BlogsCPA 9 F- o' o4 J/ y; _6 mFinchSells – Well, hello. 9 f- d% E5 B9 z7 ~ Mr Green – New Zealand’s best (and maybe only?) affiliate marketing blog?1 F5 T0 d- t7 Y1 C8 r+ B) F: Y IM Grind – Daily Internet Marketing news. Fetish for infographics. * M4 i9 d0 O# F Aff Helper – Regular contributions from all over the affiliasphere. , f! ]; X" Y) g) t4 UCharles Ngo – Popular affiliate and rightly so. Don’t think he’s ever put out a bad post. 8 ]! V& F# O6 y4 h( |4 XAdult Media Buying – Man o’ Scandal? You’ll enjoy this. Sound advice for making a filthy dollar. : T, P# u4 I' K+ y1 uPPC.bz – Hilarity, affiliate marketing and… weed porn? & b& @* s% g/ n2 e0 F" B+ NWall of Monitors – The blog of affiliate marketer ‘HeavyT’. Shares more than just his monitors. 2 W1 }* d* c1 q1 W2 d: oPerform(ance Marketing) Insider – The Daily Mail of affiliate marketing rags. & \, e% J6 D2 BPerform(ance Marketing) Outsider – Amusing parody, that often manages to be more relevant than the above. 8 S) f4 A9 y% G# k IPyxel – Lots of tips for getting profitable on Plentyoffish. + `* x) C: c+ E3 O7 c StackThatMoney – Head straight to the Case Study section.+ O x3 g! g& g9 F2 Y. \ Luke Peerfly – Award winning affiliate manager with a busted brand if he ever leaves Peerfly. 5 `: ]/ s% g' Y8 t; ]Nicky Cakes – The blog that got me in to affiliate marketing. No longer updated, some classic reads in the archives. ( O* N# e5 V8 M" N Aff Playbook Blog – Lots of practical tips, especially useful for PPV marketers./ u- T; A/ D% m0 x, n6 A Zac Johnson – One of the longest running CPA blogs out there. ! W) A- h8 W \0 ~1 [CTRTard – Helmet wearing CPA dude. Where did he go? 2 Z6 ~% M2 L9 D) LIan Fernando – Travels the world pointing his finger. One of the last remaining active CPA blogs. . ]% l" v" ?9 } H5 NRohail Rizvi – Affiliate insights and regular ‘earnings reports’ if you need some inspiration. Doesn’t seem to post much these days. 5 x$ r2 }: G4 R* J( i9 z4 UJustin Dupre – Has been caught staring at more titties than any other marketer in Thailand. 3 p3 g6 Z! v/ k$ A4 p! C' T% W) E 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!, ^6 v0 B" `5 q+ R y* ]7 ^ Bryn Youngblut – I just love his name. Another once prolific CPA blogger who has vanished, presumably back to Monkey Island whence he came.2 L. y# ?; l1 X" k( j7 C Inside Affiliate – Check out his older posts on PPV. ; ]( f9 @. j5 O: }. y; U! YAffiliate Help – Covers a lot of the basics in an easy-to-read manner.# O5 A7 @' r0 g) v2 |. n. b POF Blog – Advertising on POF? Ben can hook you up with some good strategies.$ E( A* G+ |: o; L O Who Is Andrew Wee? – The kind of guy who seduces affiliates with ice cream and chocolates.; w# c" h' A- X4 N* ^ AM Navigator – Interesting perspective from those managing affiliate programs. ‘How to monetise us pawns…‘1 G4 }+ [7 @) h( x8 _0 W! L Moby Affiliates – One of the few blogs dedicated to mobile affiliate marketing. 7 x! }/ t( H; e* N/ b0 jMob Aff Blog – Another one, written by an angry Russian dude. 0 Z+ A5 B/ y% S5 ?% DAffbuzz – Aggregates the latest CPA news. 3 o( G$ C: W8 H" ?2 g2 z$ U; z Affposts – Like Affbuzz, emphasis on newer posts. 1 x* D/ E" p& z9 c* N' f' `+ r Conversion OptimisationUnBounce – Delicious landing page optimisation tips. ) U' c8 t b3 {4 L! JConversion XL – ‘Extra Lucrative’ conversion advice. 8 s m2 x2 {6 N# |Topping Two Percent – Excellent write-ups, lots of juicy info on how to squeeze the maximum out of your landing pages.