Affiliate Marketers Handbook

When I got started in affiliate marketing, I started compiling a list of bookmarks to useful articles, tips & tricks and resources that I wanted to refer back to later. I have compiled much of these here. If you come across something that you think should be added to this list, drop me a line.

Last Updated On : 08/04/2009

Affiliate Networks

It's a good idea to sign up to as many affiliate networks as you can, and diversify your sources of income. Here are a few that I use and find work well!

Keyword Tools

Keyword Research

Researching keywords is something most people complain about, hopefully you’ll get some good tips and shut your yap.

Starting Out

So you've decided to enter the wonderful world of affiliate marketing? Be sure to digest these must read articles for newcomers!

General Guides

Some general all around guides on affiliate marketing, and getting an affiliate campaign up and profiting as fast as possible. Good overall reads.

How to select a niche

It's all in the niche! Tips on what to research to find the niche that's right for you.

Strategy

Different affiliate marketing strategies and things to think about.

Picking a Domain Name

Picking the right domain name for your web/product site.

Landing Pages

What the user sees after they click on your ad. The landing page game is changing now, read up and get ahead of the crowd.

Tracking

Any good affiliate will tell you: track, track, and track. Testing and tracking are so important if you want to really take your campaigns to the next level.

Writing Ads

How to write compelling ads that users want to click on.

Click-Through Rate (CTR)

Getting that CTR up in your ads.

Conversion Rates

Getting the user to convert once they make it to the landing page.

How to advertise smart in search engines.

Content

Tricks

Misc. tricks that may give a small boost to some of your campaigns.

Google Adwords

Experiments

My favorite way to learn is by reading other people’s experiences and experiments that they post to the public.

Information-Packed Forum Threads

Threads that are packed with good conversation about affiliate marketing. You may find one or two gems.

Super Affiliate Mindsets

Blogs

A collection of some of the best online marketing blogs

SEO

Generate organic traffic by optimizing your site for search engines. If you do it right, it's free traffic!