Affiliate Programs and Affiliate Networks

Here is a list of affiliate networks that you can join:

My recommended list

Clickbank - boasts of over 10,000 digital products such as downloadable e-books and software. You can earn commissions of up to 75% per sale depending on the product. You'll receive one check for your total earnings.

Commission Junction - more popularly known as "CJ", this affiliate network has a ton of merchants that you can promote along with many "household name" companies such as eBay, Expedia, New York Times, just to name a few. You'll receive one check no matter how many companies you affiliate with.

Primary Ads - this one is relatively "unknown" but has great potential.

Clickxchange - has plenty of pay-per-sale, pay-per-click, and pay-per-lead merchants to choose from. Includes true real-time tracking of your affiliate stats. It even breaks down the traffic in terms of country and type of browser used. 

LinkShare - this is another great affiliate network with lots and lots of merchants. Hint - if you're looking for pay-per-lead in this network, hit Ctrl-F and type in the term "flat fee". 

ClixGalore - has 3 networks in the USA, UK and Australia. Boasts of over 2300 merchants.

BeFree - another popular affiliate network. However, most merchants require a minimum amount before issuing a check. Merchants include Brooks Brothers, Dell, Gap, Home Shopping Network, NASCAR, Payless Shoes, and more. (Note:BeFree has merged with Commission Junction)

The rest of the pack

Share-a-Sale - this affiliate network has a total 762 different affiliate programs to choose from.

DarkBlue - there are 220 different merchants to choose from in this affiliate network. 

Affiliate Network - you need at least 3,000 unique visitors per day to your site to join this one. English and Swedish websites only.

Quinstreet - doesn't have very many merchants. Among them are the American Red Cross, Save the Children, University of Phoenix and DeVry University. 

LeadCrunch - did not get accepted into this one, so I can't say much about it. 

 

AdWords Helpers

The Definitive Guide to Google Adwords is a must for those of you who have been struggling with Adwords for a while but have not had much success.  Read the full review here.

Adword Analyzer  is a great piece of software that  allows you to type in a search term and generate a list of related search terms together with the total number of searches and the number of Adwords and Overture campaigns for comparison. You can do this manually, but automation will save you a whole lot of time. Read the full review here. 

Adsense

Adsense Gold
Adsense Gold is the tracking script that you'll need to test and track all your Adsense campaigns. This tool is simply indispensible! Also check out the bonuses that come with this product.

Traffic Generation

Traffic Secrets
A comprehensive course on traffic generation strategies for your websites. Consists of a workbook, written transcripts and a DVD set. Customers also gain access to the Traffic Secrets forum. This course is expensive but definitely worth the investment. I highly recommend it.