BlogsCPA 0 w l# B& x# @* f: O" W' @6 qFinchSells – Well, hello. ( i# q- i C# V4 E* C2 e1 e Mr Green – New Zealand’s best (and maybe only?) affiliate marketing blog?$ E4 m" K6 n4 V: W6 l: F/ n IM Grind – Daily Internet Marketing news. Fetish for infographics. 0 w% s) }! Y a+ d6 ?$ n% i2 eAff Helper – Regular contributions from all over the affiliasphere. 2 E* C( j j4 ~6 @& SCharles Ngo – Popular affiliate and rightly so. Don’t think he’s ever put out a bad post.+ J! [1 G; V+ }1 F! i: _ Adult Media Buying – Man o’ Scandal? You’ll enjoy this. Sound advice for making a filthy dollar.3 o. B0 _! Z; K; f& C PPC.bz – Hilarity, affiliate marketing and… weed porn?$ {0 q* q+ M& d) s5 W: ~$ b Wall of Monitors – The blog of affiliate marketer ‘HeavyT’. Shares more than just his monitors. ! L4 r2 ?9 M4 w3 ]- u- YPerform(ance Marketing) Insider – The Daily Mail of affiliate marketing rags. 4 B7 S- L2 x( f$ p K7 v% c7 g Perform(ance Marketing) Outsider – Amusing parody, that often manages to be more relevant than the above. F5 ] ^ Q1 q+ n IPyxel – Lots of tips for getting profitable on Plentyoffish. ( y# A( C/ X, e- L8 w5 S StackThatMoney – Head straight to the Case Study section.% z! @, u9 k- b Luke Peerfly – Award winning affiliate manager with a busted brand if he ever leaves Peerfly. m4 e9 p! g) Q, a8 o- t) L& tNicky Cakes – The blog that got me in to affiliate marketing. No longer updated, some classic reads in the archives. ! f, z9 ^' Q0 y5 F4 m: H+ h Aff Playbook Blog – Lots of practical tips, especially useful for PPV marketers.. e: d( v: u2 W6 j0 h+ I8 T Zac Johnson – One of the longest running CPA blogs out there. , B/ _0 ^' U/ H+ HCTRTard – Helmet wearing CPA dude. Where did he go? 2 |% ~" n6 [# v5 V2 VIan Fernando – Travels the world pointing his finger. One of the last remaining active CPA blogs. - q+ R8 _ F; F( IRohail Rizvi – Affiliate insights and regular ‘earnings reports’ if you need some inspiration. Doesn’t seem to post much these days. # M% W8 l/ h. | Justin Dupre – Has been caught staring at more titties than any other marketer in Thailand. $ t9 g. J- i6 r4 h8 J6 P. `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! / `1 a4 y" h: {# \Bryn Youngblut – I just love his name. Another once prolific CPA blogger who has vanished, presumably back to Monkey Island whence he came.( E; M- p6 @& D Inside Affiliate – Check out his older posts on PPV. : {7 Q9 d e: QAffiliate Help – Covers a lot of the basics in an easy-to-read manner.9 h) g: h. Y3 q: L+ p POF Blog – Advertising on POF? Ben can hook you up with some good strategies.- E( h, g: h6 U" z0 E! O/ v( O Who Is Andrew Wee? – The kind of guy who seduces affiliates with ice cream and chocolates.7 @$ D" F; R" s) H3 v9 s AM Navigator – Interesting perspective from those managing affiliate programs. ‘How to monetise us pawns…‘) y( u( C l) x3 {9 E6 H: L Moby Affiliates – One of the few blogs dedicated to mobile affiliate marketing. 3 J) ~, l) P: U. X0 z9 e+ gMob Aff Blog – Another one, written by an angry Russian dude.3 i7 R2 n# J' ] Affbuzz – Aggregates the latest CPA news. " K- C2 X) I) n Affposts – Like Affbuzz, emphasis on newer posts. . E& t i* o7 M& F, {6 T. BConversion OptimisationUnBounce – Delicious landing page optimisation tips. 0 t5 s: |; A; r- v1 v9 `8 [ Conversion XL – ‘Extra Lucrative’ conversion advice. / C# w; E) v$ ITopping Two Percent – Excellent write-ups, lots of juicy info on how to squeeze the maximum out of your landing pages.1 e3 c: s- v, a& R8 h Boost CTR – Light a rocket up the jacksy of your search and social ads. N, B" \. s8 e* `$ ]4 ~Optimizely – Full of A/B testing examples.