Comments on: Copy Cat vs Creative Cat. What = Fat Cat?

By: John M

John M — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:23:11 +0000

Gain influence from those around you, but expand upon their ideas (make them better).

Again, great post.

By: Adrian

Adrian — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 16:38:52 +0000

We have to do what works and it all started somewhere with someone and as long as it is not totally destroying another's campaign then why not share the wealth. I have also learned as I am going along with using other campaigns to change things up a little here and there and give my own spin which works a lot of the time and if not then I try something else. But is I did not start by copying other campaigns then I think I would have failed from the get go! I am not making tons but enough to help pay the bills.
"Someone stole all my credit cards, but I won't be reporting it. The thief spends less than my wife did." hehe

By: Clint Lenard

Clint Lenard — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:53:50 +0000

Great article! I think it's safe to say that being a copy cat in this industry is the easiest way to get started, but it can also cause issues for the other parties, obviously. In just about any industry we see the same thing, so it comes down to the old "what makes you better?" factor.

Even though we're affiliates, most of us are not thinking BIG. We're sticking to what everyone else is doing because it's how "everyone else" seems to be making money. I believe we'll see more big time affiliates move into startup's in the coming years. There's a lot of opportunities out there that are much bigger than these copy cat campaigns (duh, I know…), but for now the majority will stick to what they know. I don't think there's anything wrong with it. Heck, I feel bad when someone spends weeks or months building a campaign – only to have some newbie or 'super affiliate' come in and rob them blind, but it's also just a part of the Business. Protect your assets, do something more 'unique.'

By: What Is The Best Way

What Is The Best Way — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 22:24:21 +0000

Being a copy cat is so much easier than the "come up with it yourself" method. I'll admit, I have many of my own products out there and I love affiliate marketing. I learn and HAVE learned (copying) from other people and enjoy the fact that I can learn from other peoples mistakes. Even super affiliates copy one another.

By: PPV Marketing | How To Become an Affiliate Millionaire in Three Years

PPV Marketing | How To Become an Affiliate Millionaire in Three Years — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:08:11 +0000

[...] Riding waves will allow you to be semi-comfortable, but pioneering campaigns is the way to hit the big time. I’ve written about this argument here. [...]

By: Slave Rat

Slave Rat — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 07:24:10 +0000

Always liked: "The early bird catches the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese."

By: Carl

Carl — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:17:27 +0000

Sheesh, how did I miss this one until now?

You have made some great points, Lorenzo.

Insisting on being 100% original with everything you do can be a slow and painful way to die in affiliate marketing.

In most cases, new affiliate marketers don't have the budget, time, or patience it takes to take a 100% original, virgin campaign and put the money and time into it that it takes to make it profitable.

While fostering creativity and originality is always a good idea, reinventing the wheel time after time is not.

On the other side, duplicating the campaigns of others, pixel for pixel and word for word can be a quick way to make a few bucks but it will also eventually lead to failure and is not a good idea.

By: Week In Review: You Stinkin’ Copycat!

Week In Review: You Stinkin’ Copycat! — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 11:02:11 +0000

[...] Copy Cat Vs Creative Cat. – As always Mr. Green posts quality content and this post is another good one outlining a few different types of people. He also mentions that his biggest profiting campaigns are the ones that he comes up with himself but (at least at one point) has more copied campaigns than the ones he came up with himself. I find the same thing true myself. [...]

By: Smaxor

Smaxor — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 21:17:04 +0000

Definately my most money is made by taking something that I see which is working for one vertical and bridging it to another. One current example of this is Make My Baby campaigns. They're basically a cartoonize or zwinky type campaign with a mobile path put on the backend. The big money was made from the start before the big main traffic sources banned it

Get in first if you can. But to learn do whatever you can.

By: Justin Dupre

Justin Dupre — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 18:40:23 +0000

Cheap labor at its finest my friend.

Doesn't get any cheaper than a drugged up, AIDS stricken ladyboy ho. They'll do anything for a slice of bread my friend. Even write horrible blog comments!

Woo Woo.