TopRanked.io Weekly Digest: What’s Hot in Affiliate Marketing [The Best Affiliate Program Reviews]

Hey there affiliates. Have you ever taken a look in the mirror and decided you didn’t like what you see?

Or maybe you’re more the type of person who loves what they see?

As for us here at TopRanked.io… well, we’d never taken a look in the mirror until this week.

TopRanked.io Affiliate Partner Program of the Week — TopRanked.io Affiliate Program Reviews

This week here at TopRanked.io HQ, we realized something.

We’ve been critiquing affiliate programs on TopRanked.io for quite a while now. But, we’d never taken the moment to look inwards and critique ourselves.

So this week, we decided to do just that — to look inwards and do a quick review of TopRanked.io.

Here’s what we found.

The Good Side of TopRanked.io — The #1 Source For Trustworthy Affiliate Program Reviews

Alright, let’s start with the good side of TopRanked.io — the reviews.

Right now, there are literally hundreds of reviews on TopRanked.io. And, if I’m being honest, they are some of the better affiliate program reviews out there.

Seriously.

If you don’t believe me, try comparing any random review with a TopRanked.io affiliate program review.

Here, I’ll do it for you.

When I type “SimilarWeb Affiliate Program Review” into Google, here’s the first result.

Now compare it with the TopRanked.io SimilarWeb affiliate program review. Go on, go take a look and actually read it.

Did you notice how here at TopRanked.io we actually go into the details — the good, the bad, and the ugly?

Seriously, take a look — we’ve got details about bonuses, waiting periods, actual affiliate experiences with their support.

Yep, if one thing’s for sure, TopRanked.io is miles ahead of most affiliate “review” websites out there.

The Bad Side of TopRanked.io — Too Many Affiliate Program Reviews, Potentially Outdated

Now to the bad side of TopRanked.io.

One of the problems with having so many real affiliate program reviews is that keeping them updated is… well… tricky if probably the right word.

For better or worse, when you do a proper review like we do at TopRanked.io, it actually takes a bit of time. And that means, we aren’t always great to re-reviewing programs as often as we should.

Now, is that a bad thing?

Well, yes and no.

On one hand, something we’ve noticed even before we started writing reviews on TopRanked.io was that most programs just don’t change that often.

The way the program’s managed stays the same. The commissions stay the same. Basically, nothing changes.

But, on the odd occasion, something does. And since we here at TopRanked.io aren’t superhuman, we’re not always 100% on top of every single change.

So basically, here’s our advice — when you read the reviews on TopRanked.io, realize that in 99% of cases, they’re accurate.

Just be aware that the odd ‘change’ might have slipped through the cracks.

In a way, TopRanked.io is a bit like what they say in crypto — trust, but verify.

TopRanked.io Affiliate Reviews — Are They Worth Your Time?

So, are our TopRanked.io affiliate program reviews worth your time?

Well, if you read everything above, then I think you already know the answer.

But for those who didn’t let me keep it short and sweet — yes, the affiliate program reviews on TopRanked.io are 100% worth your time.

But don’t take my word for it. Go check out some of the best affiliate program reviews for yourself.

Affiliate News Takeaways

$12 Million Worth of Affiliate Revenue Will Soon Be Bumbling Your Way

Recently Bumble’s been on a bit of a “strategic decision” making spree.

Oh, and just in case you don’t know who Bumble is, think “girl power dating app.”

You know, that one that was all about empowering the ladies by only allowing them to make the first move.

So, now we all know who Bumble is, back to the “strategic decision” stuff.

For that, we turn our attention to the company’s Q4 earnings call, which they just held a couple of days ago. That’s when they announced they’d be shutting down a couple of their dating apps.

And yes, I did say “a couple of their dating apps”. They have many. A little bit like Match Group. (PS: Wanna learn a neat way to sell dating apps to people currently in the Match Group ecosystem? Check out our Affiliate2Day review edition.)

Anyway, the apps Bumble is closing down are “Fruitz” and “Official”.

