BlogsCPA4 X7 X' \' @" N FinchSells – Well, hello. 8 K+ j6 L! I: e1 z3 u5 |* _ Mr Green – New Zealand’s best (and maybe only?) affiliate marketing blog?' ?7 M1 H; {% c7 o$ V& e6 j% [ IM Grind – Daily Internet Marketing news. Fetish for infographics. - q, D3 r; \- C: WAff Helper – Regular contributions from all over the affiliasphere. - X8 E! M3 r- e Charles Ngo – Popular affiliate and rightly so. Don’t think he’s ever put out a bad post.4 G) h5 O5 Z/ B* a/ d8 G Adult Media Buying – Man o’ Scandal? You’ll enjoy this. Sound advice for making a filthy dollar.5 x8 B9 v7 w& t: L5 x- E! v9 s PPC.bz – Hilarity, affiliate marketing and… weed porn?: {* w4 }3 [5 c1 |9 b& H3 ^ Wall of Monitors – The blog of affiliate marketer ‘HeavyT’. Shares more than just his monitors. " r' s# N' }/ ]" y% ]+ \ Perform(ance Marketing) Insider – The Daily Mail of affiliate marketing rags. , Q, h0 ~ x. L* S! ?) wPerform(ance Marketing) Outsider – Amusing parody, that often manages to be more relevant than the above. t7 u0 ^% G4 @! w3 T) t( X IPyxel – Lots of tips for getting profitable on Plentyoffish. . y! [# D9 f. U4 b; q' PStackThatMoney – Head straight to the Case Study section. - X! c ~+ V! J5 ^1 G pLuke Peerfly – Award winning affiliate manager with a busted brand if he ever leaves Peerfly. 8 d, d& ]2 H! Q: R' ANicky Cakes – The blog that got me in to affiliate marketing. No longer updated, some classic reads in the archives. " w j7 ~2 e H- pAff Playbook Blog – Lots of practical tips, especially useful for PPV marketers. & W& m8 Q7 ^/ P! f1 e$ E0 z; _Zac Johnson – One of the longest running CPA blogs out there. : P* p# E: n( u9 N8 [3 _; z( l CTRTard – Helmet wearing CPA dude. Where did he go? : ^% m& M: q3 z5 f9 rIan Fernando – Travels the world pointing his finger. One of the last remaining active CPA blogs.% M* n. A1 I% t; t6 d: ^( Q# `7 ? Rohail Rizvi – Affiliate insights and regular ‘earnings reports’ if you need some inspiration. Doesn’t seem to post much these days. # J: e! ]8 w7 k% z! O% j. CJustin Dupre – Has been caught staring at more titties than any other marketer in Thailand. ! d G9 w' ?2 _! \ 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! 4 X5 [- @( X- e$ Y/ d2 B4 ~7 _Bryn Youngblut – I just love his name. Another once prolific CPA blogger who has vanished, presumably back to Monkey Island whence he came. 6 @0 f5 Z4 Q$ E5 uInside Affiliate – Check out his older posts on PPV. ( E# {: t5 A6 {Affiliate Help – Covers a lot of the basics in an easy-to-read manner.! {6 h3 k q. ^% _) S8 O POF Blog – Advertising on POF? Ben can hook you up with some good strategies.( ~! u; A$ h7 k/ F0 _ Who Is Andrew Wee? – The kind of guy who seduces affiliates with ice cream and chocolates.' r( L( t; r2 P. R5 S AM Navigator – Interesting perspective from those managing affiliate programs. ‘How to monetise us pawns…‘ $ h ?: ^% j$ j7 j7 }Moby Affiliates – One of the few blogs dedicated to mobile affiliate marketing.! |& q+ u- I; {, Y Mob Aff Blog – Another one, written by an angry Russian dude. : F6 |5 ^+ T8 R) p9 h" p* j1 p8 HAffbuzz – Aggregates the latest CPA news. E! M/ I; K! M9 C) }/ t( r Affposts – Like Affbuzz, emphasis on newer posts. ; f* D# i e* b% g/ U) B! ~2 fConversion OptimisationUnBounce – Delicious landing page optimisation tips. 1 p- ^% O3 f& D) H Conversion XL – ‘Extra Lucrative’ conversion advice. 