BlogsCPA" a- E$ S' r0 h FinchSells – Well, hello. % q: ~( c$ l4 Q) p' ^8 I! f) [ Mr Green – New Zealand’s best (and maybe only?) affiliate marketing blog? / d6 F, ~! a* f7 XIM Grind – Daily Internet Marketing news. Fetish for infographics. ) D T& e6 Z/ B7 `0 I! P: Z& CAff Helper – Regular contributions from all over the affiliasphere. : K& S! A+ Q7 H' m2 Z" A Charles Ngo – Popular affiliate and rightly so. Don’t think he’s ever put out a bad post.1 q" u6 _. z9 I& Y$ B/ l4 | Adult Media Buying – Man o’ Scandal? You’ll enjoy this. Sound advice for making a filthy dollar.% N7 o* N: j( i! p! B: C8 ^4 ` PPC.bz – Hilarity, affiliate marketing and… weed porn? 5 v' [) P# H/ m' l1 M% v3 L3 AWall of Monitors – The blog of affiliate marketer ‘HeavyT’. Shares more than just his monitors. 7 ~$ p; m9 Y: [Perform(ance Marketing) Insider – The Daily Mail of affiliate marketing rags. 9 p' P B4 r; H; lPerform(ance Marketing) Outsider – Amusing parody, that often manages to be more relevant than the above. / E( ^$ ~1 N3 QIPyxel – Lots of tips for getting profitable on Plentyoffish. 1 ~/ x2 X, @) E: c StackThatMoney – Head straight to the Case Study section.# d I, m/ M" ~ Luke Peerfly – Award winning affiliate manager with a busted brand if he ever leaves Peerfly. % e4 N9 Q0 [/ h2 l' j Nicky Cakes – The blog that got me in to affiliate marketing. No longer updated, some classic reads in the archives. 5 I4 t3 S; H+ p Aff Playbook Blog – Lots of practical tips, especially useful for PPV marketers. Y# [$ }9 `# C6 X9 B' A Zac Johnson – One of the longest running CPA blogs out there. - L8 |3 f: F4 f0 l- W( g ^CTRTard – Helmet wearing CPA dude. Where did he go?- ~3 ]& B/ q' T5 K* q1 } Ian Fernando – Travels the world pointing his finger. One of the last remaining active CPA blogs. 6 [# }2 s! V8 [- R; j: Y( dRohail Rizvi – Affiliate insights and regular ‘earnings reports’ if you need some inspiration. Doesn’t seem to post much these days. % C9 U0 }# x0 C5 S8 X+ Y( Y Justin Dupre – Has been caught staring at more titties than any other marketer in Thailand. 7 z% ]5 }$ j. K" R6 k 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!7 E* s5 m- m# l# R+ b& B Bryn Youngblut – I just love his name. Another once prolific CPA blogger who has vanished, presumably back to Monkey Island whence he came. # Q, M$ q' h! a% }2 p+ I3 u% P3 bInside Affiliate – Check out his older posts on PPV. , X* u4 K' A/ [: m5 sAffiliate Help – Covers a lot of the basics in an easy-to-read manner.7 ]5 I4 R M) z3 s9 Y t0 I POF Blog – Advertising on POF? Ben can hook you up with some good strategies. : J, t4 M1 S9 y* {: \1 o( `9 {Who Is Andrew Wee? – The kind of guy who seduces affiliates with ice cream and chocolates. : |8 W4 L! v" I2 fAM Navigator – Interesting perspective from those managing affiliate programs. ‘How to monetise us pawns…‘ 5 C8 i' F$ R% l: S, S0 p1 XMoby Affiliates – One of the few blogs dedicated to mobile affiliate marketing.3 w+ h' Y Y9 C3 |, v R Mob Aff Blog – Another one, written by an angry Russian dude.4 n9 C9 B; U4 G; n Affbuzz – Aggregates the latest CPA news. . O# y; H! Z% j; Q/ }4 K! gAffposts – Like Affbuzz, emphasis on newer posts. - t2 C; W% v+ G$ |+ K9 q0 pConversion OptimisationUnBounce – Delicious landing page optimisation tips. 5 {+ Z) e! N: A Conversion XL – ‘Extra Lucrative’ conversion advice. + d8 ?" n. _* J/ k3 W- d0 M7 ^Topping Two Percent – Excellent write-ups, lots of juicy info on how to squeeze the maximum out of your landing pages. [9 P. P8 `& b$ \ Boost CTR – Light a rocket up the jacksy of your search