BlogsCPA- q% L+ x4 Q5 m6 e FinchSells – Well, hello. $ H/ d2 S% m! A; K Mr Green – New Zealand’s best (and maybe only?) affiliate marketing blog? ! S9 J1 R1 B/ \0 t- iIM Grind – Daily Internet Marketing news. Fetish for infographics. ) L, n9 D) c2 f }9 y( t Aff Helper – Regular contributions from all over the affiliasphere. $ d4 r1 m1 |2 d7 X- } Charles Ngo – Popular affiliate and rightly so. Don’t think he’s ever put out a bad post.# I$ v) t- [( T/ ?" {$ t0 K+ N Adult Media Buying – Man o’ Scandal? You’ll enjoy this. Sound advice for making a filthy dollar.6 Q: ^' W( N7 ?4 s- w+ e/ K$ `/ n PPC.bz – Hilarity, affiliate marketing and… weed porn?, ^6 v* ^3 O6 Q Wall of Monitors – The blog of affiliate marketer ‘HeavyT’. Shares more than just his monitors. " z* T/ Y9 e6 O( I6 K0 t/ F, j Perform(ance Marketing) Insider – The Daily Mail of affiliate marketing rags. $ f# I- \# v6 B9 Q- s$ ^/ |3 DPerform(ance Marketing) Outsider – Amusing parody, that often manages to be more relevant than the above. , v4 e! Y+ y3 {0 J0 Q5 D& v1 m8 ] IPyxel – Lots of tips for getting profitable on Plentyoffish. " ` Q B1 j7 d4 FStackThatMoney – Head straight to the Case Study section. % y/ c! n/ ]' o& {) n; l: t5 u5 x* DLuke Peerfly – Award winning affiliate manager with a busted brand if he ever leaves Peerfly. . y8 }. `$ e' b. g: O0 k7 u# g Nicky Cakes – The blog that got me in to affiliate marketing. No longer updated, some classic reads in the archives. : }6 o3 e) ^* R2 ^$ g. u; aAff Playbook Blog – Lots of practical tips, especially useful for PPV marketers. 2 C, J- X }7 P. R3 P2 }# J1 F. CZac Johnson – One of the longest running CPA blogs out there. & }4 T1 D! S3 A CTRTard – Helmet wearing CPA dude. Where did he go?3 E" |" {' a$ z5 a7 l+ }, F( y Ian Fernando – Travels the world pointing his finger. One of the last remaining active CPA blogs.. U5 Q x, h& s2 _* @" y6 F$ B Rohail Rizvi – Affiliate insights and regular ‘earnings reports’ if you need some inspiration. Doesn’t seem to post much these days. - _+ D E7 d( L7 Y! Y! J9 J0 RJustin Dupre – Has been caught staring at more titties than any other marketer in Thailand. 0 ?; O0 p% d% _5 L s j1 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!- v/ A& p4 J- O- z/ h9 r, ]# f! ?* [ Bryn Youngblut – I just love his name. Another once prolific CPA blogger who has vanished, presumably back to Monkey Island whence he came.$ _) b" f9 ^2 P- f0 t0 u Inside Affiliate – Check out his older posts on PPV.2 k' y+ y7 N$ `2 p. n Affiliate Help – Covers a lot of the basics in an easy-to-read manner. 5 ~" X1 {7 Z0 \# W$ W' e7 |POF Blog – Advertising on POF? Ben can hook you up with some good strategies. ; V" s4 h/ n1 hWho Is Andrew Wee? – The kind of guy who seduces affiliates with ice cream and chocolates.7 q3 m) b# v5 S AM Navigator – Interesting perspective from those managing affiliate programs. ‘How to monetise us pawns…‘ 4 s4 h- `* _* D* H1 K6 |3 h# jMoby Affiliates – One of the few blogs dedicated to mobile affiliate marketing. ' S8 z7 [2 A3 _% J$ I$ ]5 EMob Aff Blog – Another one, written by an angry Russian dude. : A) o9 i; ^' H& @1 M/ l) ~Affbuzz – Aggregates the latest CPA news. # m0 L7 i6 P5 @" F% m6 Q3 w, S7 G Affposts – Like Affbuzz, emphasis on newer posts. # S+ ^" y# N- pConversion OptimisationUnBounce – Delicious landing page optimisation tips. . p$ U( ^: P7 v. ~+ Z1 f' QConversion XL – ‘Extra Lucrative’ conversion advice. : y* S" d) N. u6 s( L+ {- J& G+ RTopping Two Percent – Excellent write-ups, lots of juicy info on how to squeeze the maximum out of your landing pages.9 a7 \9 ~, N# Y: y/ P9 I: p Boost CTR – Light a rocket up the jacksy of your search and social ads.! K5 ^: S% n- R+ n# o Optimizely – Full of A/B testing examples. 