Skimlinks Review CPA v CPC

What is Skimlinks?

Skim links is a company setup to enable content publishers to monetize their content pages.
Simply put they provide a couple of lines of JavaScript which you install in the footer of your site. When a user clicks on a like their service does a real time lookup of the link and there is a affiliate link which can be associated with that link it uses the affiliate links. This enables publishers make money from new and existing content with the installation of a couple of lines of JavaScript.

Skimlinks a great idea?

Yes if you are not monetizing your content in any other way then yes Skimlinks is a great idea.

Skimlinks you become a aub affiliate of Skimlinks and they take 25% of the revenue. However they manage all the network relations and you would anticipate that as a super affiliate they will be able to negotiate higher rates and therefore you will get 75% of more than you would have done on your own.

CPA v CPC

My question is this. If you have traffic which is general browning traffic rather than traffic which is in purchasing mode, you may find that your users would pass to the retailers with a Skimlinks CPA link and not make a purchase and you make no money. However would you be better with a CPC contextual ad where you get paid on the click rather than a CPA? I suspect that this depends upon the nature of the traffic to your site.

Skimlinks worth trying – YES

Skimlinks Review CPA v CPC
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