In life and affiliate marketing, there are many good reasons to hide what you're doing from prying eyes. And it doesn't have to be because you're a prohibition-era bootlegger on the run from the law.

Case in point: Imagine you just discovered a new high-intent SEO niche with decent search volume, but no one is trying to rank for it. Do you want other people to know your little secret?

hell no.

At least, not before first getting them to sign an airtight, iron-clad NDA (if such a thing exists…).

And hey, even if you fall into the prohibitionist bootlegger category, who am I to judge? I mean, just because there's a law, doesn't mean you're instantly a bad person if you break it.

In essence, I guess what I'm trying to say is twofold.

First, the naysayers are wrong. If you need to hide it, it doesn't mean you “probably shouldn't be doing it” by default.

Second, the need to hide things is universal.

Now why is that last important? Yes, that of the “universal needs”.

Correct.

A universal need means that there is a mass market waiting for you to sell them something. All you have to do is find a solution.

So what is that solution and how can you start promoting it today?

I'm glad you asked.

TopRanked.io Affiliate Partner Program of the Week

Let's be honest. There is rarely a universal solution for a universal need. But when it comes to getting things done online, there is a solution that is as universal as possible.

VPN.

And yes, that is why almost everyone promotes them nowadays. They simply sell, even in the less technological niches.

So to help you out, we searched our affiliate marketing directory and found one of the best ones to get you started right now: PureVPN.

Why PureVPN?

There are a ton of great VPN software out there right now. So why PureVPN?

Simple. When we added up the points (customer reviews, commission plans, etc.), PureVPN advanced in almost every way.

As an example, what if we do a comparison with the NordVPN affiliate program? (Yes, the one you see on almost every YouTube channel.)

For starters, let's put them side by side from the customer's perspective.

And while there isn't much to it, this pattern continues everywhere we look.

Here is another example.

Yeah. There's not much to it. In fact, they are almost identical. At least, that is until you look at the lifetime commissions paid for renewals. Once again, PureVPN comes out ahead.

Actually, if you do the math, PureVPN is well along. As it turns out, they are paying a whopping +33% over NordVPN's offer.

And this is the same pattern that we find almost everywhere we look. That is, aside from a few who might have beaten PureVPN on one point but fell far behind on everything else.

Here are the other details you need

Great, we know that PureVPN's product is loved by its customers. And we know that their affiliate program pays decent commissions. But there's more than that.

• 90-day cookies to help increase your conversions (that's triple what NordVPN offers).
• Responsive (and competent) affiliate support and a great dashboard.
• Super-fast payments via PayPal ($100 minimum) or wire transfer ($500 minimum).
• Two-tier earning program so you can earn money by helping others earn money.

Do you need to know anything else? Then try PureVPN support by contacting them right here.

Or just go ahead and sign up right away. After all, the only thing you stand to lose by waiting is commissions… no problem.

Affiliate News Conclusions

Hey, speaking of “nothing to hide”, it's been a while since we've looked at the good old US of A in our weekly affiliate roundup.

Of course, if you know us well, you know that we're not really here to talk about Snowden and the NSA.

No. We are here to talk about iGaming and Sports Betting.

First the bad news

Of course, we really wish we didn't have to do this. Life would be so much easier if people learned the lessons of prohibition and relaxed the laws around people having fun.

And besides, what do these laws accomplish anyway?

Yes, not much. I mean, didn't Stake get incredibly popular in the US for a while?

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PS: You do know that US players used VPNs to get around geo-restrictions for Stake, right? I'm just saying there's an affiliate opportunity here .

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Yes they did it. And they did it because the United States is still a giant nanny state.

So much so, in fact, that online gaming is only legal in six states. But who's counting, right?

And sure, things are a little better on the sports Betting side. But there are still plenty of states to legalize.

Now the Good News

The good news is that times are changing.

And while that's not always for the better, in the world of sports betting and iGaming, it is. After all, legal iGaming in six states is progress, right? The same goes for legal online sports betting, which is now open to the public in 23 states.

But the very good news comes from the promise that both numbers will likely go back up very soon.

Do you want to know where?

Legal Sports Betting

The current legislative session has just begun, and already two states have introduced bills to expand sports betting.

Missouri

The first is Missouri, which has proposed House Bill 581. If approved as is, it would allow land-based operators to partner with online providers to start offering online sports betting. Interestingly, it would also allow sports teams (NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, MLS, WNBA, and NWSL) to partner under similar agreements to offer online sports betting.

For now, the proposed bill has not even been assigned to a discussion committee. But, if we go by the spirit of sports betting today, we can only imagine that some version of this bill will eventually pass.

North Dakota

In North Dakota, sports betting is only allowed on American Indian reservations. And while that's not going to change this year, things look promising.

Just yesterday, proposed legislation that would legalize online sports betting passed the House of Representatives hurdle when it passed 49-44. Next stop, Legislature, then the November 2024 ballot.

iGaming in the US

While there is clear progress on the sportsbook front, things are not as concrete in iGaming. At least not for now.

But a recent report in iGB seems to offer some hope.

Now, I'm not going to detail everything here, but the general gist is that while iGaming is facing a lot of headwinds, it now seems to be moving in the right direction.

What's more, if there's one point that could convince lawmakers that it's finally time to embrace iGaming (besides the fat tax), it's a semi-recent (November 22) report from the American Gaming Association. They found that there is currently $330 billion of iGaming driving a year in states where online gamers still need VPNs to access iGaming carriers.

So how is that ban working out for you?

put off

Takeout here depends on who you are.

If you're the type to follow the “you shouldn't do it if you have to hide it” rule book, chances are you'll have at least a few more states open to online sportsbooks in the next year or two. And as for iGaming… well, have fun waiting for that. But you can be sure that something is likely to happen in the next few years.

As for those who are a bit more open to the debates about right and wrong, well, there are two keywords in the last paragraph of the last section: $330 billion and VPN.

This has two obvious opportunities. Find operators that accept US players, regardless of state (and there are many). Or promote VPNs to law-abiding US citizens who just want to have a little fun (again, there are plenty).

In any case, there's a $330 billion market out there, and part of it is yours if you want it.

final thought

If you read this newsletter, you should probably also read the Seth Blog (yes, that Seth… Goddess Seth). Even if his messages are sometimes vague, he often has something to say to make you see things in a new light.

And then there are times when he's just giving you a gentle reminder about something you know but maybe forgot. Like this week, for example, in the post And Also Convenient.

Now, there's always an exception to the rule (that super weird niche you keep a secret that has no competition but incredible traffic). But this one is pretty good most of the time.

Basically, all it says is that if something is worth doing, it probably isn't worth doing. There will be competition. It will take time. And it will require effort.

Moral of the story: Maybe it's time to take another look in your “too hard” basket. Most likely, many of them are still worth doing.

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