BlogsCPA 5 p5 P3 }1 J/ XFinchSells – Well, hello. 2 N# E/ I: E Z8 o Mr Green – New Zealand’s best (and maybe only?) affiliate marketing blog?4 L4 y9 o) U5 q" J# h IM Grind – Daily Internet Marketing news. Fetish for infographics. / C, |/ \+ v, R4 X: gAff Helper – Regular contributions from all over the affiliasphere. + {7 J: z9 k' r G7 T; O& C* LCharles Ngo – Popular affiliate and rightly so. Don’t think he’s ever put out a bad post. 4 p" y8 q8 M; o9 d% cAdult Media Buying – Man o’ Scandal? You’ll enjoy this. Sound advice for making a filthy dollar.# y4 G/ o# l& t( b6 ` PPC.bz – Hilarity, affiliate marketing and… weed porn?3 Y. z* T% ^/ n M Wall of Monitors – The blog of affiliate marketer ‘HeavyT’. Shares more than just his monitors. 8 D$ S) U9 P. N# J Perform(ance Marketing) Insider – The Daily Mail of affiliate marketing rags. 2 ~* N5 r# m4 {: l) ~% MPerform(ance Marketing) Outsider – Amusing parody, that often manages to be more relevant than the above. " h$ U. X' A+ z; `, w+ K IPyxel – Lots of tips for getting profitable on Plentyoffish. 8 u- x- A, ]8 c2 m StackThatMoney – Head straight to the Case Study section. 5 {) j) ^& K! b3 N9 i) t: w* lLuke Peerfly – Award winning affiliate manager with a busted brand if he ever leaves Peerfly. * p5 c. J, ^ r Nicky Cakes – The blog that got me in to affiliate marketing. No longer updated, some classic reads in the archives. ! z; m9 U6 {1 Z3 BAff Playbook Blog – Lots of practical tips, especially useful for PPV marketers. 8 C) |' p7 F! i* G nZac Johnson – One of the longest running CPA blogs out there. $ p4 S$ g4 a) N. n- G9 _* f: n( O; | CTRTard – Helmet wearing CPA dude. Where did he go? . O' K D9 Y$ [2 gIan Fernando – Travels the world pointing his finger. One of the last remaining active CPA blogs.1 C/ n/ a8 j0 b: W& ^8 n2 r Rohail Rizvi – Affiliate insights and regular ‘earnings reports’ if you need some inspiration. Doesn’t seem to post much these days. , ~$ g+ T( U) Y( I7 @Justin Dupre – Has been caught staring at more titties than any other marketer in Thailand. ; ?8 K4 P) O8 F. t- _ 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! " j4 r1 v7 x6 U# I. d. T' wBryn Youngblut – I just love his name. Another once prolific CPA blogger who has vanished, presumably back to Monkey Island whence he came. 9 o: H: c# S6 @+ D. IInside Affiliate – Check out his older posts on PPV. 9 Z3 R1 h; i, P+ X& E* `0 f! xAffiliate Help – Covers a lot of the basics in an easy-to-read manner. / o- H! W9 L' i9 S* F: u# GPOF Blog – Advertising on POF? Ben can hook you up with some good strategies. 9 U+ K: Q. t; k, v3 GWho Is Andrew Wee? – The kind of guy who seduces affiliates with ice cream and chocolates.% T" q( l8 w4 {. c2 p AM Navigator – Interesting perspective from those managing affiliate programs. ‘How to monetise us pawns…‘ 2 o( ^2 Q5 {0 P; H, m YMoby Affiliates – One of the few blogs dedicated to mobile affiliate marketing./ q, z- J& N4 \4 Q- Z- n+ L Mob Aff Blog – Another one, written by an angry Russian dude.$ X8 i" [4 R4 z' |3 [2 l' M Affbuzz – Aggregates the latest CPA news. * M5 q6 D# G" L# |3 [ Affposts – Like Affbuzz, emphasis on newer posts. ) H; X1 B0 b" }& P/ p Conversion OptimisationUnBounce – Delicious landing page optimisation tips. ; e9 _! o7 H8 _7 @Conversion XL – ‘Extra Lucrative’ conversion advice. / {6 w, S; |! g8 f7 W: dTopping Two Percent – Excellent write-ups, lots of juicy info on how to squeeze the maximum out of your landing pages. 