BlogsCPA # b* r6 H1 k+ t9 l% l/ S {FinchSells – Well, hello. 9 k8 c. u! m6 |; ]7 TMr Green – New Zealand’s best (and maybe only?) affiliate marketing blog?, k% o" z# O+ o2 J IM Grind – Daily Internet Marketing news. Fetish for infographics. % X4 N4 I" S9 E( W) H8 o1 A# ^; KAff Helper – Regular contributions from all over the affiliasphere. Q; b& \2 A# W& {; VCharles Ngo – Popular affiliate and rightly so. Don’t think he’s ever put out a bad post. 5 P* n- D6 b) vAdult Media Buying – Man o’ Scandal? You’ll enjoy this. Sound advice for making a filthy dollar. ! {9 B3 j* V4 x; QPPC.bz – Hilarity, affiliate marketing and… weed porn?: A% z8 [9 {% ]3 `7 W( H Wall of Monitors – The blog of affiliate marketer ‘HeavyT’. Shares more than just his monitors. ! f/ x0 o5 n) r5 m6 P Perform(ance Marketing) Insider – The Daily Mail of affiliate marketing rags. ' g0 H& {: t/ |. {$ u# B7 |1 O Perform(ance Marketing) Outsider – Amusing parody, that often manages to be more relevant than the above. , o% E! y3 ~) u7 @IPyxel – Lots of tips for getting profitable on Plentyoffish. 7 i0 |1 r5 v3 I1 f* EStackThatMoney – Head straight to the Case Study section.; n+ ^( _) R, A. g7 Y: ?& S Luke Peerfly – Award winning affiliate manager with a busted brand if he ever leaves Peerfly. 5 N: `- p5 V" }Nicky Cakes – The blog that got me in to affiliate marketing. No longer updated, some classic reads in the archives. ) I8 D5 j0 a1 R7 [Aff Playbook Blog – Lots of practical tips, especially useful for PPV marketers.# M, I; B5 Q' l# Z/ R2 V% z1 d Zac Johnson – One of the longest running CPA blogs out there. ' S2 g: f! u. `) I1 E; ?0 xCTRTard – Helmet wearing CPA dude. Where did he go? . N3 V8 K6 b0 n B- k. ^) B) _* ^Ian Fernando – Travels the world pointing his finger. One of the last remaining active CPA blogs. . [6 k- k' l! _Rohail Rizvi – Affiliate insights and regular ‘earnings reports’ if you need some inspiration. Doesn’t seem to post much these days. ( M) M7 w6 ~5 ?5 ?% q) e+ G0 q Justin Dupre – Has been caught staring at more titties than any other marketer in Thailand. $ l' j9 Z _8 ]0 w8 J; |: |5 O Riley Pool – He said he was going to post a new campaign every day, then he disappeared completely. A recurring trend in the affiliate blogosphere! 3 @. g5 | ^( Y% Y+ q- {" XBryn Youngblut – I just love his name. Another once prolific CPA blogger who has vanished, presumably back to Monkey Island whence he came.* d5 V, `& \# U- |, w! L" K Inside Affiliate – Check out his older posts on PPV.' |1 F! d9 `; s9 m5 s6 [* W# j- D$ C Affiliate Help – Covers a lot of the basics in an easy-to-read manner. ) J% m3 @8 X# e% b$ Q7 J/ @POF Blog – Advertising on POF? Ben can hook you up with some good strategies. : z0 [3 _2 ?. z4 QWho Is Andrew Wee? – The kind of guy who seduces affiliates with ice cream and chocolates. ! e4 ~! T2 P( jAM Navigator – Interesting perspective from those managing affiliate programs. ‘How to monetise us pawns…‘ 0 f% s+ a0 O O9 SMoby Affiliates – One of the few blogs dedicated to mobile affiliate marketing. ! e4 J9 j: ~2 r( x6 `Mob Aff Blog – Another one, written by an angry Russian dude. : B* b. P: j/ O; q; r7 y* {Affbuzz – Aggregates the latest CPA news. , ]" E5 s; |% u9 h+ `' g0 IAffposts – Like Affbuzz, emphasis on newer posts. 4 g3 J; N& ]' t7 F4 y$ J Conversion OptimisationUnBounce – Delicious landing page optimisation tips. 2 k/ _' F2 R# A0 @ Conversion XL – ‘Extra Lucrative’ conversion advice.- l) x$ ^; Y- @1 D6 P9 i% g, t Topping Two Percent – Excellent write-ups, lots of juicy info on how to squeeze the maximum out of your landing pages.