BoostCTR Looking for New Writers

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Hey Affiliates etc. - you might have heard about BoostCTR in a few previous threads:

Like this one
Or this one
Or this one
Or this one

We added a bunch of Enterprise clients over the last few weeks and need to pull in more writers to help clear the queue.

If you want to join the system, test your skills out, and write for our newest clients, including some major names (which I can't disclose until you actually come into our system).

For those who haven't heard, we're a crowd-sourced ad-optimization network with a massive constant split-testing engine attached. You come in as a writer, take your best shot at writing a better ad, and if it performs higher, you get a cash price in your PayPal account. If you want to join the group of experts, here's the link.

If anyone has questions, please respond here, we regularly check WickedFire and will respond.
 


The engine is attached to the data we pull from AdWords.

1. Basically, the client comes in, syncs accounts with us (so we pull all the data on CTR, CPI, etc), and then starts contests on underperforming ads. A contest has between 1 & 4 challenger ads that can be requested from our network.
2. Our writers come in, see a contest they want to write for, and write a challenger ad, and if it's approved, it goes live.
3. Once its live, we split test challenger v incumbent on a daily basis, and if your ad is getting a higher CTR / CPI after 14 days with a 90% confidence interval, you are declared the winner, and you get the cash prize, and your ad becomes the new one for the network to beat.
 
I did this for about a week and made ~$30 off a few wins. Only thing I didn't like was the site reported I was ahead in a few other contests, but they were stopped due to insufficient impressions before reaching a 90% confidence.
 
I did this for about a week and made ~$30 off a few wins. Only thing I didn't like was the site reported I was ahead in a few other contests, but they were stopped due to insufficient impressions before reaching a 90% confidence.

Yes, we used to have a rule in our system that would take out your ad if it was receiving zero impressions / clicks. This was mainly for ads in our Facebook side of the business. Now, we have this rule still, but it just lets us know when someone switched their AdWords back to uneven rotation, or if Google is taking a little longer to approve copy (for our pharma / healthcare clients). Most times this does not happen anymore.
 
So your posting on wickedfire instead of actual writer forums?

We're posting on a number of sites to look for new writers. Thought it would be good to put it here because we had lots of applicants last time. Which forums do you go to that would also be good for us to hit?

Thanks in advance.
 
Really as I posted this isn't really about making money. It's a great opportunity for you to hone you skills on someone elses dime. And get real world data.
 
When are you going to offer Facebook ads creation service? Does anybody know the similiar agency?
 
When are you going to offer Facebook ads creation service? Does anybody know the similiar agency?

We're taking a step back from the FB platform. We've been creating great results just on AdWords and adCenter, so we want to focus our development efforts there. Maybe give us another quarter and we'll see what we can do.
 
How do you feel knowing that you're getting labor to work for below poverty level wages?

I don't think your business will grow much in 3 years.

Also, you spelled "Founder" wrong here: BoostCTR: Performance-Driven Ad Optimization for Search and Social

Thanks for point out the Founder error.

We actually found that our writers are doing fairly well. If we were your only source of income right now, that could be rough. But by and large, we have tons of contests that pay $2 if they are accepted. This means that for 3-5 minutes of work, if you follow the guidelines (accept rates are around 95% for most writers), you can get $2.

5 mins/ ad over 1 hour = 12 ads, on average 11 get accepted = $22/ hour. Its likely not something you could do exclusively for a full time job, but at 3 hours a day, this is a great chunk of supplemental income.