Never heard of them?

Me neither.

Here’s a bit of background on each.

Fruitz:

• French dating app launched in 2017 and acquired by Bumble in 2022.
• Heavily targeted at Gen Z.
• Used “fruits” as metaphors to help users express their intentions. (Too bad eggplants and tacos aren’t fruits hey… 🍆 🌮 )

Official:

• A “relationship maintenance” app launched on Valentine’s Day 2021 and  acquired by Bumble in 2023.
• Targeted people already in a relationship.
• Tried to be the SaaS for relationships with tools like mood check-ins, date planning, and “communication enhancement” tools. (Guess egghead was right when he said software was eating the world.)

Both apps are supposedly going to get canned sometime in the first half of this year, but I don’t have exact dates for you yet.

And that’s pretty much everything you need to know. So now we get to the good part — what any of this has to do with you.

Time for the takeaway.

Takeaway

The takeaway here is pretty simple.

When any app that has actual users shuts down, chances are, at least a few of those users are going to look for a new home.

And yeah, there were actual users on those apps — the company expects a “$12 million revenue headwind for the year” as a result of the closure.

Oh, and for those who don’t speak corporate BS, a “revenue headwind” pretty much means they’re gonna lose revenue.

Translation — there’s $12 million worth of dating app revenue that you could be taking a cut of… if only you:

1. Tried promoting some dating apps to “Official” and/or ”Fruitz” users who’re soon going to be looking for a new home, and;
2. Had some dating apps worth promoting (i.e., that pay good affiliate commissions).

Lucky for you, we have everything you need to fulfil the second criteria. All you gotta do is head on over to TopRanked.io to check out our best dating and matchmaking affiliate program reviews.

Look What Fell Out of the BitChute

I have a confession to make. Sometimes, when I’m bored, I like to click on random videos on BitChute.

Why?

Well, because sometimes it takes me down some wild rabbit holes. Kinda like this week, when I landed on this video.

https://www.bitchute.com/video/l9k9GlnA91SA

So, what’s so special about that video?

Well, not much really, apart from the fact that it delivers a double whammy of two things I love — 5G irradiation + chemtrails.

Anyway, that got my interest. So I started doing a little research.

First, I started by pounding my keyboard, furiously typing different keywords into BitChute’s search bar. You know, all the regular stuff you might wanna search for on a lazy Sunday afternoon, like “5G poisoning”.

That turned up heaps of wild videos. But eventually, I managed to pull myself away from all the content gold I was digging up.

And that’s when I went over to YouTube to compare.

Let’s just say, YouTube’s a lot more “tame” by comparison.

In fact, if you go into any of this conspiracy theory type stuff, most of what you dig up is a little more on the “deboonker” side of things.

And that’s kinda a bit of a shame. I mean, let’s face it, what’s more entertaining… some high and mighty dude who’s all like “um, acshuly, science”… or some poor soul who’s an active CIA target?

I’m going with option B.

And that’s why I went back to BitChute and started searching a little bit more.

And that’s when something hit me — there’s an opportunity here.

You see, something I started noticing with all of these videos was that they were generally extremely amateurish.

And I’m not just talking about the quality of the content either.

For example, go take a look at the video I shared before. It’s title is “The poisoning continues”.

And its description reads, “Even at 2500 meters of altitude you are not safe from the ongoing poisoning…”

That’s it. No keyword optimization or anything. 

And yet, it’s still got a hundred or so views, which might not sound like much. But, for BitChute, it’s not bad either.

I mean, take a look at their “popular” feed from this very moment. You’ve got “popular” videos in there with less than 100 views.

Even Chainsaw Man’s rug pull’s only managed to generate a couple hundred views… and that’s probably the biggest news this week.

So yeah, if you’re used to seeing YouTube numbers, then BitChute’s gonna take some adjusting.

But, I think there’s maybe something here worth exploring… hence why I’m telling you about my little trip down conspiracy theory lane.

So what’s worth exploring?

