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Best Gambling Affiliate Programs in 2025

Choosing the wrong gambling affiliate program can waste time, drain budgets, and damage trust with players. That’s why this guide to the best gambling affiliate programs in 2025 focuses only on programs that offer consistent payouts, flexible models, and proven track records. Inside, we’ll break down the top choices, their…

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How to Profit From Sports Betting with CPA Goal: A 40% ROI Case Study

# Case studies # non-mainstream

Over 588,246 impressions in just one week. That’s what our advertiser achieved with their sports betting offer using HilltopAds’ CPA Goal feature. Sports betting is tough. Competition is fierce. The Philippines? Even tougher. In this case study, we’ll show you exactly how targeting, creatives, and smart optimization turned a challenging…

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Make Big Money in 2025 with These VPN Affiliate Programs

# Affiliate Tools # VPN & Utilities

Media buyers are tired of low-paying offers and empty promises of quick money. A VPN affiliate program provides a real opportunity for stable income, as the demand for VPN services continues to grow every day. This rapidly expanding niche is set to deliver significant earnings in 2025. We’ve highlighted the…

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Best Affiliate Conferences in 2025-2026 you need to visit

# Trends & News

Many affiliate marketers never quite reach their potential — and one of the biggest reasons is skipping conferences. That’s why we’ve pulled together this guide to the key events of 2025–2026, so you can plan ahead and give yourself a real chance to move forward. What are the benefits of…

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How to make money online in 2025? Top insights from Ron Stefanski | Expert Talks

# Expert talks # Monetization tips # Monetization tools

SEO no longer brings traffic as easily as it once did — the rules of the game have changed. To make money online in 2025, simply writing a few articles and waiting for Google to send traffic won’t cut it. Things work differently now: you need a systematic approach, multiple…

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Affiliate GEO Tiers Guide: How Offers Convert Across Countries

# Promotion tips # Trends & News

You lose your income if you don’t know what a GEO Tiers is. This directly affects your clicks, impressions and ROI. In this guide for affiliate marketers, we explained the difference between the three GEO Tiers, as well as described the nuances of working with it, provided a list of…

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HilltopAds Q3 2025 Updates: New Targeting, Enhanced Payouts & Automation

# HilltopAds Updates

Meet new solutions designed for your growth and success. Over the past months, we focused on simplifying and improving working with HilltopAds — for both advertisers and publishers. We enhanced payment and targeting features and upgraded automation and analytics tools — all now available in your account. Everything you need…

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What Is AdTech: A Beginner’s Guide

# Affiliate Tools # Trends & News

Modern affiliate marketing is possible with a set of technologies called AdTech. Now, that’s a broad term that we need to elaborate on. Specifically, we will discuss RTB, programmatic advertising, the main actors, the pros and cons of AdTech, and what you can expect from the industry in the future.…

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Best Traffic Sources in 2025: Top Channels for Conversions and Profit

# SEO and traffic # Tools for advertisers

This guide lays out the 7 most profitable traffic sources to leverage in 2025, complete with real conversion data and actionable strategies. You will learn what channels have the best ROI, how to select the best source for your business, and why monitoring where your website traffic comes from can…

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Top 15 CPA Network Guide: How It Works and How to Choose the Best

# Affiliate Tools

Many affiliates lose revenue by choosing the wrong CPA networks or wasting time on ineffective offers. In this article, we reveal how to select a top CPA network and maximize your earnings using proven tools and strategies. You’ll learn how CPA networks work, what to look for when choosing a…

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Best Gambling Affiliate Programs in 2025

# Affiliate Tools # iGaming

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The File’s Hosting Site that Brings over $2000+ Weekly

# Popunder # Website monetization

We break down the details of file hosting monetization using HilltopAds as an example publisher. In this case study, we will explain how to earn over $8,000 in revenue and provide expert recommendations on how to significantly increase your profit. Start working with HilltopAds ad network to achieve the same…

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$343K from Niche Video Sites: How Custom Ads and Popunders Made It Work!

# Popunder # Website monetization

Many niche video site owners struggle to grow their revenue even with steady traffic. In this article, we’ll show how a publisher earned $343,000 using custom ad formats and Popunder from HilltopAds. You’ll learn which strategies and optimizations helped achieve this profit, what mistakes to avoid, and how to scale…

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Digital Comics, Real Money: How Japanese Publisher Earned $300K with Manga-Related Website and HilltopAds

# Best format for website # Website monetization

Many creators of non-mainstream content struggle with low income despite having high traffic. In this article, we’ll show you how a Japanese publisher managed to turn their manga website into a $300,000 revenue stream using HilltopAds. You’ll learn which ad formats and monetization strategies helped achieve these results—and how to…

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Turn Blog into Goldmine: $70K+ with X traffic and HilltopAds Direct Link

# Make money with Social Traffic # Monetization tools

Earning on Twitter is not a myth — it’s a proven reality with $70,000+ in revenue. In this in-depth article, a successful publisher reveals personal experience, including mistakes, breakthroughs, and actionable monetization strategies. Discover how to attract followers, boost engagement, and transform activity into real income — every step and…

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From 0 to 100k: How One Publisher Cracked the Code on Twitter (X)

# Make money with Social Traffic # Monetization tips

If you’re tired of wasting time and money on social platforms with low monetization, this article will show you how one publisher turned Twitter (X) into a steady income stream, earning $100,000 in just a year with HilltopAds. Inside, you’ll find a step-by-step strategy—from selecting niche offers and content formats…

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How to Profit From Sports Betting with CPA Goal: A 40% ROI Case Study

# Case studies # non-mainstream

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When Popunders Pay Off: 6M Impressions, 308 Sign Ups, 41% ROI!

