BlogsCPA* d$ X5 T# ~5 V7 B7 B* }! p FinchSells – Well, hello. 9 e; e, w5 y) ^; ^( V Mr Green – New Zealand’s best (and maybe only?) affiliate marketing blog? 5 [( N. ^9 q3 ~- a9 lIM Grind – Daily Internet Marketing news. Fetish for infographics. * l/ X; g$ f& a. S: b* HAff Helper – Regular contributions from all over the affiliasphere. ' _9 e+ `8 ^: _/ R; g+ |Charles Ngo – Popular affiliate and rightly so. Don’t think he’s ever put out a bad post. 1 S9 ]+ ]/ n9 l2 _; i$ L7 d0 LAdult Media Buying – Man o’ Scandal? You’ll enjoy this. Sound advice for making a filthy dollar. & L b; p6 R2 PPPC.bz – Hilarity, affiliate marketing and… weed porn? 3 m, B( n3 D- tWall of Monitors – The blog of affiliate marketer ‘HeavyT’. Shares more than just his monitors. + y% M, v& K4 @Perform(ance Marketing) Insider – The Daily Mail of affiliate marketing rags. 7 U. `( K0 M6 m6 u3 y) U1 EPerform(ance Marketing) Outsider – Amusing parody, that often manages to be more relevant than the above. ' s9 Z4 {$ C M8 z0 G4 bIPyxel – Lots of tips for getting profitable on Plentyoffish. ! O( e" D, ]; v5 FStackThatMoney – Head straight to the Case Study section.) \3 Y5 Z* v1 \0 W Luke Peerfly – Award winning affiliate manager with a busted brand if he ever leaves Peerfly. 5 G& w. {) o5 v, W( i Nicky Cakes – The blog that got me in to affiliate marketing. No longer updated, some classic reads in the archives. 6 X- |5 n5 L& @, f1 I9 T3 @Aff Playbook Blog – Lots of practical tips, especially useful for PPV marketers.& M+ u6 B' U5 i" S. p: U, L. p Zac Johnson – One of the longest running CPA blogs out there. # A. V% B9 h5 W/ [7 P$ s CTRTard – Helmet wearing CPA dude. Where did he go? 3 M' {- a% a1 OIan Fernando – Travels the world pointing his finger. One of the last remaining active CPA blogs.- C8 r& S) G7 y# x Rohail Rizvi – Affiliate insights and regular ‘earnings reports’ if you need some inspiration. Doesn’t seem to post much these days. t" ?: ]8 |) j! Q6 C Justin Dupre – Has been caught staring at more titties than any other marketer in Thailand. , p, i: h) j4 C7 iRiley Pool – He said he was going to post a new campaign every day, then he disappeared completely. A recurring trend in the affiliate blogosphere! * D3 W: ]* q {. u5 [Bryn Youngblut – I just love his name. Another once prolific CPA blogger who has vanished, presumably back to Monkey Island whence he came.& R( X. V% T% o, g% O: V0 T7 {( N6 p Inside Affiliate – Check out his older posts on PPV. 8 s4 d- h7 T4 s# S) D( \; d/ kAffiliate Help – Covers a lot of the basics in an easy-to-read manner. ! a) g* @& O! }# wPOF Blog – Advertising on POF? Ben can hook you up with some good strategies.+ V, G! }4 X4 s* _& j9 T% q Who Is Andrew Wee? – The kind of guy who seduces affiliates with ice cream and chocolates.; q* L! v" p& [4 |# C8 r AM Navigator – Interesting perspective from those managing affiliate programs. ‘How to monetise us pawns…‘* M- E8 }! H9 s' m; y Moby Affiliates – One of the few blogs dedicated to mobile affiliate marketing., O+ b9 q" W+ ]7 u6 U: u% [& s Mob Aff Blog – Another one, written by an angry Russian dude. 6 N6 R' Z4 W- M6 F1 KAffbuzz – Aggregates the latest CPA news. 9 Y8 q! @ r2 o# d Affposts – Like Affbuzz, emphasis on newer posts. $ C$ K) H* n+ i* bConversion OptimisationUnBounce – Delicious landing page optimisation tips. ' C( g! z" G, M aConversion XL – ‘Extra Lucrative’ conversion advice.. M& Z) _( j8 |; D7 H3 s Topping Two Percent – Excellent write-ups, lots of juicy info on how to squeeze the maximum out of your landing pages.