BlogsCPA; ?! A0 ]1 L/ Q! u( H; r FinchSells – Well, hello. 4 a4 }! ], j2 ?: i. D Mr Green – New Zealand’s best (and maybe only?) affiliate marketing blog? ' n4 }: u: t9 E/ l$ {! {IM Grind – Daily Internet Marketing news. Fetish for infographics. 3 e! r; |- n4 ?& r1 D% fAff Helper – Regular contributions from all over the affiliasphere. 3 W4 [7 z) Q8 X3 t8 q0 dCharles Ngo – Popular affiliate and rightly so. Don’t think he’s ever put out a bad post. + p8 U6 g" o$ a9 q7 }' s% [+ LAdult Media Buying – Man o’ Scandal? You’ll enjoy this. Sound advice for making a filthy dollar.6 s1 M% N4 |0 ]/ i C3 A& w PPC.bz – Hilarity, affiliate marketing and… weed porn? + j, a! p/ I/ J# T+ T/ z+ F1 x* qWall of Monitors – The blog of affiliate marketer ‘HeavyT’. Shares more than just his monitors. - @5 g- H5 z9 h* W& y/ |" k2 z4 Y! EPerform(ance Marketing) Insider – The Daily Mail of affiliate marketing rags. - H' e/ E) S% y" q+ U. tPerform(ance Marketing) Outsider – Amusing parody, that often manages to be more relevant than the above. " f# D! y* F1 Z0 h! d IPyxel – Lots of tips for getting profitable on Plentyoffish. , S* G7 |% W$ N/ g3 n$ T5 e9 V StackThatMoney – Head straight to the Case Study section. 6 ^6 _+ ~. i; N9 T- A6 i5 E9 rLuke Peerfly – Award winning affiliate manager with a busted brand if he ever leaves Peerfly. L% i* C) r( X- I1 v0 s$ Q: l5 T Nicky Cakes – The blog that got me in to affiliate marketing. No longer updated, some classic reads in the archives. / n7 s. E: H4 h0 z+ ~0 G) ~9 a Aff Playbook Blog – Lots of practical tips, especially useful for PPV marketers." K! h9 X4 q _6 O3 _# T g1 \ Zac Johnson – One of the longest running CPA blogs out there. 5 \8 J( i/ r% \2 hCTRTard – Helmet wearing CPA dude. Where did he go?# l2 C7 P) ?8 r+ G Ian Fernando – Travels the world pointing his finger. One of the last remaining active CPA blogs.% O; r8 T' Y8 C) y" l. s Rohail Rizvi – Affiliate insights and regular ‘earnings reports’ if you need some inspiration. Doesn’t seem to post much these days. M# e& \% v( O/ ^) eJustin Dupre – Has been caught staring at more titties than any other marketer in Thailand. 5 @4 O, _) v4 _% X; Q5 ]2 ?! kRiley Pool – He said he was going to post a new campaign every day, then he disappeared completely. A recurring trend in the affiliate blogosphere! : n/ O+ l; B. _& G1 UBryn Youngblut – I just love his name. Another once prolific CPA blogger who has vanished, presumably back to Monkey Island whence he came., e/ l7 R9 a$ H8 s( l: G Inside Affiliate – Check out his older posts on PPV. . U/ [! b0 o* B1 _8 y( G: CAffiliate Help – Covers a lot of the basics in an easy-to-read manner.! q( j4 R* l1 E5 @( J/ ~3 @7 P POF Blog – Advertising on POF? Ben can hook you up with some good strategies.1 L: F. b8 Q2 H" [+ [/ [ Who Is Andrew Wee? – The kind of guy who seduces affiliates with ice cream and chocolates. ' G+ |3 k- e: q+ UAM Navigator – Interesting perspective from those managing affiliate programs. ‘How to monetise us pawns…‘& V1 z3 D, x3 s Moby Affiliates – One of the few blogs dedicated to mobile affiliate marketing.- R4 E5 x, U, f5 C- b Mob Aff Blog – Another one, written by an angry Russian dude.4 Z$ y' n8 J2 `& m. u8 u8 B Affbuzz – Aggregates the latest CPA news. : Y' i* @% ^" ^ W, YAffposts – Like Affbuzz, emphasis on newer posts. |" b9 y$ O r$ L* X0 GConversion OptimisationUnBounce – Delicious landing page optimisation tips. 5 H7 Y h- J( C0 F1 K Conversion XL – ‘Extra Lucrative’ conversion advice. - V& g) l1 p b" b, ^Topping Two Percent – Excellent write-ups, lots of juicy info on how to squeeze the maximum out of your landing pages. ! P V: [/ t/ H4 IBoost CTR – Light a rocket up the jacksy of your search and social ads. * K1 \9 L" I9 Y! N- p) UOptimizely – Full of A/B testing examples.