% {5 M: K; c9 o/ ] Boost CTR – Light a rocket up the jacksy of your search and social ads. ' n3 J+ s: X* i, n, _4 Y- U2 ~Optimizely – Full of A/B testing examples./ N4 ` r& Q- b Shock Marketer – Consistently good advice, no fluff. 8 R7 o, j& d" B& h" v( b) BConversion Voodoo – Company blog with plenty to say about improving conversions. # i! c+ n' A8 o I6 U; mGeneral MarketingOKTrends – Unmissable insights for anybody working in the dating niche. You need to read this. 6 }# e! k9 H- vKiss Metrics – More data analysis than a marketer can shake his stick at. - }1 ^* z% G" r! xViperChill – One of the most informative Internet Marketing resources on the planet. Featured in the Guardian. 7 a; b% |6 x) }& ]Sugarrae – Impressive collection of straight shooting posts. Covers a spread of Internet Marketing topics.+ d4 s" b& M# ^3 T$ S9 [+ K. o: { Direct Response – One of my favourite direct marketing reads. Don’t just beat the competition; crush it. ) ]' j5 S2 `/ X* L! |' m$ P6 JBlue Hat SEO – Outdated as hell, still an epic read. 5 S5 f w" p! g, |Shoemoney – Love him or hate him, you can’t not know Shoe if you work in this industry. ; L4 @$ ~0 l# P* L, j8 JInside Facebook – Essential reading for the sadists otherwise known as Facebook marketers. : V8 `3 Y( q1 ], J1 `& M D( ZDukeo – Has really come on strong in recent months. Lots of great content for affiliates. 5 u# g; e3 c8 c2 w( b% z( qSkyRocket SEO – One of the few SEO blogs I keep coming back to. {5 D: N2 ]' ` Generation Y Working – Tips on how to survive working from home, from those already surviving it.* b, g, c6 K3 c5 | PPC.org – Tips and tricks for clickety clicks. Heavy focus on Google. + i- g7 p& f$ Y: ?1 n Skimlinks Blog – Regular dollops of advertising industry news. " B3 C9 U3 d% AThink Traffic – Consistently good advice for brand building and traffic swallowing.4 |$ s4 R' f2 Q NetworksThere are so many networks out there. I’m only going to recommend those that I’ve tried personally, or those with near unanimous praise. 3 o) Q; }, C- e9 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.1 s8 b& W& M7 A& X% \' g: @9 d 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.' M, J" I1 t6 f9 ]" m6 ] Convert2Media – Recognized by 500 INC. as one of the fastest growing companies in America.8 s# W, G& H6 Q; t8 @: ~0 c( | 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, C' P" Q9 O5 v( 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. ; B: i& K0 p f7 w& W" W! [0 P F5 Media – Founded by the same guys who brought you the STM Forum, F5 packs a bunch of strong dating offers. - j; B# I& N9 R1 ]' z( ^% A, VMonetise – Promising network with a heavy slant towards UK offers. ) ^9 D1 J$ s6 b( I8 OPeerfly – Strong industry following, popular launch pad network for beginners. 7 H7 k4 a+ a2 g6 q0 QIncent.ly – Owned by Peerfly, dedicated to incentive traffic.9 Q1 ?0 p. A6 x3 s- ] Mundo Media – I haven’t tried them, but I’ve heard good reviews. Mobile seems to be their specialty?) a* }5 z. w8 f0 T Ploose – Good for adult dating and hookup offers.# h- i- {* ?. e& i* f0 J Cupid – Vast selection of dating offers from Cupid.! t! b2 B- a" b2 B& M' Z People Meet – Home to the People Meet brand. Excellent converters.# i( ?( g7 Q8 h Date Connected – Another direct dating/hookup merchant, home to JustHookup. Can you guess which niche I work in? : Z- G4 v+ H! D) O3 L5 G+ ?TraditionalCJ – Known for its shoddy treatment of affiliates, but with so many good offers, you’ll want to join regardless.7 l3 A0 D+ L% U9 z, n: g ShareASale – Much respected Chicago-based network. Large selection of boutique CPS offers. + V5 ?