Collaborators, Spy tools

Using Spy tools for Affiliate Marketing

admin - November 12, 2020

5 best spy tools

Affiliate marketing has become a competitive, saturated, and picky business over the last few years. Even though the current situation makes it harder to stay competitive against other affiliates, there are digital tools that help you to keep up with the competitiveness of the sector. 

The fact of the matter is that even if you have plenty of experience working in affiliation, you need to stay continuously updated on each new tiny thing that shows up or changes. It’s essential to know what’s going on before your competition realizes it. That way, you are always one step ahead which will empower the  promotion of your offer. In other words, you have to spy on your competition in order to know what’s popular and what’s out-dated!

What are Spy tools for Affiliate Marketing?

A Spy tool shows you the choices your competitors have made to promote their offers including landing pages, creatives, different traffic sources, networks, geo’s, verticals, etc. Depending on the Spy tool you use, you can find features to take advantage of, such as; most clicked landing, best converting creative, best geo-based on a campaign, and more. Additionally, there are lots of different kinds of Spy tools which specialize in a particular traffic source like native, push notifications, SEO & PPC, Facebook ads, etc. 

How should I use Spy tools in my daily work? 

You can use a Spy tool for a range or purposes, for example, imagine you want to start promoting a software offer with push traffic. You’ve chosen the offer and you know which traffic source would fit best, however, you need to find out which creative will bring better results. In this case, a spy tool will provide you with the chance to search and match creatives by their performance and other metrics that you will find helpful (CTA, CR, Opt-in Rate, etc).

Normally, spy tools are used to inspire you and help you to create new ideas. It’s crucial to use and understand them as a helpful tool instead of seeing them as a tool to copy the strategy of other publishers. Spy tools are created to show you new angles, ad formats, and new strategies to empower your promotion. If you copy 100% of what you search, you will do the same as others, therefore your promotion won’t be any difference between your competence. Spy tools provide value for those who can understand them as helpful and inspiring platforms.

5 of the best Spy tools

TORO Advertising has collaborated with 5 of the best Spy tools on the market, which four of them offering a special discount for TORO Advertising clients:

AdPlexity states it is a complete game changer for mobile, desktop & native intelligence. Bringing you the chance to uncover hidden campaigns, download landing pages, analyze in-app ads, etc. AdPlexity also has a really intuitive and easy to use interface. TORO Advertising clients can get an exclusive lifetime discount by clicking on each of the following 6 types of membership.

Mobile – Discounted price of $149 per month for lifetime. Regular price is $199.

Native – Discounted price of $169 per month for lifetime. Regular price is $249.

Desktop – Discounted price of $149 per month for lifetime. Regular price is $199.

Push – Discounted price of $129 per month for lifetime. Regular price is $149.

Adult – Discounted price of $149 per month for lifetime. Regular price is $199.

e-Commerce – Discounted price of $149 per month for lifetime. Regular price is $199.

Carriers – Discounted price of $129 per month for lifetime. Regular price is $149.

Spypush was created by media buyers specifically for media buyers, Spypush was the world’s first service for monitoring push notifications. It supports 8 advertising networks: PropellerAds, AdMaven, RichPush, Evadav, Adsterra, Tranding.Bid, DaoPush, Megapush and monitoring of +2million push ads in +95 GEOs with 24/7 support. You can filter ads quickly such as by ad-ç network, country, device, etc. Sort ads by popularity, duration, dates etc.

We suggest that you search by keywords, domains and advanced boolean searching. They can scrape any landing page using their built-in downloader. Get a 20% discount on your first payment using the promocode TORO here. 

Spyover is a Native ad monitoring and analytics service. Monitoring 13 ad networks, 8.5 million ads, 655k landing pages in 115 countries.  Get a 30% discount using promocode TOROADS here.

Spyteg is a tool for monitoring and analysis of adult ads covering 6 ad networks: ExoClick, Juicyads, TrafficJunky, EroAdvertising, TrafficStars, TrafficFactory, +70 GEOs, +170k ads, +1.5k landing pages. E Tool helps to track competitor ads and know exactly what offers and landing pages they are promoting across native, banner and video ads. Get a 30% discount using promocode TOROADS here.

AdBeat tracks and collects desktop, mobile, pre-roll and native ads from over 120 top ad networks, 20 different countries, and competitive insights from +15k advertisers and publishers. AdBeat includes competitive monitoring which provides you a point of view of media buying strategies, top creatives, landing pages, and estimated ad spend. Try it out for with a free account.

