BlogsCPA( n' K5 [1 h \* N( F0 V' n, m FinchSells – Well, hello. # k, ?4 Q; E5 G8 A) z Mr Green – New Zealand’s best (and maybe only?) affiliate marketing blog?, N: t& i; r( [) h IM Grind – Daily Internet Marketing news. Fetish for infographics. 6 L N* ], u) g1 o0 zAff Helper – Regular contributions from all over the affiliasphere. 3 @/ _7 p4 R e% |! {# {5 }3 u Charles Ngo – Popular affiliate and rightly so. Don’t think he’s ever put out a bad post. 3 q+ G I3 E& B4 @& c+ p! x; Q( u2 ~Adult Media Buying – Man o’ Scandal? You’ll enjoy this. Sound advice for making a filthy dollar. - [7 k- Q7 ~# Y( \, APPC.bz – Hilarity, affiliate marketing and… weed porn? / t/ }+ {6 d* U4 E7 o9 ~Wall of Monitors – The blog of affiliate marketer ‘HeavyT’. Shares more than just his monitors. 2 S7 o9 C0 d% Y Perform(ance Marketing) Insider – The Daily Mail of affiliate marketing rags. 4 _( c+ V4 S; P; C/ K y$ EPerform(ance Marketing) Outsider – Amusing parody, that often manages to be more relevant than the above. 3 f" V- A" x' m* `IPyxel – Lots of tips for getting profitable on Plentyoffish. K4 N0 l, ]- \! d* G0 s1 @StackThatMoney – Head straight to the Case Study section. 0 ~' c Y$ V9 dLuke Peerfly – Award winning affiliate manager with a busted brand if he ever leaves Peerfly. $ \5 }: P/ h5 n7 cNicky Cakes – The blog that got me in to affiliate marketing. No longer updated, some classic reads in the archives. " \- L- G2 R- U0 t5 h6 r$ l Aff Playbook Blog – Lots of practical tips, especially useful for PPV marketers.8 b+ _* g% \) X+ p% R Zac Johnson – One of the longest running CPA blogs out there. 9 }& A( T# u: m& SCTRTard – Helmet wearing CPA dude. Where did he go? % D- P7 K6 G; c" d# @$ t6 V0 j4 NIan Fernando – Travels the world pointing his finger. One of the last remaining active CPA blogs. " |; B4 d/ R0 _' F) rRohail Rizvi – Affiliate insights and regular ‘earnings reports’ if you need some inspiration. Doesn’t seem to post much these days. + d" N2 D1 {* Z k6 G Justin Dupre – Has been caught staring at more titties than any other marketer in Thailand. ' e9 W4 z/ c3 y9 Z4 NRiley Pool – He said he was going to post a new campaign every day, then he disappeared completely. A recurring trend in the affiliate blogosphere! 7 d) t1 ~0 I0 W0 s- _4 ]Bryn Youngblut – I just love his name. Another once prolific CPA blogger who has vanished, presumably back to Monkey Island whence he came.0 k, R2 p9 ^* V& M2 ?" H T Inside Affiliate – Check out his older posts on PPV.8 T; Y. ]- [$ Z! I: M% f Affiliate Help – Covers a lot of the basics in an easy-to-read manner. 3 `/ X* x9 ~9 r1 ?% ^& lPOF Blog – Advertising on POF? Ben can hook you up with some good strategies. 3 w5 A5 w" v7 D' MWho Is Andrew Wee? – The kind of guy who seduces affiliates with ice cream and chocolates.7 f9 ?! \! X( K: x" m% ` AM Navigator – Interesting perspective from those managing affiliate programs. ‘How to monetise us pawns…‘1 | B0 }; E! } Moby Affiliates – One of the few blogs dedicated to mobile affiliate marketing. 5 a/ b; h! g1 G/ m! Q, `Mob Aff Blog – Another one, written by an angry Russian dude. $ V- R, {; \! e+ i$ j TAffbuzz – Aggregates the latest CPA news. % o9 J) K; r; s) v0 k- xAffposts – Like Affbuzz, emphasis on newer posts. & r/ e/ C6 X+ IConversion OptimisationUnBounce – Delicious landing page optimisation tips. 4 s0 |- B( i: k" J! v1 N! J8 f0 X# wConversion XL – ‘Extra Lucrative’ conversion advice." |/ ~! N( z9 l. W1 U9 S2 [$ J Topping Two Percent – Excellent write-ups, lots of juicy info on how to squeeze the maximum out of your landing pages. & s7 E! [# R! {8 R* _: PBoost CTR – Light a rocket up the jacksy of your search and social ads. ( |5 C- |2 U/ A6 u. u' MOptimizely – Full of A/B testing examples. * _ } x' L/ {+ a! r6 U6 M# y3 X1 hShock Marketer – Consistently good advice, no fluff. 