If you are an affiliate marketer, then these are the tools which you must get for yourself: 1) A website or blog with own domain name. Reason: With a website or blog, you can build your own branding and also build a list by putting an opt-in form on your web page. 2) An Auto-responder. Reason: This is to keep in contact with your list, don't always sell to your list, build relationship and trust with your list. 3) Link Tracking script. Reason: You have to track your affiliate link so you'll know whether your advertising campaign is effective and bring you targeted traffic. 4) Link Cloaking script. Reason: By cloaking your affiliate link, no one can bypass your affiliate link causing a lost in your commission, it's also more tidy to have a shorter URL as some affiliate links may be too long. I hope the above information is helpful to you.