Tips to get more clicks on a PTC ad

These tips are for advertisers who put ads on PTC sites.


Know your audience

This is more a gut feeling at this point than verifiable information, since I don't have much experience as an advertiser on a PTC site.

PTC sites usually pay $0.01 per click. PTC members choose the free membership level in many cases, I guess. Which means they can click on 4 ads a day on most sites. So, at the end of the month, it's not a fortune. Considering it takes from 20 to 30 seconds per click, it's not very time consuming.

My point is, I believe that if you advertise products or services that cost a lot, either you won't get many clicks or you won't get many sign-ups. I think it's preferable to promote something that is free or cost only a few dollars and hope the person will want more after some time.


Write compelling ads

Now this comes from experience. Not years, only a week, but still...

If you write an ad where you simply name the product and expect its reputation will help you close the sale, think again. Seeing ad written like this:

       ClickBank Speed
       Good Sales System

Note: This is not a real example. If there's a product called ClickBank speed, I apologize to its creators. The example came from my mind.

Pretty boring, right? I mean, there are hundreds of marketers who promote Clickbank products every day. You might get clicks, but it will take longer to get the number of clicks you bought for the ad.

A few days ago, I put an ad on Wiki-Clix. Here it is:

       Because Viral Is Better => Viral Traffic Rush Advertising's New Secret Weapon
       Traffic and Cash Like It Was Meant To Be! 1 Million Member Ads Viewed Every Day!

Now, did I use a lot of imagination to write it? Not at all. All the words come from the site I promote. I just chose how to present it in a way that I felt would be exciting.

There are ads at Wiki-Clix that have been there since the beginning, 2 weeks ago, around April 29. Mine was posted 4 days ago. There are now more clicks on my ad than on any other.

Granted, the site is new, and there is not a big choice of ads to choose from yet. I'm not saying I am a master copywriter. But it is easy to write better ads, especially when you really believe in what you promote.

Don't click on your own ads

This one should be obvious, but I prefer to mention it. The reason not to click on your own ads on a PTC site is that, well, you'll be paid for clicking on it, but you want your ad to be seen by as many people as possible, so if you click a few times on it during the week, you leave money on the table.



See the other articles I have written about Wiki-Clix:

• Wiki-Clix introduction video
• Promote Wiki-Clix on other sites too!!!
• Wiki-Clix new PTC from Teodor
• Understanding PTC sites
  

The buzz is getting strong about Wiki-Clix, there are more and more RevPages promoting it. :)