BlogsCPA $ A; n# c1 S% { sFinchSells – Well, hello. + g9 p* `- |9 b Mr Green – New Zealand’s best (and maybe only?) affiliate marketing blog? $ p6 R: v$ e6 M. f/ S3 K# pIM Grind – Daily Internet Marketing news. Fetish for infographics. " l/ Y& _0 Y' ]; M9 S Aff Helper – Regular contributions from all over the affiliasphere. ; N, K7 x% p- J: e$ Q Charles Ngo – Popular affiliate and rightly so. Don’t think he’s ever put out a bad post. ) N3 {, z7 P/ d% A' ~6 H2 \Adult Media Buying – Man o’ Scandal? You’ll enjoy this. Sound advice for making a filthy dollar. $ S6 P7 x- ~; h* H. o& P3 O* D% SPPC.bz – Hilarity, affiliate marketing and… weed porn?9 A: i% h/ \9 f Wall of Monitors – The blog of affiliate marketer ‘HeavyT’. Shares more than just his monitors. ?1 }5 V. a. ^5 B% D6 [; G0 }Perform(ance Marketing) Insider – The Daily Mail of affiliate marketing rags. 2 ?7 g2 N. d' f. I% v Perform(ance Marketing) Outsider – Amusing parody, that often manages to be more relevant than the above. ! E h. Z8 p3 B' m( \ IPyxel – Lots of tips for getting profitable on Plentyoffish. 1 w0 A& Q% d. Z1 ~7 PStackThatMoney – Head straight to the Case Study section. * J6 I) T5 d( r# j, [. ` `Luke Peerfly – Award winning affiliate manager with a busted brand if he ever leaves Peerfly. % f( Y; z0 O) INicky Cakes – The blog that got me in to affiliate marketing. No longer updated, some classic reads in the archives. ' h; L8 D9 y5 E( XAff Playbook Blog – Lots of practical tips, especially useful for PPV marketers. ) m* S& ]* t6 \: H& iZac Johnson – One of the longest running CPA blogs out there. ! r" `" c0 m" j6 i- }CTRTard – Helmet wearing CPA dude. Where did he go?& e/ H/ |) F( M& h5 T: i1 V Ian Fernando – Travels the world pointing his finger. One of the last remaining active CPA blogs.% q8 a& {1 O* m, \( @6 v9 a* t- | Rohail Rizvi – Affiliate insights and regular ‘earnings reports’ if you need some inspiration. Doesn’t seem to post much these days. : u( S, C2 c% G' N1 z. A Justin Dupre – Has been caught staring at more titties than any other marketer in Thailand. R S- @7 _, p* E# PRiley Pool – He said he was going to post a new campaign every day, then he disappeared completely. A recurring trend in the affiliate blogosphere! 7 r% p+ k' J) _( u o. ~Bryn Youngblut – I just love his name. Another once prolific CPA blogger who has vanished, presumably back to Monkey Island whence he came. 5 I. y5 a7 H+ EInside Affiliate – Check out his older posts on PPV.1 Z C4 M! N! f4 b: l: [ Affiliate Help – Covers a lot of the basics in an easy-to-read manner.( _# U1 F" \7 G2 v8 [5 p* ? POF Blog – Advertising on POF? Ben can hook you up with some good strategies. A5 n- p: P2 D lWho Is Andrew Wee? – The kind of guy who seduces affiliates with ice cream and chocolates. # U0 M0 s4 U' S: d3 o4 U$ dAM Navigator – Interesting perspective from those managing affiliate programs. ‘How to monetise us pawns…‘& [* w9 R" m4 S1 h6 Z$ Y Moby Affiliates – One of the few blogs dedicated to mobile affiliate marketing. , S" m9 R. H+ ^) C4 }. O2 AMob Aff Blog – Another one, written by an angry Russian dude. - ^5 z0 f# K3 AAffbuzz – Aggregates the latest CPA news. - A2 T( J5 r9 S1 E6 |( @ Affposts – Like Affbuzz, emphasis on newer posts. . g5 S& t' X9 D6 \# I. oConversion OptimisationUnBounce – Delicious landing page optimisation tips. : @4 l; f, }/ j' I! fConversion XL – ‘Extra Lucrative’ conversion advice.1 c* F* A8 L F/ o% y) u( \ Topping Two Percent – Excellent write-ups, lots of juicy info on how to squeeze the maximum out of your landing pages. 1 n, A2 A2 A ]+ D# rBoost CTR – Light a rocket up the jacksy of your search and social ads.