$ N5 l% ^, h, i$ m2 M3 L, E Shock Marketer – Consistently good advice, no fluff. 2 U" s0 D8 u, y& T- s4 cConversion Voodoo – Company blog with plenty to say about improving conversions. 7 U. e8 C: |* H- z. P8 oGeneral MarketingOKTrends – Unmissable insights for anybody working in the dating niche. You need to read this. 0 l1 F- b. B: g+ X+ ~5 t0 O2 I4 M( T! E Kiss Metrics – More data analysis than a marketer can shake his stick at. : U' p& ^$ O$ ?: v0 T# M1 gViperChill – One of the most informative Internet Marketing resources on the planet. Featured in the Guardian. ( h8 I# H+ Q, A$ r5 p9 BSugarrae – Impressive collection of straight shooting posts. Covers a spread of Internet Marketing topics.: f" R) S& V2 A: ?: E4 _! e Direct Response – One of my favourite direct marketing reads. Don’t just beat the competition; crush it. # ^" I }1 M( W0 d" W2 v+ ]. s Blue Hat SEO – Outdated as hell, still an epic read. ) Y' u& V2 j! ?7 ?$ HShoemoney – Love him or hate him, you can’t not know Shoe if you work in this industry. 1 f" i/ @4 E- h/ ?2 y5 VInside Facebook – Essential reading for the sadists otherwise known as Facebook marketers. * P( W) I9 q( g z+ N; n* a1 D# fDukeo – Has really come on strong in recent months. Lots of great content for affiliates.3 y- K" f+ F+ E" g SkyRocket SEO – One of the few SEO blogs I keep coming back to.: k0 w# Q3 B. {/ ]* a Generation Y Working – Tips on how to survive working from home, from those already surviving it. 4 ?" |( c8 y; r. v; M3 Z& y9 D( S: iPPC.org – Tips and tricks for clickety clicks. Heavy focus on Google. & G" s6 a5 T, p! R. YSkimlinks Blog – Regular dollops of advertising industry news.4 o+ S1 @- r' m* L! C" k Think Traffic – Consistently good advice for brand building and traffic swallowing.7 f7 a8 z7 k; j$ g 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. - D; v4 p& j* c0 h2 G' r; \" X0 B 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." e% Q+ \) i1 R3 E5 m- ?: J1 p) E 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. 8 x- e9 O, a$ J! ]; ?/ L; gConvert2Media – Recognized by 500 INC. as one of the fastest growing companies in America. & O" i% T- d5 u1 }' K4 R$ LNeverblue – 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 S, ]- s1 q2 X/ W/ ?* zAbove 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. $ ?& ?" M4 c& ` F5 Media – Founded by the same guys who brought you the STM Forum, F5 packs a bunch of strong dating offers.- p/ A& c0 o' g! i Monetise – Promising network with a heavy slant towards UK offers. ' R5 \; y2 A; J5 c; s Peerfly – Strong industry following, popular launch pad network for beginners.8 C5 H$ f7 k' a. c) S6 g1 F, y Incent.ly – Owned by Peerfly, dedicated to incentive traffic. 4 A) f- _. T2 F6 r x3 ^Mundo Media – I haven’t tried them, but I’ve heard good reviews. Mobile seems to be their specialty?0 k& O# U( x0 F, }- ]* a, \ Ploose – Good for adult dating and hookup offers. * u' G0 L, U5 X1 l: _6 GCupid – Vast selection of dating offers from Cupid. ' b! b2 E5 @, v& N- C5 B: i" `People Meet – Home to the People Meet brand. Excellent converters. 