Yes, there *are* other good ppc options. Alan Gardyne of Associate Programs has started a website http://www.payperclicksearchengines.com/ that is worth a look.

Hello, Josh …

About the $1.00 per click minimum bid … Put in $.05 and see what happens. To put it another way, even though they say $1.00, if nobody else is using the term and somebody clicks on your ad, you’ll only get charged $.05 anyway.

I know this because I have two such terms, “reverse-margin marketing” and “surefire success system”.

Also, my take on this is that you should be starting with a bid of $.05 anyway, just to see how things go and where you wind up in the pile and so on.

People think that you’ll only get clicks if your ad is on the first page, but this isn’t true. If you’re patient, you’ll get clicks … just not as many.

However, what I’ve found is, they tend to be more “targeted” … that is, more likely to optin and even buy. If you think about it, this makes sense. Who but the most determined shopper would take the time to check out all the ads! And if your ad is a good one, and your landing page fills the bill and gives the searcher just what s/he wants, then you’re in luck! And for $.05 a click!

Warmest regards …

Elizabeth