& X) g: x; f LinkShare – Another colossal network. Better support than CJ.! A1 `5 V* w) g, k$ `3 B 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. 1 {# i6 Z7 H1 a" f2 m; h; `1 pAmazon Affiliates – Underrated by CPA affiliates, overrated by everybody else. - X: l& V+ e- F( k0 NGoogle Affiliate Network – Boo the irony. 4 J1 D, L3 i; q! ~, y, [MobileOfferMobi – One of the leading mobile performance networks. ) ^2 k, L* B: T* R7 ^4 z/ B% n Revived Media – Created by the prolific IMGrind team. Dedicated mobile network with great reviews.' [7 Y, |$ i9 R6 \, v8 w* O; P KissMyAds – Mobile affiliate network. Regrettable name for the dinner table?7 B# f- E7 c- r$ `7 f Linking Mobile – UK based, recommended to me. I haven’t tried them.! c( l- b* M. @7 }% ^5 o' b 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 q# P: \; p$ n8 A" PA4U Expo – Popular performance marketing conference, especially in Europe. A bit suity.' Q7 c, A; O) D, u& Y. \/ T1 { ad:tech – Digital marketing conferences scattered all around the globe. Very suity.+ V' ~( t" M* t' M LeadsCon – Vegas/NYC based event dedicated to lead generation. : G. h7 q2 Z! z4 rAM Days – Specialised conference for the management of affiliate programs (aka, how to deal with unprofessional slackers in their underpants).( b% B7 o, H. h& ]7 g, _ 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. : ~; d4 v% k; F2 jSearchGoogle AdWords – Still the King of search PPC. Not an easy dragon for the affiliate to slay. : A3 }$ l4 z0 J p% E/ O' h5 Y Bing Ads – Closest alternative to AdWords. Less booty lashings. % X0 Q: \: c" J, ?% c o" H; d* w7Search – You’ll need to be on your game to find a converter in here. Only troopers hit the green. - s! S; l" q. bSocialFacebook – Hugely competitive. Potential to make you rich. Quickly.# F7 M8 y9 Y( U* _ Twitter Ads – …Good luck. + I) P4 L3 M0 [POF Ads – Target dating users down to the hair color. Saturated but still powerful. - i# {! f+ Q+ ?! |- y G! EAdly – There’s something I find immensely entertaining about the prospect of affiliates soliciting celebrities for their ads. What’s the worst that could happen?+ n. P, V& j+ i9 b8 h" Q* X& Q* N Cubics Adknowledge – Advertise across a selection of over 1200 Facebook apps. 4 V$ @1 i# C3 i7 ?ContextualMedia Traffic – Good PPV network for single opt-in submits and gaming offers.# W8 U* z) @; o, p! y8 G TrafficVance – Highest quality PPV traffic in the business. Requires $1000 deposit.! f; G9 @ E& {2 u Lead Impact – Good starting point for PPV marketers. Lots of room to scale your campaigns.0 B, A' S, L! g: Q DirectCPV – Haven’t tried them but they’re always giving free coupons away. Sign up and make the most? ' h" p$ T8 c5 J4 A" ODisplayAdBlade – Self-serve, popular choice for the CPA affiliate (particularly those who dabble in rebills). ; p3 p, n, u7 |9 X) j m 50onRed – Intext and display ads available. $500 to get started.8 d4 W7 q% \8 o# J& o0 O BuySellAds – Buy direct placements on high profile websites. Easy to use. Tough to find the good spots.) O# W! s3 P3 A7 m0 w3 u& Q Buy Ads – More direct placements. 