5 c* ~5 |8 t7 B: ^. O) \4 z9 wBoost CTR – Light a rocket up the jacksy of your search and social ads. * v9 j% v/ D3 s0 YOptimizely – Full of A/B testing examples.( \4 _. P/ O4 t$ G/ Z) Q g+ v Shock Marketer – Consistently good advice, no fluff. : L# T# b2 k7 m9 D! O4 E( u2 f Conversion Voodoo – Company blog with plenty to say about improving conversions.5 i% K, ]4 S& x4 i( K( N General MarketingOKTrends – Unmissable insights for anybody working in the dating niche. You need to read this. ) Q/ P1 T h( R# Q. K' v Kiss Metrics – More data analysis than a marketer can shake his stick at. ; r/ r: c4 x( h( QViperChill – One of the most informative Internet Marketing resources on the planet. Featured in the Guardian. $ ?2 Z/ p6 H! f$ h Sugarrae – Impressive collection of straight shooting posts. Covers a spread of Internet Marketing topics. + }& R% i9 _$ y. [ P5 D# bDirect Response – One of my favourite direct marketing reads. Don’t just beat the competition; crush it. $ p+ o' n# f$ `! }5 } Blue Hat SEO – Outdated as hell, still an epic read. 8 o9 D# w7 S; H) |$ _ Shoemoney – Love him or hate him, you can’t not know Shoe if you work in this industry. 9 ?5 p; w3 `+ S! \Inside Facebook – Essential reading for the sadists otherwise known as Facebook marketers. " ]; N+ w5 H! X/ e+ G8 m4 e9 F' aDukeo – Has really come on strong in recent months. Lots of great content for affiliates.! M: Y; g& ?2 j# S+ T2 s SkyRocket SEO – One of the few SEO blogs I keep coming back to. : X5 u8 C/ Q- b' uGeneration Y Working – Tips on how to survive working from home, from those already surviving it.5 n. h. |% E) s PPC.org – Tips and tricks for clickety clicks. Heavy focus on Google. / L! X# n9 y6 P+ r2 bSkimlinks Blog – Regular dollops of advertising industry news. ( P/ @! k; v* E0 S2 D4 JThink Traffic – Consistently good advice for brand building and traffic swallowing.6 U; V( @# H) r0 X7 L3 g, T 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. ( R( d3 ?( g6 k4 \5 ACPAAdsimilis – 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- C3 ~( f, h6 p- k5 S 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. 7 ]" Y/ P: R6 C0 \! xConvert2Media – Recognized by 500 INC. as one of the fastest growing companies in America. # |, F' W' v% C h. A. \' eNeverblue – Tons of great mobile offers, and one of the rare few genuinely ‘international’ networks. Made my first ever CPA commission with Neverblue. *le sniffle* 7 }, q. g" x; T- r7 TAbove 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. / q* y/ x# i' b, I$ @4 [: nF5 Media – Founded by the same guys who brought you the STM Forum, F5 packs a bunch of strong dating offers.5 B2 f2 E- d" T# b; S7 d Monetise – Promising network with a heavy slant towards UK offers. ! a/ l' @! g: D8 e& nPeerfly – Strong industry following, popular launch pad network for beginners. $ Y' b6 V; b- q( o4 O! |: m. uIncent.ly – Owned by Peerfly, dedicated to incentive traffic. & J1 T9 m. z# ]+ `+ X' N$ t# QMundo Media – I haven’t tried them, but I’ve heard good reviews. Mobile seems to be their specialty? }* |% e; q0 q& A Ploose – Good for adult dating and hookup offers. $ a6 v2 E" l2 dCupid – Vast selection of dating offers from Cupid.4 Y* B+ r" ^% r) E7 T w4 ` People Meet – Home to the People Meet brand. Excellent converters. , s" I9 s. X$ \9 O" q1 E+ s) k+ QDate Connected – Another direct dating/hookup merchant, home to JustHookup. Can you guess which niche I work in? / M; S$ c6 e% f3 y2 T; Y/ d& T& @TraditionalCJ – Known for its shoddy treatment of affiliates, but with so many good offers, you’ll want to join regardless. 