( i: V$ x1 Q2 ^1 o# W% q" ] Boost CTR – Light a rocket up the jacksy of your search and social ads.) m6 ?7 G$ [8 m. \( z Optimizely – Full of A/B testing examples.) k. R# H. A; H2 e" R4 b6 }( u, a Shock Marketer – Consistently good advice, no fluff. ; v" r5 l, u$ e8 o# G( |- kConversion Voodoo – Company blog with plenty to say about improving conversions.: Y8 z& ?. h. |* G General MarketingOKTrends – Unmissable insights for anybody working in the dating niche. You need to read this. / T% U3 F: D+ H4 ?, Z8 V/ q Kiss Metrics – More data analysis than a marketer can shake his stick at. ) L9 q: b5 _% G) j; eViperChill – One of the most informative Internet Marketing resources on the planet. Featured in the Guardian. 3 d1 U" V- n" E) |0 O Sugarrae – Impressive collection of straight shooting posts. Covers a spread of Internet Marketing topics.; g u `# M( ~, p9 y/ x+ O- n1 } a- D Direct Response – One of my favourite direct marketing reads. Don’t just beat the competition; crush it. , n1 j# V- I# U) t6 t5 y Blue Hat SEO – Outdated as hell, still an epic read. $ i5 \+ p$ Y8 x K, wShoemoney – Love him or hate him, you can’t not know Shoe if you work in this industry. - Y( P! v5 T6 d! pInside Facebook – Essential reading for the sadists otherwise known as Facebook marketers. ) c. r8 q& y# }: y/ l8 M* O! ]Dukeo – Has really come on strong in recent months. Lots of great content for affiliates.7 c2 L% J! N$ O: b SkyRocket SEO – One of the few SEO blogs I keep coming back to. , @3 Y" u$ _2 M, l9 ?- JGeneration Y Working – Tips on how to survive working from home, from those already surviving it.9 v3 c9 ?1 j! H8 Z, J: O PPC.org – Tips and tricks for clickety clicks. Heavy focus on Google. " B; x- f& u6 c Skimlinks Blog – Regular dollops of advertising industry news." Z8 B# R- O" P {, r Think Traffic – Consistently good advice for brand building and traffic swallowing. % t- T& i3 H0 n* X4 j% @8 UNetworksThere are so many networks out there. I’m only going to recommend those that I’ve tried personally, or those with near unanimous praise. 1 c' ?4 y( n" @# M! T" } 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. - p: T# n+ T6 C' h5 RA4D – 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.) B9 r( Q C' H Convert2Media – Recognized by 500 INC. as one of the fastest growing companies in America.) Y/ f: o: C: j7 z3 ^( J; ^8 @ 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* 7 I9 A+ t- I* r' Z# n! ~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. - \- J6 K6 ]$ j" p, [# M5 g F5 Media – Founded by the same guys who brought you the STM Forum, F5 packs a bunch of strong dating offers. 2 @4 u, t) ^: [$ V+ F! x, BMonetise – Promising network with a heavy slant towards UK offers. # z K" u. D* }, g% @/ mPeerfly – Strong industry following, popular launch pad network for beginners.4 }: q1 ?* l* U: d) U; R" ^ Incent.ly – Owned by Peerfly, dedicated to incentive traffic.. ]" l$ M! Y$ @8 t2 ~4 [) N" c Mundo Media – I haven’t tried them, but I’ve heard good reviews. Mobile seems to be their specialty? 0 F4 j$ a* K, T# s% `Ploose – Good for adult dating and hookup offers. 3 }& A' q# u2 {Cupid – Vast selection of dating offers from Cupid. 4 J- D3 @: G: u0 x% M! l+ ]# \People Meet – Home to the People Meet brand. Excellent converters.; r3 B1 Z6 i) b) x* e: V Date Connected – Another direct dating/hookup merchant, home to JustHookup. Can you guess which niche I work in?1 t0 [. K1 U% [ e TraditionalCJ – Known for its shoddy treatment of affiliates, but with so many good offers, you’ll want to join regardless.5 h* b" {7 ]1 q' D2 ] ShareASale – Much respected Chicago-based network. Large selection of boutique CPS offers. 