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Exclusive tracking promo! $50 off CPV LabPro

admin - November 5, 2020

Every good affiliate needs a great tracking platform, so here at TORO Advertising we have teamed up with tracking system CPV Lab Pro!

CPV Lab Pro is a self-hosted, secure and flexible tracking system. It can be used by new affiliate marketers and professionals! Fast redirects and 6 campaign types are available, depending on your needs.

CPV Lab Pro can easily handle everything from the simplicity of Direct Linking to advanced Campaign Funnels and Lead Paths.

The 6 campaign types are:

  • Direct Link and Landing page campaign
  • Landing Page Sequence
  • Lead Capture
  • Multiple Option
  • Multiple Path
  • Email follow-up

Check out the main advantages of CPV Lab Pro:

  • Track & Optimize Everything with Unlimited clicks and actions tracking
  • Self-hosted & Secure Solution – Web Based, Self-Hosted Platform that runs on your own server, keeping your Data Private
  • Real Time Stats and Reports
  • Geo Redirects and Bot detection
  • API
  • 100 custom domains
  • Direct (Organic) Traffic pixel
  • Data history – as long as you wish.
  • MV Lab – multivariate testing tool
  • Bot Traffic Tracking and Blocking
  • PHP 7 Support – support and optimizations for PHP 7 servers, including Speed Improvements and Faster Redirects.
  • Performance Enhancements for High-Traffic – Optimizations for High-Traffic Campaigns
  • Cloaking-Short Links Options
  • Support for Parallel Tracking from Google Ads
  • Google Ads Conversions integration
  • Landing Page Protection Script
  • CCPA compliance
  • Multi-user access NEW
  • Email notifications for your campaigns NEW
  • Completly FREE Starter plan NEW
  • 30 days FREE trial for the PRO plan
  • 30 days Money back Guarantee For Expert /Pro

Promo details

Exclusively for TORO Advertising clients, if you buy the yearly plan for CPV Lab Pro get $50 off (that’s $547 a year instead of the usual price of $597). Plus we will give you a free MV Lab license for 5 domains!

MV Lab is a multivariate testing tool designed to make it easier to test multiple variations of the same Landing Page without having to make copies of the page.

If you want to try only the monthly plan we will still give you a free MV Lab license for 5 domains!

Just follow this special promotional link to see the available plans and enter the promo code TORO50 to get this offer!

Get started today and experience unlimited flexibility and hundreds of data metrics with CPV Lab Pro!

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Meet with us at AdWorld/Nos vemos en AdWorld!

admin - October 29, 2020

TORO Advertising is virtually attending AdWorld 2-4 November. This new trade show is billed as the world’s largest online advertising event. Contact us to book a virtual meeting!

TORO Advertising asistirá virtualmente a AdWorld del 2 al 4 de noviembre. Esta nueva feria se anuncia como el evento de marketing online más grande del mundo. ¡Contáctanos para una reunión virtual!

Beatriz González beatriz@toroadvertising.com
Anais Lopez anais@toroadvertising.com
Alberto Coronado acsantos@toroadvertising.com

Native, Tips

Get creative with Native!

admin - October 27, 2020

Native advertising tips

Native advertising is paid advertising where the ad matches the look and feel of the editorial content of a website. You can get really creative because getting a higher CTR for Native ads is all about psychology in order to create meaningful engagement from a potential customer who is viewing the website where your ad is placed. Think of it as content marketing. Once a user clicks on your Native ad they should be taken to a Landing Page, where you can work your magic to get them to convert.

This blog post aims to help you develop a killer native advertising creative, read on…

Back to basics

So what is a Native ad? It consists of an image, a short title and a short description.

Now let’s start on that creativity…

The Image

50% of attracting the user comes from using a compelling image. You don’t need a graphic designer to create these images, they are not like banner ads which may need text creatives or animations included, with Native its just a simple image and you have many options here, so let’s list a few tips to get your creative juices going:

Contextual: Choose an image that fits into the website you are targeting, for example, if it’s a website with reviews of cars, use an image of a car. That way the user is more likely to click on your Native ad because they are on that website checking out cars.

Avoid stock photos: Yes, the end user has seen those stock photos over and over again, they look staged

Amateur real life photos: We live in a smartphone world. We are now totally trained to enjoy Instagram styled selfies and images and those amateur style photos create sincerity, intimacy and familiarity.

Eye contact: Using a photo of a person(s) looking directly into the camera is highly engaging for the end user. 

