Affiliate marketing Books

One thing the affiliate marketing world isn't short of now is books. I've bought a few 'duff ones' in my time and here my aim is present to you those books that I've read that genuinely offer good advice and not just tired old rubbish regurgitated.

You don't need to buy every single book going but if you think you can build your affiliate business into anything other than 'pin money' without investing in at least one or two books, you'd be wrong. Decide whether you want this to be a business or a hobby and act accordingly.

If you've been online a while and get what affiliate marketing business is, then go for Jeremy Palmers or Day Job Killer.

Finally, if you want a nice, solid introduction to 'everything' then go for Rosalind Gardner's book. This would probably be too basic if you've already got your own site up and running and are looking for fine tuning.

If pay per click is your thing, then also check out my recommendations for AdWords books.

Recommended Affiliate Books

Jeremy Palmer

Released April 2006, this is an excellent introduction to the world of affiliate marketing from a man who pulled in over $1 million in commissions in 2005. Jan 2008 Update - This is now a free affiliate book!

Read my full review here: High Performance Affiliate Marketing Book Review

Super Affiliate Handbook

Rosalind Gardner

Rosalind is proof that Affiliate Marketing can work 'big time' for anyone with a strong desire to succeed.

Having spent almost 20 years in Air Traffic Control, she was looking for a way out of that stressful existence and in 1997 discovered Affiliate Programs. The rest, as they say, is history and now Rosalind has put all of her knowledge into creating a 252 page book that should take pride of place on any Affiliate Marketer's bookshelf.

This is a great book to get if the whole 'internet thing' is new to you. Rosalind takes you right from the basics (domain names, hosting etc.,) all the through to showing you how her affiliate revenues exploded by developing content rich websites in highly targeted niches.

Super Affiliate Handbook

Day Job Killer

Chris McNeeney

Not for newcomers! This is a short affiliate book (Released February 2007) that makes up for the lack of pages (just 69) with some proven techniques that really work. Read my full review of Day Job Killer.

In short though, this books hinges around using Google AdWords and exposes some nifty tricks to help give you an advantage. As already stated, this is not an introduction book, more aimed at those affiliates with some experience, particularly with using paid search.

Very good.

Day Job Killer

Final Thoughts

If you're serious about developing an affiliate business, either part time or full time, then do yourself a favour and invest in yourself. Take the time to read books from Affiliates that have already proven success doing what they preach. Many people make the mistake (I did!) of not treating their affiliate business seriously. You can spend a long time finding your own way and getting nowhere. If you REALLY want to run your own business, buy a good affiliate book, read it, make notes and develop your plan. Treat it like a real business, and it will become one.