Hey there! Today, we’re excited to share a case study from our partner Damien, who successfully drove traffic from the HilltopAds ad network to exclusive Dating offers from Affmy’s CPA network. In this campaign, we tested the Popunder mobile ad format specifically for Tier 1.
After analyzing various GEOs, we decided to focus on the US due to its high volume of targeted traffic. Our experience shows that Dating offers perform well in the Popunder mobile format. Throughout the process, we gathered statistics, analyzed the results, and, if necessary, disabled any offers with the lowest conversion rates. Stay tuned for the insights we uncovered!
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Key Points
Offer: Non-Mainstream Dating
GEO: US (United States)
Traffic: Non-Mainstream High and Medium Activity
Ad Format: Popunder mobile
OS: Android
Ad campaign period: 14 August – 17 August
Revenue: $105
ROI: 14.3%
Damien’s Journey with Affmy
Affmy is a dating CPA network with exclusive offers and in-house funnels. The platform provides customized solutions for monetizing any type of traffic and boasts over 6 years of experience in Tier-1 markets, Asia, and Western Europe.
Additionally, Affmy equips partners with detailed analytics, helping them understand which devices and audiences convert best. For Damien’s campaign, traffic was driven to Android apps exclusively, allowing for a precise and focused targeting strategy. Thanks to Affmy’s comprehensive insights, Damien was able to fine-tune his approach and achieve impressive conversion rates.
As a bonus for working with Affmy, affiliates receive access to pre-tested landing pages, including mainstream ones, which have been rigorously moderated by Affmy’s team. This added layer of support ensures smoother campaign execution and maximizes ROI.
Advertiser Overview
Damien Belak is a well-known blogger who actively shares his expertise in internet marketing and traffic arbitrage. He has gained popularity through his educational materials and courses that empower others to earn money online.
Additionally, Damien has released a video on his channel discussing this particular case, where he tested the Affmy offer in collaboration with HilltopAds. This video provides valuable insights and is a convenient way to dive deeper into the details of his strategies:
Now, we’ll move on to campaign configuration and optimization, showcasing how we eliminated non-performing zones.
General settings for an advertising campaign on the HilltopAds platform
Before launching an advertising campaign on HilltopAds, you need to register as an advertiser. You can register using this link.
Next, to create an advertising campaign, you need to:
- Go to the Manage Campaigns section
- Click the Add Campaign button
- In the campaign creation section, select the Popunder mobile ad format
- In the Traffic Channels section, choose Non-Mainstream High and Medium Activity
Next, it’s essential to set up the Postback to track the results of your ad campaign.
For a detailed description of working with Postback and the available placeholders, check out our guide.
In simple terms, for the final URL of the offer, we need to insert parameters to pass conversions and source IDs. The parameter for passing conversions is click_id, and the source ID is zone_id.
As a result, our Final Destination URL should look like this:
- {{ctoken}} – HilltopAds parameter for passing conversions.
- {{zoneid}} – HilltopAds parameter for passing source ID.
In general, you can add absolutely any parameter from the available options that is necessary for further campaign analysis. However, remember that it is essential to include the click_id parameter in the final link to pass conversions.
Next, we set the necessary targeting settings:
- GEO – US (United States)
- Device – mobile
- OS – Android
- OS version – Android: 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
- Language – English
- Browser – Chrome
You can also configure campaign filters and allow/disallow Proxy and WebView traffic from the campaign. In our case for the Non-Mainstream Dating offer, we disabled Proxy traffic to reduce the likelihood of receiving irrelevant user clicks:
- Proxy – disallow
- WebView – allow
WebView is software that opens a landing page with an offer within a mobile application. In other words, upon opening the application, users are directed to a single-page website with the offer.
Instead of setting daily budget limits, we optimized the campaign using a tracker from day one. This allowed us to closely monitor and manage the campaign’s performance and ensure more effective ad delivery. We’ll go into more detail on this strategy below.
If necessary, you can also set campaign schedules. Our campaign will run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If we observe a significant variation in conversions throughout the day after the initial tests, we will set targeting for specific days and times.
The final step before launching Dating campaigns is to set the cost per thousand impressions (CPM). Here, we pay attention to the Traffic Volumes graph in the top left corner, which calculates premium, minimum, and recommended CPM rates.
We started the ad campaign with a bid of $1.27.
Our advice: to test a new offer, start with the recommended CPM. This will show whether the offer is effective and whether the campaign needs optimization.
Optimization and Tracker
When working with Popunder mobile ads and other formats, we highly recommend using trackers to efficiently monitor and optimize campaigns. Trackers allow you to analyze various statistics and pinpoint areas that need adjustment in real time. In our case, we worked with Voluum.
To start working with the tracker, you need to add the traffic source and the offers that you plan to promote.
Check out the guide on how to set up Voluum and HilltopAds:
The data collected will help you break down campaign performance, enabling you to turn off unproductive sources quickly. For example, in this case, we manually turned off sources that had over 2,500 impressions without generating a single conversion. Additionally, sources that did generate conversions but had an eCPA exceeding $3 were added to the BlackList to prevent further inefficient spending.
Advice: If you’re currently experiencing low traffic volume, it’s advisable to eliminate any traffic sources with an ROI of less than -40%. An ROI this low suggests that these sources are unlikely to convert in the future, even when accounting for potential conversion overflow.
This optimization process helped ensure the campaign’s profitability. You can see the detailed statistics on the screenshot below:
Results
In just 4 days, Damien collaborated with HilltopAds and Affmy to test a Non-Mainstream Dating offer using the Popunder mobile ad format. After optimizing the advertising campaign, he achieved a total ROI of 14.3%. His profits reached $105, with expenses amounting to $91.84.
Below is a screenshot displaying the detailed statistics from the CPA network, offering insights into the earnings achieved through Damien’s campaign.
While these results may not be extraordinary, they are entirely logical and realistic. The most significant takeaway is that a converting combination has been identified.
In this case, Damien’s conducted a strategic test run to evaluate the performance of the offer without committing the full budget right away. His goal was to determine if conversions could be achieved early on. By meticulously tracking the campaign’s progress, he ensured effective use of funds and prevented unnecessary losses.
Once it became evident that the offer had potential and that the synergy with Affmy was promising, Damien was ready to consider scaling up. He recognized the need to expand the budget and adopt a more aggressive strategy to drive higher traffic volumes and enhance results.
The key insight from this test was the confirmation that the combination of Affmy’s offers and HilltopAds’ traffic methods resulted in positive outcomes. This means there are now several opportunities for scaling:
- Cloning campaigns to reach a broader audience.
- Increasing bids and budgets to enhance competitiveness.
- Testing new offers for improved performance and diversification.
Conclusion
Having analyzed the statistics from promoting the Dating offer in this case study, we are ready to share insights that may be beneficial to you:
- The offer was launched at the minimum bid. In subsequent traffic bursts, it makes sense to gradually increase the bid and observe how the performance metrics change. This approach can lead to greater profitability. Also, always conduct split tests on offers to identify the most effective options.
- Use a tracker to monitor all metrics, which will help you optimize your campaign more effectively.
- Collecting data and disabling unprofitable sub-sources is an important step that will significantly improve your results.
- Given that the “Green” segment yielded the highest ROI, we can infer that higher traffic costs often correlate with better conversion rates. To verify this hypothesis, it is essential to test all traffic segments at sufficient volumes.
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