and social ads.' H- ~8 E/ T, I Optimizely – Full of A/B testing examples. $ ~. U. m. c) v( gShock Marketer – Consistently good advice, no fluff. & B* n7 C& ^* S+ C* k0 W Conversion Voodoo – Company blog with plenty to say about improving conversions.1 z6 ~2 K& c( g3 \- i- l G4 ]" V General MarketingOKTrends – Unmissable insights for anybody working in the dating niche. You need to read this. ( T9 s' w$ ^7 q" [( Y& X, V Kiss Metrics – More data analysis than a marketer can shake his stick at. ' d: O& t0 ]; `# n ViperChill – One of the most informative Internet Marketing resources on the planet. Featured in the Guardian. # x. f6 ~; T( K* | Sugarrae – Impressive collection of straight shooting posts. Covers a spread of Internet Marketing topics.' J& L" Q, x. {& I Direct Response – One of my favourite direct marketing reads. Don’t just beat the competition; crush it. ( }$ f" b9 U6 a& M8 g: ^5 ZBlue Hat SEO – Outdated as hell, still an epic read. + `% H3 x: R; u' E Shoemoney – Love him or hate him, you can’t not know Shoe if you work in this industry.0 H# E, d& i$ v/ ^8 V) D, j* _3 A8 { Inside Facebook – Essential reading for the sadists otherwise known as Facebook marketers. # r! g# D! x9 n+ w4 F; q3 ?1 HDukeo – Has really come on strong in recent months. Lots of great content for affiliates. 2 c. a* `$ K: q* fSkyRocket SEO – One of the few SEO blogs I keep coming back to.) g; m" u7 l: m9 N) W2 w Generation Y Working – Tips on how to survive working from home, from those already surviving it. $ E4 O4 Z* U3 }) y, A. LPPC.org – Tips and tricks for clickety clicks. Heavy focus on Google. : X! T! K- t8 G* t* eSkimlinks Blog – Regular dollops of advertising industry news. & [5 {) K( y' DThink Traffic – Consistently good advice for brand building and traffic swallowing. , n: l% n, J9 D( B* NNetworksThere are so many networks out there. I’m only going to recommend those that I’ve tried personally, or those with near unanimous praise. # n% J* G; d; CCPAAdsimilis – 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. 4 y9 ]' _0 h" [7 y3 Z& lA4D – 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.* g1 e! X3 m% j( \ Convert2Media – Recognized by 500 INC. as one of the fastest growing companies in America. 8 \( X" N$ Z, a" U" L6 uNeverblue – Tons of great mobile offers, and one of the rare few genuinely ‘international’ networks. Made my first ever CPA commission with Neverblue. *le sniffle* ) z( N# V# X G, w$ R" K! P! \% wAbove 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. ( @; \+ u! c- j& a3 |7 F% rF5 Media – Founded by the same guys who brought you the STM Forum, F5 packs a bunch of strong dating offers.* N! J- k/ w% V1 `. l Monetise – Promising network with a heavy slant towards UK offers. . x8 S6 V9 N5 D# m8 @Peerfly – Strong industry following, popular launch pad network for beginners.& G& Q* {4 M; m( P) v# Q Incent.ly – Owned by Peerfly, dedicated to incentive traffic. * k: q: ]4 ~8 u U0 A& ~Mundo Media – I haven’t tried them, but I’ve heard good reviews. Mobile seems to be their specialty? 5 H# R0 F, z* j! [! ?6 Z+ `Ploose – Good for adult dating and hookup offers.0 }/ R/ p5 T& c( i Cupid – Vast selection of dating offers from Cupid.' q) }) [3 I3 j! y People Meet – Home to the People Meet brand. Excellent converters. 6 E- w1 [" J \2 ]Date Connected – Another direct dating/hookup merchant, home to JustHookup. Can you guess which niche I work in? $ W$ h0 c8 @ M7 e1 Q1 Q8 Q4 `TraditionalCJ – Known for its shoddy treatment of affiliates, but with so many good offers, you’ll want to join regardless. 