( i) P$ N4 B9 ^( l Boost CTR – Light a rocket up the jacksy of your search and social ads.$ L2 P. H, {9 ?- d+ r6 B Optimizely – Full of A/B testing examples. 2 ]2 J4 _4 P, KShock Marketer – Consistently good advice, no fluff. 5 n/ T5 S- E5 O5 U( ]Conversion Voodoo – Company blog with plenty to say about improving conversions.3 u5 E# t! A9 w0 _0 \7 H General MarketingOKTrends – Unmissable insights for anybody working in the dating niche. You need to read this. $ e. m$ K0 ^7 E- w) k Kiss Metrics – More data analysis than a marketer can shake his stick at. ) o+ i) y' U# _1 B! f8 Q; O9 E6 [ ViperChill – One of the most informative Internet Marketing resources on the planet. Featured in the Guardian. , W2 D6 @$ i; c9 [( pSugarrae – Impressive collection of straight shooting posts. Covers a spread of Internet Marketing topics. 4 G* j2 \6 U0 t* ADirect Response – One of my favourite direct marketing reads. Don’t just beat the competition; crush it. ( R3 a3 p/ p) S d# C Blue Hat SEO – Outdated as hell, still an epic read. ! Z5 J9 h) z6 c1 T% v0 ^ Shoemoney – Love him or hate him, you can’t not know Shoe if you work in this industry. " z d1 ~8 r8 y7 p6 H3 Y* jInside Facebook – Essential reading for the sadists otherwise known as Facebook marketers. 6 x( l1 Q9 H! n4 iDukeo – Has really come on strong in recent months. Lots of great content for affiliates." M; Z1 a' q' Y4 M SkyRocket SEO – One of the few SEO blogs I keep coming back to. , R; l$ L% n. u" W8 P6 o8 `Generation Y Working – Tips on how to survive working from home, from those already surviving it. . [) j- p! l8 l3 oPPC.org – Tips and tricks for clickety clicks. Heavy focus on Google. 8 ^& \; {% w( P: M( tSkimlinks Blog – Regular dollops of advertising industry news. " _2 Q1 O# {1 V" G0 l8 iThink Traffic – Consistently good advice for brand building and traffic swallowing.1 U* f3 F# c' L9 \. W 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. 0 Z7 k3 v* D$ k* d ^# G/ [; _ 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 T! Q# a! o# `; v' w! k) x% Q2 sA4D – 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.$ T* ]- e7 q7 r& i7 [ Convert2Media – Recognized by 500 INC. as one of the fastest growing companies in America.# j5 p4 H& P- I2 r 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* 6 U7 s& W8 P/ Z$ {; F+ o0 OAbove 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. # s5 M' b1 s# m5 ?F5 Media – Founded by the same guys who brought you the STM Forum, F5 packs a bunch of strong dating offers. % L3 p( M. f) G, v9 ^Monetise – Promising network with a heavy slant towards UK offers. - M4 o$ [: j/ o3 o3 l. V% kPeerfly – Strong industry following, popular launch pad network for beginners.1 X6 z# @8 u6 T2 ]' } Incent.ly – Owned by Peerfly, dedicated to incentive traffic.- F4 v" x6 m' X7 S Mundo Media – I haven’t tried them, but I’ve heard good reviews. Mobile seems to be their specialty? 9 y0 H, q/ P: }Ploose – Good for adult dating and hookup offers. ) I5 L! J1 C# J6 }2 t0 GCupid – Vast selection of dating offers from Cupid.$ Y4 D" T4 i! y People Meet – Home to the People Meet brand. Excellent converters. 3 F% H' [9 l {' CDate Connected – Another direct dating/hookup merchant, home to JustHookup. Can you guess which niche I work in? % f1 E3 M. U+ qTraditionalCJ – Known for its shoddy treatment of affiliates, but with so many good offers, you’ll want to join regardless.