& J, b0 C# T( H- A% V: Z5 O Shock Marketer – Consistently good advice, no fluff. % N. {5 j; X2 [Conversion Voodoo – Company blog with plenty to say about improving conversions. & _. M/ u" i1 w2 K; oGeneral MarketingOKTrends – Unmissable insights for anybody working in the dating niche. You need to read this. 4 D2 n. E1 d' p6 {7 K7 uKiss Metrics – More data analysis than a marketer can shake his stick at. , ?( V% `8 a- s ViperChill – One of the most informative Internet Marketing resources on the planet. Featured in the Guardian. : s: i( W1 {* j! ?- K' x Sugarrae – Impressive collection of straight shooting posts. Covers a spread of Internet Marketing topics.' ^& E( V c1 I0 h* P Direct Response – One of my favourite direct marketing reads. Don’t just beat the competition; crush it. 0 B+ H4 S, G/ }( g% Q* S: J4 M( L Blue Hat SEO – Outdated as hell, still an epic read. & p( u2 e0 P6 Y$ O, cShoemoney – Love him or hate him, you can’t not know Shoe if you work in this industry. 5 k9 Y$ M% P4 T" ?$ ^: OInside Facebook – Essential reading for the sadists otherwise known as Facebook marketers. K1 h" P- G' w: W Dukeo – Has really come on strong in recent months. Lots of great content for affiliates. H7 D' M' K* y1 B5 G3 T' Q" o SkyRocket SEO – One of the few SEO blogs I keep coming back to. 3 h- C( ?; d; @0 NGeneration Y Working – Tips on how to survive working from home, from those already surviving it. 0 F4 B9 K, g n8 R( g/ o! N2 yPPC.org – Tips and tricks for clickety clicks. Heavy focus on Google. ) _. o% _: Y" a- uSkimlinks Blog – Regular dollops of advertising industry news. 2 u; {! ~3 L3 |+ V' F* E+ TThink Traffic – Consistently good advice for brand building and traffic swallowing. ) B+ F" \0 \2 t% TNetworksThere are so many networks out there. I’m only going to recommend those that I’ve tried personally, or those with near unanimous praise. ' Z7 `/ F3 S0 C: }; d 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. , T4 D2 Q O) ?0 e( b& \1 PA4D – 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. / k- `4 U5 Q, z( j5 ]Convert2Media – Recognized by 500 INC. as one of the fastest growing companies in America. 0 R6 }" [/ i; b/ H4 S( X$ dNeverblue – Tons of great mobile offers, and one of the rare few genuinely ‘international’ networks. Made my first ever CPA commission with Neverblue. *le sniffle*" |* `& F n7 i4 G 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. ( s" B9 I7 |4 ?3 f- l2 E! MF5 Media – Founded by the same guys who brought you the STM Forum, F5 packs a bunch of strong dating offers." H3 y8 H t/ s& @6 N* q Monetise – Promising network with a heavy slant towards UK offers. ) m9 c5 k3 t5 SPeerfly – Strong industry following, popular launch pad network for beginners. + Q* J1 _* f. b+ W0 ~) \/ ^Incent.ly – Owned by Peerfly, dedicated to incentive traffic. : F" F/ s* w. NMundo Media – I haven’t tried them, but I’ve heard good reviews. Mobile seems to be their specialty? 5 x) o/ Y# g8 I; c' l$ w- O& OPloose – Good for adult dating and hookup offers. 5 V" k5 D+ @: O* [* sCupid – Vast selection of dating offers from Cupid.; o0 i* C& I4 F People Meet – Home to the People Meet brand. Excellent converters.( }, m+ f4 t) U) E( S Date Connected – Another direct dating/hookup merchant, home to JustHookup. Can you guess which niche I work in?5 k* i$ @0 |. g; o) { TraditionalCJ – Known for its shoddy treatment of affiliates, but with so many good offers, you’ll want to join regardless./ N2 U: T, _3 I1 O- d: ^ ShareASale – Much respected Chicago-based network. Large selection of boutique CPS offers. 