7 y" J( _4 b8 H: X' e0 |! BShareASale – Much respected Chicago-based network. Large selection of boutique CPS offers. 1 q% o8 F" x8 Z. t/ B LinkShare – Another colossal network. Better support than CJ." \ B& n4 r. @8 O" ]$ D3 U6 I* 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. ( x$ n4 g, Q, a: e- G. v# |% w Amazon Affiliates – Underrated by CPA affiliates, overrated by everybody else. 7 _" T1 D9 B9 q5 _7 U" J/ u, x+ L0 ] Google Affiliate Network – Boo the irony.$ S1 x) k5 {+ \/ |3 ?, ]4 T MobileOfferMobi – One of the leading mobile performance networks. ' o; x5 s0 j* e9 hRevived Media – Created by the prolific IMGrind team. Dedicated mobile network with great reviews. ?. G- Q# _* G4 M9 ^$ B KissMyAds – Mobile affiliate network. Regrettable name for the dinner table? : o, Z+ Q5 @" P$ p" w: m& |3 SLinking Mobile – UK based, recommended to me. I haven’t tried them. 3 C' {# ?: M# I4 mConferences and MeetupsAffiliate Summit – The premier affiliate marketing conference, where affiliates convene to talk shop and party in strip clubs (or drown in sausage). + R$ A' Z; O3 _+ [1 H6 DA4U Expo – Popular performance marketing conference, especially in Europe. A bit suity.* U) _4 U; s0 o6 Q' _ ad:tech – Digital marketing conferences scattered all around the globe. Very suity." r a6 n) w4 S* O: o" {6 u LeadsCon – Vegas/NYC based event dedicated to lead generation.. t) w: U3 z; x! W, d3 O! k AM Days – Specialised conference for the management of affiliate programs (aka, how to deal with unprofessional slackers in their underpants).3 H6 a: S/ f3 m6 y$ z4 | 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 V$ t' c1 u9 l# A; _. E! @SearchGoogle AdWords – Still the King of search PPC. Not an easy dragon for the affiliate to slay. ) u2 P a( N9 w j- i Bing Ads – Closest alternative to AdWords. Less booty lashings. 0 A3 k- J; j5 h ^7Search – You’ll need to be on your game to find a converter in here. Only troopers hit the green.# u m6 L9 [% }, h1 m SocialFacebook – Hugely competitive. Potential to make you rich. Quickly.. {8 w3 y$ ?; w1 ~& N* S4 x Twitter Ads – …Good luck. 1 d' n3 p) t2 Q& S2 S( gPOF Ads – Target dating users down to the hair color. Saturated but still powerful., E* M" R6 n4 `8 @& Q, a5 z1 _ Adly – There’s something I find immensely entertaining about the prospect of affiliates soliciting celebrities for their ads. What’s the worst that could happen? 9 i: X6 h3 O# G; u4 V3 {Cubics Adknowledge – Advertise across a selection of over 1200 Facebook apps. 0 s/ _" r% @3 W' h ContextualMedia Traffic – Good PPV network for single opt-in submits and gaming offers.. D- z2 S# O. z TrafficVance – Highest quality PPV traffic in the business. Requires $1000 deposit.. W) I9 M ^) k9 z p+ } Lead Impact – Good starting point for PPV marketers. Lots of room to scale your campaigns. ( K6 _: l1 h, p; JDirectCPV – Haven’t tried them but they’re always giving free coupons away. Sign up and make the most? " X8 k3 F7 O8 @, L9 ?DisplayAdBlade – Self-serve, popular choice for the CPA affiliate (particularly those who dabble in rebills). . f, p) T6 P( A6 ~2 I1 ?/ x2 L- o 50onRed – Intext and display ads available. $500 to get started./ `8 |/ o, a+ i) u/ u* P5 r/ t BuySellAds – Buy direct placements on high profile websites. Easy to use. Tough to find the good spots.2 W6 k* \- O% ^7 g Buy Ads – More direct placements. 