5 I* d: i8 B5 _6 a6 oTopping Two Percent – Excellent write-ups, lots of juicy info on how to squeeze the maximum out of your landing pages. & y4 Z, g. T& `. C3 IBoost CTR – Light a rocket up the jacksy of your search and social ads. ' A) L6 w+ i4 H/ v! j" H( B. E0 ^/ lOptimizely – Full of A/B testing examples.9 m& m: ^2 V/ L* U( i' R) g [ Shock Marketer – Consistently good advice, no fluff. % D" G) T! g0 n. i& K$ u Conversion Voodoo – Company blog with plenty to say about improving conversions.* \* a& q: g% m$ G8 A/ M General MarketingOKTrends – Unmissable insights for anybody working in the dating niche. You need to read this. , E! [% X( S- x. h; BKiss Metrics – More data analysis than a marketer can shake his stick at. " n# o- L6 y+ k+ i ViperChill – One of the most informative Internet Marketing resources on the planet. Featured in the Guardian. ( [0 ]% r- L( i9 \- ^Sugarrae – Impressive collection of straight shooting posts. Covers a spread of Internet Marketing topics. 4 d6 u0 `! F. `Direct Response – One of my favourite direct marketing reads. Don’t just beat the competition; crush it. # H, ?$ l' e9 n% M8 @: tBlue Hat SEO – Outdated as hell, still an epic read. 3 R4 e1 n, z/ [9 f' N- m; b Shoemoney – Love him or hate him, you can’t not know Shoe if you work in this industry.4 U0 s0 O8 X; W Inside Facebook – Essential reading for the sadists otherwise known as Facebook marketers. & Q! |' U6 `5 {$ iDukeo – Has really come on strong in recent months. Lots of great content for affiliates." `0 d, r. d% j/ z/ |3 V SkyRocket SEO – One of the few SEO blogs I keep coming back to. 7 g) Z+ O; {3 I& _# k* G8 s7 jGeneration Y Working – Tips on how to survive working from home, from those already surviving it. " U) e8 i. {- H2 D- zPPC.org – Tips and tricks for clickety clicks. Heavy focus on Google. * q1 s7 t f' W, @1 C0 DSkimlinks Blog – Regular dollops of advertising industry news. . _ d) J+ g% {% ?" \, m( CThink Traffic – Consistently good advice for brand building and traffic swallowing. 6 m# ?, l4 `6 X% E2 QNetworksThere are so many networks out there. I’m only going to recommend those that I’ve tried personally, or those with near unanimous praise. 4 ?6 T& ?( g! @7 Z+ ` 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. / Z! A/ a V, L+ {( [ BA4D – 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.$ m0 ?( P/ m+ [3 J/ k" v Convert2Media – Recognized by 500 INC. as one of the fastest growing companies in America. , H3 l' O/ ^ r y& |1 |4 lNeverblue – Tons of great mobile offers, and one of the rare few genuinely ‘international’ networks. Made my first ever CPA commission with Neverblue. *le sniffle*1 e+ F& A/ f( F# H 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. ; f( C! E: q- A0 \0 VF5 Media – Founded by the same guys who brought you the STM Forum, F5 packs a bunch of strong dating offers. , m! b% G, r% dMonetise – Promising network with a heavy slant towards UK offers. " a s" e; o8 N, pPeerfly – Strong industry following, popular launch pad network for beginners.3 @: t; v' T6 K* `- M0 r2 ?6 y Incent.ly – Owned by Peerfly, dedicated to incentive traffic.- `. }: {: h6 d- O* k4 s3 ]3 r$ r Mundo Media – I haven’t tried them, but I’ve heard good reviews. Mobile seems to be their specialty? 1 L$ h& b" s, D1 m7 Q! cPloose – Good for adult dating and hookup offers.. Q- S! l7 k0 }% Y, h3 @ Cupid – Vast selection of dating offers from Cupid.4 F3 l' f5 v( a: b2 e9 } People Meet – Home to the People Meet brand. Excellent converters. + l( u0 v& n/ f3 IDate Connected – Another direct dating/hookup merchant, home to JustHookup. Can you guess which niche I work in? 3 V+ ~1 k# ~: S+ }( _TraditionalCJ – Known for its shoddy treatment of affiliates, but with so many good offers, you’ll want to join regardless.