# }8 @+ ]' w- J# D0 e2 q ShareASale – Much respected Chicago-based network. Large selection of boutique CPS offers. ' D. O- N- d' q% E! _LinkShare – Another colossal network. Better support than CJ. 1 o% I+ |2 \4 B/ f6 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. 0 n7 ^2 c+ n i5 } Amazon Affiliates – Underrated by CPA affiliates, overrated by everybody else. 8 g/ S1 H9 {! D& t& H$ R1 }: i Google Affiliate Network – Boo the irony." B/ b' `2 v6 D, z% @ MobileOfferMobi – One of the leading mobile performance networks. , i; F" [# s z: h2 Q* @" j+ y Revived Media – Created by the prolific IMGrind team. Dedicated mobile network with great reviews.- k8 w3 ^$ X3 j- ]4 Y# d KissMyAds – Mobile affiliate network. Regrettable name for the dinner table?) K' ?. G0 p1 V! x( `& w3 r8 i Linking Mobile – UK based, recommended to me. I haven’t tried them. $ _4 j' O$ W# X# @9 L/ kConferences and MeetupsAffiliate Summit – The premier affiliate marketing conference, where affiliates convene to talk shop and party in strip clubs (or drown in sausage). ( @7 D* X% i! C4 ^9 l0 j- \A4U Expo – Popular performance marketing conference, especially in Europe. A bit suity. 9 ]: e; N+ p; H! Yad:tech – Digital marketing conferences scattered all around the globe. Very suity.- q3 R( N7 _6 p/ ^ LeadsCon – Vegas/NYC based event dedicated to lead generation.8 g9 u- n; a( { G% W AM Days – Specialised conference for the management of affiliate programs (aka, how to deal with unprofessional slackers in their underpants).- Y0 G& w, g! n9 p0 b7 j 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. . k0 X+ l' [5 ]: s% tSearchGoogle AdWords – Still the King of search PPC. Not an easy dragon for the affiliate to slay. ; C4 ^" k9 ~3 \& B, a$ \8 `Bing Ads – Closest alternative to AdWords. Less booty lashings. . q/ ]. j Q, P7 Q' l2 A 7Search – You’ll need to be on your game to find a converter in here. Only troopers hit the green. Q+ C* M) j% Y2 { SocialFacebook – Hugely competitive. Potential to make you rich. Quickly.1 j9 q( C) d6 H5 D5 F Twitter Ads – …Good luck. $ C3 |7 s7 a8 v# P8 [ bPOF Ads – Target dating users down to the hair color. Saturated but still powerful. 5 I5 P+ h! g! I2 L HAdly – There’s something I find immensely entertaining about the prospect of affiliates soliciting celebrities for their ads. What’s the worst that could happen?5 G. _2 v) z0 r6 d# f' W( d7 ]6 ?0 O W Cubics Adknowledge – Advertise across a selection of over 1200 Facebook apps. : D% o# e4 U! C) L0 J( |5 DContextualMedia Traffic – Good PPV network for single opt-in submits and gaming offers. 0 f" k# C' z+ f( w& \! W5 hTrafficVance – Highest quality PPV traffic in the business. Requires $1000 deposit. . o. B* ?$ P. B' |/ i1 iLead Impact – Good starting point for PPV marketers. Lots of room to scale your campaigns.! {7 z1 K- A6 A* U+ `& B2 R) m! Y DirectCPV – Haven’t tried them but they’re always giving free coupons away. Sign up and make the most?" S, ]( O. E! J; q2 Y! D DisplayAdBlade – Self-serve, popular choice for the CPA affiliate (particularly those who dabble in rebills). . X* w8 A- V" p- p" G# t' ^& S50onRed – Intext and display ads available. $500 to get started. 7 ]/ E$ _8 b1 D, z9 C4 d9 `) XBuySellAds – Buy direct placements on high profile websites. Easy to use. Tough to find the good spots.' U7 w( y. c6 | Buy Ads – More direct placements.