One of the great things about affiliate marketing is the ability to launch campaigns quickly and test ideas on the fly. Today, I’m sharing a fresh case study that shows exactly how we set up a mobile sweepstakes campaign in under 5 minutes — all while I was traveling home with just my laptop. This one’s straight from our Mobile CPA Guild playbook, and it’s a perfect example of how speed and efficiency can work in your favor.
While I’m keeping the exact country and offer details under wraps until the numbers turn positive, the overall strategy and execution are worth walking through step-by-step.
The process started with selecting a sweepstakes offer from Addiliate. The criteria were simple:
Once the offer was chosen, I grabbed the affiliate link and ran it through Google URL Shortener to make it cleaner and easier to manage. This step took less than a minute but is useful for quick monitoring and avoiding unnecessarily long tracking URLs.
I decided to host a simple, fast-loading landing page on GitHub Pages. The main reason? Zero hosting cost, instant loading speed, and reliable uptime. In the world of sweepstakes, where every extra second of page load can lose a conversion, this setup is perfect.
With the link and landing page ready, I headed to PopAds. Here’s what I did:
From there, it was just a matter of submitting the campaign for approval.
From selecting the offer to launching the campaign, the total time invested was less than five minutes. This speed is crucial when testing multiple offers at scale. In affiliate marketing, the ability to quickly deploy and test campaigns is often the difference between finding a goldmine and wasting ad spend.
This campaign is now in the approval and data-gathering stage. Once I see whether the ROI turns positive, I’ll share the deeper insights — including the exact offer and targeting that worked best.
One last note from the field: In affiliate marketing, losing is not an option. If you’re consistently losing, even the people closest to you will question your commitment. Test smart, move fast, and keep refining until you win.
Campaign Overview
- Affiliate Network: Addiliate
- Offer Type: Sweepstakes
- Offer Payout: Over $1 per conversion
- Traffic Source: PopAds
- Tracking: Google URL Shortener
- Landing Page Hosting: GitHub Pages
- Setup Time: Less than 5 minutes
- Campaign Objective: Rapid deployment and testing to find early ROI-positive results
While I’m keeping the exact country and offer details under wraps until the numbers turn positive, the overall strategy and execution are worth walking through step-by-step.
Step 1: Choosing the Offer
The process started with selecting a sweepstakes offer from Addiliate. The criteria were simple:
- High engagement potential – Sweepstakes offers tend to convert well when targeted correctly.
- Decent payout – Anything over $1 per conversion is a good start for quick testing.
- Mobile-friendly design – Since we’re running mobile campaigns, responsiveness is key.
Step 2: Preparing the Tracking Link
Once the offer was chosen, I grabbed the affiliate link and ran it through Google URL Shortener to make it cleaner and easier to manage. This step took less than a minute but is useful for quick monitoring and avoiding unnecessarily long tracking URLs.
Step 3: Setting Up the Landing Page
I decided to host a simple, fast-loading landing page on GitHub Pages. The main reason? Zero hosting cost, instant loading speed, and reliable uptime. In the world of sweepstakes, where every extra second of page load can lose a conversion, this setup is perfect.
Step 4: Campaign Launch on PopAds
With the link and landing page ready, I headed to PopAds. Here’s what I did:
- Created an ad campaign targeting the chosen geo.
- Set an interval of 1/24 for ad impressions to spread traffic evenly over the day.
- Focused entirely on mobile devices to match the offer’s strengths.
From there, it was just a matter of submitting the campaign for approval.
Time Efficiency: Under 5 Minutes
From selecting the offer to launching the campaign, the total time invested was less than five minutes. This speed is crucial when testing multiple offers at scale. In affiliate marketing, the ability to quickly deploy and test campaigns is often the difference between finding a goldmine and wasting ad spend.
Key Takeaways
- Speed matters – A quick setup allows you to test more offers and scale faster.
- Simple tools can do the job – You don’t need complex systems for initial tests; a URL shortener, free hosting, and a reliable ad network can get you started.
- Patience is still required – While speed in setup is great, real results come after running traffic and analyzing the data.
This campaign is now in the approval and data-gathering stage. Once I see whether the ROI turns positive, I’ll share the deeper insights — including the exact offer and targeting that worked best.
One last note from the field: In affiliate marketing, losing is not an option. If you’re consistently losing, even the people closest to you will question your commitment. Test smart, move fast, and keep refining until you win.