BlogsCPA4 c# t, W$ z7 i4 B! f7 S FinchSells – Well, hello. & B7 T6 W \& C8 ]' y" e4 Z$ [& @Mr Green – New Zealand’s best (and maybe only?) affiliate marketing blog?* {7 \" W; m4 v( Y/ } IM Grind – Daily Internet Marketing news. Fetish for infographics. ' m: t8 T C# v4 ~$ k Aff Helper – Regular contributions from all over the affiliasphere. % m' T" v) o. J% mCharles Ngo – Popular affiliate and rightly so. Don’t think he’s ever put out a bad post. - l- W" Q2 w, J U" N: HAdult Media Buying – Man o’ Scandal? You’ll enjoy this. Sound advice for making a filthy dollar." Y3 D( [1 T3 u' V2 W PPC.bz – Hilarity, affiliate marketing and… weed porn? + \' L* I( v7 NWall of Monitors – The blog of affiliate marketer ‘HeavyT’. Shares more than just his monitors. ) \0 i3 f4 Y/ n4 n- VPerform(ance Marketing) Insider – The Daily Mail of affiliate marketing rags. , p( H0 o6 e8 ]% R Perform(ance Marketing) Outsider – Amusing parody, that often manages to be more relevant than the above. 7 q& a' b+ o" ^1 w: m# sIPyxel – Lots of tips for getting profitable on Plentyoffish. 9 g* Z& g/ H' N0 R' R StackThatMoney – Head straight to the Case Study section. 1 [0 x3 O' T$ O F. wLuke Peerfly – Award winning affiliate manager with a busted brand if he ever leaves Peerfly. 6 x E# e9 }! j1 h+ @# Z2 E/ V5 SNicky Cakes – The blog that got me in to affiliate marketing. No longer updated, some classic reads in the archives. - v; Y5 \; s$ G1 X, [+ z% V: z: ?Aff Playbook Blog – Lots of practical tips, especially useful for PPV marketers. ! X# Z! u- }( c8 ~1 a5 NZac Johnson – One of the longest running CPA blogs out there. % p# A3 n$ g- R" ~CTRTard – Helmet wearing CPA dude. Where did he go? " ]- ^3 |5 N2 UIan Fernando – Travels the world pointing his finger. One of the last remaining active CPA blogs. $ U- O! D" x$ v4 b; L1 L5 C) HRohail Rizvi – Affiliate insights and regular ‘earnings reports’ if you need some inspiration. Doesn’t seem to post much these days. + w& _6 I0 m* i; ~, a Justin Dupre – Has been caught staring at more titties than any other marketer in Thailand. ) N$ ~0 x& O$ a, A; a2 \ 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!' G; h( J; u# R! o$ R3 C3 }6 ?. s Bryn Youngblut – I just love his name. Another once prolific CPA blogger who has vanished, presumably back to Monkey Island whence he came. 6 q% m! y0 ~% H; Q hInside Affiliate – Check out his older posts on PPV. " O: E# z, l) R" }- M7 }3 MAffiliate Help – Covers a lot of the basics in an easy-to-read manner. , b; ~5 m: Z2 S N1 APOF Blog – Advertising on POF? Ben can hook you up with some good strategies. 8 h5 e" s( S1 N7 J UWho Is Andrew Wee? – The kind of guy who seduces affiliates with ice cream and chocolates. b2 A# m+ E& l9 {AM Navigator – Interesting perspective from those managing affiliate programs. ‘How to monetise us pawns…‘ + q6 V+ T5 ~! t' t9 b8 G7 YMoby Affiliates – One of the few blogs dedicated to mobile affiliate marketing. # s' s2 s2 y3 F$ x, s& l) aMob Aff Blog – Another one, written by an angry Russian dude. n9 h" m+ F9 P* _$ t Affbuzz – Aggregates the latest CPA news. 5 z* }: ^; g Z PAffposts – Like Affbuzz, emphasis on newer posts. % ^! i) }$ F2 K% e! k& QConversion OptimisationUnBounce – Delicious landing page optimisation tips. & M' Q- Q( X+ s Conversion XL – ‘Extra Lucrative’ conversion advice. % \7 E- b9 z3 _9 }$ W/ GTopping Two Percent – Excellent write-ups, lots of juicy info on how to squeeze the maximum out of your landing pages.