BlogsCPA 1 H3 l: b. Q" {) BFinchSells – Well, hello. . e6 T: k. v! m2 ?Mr Green – New Zealand’s best (and maybe only?) affiliate marketing blog?( v5 H. s' n. @' ? IM Grind – Daily Internet Marketing news. Fetish for infographics. $ w9 L: f+ Y2 N5 ` A* F Aff Helper – Regular contributions from all over the affiliasphere. $ B6 }( |* ]1 v' T8 dCharles Ngo – Popular affiliate and rightly so. Don’t think he’s ever put out a bad post. L8 }6 x1 B+ [ U7 N/ J Adult Media Buying – Man o’ Scandal? You’ll enjoy this. Sound advice for making a filthy dollar. 2 A( u- c G, ^0 Q. s0 \/ S% GPPC.bz – Hilarity, affiliate marketing and… weed porn?' x( A. }! R! Y" ^+ x Wall of Monitors – The blog of affiliate marketer ‘HeavyT’. Shares more than just his monitors. 6 J. O' l7 g. O3 IPerform(ance Marketing) Insider – The Daily Mail of affiliate marketing rags. . S' e! ~4 |# j3 y1 A; }Perform(ance Marketing) Outsider – Amusing parody, that often manages to be more relevant than the above. - f$ S3 ]6 ^6 z/ G1 u* xIPyxel – Lots of tips for getting profitable on Plentyoffish. - J& L" a1 w" d6 @ StackThatMoney – Head straight to the Case Study section.3 h5 w9 m, R2 |4 @ Luke Peerfly – Award winning affiliate manager with a busted brand if he ever leaves Peerfly. " }9 C1 M; W/ S4 ~& F: }Nicky Cakes – The blog that got me in to affiliate marketing. No longer updated, some classic reads in the archives. : y1 i; z7 q7 h1 y8 Z Aff Playbook Blog – Lots of practical tips, especially useful for PPV marketers.- u6 i: ?. ~& p6 C' B( H Zac Johnson – One of the longest running CPA blogs out there. 5 s6 T! w' o. L' y) @8 v. D" | CTRTard – Helmet wearing CPA dude. Where did he go? " v: A6 L3 M/ l! ZIan Fernando – Travels the world pointing his finger. One of the last remaining active CPA blogs.) {( Z" m5 B" C3 c P* z, Y Rohail Rizvi – Affiliate insights and regular ‘earnings reports’ if you need some inspiration. Doesn’t seem to post much these days. # p# G8 a# Y* O5 n' VJustin Dupre – Has been caught staring at more titties than any other marketer in Thailand. " {! [6 P, ~6 t, ^" gRiley Pool – He said he was going to post a new campaign every day, then he disappeared completely. A recurring trend in the affiliate blogosphere! # P3 q; f, C$ P1 C9 t* Z/ M* u9 p0 JBryn Youngblut – I just love his name. Another once prolific CPA blogger who has vanished, presumably back to Monkey Island whence he came.4 ?6 Z0 b* w9 l7 J5 ~( h Inside Affiliate – Check out his older posts on PPV. 5 v8 l* Y) ~, Q0 `2 O+ X, TAffiliate Help – Covers a lot of the basics in an easy-to-read manner.: i0 j" w# ^- e1 X* z8 E POF Blog – Advertising on POF? Ben can hook you up with some good strategies.& d1 [" {5 U/ c% p# C$ O Z Who Is Andrew Wee? – The kind of guy who seduces affiliates with ice cream and chocolates. 1 f8 e# e+ b6 J/ S9 SAM Navigator – Interesting perspective from those managing affiliate programs. ‘How to monetise us pawns…‘ & ?$ {+ @& }( ]' I* ?* _Moby Affiliates – One of the few blogs dedicated to mobile affiliate marketing.' L% ], j# c! ?2 c" V; s Mob Aff Blog – Another one, written by an angry Russian dude.% e3 m. i" {) l/ z4 F5 X Affbuzz – Aggregates the latest CPA news. " F7 x; F0 ~+ T [' z6 z Affposts – Like Affbuzz, emphasis on newer posts. 0 C4 D; t+ P* e3 j; ~0 C0 B Conversion OptimisationUnBounce – Delicious landing page optimisation tips. 8 ?