When I first entered the Affiliate Marketing Industry a year ago, I knew right away I had a lot to learn and tons of information to absorb. My first few weeks at ShareASale were spent familiarizing myself with not only our platform, but the industry as a whole. I stumbled upon many great (and free) resources to study as a newcomer. For any newbie that is interested in Affiliate Marketing, or any veteran that is looking for a refresher, the resources below will start you off and keep you on the right path!
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Affiliate Magazine — FeedFrontFeedFront is the magazine of affiliate marketers. The magazine is dedicated to bringing ideas, resources, and opinions from digital marketing innovators to you before your next project or venture. Get the insight on the front end, rather than feedback after you’ve executed. This magazine is for the futurists; the next-gen marketers; the early adopters in affiliate marketing. Get a free subscription here!
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Affiliate Marketing Strategy Consulting & TrainingAffPlan.com is dedicated to best practices in Affiliate Marketing strategy & training for success in Affiliate Marketing. Todd Farmer, the Founder of AffPlan, started in the Affiliate Marketing industry in early 1998.
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Sugarrae.com/Affiliate-Marketing/Rae Hoffman – a veteran Affiliate Marketer and SEO consultant – often referred to online by her “industry nickname” – Sugarrae created this blog in 2006. The blog covers a variety of topics – Affiliate Marketing, SEO, social media, running an online business, rants, reviews and whatever else she’s shared along the way.
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Affiliate Summit MeetupsThe Affiliate Summit Meetups take place monthly in cities throughout the US and Canada. These events are FREE to attend and a great place to network and learn about internet and Affiliate Marketing.
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Missy Ward: Affiliate Marketing, WAHM, MompreneurMissy Ward is an Affiliate Marketing Swiss Army knife, work at home mom, die-hard AC/DC fan and active fundraiser for charities that support breast cancer research, treatment and community programs. After spending over a dozen years in Marketing Departments of various companies and managing her own Affiliate sites, Missy Ward founded Affiliate Summit Corporation in 2003 with her business partner, Shawn Collins on a $400 investment.
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Affiliate Summit AffStat ReportFor the last nine years, AffStat has delivered annual Affiliate marketing benchmarks that are crucial to the development of any Affiliate Marketing program.The research has been designed to increase awareness and foster best-practices in the Affiliate Marketing industry.
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Other informational blogs and great advice can be found at the following sites:
- www.ericnagel.com
- www.acceleration-partners.com/blog/
- www.tricia.me
- www.internetmarketinggorilla.com
- www.amnavigator.com/blog
- www.sarahbundy.com
- blog.affiliatetip.com.
- My guess is if you are reading this, you already know about the wonderful ShareASale Daily Blog!
I know it sounds cliche, but I am still learning something new everyday, which is what keeps Affiliate Marketing so exciting and interesting! There are many options for Affiliate Marketing resources that are not mentioned here, so feel free to comment below if you have any other suggestions!
Go indulge yourself in some Affiliate Marketing knowledge!
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