% U. h! c$ l8 J. s; Y7 I! q9 c Boost CTR – Light a rocket up the jacksy of your search and social ads.0 T% x C2 G- n0 W# Z Optimizely – Full of A/B testing examples. 0 J8 N5 d9 G0 h3 ?( X" l( {8 G7 |* zShock Marketer – Consistently good advice, no fluff. / u7 R% _. }3 i! p1 |% k7 IConversion Voodoo – Company blog with plenty to say about improving conversions.* q# z h. x" W$ e General MarketingOKTrends – Unmissable insights for anybody working in the dating niche. You need to read this. ' U3 Q8 T d& }8 c. nKiss Metrics – More data analysis than a marketer can shake his stick at. : ^6 z1 j3 o6 a7 QViperChill – One of the most informative Internet Marketing resources on the planet. Featured in the Guardian. ) P/ k. M: H+ @& kSugarrae – Impressive collection of straight shooting posts. Covers a spread of Internet Marketing topics.! u4 C& @8 j* i0 y Direct Response – One of my favourite direct marketing reads. Don’t just beat the competition; crush it. ' r1 n5 A& j, t1 ]3 p: i6 C+ }: kBlue Hat SEO – Outdated as hell, still an epic read. $ ^- k. X) \3 o5 P8 o5 g8 s/ w3 Z8 m Shoemoney – Love him or hate him, you can’t not know Shoe if you work in this industry.9 p7 E9 w( P% i Inside Facebook – Essential reading for the sadists otherwise known as Facebook marketers. & c3 Y) A2 A: ?1 U( V Dukeo – Has really come on strong in recent months. Lots of great content for affiliates. 6 m7 e' C- k) k9 \, aSkyRocket SEO – One of the few SEO blogs I keep coming back to.# q* Y5 L; A7 f% R5 c3 ]6 n Generation Y Working – Tips on how to survive working from home, from those already surviving it.8 ]+ b3 v* X C% \2 {0 u PPC.org – Tips and tricks for clickety clicks. Heavy focus on Google. ! w1 G+ }( x9 i4 e" H# tSkimlinks Blog – Regular dollops of advertising industry news. + x% W) V& k# v5 e( l7 cThink Traffic – Consistently good advice for brand building and traffic swallowing. 7 d0 [( X2 \1 U- g2 i, G mNetworksThere are so many networks out there. I’m only going to recommend those that I’ve tried personally, or those with near unanimous praise. / B7 y/ ^$ F$ r+ F2 |$ d- f 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. 8 G0 C; ^) N0 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. 0 s# |+ D/ u' D$ z! u$ h- GConvert2Media – Recognized by 500 INC. as one of the fastest growing companies in America. 0 |8 H" f% N3 u2 x2 ]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* V) m* w$ D7 ~! u+ z0 f* | 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. p) F2 e3 a/ C4 CF5 Media – Founded by the same guys who brought you the STM Forum, F5 packs a bunch of strong dating offers. 6 x2 }. x8 X8 V: P$ y9 S3 {Monetise – Promising network with a heavy slant towards UK offers. . S. F& ] h% \7 H Peerfly – Strong industry following, popular launch pad network for beginners. Q! Q. P* S9 f3 V$ w g Incent.ly – Owned by Peerfly, dedicated to incentive traffic. . ~" f5 h$ B' r0 c3 o+ z: C a3 d- gMundo Media – I haven’t tried them, but I’ve heard good reviews. Mobile seems to be their specialty?2 \0 J+ N/ d8 N3 `/ ~9 s3 g7 Z Ploose – Good for adult dating and hookup offers. ; G5 M6 `% Q0 }6 F+ iCupid – Vast selection of dating offers from Cupid.1 T! B C: \3 O/ Z$ h People Meet – Home to the People Meet brand. Excellent converters. l. o/ |5 x- v& V P9 r Date Connected – Another direct dating/hookup merchant, home to JustHookup. Can you guess which niche I work in?, N( @$ A9 P0 I$ L2 Q" L TraditionalCJ – Known for its shoddy treatment of affiliates, but with so many good offers, you’ll want to join regardless. ; @% }6 w8 ?