BlogsCPA7 _ N+ q) r7 w* Z6 d/ L9 \ FinchSells – Well, hello. ! S1 o7 ?7 t: f+ |0 ^ Mr Green – New Zealand’s best (and maybe only?) affiliate marketing blog? 9 x: B" k; {* u. F$ W" ?IM Grind – Daily Internet Marketing news. Fetish for infographics. ( b8 }' y$ |% J) e* @7 I Aff Helper – Regular contributions from all over the affiliasphere. / C9 t: l, g; }' t8 D& }$ VCharles Ngo – Popular affiliate and rightly so. Don’t think he’s ever put out a bad post. - P7 R, k: t0 C% I* s8 GAdult Media Buying – Man o’ Scandal? You’ll enjoy this. Sound advice for making a filthy dollar.% X8 M7 J! Y; d/ n4 `) Y& P PPC.bz – Hilarity, affiliate marketing and… weed porn?' ]. K4 D& Q* I! O" D- G Wall of Monitors – The blog of affiliate marketer ‘HeavyT’. Shares more than just his monitors. $ L2 [' k. O6 G; ^" q8 {$ ~3 Z1 k6 H Perform(ance Marketing) Insider – The Daily Mail of affiliate marketing rags. 9 r" I6 ~2 U7 l) n! F Perform(ance Marketing) Outsider – Amusing parody, that often manages to be more relevant than the above. . ^1 g$ C; P7 |' D- J& l1 M IPyxel – Lots of tips for getting profitable on Plentyoffish. + O2 k3 o4 F& j" Q( d. ]StackThatMoney – Head straight to the Case Study section.8 Z0 j6 `2 A! z3 t w( G, b9 l9 T& h: t Luke Peerfly – Award winning affiliate manager with a busted brand if he ever leaves Peerfly. . D% Q7 S1 z8 ^! a Nicky Cakes – The blog that got me in to affiliate marketing. No longer updated, some classic reads in the archives. w9 ^; Q8 y; [8 [3 p Aff Playbook Blog – Lots of practical tips, especially useful for PPV marketers.% |4 f0 x4 x1 C0 u" q Zac Johnson – One of the longest running CPA blogs out there. 3 _# s, s* \- Q% Q CTRTard – Helmet wearing CPA dude. Where did he go?& g; t% P- m5 m9 n" z4 ^: j Ian Fernando – Travels the world pointing his finger. One of the last remaining active CPA blogs. * s1 Y& X, c2 J/ [) ORohail Rizvi – Affiliate insights and regular ‘earnings reports’ if you need some inspiration. Doesn’t seem to post much these days. 3 D; T$ b# g2 b; u8 YJustin Dupre – Has been caught staring at more titties than any other marketer in Thailand. 3 W2 Y9 ?2 M) f; ]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!, z2 [# }+ A) w4 R Bryn Youngblut – I just love his name. Another once prolific CPA blogger who has vanished, presumably back to Monkey Island whence he came. 7 {3 l; B4 D1 `" [7 @+ kInside Affiliate – Check out his older posts on PPV. 2 f, ~& z2 @% r/ PAffiliate Help – Covers a lot of the basics in an easy-to-read manner. % Y5 e9 T8 Z# H& \POF Blog – Advertising on POF? Ben can hook you up with some good strategies.3 p1 [4 z% f4 y/ M8 y Who Is Andrew Wee? – The kind of guy who seduces affiliates with ice cream and chocolates. ( E- z( [7 |! Z1 `AM Navigator – Interesting perspective from those managing affiliate programs. ‘How to monetise us pawns…‘* I% S8 m& z1 q Moby Affiliates – One of the few blogs dedicated to mobile affiliate marketing.% e9 f; o1 q! b1 }+ _ Mob Aff Blog – Another one, written by an angry Russian dude.* R8 W: q! A/ g- f" G9 s3 C Affbuzz – Aggregates the latest CPA news. - U1 g& }# H: J% R# `) S; s8 e Affposts – Like Affbuzz, emphasis on newer posts. , T3 c& t* D1 L) b' hConversion OptimisationUnBounce – Delicious landing page optimisation tips. & Q4 [1 I8 S/ o" t X$ y Z' G Conversion XL – ‘Extra Lucrative’ conversion advice. * z+ G/ x, R2 _9 u( `7 K+ {Topping Two Percent – Excellent write-ups, lots of juicy info on how to squeeze the maximum out of your landing pages. 