8 x/ ]/ y1 u2 V3 fConversion Voodoo – Company blog with plenty to say about improving conversions. # p) x# t" @1 J3 I; S; P- @# c, }# eGeneral MarketingOKTrends – Unmissable insights for anybody working in the dating niche. You need to read this. 4 d& y; ]$ C1 G Kiss Metrics – More data analysis than a marketer can shake his stick at. / a0 b% @7 m+ v5 r: RViperChill – One of the most informative Internet Marketing resources on the planet. Featured in the Guardian. 2 Q4 p- e4 i0 X/ R Sugarrae – Impressive collection of straight shooting posts. Covers a spread of Internet Marketing topics.+ O. B# k4 C! _, ?8 n9 \% @ Direct Response – One of my favourite direct marketing reads. Don’t just beat the competition; crush it. , A5 I. m# b5 j; E Blue Hat SEO – Outdated as hell, still an epic read. & E& m1 [! W3 h% S/ @- u Shoemoney – Love him or hate him, you can’t not know Shoe if you work in this industry.# J: j. s, C- n) N/ G) m9 | Inside Facebook – Essential reading for the sadists otherwise known as Facebook marketers. 3 u# t' v( F* B Dukeo – Has really come on strong in recent months. Lots of great content for affiliates. 1 b* I+ V3 ]' M! W$ Z: }SkyRocket SEO – One of the few SEO blogs I keep coming back to. 3 L$ r$ I9 h& B" Z+ g' e' sGeneration Y Working – Tips on how to survive working from home, from those already surviving it.) c7 O- a9 {3 [* j" w- ?5 c PPC.org – Tips and tricks for clickety clicks. Heavy focus on Google. " y" L2 X% h3 H, eSkimlinks Blog – Regular dollops of advertising industry news. 5 H; g7 G7 o; r# [# X2 `% J" KThink Traffic – Consistently good advice for brand building and traffic swallowing.1 V5 e3 X8 m! Q 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. * H8 p$ S9 H9 y6 Q% P! S# n/ |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.& l. q r) a- C* R2 M# p. m 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.1 i: K8 H% z/ n* e Convert2Media – Recognized by 500 INC. as one of the fastest growing companies in America.0 `4 o$ B1 \- i9 G3 P 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 I: P! a g; i v. K4 k- _/ J: A 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. / m$ P0 M8 I1 I4 L, `2 BF5 Media – Founded by the same guys who brought you the STM Forum, F5 packs a bunch of strong dating offers. , n; v) f! D( ?Monetise – Promising network with a heavy slant towards UK offers. $ [( g8 S, m: u4 J. ~ Peerfly – Strong industry following, popular launch pad network for beginners.3 i6 b# E# g. a$ q1 q Incent.ly – Owned by Peerfly, dedicated to incentive traffic.1 r8 ?1 e3 s& k Mundo Media – I haven’t tried them, but I’ve heard good reviews. Mobile seems to be their specialty? ' y' `! d: L& zPloose – Good for adult dating and hookup offers. 7 f7 C9 R6 a. _( rCupid – Vast selection of dating offers from Cupid., V1 E. p& ?! b; D People Meet – Home to the People Meet brand. Excellent converters. 8 L9 Q% q# U$ g( p% q' z! FDate Connected – Another direct dating/hookup merchant, home to JustHookup. Can you guess which niche I work in? ) ]3 ^& n4 M0 W' LTraditionalCJ – Known for its shoddy treatment of affiliates, but with so many good offers, you’ll want to join regardless.