# Case studies # iGaming

Most advertisers are afraid to enter new markets and lose revenue because of this. In this case, we described how an advertiser earned more than $5,000 with a casino offer for an Indonesian audience, as well as talked about current trends in the gambling industry and shared useful insights from…

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Galaxy Brain Strategy with Mobidea Expert: One‑Tap mVAS Offers for 50% ROI!

# Case studies # non-mainstream

We tell you how to successfully launch MVAs offers using the example of a case study. We have collected the most important things: how such offers work, their main advantages, and recommendations for working with them in practice. Mobidea and HilltopAds experts also shared their experiences and unique insights that…

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How AI Non‑Mainstream Bot Campaign on HilltopAds Delivered a 150% ROI!

# Case studies # non-mainstream

In recent years, cloud-based photo editors powered by AI have mastered the art of stripping away layers of clothing from user photos — automatically erasing the “fabric” pixels and reconstructing a seamless, photorealistic image of the body. At first glance, it looks like just another beauty filter, but these algorithms…

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Beat the Algorithm: How We Scaled a Music Video to 268K Views

# Case studies # Popunder

YouTube is a digital powerhouse — the world’s second-most-visited platform and a cornerstone of video content. With over 2.7 billion monthly users, it offers endless opportunities for exposure. But here’s the catch: How do you make your video stand out when 500 hours of content flood the platform every single…

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November 2025: SIGMA Rome

3–6 November
Rome, Italy

HilltopAds at SiGMA Europe 2025: See You in Rome! HilltopAds is excited to announce its participation in the largest European iGaming conference — SiGMA Europe 2025, taking place from November 3 to 6 in Rome, Italy. The event will bring…

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September 2025: TES Prague

12-15 September 2025
Prague, Czech Republic

HilltopAds at TES Affiliate Conferences in Prague! In September, Prague will once again become the epicenter of affiliate marketing. From September 12th to 15th, 2025, the TES Partner Conference will bring together the industry’s leading and ambitious leaders who will…

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September 2025: AWEurope

4-5 September 2025
Budapest, Hungary

The HilltopAds team is pleased to announce our participation in the prestigious Affiliate World Europe conference! Affiliate World Europe is a two-day conference event taking place in Budapest, September 4-5 2025. This is a major global conference for affiliate marketing…

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Bad Timing — Big Cost: what 2 weeks of CPA Data Reveal about Ad Frequency

# Analytics from HilltopAds # Tools for advertisers

In digital marketing, a key question is how many times an ad should be shown to the same user. Too few exposures may cause a customer to miss the ad, while too many can lead to “banner blindness” or irritation, reducing engagement. Understanding how the number and timing of exposures…

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Client Hints in 2025: Who Sends Them—and Who Doesn’t?

# Analytics from HilltopAds

In this exclusive study, we share the real numbers. We will show you exactly which browsers and operating systems are trustworthy sources of data and which are leaving you in the dark. This is the new ground for better user attribution, and knowing it is the key to building your…

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Traffic Discrepancy: Definition, Causes, and Ways to Handle them. Exclusive Analytics from HilltopAds

# Analytics from HilltopAds # Trends & News

Stats don’t match up? We know firsthand how frustrating and confusing it might be. But don’t worry; the HilltopAds team will provide you with all the necessary instructions to sort it out once and for all. If you want to clarify what data discrepancies are, why they happen, and how…

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IP+UA Attribution vs Cookies Attribution

# Analytics from HilltopAds # Trends & News

Reaching the target audience strongly depends on the correct approach of identifying each single user precisely, as much as the quality of your traffic source. As the puzzle is created piece by piece, unique users are identified via a combination of several approaches at once. Therefore, we decided to investigate…

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Understanding Browser Language Targeting: A Key to Effective GEO Targeting

# Analytics from HilltopAds

Knowing the language of target audience when creating ad campaign is essential (as much as high quality traffic source), but understanding how and where those languages are used is even better. Here are top five reasons why you must consider this advertising strategy for your next ad campaign: Wider Reach…

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Mobile App Monetization in 2025: Proven Strategies to Maximize Your Revenue

# Mobile Apps # Monetization tools

Most app owners earn less than they could in 2025. These 9 strategies will help you increase your income from app monetization. We also talked about how to choose the right strategy, where it is best to monetize your applications, and which trends will help you do this more effectively.…

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How to make money online in 2025? Top insights from Ron Stefanski | Expert Talks

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Affiliate GEO Tiers Guide: How Offers Convert Across Countries

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Betting Creatives That Actually Work

# iGaming # Trends & News

Betting is a niche with the fan’s excitement at its core. What the final score will be? Is your forecast correct? Many fans have tried their luck placing bets – some succeeded, others didn’t. But in both cases, it all started with an ad that attracted and convinced them to…

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How to Make Money by Blogging in 2025: Real Free Steps for Your Business

# Monetization tools # Trends & News

When almost every day you meet bloggers of different topics in the digital space and hear about their roof-raising success stories and huge earnings, you can’t help but wonder why I can’t do the same? Actually, you can! Yes, there are some concerns around how to make money by blogging,…

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