8 z* J% Q- A/ ?9 E5 s: N+ T% C! U# ]LinkShare – Another colossal network. Better support than CJ.6 z( v3 H" n! J 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. & M# u8 \) _7 t; d6 L9 z, A TAmazon Affiliates – Underrated by CPA affiliates, overrated by everybody else. " O, Y5 F; I% g+ R8 UGoogle Affiliate Network – Boo the irony. + U7 o3 V* n, `! `% m* VMobileOfferMobi – One of the leading mobile performance networks. 5 F! q2 i8 T* M7 F8 V+ `0 T1 @ Revived Media – Created by the prolific IMGrind team. Dedicated mobile network with great reviews. 7 H @" T: r# Q3 \! {$ RKissMyAds – Mobile affiliate network. Regrettable name for the dinner table? 3 r4 F: G6 Z# G- E @# G: ULinking Mobile – UK based, recommended to me. I haven’t tried them.+ H! s; O7 u2 R Conferences and MeetupsAffiliate Summit – The premier affiliate marketing conference, where affiliates convene to talk shop and party in strip clubs (or drown in sausage). 4 M! ]* }1 U0 ^ A4U Expo – Popular performance marketing conference, especially in Europe. A bit suity.# I$ x7 v) z) z ad:tech – Digital marketing conferences scattered all around the globe. Very suity. 3 S5 S1 h0 ]( T, O; WLeadsCon – Vegas/NYC based event dedicated to lead generation.0 O: m1 o$ G+ Z6 J" e, | AM Days – Specialised conference for the management of affiliate programs (aka, how to deal with unprofessional slackers in their underpants). 9 L p4 ~0 Z( A1 y t F4 ?$ a6 HSelf-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. 1 L! m# _; u: F+ V; z" J! p; h: [SearchGoogle AdWords – Still the King of search PPC. Not an easy dragon for the affiliate to slay. # W( a. B0 s4 R- Y0 t7 Y Bing Ads – Closest alternative to AdWords. Less booty lashings. ( k, X) A9 b) L! l2 F7Search – You’ll need to be on your game to find a converter in here. Only troopers hit the green. ! g2 |0 N; h5 l: r! m$ M; T+ Q+ nSocialFacebook – Hugely competitive. Potential to make you rich. Quickly." q+ ^8 M3 I' E' E5 \. r: ~+ H Twitter Ads – …Good luck. ) O2 D/ T/ S8 d: GPOF Ads – Target dating users down to the hair color. Saturated but still powerful.( f4 {- g9 v: `- V- h- q4 f 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?3 C; X) a, l5 N* `! f) R2 z& V Cubics Adknowledge – Advertise across a selection of over 1200 Facebook apps. . y6 A! J9 M4 N {) {; j ContextualMedia Traffic – Good PPV network for single opt-in submits and gaming offers.- Q* `. ]. e d7 B( O8 A TrafficVance – Highest quality PPV traffic in the business. Requires $1000 deposit./ g }5 T; G3 N Lead Impact – Good starting point for PPV marketers. Lots of room to scale your campaigns. 9 A% n" Q( f0 D* @% c# rDirectCPV – Haven’t tried them but they’re always giving free coupons away. Sign up and make the most? 9 J! Q- V7 [" i% H+ p% U6 wDisplayAdBlade – Self-serve, popular choice for the CPA affiliate (particularly those who dabble in rebills). 9 ~ s; b& P6 G& L. \ 50onRed – Intext and display ads available. $500 to get started. 3 e0 [0 u8 G9 A! D" Y2 yBuySellAds – Buy direct placements on high profile websites. Easy to use. Tough to find the good spots.: r4 @2 {5 O$ Q; ^: c; ? i# r6 P5 u Buy Ads – More direct placements. 