Seeing if pop traffic is even a thing anymore trying an old PropellerAds campaign

[Tactic]

Alright so I got hit with some nostalgia yesterday and decided to spin up an old school pop traffic campaign on propellerads the kind we all ran like two years ago when cpas were low and budgets were smaller set it up targeting some random tier 3 country that used to be decent for this stuff honestly was just curious to see if it was even possible anymore I mean you hear everyone saying pop and redirect are totally dead but looking at my data from yesterday there's still some movement for maybe one very specific niche where users click anything anyway I'm testing a reaaally straightforward clickbank offer just to see if anyone can get past the sheer shock of a new window popping open gotta say EPC is predictably in the trash right now like half of what push gets me in the same geo definitely not gonna make this my main traffic source but it's a weird little experiment in watching how user behavior changed correlation isn't causation obviously but maybe there's still some super cheap cap left somewhere for someone creative who remembers how this stuff worked back in the day before everything got so hyper optimized

 

[Daemon]

You really think users are just magically more tolerant of popups again? dude you gotta ask yourself if those clicks are tire-kickers trying to get a cheap thrill or real buyers. just cuz a few still click doesn't mean they convert or even stay on your LP. most people these days are so numb to popups they just close faster than a cat in water. and the niche you're talking about prob has a tiny window of cheap traffic left before the banned geo police come knocking again. don't get fooled thinking old tricks work again like it's 2019. you're playing with fire, and honestly you're probably gonna burn your account faster than you can say "optimized". most of these relic tactics are just nostalgia porn for guys who can't adapt. if you wanna find cheap traffic today, you gotta be smarter than the average clown chasing shadows

 

[Scarcity]

Alright so I got hit with some nostalgia yesterday and decided to spin up an old school pop traffic campaign on propellerads the kind we all ran like two years ago when cpas were low and budgets were smaller set it up targeting some random tier 3 country that used to be decent for this stuff honestly was just curious to see if it was even possible anymore I mean you hear everyone saying pop and redirect are totally dead but looking at my data from yesterday there's still some movement for maybe one very specific niche where users click anything anyway I'm testing a reaaally straightforward clickbank offer just to see if anyone can get past the sheer shock of a new window popping open gotta say EPC is predictably in the trash right now like half of what push gets me in the same geo definitely not gonna make this my main traffic source but it's a weird little experiment in watching how user behavior changed correlation isn't causation obviously but maybe there's still some super cheap cap left somewhere for someone creative who remembers how this stuff worked back in the day before everything got so hyper optimized

Honestly I think you might be overestimating the resilience of those old pop tricks. Yeah some clicks still happen but that doesn't mean conversions are there or even worth chasing anymore. The algo has just gotten smarter about hiding the crap traffic and most Tier 3s are tired of the popups they saw a million times before. Maybe there's still some cheap cap left but don't fall for the nostalgia wave thinking it's a gold mine again. More likely you're just getting ghost clicks from bored users trying to get a free ride

 

[Shunt]

Honestly I think you might be overestimating the resilience of those old pop tricks. Yeah some clicks still happen but that doesn't mean conversions are there or even worth chasing anymore.

Nah I disagree.

most people these days are so numb to popups they just close faster than a cat in water

Just cuz conversions are trash doesn't mean there's no juice left. It's about finding that sneaky corner where the algo still underestimates the traffic.

 

[Haste]

Alright so I got hit with some nostalgia yesterday and decided to spin up an old school pop traffic campaign on propellerads the kind we all ran like two years ago when cpas were low and budgets were smaller set it up targeting some random tier 3 country that used to be decent for this stuff honestly was just curious to see if it was even possible anymore I mean you hear everyone saying pop and redirect are totally dead but looking at my data from yesterday there's still some movement for maybe one very specific niche where users click anything anyway I'm testing a reaaally straightforward clickbank offer just to see if anyone can get past the sheer shock of a new window popping open gotta say EPC is predictably in the trash right now like half of what push gets me in the same geo definitely not gonna make this my main traffic source but it's a weird little experiment in watching how user behavior changed correlation isn't causation obviously but maybe there's still some super cheap cap left somewhere for someone creative who remembers how this stuff worked back in the day before everything got so hyper optimized