6 _) u6 ^% I+ E! S/ g8 bDate Connected – Another direct dating/hookup merchant, home to JustHookup. Can you guess which niche I work in? 5 U' n6 I) x4 @8 CTraditionalCJ – Known for its shoddy treatment of affiliates, but with so many good offers, you’ll want to join regardless. . }% G7 u" w: v4 JShareASale – Much respected Chicago-based network. Large selection of boutique CPS offers. : L% l* E: b( b! RLinkShare – Another colossal network. Better support than CJ.4 W) [+ j3 n7 x% q/ S( ^6 Z 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. 3 I) ^+ O: U. S0 g. G9 y; n4 DAmazon Affiliates – Underrated by CPA affiliates, overrated by everybody else. I' F& Z* Q+ A/ T- q4 @ Google Affiliate Network – Boo the irony. ! L3 U! E# L' K1 u6 G4 qMobileOfferMobi – One of the leading mobile performance networks. 4 c' S- q Y$ {( ARevived Media – Created by the prolific IMGrind team. Dedicated mobile network with great reviews. 9 g& ` V/ k# l+ m7 v3 G! ?KissMyAds – Mobile affiliate network. Regrettable name for the dinner table?- V. l* H$ b5 b Linking Mobile – UK based, recommended to me. I haven’t tried them. ; m: Z+ j/ [' e) J/ U; r- A% l( y. h& \Conferences and MeetupsAffiliate Summit – The premier affiliate marketing conference, where affiliates convene to talk shop and party in strip clubs (or drown in sausage). + }0 w# }6 r! A- p& M. RA4U Expo – Popular performance marketing conference, especially in Europe. A bit suity. / a' H2 R4 u; t- o1 X# x& Yad:tech – Digital marketing conferences scattered all around the globe. Very suity. q5 R# w' j* G b I% r p: i k LeadsCon – Vegas/NYC based event dedicated to lead generation. ! j) e4 g" ^9 j8 o. wAM Days – Specialised conference for the management of affiliate programs (aka, how to deal with unprofessional slackers in their underpants).) W# W6 [( [0 p8 P! O" O 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. / C6 h( \. z& @, K2 kSearchGoogle AdWords – Still the King of search PPC. Not an easy dragon for the affiliate to slay. ( Y" q5 `$ `& P. R( G" HBing Ads – Closest alternative to AdWords. Less booty lashings. ! H2 b- M8 ]- p/ [& n$ E7 x2 o7Search – You’ll need to be on your game to find a converter in here. Only troopers hit the green., C; N% U! U4 U( z- ?6 w1 k* O SocialFacebook – Hugely competitive. Potential to make you rich. Quickly. * h# V* X$ p6 F9 r; gTwitter Ads – …Good luck.% c" Y0 H. {- U1 u9 _; T POF Ads – Target dating users down to the hair color. Saturated but still powerful.+ i: T/ _6 t* O- [ 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? 5 ?) t7 A2 O- u0 Y/ S' O# J" u3 ^Cubics Adknowledge – Advertise across a selection of over 1200 Facebook apps. 0 p3 D3 S1 g: D( f0 p/ P( m ContextualMedia Traffic – Good PPV network for single opt-in submits and gaming offers.! b! t/ a3 n+ Y; g: z TrafficVance – Highest quality PPV traffic in the business. Requires $1000 deposit.- P4 b+ j7 O/ m Lead Impact – Good starting point for PPV marketers. Lots of room to scale your campaigns.+ f; x& t% l2 f6 A# F" k5 A9 T DirectCPV – Haven’t tried them but they’re always giving free coupons away. Sign up and make the most?/ o( P) s- l; z1 n9 U DisplayAdBlade – Self-serve, popular choice for the CPA affiliate (particularly those who dabble in rebills). % E" f& L4 s$ ] a 50onRed – Intext and display ads available. $500 to get started.) l. P" |& i9 x& d) y BuySellAds – Buy direct placements on high profile websites. Easy to use. Tough to find the good spots. $ z8 M/ b( Y- V! b( oBuy Ads – More direct placements. ) z. r; @/ G, _1 u) J8 oPulse360 – CPC-based with lots of high quality traffic. Expensive. Won’t work on lower payout offers. 