Comments on: Arbitrage from a Non-Arbitrageur

By: Steve!

Steve! — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 20:40:35 +0000

Not really. Google isn’t SO concerned about them anymore.

By: How to Create a Content Website (Blog) by Using Other People’s RSS Feeds for Free

Sat, 08 Dec 2007 04:27:45 +0000

[...] into higher paying traffic. That’s essentially what Gary Jones recommends in his post on Arbitrage from a Non-Arbitrageur. I wonder what he would think (or JohnChow.com) if you took their syndicated RSS feed, combined it [...]

By: InvestorBlogger

InvestorBlogger — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 16:33:00 +0000

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By: Wakish

Wakish — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:09:19 +0000

The best way to know if this system works, is to actually test. And this is something I’m going to do.. Infact I came over an ebook on arbitrage, this article above has really drawn up my curiosity this time!
Once the blog setup.. I will monitor the traffic..etc
In due time, I will conclude about my observations on my blog..

- Wakish -

By: Greg G.

Greg G. — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 06:49:49 +0000

Most of my experience with arbitrage is just in actual product- the old Buy Low, Sell High with physical products. I haven’t done too much in the way of arbitrage with website traffic/ads. Again I prefer to convert buyers of products- only this way its products I don’t personally handle.

I know a lot of people on a lot of sites and forums that do MFA and use PPC arbitrage at low margins and are happy making $1 a day in Adsense over ppc costs. However, I prefer selling things for $50-100 and up that convert highly targeted traffic ( or things I could buy for say $50 and sell for $100 with little expense) rather than accumulating pennies.

That said, ‘arbitraging” to affiliates might be a little better than how most do with CPC. I know of people who make real money on fairly low CPA programs with all paid traffic. In this sense a lot of Affiliate Marketing could be considered arbitrage- though i’m not sure I’d call it that. And I certainly dont see converting natural traffic into earnings as arbitrage.

By: Greg G.

Greg G. — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 06:41:52 +0000

I don’t think it’s that hard to do arbitrage without relying on stolen content. “Quality” is another thing altogether.

By: Israel

Israel — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 02:25:49 +0000

kool advice. thanks for the affiliate program. i plan on using it.

By: K. Scott

K. Scott — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:29:34 +0000

Set up a quick site with scraped, 0% original content, then embark on a campaign to convert AdWords traffic into AdSense clicks and affiliate commissions. Congratulations, you have written an excellent tutorial on how to set up an MFA site, with zero good intentions of creating something that provides genuine value to the visitor.

By: David

David — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:11:32 +0000

Excelent post!
And please, Mr. Jones, what about this…
Why not to buy 10000 clicks for $0.01 per click?

Use excelent copywriting techniques, choose best affiliate programs in the industry, reach 3% conversion rate and $100 affiliate commission - it means $10.000 profit every day, $300.000 profit per month, $3.600.000 for year! And listen, if you just set it and forget it, how many websites like this can you own? 100? 1000? WOW!

Do you think, it is stupid idea? Yes, it is. Same like your whole article.

Why do you mislead people who are looking for quality information how to make living on the Net? Do you know, that some new people here can use your “idea” and will spend time and money on it? Did you even realize, what loss and flustration it can bring to their lives?

AND please, WHY you as Non - Arbitrageur are writing an article about Arbitrage???

So please, next time, if you will have another excellent idea, please, try it first and then share with us your results.

By: brad

brad — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:53:24 +0000

Because many people are using this method to drive traffic to their adsense ads, (MFA: Made-for-adsense), And many of their sites offer LITTLE to NO-VALUE, ads everywhere, mainly tricking the user to get clicks. In the end the advertisier’s dollar get’s ripped off b/c of the tricked /and or low quality clicks.