1 m0 R* G9 @# WBoost CTR – Light a rocket up the jacksy of your search and social ads. 0 q" K/ ] f3 F6 T/ l1 ?6 Y2 G7 YOptimizely – Full of A/B testing examples. [3 X$ c4 h. ~3 g) a" ^Shock Marketer – Consistently good advice, no fluff. : U+ m9 ?4 _7 S Conversion Voodoo – Company blog with plenty to say about improving conversions. : S' r0 q' S) f w( m# z/ `General MarketingOKTrends – Unmissable insights for anybody working in the dating niche. You need to read this. " t; {! J, F' q- W3 M3 s Kiss Metrics – More data analysis than a marketer can shake his stick at. 2 Z! T! l( K& a X$ f+ a* J ViperChill – One of the most informative Internet Marketing resources on the planet. Featured in the Guardian. 1 l, b/ M7 W6 ?% E ]- i6 RSugarrae – Impressive collection of straight shooting posts. Covers a spread of Internet Marketing topics.* }$ ^1 [7 X4 t e" b Direct Response – One of my favourite direct marketing reads. Don’t just beat the competition; crush it. ) A/ R& O2 Z* h+ [0 e# lBlue Hat SEO – Outdated as hell, still an epic read. 6 V: R4 E$ k6 p) @& f Shoemoney – Love him or hate him, you can’t not know Shoe if you work in this industry. # S6 C2 t# }. n- |9 jInside Facebook – Essential reading for the sadists otherwise known as Facebook marketers. 4 ?# v' ]7 M2 V, P- O' ^9 ODukeo – Has really come on strong in recent months. Lots of great content for affiliates.2 N& G) B8 T) [6 Q SkyRocket SEO – One of the few SEO blogs I keep coming back to.3 r5 m! z0 |$ Y Generation Y Working – Tips on how to survive working from home, from those already surviving it. ' \, d( j7 t D- g* N% o- LPPC.org – Tips and tricks for clickety clicks. Heavy focus on Google. ) O0 q* Q0 Y4 i, {$ @8 l. c0 d Skimlinks Blog – Regular dollops of advertising industry news. ' A7 ? S0 L6 I# IThink Traffic – Consistently good advice for brand building and traffic swallowing. V2 n% }% X* ? |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 ~, f8 K) U; o2 H9 f# V2 b1 I 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- U& v+ p9 x! u( P2 Y6 hA4D – 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. ' P/ g5 o' e7 r9 p' d% ?Convert2Media – Recognized by 500 INC. as one of the fastest growing companies in America. d* @+ i, i. K! @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* 9 H& S/ l' Y% S$ [) v1 u5 UAbove 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. & ]0 ~4 I7 x$ ]2 [+ n. } ^F5 Media – Founded by the same guys who brought you the STM Forum, F5 packs a bunch of strong dating offers.1 a8 M% k( a; p# t: F Monetise – Promising network with a heavy slant towards UK offers. 5 p" i( r1 h7 T* u2 bPeerfly – Strong industry following, popular launch pad network for beginners. + `8 M$ ~' a: ]: Z. m7 YIncent.ly – Owned by Peerfly, dedicated to incentive traffic., P+ s( n* X& T; S/ E Mundo Media – I haven’t tried them, but I’ve heard good reviews. Mobile seems to be their specialty?' v2 ]& P' Q. d6 O5 x/ e# z$ X Ploose – Good for adult dating and hookup offers./ ?8 J6 G k0 B' q; M% P Cupid – Vast selection of dating offers from Cupid. . f/ E: K( c& {6 M* i0 w3 nPeople Meet – Home to the People Meet brand. Excellent converters. # c% I9 e! O) k! _Date Connected – Another direct dating/hookup merchant, home to JustHookup. Can you guess which niche I work in?: L4 `1 `4 c, V7 G- g TraditionalCJ – Known for its shoddy treatment of affiliates, but with so many good offers, you’ll want to join regardless. F: z! y. B2 i) b) l: qShareASale – Much respected Chicago-based network. Large selection of boutique CPS offers. + m/ R6 {" J: n8 ?