BlogsCPA 2 v& `6 ?" I0 v6 ]& BFinchSells – Well, hello. $ a* q4 w8 K- ^5 ^( L6 y Mr Green – New Zealand’s best (and maybe only?) affiliate marketing blog? 2 v+ S4 p. Q4 j4 p# P( A6 M. Q, UIM Grind – Daily Internet Marketing news. Fetish for infographics. + _9 s; H/ j4 k2 Q# Q Aff Helper – Regular contributions from all over the affiliasphere. $ H w+ p5 ?3 E, ^" E/ j$ kCharles Ngo – Popular affiliate and rightly so. Don’t think he’s ever put out a bad post. - m9 q5 \2 F9 |Adult Media Buying – Man o’ Scandal? You’ll enjoy this. Sound advice for making a filthy dollar. 1 d, U$ f `& X6 H3 a. @PPC.bz – Hilarity, affiliate marketing and… weed porn?% i' D( T" f, p: _ Wall of Monitors – The blog of affiliate marketer ‘HeavyT’. Shares more than just his monitors. ) m2 A/ p- X% n/ q3 W) w; |, b% v Perform(ance Marketing) Insider – The Daily Mail of affiliate marketing rags. 8 O# x# _0 z0 L! ~/ }, u Perform(ance Marketing) Outsider – Amusing parody, that often manages to be more relevant than the above. 2 R5 D; F. s5 P9 IIPyxel – Lots of tips for getting profitable on Plentyoffish. * b5 P* a5 D$ gStackThatMoney – Head straight to the Case Study section./ I1 N6 k7 t. e" a2 g3 E: I Luke Peerfly – Award winning affiliate manager with a busted brand if he ever leaves Peerfly. - x! x+ m& ^5 X3 _6 H3 Q Nicky Cakes – The blog that got me in to affiliate marketing. No longer updated, some classic reads in the archives. 3 o1 G( ~' c/ m9 dAff Playbook Blog – Lots of practical tips, especially useful for PPV marketers.5 K( y" Q8 U* [$ O, h Zac Johnson – One of the longest running CPA blogs out there. ; D" y' Z" ]' Q& C" E4 ^CTRTard – Helmet wearing CPA dude. Where did he go?* y/ x2 l( U/ X4 L. L! V. i Ian Fernando – Travels the world pointing his finger. One of the last remaining active CPA blogs. ) X8 J6 C7 i0 Z+ _ b8 hRohail Rizvi – Affiliate insights and regular ‘earnings reports’ if you need some inspiration. Doesn’t seem to post much these days. 7 e! X5 h% F7 a. J! `, @) Z Justin Dupre – Has been caught staring at more titties than any other marketer in Thailand. ! Z s9 J- d: A: K+ t5 y 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!9 ~6 X( S6 L$ s3 U Bryn Youngblut – I just love his name. Another once prolific CPA blogger who has vanished, presumably back to Monkey Island whence he came.. W+ Z. J! s! a* M7 \, g Inside Affiliate – Check out his older posts on PPV.3 b3 t( V! a" K+ S: X9 z Affiliate Help – Covers a lot of the basics in an easy-to-read manner. & I5 b! D9 a/ @% U6 k4 n& VPOF Blog – Advertising on POF? Ben can hook you up with some good strategies.! ~# \8 h$ W& o: a8 M- B Who Is Andrew Wee? – The kind of guy who seduces affiliates with ice cream and chocolates.' a6 F# ^5 C( m4 z7 i& u AM Navigator – Interesting perspective from those managing affiliate programs. ‘How to monetise us pawns…‘1 {2 t+ e1 k, q2 d Z; f4 a7 l Moby Affiliates – One of the few blogs dedicated to mobile affiliate marketing.$ v( o: z2 @' E Mob Aff Blog – Another one, written by an angry Russian dude.7 L$ r) k' r2 W' ^6 G! W Affbuzz – Aggregates the latest CPA news. + [4 v( X {6 `8 E" pAffposts – Like Affbuzz, emphasis on newer posts. * C7 J3 P) R1 h. g eConversion OptimisationUnBounce – Delicious landing page optimisation tips. " w4 R0 O% k, E! t# N, WConversion XL – ‘Extra Lucrative’ conversion advice.7 `9 n8 m9 [7 t ~; Q8 b7 i9 Z/ t Topping Two Percent – Excellent write-ups, lots of juicy info on how to squeeze the maximum out of your landing pages. 