0 i$ [0 ^3 ?3 t0 R7 U6 q5 ~9 _LinkShare – Another colossal network. Better support than CJ. 1 O& p: J4 X' {- mClickBank – 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. . b4 ?) E: T% H! nAmazon Affiliates – Underrated by CPA affiliates, overrated by everybody else. ! W/ O' H6 y& _. u! `Google Affiliate Network – Boo the irony. : k8 B# R7 h1 |MobileOfferMobi – One of the leading mobile performance networks. # y8 _9 ~( P- F6 j' k Revived Media – Created by the prolific IMGrind team. Dedicated mobile network with great reviews. : ~% S) l# s8 n3 Q% j. X2 t s; aKissMyAds – Mobile affiliate network. Regrettable name for the dinner table? / \) O2 x5 n4 E" j' m; p; DLinking Mobile – UK based, recommended to me. I haven’t tried them. : q" a# }7 i3 G7 Q PConferences and MeetupsAffiliate Summit – The premier affiliate marketing conference, where affiliates convene to talk shop and party in strip clubs (or drown in sausage). ! ]8 B7 }$ ]* e. p& A2 Z( M A4U Expo – Popular performance marketing conference, especially in Europe. A bit suity. 2 ^8 E' t" L; {( }ad:tech – Digital marketing conferences scattered all around the globe. Very suity. : A. U! t4 w: w7 U4 I. XLeadsCon – Vegas/NYC based event dedicated to lead generation.3 O; I7 F7 ^$ h. K1 O( r* A' D. T) G AM Days – Specialised conference for the management of affiliate programs (aka, how to deal with unprofessional slackers in their underpants).1 t& |4 U3 J# {, J2 i' i' D 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. 5 F- ]' w2 l% F& O7 `" `8 O SearchGoogle AdWords – Still the King of search PPC. Not an easy dragon for the affiliate to slay. " ^( ]& e' S, o6 D Bing Ads – Closest alternative to AdWords. Less booty lashings. % C$ }3 j- k7 Y5 X5 F 7Search – You’ll need to be on your game to find a converter in here. Only troopers hit the green./ ]& N) w. K: C' B* Q SocialFacebook – Hugely competitive. Potential to make you rich. Quickly.2 o! [" \8 S( y- N Twitter Ads – …Good luck.' [9 x3 `% @2 v" s POF Ads – Target dating users down to the hair color. Saturated but still powerful. 7 B& A, _( x5 CAdly – There’s something I find immensely entertaining about the prospect of affiliates soliciting celebrities for their ads. What’s the worst that could happen?1 d7 W+ }* r0 d6 f Cubics Adknowledge – Advertise across a selection of over 1200 Facebook apps. 8 r; f" D k& [" f' e$ DContextualMedia Traffic – Good PPV network for single opt-in submits and gaming offers.9 k: A8 e/ s1 C$ a3 a; i3 W TrafficVance – Highest quality PPV traffic in the business. Requires $1000 deposit.9 n B% o' t' r Lead Impact – Good starting point for PPV marketers. Lots of room to scale your campaigns.8 U1 {; }' L$ |8 @8 x: d DirectCPV – Haven’t tried them but they’re always giving free coupons away. Sign up and make the most? : Q# I- m2 W! d$ O) y2 |DisplayAdBlade – Self-serve, popular choice for the CPA affiliate (particularly those who dabble in rebills). 6 L. f8 l6 L8 m4 s" L50onRed – Intext and display ads available. $500 to get started.5 X" X/ D2 _) V& r0 N BuySellAds – Buy direct placements on high profile websites. Easy to use. Tough to find the good spots. $ K4 y: Y6 Z5 I; f+ PBuy Ads – More direct placements. - ]7 E1 l) a$ p7 z, f7 FPulse360 – CPC-based with lots of high quality traffic. Expensive. Won’t work on lower payout offers. 