- l" I1 M* F8 S% [( q& O ShareASale – Much respected Chicago-based network. Large selection of boutique CPS offers. 6 d, B$ f( E# D* I# P% Z1 ~6 y* i LinkShare – Another colossal network. Better support than CJ. 4 q1 Q2 \$ L4 ^* ~5 m" Q. jClickBank – 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. 6 I, R/ z7 q6 l) eAmazon Affiliates – Underrated by CPA affiliates, overrated by everybody else. 2 b- `2 s( L( G/ _* `, HGoogle Affiliate Network – Boo the irony. 3 T( L' D1 C# P* ZMobileOfferMobi – One of the leading mobile performance networks. . w$ u' b0 e7 O7 n; |# ^4 }Revived Media – Created by the prolific IMGrind team. Dedicated mobile network with great reviews. 7 J9 ?5 `9 H/ d* pKissMyAds – Mobile affiliate network. Regrettable name for the dinner table?7 H" D; [8 v% h5 X+ z Linking Mobile – UK based, recommended to me. I haven’t tried them.& M* J" l1 G% Q6 I9 E Conferences and MeetupsAffiliate Summit – The premier affiliate marketing conference, where affiliates convene to talk shop and party in strip clubs (or drown in sausage). N0 B; O+ `) \& Z0 \ A4U Expo – Popular performance marketing conference, especially in Europe. A bit suity. 8 u( C5 |3 ^* H* [ad:tech – Digital marketing conferences scattered all around the globe. Very suity.+ X+ B" ?8 b9 K9 O LeadsCon – Vegas/NYC based event dedicated to lead generation. & x. U$ x$ E, K4 f d9 E" |* O7 dAM Days – Specialised conference for the management of affiliate programs (aka, how to deal with unprofessional slackers in their underpants).5 K7 L& Y5 l! X* A8 Y2 t; 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. 4 K6 |; |0 T0 i/ z SearchGoogle AdWords – Still the King of search PPC. Not an easy dragon for the affiliate to slay. / ^* Q: s0 N6 q! t( U; z# tBing Ads – Closest alternative to AdWords. Less booty lashings. 4 t, c. `) n- r" S- U7Search – You’ll need to be on your game to find a converter in here. Only troopers hit the green.* b6 q/ z1 ^% g" w: U0 x SocialFacebook – Hugely competitive. Potential to make you rich. Quickly. ! ]2 K6 A* K# }3 qTwitter Ads – …Good luck./ x* n0 V" t& V9 f POF Ads – Target dating users down to the hair color. Saturated but still powerful. + w5 u4 k! d, ~) FAdly – There’s something I find immensely entertaining about the prospect of affiliates soliciting celebrities for their ads. What’s the worst that could happen? $ a+ r" f* T, }2 d+ b; dCubics Adknowledge – Advertise across a selection of over 1200 Facebook apps. ( e' p2 M. w4 |/ \& j3 @; r2 CContextualMedia Traffic – Good PPV network for single opt-in submits and gaming offers.6 O4 ^- E7 P# @" b, D TrafficVance – Highest quality PPV traffic in the business. Requires $1000 deposit. r' e/ e0 W, o; i( y* o& J7 TLead Impact – Good starting point for PPV marketers. Lots of room to scale your campaigns. , F. R4 U: k) ~, pDirectCPV – Haven’t tried them but they’re always giving free coupons away. Sign up and make the most?- W1 [2 F/ L6 ~2 A4 o- { DisplayAdBlade – Self-serve, popular choice for the CPA affiliate (particularly those who dabble in rebills). ' y( h, n, w# m8 N. W( f( R6 z50onRed – Intext and display ads available. $500 to get started.+ |1 ?' R% G5 a, T7 d0 [ BuySellAds – Buy direct placements on high profile websites. Easy to use. Tough to find the good spots. 