BlogsCPA - @3 C1 b( L, t; \. jFinchSells – Well, hello. # a2 v5 f/ n( K! [8 V& kMr Green – New Zealand’s best (and maybe only?) affiliate marketing blog? ( U; K+ \$ l/ @! X- {- Z% DIM Grind – Daily Internet Marketing news. Fetish for infographics. 8 S1 L6 z! h$ u% {5 w2 ` Aff Helper – Regular contributions from all over the affiliasphere. # r' r) m# O6 Q+ z4 g, VCharles Ngo – Popular affiliate and rightly so. Don’t think he’s ever put out a bad post./ b) B$ `/ q5 r8 v: R: R9 P$ w Adult Media Buying – Man o’ Scandal? You’ll enjoy this. Sound advice for making a filthy dollar.0 t" W9 O4 Q& [/ v& { PPC.bz – Hilarity, affiliate marketing and… weed porn?2 l+ O: r$ D7 {0 ^, ~# q0 {% b6 R Wall of Monitors – The blog of affiliate marketer ‘HeavyT’. Shares more than just his monitors. & F" t' m* |8 v: F' Q0 n! ~ Perform(ance Marketing) Insider – The Daily Mail of affiliate marketing rags. " n# c" W, E! k+ w2 ]9 @ ^7 M0 zPerform(ance Marketing) Outsider – Amusing parody, that often manages to be more relevant than the above. 8 K; v; {, a0 g* e$ wIPyxel – Lots of tips for getting profitable on Plentyoffish. $ q' |' G% U0 N2 Z StackThatMoney – Head straight to the Case Study section.1 k" s- _* p1 |' [& G Luke Peerfly – Award winning affiliate manager with a busted brand if he ever leaves Peerfly. " a5 |7 {6 V8 S) T" i9 P7 |Nicky Cakes – The blog that got me in to affiliate marketing. No longer updated, some classic reads in the archives. . x- E' f# e; _Aff Playbook Blog – Lots of practical tips, especially useful for PPV marketers. 2 R: N5 F7 U- t# f) \5 ~6 B- sZac Johnson – One of the longest running CPA blogs out there. " }( I; G! V5 p! z0 BCTRTard – Helmet wearing CPA dude. Where did he go?8 k9 Q1 i& c9 S& @$ } Ian Fernando – Travels the world pointing his finger. One of the last remaining active CPA blogs. 8 k$ |* n: L! \2 Y9 pRohail Rizvi – Affiliate insights and regular ‘earnings reports’ if you need some inspiration. Doesn’t seem to post much these days. . @9 c, z9 T! ~5 g) N& r* @ Justin Dupre – Has been caught staring at more titties than any other marketer in Thailand. 8 b5 w' ?0 a" ~ w9 D) j 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!! I& d. |8 {' Z" e9 F( t9 p& a4 O Bryn Youngblut – I just love his name. Another once prolific CPA blogger who has vanished, presumably back to Monkey Island whence he came. 2 n2 U* v) D: bInside Affiliate – Check out his older posts on PPV. 1 c7 P1 {; p$ O5 A+ G: X- k$ HAffiliate Help – Covers a lot of the basics in an easy-to-read manner. * |% v, ?: e; D& _: ], \POF Blog – Advertising on POF? Ben can hook you up with some good strategies.3 p1 s# V1 ^8 _, D4 A, w' Y: u Who Is Andrew Wee? – The kind of guy who seduces affiliates with ice cream and chocolates.% w4 u4 \5 E/ o8 P0 w. q AM Navigator – Interesting perspective from those managing affiliate programs. ‘How to monetise us pawns…‘$ \$ r1 i S* u1 R# s( i; O5 } Moby Affiliates – One of the few blogs dedicated to mobile affiliate marketing., R. l$ z# c! m5 C K W Mob Aff Blog – Another one, written by an angry Russian dude.4 i7 @" D# `9 C: b2 P: S& g Affbuzz – Aggregates the latest CPA news. . W* Q4 o# d, ~+ k) P3 G+ f, w. r Affposts – Like Affbuzz, emphasis on newer posts. 2 h* M$ V6 n. |. B/ ^$ o Conversion OptimisationUnBounce – Delicious landing page optimisation tips. 2 o' k: r' O& v; i& h3 P6 qConversion XL – ‘Extra Lucrative’ conversion advice.! }% g# P' k' N2 g Topping Two Percent – Excellent write-ups, lots of juicy info on how to squeeze the maximum out of your landing pages.