7 e/ d+ C9 F7 c0 h" pengage:BDR – High quality display traffic that you’ll need some budget for. . D# M1 X8 L+ A ]- `8 [5 q3 N SiteScout – Low risk media-buying entry point for affiliates. Suggest you start here. # U$ f1 ~9 F( y, nMochiMedia – Great launch pad for newbie affiliates in the gaming niche.6 w7 b' C8 P! A' F0 {& ` Ad2Games – Lots of quality gaming traffic. Heavy German influence. 5 `, J& L6 j/ ?: r CPM Star – More gaming traffic. Only limited experience with this one, looks decent. 6 h- J. ^' \, i9 Q/ p z Juicy Ads – Incredibly lenient, self-serve adult dating platform. Cheap. Great for learning the ropes. % D% W' n5 ^, {" E1 FTraffic Junky – One of the most popular sources of adult traffic in the world. Big volume. Equal competition. 2 D" s! E) U1 KExoclick – More adult dating by the bucket load. Probably not *quite* as good quality as TJ, but offset by cheaper traffic. " n4 d V3 \3 \5 ^AdBucks – Don’t be fooled by the minimal interface. This adult display source packs a donkey punch. : ~; P6 @" p4 s" c6 J) {+ d& ZRetargetingAdRoll – Named the #1 Advertising Company by Inc. Magazine. Growing fast, seems to be everywhere. Oh wait…1 S0 C. X" H) |+ E6 Z# r Retargeter – Renowned for having one of the best customer service teams in the business. $ X9 [& F/ Q0 cChango – Specialises in search retargeting rather than site retargeting.) [8 m. D. Y; H. a' y4 y- N MobileAdMob – The daddy of mobile advertising. Now owned by Google. 9 H4 C& [ M: { j4 DLeadbolt – Temperamental but popular platform.# d( D( o, Y& @1 U# l5 N/ b InMobi – Lots of traffic, not the best interface for a newbie. $ f% `( V4 L) z1 J" ]Adfonic – Over 100 billion monthly impressions. ) j6 I0 k6 O* y2 X3 K9 DAdModa – Has a useful Campaign Planner to help you avoid desolate markets. $ x4 z' I, Y1 S! H" \! {JumpTap – Hit and miss customer service, high quality traffic. Worth sticking with. ! D/ ]+ C4 N- @5 t; y" GSearch Marketing ToolsSEOMoz – Powerhouse in the SEO world. Monitors your search and social performance for a good price. - d/ Q+ e6 Z* i) L% K7 IOpen 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. 4 @! W' V9 O" V$ M# C8 L* \Spyfu – Download your competitor’s profitable keywords (then do your damn best to find them). + J* Y& S- l9 cSEO Book Tools – Useful all-in-one resource covering most of the SEO board. l, R" K) ` K/ b3 l! XGoogle AdWords Keyword Tool – Don’t live by this tool, but don’t completely ignore it either. Useful when applied in context. . A8 g! `2 W" cForumsSubscriptionStack 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 $99/month, worth every penny. & M$ s7 M" b0 Z2 p% `8 e! f 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.& ^- g( b# r) D; L: ?& W" g6 Q) c1 q3 I 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. 6 b) Q6 ]# w) I rThe Dojo – New paid addition on the CPA Fix forum. Lifetime access for a one-time payment. 4 |+ W) J- l% \5 f# R FreeWickedFire – Where the occasional golden nugget can be found buried between tits, ass and Rick Astley. Generally NSFW. 7 ~9 w8 B* X9 ]7 q2 a M. ^6 dAffiliates4u – Very active forum, heavy European influence. Better place to network with merchants and product owners than it is to find other affiliates. 1 t- q% _* U4 h4 d6 }: C% r1 ^( n ABestWeb – Largest affiliate marketing forum in the world, with a heavy corporate slant. Where the utterly blind converge with the suited and booted. / x1 ]% H T& r# O) R* |CPA Fix – Mostly focused on CPA marketing, seems to specialise in free traffic sources and generating leads on a budget. 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