* i& P9 {, N- J; [$ aShareASale – Much respected Chicago-based network. Large selection of boutique CPS offers. $ F( e6 O5 x! U }5 u. OLinkShare – Another colossal network. Better support than CJ.7 x* n$ n; b1 i4 a" {8 H 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. 8 J( B6 g: x6 \* P D& i9 t Amazon Affiliates – Underrated by CPA affiliates, overrated by everybody else. 4 ` L% U! l6 y' _8 G% ?. L Google Affiliate Network – Boo the irony. : w( B) |( j# g: x* Q7 iMobileOfferMobi – One of the leading mobile performance networks. ' ]. C/ E( e. ?/ t$ u Revived Media – Created by the prolific IMGrind team. Dedicated mobile network with great reviews. 3 ]3 H3 \ o, q; iKissMyAds – Mobile affiliate network. Regrettable name for the dinner table?/ e0 L; i* t8 }& w Linking Mobile – UK based, recommended to me. I haven’t tried them. & p6 o+ ^# v5 K5 p" g3 y8 S! @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 D* y# R. g7 X' g- eA4U Expo – Popular performance marketing conference, especially in Europe. A bit suity. 9 |: V8 v* _. ]( ?* m: u$ G% jad:tech – Digital marketing conferences scattered all around the globe. Very suity.) S5 A4 _ G5 H: s LeadsCon – Vegas/NYC based event dedicated to lead generation.! x" c0 { a6 \- m! U* ^9 W AM Days – Specialised conference for the management of affiliate programs (aka, how to deal with unprofessional slackers in their underpants). 7 i: o1 ~* a' z; M/ xSelf-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 g1 n! [% p" O$ Z SearchGoogle AdWords – Still the King of search PPC. Not an easy dragon for the affiliate to slay. 3 u7 f# p2 ]; z% z: f8 q" oBing Ads – Closest alternative to AdWords. Less booty lashings. 9 v- f$ B9 Z9 {/ r 7Search – You’ll need to be on your game to find a converter in here. Only troopers hit the green. 0 C0 G; e7 M" E- o4 w4 [9 ?1 [SocialFacebook – Hugely competitive. Potential to make you rich. Quickly.4 S0 b. t8 l. s' k1 D% i! ?2 g& A Twitter Ads – …Good luck. / T, \* } z) z& F9 ~3 S! {, sPOF Ads – Target dating users down to the hair color. Saturated but still powerful. & [" E3 K1 |1 a# I6 nAdly – There’s something I find immensely entertaining about the prospect of affiliates soliciting celebrities for their ads. What’s the worst that could happen? + i# v1 n, a3 @3 hCubics Adknowledge – Advertise across a selection of over 1200 Facebook apps. 2 e1 l2 l) C9 ]4 P6 ~% _ContextualMedia Traffic – Good PPV network for single opt-in submits and gaming offers. ) [# A+ }( b$ c" r* O; VTrafficVance – Highest quality PPV traffic in the business. Requires $1000 deposit.& `) f, U {5 H" A Lead Impact – Good starting point for PPV marketers. Lots of room to scale your campaigns. 6 A( ^# ]+ u* ]6 g# Q( g- eDirectCPV – Haven’t tried them but they’re always giving free coupons away. Sign up and make the most?# i2 ]9 ~$ b/ O5 w- T: e DisplayAdBlade – Self-serve, popular choice for the CPA affiliate (particularly those who dabble in rebills). 3 o6 c7 w% A/ [8 y7 K, D50onRed – Intext and display ads available. $500 to get started. : y: R1 ~7 a1 ?BuySellAds – Buy direct placements on high profile websites. Easy to use. Tough to find the good spots. 9 `0 ~ X% M: l" A) W" ^# F' m9 rBuy Ads – More direct placements. 