isn't like the CPA offers many people are used to.
Anyone who signs up is going to have to deposit money before you get paid, plus meet the FPP requirement.
I'm not saying it's impossible, I'm just saying there is a big jump between offering a free tournament to people and then convincing them to then deposit money with their CC to a poker site.
Now I'm strictly a US-based guy, so maybe my info is bad for those who aren't based in the States.
One problem is a lot of people still THINK online poker is "illegal" because they are mindless fools who believe anything that they are told.
Somehow you've got to convince someone looking for a free poker tournament on Craigslist to whip out their CC and deposit money on a poker site, even though they've been led to believe it's "illegal" by their friends and the idiots in the news media.
I'm not saying that can't be done, I'm just saying it's a steep step for a prospect to take. A better route might be to start a "legalize online poker petition" on something like Craigslist. That way you get people interested in online poker who think it's illegal. When they "sign your petition" they merely join your list and then you can educate them on how online poker really isn't illegal and which sites they can play at and what the best deposit methods are. After that you can pitch them poker products, software, training, etc.
The issue here is something like this takes work and resembles an actual business, so most people will shy away from it immediately. Just the way it is.
Please note, if this thread has interested you in becoming a poker affiliate, please make sure you do all your homework first regarding the laws in the state where you live. Poker affiliates are in a bit of a grey area as laws are very slow to catch up to new technology and business.
I'd also like to note there are poker-related programs out there you can promote that do not involve real money online poker or gambling sites. These include things like PurePlay and ClubWPT, etc.
Imma defo gonna order some more business cards and try this!
