I’m still getting emails about “what book to buy” or “what’s the best way to learn Affiliate Marketing”.

Look, I’m going to tell you one way and you’re going to hear another way from the next guy… but, here’s my opinion.

I learned 99% of my “foundation” knowledge from Wealthy Affiliate. It’s an amazing program and I seriously thank god that I found it. I really do. It’s definitely worth every penny. Especially for Bum Marketers (beginners and even advanced), thanks to programs such as Rapid Writer (new).

Books to buy? Nothing off the top of my head, to be honest. Everything you need can be read at Wealthy Affiliate… BUT, if you’re looking to save the money because you’re having financial issues - then check out all of the great blogs out there!

For one (not blowing my own horn here, just easy to find) - I have a series called “Getting Started In Affiliate Marketing” that can help you get started.

Once you get the basics down - I highly suggest checking out other blogs such as:

CashTactics.net
CDFNetworks.com
ClickConsultants.com
illeat.com
JonathanVolk.com
Shoemoney.com (general “make money”)
UberAffiliate.com
ZacJohnson.com

There’s just a small list… mostly because they’re my favorites right now. I realize I said Shoemoney was getting boring - but he seems to be getting back on track lately. Good stuff.

Affiliate Conspiracy… is it good?

Simple and to the point. It’s by Eric Rockefeller… NO. Those guys (the entire group… you’ll see if you don’t listen) are well known sh*t peddlers who repackage the same old regurgitated crap over and over with a new spin.

If it smelled like crap in the other box, it will still smell the same when you open the new one! Stay away…

There’s not much to learn from ebooks, to be honest, when it comes to this business. When it comes down to more technical stuff, VTC.com has some great video tutorials for HTML, Javascript, PHP, MySQL, etc…don’t waste time on ebooks.

Lynda.com has great video tuts on designing websites, graphics, etc. check out the University monthly membership program, not the DVD’s… you’ll save a ton of money.

Everything else can be learned for free by blogs or by GOOD, trustworthy membership programs like Wealthy Affiliate, if you’re a newbie. It’s worth every penny.

Once you get going, you’ll figure things out from there and you’ll hopefully get a better understanding of how pathetic the IM niche is and who to trust, who not to trust., etc.

Hope this helps!