% U2 [0 v$ T7 ^ m0 F( K- | Boost CTR – Light a rocket up the jacksy of your search and social ads. 2 Y( ~7 v6 H! ~" P' ~) xOptimizely – Full of A/B testing examples. 4 p4 u, s# ?% b: p5 TShock Marketer – Consistently good advice, no fluff. * H+ ^; y: {) |1 J( Z; yConversion Voodoo – Company blog with plenty to say about improving conversions.( ?1 {- k6 J0 C6 K' }6 _0 x/ h0 t+ M General MarketingOKTrends – Unmissable insights for anybody working in the dating niche. You need to read this. ) G2 U# o1 J+ I6 ] Kiss Metrics – More data analysis than a marketer can shake his stick at. . O0 Y: I( J% G* gViperChill – One of the most informative Internet Marketing resources on the planet. Featured in the Guardian. * M3 ~* C. e" U: \ Sugarrae – Impressive collection of straight shooting posts. Covers a spread of Internet Marketing topics.& ]$ y5 P3 T% U! ^: a# U Direct Response – One of my favourite direct marketing reads. Don’t just beat the competition; crush it. " M8 R1 B9 k% \! J0 _ Blue Hat SEO – Outdated as hell, still an epic read. ' D M4 R3 k: i( B. ]: ~! pShoemoney – Love him or hate him, you can’t not know Shoe if you work in this industry.3 q! f2 S2 d4 s) [" s8 c! a Inside Facebook – Essential reading for the sadists otherwise known as Facebook marketers. + \8 _9 y9 q5 [" b S! TDukeo – Has really come on strong in recent months. Lots of great content for affiliates. & V. X1 ?6 q$ F# W# ~6 k" KSkyRocket SEO – One of the few SEO blogs I keep coming back to. . O+ b: O1 Y1 [& SGeneration Y Working – Tips on how to survive working from home, from those already surviving it.# q% C5 w( D7 M PPC.org – Tips and tricks for clickety clicks. Heavy focus on Google. 1 M* ?) b% h3 ~ G Skimlinks Blog – Regular dollops of advertising industry news.2 k: t+ l1 t) V/ [2 z Think Traffic – Consistently good advice for brand building and traffic swallowing.$ }/ _6 n2 Z X, R 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. ( _1 g L0 L: \* d7 U0 T/ |4 D, L sCPAAdsimilis – 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. ' w% g0 E- v- ?6 E* o' [% a5 g: B6 oA4D – 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. : a0 v' g1 ~4 y q0 LConvert2Media – Recognized by 500 INC. as one of the fastest growing companies in America. * P: ^) D3 K; I; \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* " H/ [) E) e& D4 w" O( LAbove 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, x3 K+ t! T' P1 k3 o6 _, N. iF5 Media – Founded by the same guys who brought you the STM Forum, F5 packs a bunch of strong dating offers.* e; H2 C, n" b Monetise – Promising network with a heavy slant towards UK offers. & A r& V) v+ t8 ~! n* P6 h- F7 Y! I Peerfly – Strong industry following, popular launch pad network for beginners.* Y; Z6 F: e+ @3 R Incent.ly – Owned by Peerfly, dedicated to incentive traffic. 9 N9 l1 t, h4 m8 Y7 Y7 H. V" r- ^Mundo Media – I haven’t tried them, but I’ve heard good reviews. Mobile seems to be their specialty? ; F4 n* u P$ |" n( [% p, |Ploose – Good for adult dating and hookup offers. $ G! W' E9 I; O, iCupid – Vast selection of dating offers from Cupid.' n2 S4 M9 K7 h8 s% P* ^ People Meet – Home to the People Meet brand. Excellent converters.