( E5 ]) _, D: ~+ |( V$ `; w Optimizely – Full of A/B testing examples. , V0 ~+ G0 _" _* E3 h( LShock Marketer – Consistently good advice, no fluff. , Y0 M) P+ L+ O/ q* s Conversion Voodoo – Company blog with plenty to say about improving conversions. : z. f2 Q7 ~( B9 \! CGeneral MarketingOKTrends – Unmissable insights for anybody working in the dating niche. You need to read this. + U: l/ w# x. |0 g Kiss Metrics – More data analysis than a marketer can shake his stick at. 4 W, N/ W* j# ^2 A: D8 ?* XViperChill – One of the most informative Internet Marketing resources on the planet. Featured in the Guardian. 4 H/ T6 [" b7 S# m; @Sugarrae – Impressive collection of straight shooting posts. Covers a spread of Internet Marketing topics. + P% V7 Y" D* Y2 T' y- s* MDirect Response – One of my favourite direct marketing reads. Don’t just beat the competition; crush it. 1 b& J- I2 x) }# |! ?3 g Blue Hat SEO – Outdated as hell, still an epic read. " F' Y6 W9 _, Z- \Shoemoney – Love him or hate him, you can’t not know Shoe if you work in this industry.( A7 H ~: ^ d% R8 S+ W Inside Facebook – Essential reading for the sadists otherwise known as Facebook marketers. & M' V# g g9 A5 Y. q: HDukeo – Has really come on strong in recent months. Lots of great content for affiliates.* O, F6 z) _' l x* l' Y+ I1 v$ r SkyRocket SEO – One of the few SEO blogs I keep coming back to. * U; _9 C) V. u/ l. X4 ?Generation Y Working – Tips on how to survive working from home, from those already surviving it." D+ Y6 v+ x2 [: ?4 B PPC.org – Tips and tricks for clickety clicks. Heavy focus on Google. # q4 T1 i: K/ L0 h$ y8 w$ z Skimlinks Blog – Regular dollops of advertising industry news.* }! M- _" M8 i) c0 F% n6 p; \ Think Traffic – Consistently good advice for brand building and traffic swallowing. 5 o! b2 j: l, l6 A) P2 p7 INetworksThere are so many networks out there. I’m only going to recommend those that I’ve tried personally, or those with near unanimous praise. ) f/ r$ V9 ]8 w% G; v CPAAdsimilis – If you’re sick of networks posturing over who has the biggest grapefruits or the dopest bling, then sign up with Adsimilis. They ‘get’ the affiliate mindset, without adopting it for themselves.1 d. p) B/ \" g A4D – Led by Jason Akatiff, A4D is one of the most highly regarded affiliate networks in the business. You’ll be tough pressed to find a bad word said about them.# N, q% C" B2 L) F [3 h o( G Convert2Media – Recognized by 500 INC. as one of the fastest growing companies in America.0 j0 w0 }" R% j6 \6 q0 B E Neverblue – Tons of great mobile offers, and one of the rare few genuinely ‘international’ networks. Made my first ever CPA commission with Neverblue. *le sniffle*$ t: i# j8 a7 k2 j8 f Above All Offers – If Eli Aloisi puts even half the time in to his network as he did with the BlueHat blog, this has to be worth joining. ! E7 O+ k0 b* i F5 Media – Founded by the same guys who brought you the STM Forum, F5 packs a bunch of strong dating offers.* e! L. z; \. C W Monetise – Promising network with a heavy slant towards UK offers. / T! `7 J& z. b/ K- iPeerfly – Strong industry following, popular launch pad network for beginners. / _: w; n4 E R6 C/ V0 @Incent.ly – Owned by Peerfly, dedicated to incentive traffic. 9 G5 v+ }0 E# L5 r; iMundo Media – I haven’t tried them, but I’ve heard good reviews. Mobile seems to be their specialty? 8 t' g# ~$ |1 g& t! N" jPloose – Good for adult dating and hookup offers. $ s2 x4 G' m. U+ Q% a" q' qCupid – Vast selection of dating offers from Cupid. * W! l ^* s6 q$ K# k3 v' NPeople Meet – Home to the People Meet brand. Excellent converters. H& t' M1 Z- H+ @' E/ ~ n6 Q Date Connected – Another direct dating/hookup merchant, home to JustHookup. Can you guess which niche I work in? : Y6 E8 c: B8 Y5 p# ]TraditionalCJ – Known for its shoddy treatment of affiliates, but with so many good offers, you’ll want to join regardless.+ O8 B0 b; ~, ]9 |7 X# j$ n( V ShareASale – Much respected Chicago-based network. Large selection of boutique CPS offers. 