0 i! D# j; k) A. h$ t! v0 n: |Shock Marketer – Consistently good advice, no fluff. ) z* A, q/ p) ~8 T, {8 a$ E Conversion Voodoo – Company blog with plenty to say about improving conversions.1 @. ?8 s0 Q9 C General MarketingOKTrends – Unmissable insights for anybody working in the dating niche. You need to read this. ; E* _& r: ^0 M fKiss Metrics – More data analysis than a marketer can shake his stick at. % K# d. d( F4 R$ E/ U: aViperChill – One of the most informative Internet Marketing resources on the planet. Featured in the Guardian. + N# |* T( c) [. @Sugarrae – Impressive collection of straight shooting posts. Covers a spread of Internet Marketing topics. l/ D" A1 B6 A Direct Response – One of my favourite direct marketing reads. Don’t just beat the competition; crush it. $ U2 |3 t0 X5 r Blue Hat SEO – Outdated as hell, still an epic read. " `! B2 ?. t, R! JShoemoney – Love him or hate him, you can’t not know Shoe if you work in this industry.- n }7 w: n: U' d. | Inside Facebook – Essential reading for the sadists otherwise known as Facebook marketers. * n+ }, }3 O7 rDukeo – Has really come on strong in recent months. Lots of great content for affiliates.# U( M9 Z3 r1 A3 Z2 m. Q$ l$ l* d0 O1 { SkyRocket SEO – One of the few SEO blogs I keep coming back to.' K# U0 s2 A( R5 {2 d Generation Y Working – Tips on how to survive working from home, from those already surviving it.# O% c$ k, A7 D8 M- m4 u: p, d2 N PPC.org – Tips and tricks for clickety clicks. Heavy focus on Google. ' ]# j% ^( \7 U; A Skimlinks Blog – Regular dollops of advertising industry news. . p% c% z$ G+ Z9 i, _4 \Think Traffic – Consistently good advice for brand building and traffic swallowing. 1 a% f% M' ]& v8 n6 q X( D0 ]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 B3 w J: n9 e4 G" u0 fCPAAdsimilis – 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. 5 P9 K* b: z n+ KA4D – 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.! v6 I8 U% S2 B# i Convert2Media – Recognized by 500 INC. as one of the fastest growing companies in America.& [% z: I: F2 H, Z+ h 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*& A4 c2 a. x% B Above 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. $ ~9 E! O. b1 u% D$ \ F5 Media – Founded by the same guys who brought you the STM Forum, F5 packs a bunch of strong dating offers. 8 ~4 X8 e! l( uMonetise – Promising network with a heavy slant towards UK offers. . Q3 ]/ ~1 V/ m) G1 V$ [Peerfly – Strong industry following, popular launch pad network for beginners. ) `& [% b7 s+ O* zIncent.ly – Owned by Peerfly, dedicated to incentive traffic.; P6 ^& `( W' { Mundo Media – I haven’t tried them, but I’ve heard good reviews. Mobile seems to be their specialty?/ A9 g' C0 g$ S, q7 @/ M: K) |6 O Ploose – Good for adult dating and hookup offers.3 G; x% l5 y( V5 t. H$ ?0 t- c Cupid – Vast selection of dating offers from Cupid. A' Q- {1 }. h6 E/ C- [ People Meet – Home to the People Meet brand. Excellent converters.. b8 X/ f% i( V Date Connected – Another direct dating/hookup merchant, home to JustHookup. Can you guess which niche I work in? 9 a; V3 h2 E1 b$ F# i& a( {TraditionalCJ – Known for its shoddy treatment of affiliates, but with so many good offers, you’ll want to join regardless.