% C/ H7 L0 h! g6 |# R3 U% w. p Date Connected – Another direct dating/hookup merchant, home to JustHookup. Can you guess which niche I work in? - |& r3 a4 V$ MTraditionalCJ – Known for its shoddy treatment of affiliates, but with so many good offers, you’ll want to join regardless. + z! N, L! [- r2 d; X C- Q# [ShareASale – Much respected Chicago-based network. Large selection of boutique CPS offers. + F; P8 q0 l- O% Q) WLinkShare – Another colossal network. Better support than CJ.. a( P% u' j5 j# }) L" F, @/ G$ R 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. / s5 N2 S. r4 O/ {& B" V7 m4 Z& v5 ^. uAmazon Affiliates – Underrated by CPA affiliates, overrated by everybody else. : w) R) j5 }$ Y/ y Google Affiliate Network – Boo the irony.8 I7 |* W: U* t1 ]4 o+ R2 z, b' s* i MobileOfferMobi – One of the leading mobile performance networks. * h+ z4 q4 Y0 p7 V5 yRevived Media – Created by the prolific IMGrind team. Dedicated mobile network with great reviews. * o! O, Q& G. m2 q8 fKissMyAds – Mobile affiliate network. Regrettable name for the dinner table?$ q5 z6 z. s3 J u Linking Mobile – UK based, recommended to me. I haven’t tried them. % g0 K2 J( ]; F" qConferences and MeetupsAffiliate Summit – The premier affiliate marketing conference, where affiliates convene to talk shop and party in strip clubs (or drown in sausage). : z9 C7 u3 `9 x5 J5 D( \ A4U Expo – Popular performance marketing conference, especially in Europe. A bit suity.+ h8 c0 x; V8 P) I/ n. A! w ad:tech – Digital marketing conferences scattered all around the globe. Very suity. 9 d3 r6 O. z H5 I* DLeadsCon – Vegas/NYC based event dedicated to lead generation. 7 \) q' f a+ h/ b7 KAM Days – Specialised conference for the management of affiliate programs (aka, how to deal with unprofessional slackers in their underpants). ; e6 k6 W r+ ?9 d& B. L# C( w- [1 W) ?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. ) \$ O9 z$ I( x2 ~SearchGoogle AdWords – Still the King of search PPC. Not an easy dragon for the affiliate to slay. 5 c/ G7 H8 N& g+ s. h2 q+ e2 V/ o) BBing Ads – Closest alternative to AdWords. Less booty lashings. : p, J/ a! A0 S. c( r& y( ]7 \! a7Search – You’ll need to be on your game to find a converter in here. Only troopers hit the green.4 M: B$ `/ [" G, J9 \ SocialFacebook – Hugely competitive. Potential to make you rich. Quickly.$ Z2 h+ p7 r8 I9 r: F Twitter Ads – …Good luck. " \! h- U; ]$ @) s( F9 E! x! mPOF Ads – Target dating users down to the hair color. Saturated but still powerful.% e- ^* t2 H' D% O Q8 b 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? 1 v$ [; }5 n* q/ `, xCubics Adknowledge – Advertise across a selection of over 1200 Facebook apps. & o. R4 Y' q" b ContextualMedia Traffic – Good PPV network for single opt-in submits and gaming offers.8 ]. q8 l$ [: P" N+ z4 D7 o TrafficVance – Highest quality PPV traffic in the business. Requires $1000 deposit. 9 j+ `9 ~, F {, ~* PLead Impact – Good starting point for PPV marketers. Lots of room to scale your campaigns. # ]5 A \7 U' F; r- Y% o( [DirectCPV – Haven’t tried them but they’re always giving free coupons away. Sign up and make the most?+ r* o$ G% e; {. D0 O! R DisplayAdBlade – Self-serve, popular choice for the CPA affiliate (particularly those who dabble in rebills). 7 e* O. o5 h8 Z& F50onRed – Intext and display ads available. $500 to get started. 8 I/ W U! W( t8 `- JBuySellAds – Buy direct placements on high profile websites. Easy to use. Tough to find the good spots.9 }$ b/ p7 U) k2 O# }2 |* q Buy Ads – More direct placements. ( b$ h6 e1 C( |$ f. p+ P' HPulse360 – CPC-based with lots of high quality traffic. Expensive. Won’t work on lower payout offers.! o0 S: Z' J( |+ m) o" n engage:BDR – High quality display traffic that you’ll need some budget for. . u+ X7 s/ n" j: z SiteScout – Low risk media-buying entry point for affiliates. Suggest you start here.