Emotional response: Human facial expressions can have a powerful impact. Happy, sad, flirtatious, funny? All will trigger an emotional response from an end user. Ambiguous and unclear expressions won’t generate the same type of response. And what about cute animals? They always get a positive reaction.

Keep it linked: Your image should have an element that relates to the Native ads title and description so it is not considered misleading and it shows what the user can expect once they click.

The title and description

Keep your title to a short and the description length should be a short sentence. With the short character length then your title and description still need to get your message across. The title font will be bigger and bolder than the description, so this should work in harmony with your image, the description should then amplify and tease your title message further, to get the user to click. Please note that some publishers only allow a title and no description, so your title text should always be a good CTA.

Make it a question: Get them thinking by starting your text with phrases such as Did you know…? How can you find…?” “What’s the best…?” “Have you ever tried…?” “Are you…?

Use facts and statistics: People love facts not fake news e.g. 80% of men… , 9 out of 10 cats… , etc

Use numbers: Numbers are easier for a reader to notice for example: ‘7 things you should know about shampoo’ works better than ‘Seven things…’ plus it saves you character space!

News worthy: Exploit big current news stories or big movie/Netflix series releases so you can tie your texts into this.

Offer a lifehack: People love to learn new things to make their lives easier or to learn new tricks e.g. ‘How to get the girlfriend of your dreams’ ‘How to save 3 hours a day’

Be negative: Sometimes negative words such as ‘worst’ gain more clicks than positive ones like ‘best.’ Negative statements are intriguing and seem more authentic and genuine e.g. ‘Your worst nightmare just came true, but this will fix it.’

Translations: Chances are that you will be targeting different countries so make sure that you use a native speaker to translate your texts and concepts, never use Google Translate, it will make your Native ad less clickable.

Try out TORO Advertising’s top 5 offers for Native

So now it’s your turn to get creative! Experiment with these tips to see which combination works the best for your CTR and your conversions.

Nutra: 14050 Chile (CL) – ProstaMax – Male Enhancement (Responsive) –> $24.00 CPS Preview link 

Casino: 14027 Thailand (TH) – AsiaBet33 – Casino Online (Responsive) –> $3.20 CPL-SOI Preview link 

Dating: 13769 Multiple GEOs – Unlimdate – Join For Free (Responsive) –> $4.00 CPL – SOI Preview link 

Online question-and-answer service: 10384 Multiple GEOs – Chat With On-call Doctors – 24.00% (Responsive) –> 24% REV.SHARE Preview link 

Software: 13950 All Countries – MacPaw – Clean My PC (Responsive) –> $21.00 CPS Preview link

Awards, TORO Advertising News

Vote for us in the MThink Blue Book Rankings!

admin - October 15, 2020

Here at TORO Advertising we are very excited! Once again we have been nominated for two categories in the MThink Blue Book Rankings! Please vote for us!

It takes 2 minutes, all you need to do is click on each link below and answer a few multiple choice questions, please make sure you enter TORO Advertising on the second page of each link. 

Best CPA Network for Partners & Affiliates

Best European CPA Network

Thank you for your continued support!

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Virtually meet us at the India Affiliate Summit

admin - September 22, 2020

We are virtually attending the India Affiliate Summit.

Book a meeting with our experts from 7 – 8 October. The show virtually brings together affiliates, affiliate networks, ad networks and product owners from India and South Asia.

Contact us to book a meeting!

Beatriz González beatriz@toroadvertising.com
Anais Lopez anais@toroadvertising.com
Alberto Coronado acsantos@toroadvertising.com

Collaborators, Offer, Promotion

Exclusive 25% bonus credit match from MGID

admin - September 1, 2020

That’s right! Exclusively for TORO Advertising clients! Simply sign up to MGID and deposit $1000-$5000 into your account and you’ll get your 25% bonus credit match.

MGID is a global award-winning innovative pioneer within the native advertising landscape.

Currently, the best-performing verticals are healthcare, business opportunities, dating, gambling, desktop gaming, etc. The strongest GEOs are the United States, Spain, Vietnam, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Italy.

If we talk about top GEOs at MGID with their best-matching verticals, here’s a shortlist:

US – Investments and bitcoin trading, Consumer products, Health & Beauty, Dating.

Thailand – Weightloss, Binary, ED

Germany – Online games, Gambling

Italy – Weight Loss, Dating

Romania – Weight loss, Health & Beauty offers

Vietnam – Weight loss, Money Making, ED

India – Hair loss, Casino, Money Making.