# E" q9 h" _- m: j" c3 c ShareASale – Much respected Chicago-based network. Large selection of boutique CPS offers. * X- f! P( }- [5 p3 ?4 } LinkShare – Another colossal network. Better support than CJ.# Q# j; z! E0 S$ ? { 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. ; t- _8 O0 j$ x2 DAmazon Affiliates – Underrated by CPA affiliates, overrated by everybody else. ; n+ F5 A+ m( u) W Google Affiliate Network – Boo the irony. & ^9 m* w7 ?, r1 [, P9 S& T8 \MobileOfferMobi – One of the leading mobile performance networks. ' M( e2 s* V1 y) y Revived Media – Created by the prolific IMGrind team. Dedicated mobile network with great reviews. ! s: O7 k+ t x. J( bKissMyAds – Mobile affiliate network. Regrettable name for the dinner table? . Y" {, q& c0 ]2 e- F ZLinking Mobile – UK based, recommended to me. I haven’t tried them.: w: ~1 L6 o7 U+ U5 j Conferences and MeetupsAffiliate Summit – The premier affiliate marketing conference, where affiliates convene to talk shop and party in strip clubs (or drown in sausage). 6 `# c" D! V; n7 Q" S3 Y A4U Expo – Popular performance marketing conference, especially in Europe. A bit suity. , k. }1 m8 m G$ e7 [2 M; ?$ d) p; Mad:tech – Digital marketing conferences scattered all around the globe. Very suity.$ v6 x9 a# K' Y LeadsCon – Vegas/NYC based event dedicated to lead generation.' |* n$ X5 p* f. r AM Days – Specialised conference for the management of affiliate programs (aka, how to deal with unprofessional slackers in their underpants).& j- p8 s8 m$ `; H 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. ! |6 J/ T% C% w SearchGoogle AdWords – Still the King of search PPC. Not an easy dragon for the affiliate to slay. # D2 T: k% V1 {, xBing Ads – Closest alternative to AdWords. Less booty lashings. 3 F5 m& m s6 P6 e7Search – You’ll need to be on your game to find a converter in here. Only troopers hit the green. 4 Y, Q I" Z# q1 vSocialFacebook – Hugely competitive. Potential to make you rich. Quickly.. I. d6 l; i" C1 I Twitter Ads – …Good luck. * f* S# T1 @1 u5 XPOF Ads – Target dating users down to the hair color. Saturated but still powerful. ( R2 U! C% b- }4 gAdly – There’s something I find immensely entertaining about the prospect of affiliates soliciting celebrities for their ads. What’s the worst that could happen? ) e" f8 C" F! c$ u" j% [0 vCubics Adknowledge – Advertise across a selection of over 1200 Facebook apps. , a2 a+ L r9 v2 W- uContextualMedia Traffic – Good PPV network for single opt-in submits and gaming offers.0 C3 Q) G, K0 Q+ R' Y; J! M/ B TrafficVance – Highest quality PPV traffic in the business. Requires $1000 deposit.5 Y/ x6 X( Y( `1 w3 ]" q Lead Impact – Good starting point for PPV marketers. Lots of room to scale your campaigns. % M. l/ K: }5 m3 E% I. KDirectCPV – Haven’t tried them but they’re always giving free coupons away. Sign up and make the most?$ C9 s, Y# n0 k- U* }5 w0 K4 z DisplayAdBlade – Self-serve, popular choice for the CPA affiliate (particularly those who dabble in rebills). ; ^4 L) i. m# Y" k% g1 x+ Y; a 50onRed – Intext and display ads available. $500 to get started.3 |$ W" ?$ c" |1 J, S9 c. b: B% R% G' u' _ BuySellAds – Buy direct placements on high profile websites. Easy to use. Tough to find the good spots. & h, n7 Z% o4 ]4 S+ U# z5 ?! cBuy Ads – More direct placements.