# K% j, E1 v; \& A2 T# u MochiMedia – Great launch pad for newbie affiliates in the gaming niche. ' Q" y$ `6 j4 Q2 R$ [4 m1 Y* dAd2Games – Lots of quality gaming traffic. Heavy German influence. ( H& R2 @ n/ w* c" n1 o CPM Star – More gaming traffic. Only limited experience with this one, looks decent. ( Z, E R/ D/ `. ?Juicy Ads – Incredibly lenient, self-serve adult dating platform. Cheap. Great for learning the ropes. * K" J8 b6 {& K& j0 \2 b& C- d: LTraffic Junky – One of the most popular sources of adult traffic in the world. Big volume. Equal competition.+ Q, J$ x! d6 M2 a- Y2 U Exoclick – More adult dating by the bucket load. Probably not *quite* as good quality as TJ, but offset by cheaper traffic.( c( @, b. n" j6 q- L" |5 z AdBucks – Don’t be fooled by the minimal interface. This adult display source packs a donkey punch. + `1 m( o: O4 s2 y: xRetargetingAdRoll – Named the #1 Advertising Company by Inc. Magazine. Growing fast, seems to be everywhere. Oh wait… * @5 Q, W) ^& k4 p# ]7 cRetargeter – Renowned for having one of the best customer service teams in the business. 7 B$ h/ F/ h% a1 E$ t. L Chango – Specialises in search retargeting rather than site retargeting.8 B2 U; b' b. Y MobileAdMob – The daddy of mobile advertising. Now owned by Google. $ g! p1 r; \! X; t p3 SLeadbolt – Temperamental but popular platform. / ]9 u; w2 C4 t$ R3 @; fInMobi – Lots of traffic, not the best interface for a newbie. 2 M& W% h# \4 q, xAdfonic – Over 100 billion monthly impressions. / _* [3 Q+ ]. u$ I& p+ mAdModa – Has a useful Campaign Planner to help you avoid desolate markets.- R8 a- h) f( j8 @6 Z* \' m: b JumpTap – Hit and miss customer service, high quality traffic. Worth sticking with.4 A- }# k2 W& O+ R6 w Search Marketing ToolsSEOMoz – Powerhouse in the SEO world. Monitors your search and social performance for a good price. # F. R6 G- t( S1 f" r8 N# P9 {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. . O- Y/ ?$ k9 N" \Spyfu – Download your competitor’s profitable keywords (then do your damn best to find them). 6 b! Y6 ?2 s- V' _: L- E5 E* ~+ w* HSEO Book Tools – Useful all-in-one resource covering most of the SEO board. * w, i% d, ]0 X2 C* \ Google AdWords Keyword Tool – Don’t live by this tool, but don’t completely ignore it either. Useful when applied in context.1 ?& @$ E# J& @0 [' S8 c+ d 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. ; m) B4 s; I# z; E9 TAffPlaybook – 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.! V' ^2 @! l4 p1 S& L: c7 C8 x) n, e! R 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 $99/month. ) e2 D! Y8 `7 V6 s" M* y( HThe Dojo – New paid addition on the CPA Fix forum. Lifetime access for a one-time payment. 8 S( I& ?# J$ @$ a9 G ^2 H FreeWickedFire – Where the occasional golden nugget can be found buried between tits, ass and Rick Astley. Generally NSFW. & Z' p$ n: R' o9 x3 C( bAffiliates4u – Very active forum, heavy European influence. Better place to network with merchants and product owners than it is to find other affiliates. ) t6 d! a( z/ T S6 P1 p- Y3 M7 ~ ABestWeb – Largest affiliate marketing forum in the world, with a heavy corporate slant. Where the utterly blind converge with the suited and booted. " Z+ v D- E; d+ D4 [+ N+ E! }CPA Fix – Mostly focused on CPA marketing, seems to specialise in free traffic sources and generating leads on a budget. ! }9 k5 n: k" N5 a( m+ m# t v# w& u
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