The Top 4 Affiliate Marketing Guide Books

If you want to get to the top, purchasing an affiliate marketing guide book is an inexpensive tool to help you achieve your dreams of becoming a profitable online publisher more quickly. There’s a lot of money to be had in the field -- statistics from 2006 showed that affiliates earned more than $6.5 billion worldwide -- yet the secret of affiliate marketing keeps eluding many. Why?

When I started my affiliate marketing career I learned the basics from Canadian affiliate marketer James Martell, then bought Rosalind Gardner's Super Affiliate Handbook to get a slightly different perspective. But the most comprehensive manual written on affiliate marketing is Ken Evoy's "Affiliate Marketing Guide". I use it daily as a reference and you won't have to pay anything for this information-packed guide.

These three manuals are written by well-respected leaders in the industry whom you can probably meet in person if you attend any affiliate marketing events held around the country.

Go With the Best and Learn Along With Them

Rosalind Gardner Let’s start off with the indispensable Rosalind Gardner's Super Affiliate Handbook. She’s also the author of the best-seller Make a Fortune Promoting Other People's Stuff Online. This 266-page downloadable affiliate marketing guide offers a wealth of information on basic affiliate marketing, finding a profitable niche, planning your site, content development, and concise instructions on marketing, managing and growing your online business.

James Martell

Another must-read guide is James Martell's Affiliate Marketer's Handbook which sells as a downloadable e-book. With it you also get access to his audio newsletter called the Affiliate Buzz. Martell is a “Super Affiliate” and top moneymaker in the industry who is willing to share his experiences and reveal insider techniques and marketing secrets. You can download the first 35 pages for free before you buy, and the affiliate guide comes with a money-back guarantee.

Ken Evoy

Ken produces the exceptional Affiliate Masters Course, a 193-page manual you can download for free. Read each chapter to get an idea of how easy it works. This affiliate marketing guide is designed as a “10-day course” so you can start at the beginning, chew over all the information, and go on to the next step. At the end of the 10 sections affiliate marketing will not be a secret to you any more; it is nothing more than doing the basics, following the plan, and focusing on a niche. Following the steps outlined in this guide will help you find opportunities to jump into that multi-billion dollar internet market stream.

Geno Prussakov

Our 4th top pick is Evgenii “Geno” Prussakov’s A Practical Guide to Affiliate Marketing which is a definitive guide book on affiliate marketing that’s invaluable to both sides of the business, marketers and merchants alike. Industry veterans keep a copy of this reference book close by and refer to it for new approaches and ideas. It’s also available from Amazon for under $20 bucks.

Be Careful of Books Which are Too Specific

Not affiliated with Google the search engine but using their brand name is Chris Carpenter’s Google Cash. This is a top-selling downloadable affiliate marketing guide that sells for $67. Many people say they have made money using this one, but it’s more expensive than the others and focuses on Adwords, a pay-per-click advertising campaign many people cannot afford. And there’s no affiliate marketing secret here -- oh wait there is: Carpenter uses two magical keywords (“Google” and “Cash”) in the title to entice you into buying his book.

There’s no secret to affiliate marketing -- other than hard work and patience, but these guides can help you avoid many mistakes. This is no “get rich quick” arena and if you come across a book that boasts of such a thing, don’t buy it. Do the things that the top marketers do which they spell out in these four well-written and concise affiliate marketing guide books and turn your online business into a moneymaker.

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