- J" C! U6 f, L9 c: f0 }& n ShareASale – Much respected Chicago-based network. Large selection of boutique CPS offers. 7 V4 j$ `- q2 ~3 X7 i/ E LinkShare – Another colossal network. Better support than CJ. " E* V2 g: X2 C8 G$ M$ ? ]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. " ?2 u& I7 I. T3 p, R' ` Amazon Affiliates – Underrated by CPA affiliates, overrated by everybody else. / z' x( p! c! N3 w. fGoogle Affiliate Network – Boo the irony.. [# c4 R! t: v7 b' w- Q- _: w MobileOfferMobi – One of the leading mobile performance networks. 4 y- o, O/ q& YRevived Media – Created by the prolific IMGrind team. Dedicated mobile network with great reviews.' A3 C& _7 l( L9 I4 z KissMyAds – Mobile affiliate network. Regrettable name for the dinner table?) E% P0 v. d. E& t2 i Linking Mobile – UK based, recommended to me. I haven’t tried them.. D/ p$ }6 A: ]/ i8 z 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 {: l a, L( o0 q/ r A4U Expo – Popular performance marketing conference, especially in Europe. A bit suity.5 X* ?: h; V3 r" M) v- S0 } ad:tech – Digital marketing conferences scattered all around the globe. Very suity. ! q* D3 B% B8 C2 E9 j3 ~+ d0 z9 `LeadsCon – Vegas/NYC based event dedicated to lead generation. 3 w0 s5 M$ i0 p! ~( PAM Days – Specialised conference for the management of affiliate programs (aka, how to deal with unprofessional slackers in their underpants). l6 f9 `$ c2 i; B, E 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. O3 T$ k/ b* B9 t! m. q# C3 \SearchGoogle AdWords – Still the King of search PPC. Not an easy dragon for the affiliate to slay. . H, ^8 {1 P1 aBing Ads – Closest alternative to AdWords. Less booty lashings. , @' G3 A1 \9 F+ ]9 |: D, L! P9 h 7Search – You’ll need to be on your game to find a converter in here. Only troopers hit the green. . U6 {- Y/ m1 I# gSocialFacebook – Hugely competitive. Potential to make you rich. Quickly. 3 y. P; z2 r6 pTwitter Ads – …Good luck.9 o( O/ i& A/ ]( I5 d6 D POF Ads – Target dating users down to the hair color. Saturated but still powerful. 9 e) j- v: y9 h: y5 ~% _ v) f; |, LAdly – There’s something I find immensely entertaining about the prospect of affiliates soliciting celebrities for their ads. What’s the worst that could happen? / D& T4 p7 }; Y, U, E' s* RCubics Adknowledge – Advertise across a selection of over 1200 Facebook apps. 1 F6 u; K8 m5 `5 U# m ContextualMedia Traffic – Good PPV network for single opt-in submits and gaming offers.4 K; R8 U: {' O+ _1 g- m, A1 W TrafficVance – Highest quality PPV traffic in the business. Requires $1000 deposit. . A1 K6 {) ~. C) ILead Impact – Good starting point for PPV marketers. Lots of room to scale your campaigns.- R3 C) l7 j$ u' q4 w& t4 k- }' O DirectCPV – Haven’t tried them but they’re always giving free coupons away. Sign up and make the most? " P( P3 D: `0 w6 [. j- g, x0 xDisplayAdBlade – Self-serve, popular choice for the CPA affiliate (particularly those who dabble in rebills). : @" I- ^7 d0 h5 k0 O7 U; {50onRed – Intext and display ads available. $500 to get started. , m6 s0 f& V4 H, [BuySellAds – Buy direct placements on high profile websites. Easy to use. Tough to find the good spots.1 R9 Q2 F0 s8 g6 a; E* J Buy Ads – More direct placements. b2 ~8 D% P3 M/ m Pulse360 – CPC-based with lots of high quality traffic. Expensive. Won’t work on lower payout offers.7 x2 _3 s# p) i9 T; m3 e engage:BDR – High quality display traffic that you’ll need some budget for. , f( l6 N2 Z7 R. qSiteScout – Low risk media-buying entry point for affiliates. Suggest you start here.' _ ]1 |1 J' P4 o3 J3 u MochiMedia – Great launch pad for newbie affiliates in the gaming niche. 