Native advertising is a good alternative to classic banner ads in terms of higher CTR rates and audience reach. MGID reaches 850+ million unique users and 180+ billion monthly worldwide.

How to claim your 25% bonus!

All you need to do is go to this link and click on “Set up your first campaign” button.

*Please note: This promotion is valid for new customers only. Bonus is posted manually within 48 business hours after the payment. Not redeemable as cash.

Seasonal offers, Tips

Try our top 10 Survey Offers!

admin - August 25, 2020

Since lockdowns and quarantine began, here at TORO Advertising we have seen a significant rise in certain verticals or types of products. One of them is Online Surveys.

Why?

During this period of confinement Online Surveys present a business opportunity for affiliates who can earn money by promoting the surveys and rewards that companies offer in return for the completion of survey information by end users.

Additionally, during confinement end users are always looking for new ways to be entertained, a survey can offer this, with the added bonus of the chance to win a desirable prize.

All an end user needs is access to the internet and the time needed to be able to answer the survey questions. 

On TORO Advertising’s platform we offer many Survey Offers covering a range of formats including subject, number of questions, difficulty to answer, target audience, GEO in which it is available, etc.

Conversion flow of Online Survey campaigns:

There are different different conversion flows for these types of campaigns. Conversions can be counted when an end user simply signs up (CPL SOI), or when the user signs up and confirms some of the data (CPL DOI) or when the user signs up and completes a survey (CPA).

The payment for each conversion can vary depending on the flow of the campaign, the country and the target audience to which it is aimed.

The best converting sources are social, display and organic.

Here are our Top 10 converting Survey Offers for you to try:

Tips

Check out our top tips to help you convert Survey Offers

Audience: It takes time to find the perfect audience. The creation of a community on social networks to retain and interact with users can be a great help to achieve a large audience. Here are some recommendations: 

  • The percentage of participation in the surveys is usually divided into 60% women and 40% men.
  • Focus on ages 25-65 who are the ones that convert the most. On Facebook Ads a large part of the audience are women of adult age with free time.
  • At the time of segmentation, it is extremely important to pay attention to the demographics and interests of the users, since they are the variables that willñ define whether the campaign will be successful or not.

Mobile vs Desktop? The big difference is the volume of traffic with approximately 80% of the traffic being Mobile vs 20% Desktop:

  • Within Mobile traffic 70% is generally Android (1.50% CR) vs 30% iOS (1% CR)
  • Within Desktop traffic 90% is generally Windows, 10% Mac. The CR% is around 2% on Windows and 6% on Mac.

Prelander: We really recommend that you use a prelander or a funnel so that the traffic does not go directly to the offer, it is better to give the end user more information about the survey before they register on the offers page. This ensures that you have a high quality user who is happy to opt-in.

A second reason to have a prelander is because the Facebook pixel can play an important role in finding users similar to those who have interacted with the site and the social media posting.

Restrictions: When running a campaign, it is important to review the Survey Offer’s terms & conditions in detail to avoid any compliance problems. Common restrictions tend to not allow incent traffic, bot traffic, using words like Cash or Win in the creatives and avoiding users under 16 years old.

Collaborators, Promotion, TORO Advertising News

Exclusive! Get a 10% bonus from RichAds

admin - July 9, 2020

That’s right! Sign up for the first time to RichAds and get a 10% bonus added to your first deposit using the promo code TOROADVERTISING

RichAds is a performance advertising platform with traffic verification and access to premium & brand-safe sources. Offering push, pops, and native formats.

Why choose RichAds?

  • All-round support
  • Dedicated ad experts help you to launch, run, and optimize your campaigns according to your KPIs.
  • Transparent ad platform
  • Track your ads performance in real time and scale up.
  • Proprietary Technology
  • Automatically enable only high-performing parameters of your ad campaigns
  • Set up to 16 unique targeting options for the highest ROI

Sign up here today and use promo code TOROADVERTISING

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Virtually meet us at Affiliate Summit Europe

admin - June 17, 2020

We are virtually attending the first ever digital version of an Affiliate Summit event: Affiliate Summit Europe: REMOTE. Book a meeting with our experts from June 30 – July 2. The show virtually brings together affiliates, affiliate networks, ad networks and product owners from around the globe focusing on the European market.

Contact us to book a meeting!

Beatriz González beatriz@toroadvertising.com
Anais Lopez anais@toroadvertising.com
Alberto Coronado acsantos@toroadvertising.com