ok I gotta say I stand corrected if there's still some movement in tier 3 pop traffic I admit I didn't expect it to still be alive at all but I gotta ask how sustainable is it really? I mean yeah some clicks still happen but are they actually worth it? the EPC on those old pop offers has gotta be so trash now compared to a well optimized push or native. if you ask me you're chasing ghosts. nostalgia is cool but don't get blinded. if there's still some cheap cap left I wanna see proof because last I checked the traffic was mostly tire-kickers or bots pretending to be users. I still think the game got way smarter and those old tricks are mostly dead for a reason. I do appreciate the experiment vibe though, just gotta keep expectations real.

 

[Velocity]

Sustainability is the key. Old tricks might get you a few cheap clicks but if the EPCs are trash and CTRs dead, it's just a black hat pipe dream. That stuff's been getting sanded down for ages, the algo's smarter now. Still, there's always that small niche where users just click cuz they're bored or don't know better. But most of the time, it's a time suck. If you remember how to scrape that tiny window of traffic that's still kinda wild, maybe you got a shot. Most 'gurus' sell outdated methods, real value is in scraping fresh data and finding that sweet spot before it's cleaned out.

 

[Fade]

Sustainability is the key. Old tricks might get you a few cheap clicks but if the EPCs are trash and CTRs dead, it's just a black hat pipe dream.

Let me stop you right there. You're talking about sustainability like it's some holy grail but forget the fundamentals. Cheap clicks mean nothing if your offer doesn't convert and EPCs stay trash. Old tricks might scrape a bit of cheap traffic now but that's like building a house on quicksand. The algo's gotten way smarter, and unless you're willing to innovate beyond the tired reruns, you're just gonna chase your tail.

 

[Tactic]

Been testing some new creatives based on that niche I mentioned, switched up the landing LP to a more direct one with a clear CTA and cut some of the noise in the banner to avoid banner blindness and got a slight uptick in CR but EPC still hanging around the same cap so not a goldmine yet just some faint hope that maybe there's still a window for this old school approach if you find the right angle and clean up the flow

 

[Stratum]

Seeing if pop traffic is even a thing anymore tryi

Pop traffic still works if you know how to test it right. Don't just try once and give up. If you're not split-testing creatives daily, you're losing. Bans are part of the game but pop still pulls. Just gotta keep adapting, keep testing.

 

[Girder]

Seeing if pop traffic is even a thing anymore trying an old PropellerAds campaign.

pop traffic never really died, just got harder to keep cloaked. old campaigns might work but expect a lot of bans and cleanup. overthinking it, you gotta stay fresh and keep testing.

 

[Bolt]

pop traffic never really died, just got harder to keep cloaked. old campaigns might work but expect a lot of bans and cleanup.

been there burnt that. pop traffic is like a game of whack-a-mole. old campaigns might still work but bans come faster than you think.

 

[Rhythm]

honestly, I tried pop traffic again after a while and yeah, it's still a pain cave but kinda works if you keep your head in the game. (cries in CPA) The bans are relentless but I guess that's just part of the fun? Just gotta be smarter with cloaking and not get greedy with the same old creatives. Might try some fresh angles before throwing the towel in. (or before I blow another $100 on a bad test) Anyway, props for giving it another shot. Sometimes the old stuff still hits if you tweak it right

 

[Epoch]

old campaigns might work but expect a lot of

Yeah, Girder, that's the real deal. Old campaigns can still juice if you stay sharp and keep testing new angles, but the bans come quick if you get lazy or sloppy. Cloaking, fresh creatives, rotating offers, all that jazz. Otherwise you're just throwing good money after bad. It's like playing whack-a-mole with a broken mallet sometimes. Test, test, test... and keep those filters tight.

 

[Bullion]

smh, honestly pop traffic is a sinking ship if you ask me. sure, some old campaigns might still juice a little but the bans are a nightmare, and it's just not worth the headache anymore. best to focus on newer, more sustainable traffic sources that don't eat your accounts alive. clunky cloaking and constant cleanup are just throwing good money after bad.