6 ~- r8 K* B7 [" Wengage:BDR – High quality display traffic that you’ll need some budget for. 9 R3 w O- G' FSiteScout – Low risk media-buying entry point for affiliates. Suggest you start here. - G! g* [% t5 `2 Z! S- nMochiMedia – Great launch pad for newbie affiliates in the gaming niche." I4 A! f6 @6 ]0 t Ad2Games – Lots of quality gaming traffic. Heavy German influence. ! F/ s2 g; k( e& C3 S0 `) |& [ CPM Star – More gaming traffic. Only limited experience with this one, looks decent. 9 A. x/ ]3 x$ LJuicy Ads – Incredibly lenient, self-serve adult dating platform. Cheap. Great for learning the ropes.2 w0 t: \6 O$ r M0 y4 _ Traffic Junky – One of the most popular sources of adult traffic in the world. Big volume. Equal competition.2 E( q% M, a( k1 n' g& |+ ] Exoclick – More adult dating by the bucket load. Probably not *quite* as good quality as TJ, but offset by cheaper traffic.- Z& E9 o8 c* e8 H$ y AdBucks – Don’t be fooled by the minimal interface. This adult display source packs a donkey punch. 3 n3 O I% Y8 h4 N/ I! P1 ^ RetargetingAdRoll – Named the #1 Advertising Company by Inc. Magazine. Growing fast, seems to be everywhere. Oh wait…& `3 y, c3 l6 c$ v& x7 v$ } Retargeter – Renowned for having one of the best customer service teams in the business. 5 r; _; s0 {6 F/ N. R' m Chango – Specialises in search retargeting rather than site retargeting. - C# E8 h3 H9 B0 |% W0 yMobileAdMob – The daddy of mobile advertising. Now owned by Google.- m$ ~1 g7 N, c) Q t Leadbolt – Temperamental but popular platform. ) p" y9 S+ z" y( h# Q& NInMobi – Lots of traffic, not the best interface for a newbie.3 d) y* Q9 ?6 a8 i* z Adfonic – Over 100 billion monthly impressions. / `1 n$ E: ^0 x. C/ s5 rAdModa – Has a useful Campaign Planner to help you avoid desolate markets. 1 t/ _) |4 m. G3 F) t: cJumpTap – Hit and miss customer service, high quality traffic. Worth sticking with. % P9 }- \$ e) k& I- o4 }Search Marketing ToolsSEOMoz – Powerhouse in the SEO world. Monitors your search and social performance for a good price.+ {) i @6 A/ y& b# B9 t+ b& y 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. 1 o U+ Z5 q# @ Spyfu – Download your competitor’s profitable keywords (then do your damn best to find them). , k6 K% Y0 R3 M3 ]. K3 M7 q% u SEO Book Tools – Useful all-in-one resource covering most of the SEO board. 1 f8 h7 o7 k) R2 t0 A0 t- a Google AdWords Keyword Tool – Don’t live by this tool, but don’t completely ignore it either. Useful when applied in context., O) B/ R) [# b0 I4 Q& w( U0 p 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. : x/ h3 i2 A" \" d 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.1 ~% U1 O0 C7 @* m5 _0 J 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 $99/month.( l8 p3 k# K" C. A The Dojo – New paid addition on the CPA Fix forum. Lifetime access for a one-time payment. / m2 ], i/ p/ m* @- W- M8 G, I FreeWickedFire – Where the occasional golden nugget can be found buried between tits, ass and Rick Astley. Generally NSFW.$ H4 G- m5 T5 O" i+ o: L6 H Affiliates4u – Very active forum, heavy European influence. Better place to network with merchants and product owners than it is to find other affiliates. + H; h$ v9 m+ q- O2 u ABestWeb – Largest affiliate marketing forum in the world, with a heavy corporate slant. Where the utterly blind converge with the suited and booted. $ ~# Z- E8 t! w3 h% t CPA Fix – Mostly focused on CPA marketing, seems to specialise in free traffic sources and generating leads on a budget. 3 z- @; k8 `4 U+ D/ k4 D4 [- x9 w 1 K: k+ y! ]' D, ]
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