Resources – For The Serious Affiliate Marketer

When you first start out money can be tight so it’s important you invest wisely and that every dollar spent is spent on those items that will move you forward towards your success.

With that in mind I have listed all the resources I use for my online business and give a brief reason why. Some are free, many are not, but building any business requires some investment when you can afford it.

If you are seriously looking to work and make money online I would suggest you bookmark this page and take note of the names. The people recommended here are the best in their fields of expertise and I guarantee you will come across them time and time again.

Here is an ever growing list of the the top quality tools you will want to access to be successful on the internet.

The System – (How To Be Successful)

System Secrets by Ken McCarthy
I will guarantee you that this book will change your level of success and move you one giant step forward to making money online. The best $20 you will ever spend as you will then be on the correct path. Highly recommended and part of my library.

How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success in Selling by Frank Bettger
One of the most read books of all time and the lessons he teaches are as true as they ever will be in the future.

Tested Advertising Methods by John Caples
John Caples and Claude C. Hopkins are 2 must reads if you are serious about your business. They were 2 of the best ever involved with copywriting, a skill you can develop and use to your advantage.

Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate Marketing Handbook by James Martell
James is one of the top affiliate marketers in the world and continues to be active in the affiliate market. If you are serious about affiliate marketing this book is a must.

Affiliate Bootcamp – James Martell
The only affiliate training program I know of that includes live Q&A sessions twice a month. Where else do you have the opportunity to speak to a master twice every month?

Traffic

The 5 Day Adwords Course – FREE by Perry Marshall
Receive this free report and get a feel for what Perry is all about. One of the most respected Google Adword experts in the world

Definitive Guide to Google Adwords 2010 by Perry Marshall Perry has just updated his well known book and has added too many bonuses to the package to mention here. His original book was my first ‘big’ investment and one of my best.

Perry Marshall Mastermind Club
For anyone who is spending money each month on Google Adwords. The membership will pay for itself with the savings gained from the extra knowledge over and above his books and guides.

All the latest information and webinars from top people in the industry every month. A great business investment.

Marketing

My Life in Advertising & Scientific Marketing by Claude C. Hopkins
A must read for anyone involved in selling. A leader in test marketing and one of the all time greats.

Hyper-Responsive Marketing Secrets – Glenn Livingston
Glenn is universally recognised as the master of marketing on the internet and has a proven track record at all levels. His marketing techniques show you how to find out what your target market wants and how to give it to them.

Website Building

Wordpress & Thesis
Anyone using Wordpress should purchase Thesis and buy the developer version if you plan on having more than one web site. It was strongly recommended in Perry Marshall’s Mastermind forums and again by others at The System Intensive in London.

What a great purchase. Makes Wordpress so easy to use and you can change the look and feel so easy it’s incredible. Thesis has also been built with web site optimisation in mind so it already has seo built into it.

It’s made my life easy. (Just read my diary!)

Web Hosting

Media Temple – Web Hosting
Media Temple were recommended by Chris Carpenter of Google Cash Detective fame. The reason they are highly recommended is because they have web servers around the world so your pages load up quicker on your visitors computers. A must for internet marketers.
I have also used their support on a couple of occasions and found them very efficient. They also have the major blogs Wordpress and Drupal as one click applications so loading these blogs to your domain is easy.