3 I. L! F. B& q1 b% o; u) _$ vLinkShare – Another colossal network. Better support than CJ.6 P5 } w" p; P& W' R/ q: { ClickBank – Where many an affiliate marketer sold his first shining turd. Sketchy digital products galore. They have the audacity to start deducting commissions through ‘admin fees’, which will piss you off. 3 A) C4 O0 t. r Amazon Affiliates – Underrated by CPA affiliates, overrated by everybody else. / E6 Q- E P. O6 [8 ~" R* }Google Affiliate Network – Boo the irony. & j" \) N4 g# G+ \8 j+ eMobileOfferMobi – One of the leading mobile performance networks. Y1 Y! i6 i2 g) m Revived Media – Created by the prolific IMGrind team. Dedicated mobile network with great reviews.; Z0 r9 D0 ]" l( H KissMyAds – Mobile affiliate network. Regrettable name for the dinner table? " I w7 I9 }) f' V9 T* _Linking Mobile – UK based, recommended to me. I haven’t tried them.0 \, h. Y% \2 r$ a$ d Conferences and MeetupsAffiliate Summit – The premier affiliate marketing conference, where affiliates convene to talk shop and party in strip clubs (or drown in sausage). 6 _! t( {2 Q; d5 J A6 Z% @! b* M A4U Expo – Popular performance marketing conference, especially in Europe. A bit suity.- f' k/ i A& G8 [7 Z" z. W, T0 A4 R' P ad:tech – Digital marketing conferences scattered all around the globe. Very suity. " \5 o7 v5 t/ }- ^! [LeadsCon – Vegas/NYC based event dedicated to lead generation.: J) U$ _/ s$ _# o AM Days – Specialised conference for the management of affiliate programs (aka, how to deal with unprofessional slackers in their underpants).7 h& p& \; C- \ Self-Serve Traffic SourcesBelow is a relatively small selection of traffic sources that I can personally recommend. For a more comprehensive list, see this sprawling bookmark cert on 3things. ; @4 i) y: l* R" l1 |3 @1 g9 L8 Z0 ]SearchGoogle AdWords – Still the King of search PPC. Not an easy dragon for the affiliate to slay. % N: y9 \& S" }4 u" M; |Bing Ads – Closest alternative to AdWords. Less booty lashings. 9 q+ L- Z+ Q6 D" ]% C. O, y7 f 7Search – You’ll need to be on your game to find a converter in here. Only troopers hit the green. / {( A6 J$ `- G( B# ySocialFacebook – Hugely competitive. Potential to make you rich. Quickly.0 c8 A0 k& s. n/ j1 R Twitter Ads – …Good luck. ) y* z: I. Z2 ], cPOF Ads – Target dating users down to the hair color. Saturated but still powerful. 2 r6 h4 G$ g& a+ \( Y+ SAdly – There’s something I find immensely entertaining about the prospect of affiliates soliciting celebrities for their ads. What’s the worst that could happen? $ I4 v% r) E) I! s8 U* X6 VCubics Adknowledge – Advertise across a selection of over 1200 Facebook apps. / W2 B' }! A, a n ContextualMedia Traffic – Good PPV network for single opt-in submits and gaming offers.8 o7 Z- q/ j; Z7 I TrafficVance – Highest quality PPV traffic in the business. Requires $1000 deposit. $ W9 p! d: z7 A+ U: K& ]Lead Impact – Good starting point for PPV marketers. Lots of room to scale your campaigns. * V% }1 c1 U" T3 zDirectCPV – Haven’t tried them but they’re always giving free coupons away. Sign up and make the most? ! Y/ ]- ~. K- n8 L+ g( c: t# v+ \DisplayAdBlade – Self-serve, popular choice for the CPA affiliate (particularly those who dabble in rebills). $ ^) o# J+ i4 }+ m* S, U( G 50onRed – Intext and display ads available. $500 to get started. $ Z8 N7 q% v+ p) u+ QBuySellAds – Buy direct placements on high profile websites. Easy to use. Tough to find the good spots.! N9 x6 a: c( d/ c7 \4 S Buy Ads – More direct placements. 3 ]6 p* N' d: G8 q& P0 J9 t( hPulse360 – CPC-based with lots of high quality traffic. Expensive. Won’t work on lower payout offers. 8 {4 X& v! I+ c: C! Y nengage:BDR – High quality display traffic that you’ll need some budget for. 0 E& [2 X. o% ZSiteScout – Low risk media-buying entry point for affiliates. Suggest you start here.