( L% N' U0 n1 q& D Conversion XL – ‘Extra Lucrative’ conversion advice.7 E& ` Y+ ]5 T7 v7 h+ \0 @ Topping Two Percent – Excellent write-ups, lots of juicy info on how to squeeze the maximum out of your landing pages./ t( o! d8 [* c9 w8 Z) a Boost CTR – Light a rocket up the jacksy of your search and social ads. W* a% H. {. E/ e Optimizely – Full of A/B testing examples. ' n% ? j5 N( y8 R$ m: v4 xShock Marketer – Consistently good advice, no fluff. ( {3 q" g& C( q2 ~7 ] Conversion Voodoo – Company blog with plenty to say about improving conversions.# L- S" t; l& r9 Z General MarketingOKTrends – Unmissable insights for anybody working in the dating niche. You need to read this. ; k0 r8 L. V( o6 S Kiss Metrics – More data analysis than a marketer can shake his stick at. - w% ~; \2 ]7 ZViperChill – One of the most informative Internet Marketing resources on the planet. Featured in the Guardian. & l& k! D+ X: f7 r6 y1 P6 |Sugarrae – Impressive collection of straight shooting posts. Covers a spread of Internet Marketing topics.% E, d6 x/ G( ]8 R Direct Response – One of my favourite direct marketing reads. Don’t just beat the competition; crush it. - h, n6 j0 `6 h4 |9 k' K) v) k% b Blue Hat SEO – Outdated as hell, still an epic read. " B6 C( V5 f, fShoemoney – Love him or hate him, you can’t not know Shoe if you work in this industry. # _3 P, E: m5 e7 `7 l7 H% ^Inside Facebook – Essential reading for the sadists otherwise known as Facebook marketers. # I r# i- E: _Dukeo – Has really come on strong in recent months. Lots of great content for affiliates. o7 ]3 z( F4 C# q! e SkyRocket SEO – One of the few SEO blogs I keep coming back to. # \4 d/ p" s7 [0 [, A# X. iGeneration Y Working – Tips on how to survive working from home, from those already surviving it.+ Y8 r: D( u: M PPC.org – Tips and tricks for clickety clicks. Heavy focus on Google. ; u: X; c+ H2 f Skimlinks Blog – Regular dollops of advertising industry news. 2 Y: K% v$ T% c- S6 k: RThink Traffic – Consistently good advice for brand building and traffic swallowing. + I. {5 s: ~ n4 `+ ^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. - R4 R, Y7 a! `* M 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." d( |$ g- B% ]; Z$ N1 k3 q 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. $ y* g+ @' m' v1 V" M4 ^, xConvert2Media – Recognized by 500 INC. as one of the fastest growing companies in America. . b+ _3 w9 X! f% iNeverblue – Tons of great mobile offers, and one of the rare few genuinely ‘international’ networks. Made my first ever CPA commission with Neverblue. *le sniffle*+ J! C {0 r; g% o# b0 b 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. / i' e ?4 Z! \+ B( N: A- D5 v F5 Media – Founded by the same guys who brought you the STM Forum, F5 packs a bunch of strong dating offers.+ w+ E9 }; H G. q8 }2 D f Monetise – Promising network with a heavy slant towards UK offers. 8 U6 g& [; F' Z" GPeerfly – Strong industry following, popular launch pad network for beginners.# y- L7 U# S5 U) r, F8 P! o Incent.ly – Owned by Peerfly, dedicated to incentive traffic. 8 ]+ H, c# U" W, ?Mundo Media – I haven’t tried them, but I’ve heard good reviews. Mobile seems to be their specialty?* m5 _( h* Z8 j3 B4 e Ploose – Good for adult dating and hookup offers.* |) s+ \+ W* B' G Cupid – Vast selection of dating offers from Cupid.- w8 X" |8 L: a& V* B People Meet – Home to the People Meet brand. Excellent converters.- w7 T8 [5 \% D) l+ e, I6 ~. F! L Date Connected – Another direct dating/hookup merchant, home to JustHookup. Can you guess which niche I work in?- x# a$ q/ E0 o. \! ?