$ H' e LinkShare – Another colossal network. Better support than CJ. : A( _* b. l! \4 h7 y) }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. ) C5 L+ N: Q, xAmazon Affiliates – Underrated by CPA affiliates, overrated by everybody else. 5 K4 ]' w2 Q; m2 b: Z Google Affiliate Network – Boo the irony.3 l3 l' n/ q7 {- h9 N8 H& { MobileOfferMobi – One of the leading mobile performance networks. 2 ^9 x; C# S' x- ]! G Revived Media – Created by the prolific IMGrind team. Dedicated mobile network with great reviews. s+ @ o: m: dKissMyAds – Mobile affiliate network. Regrettable name for the dinner table? , Y: C! Y, }% |& K5 p2 @$ uLinking Mobile – UK based, recommended to me. I haven’t tried them. : R( p1 ?' V7 W. k1 Y L2 ?Conferences and MeetupsAffiliate Summit – The premier affiliate marketing conference, where affiliates convene to talk shop and party in strip clubs (or drown in sausage). : J7 G! D4 o; bA4U Expo – Popular performance marketing conference, especially in Europe. A bit suity. " G; a. |9 w6 W' Oad:tech – Digital marketing conferences scattered all around the globe. Very suity.! T- Q; i8 S' _2 ~ LeadsCon – Vegas/NYC based event dedicated to lead generation.' G, ^# G) a4 O& f/ H AM Days – Specialised conference for the management of affiliate programs (aka, how to deal with unprofessional slackers in their underpants). / y" p4 V: Z; v! [, B, D& {) V# ?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. % n9 O# A9 B2 X( `: O$ }: lSearchGoogle AdWords – Still the King of search PPC. Not an easy dragon for the affiliate to slay. " D4 b- e- I5 Z2 z# J5 U. Y Bing Ads – Closest alternative to AdWords. Less booty lashings. ' [/ y9 O3 i' j3 E# t' u' }8 w7Search – You’ll need to be on your game to find a converter in here. Only troopers hit the green. / g# @6 j4 s. O# a/ K$ QSocialFacebook – Hugely competitive. Potential to make you rich. Quickly. 4 i$ y( T" J4 c3 r {- P0 K$ ^9 nTwitter Ads – …Good luck.6 E+ V6 Z9 r/ h! o5 d) l POF Ads – Target dating users down to the hair color. Saturated but still powerful.% P/ Y, v. c7 ` 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?8 p3 V& H1 I: M8 G: I3 o) C Cubics Adknowledge – Advertise across a selection of over 1200 Facebook apps. 3 t* ~+ h B& V* b. M/ _- m ContextualMedia Traffic – Good PPV network for single opt-in submits and gaming offers. , q" Y. x! s% \% R5 b. L- B" r; G: G* uTrafficVance – Highest quality PPV traffic in the business. Requires $1000 deposit.# @& }& ~ A* K3 @# V Lead Impact – Good starting point for PPV marketers. Lots of room to scale your campaigns. 1 `: G# C1 c) a; YDirectCPV – Haven’t tried them but they’re always giving free coupons away. Sign up and make the most? a" c, t' O6 O2 p m8 CDisplayAdBlade – Self-serve, popular choice for the CPA affiliate (particularly those who dabble in rebills). * a8 ]7 y6 a. C, c 50onRed – Intext and display ads available. $500 to get started.7 v3 A, B) N5 q BuySellAds – Buy direct placements on high profile websites. Easy to use. Tough to find the good spots.; i2 V% D( R8 s7 ]( ? Buy Ads – More direct placements.3 r+ s6 q$ `% N$ k5 n9 v Pulse360 – CPC-based with lots of high quality traffic. Expensive. Won’t work on lower payout offers. q4 B( p" X1 _ engage:BDR – High quality display traffic that you’ll need some budget for. 7 w( g/ Y6 h$ u$ ^* f o5 s( R SiteScout – Low risk media-buying entry point for affiliates. Suggest you start here.4 `# f+ ?4 p+ M' V8 u MochiMedia – Great launch pad for newbie affiliates in the gaming niche.! C9 D9 f& l0 e! c, A k- m( Z Ad2Games – Lots of quality gaming traffic. Heavy German influence. ) A) G/ f, g, x; y CPM Star – More gaming traffic. Only limited experience with this one, looks decent. 