8 p4 }/ v8 ]- Y( e: t) U6 F1 JPulse360 – CPC-based with lots of high quality traffic. Expensive. Won’t work on lower payout offers. [6 W8 E* ^: H% l1 nengage:BDR – High quality display traffic that you’ll need some budget for. 4 j! l- L, s8 F8 V9 tSiteScout – Low risk media-buying entry point for affiliates. Suggest you start here. 2 H" H! v9 ^4 R6 M1 }MochiMedia – Great launch pad for newbie affiliates in the gaming niche.: M6 J0 C( b% ]+ e4 h Ad2Games – Lots of quality gaming traffic. Heavy German influence. ' W( _9 D+ t! n- P! Q* M0 ICPM Star – More gaming traffic. Only limited experience with this one, looks decent. ! ^3 \4 v# C" v9 p" fJuicy Ads – Incredibly lenient, self-serve adult dating platform. Cheap. Great for learning the ropes. ) }) U7 B6 b) @/ nTraffic Junky – One of the most popular sources of adult traffic in the world. Big volume. Equal competition. 9 K# j/ X' m' }7 m, d z8 m4 eExoclick – More adult dating by the bucket load. Probably not *quite* as good quality as TJ, but offset by cheaper traffic.$ q: g% c4 K0 G/ @% `7 i AdBucks – Don’t be fooled by the minimal interface. This adult display source packs a donkey punch. # |$ l6 Y0 y; x4 L! O8 N! J RetargetingAdRoll – Named the #1 Advertising Company by Inc. Magazine. Growing fast, seems to be everywhere. Oh wait… 9 h8 G1 g8 j/ P# ?Retargeter – Renowned for having one of the best customer service teams in the business. 3 x- A1 [" q0 H+ E1 \' R) U Chango – Specialises in search retargeting rather than site retargeting. 7 a, F* Y q/ y' V- {MobileAdMob – The daddy of mobile advertising. Now owned by Google.1 `4 d. ?0 r9 ~ Leadbolt – Temperamental but popular platform.! d6 F5 e/ y2 U, P; R7 g8 ~ InMobi – Lots of traffic, not the best interface for a newbie.# c/ I+ a# @; h4 D Adfonic – Over 100 billion monthly impressions.! m4 P. S$ u2 H AdModa – Has a useful Campaign Planner to help you avoid desolate markets.1 U* R- ]# x- a1 G' f& h0 K' m JumpTap – Hit and miss customer service, high quality traffic. Worth sticking with. 6 G' }5 R: P( @4 s+ w. T( _0 p% lSearch Marketing ToolsSEOMoz – Powerhouse in the SEO world. Monitors your search and social performance for a good price.4 k& A$ A8 T& o1 o8 ]- t 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. 8 @ y1 ^( e; A- d5 h- ` Spyfu – Download your competitor’s profitable keywords (then do your damn best to find them). 9 ]9 v; c" r7 [' b1 j$ YSEO Book Tools – Useful all-in-one resource covering most of the SEO board. 6 f! p' z. n0 L& _! s W Google AdWords Keyword Tool – Don’t live by this tool, but don’t completely ignore it either. Useful when applied in context.3 F( v' e; f; q 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. : m5 X& l3 ^* k. Q& BAffPlaybook – 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.( k* I# U& j; d& p7 A 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.- F L7 `) q+ T The Dojo – New paid addition on the CPA Fix forum. Lifetime access for a one-time payment. # |/ F6 S2 u) G, U/ ZFreeWickedFire – Where the occasional golden nugget can be found buried between tits, ass and Rick Astley. Generally NSFW.* Y6 x7 u) q1 R5 I' z7 b. ] Affiliates4u – Very active forum, heavy European influence. Better place to network with merchants and product owners than it is to find other affiliates. 7 v: F* j) G0 a9 H4 M7 _ ABestWeb – Largest affiliate marketing forum in the world, with a heavy corporate slant. Where the utterly blind converge with the suited and booted. , Y! |6 _ b" k, pCPA Fix – Mostly focused on CPA marketing, seems to specialise in free traffic sources and generating leads on a budget. 0 V/ F" Q, k1 t3 f' T' v3 y! ]% U: `
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