Well, let’s start with the observation I made before — so much of what’s on BitChute is 100% amateurs.

And you know what I love about amateurs?

They’re easy to compete with. That’s what I love.

And I’m not talking about the sort of easy in the way that YouTube’s “easy”… so don’t you worry yourself about professional editing skills and all that jazz.

The sort of easy I’m talking about is the really basic stuff. You know, like sticking keywords in your titles/descriptions, using half-decent thumbnails, and that sort of stuff.

Depending on the niche, I reckon just getting those basic, “anyone can do it” minimums in place would see you outperform 99% of the “content creators” there.

Now, I know what you’re thinking. And I think I know the point where you started thinking it.

It was back when I said all that stuff about videos on BitChute not getting that many views. Now you’re all like, “But is it even worth my time if no one’s watching BitChute videos?”

And to that, I say, “I don’t know.”

But I also reckon it might be worth giving it a shot, just to see what happens. Although, I am basing that on three assumptions.

The first of those assumptions — that most views on BitChute aren’t random gawkers like me who’re just there for the lulz. Instead, I’m assuming that most views on a video are the result of people who were genuinely interested in that video.

And that leads me to the second assumption — that the people chasing conspiracy theories on BitChute are open to “finding solutions” to whatever ills are supposedly the result of said conspiracy.

The third assumption, which is a three-part assumption, is that BitChute does not:

1. Have a trigger-happy content ID system in place like YouTube does, and;
2. Isn’t heavily monitored by studios/brands/creators looking for people ripping off their footage, and;
3. Is pretty slow to respond (or is completely non-responsive) to DMCA takedowns.

In other words, I’m pretty much suggesting that you make the lowest effort content possible just to test the waters. Just take a bunch of stuff from elsewhere, bookend it with a little promotional stuff, and bingo, you’re a BitChute content creator.

And that’s pretty much it.

Takeaway

Alright, so I admit it. There wasn’t actually any news there. At least, not in the official sense — but everything above was “new” to me, so that counts as news right?

Anyway, long story short, for ages, I’d written BitChute off as a bit of a blackhole for affiliate marketing. I just assumed it was too much effort for too little payback.

But then I saw just how low the bar was in certain niches, and that changed my mind.

Now, of course, finding those niches might actually take a little work. Some things just aren’t that monetizable.

But, there are a bunch of them that are. I mean, it was a 5G irradiation + chemtrails double whammy that set me off down this path.

And just in case you don’t understand how you can monetize that, then why not head over to TopRanked.io and check out some of the best health and wellness affiliate program reviews?

Hopefully, that should help the penny to drop.

Closing Thought

Recently, I’ve been really digging a relatively new newsletter I signed up for. It’s called Kronikl, and it basically gives you all the interesting stuff that happened on this day in history. But in really short and sweet snippets.

Call me a nerd. I don’t care.

I love it.

Or, at least, I did, until they published their Feb 19 edition and I realized they left something important out.

Socrates’ birthday.

But then, after a brief moment of anger, I forgave them. I realized I had the wrong Socrates.

Turns out, the Socrates whose birthday it was was the Brazilian football star Socrates, not the Greek master of pederasty Socrates.

Anyway, whether it’s his Birthday or not, I figured it might be fun to pull up a Socrates quote. Preferably one that’s short and sweet, just like Kronikl.

And thus I present you with probably the shortest useful quote in history.

Now, obviously with this being Socrates the great Greek philosopher there’s probably a whole bunch of complexity behind this quote that, if I went into it, would lead us deep down into an exceedingly long and windy rabbit hole that would take forever to crawl into and would probably take even longer to get back out of it and when we did we’d probably realize we’d only explored 5% and so I’m not even going to bother trying to go into it much except to say this:

Once you know yourself, then you know what you need to do to grow.

And if you’re here for the reason I think you are, then I can guarantee that a great affiliate program is part of it.

So do yourself a favor, head on over to TopRanked.io to check out all the best-rated affiliate programs in the world.

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