7 p. h1 C0 x- P8 x, l; [ShareASale – Much respected Chicago-based network. Large selection of boutique CPS offers. % _: D+ p, E1 D( M- m LinkShare – Another colossal network. Better support than CJ., Z! i6 [+ X$ k i 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. ( U* U* d W9 B( N- WAmazon Affiliates – Underrated by CPA affiliates, overrated by everybody else. ! S& T9 `9 d9 ~( R6 I9 I+ xGoogle Affiliate Network – Boo the irony. 6 v1 y& t# z3 vMobileOfferMobi – One of the leading mobile performance networks. , _" K$ s7 G/ u0 h6 m Revived Media – Created by the prolific IMGrind team. Dedicated mobile network with great reviews. ) D, `9 V9 w$ i8 }+ O# R5 W' hKissMyAds – Mobile affiliate network. Regrettable name for the dinner table?: Q F1 q$ o2 f5 g Linking Mobile – UK based, recommended to me. I haven’t tried them. n4 q6 h; \2 T- M3 p! T Conferences and MeetupsAffiliate Summit – The premier affiliate marketing conference, where affiliates convene to talk shop and party in strip clubs (or drown in sausage). 3 Y6 b; T. [4 S$ i A4U Expo – Popular performance marketing conference, especially in Europe. A bit suity. + w1 f3 r7 k X& K. Had:tech – Digital marketing conferences scattered all around the globe. Very suity. S& d( V/ @# ~( T$ y LeadsCon – Vegas/NYC based event dedicated to lead generation.9 T& u0 V: @) x/ b AM Days – Specialised conference for the management of affiliate programs (aka, how to deal with unprofessional slackers in their underpants)., X( i. W7 Q+ v; F ~1 c 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. 0 }) c5 P8 j9 r& v( E SearchGoogle AdWords – Still the King of search PPC. Not an easy dragon for the affiliate to slay. $ ]0 [6 A% E+ pBing Ads – Closest alternative to AdWords. Less booty lashings. + }$ H9 Y: p) H 7Search – You’ll need to be on your game to find a converter in here. Only troopers hit the green.2 J* l& u0 d7 q& l9 N SocialFacebook – Hugely competitive. Potential to make you rich. Quickly.( W8 o8 c! @$ v' D/ z! {5 P4 ~; Y Twitter Ads – …Good luck. 7 k8 `! Q" w2 I0 V2 DPOF Ads – Target dating users down to the hair color. Saturated but still powerful.$ F) J' b2 J$ K6 \ 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? # }4 H, Q( h% r8 u X# }: FCubics Adknowledge – Advertise across a selection of over 1200 Facebook apps. 4 k3 K8 }, P5 q8 O3 W6 y F5 T3 U) x ContextualMedia Traffic – Good PPV network for single opt-in submits and gaming offers.# L3 m9 u% T' G# y- }8 Q; ^ TrafficVance – Highest quality PPV traffic in the business. Requires $1000 deposit. % |" I* X' b. q3 TLead Impact – Good starting point for PPV marketers. Lots of room to scale your campaigns.$ w# {3 {( h* b% F* r5 }7 @ DirectCPV – Haven’t tried them but they’re always giving free coupons away. Sign up and make the most?; S: T, N0 x3 K2 \) K DisplayAdBlade – Self-serve, popular choice for the CPA affiliate (particularly those who dabble in rebills). 0 k/ z: E6 s; X& ^2 Q7 R50onRed – Intext and display ads available. $500 to get started.1 o& ?) \0 g C+ o BuySellAds – Buy direct placements on high profile websites. Easy to use. Tough to find the good spots. $ ^1 d" F4 I9 }8 [& |( y c& c# XBuy Ads – More direct placements.7 }# X/ P1 A* {. P* R3 G Pulse360 – CPC-based with lots of high quality traffic. Expensive. Won’t work on lower payout offers.% E1 p; l/ C* ~/ A' N engage:BDR – High quality display traffic that you’ll need some budget for. $ \9 V7 y/ C! T# S2 kSiteScout – Low risk media-buying entry point for affiliates. Suggest you start here. & h+ l8 r' }4 ]) ?