3 D* q: Z' @) b/ u2 g9 t1 N" TPulse360 – CPC-based with lots of high quality traffic. Expensive. Won’t work on lower payout offers. * z! Y5 e" p. E% T+ O: dengage:BDR – High quality display traffic that you’ll need some budget for. & @$ k. c5 s7 Y% t4 F5 ~: \+ y* W SiteScout – Low risk media-buying entry point for affiliates. Suggest you start here.) e0 w3 u, j2 e) \' U0 i MochiMedia – Great launch pad for newbie affiliates in the gaming niche.4 r1 `6 Q" W+ I! |+ J5 w% [6 s- j/ z Ad2Games – Lots of quality gaming traffic. Heavy German influence. ( E3 S; X r- l h CPM Star – More gaming traffic. Only limited experience with this one, looks decent. 1 I% {8 z( J. x c( p; S9 }+ sJuicy Ads – Incredibly lenient, self-serve adult dating platform. Cheap. Great for learning the ropes. % }7 n% h( u- k& ?Traffic Junky – One of the most popular sources of adult traffic in the world. Big volume. Equal competition. + P2 H$ Q: ]! j1 b) k: ]- l. J- jExoclick – More adult dating by the bucket load. Probably not *quite* as good quality as TJ, but offset by cheaper traffic.1 W$ k, L1 m' T$ } AdBucks – Don’t be fooled by the minimal interface. This adult display source packs a donkey punch. 1 }0 M8 j5 e$ P Z3 w" z3 s! LRetargetingAdRoll – Named the #1 Advertising Company by Inc. Magazine. Growing fast, seems to be everywhere. Oh wait… . V# Z1 }0 p: Q" KRetargeter – Renowned for having one of the best customer service teams in the business. * X) d% G/ l5 y# V6 ^Chango – Specialises in search retargeting rather than site retargeting. * h; g$ H( ]3 i" Q+ }+ I, _MobileAdMob – The daddy of mobile advertising. Now owned by Google. / x; u, |4 i. ~5 C! t& XLeadbolt – Temperamental but popular platform. ) s# B Y% I* ]InMobi – Lots of traffic, not the best interface for a newbie.) e7 S8 H l$ J& Q" o% O! N, V; H Adfonic – Over 100 billion monthly impressions. : r I1 T. ~! O* v2 f$ |& ?AdModa – Has a useful Campaign Planner to help you avoid desolate markets. 5 l" A6 n' y* Y& HJumpTap – Hit and miss customer service, high quality traffic. Worth sticking with.( D0 l. \8 }* F* U& D Search Marketing ToolsSEOMoz – Powerhouse in the SEO world. Monitors your search and social performance for a good price.; w) p5 ?' ~% R" Q& F0 H Open 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. 6 N3 H8 M2 K9 C, V& aSpyfu – Download your competitor’s profitable keywords (then do your damn best to find them). & @1 j, s+ i Y, v# TSEO Book Tools – Useful all-in-one resource covering most of the SEO board. 6 H7 ^1 a; s( B/ M. @3 l Google AdWords Keyword Tool – Don’t live by this tool, but don’t completely ignore it either. Useful when applied in context.' j! @" }1 f3 q( p& T0 g e 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. ' [% C4 ?: _5 B/ _/ ?, c3 B 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. ' i4 e6 r7 K& L vIMGrind – 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 $99/month.2 A3 I$ o1 W2 `3 x2 b; j. y8 _) S The Dojo – New paid addition on the CPA Fix forum. Lifetime access for a one-time payment. ' S" d- A5 H& B7 K" t6 i FreeWickedFire – Where the occasional golden nugget can be found buried between tits, ass and Rick Astley. Generally NSFW.1 F/ s$ N9 o3 z- [% S Affiliates4u – Very active forum, heavy European influence. Better place to network with merchants and product owners than it is to find other affiliates. # j. I: k8 E* x) K: M9 X) r ABestWeb – Largest affiliate marketing forum in the world, with a heavy corporate slant. Where the utterly blind converge with the suited and booted. % C0 y. a% |- c; d! ^* y" jCPA Fix – Mostly focused on CPA marketing, seems to specialise in free traffic sources and generating leads on a budget. 6 G. o0 j) q u, o
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