8 l t3 _3 q; F9 z7 I0 k$ FBuy Ads – More direct placements. ( K( i4 z$ |/ w, V: w* u$ ?0 p9 sPulse360 – CPC-based with lots of high quality traffic. Expensive. Won’t work on lower payout offers.7 x3 i! f) }. S1 V9 A0 R( v engage:BDR – High quality display traffic that you’ll need some budget for. 5 P( p7 y8 U1 j' W" d SiteScout – Low risk media-buying entry point for affiliates. Suggest you start here." }! g' a8 E& g3 D$ O MochiMedia – Great launch pad for newbie affiliates in the gaming niche.7 F. b& _* ]" _, Q Ad2Games – Lots of quality gaming traffic. Heavy German influence. 6 H9 p' M) h8 n$ D; D: W6 s2 MCPM Star – More gaming traffic. Only limited experience with this one, looks decent. ; l, r( q* v# q" w3 n# {- |) JJuicy Ads – Incredibly lenient, self-serve adult dating platform. Cheap. Great for learning the ropes. - \- \# y/ }9 L' }" E) k2 D6 ~ G6 sTraffic Junky – One of the most popular sources of adult traffic in the world. Big volume. Equal competition.( t' E0 ~' e0 Z: a# }+ o7 v" b Exoclick – More adult dating by the bucket load. Probably not *quite* as good quality as TJ, but offset by cheaper traffic. ' p. h- j- O9 L9 x/ L8 gAdBucks – Don’t be fooled by the minimal interface. This adult display source packs a donkey punch. ) _: b5 P/ a4 k+ Z# b+ A1 u H RetargetingAdRoll – Named the #1 Advertising Company by Inc. Magazine. Growing fast, seems to be everywhere. Oh wait… , ~ W, k+ ^% f% Q& ^9 R, |& L+ L: [Retargeter – Renowned for having one of the best customer service teams in the business. 6 t/ b. ~# E8 H( \# P0 P) ?, EChango – Specialises in search retargeting rather than site retargeting.( W) h7 P, R: x* L MobileAdMob – The daddy of mobile advertising. Now owned by Google. ) A2 u' U# u. g" T+ HLeadbolt – Temperamental but popular platform.& o* n2 _2 y# d2 x2 K# @" b- j InMobi – Lots of traffic, not the best interface for a newbie. m2 [& O/ T2 R Adfonic – Over 100 billion monthly impressions.5 M& ]7 ] @+ L, d6 m AdModa – Has a useful Campaign Planner to help you avoid desolate markets.* e/ W7 g% f, [& R4 V9 F JumpTap – Hit and miss customer service, high quality traffic. Worth sticking with. 1 v( w1 s: G5 h/ hSearch Marketing ToolsSEOMoz – Powerhouse in the SEO world. Monitors your search and social performance for a good price.: }* S* e& J' a 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. & R2 q9 K. `( l9 i; S7 ~2 t9 USpyfu – Download your competitor’s profitable keywords (then do your damn best to find them). + S, S5 k" E( L( LSEO Book Tools – Useful all-in-one resource covering most of the SEO board. C% \: e( ^. M6 G Google AdWords Keyword Tool – Don’t live by this tool, but don’t completely ignore it either. Useful when applied in context. : V# l- |: s6 W+ N5 {( bForumsSubscriptionStack 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. , @7 z. u6 @3 T4 \$ g 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.4 w) u" P0 J# S. @+ 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. - Q( a+ V. f0 a1 c" Q) h/ _The Dojo – New paid addition on the CPA Fix forum. Lifetime access for a one-time payment. : ?8 h4 n; ?! F! `& K: f7 \ FreeWickedFire – Where the occasional golden nugget can be found buried between tits, ass and Rick Astley. Generally NSFW. 9 c- v! \8 u2 Z: K2 M; U3 g5 O1 iAffiliates4u – Very active forum, heavy European influence. Better place to network with merchants and product owners than it is to find other affiliates. 6 X& v! J' |; Y p ABestWeb – Largest affiliate marketing forum in the world, with a heavy corporate slant. Where the utterly blind converge with the suited and booted. ]- g' [7 Q: s+ _3 R8 `/ x+ zCPA Fix – Mostly focused on CPA marketing, seems to specialise in free traffic sources and generating leads on a budget. - d2 }- t6 h" q# j' L6 l
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