# _" g+ k! M' o2 c$ ?2 O0 W; E7 { MochiMedia – Great launch pad for newbie affiliates in the gaming niche. o. g3 Y" o0 A d" K: @, W, V" g0 R Ad2Games – Lots of quality gaming traffic. Heavy German influence. ! z5 ?$ a, f9 V* |+ y8 \ CPM Star – More gaming traffic. Only limited experience with this one, looks decent. 7 d, C* t2 E/ n& D* l5 e* T Juicy Ads – Incredibly lenient, self-serve adult dating platform. Cheap. Great for learning the ropes.% ]+ \- [( w, y Traffic Junky – One of the most popular sources of adult traffic in the world. Big volume. Equal competition. 1 b0 A; ^, m- O! `4 y, [3 M$ CExoclick – More adult dating by the bucket load. Probably not *quite* as good quality as TJ, but offset by cheaper traffic. ! u& k4 W- \4 @- jAdBucks – Don’t be fooled by the minimal interface. This adult display source packs a donkey punch. ' i7 Z" o6 v& p7 O# c RetargetingAdRoll – Named the #1 Advertising Company by Inc. Magazine. Growing fast, seems to be everywhere. Oh wait…# a' W( e, }. n Retargeter – Renowned for having one of the best customer service teams in the business. / Y/ K3 z( ] m Chango – Specialises in search retargeting rather than site retargeting. 6 \8 {; d% D" sMobileAdMob – The daddy of mobile advertising. Now owned by Google. % r, y% G3 S( ]Leadbolt – Temperamental but popular platform.( s) U1 ` I; K; x% M# D InMobi – Lots of traffic, not the best interface for a newbie. + v; [1 ]0 D+ L- VAdfonic – Over 100 billion monthly impressions.+ m* f3 {; D- i# t2 Z AdModa – Has a useful Campaign Planner to help you avoid desolate markets. 8 v& L' Q* p0 T! HJumpTap – Hit and miss customer service, high quality traffic. Worth sticking with. 8 ~. a% `+ K1 a. g. eSearch Marketing ToolsSEOMoz – Powerhouse in the SEO world. Monitors your search and social performance for a good price. % W. J- ^0 N0 e3 Z) AOpen Site Explorer – Part of SEOMoz, but free to use. Offers a bird’s eye view of your site’s current standing in relation to competition. 3 Q: y& r' e; B3 t+ y Spyfu – Download your competitor’s profitable keywords (then do your damn best to find them). . P3 m9 Y* \$ i8 k& u, A9 o SEO Book Tools – Useful all-in-one resource covering most of the SEO board. * ?* {$ u0 l; R5 M# S- r3 v* F Google AdWords Keyword Tool – Don’t live by this tool, but don’t completely ignore it either. Useful when applied in context.( D& v3 a3 D- _- d ForumsSubscriptionStack That Money – My forum of choice for affiliate marketing discussion. I’m a moderator here, and it’s the only forum I post on. This is high-end CPA advice for those who are actively running campaigns. Costs $99/month, worth every penny. 0 h9 N% n% H* ]2 ^6 v. k6 } AffPlaybook – Another popular forum, particularly with North American affiliates. This started as a specialist forum for PPV, but it now covers pretty much every avenue for the CPA affiliate. Costs $67/month.: v, R% y9 X/ X& l% ` IMGrind – I’ve never seen it. Reports suggest it attacks Internet Marketing from a broader scope and is not aimed directly at the CPA affiliate. Costs $99/month.9 D4 P7 ^" g8 E: ~( h The Dojo – New paid addition on the CPA Fix forum. Lifetime access for a one-time payment. # I9 N" u+ a! \0 }. R# @3 CFreeWickedFire – Where the occasional golden nugget can be found buried between tits, ass and Rick Astley. Generally NSFW. 4 }' l3 I1 y$ z ?4 g; S1 S/ BAffiliates4u – Very active forum, heavy European influence. Better place to network with merchants and product owners than it is to find other affiliates. 5 z {: ?+ \# j# O, o# X+ C ABestWeb – Largest affiliate marketing forum in the world, with a heavy corporate slant. Where the utterly blind converge with the suited and booted. ' R. X0 a( W, l- R CPA Fix – Mostly focused on CPA marketing, seems to specialise in free traffic sources and generating leads on a budget. 1 f9 ] x' ^, W3 L$ [0 w
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