$ c# m7 i$ w. s TraditionalCJ – Known for its shoddy treatment of affiliates, but with so many good offers, you’ll want to join regardless. ! K1 W$ @7 q# r3 kShareASale – Much respected Chicago-based network. Large selection of boutique CPS offers. * ]0 f# ?# e3 K1 ?1 I* b% L% b! l6 zLinkShare – Another colossal network. Better support than CJ.2 e2 j1 I1 c7 F: q# W 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. : k4 L; w5 }7 c5 d5 `Amazon Affiliates – Underrated by CPA affiliates, overrated by everybody else. 4 }3 {+ q: O2 M7 ]" a/ X Google Affiliate Network – Boo the irony. 3 q3 g- G5 h' B c) {3 Z8 TMobileOfferMobi – One of the leading mobile performance networks. - Q$ e; o h; S# u9 kRevived Media – Created by the prolific IMGrind team. Dedicated mobile network with great reviews. , e% Z9 [, \; W# VKissMyAds – Mobile affiliate network. Regrettable name for the dinner table? ' a6 A# y4 N8 K6 m- pLinking Mobile – UK based, recommended to me. I haven’t tried them.3 u- G# r0 S4 g) l% y* q( 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). ! r3 `5 a& L; Q4 h( e' [4 `' J A4U Expo – Popular performance marketing conference, especially in Europe. A bit suity. 6 E% r* j6 O$ ^" \, q- m) \ad:tech – Digital marketing conferences scattered all around the globe. Very suity. % ]7 v, [) \& ^* |0 ]$ V4 l( hLeadsCon – Vegas/NYC based event dedicated to lead generation.7 i5 Y) z0 r8 J2 T AM Days – Specialised conference for the management of affiliate programs (aka, how to deal with unprofessional slackers in their underpants). ! V2 j% y* W$ M- G8 ySelf-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. , Q' j6 n) v9 Y& T# C0 m8 }- a SearchGoogle AdWords – Still the King of search PPC. Not an easy dragon for the affiliate to slay. 5 d: D0 b# G& oBing Ads – Closest alternative to AdWords. Less booty lashings. 1 p5 B0 a: h) g0 [; D 7Search – You’ll need to be on your game to find a converter in here. Only troopers hit the green." R8 a/ j' R Y SocialFacebook – Hugely competitive. Potential to make you rich. Quickly.: K5 I3 ^6 J7 c Twitter Ads – …Good luck.9 u+ a/ b- V7 X( I7 n% X POF Ads – Target dating users down to the hair color. Saturated but still powerful. & V% W+ d N+ o$ R2 y, `* ~2 @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?* v( l! X4 o2 o5 T Cubics Adknowledge – Advertise across a selection of over 1200 Facebook apps. 1 l- n& S8 z6 e3 j0 I9 ^/ RContextualMedia Traffic – Good PPV network for single opt-in submits and gaming offers. " @( f2 y- E1 T6 \+ w1 c/ ~/ qTrafficVance – Highest quality PPV traffic in the business. Requires $1000 deposit.3 e; P, t) B- A" i Lead Impact – Good starting point for PPV marketers. Lots of room to scale your campaigns. ) J9 W9 m& \; e& t3 ~DirectCPV – Haven’t tried them but they’re always giving free coupons away. Sign up and make the most?0 A, u- G$ _( t, S f, T! j# {) { DisplayAdBlade – Self-serve, popular choice for the CPA affiliate (particularly those who dabble in rebills). " [. Z. D4 f0 i/ ^ T1 J 50onRed – Intext and display ads available. $500 to get started. * |) }' R, b2 n1 gBuySellAds – Buy direct placements on high profile websites. Easy to use. Tough to find the good spots. ! e! f9 M) E& z. a' ]( [' m4 ABuy Ads – More direct placements." A/ x" f. h, I7 x& y Pulse360 – CPC-based with lots of high quality traffic. Expensive. Won’t work on lower payout offers. 