% C/ WMochiMedia – Great launch pad for newbie affiliates in the gaming niche.3 z* K& `4 p: n$ z" e Ad2Games – Lots of quality gaming traffic. Heavy German influence. ]7 {" B9 g( E4 KCPM Star – More gaming traffic. Only limited experience with this one, looks decent. 9 r# n6 `6 K L% K- QJuicy Ads – Incredibly lenient, self-serve adult dating platform. Cheap. Great for learning the ropes.+ n8 A5 Y& \, e+ T+ b" U Traffic Junky – One of the most popular sources of adult traffic in the world. Big volume. Equal competition.. C! m* D0 r- p( z' U: @& p" e Exoclick – More adult dating by the bucket load. Probably not *quite* as good quality as TJ, but offset by cheaper traffic.: M3 J" b3 }+ \) ^3 {+ v- z, n AdBucks – Don’t be fooled by the minimal interface. This adult display source packs a donkey punch. 6 ^8 D& w7 v. s: i9 Z* \ RetargetingAdRoll – Named the #1 Advertising Company by Inc. Magazine. Growing fast, seems to be everywhere. Oh wait…& y1 q! C: S5 p) ]$ [1 ]( r Retargeter – Renowned for having one of the best customer service teams in the business. 9 ?8 O' p5 S* U: w1 \, k Chango – Specialises in search retargeting rather than site retargeting. 0 E+ d3 y# B. ]( VMobileAdMob – The daddy of mobile advertising. Now owned by Google., t. f9 ^; I/ b" _3 N$ s2 o5 y3 L( V Leadbolt – Temperamental but popular platform. ) N7 |; s+ O9 {: s) GInMobi – Lots of traffic, not the best interface for a newbie.4 e6 ?* a8 p" Y/ \- Y3 a Adfonic – Over 100 billion monthly impressions. 6 U5 J/ o) g# i/ O$ R& nAdModa – Has a useful Campaign Planner to help you avoid desolate markets.- E+ \! s( b8 \" ~5 t1 U; a JumpTap – Hit and miss customer service, high quality traffic. Worth sticking with.* F! k( u4 ?; H) H Search Marketing ToolsSEOMoz – Powerhouse in the SEO world. Monitors your search and social performance for a good price. / J/ D% i: v2 `: AOpen 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 j( h Z1 w2 L9 n+ z7 sSpyfu – Download your competitor’s profitable keywords (then do your damn best to find them). . `; @4 E6 \3 `- J9 ]. v' tSEO Book Tools – Useful all-in-one resource covering most of the SEO board. 3 H" M& M* Y& O: `! R2 nGoogle AdWords Keyword Tool – Don’t live by this tool, but don’t completely ignore it either. Useful when applied in context. ! _; Z+ @- f# M. i# ^. F* ~ vForumsSubscriptionStack 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. / |3 S: }5 a. S5 r( n( P. D- e0 y2 XAffPlaybook – 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.: ]/ e) _0 P* Z% D/ ~ _- B 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 $99/month. 1 W, u. W, w, U* o& ?( UThe Dojo – New paid addition on the CPA Fix forum. Lifetime access for a one-time payment. + w/ e) h% m y$ C+ [FreeWickedFire – Where the occasional golden nugget can be found buried between tits, ass and Rick Astley. Generally NSFW.1 w, d7 e% v9 p! K/ O+ |- t Affiliates4u – Very active forum, heavy European influence. Better place to network with merchants and product owners than it is to find other affiliates. , Z4 Y5 A' W) X: B/ Z& Y/ g: O8 k* \ABestWeb – Largest affiliate marketing forum in the world, with a heavy corporate slant. Where the utterly blind converge with the suited and booted. 1 r2 F" D1 ~. q$ i: A/ s* z3 `CPA Fix – Mostly focused on CPA marketing, seems to specialise in free traffic sources and generating leads on a budget. * A' T; Z% H. 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