Got my first Ask Angela Question and it’s a simple but great question:

I want to know is there a place I can go to study up on Affiliate programs. I do not really understand it.”

Affiliate Marketing is a hot topic and no doubt you have heard of it if you are into online marketing. But where can you go to learn more and know you’re getting quality, trusted information?

I’ve got a number of recommendations for you here:

1. Super Affiliate Handbook (aff link) – Rosalind Gardner knows affiliate marketing. I like to call her handbook the ‘bible’ of affiliate marketing. It’s something I recommend to all my coaching clients and customers of affiliate management. Before the summer is out I’ll be reading Rosalind’s handbook again and this time I’ll do up a proper review of it to let you know more about what makes it so awesome.

Rosalind also has a blog too, NetProfitsToday.com

For now, here’s a video from Rosalind called ‘Affiliate Marketing Simplified’:

2. Shawn Collins – Shawn knows affiliate marketing. He is the co-founder of Affiliate Summit, one of the biggest affiliate marketing conferences. Shawn also has a feature called ‘Ask Shawn’ where he will answer your affiliate marketing questions.

3. Associate Programs – Allan Gardyne’s site is full of useful information on affiliate programs and affiliate marketing.

4. RIGHT HERE – As I’m ramping up for my upcoming Affiliate Commotion membership program and focusing more on providing information to those who want to be affiliate managers I will be focusing a lot more on affiliate marketing, affiliate programs and affiliate management right here on this blog. You can also sign up for a free course on how to run your own affiliate program by visiting AffiliateCommotion.com now.

I also provide a training course for those who want to become affiliate managers for small business owners. It’s called Affiliate Manager Training School.

5. Affiliate Classroom Magazine, Free – I saw Anik Singal at Affiliate Incubator in Dallas, Texas. He has grown a very successful business around the topic of affiliate marketing and has a top information for anyone wanting to know more about affiliate programs.

6. Affiliate Marketing Forums – There are a number of forums dedicated to affiliate marketing. Spending time there can help you learn more about affiliate programs from the people in the trenches and also make valuable networking connections. ABestWeb.com is a very popular affiliate marketing forum.

That should get you started with Affiliate Programs and Affiliate Marketing! Yes it’s a big topic so just take it a bite at a time and you’ll start getting the hang of it.

Another thing I would suggest is start joining affiliate programs of interest to you. There’s no better way to learn than to just jump right in there and start checking things out from the inside.

Angela Wills