4 K) j2 p0 `2 y7 S0 pPulse360 – CPC-based with lots of high quality traffic. Expensive. Won’t work on lower payout offers.0 ]3 M2 U8 z; b7 a engage:BDR – High quality display traffic that you’ll need some budget for. 2 x+ U9 r5 @. t& D6 V8 ] SiteScout – Low risk media-buying entry point for affiliates. Suggest you start here. * ^5 @* g3 a1 N7 fMochiMedia – Great launch pad for newbie affiliates in the gaming niche. / y- u, @3 q8 d1 AAd2Games – Lots of quality gaming traffic. Heavy German influence. ) B1 H1 Y2 \; _% R, {7 H+ y+ }; WCPM Star – More gaming traffic. Only limited experience with this one, looks decent. & E7 j y% `! `: [' X# [' G Juicy Ads – Incredibly lenient, self-serve adult dating platform. Cheap. Great for learning the ropes.9 B5 E1 f* i2 ^' u1 d6 p Traffic Junky – One of the most popular sources of adult traffic in the world. Big volume. Equal competition.7 ~, R, r I5 m5 s: g$ B V' d$ R" y( M Exoclick – More adult dating by the bucket load. Probably not *quite* as good quality as TJ, but offset by cheaper traffic.$ K5 M D1 ~. l' i; o$ V8 e AdBucks – Don’t be fooled by the minimal interface. This adult display source packs a donkey punch. : z7 f' C, p: x' M6 T d+ ^ RetargetingAdRoll – Named the #1 Advertising Company by Inc. Magazine. Growing fast, seems to be everywhere. Oh wait… / A3 U/ J0 X# Q4 b$ J; @2 dRetargeter – Renowned for having one of the best customer service teams in the business. & x+ H+ \5 @ ~% }, S; H Chango – Specialises in search retargeting rather than site retargeting. & \& ^6 e( ~3 pMobileAdMob – The daddy of mobile advertising. Now owned by Google.. ?: r# J! e8 A" H Leadbolt – Temperamental but popular platform.( @( I* Q3 Q( X8 Y5 ^ InMobi – Lots of traffic, not the best interface for a newbie.; ]6 d7 F6 z7 L$ k5 v/ \! n* { Adfonic – Over 100 billion monthly impressions. " _1 r/ G; b$ }# UAdModa – Has a useful Campaign Planner to help you avoid desolate markets.6 u) ~5 J( S, n' E: K; c JumpTap – Hit and miss customer service, high quality traffic. Worth sticking with. . d3 ]3 V% ]- e1 d9 W H* dSearch Marketing ToolsSEOMoz – Powerhouse in the SEO world. Monitors your search and social performance for a good price. + A( ]0 t4 V. T) H s8 N/ oOpen 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. ' @8 G7 a( | a/ _9 f0 [% E Spyfu – Download your competitor’s profitable keywords (then do your damn best to find them). . N$ n1 f& b6 v! n) v: g% t SEO Book Tools – Useful all-in-one resource covering most of the SEO board. 1 n6 B! G i, f7 J; S0 UGoogle AdWords Keyword Tool – Don’t live by this tool, but don’t completely ignore it either. Useful when applied in context.& c1 ]9 q- G3 u7 a% R v# J 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. ) A; H; Z+ i8 RAffPlaybook – 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. R, n+ _; A3 D3 _4 W- k& \ 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 $99/month. 2 @9 m0 A) h2 X! S/ i( IThe Dojo – New paid addition on the CPA Fix forum. Lifetime access for a one-time payment. 7 [+ H% w6 W4 f8 |+ }. ^) J0 XFreeWickedFire – Where the occasional golden nugget can be found buried between tits, ass and Rick Astley. Generally NSFW.# C8 v" Y% c1 g4 G Affiliates4u – Very active forum, heavy European influence. Better place to network with merchants and product owners than it is to find other affiliates. + X) S( F; V. l ABestWeb – Largest affiliate marketing forum in the world, with a heavy corporate slant. Where the utterly blind converge with the suited and booted. 8 v! O% A; p/ J* R }CPA Fix – Mostly focused on CPA marketing, seems to specialise in free traffic sources and generating leads on a budget. 8 i- N& r( u- Z$ H1 G/ A+ ?
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