( C6 s4 X1 E7 {, _ Pulse360 – CPC-based with lots of high quality traffic. Expensive. Won’t work on lower payout offers.4 z8 t2 V: U! u6 D1 \ engage:BDR – High quality display traffic that you’ll need some budget for. & G( A; j5 h( `6 rSiteScout – Low risk media-buying entry point for affiliates. Suggest you start here. ) A6 Y* X* D# }) rMochiMedia – Great launch pad for newbie affiliates in the gaming niche. ) c/ d0 P9 s, A) F3 uAd2Games – Lots of quality gaming traffic. Heavy German influence. * O. m: H2 S( ~( C6 ~ kCPM Star – More gaming traffic. Only limited experience with this one, looks decent. 1 n7 g* |' u1 l' U8 L Juicy Ads – Incredibly lenient, self-serve adult dating platform. Cheap. Great for learning the ropes. 7 r- g5 N! n% U- J3 DTraffic Junky – One of the most popular sources of adult traffic in the world. Big volume. Equal competition. 1 y8 N8 e8 t! YExoclick – More adult dating by the bucket load. Probably not *quite* as good quality as TJ, but offset by cheaper traffic. ' D3 W: q! ^! H5 y3 w, g$ K8 IAdBucks – Don’t be fooled by the minimal interface. This adult display source packs a donkey punch. % F- w( {3 w# W" |* R/ _7 YRetargetingAdRoll – Named the #1 Advertising Company by Inc. Magazine. Growing fast, seems to be everywhere. Oh wait… # r. ~0 F# @6 Y5 L& ORetargeter – Renowned for having one of the best customer service teams in the business. % Y% z1 @, r4 k( D) _ Chango – Specialises in search retargeting rather than site retargeting. 9 d! o* R& e( a' v4 S+ q0 G6 iMobileAdMob – The daddy of mobile advertising. Now owned by Google. " B# V, k! \2 [Leadbolt – Temperamental but popular platform. 3 u S4 p( R& n& T- j! KInMobi – Lots of traffic, not the best interface for a newbie.+ J* F- ? p3 N& V Adfonic – Over 100 billion monthly impressions. % c$ {# |, P! t* tAdModa – Has a useful Campaign Planner to help you avoid desolate markets.! R+ S! `3 S1 F/ H/ `, H# y9 Z: O3 N" D JumpTap – Hit and miss customer service, high quality traffic. Worth sticking with. g m3 h6 o# P+ d/ a( gSearch Marketing ToolsSEOMoz – Powerhouse in the SEO world. Monitors your search and social performance for a good price. . A5 J# e! g* QOpen 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 C% @& k* [6 v6 a7 B0 k: A) r0 KSpyfu – Download your competitor’s profitable keywords (then do your damn best to find them). 6 J5 m6 F! @, z7 `: Q# q0 P7 qSEO Book Tools – Useful all-in-one resource covering most of the SEO board. , U. j+ y# h$ gGoogle AdWords Keyword Tool – Don’t live by this tool, but don’t completely ignore it either. Useful when applied in context. ' h& _, i! m! Y. ]3 u4 c/ PForumsSubscriptionStack 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. 7 @' i. N! s+ G; {% ?/ |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. $ L+ Q* c5 K; Z$ i* l8 G* i- SIMGrind – 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 $99/month. 3 w. x, C. n3 o, N' V3 ]' PThe Dojo – New paid addition on the CPA Fix forum. Lifetime access for a one-time payment. + D( |% ^$ s b: z3 f+ C FreeWickedFire – Where the occasional golden nugget can be found buried between tits, ass and Rick Astley. Generally NSFW.' r: U6 a. t5 t. k6 S n Affiliates4u – Very active forum, heavy European influence. Better place to network with merchants and product owners than it is to find other affiliates. 0 r) Q+ k3 U+ j& V- Y4 t' @ABestWeb – Largest affiliate marketing forum in the world, with a heavy corporate slant. Where the utterly blind converge with the suited and booted. ; B: d2 O7 A, [3 D- Z CPA Fix – Mostly focused on CPA marketing, seems to specialise in free traffic sources and generating leads on a budget. 5 M5 {+ S; `+ E* ?; R" @: d' Q- C% X% S) v8 ~2 G
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