3 N3 X1 T( c- [; _Pulse360 – CPC-based with lots of high quality traffic. Expensive. Won’t work on lower payout offers. , `5 W4 j' w2 M! Qengage:BDR – High quality display traffic that you’ll need some budget for. 4 V e! R) J$ w5 Q4 } SiteScout – Low risk media-buying entry point for affiliates. Suggest you start here. ) n' F; a2 e3 V) l: L% y% h+ q+ G8 zMochiMedia – Great launch pad for newbie affiliates in the gaming niche. ) ? j! x8 A( z% UAd2Games – Lots of quality gaming traffic. Heavy German influence. ( }- M% M1 c @' |6 x- K) y" hCPM Star – More gaming traffic. Only limited experience with this one, looks decent. ' \* r- @8 E. D9 lJuicy Ads – Incredibly lenient, self-serve adult dating platform. Cheap. Great for learning the ropes.5 S6 a2 k. V' ` Traffic Junky – One of the most popular sources of adult traffic in the world. Big volume. Equal competition.$ \/ C9 R: p2 Q, M$ X% A0 I Exoclick – More adult dating by the bucket load. Probably not *quite* as good quality as TJ, but offset by cheaper traffic. 4 m4 G6 d8 u5 a6 y( Y9 |) d5 |3 r+ rAdBucks – Don’t be fooled by the minimal interface. This adult display source packs a donkey punch. h: J7 S3 X! \4 BRetargetingAdRoll – Named the #1 Advertising Company by Inc. Magazine. Growing fast, seems to be everywhere. Oh wait…6 H6 x8 s4 h' t! h4 e& \! b Retargeter – Renowned for having one of the best customer service teams in the business. ) P" \' c! j' c, N5 P Chango – Specialises in search retargeting rather than site retargeting.0 V+ c, G2 S6 [/ `! V' q% A9 { MobileAdMob – The daddy of mobile advertising. Now owned by Google. * }% q1 F' [4 c. s [Leadbolt – Temperamental but popular platform. " u4 g# H3 _* F$ q: K* k/ L# QInMobi – Lots of traffic, not the best interface for a newbie. 6 N3 h6 T1 [. s" _7 k7 Y F; K: cAdfonic – Over 100 billion monthly impressions.) R: s4 ~+ [; U. T% K& V5 X* E AdModa – Has a useful Campaign Planner to help you avoid desolate markets.9 z7 L, R, E9 z JumpTap – Hit and miss customer service, high quality traffic. Worth sticking with. 8 _! F3 u/ U4 T' Q6 I6 ~4 E" ESearch Marketing ToolsSEOMoz – Powerhouse in the SEO world. Monitors your search and social performance for a good price. % T# K1 m5 S s t- H [) C bOpen 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. 9 W( m+ \+ J0 y1 T9 _) ?" {, ^Spyfu – Download your competitor’s profitable keywords (then do your damn best to find them). 2 q' ]2 Q3 h' d5 w1 e& t SEO Book Tools – Useful all-in-one resource covering most of the SEO board. . w& q! o. `- h( S Google AdWords Keyword Tool – Don’t live by this tool, but don’t completely ignore it either. Useful when applied in context.+ \3 Y- B& w. S4 Y 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. + r: [' i& \' o' f6 m- M& ~7 U: R 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. + S! ]4 i# V! O, `6 oIMGrind – 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 $99/month. ' T0 {. Y3 x- IThe Dojo – New paid addition on the CPA Fix forum. Lifetime access for a one-time payment. - @7 i# j0 J5 h8 n FreeWickedFire – Where the occasional golden nugget can be found buried between tits, ass and Rick Astley. Generally NSFW. 1 V. ]: _: U/ m' AAffiliates4u – Very active forum, heavy European influence. Better place to network with merchants and product owners than it is to find other affiliates. , @: e; o" A/ U. L# w0 ZABestWeb – Largest affiliate marketing forum in the world, with a heavy corporate slant. Where the utterly blind converge with the suited and booted. . ]# ^! ]; k$ z' `8 HCPA Fix – Mostly focused on CPA marketing, seems to specialise in free traffic sources and generating leads on a budget. 7 E/ a0 M C8 _# [1 X1 n! F8 l: r0 t
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