4 a4 |# h* R- k; F. b J/ f# ? Juicy Ads – Incredibly lenient, self-serve adult dating platform. Cheap. Great for learning the ropes. " w) M/ J2 R7 F: R% r( `) bTraffic Junky – One of the most popular sources of adult traffic in the world. Big volume. Equal competition. - E# `# Q( S) A) m5 p9 @3 J1 rExoclick – More adult dating by the bucket load. Probably not *quite* as good quality as TJ, but offset by cheaper traffic. V2 j* ?, l% @& w$ }6 ~AdBucks – Don’t be fooled by the minimal interface. This adult display source packs a donkey punch. , k7 J3 H0 H: _/ q' ]; W RetargetingAdRoll – Named the #1 Advertising Company by Inc. Magazine. Growing fast, seems to be everywhere. Oh wait…! c" m2 K, d" D' y5 g Retargeter – Renowned for having one of the best customer service teams in the business. % W; G# `. ^' |8 NChango – Specialises in search retargeting rather than site retargeting. " v3 \7 e# G LMobileAdMob – The daddy of mobile advertising. Now owned by Google. ' Q3 O% U0 W9 R( f2 Y7 wLeadbolt – Temperamental but popular platform.$ l7 u4 b2 P, q N5 n InMobi – Lots of traffic, not the best interface for a newbie.' q! V8 t3 v0 {6 Q0 k Adfonic – Over 100 billion monthly impressions., n6 D& l5 k6 k AdModa – Has a useful Campaign Planner to help you avoid desolate markets. 9 Z# n. H! ^1 `- q2 JJumpTap – Hit and miss customer service, high quality traffic. Worth sticking with. + J: j, M7 g# Y3 T/ M7 T) f7 C; @: xSearch Marketing ToolsSEOMoz – Powerhouse in the SEO world. Monitors your search and social performance for a good price.5 v8 w" f5 L) J% e) o& r 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. : r- [6 q) s' _4 b+ n2 G Spyfu – Download your competitor’s profitable keywords (then do your damn best to find them). 4 D9 v. ~9 ]& b& `3 lSEO Book Tools – Useful all-in-one resource covering most of the SEO board. * w. E9 c/ Y$ |0 ?. s- l1 B" d0 E Google AdWords Keyword Tool – Don’t live by this tool, but don’t completely ignore it either. Useful when applied in context. * c g8 a2 `: tForumsSubscriptionStack 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 $99/month, worth every penny. 4 Z& \5 m, F7 t$ S* LAffPlaybook – 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.4 b+ H: u: s3 K8 m9 h) Z 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 $99/month. 3 r/ B o0 j' |* @1 Q8 s, V: yThe Dojo – New paid addition on the CPA Fix forum. Lifetime access for a one-time payment. ( d7 t; V3 I; O4 Q+ A7 I5 v FreeWickedFire – Where the occasional golden nugget can be found buried between tits, ass and Rick Astley. Generally NSFW. , C+ g. l; @+ o' u8 a+ `4 u3 RAffiliates4u – Very active forum, heavy European influence. Better place to network with merchants and product owners than it is to find other affiliates. ) b8 o4 X) J5 u: [ ABestWeb – Largest affiliate marketing forum in the world, with a heavy corporate slant. Where the utterly blind converge with the suited and booted. ' T# n7 S& Z; n- B CPA Fix – Mostly focused on CPA marketing, seems to specialise in free traffic sources and generating leads on a budget. . r o" G& k% G$ p2 m# B) e! a5 J$ c
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