4 l4 h! Y1 k4 C( @% WBoost CTR – Light a rocket up the jacksy of your search and social ads. $ I+ N8 D. i- Y8 u7 x8 HOptimizely – Full of A/B testing examples.) q* J7 R$ _/ P, c: K9 k Shock Marketer – Consistently good advice, no fluff. * V3 O- L7 k% i4 `. n. n Conversion Voodoo – Company blog with plenty to say about improving conversions. 2 _9 M7 b1 k7 o7 pGeneral MarketingOKTrends – Unmissable insights for anybody working in the dating niche. You need to read this. " i m B) }# `+ B' b) a Kiss Metrics – More data analysis than a marketer can shake his stick at. + V4 j& t1 r: H ViperChill – One of the most informative Internet Marketing resources on the planet. Featured in the Guardian. $ c3 n5 j) F$ T9 z Sugarrae – Impressive collection of straight shooting posts. Covers a spread of Internet Marketing topics. 8 y( Y5 E2 k0 T% eDirect Response – One of my favourite direct marketing reads. Don’t just beat the competition; crush it. 0 [6 A6 b# t( G @) X; U: T8 ]* D Blue Hat SEO – Outdated as hell, still an epic read. + x0 Q" C8 _- V5 d1 x7 jShoemoney – Love him or hate him, you can’t not know Shoe if you work in this industry." _ h/ K. Q# Z/ D+ f! E& P; g Inside Facebook – Essential reading for the sadists otherwise known as Facebook marketers. & t6 h6 F9 s, e. l8 l; U! @; c1 nDukeo – Has really come on strong in recent months. Lots of great content for affiliates.! k$ d Y* Z2 a1 M4 Z. y# N SkyRocket SEO – One of the few SEO blogs I keep coming back to.& h+ d! P* R/ }. l% ~2 r+ B m Generation Y Working – Tips on how to survive working from home, from those already surviving it.; o: Q$ k+ M) D PPC.org – Tips and tricks for clickety clicks. Heavy focus on Google. ! G) U6 T2 R7 e3 H, y- m* _Skimlinks Blog – Regular dollops of advertising industry news. " R6 o" c+ q0 j g* a* f' yThink Traffic – Consistently good advice for brand building and traffic swallowing.) Y; D4 l& _8 h7 G; F 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. ) |" E6 |5 r, N. `* Z2 @. [0 XCPAAdsimilis – 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.: g9 }( q( `! A) Y% ` 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.3 B7 ]5 r1 n& E0 ?8 L5 Y Convert2Media – Recognized by 500 INC. as one of the fastest growing companies in America.+ V9 c n3 G/ ~/ Z# 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* ! g/ O+ h. T6 A& c w, g2 K4 n6 F8 iAbove 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. ) {" f, A4 S2 R: B/ @8 T F5 Media – Founded by the same guys who brought you the STM Forum, F5 packs a bunch of strong dating offers. 1 l2 a% p; W; L% t2 @0 t' |Monetise – Promising network with a heavy slant towards UK offers. Q+ H- y* z* W0 ^2 Y! `4 _+ vPeerfly – Strong industry following, popular launch pad network for beginners.( d; X8 k/ p8 R' t4 j, _ Incent.ly – Owned by Peerfly, dedicated to incentive traffic.8 {; z0 Q; d h( [ Mundo Media – I haven’t tried them, but I’ve heard good reviews. Mobile seems to be their specialty?2 A3 x% M4 e* ]3 a Ploose – Good for adult dating and hookup offers., n4 |* S+ R1 E6 Q3 ^ Cupid – Vast selection of dating offers from Cupid. * u6 B( e% v8 X! n7 qPeople Meet – Home to the People Meet brand. Excellent converters.* ^& k# k& M) |5 X, F2 b, X Date Connected – Another direct dating/hookup merchant, home to JustHookup. Can you guess which niche I work in?6 e9 k+ F! m6 m0 o5 O TraditionalCJ – Known for its shoddy treatment of affiliates, but with so many good offers, you’ll want to join regardless.