8 X& S9 a2 v& i: {/ J" |% ^9 eengage:BDR – High quality display traffic that you’ll need some budget for. 1 Z& v, n2 z/ S; ] R SiteScout – Low risk media-buying entry point for affiliates. Suggest you start here.8 U5 R/ s- n- }; @, j* n0 H; P MochiMedia – Great launch pad for newbie affiliates in the gaming niche.& Y- S$ I- I2 R Ad2Games – Lots of quality gaming traffic. Heavy German influence. ( p8 F: H& p- W- D# t4 o! dCPM Star – More gaming traffic. Only limited experience with this one, looks decent. 9 j& l$ B. g4 M: J: \ Juicy Ads – Incredibly lenient, self-serve adult dating platform. Cheap. Great for learning the ropes. / P" l' r' Z' |) J% G+ OTraffic Junky – One of the most popular sources of adult traffic in the world. Big volume. Equal competition.1 @8 x* J9 h5 e/ m Exoclick – More adult dating by the bucket load. Probably not *quite* as good quality as TJ, but offset by cheaper traffic.+ F' c3 _+ Q" C$ c, n AdBucks – Don’t be fooled by the minimal interface. This adult display source packs a donkey punch. * c' C- X) Z' s* j9 @+ o RetargetingAdRoll – Named the #1 Advertising Company by Inc. Magazine. Growing fast, seems to be everywhere. Oh wait… * v3 W, y" T$ B4 S2 D( k0 PRetargeter – Renowned for having one of the best customer service teams in the business. - K8 S3 o- x5 O6 j" T& ]2 L) ^Chango – Specialises in search retargeting rather than site retargeting. - \6 U, V# z( I& R# J. F6 q eMobileAdMob – The daddy of mobile advertising. Now owned by Google. 9 e+ z r) ]1 k3 L4 V+ v# _, ULeadbolt – Temperamental but popular platform. - p, k# z2 d( X# V9 [* yInMobi – Lots of traffic, not the best interface for a newbie.4 P; r# D# X, O. ~# G2 i Adfonic – Over 100 billion monthly impressions. 6 q( F9 `0 W# N5 K6 S" [/ ~AdModa – Has a useful Campaign Planner to help you avoid desolate markets.! {! F: _% a' Z, _& F0 E JumpTap – Hit and miss customer service, high quality traffic. Worth sticking with. 6 l1 l& Q2 L% g: j3 |Search Marketing ToolsSEOMoz – Powerhouse in the SEO world. Monitors your search and social performance for a good price. ' R" L9 ^3 i7 E4 mOpen 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. ; d! ]) I% Z7 wSpyfu – Download your competitor’s profitable keywords (then do your damn best to find them). * f6 @# E2 j5 h. t SEO Book Tools – Useful all-in-one resource covering most of the SEO board. 7 Y* |1 M$ r. b+ Y1 m: dGoogle AdWords Keyword Tool – Don’t live by this tool, but don’t completely ignore it either. Useful when applied in context.8 n$ e, k# o2 I6 q$ x1 b8 [6 V& W 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. : X: c- |& Q( M3 O" AAffPlaybook – 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. # O1 P2 X/ }# GIMGrind – 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 $99/month. 3 ]% R1 R2 e* J l# P$ i, \The Dojo – New paid addition on the CPA Fix forum. Lifetime access for a one-time payment. % P( B' H8 f0 E5 k5 ?1 yFreeWickedFire – Where the occasional golden nugget can be found buried between tits, ass and Rick Astley. Generally NSFW.3 V& `$ o4 x: n4 J. ^ Affiliates4u – Very active forum, heavy European influence. Better place to network with merchants and product owners than it is to find other affiliates. - N- V8 m6 O. ~- a# M/ O ABestWeb – Largest affiliate marketing forum in the world, with a heavy corporate slant. Where the utterly blind converge with the suited and booted. & h! D6 N1 J! ^CPA Fix – Mostly focused on CPA marketing, seems to specialise in free traffic sources and generating leads on a budget. 5 }1 f" U9 r. N5 y 4 }0 |* W. m6 F: }0 W# `
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