* Y& b5 ]0 x3 ^8 b2 C" y Pulse360 – CPC-based with lots of high quality traffic. Expensive. Won’t work on lower payout offers.8 u+ C( i. p! a; R4 P8 H& J engage:BDR – High quality display traffic that you’ll need some budget for. # J5 X$ ]+ y+ I+ t8 p SiteScout – Low risk media-buying entry point for affiliates. Suggest you start here.) X; G- t; l& `7 d MochiMedia – Great launch pad for newbie affiliates in the gaming niche.6 m, g5 P: @2 o2 S Ad2Games – Lots of quality gaming traffic. Heavy German influence. ' V8 U# _% o% W. B- v4 ]$ XCPM Star – More gaming traffic. Only limited experience with this one, looks decent. : `. R% Q6 }0 T9 M Juicy Ads – Incredibly lenient, self-serve adult dating platform. Cheap. Great for learning the ropes. 1 u; |+ w! x ]7 D' }0 ]; UTraffic Junky – One of the most popular sources of adult traffic in the world. Big volume. Equal competition.% X' N Q3 l* `3 t4 _ Exoclick – More adult dating by the bucket load. Probably not *quite* as good quality as TJ, but offset by cheaper traffic. * Q8 `4 g% G" T% K% v2 j. m( FAdBucks – Don’t be fooled by the minimal interface. This adult display source packs a donkey punch. 5 D- k! k( {6 k; K RetargetingAdRoll – Named the #1 Advertising Company by Inc. Magazine. Growing fast, seems to be everywhere. Oh wait…9 o/ U& K4 z8 C+ Z1 h Retargeter – Renowned for having one of the best customer service teams in the business. * P/ g4 w) }" C' [# H& A8 L- TChango – Specialises in search retargeting rather than site retargeting. ' j5 O3 C- u9 {5 S: a! DMobileAdMob – The daddy of mobile advertising. Now owned by Google. $ a9 b& U7 E% lLeadbolt – Temperamental but popular platform. 7 y& h7 l+ q) y) |5 nInMobi – Lots of traffic, not the best interface for a newbie./ `( [+ ], i9 U1 f1 I Adfonic – Over 100 billion monthly impressions. $ I4 b. \7 x D7 RAdModa – Has a useful Campaign Planner to help you avoid desolate markets.9 ?: [! A' n8 a3 y/ D: T6 m8 M JumpTap – Hit and miss customer service, high quality traffic. Worth sticking with./ T2 c2 [% M' R# J) H) @ Search Marketing ToolsSEOMoz – Powerhouse in the SEO world. Monitors your search and social performance for a good price. & u6 j1 G0 K' [5 O4 s- 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. % h# ?3 v9 r( u# r/ m& S2 YSpyfu – Download your competitor’s profitable keywords (then do your damn best to find them). # F9 @2 |5 Y* g0 H SEO Book Tools – Useful all-in-one resource covering most of the SEO board. 4 \% H0 n P) vGoogle AdWords Keyword Tool – Don’t live by this tool, but don’t completely ignore it either. Useful when applied in context.9 Z4 a; \* Q' l) j/ K 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. " M3 l; ^; a7 e 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 $67/month. ; V1 M$ @# Z; zIMGrind – 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 $99/month. 4 u! d7 k2 L: d; |* k. W, a5 NThe Dojo – New paid addition on the CPA Fix forum. Lifetime access for a one-time payment. 6 s+ H. h/ C) S4 ]- |" aFreeWickedFire – Where the occasional golden nugget can be found buried between tits, ass and Rick Astley. Generally NSFW. . x! z+ W" j/ i- A; c% r" E: s* j( C) pAffiliates4u – Very active forum, heavy European influence. Better place to network with merchants and product owners than it is to find other affiliates. ' |" ]: v6 r& y; B& GABestWeb – Largest affiliate marketing forum in the world, with a heavy corporate slant. Where the utterly blind converge with the suited and booted. ( _1 w/ b% _3 |$ C) C CPA Fix – Mostly focused on CPA marketing, seems to specialise in free traffic sources and generating leads on a budget. x1 _$ d7 y$ r4 F
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