# K* B, s% a; O ShareASale – Much respected Chicago-based network. Large selection of boutique CPS offers. 2 V$ d5 f4 s, ^. e# `& o LinkShare – Another colossal network. Better support than CJ. ( g( \4 w# e1 N/ O6 Q2 L! D9 {! t( @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. $ D2 R9 _/ w! L! u3 t Amazon Affiliates – Underrated by CPA affiliates, overrated by everybody else. % a3 A% H+ I3 L2 z/ AGoogle Affiliate Network – Boo the irony.8 w2 y: D" Y q1 L- S& f) F# X MobileOfferMobi – One of the leading mobile performance networks. 1 F+ o* u! W) y' }$ I/ IRevived Media – Created by the prolific IMGrind team. Dedicated mobile network with great reviews.# f+ I& ]0 [8 a: M2 \ KissMyAds – Mobile affiliate network. Regrettable name for the dinner table?- u, @6 m {8 R+ A Linking Mobile – UK based, recommended to me. I haven’t tried them.- p# I" i9 X# J4 s v Conferences and MeetupsAffiliate Summit – The premier affiliate marketing conference, where affiliates convene to talk shop and party in strip clubs (or drown in sausage). ( o3 k0 Z7 `2 n/ m( o8 j A4U Expo – Popular performance marketing conference, especially in Europe. A bit suity. . M& }; n6 w7 {9 I! p0 d5 U3 G# J' t6 qad:tech – Digital marketing conferences scattered all around the globe. Very suity. 4 x0 J" \6 }$ [LeadsCon – Vegas/NYC based event dedicated to lead generation. 4 a' I8 N+ P- y) R4 E% o6 XAM Days – Specialised conference for the management of affiliate programs (aka, how to deal with unprofessional slackers in their underpants).3 f1 _; H3 J* Q, u 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. 1 |: t, N7 t1 P4 B2 KSearchGoogle AdWords – Still the King of search PPC. Not an easy dragon for the affiliate to slay. " j5 D. T: ^ g- _Bing Ads – Closest alternative to AdWords. Less booty lashings. ' D" k d1 D9 m; _1 B# n7Search – You’ll need to be on your game to find a converter in here. Only troopers hit the green." n: Y5 l9 z9 q/ h3 P( n SocialFacebook – Hugely competitive. Potential to make you rich. Quickly. % k; u$ m1 p L5 W) U' VTwitter Ads – …Good luck. 9 O7 Q. f/ r) _. f0 J5 c6 xPOF Ads – Target dating users down to the hair color. Saturated but still powerful. * I: _$ w3 c, v! A! LAdly – 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 t( D- `& R3 S; C' B* XCubics Adknowledge – Advertise across a selection of over 1200 Facebook apps. " x/ `6 ?7 S' Y* u$ @ContextualMedia Traffic – Good PPV network for single opt-in submits and gaming offers. % k$ C7 O7 P) Q6 y4 X, STrafficVance – Highest quality PPV traffic in the business. Requires $1000 deposit. ; x6 A) Q- o! S& ]5 D2 {Lead Impact – Good starting point for PPV marketers. Lots of room to scale your campaigns. ) |# z7 Q7 E3 g9 S: YDirectCPV – Haven’t tried them but they’re always giving free coupons away. Sign up and make the most? 2 c' J3 T6 Z0 n: C( QDisplayAdBlade – Self-serve, popular choice for the CPA affiliate (particularly those who dabble in rebills). 0 ^8 d4 g3 K$ H: Z+ o 50onRed – Intext and display ads available. $500 to get started. , j( D) d2 v! y- M5 H3 w6 q8 UBuySellAds – Buy direct placements on high profile websites. Easy to use. Tough to find the good spots. & C1 D6 c1 D6 A0 k% u1 P! NBuy Ads – More direct placements.; ^! l6 X/ ]8 ~0 E Pulse360 – CPC-based with lots of high quality traffic. Expensive. Won’t work on lower payout offers.