8 S ~4 p1 y$ R6 C; p4 [% `Ad2Games – Lots of quality gaming traffic. Heavy German influence. 4 l) S! c) W/ t& c9 yCPM Star – More gaming traffic. Only limited experience with this one, looks decent. ) Z. m5 y/ e9 @% F1 xJuicy Ads – Incredibly lenient, self-serve adult dating platform. Cheap. Great for learning the ropes. ; ]1 q, j$ ]2 b( ^' U W1 OTraffic Junky – One of the most popular sources of adult traffic in the world. Big volume. Equal competition.0 w/ G+ @: @4 {2 I3 H+ \+ i1 j Exoclick – More adult dating by the bucket load. Probably not *quite* as good quality as TJ, but offset by cheaper traffic.% Y3 E5 \5 G7 t# u7 r AdBucks – Don’t be fooled by the minimal interface. This adult display source packs a donkey punch. - C$ w& R9 B; x+ f2 B% t1 o RetargetingAdRoll – Named the #1 Advertising Company by Inc. Magazine. Growing fast, seems to be everywhere. Oh wait…3 |. E8 @6 k% U, m Retargeter – Renowned for having one of the best customer service teams in the business. % { R8 a& O, | Chango – Specialises in search retargeting rather than site retargeting.) z1 h. _, N6 m' l$ O+ w A/ X MobileAdMob – The daddy of mobile advertising. Now owned by Google. $ W5 W! P! j6 ^4 ?" K& uLeadbolt – Temperamental but popular platform. : E% x- ~4 _3 ~7 q0 IInMobi – Lots of traffic, not the best interface for a newbie. 7 n5 d$ q1 `4 @Adfonic – Over 100 billion monthly impressions.2 g! Z1 G% c& W( c* h2 s7 o AdModa – Has a useful Campaign Planner to help you avoid desolate markets.' ^) V. j1 X3 T0 m( x JumpTap – Hit and miss customer service, high quality traffic. Worth sticking with. ! P0 q3 U4 N+ Y) RSearch Marketing ToolsSEOMoz – Powerhouse in the SEO world. Monitors your search and social performance for a good price. 1 F2 j1 Z. M9 ]% j VOpen 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. 2 X2 }4 \( R$ c; K Spyfu – Download your competitor’s profitable keywords (then do your damn best to find them). ' E T1 i/ E1 _4 V2 A2 O4 a4 ZSEO Book Tools – Useful all-in-one resource covering most of the SEO board. : ~3 y2 ]/ Y' G) ^3 nGoogle AdWords Keyword Tool – Don’t live by this tool, but don’t completely ignore it either. Useful when applied in context. ( q9 }% A @ S0 [4 EForumsSubscriptionStack 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. ( {8 q* k! c' B7 P) k ^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 $67/month.( P; k$ D( e4 k3 v/ ? }0 i' T: u: 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. c7 M1 H. d, a1 u( b/ g The Dojo – New paid addition on the CPA Fix forum. Lifetime access for a one-time payment. ' u. h8 A8 B5 B% LFreeWickedFire – Where the occasional golden nugget can be found buried between tits, ass and Rick Astley. Generally NSFW. % z# m% m/ k: P9 i0 L5 iAffiliates4u – Very active forum, heavy European influence. Better place to network with merchants and product owners than it is to find other affiliates. # b8 ]3 H0 ]# d( S ABestWeb – Largest affiliate marketing forum in the world, with a heavy corporate slant. Where the utterly blind converge with the suited and booted. $ ^5 T$ D& N9 K! `, @ CPA Fix – Mostly focused on CPA marketing, seems to specialise in free traffic sources and generating leads on a budget. 6 q; Q- I$ e# Z0 I! x
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