When you get into any new endeavor, there are some specialty tools that really make all the difference in the world from “getting by” to “excelling”. CPA Marketing is no different. All of the tools advertised on this site are tools that we can whole-heartedly endorse and recommend because we use each and every one of them. So, let’s go into a quick list of the “essential” tools that we believe every CPA Ninja Style Marketer needs.

Hosting & Domain Management

Hostgator – Yes, there are tons and tons of hosting companies out there. There might be a few that are more affordable, but none that we have found to be a better overall solution for the price than Hostgator. Hostgator integrates seamlessly with WordPress Direct and we have found that it is very stable and reliable. We’ve tried several other hosting companies, but we always come back to Hostgator.

NOTE: We don’t recommend buying the domain names at Hostgator. The cheapest location we have found for buying domains is GoDaddy.com. They sell for $10.19 each for a .COM domain, but we have located a “coupon code” that at the time of writing this post will save you 20% off of that price! Yep, as many as you want for only $7.69 a piece!

Coupon code is: CHILL3

We have purchased more than a 100 domains so far at the $7.69 price point so yeah the coupon code works!

Domain Name Research: http://instantdomainsearch.com/

Man is this one a time saver! This site is exactly what it claims to be – an INSTANT domain name search tool. Great for when you’re doing a bunch of domain name research and don’t want to wait around on the abysmally slow GoDaddy to do the research. Then, once you’ve found what you like, go to GoDaddy.com and buy it (don’t forget the coupon code).

List Management

AWeber – As affiliate marketers, I’m sure you all know the value of the “list”. Well, AWeber is what makes that list management almost trivial. Again, there is a lot of competition out there in terms of autoresponders, but AWeber, in our opinion, has some of the best delivery rates available in the industry.

Blogging Tools

First and foremost is WordPress.org – yes there are other types of blog software out there, but there is none that compares to just good ole’ WordPress. You will find any kind of plugin your heart desires and tons of free information available for it.

WordPress Direct – This is a bloggers dream come true. We have more than a 100 sites under it’s management and it makes your life so much easier. If you’re looking to get into Adsense or doing a lot of affiliate marketing blogs, then you need software like this. WordPress Direct has tools for auto installing your blog and preloading it with the plugins you need. It also has various content feeding plugins and even tools for ensuring unique content on your site. This is essential if you’re going after an adsense empire. They have several different versions and packages available to fit your specific needs. Another great benefit of WordPress Direct is all of the free themes you have easy access to (like this site you’re on right now).

Affiliate Theme and Thesis Theme – custom WordPress Themes. Why two of them? Because they have two different intents and usages. Affiliate Theme is designed for CPA and affiliate marketing from the ground up and is very tailored to the types of pages you need to do for affiliate marketing and CPA promotion. Thesis Theme is a different approach and is more customizable. Many of the top blogs in the industry use Thesis Theme for its vast degree of customization. Need to change the layout? The fonts? 2 column or 3 column design? Columns on the Left or Right? You can do it all without having to pay for a custom theme or even having to jump into the code yourself. These themes come with an admin page that has tons of user-configurable options.