How to Find Winning CPA & Affiliate Offers Fast in 2024
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you know that sometimes I like to run cheap traffic to CPA and affiliate offers and generate some extra money in a short period of time. This is not my main income source, but it’s fun and I like to create ads and more importantly find winning CPA and affiliate offers to promote.
Let’s be real – finding the right CPA and affiliate offers can feel like trying to hit a moving target.
Now before you shutdown your laptop in anger and go for a smoke, please take a moment to check out some of my tried-and-true methods to speed things up and find offers that are actually making money.
Ready to dive in? Let’s go.
Key Points (Quick Actions):
- Use Google Trends to spot hot niches.
- Leverage Pinterest Trends for visual inspiration.
- Look for offers with high EPCs (Earnings Per Click).
- Check the “Top Offers” section in your affiliate network.
- Analyze competitor campaigns with spy tools.
- Join affiliate communities and forums for insights.
Now, let’s break these down a little so you know exactly what to do. I only gave you the methods above, if you’re in a rush and don’t wanna read what’s coming… but you should still probably read this stuff into more detail.
Why?
Well, because I’ve put a lot of time and effort into writing it okay? Now please don’t break my heart and keep on reading…
1. Use Google Trends to Spot Hot Niches
Google Trends is like your crystal ball. Plug in keywords related to your offers, and boom – you can see what’s gaining traction in real-time. The trick here is to find rising trends in your niche before everyone else does. Once you spot a trend, find relevant offers that align with it. Easy, right?
Pro Tip: Pair this with seasonal trends. For example, fitness offers always spike in January, so keep an eye out for those trends around the end of the year.
You don’t have to be a scientist to figure out how to use Trends to your advantage in finding a great CPA or affiliate offer to promote. But here, I’ll give you a very brief (buy super useful) step-by-step guide:
- Go to trends.google.com (obviously);
- Select a country from the top right corner (I have Spain right now because well… I identify as an online marketer who sips mimosas on a beach)
- Click the big “Explore” button, to see what’s trending in Spain (or any other country)
- Narrow down your results by category, or time period.
- Check out the related topics
- Check out the related queries
- Click on them and see what you can come up with.
- Search for an offer that’s related to a popular trend in your CPA network
- Run cheap website traffic to it, or send free traffic if you know how (read this).
- Profit and repeat.
There, that’s kinda it, I didn’t even have to write that, since it’s so easy, but hey, I’m feeling good today so why not? Now go out there and make a splash promoting dating CPA offers, they seem to be pretty popular right now in Spain *wink wink* (I wonder how I know that).
2. Leverage Pinterest Trends for Visual Inspiration
Pinterest is often overlooked, but it’s a goldmine if you know how to use it. Head over to Pinterest Trends and see what’s popping in terms of visuals and lifestyle trends.
I bet that there are marketers out there who still don’t know that this amazing tool exists, oh well, it’s their loss and our gain 😉
Affiliate and CPA offers tied to beauty, home decor, or DIY crafts perform especially well when aligned with Pinterest’s trending topics.
It works pretty much the same as Google Trends, so I’m not going to bother writing another step-by-step, ok perhaps it’s slightly different, but in essence, it’s the same process mkay?
Good, moving on…
3. Look for Offers with High EPC
Here’s a little secret: Offers with high EPCs (Earnings Per Click) are where the money’s at.
If an offer has a high EPC, it means affiliates are making solid money, and that’s a good sign you can too. Higher EPCs mean you can afford to spend more on ads while still turning a profit.
Where to Find High EPC Offers: Most affiliate networks display EPC stats right next to the offers.
Look for offers with EPCs that are consistently high, but also dig into the details to make sure it’s not a fluke.
Okay, okay, I hear you screaming: “BUT STEPHEN, WHAT ABOUT OFFERS THAT ARE NEW? WHAT ABOUT OFFERS THAT AREN’T BEING PROMOTED BY OTHERS?“
Chill for a bit… you’re right, and here’s the thing:
Those offers are kinda like a gamble, you have to use logic and your internet marketer smarts in order to figure out if it’s worth promoting a CPA or affiliate offer that others didn’t. Sometimes, it’s good to go out there and try something that others are afraid of trying or testing, which gives you with a huge advantage.
4. Check the “Top Offers” In Your Affiliate Network
Affiliate networks often have “Top Offers” sections that show what’s performing best. These offers have been battle-tested by other affiliates, so you know they’re working. This is a quick and easy way to find winning offers without doing a ton of research.
Bonus: Some affiliate and CPA networks also highlight which offers are getting the most attention from certain geos, so you can match the right offer with the right traffic source.
5. Analyze Competitor Campaigns with Spy Tools
If you’re not using spy tools like Anstrex, you’re leaving money on the table. These tools let you peek at what your competitors are doing, what offers they’re promoting, which traffic sources they’re using, and which creatives are working best.
It’s like getting the answers to the test before you even sit down.
Pro Tip: Focus on offers that are being run across multiple traffic sources and platforms. If a bunch of affiliates are running it on Facebook, Google, and native ads, it’s likely a winner.
Additionally, if you see a specific ad that has been run consecutively for an extended number of days, it makes sense it’s profitable otherwise it would have been deleted and thrown into outer space by now.
6. Join Affiliate Communities and Forums for Insights
Sometimes, the best offers aren’t found on your own, they’re shared in the trenches by other affiliates. Join communities and forums where affiliates talk shop. You’ll often get insider tips on offers that are crushing it before they go mainstream.
Where to Join: Check out communities like Afflift, STM Forum or AffiliateFix. Not only will you find winning offers, but you’ll also get tips on how to run them profitably.
Pro tip: After finding an offer on these forums, stop hanging around digging for more case studies and stuff. Go and take action and test it out, otherwise you’re stuck in a loop of always reading and researching but never implementing the things you learn.
Some Thoughts
Finding winning CPA and affiliate offers isn’t exactly rocket science, but it does take some strategy, also I’m not that sure that Elon Musk can run successful CPA offers either so yeah.
Use these methods to get ahead of the game, and don’t be afraid to test, test, test! Remember, even a hot offer won’t work if you’re not optimizing it properly.
Go forth, find those offers, and start scaling up!
Logs off
Stephen
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