# q; t0 u' ~7 s1 z v engage:BDR – High quality display traffic that you’ll need some budget for. * e5 {) R& e/ v8 V/ v* F% ASiteScout – Low risk media-buying entry point for affiliates. Suggest you start here. & m% r, `7 T1 u7 Q2 p4 D/ @MochiMedia – Great launch pad for newbie affiliates in the gaming niche.3 r {- T" j+ ]' @3 Q0 L Ad2Games – Lots of quality gaming traffic. Heavy German influence. 9 C |. ]0 w$ a CPM Star – More gaming traffic. Only limited experience with this one, looks decent. 1 g! K; |8 ~7 }4 Z3 r Juicy Ads – Incredibly lenient, self-serve adult dating platform. Cheap. Great for learning the ropes.- i: E" `$ H4 }( ~& F0 S Traffic Junky – One of the most popular sources of adult traffic in the world. Big volume. Equal competition. 6 ?) j6 V. U& J! NExoclick – More adult dating by the bucket load. Probably not *quite* as good quality as TJ, but offset by cheaper traffic.2 t# X/ @) C2 Z2 A3 D# W$ p AdBucks – Don’t be fooled by the minimal interface. This adult display source packs a donkey punch. & @' P, M0 Q3 N7 p- P; } RetargetingAdRoll – Named the #1 Advertising Company by Inc. Magazine. Growing fast, seems to be everywhere. Oh wait…7 s T+ ?: U+ S; t% C+ [! u Retargeter – Renowned for having one of the best customer service teams in the business. + i, h0 y ?0 P5 ^$ cChango – Specialises in search retargeting rather than site retargeting. - [( Y" | m$ L8 o9 KMobileAdMob – The daddy of mobile advertising. Now owned by Google.- a0 [4 L4 @- u* l, Y Leadbolt – Temperamental but popular platform. & h1 Y0 p- d" {6 X+ OInMobi – Lots of traffic, not the best interface for a newbie. 3 m* ^ }7 ?( K" o3 \4 p6 r- hAdfonic – Over 100 billion monthly impressions." m. \. m2 c1 A; A1 D' B- z, B AdModa – Has a useful Campaign Planner to help you avoid desolate markets.$ W$ B# J7 u1 O2 c! D3 ~0 { JumpTap – Hit and miss customer service, high quality traffic. Worth sticking with. 4 `5 H/ T) \% W/ b8 i% QSearch Marketing ToolsSEOMoz – Powerhouse in the SEO world. Monitors your search and social performance for a good price.+ C- S8 Y" @: y0 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. - K( K; D9 u- U+ M$ g, `Spyfu – Download your competitor’s profitable keywords (then do your damn best to find them). ]2 s4 J$ h' r0 O7 l+ ` SEO Book Tools – Useful all-in-one resource covering most of the SEO board. ( o* `! z% Q f) W$ TGoogle AdWords Keyword Tool – Don’t live by this tool, but don’t completely ignore it either. Useful when applied in context.& j, r3 a' D& b" W! l+ t# Q4 i 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. 3 S' r' |" e* V" X6 ~% DAffPlaybook – 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 $67/month.; g+ h$ o1 G, c 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 $99/month.8 x: k3 a+ a) Y3 x The Dojo – New paid addition on the CPA Fix forum. Lifetime access for a one-time payment. ( U6 k) U/ v" B7 dFreeWickedFire – Where the occasional golden nugget can be found buried between tits, ass and Rick Astley. Generally NSFW./ G2 t8 V* R9 ]+ L6 E- F- B Affiliates4u – Very active forum, heavy European influence. Better place to network with merchants and product owners than it is to find other affiliates. 3 U- ?, |& r/ L. \4 _ ABestWeb – Largest affiliate marketing forum in the world, with a heavy corporate slant. Where the utterly blind converge with the suited and booted. 5 E! G; ^) b; K% d- Z CPA Fix – Mostly focused on CPA marketing, seems to specialise in free traffic sources and generating leads on a budget. 5 u0 k+ d5 L9 A2 s5 I$ R4 } 8 C7 C6 }- Y Q d& Y
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