Yesterday I wrote a post about CPA Networks being one of the fastest way to get started in an online business. Now that you know what CPA Marketing is, I want to talk about some of the different CPA Networks, what you can expect from them, and how to get started.

First of all, in my own experience, I have found that the managers of CPA Networks are a lot more hands on than those in Affiliate Networks…in that I’ll get phone calls and emails on a weekly basis from at least one network touching base and seeing how they can help me find offers that will work for my websites. This can be a great thing, since they are willing to work with you. They are also willing to give you higher payouts as well, if you can get them good leads.

How can you get started with a CPA Network? That’s easy. Find a few, and sign up for them.  This is very different than when trying to become an affiliate, since with an affiliate program you would find out what Affiliate Network that retailer was on.  When it comes to CPA offers, you sign up for the CPA Networks, and see what offers they have to promote.  You’ll also find that you can get the same offers at multiple CPA Networks.  But be careful of this, as you’ll find a big difference in the amount you’ll get paid from different CPA Networks!

When signing up for a CPA Network, you might get intimidated when it asks about your website information.  If you don’t have one yet, let them know…but also let them know how you plan on promoting their offers.  As long as you have a plan, most of the time they are more than happy to approve you.  Just a hint though – make sure you give your real phone number, as most want to verify that you are indeed who you say you are, and want to have a 2-minute phone conversation with you first.

So let’s start with signing up for some CPA Networks, and go from there.  There are many ways to find CPA Networks.  You can easily Google them, and find a huge list.  Here are just a few of the ones I use, and am happy with:

• Hydra Network – They have lots of offers, many being exclusive to them only. At the time of this post, their payouts range from just under a dollar to $80.00, and of course offers change often. They also have extra rewards for making certain amounts of money each month.
• Market Leverage – They have over 375 offers as of this post, ranging from a dollar a lead to over $200.00 a lead.  They are often at different events, and have an easy to use website.
• Neverblue – They have over 500 offers as of this post, ranging from under a dollar a lead to $60.00 a lead. Like the others, they also have some offers where you get a certain amount of money per sale.
• Affiliate.com – Up until last year, they were CPA Empire, so if you don’t see too much out there about Affiliate.com, it’s not because they are new, they just changed names. They have over 275 offers as of this post, ranging from a dollar a lead to $175.00 a lead.

Once you sign up and get approved for CPA Networks like the ones above, you can take a look at their long lists of offers. You’ll see all types of offers, so you are sure to find something that either fits your website, or fits what you want to promote.

You then get the links or banners associated with that offer, and put them up on your website – or wherever you are going to promote them. It really is that simple.

The only thing you have to keep track of with CPA Networks is that CPA offers are started and stopped at a much greater frequency than Affiliate offers. So while the offer you’re promoting might be live for a few months, it is very possible you’ll get an email a week or two later letting you know the offer has been shut down (at least temporarily.) So if you do use CPA offers, make sure you check your email often, as you’ll be notified if certain offers are stopped or paused for any reason.

One really great thing about promoting CPA offers is that it can be very easy. You don’t necessarily need a website to do so, and you definitely don’t need a product. Depending on the offer and CPA network, you can do PPC (pay per click) to advertise the offers, or even just write articles and submit them for free. Someone who is just beginning and doesn’t even have a website yet can still start making a good income online.