Non-standard funnels for affiliate marketing

AFFHUB is on the line! Today we’re talking about how to effectively work with conditionally free traffic on iGaming while minimizing bans and other unpleasantries.

Working with iGaming is rarely easy. The environment is competitive, regulators actively control the niche, restrictions are only getting tighter, and traffic prices are skyrocketing. Because of this, conditionally free traffic is losing its relevance and becoming less effective. But who are we to stop, right?

Webmasters are not giving up and continue to come up with interesting funnels to capture good traffic without spending crazy money.

So now we will take a closer look at such promotion methods that give a good traffic boost.

Conditionally free traffic via Threads

Threads is the top social network for conditionally free traffic because it has a constant asset. Yes, it is quite toxic, but that is precisely where its strength lies. You can post something cringy here and get the traffic you want. Any post has a chance of being recommended to a wide audience. 

The familiar and respected storytelling works great here. You can use life jokes, just be a user who shows screenshots of winnings, etc.

For example:

• “I thought there wouldn’t be a second date, but then he showed me his casino winnings.”
• “My husband is constantly on his phone and has started talking to me less. I thought he was cheating on me. While he was asleep, I looked at his phone and found out that he’s just a gambling addict.”
• Photo from a restaurant + caption: “It’s beautiful today. We’re celebrating another win.”

These are classic methods that evoke emotions and encourage users to discuss. However, using them immediately after creating an account is not a good idea. A reliable warm-up scheme works best. First, just a life profile with everyday stories that can be combined with iGaming, and then gradually introducing “recommendations” in short posts. These can be the same screenshots with winnings and, for example, a caption: “Tried your slots for the first time today. I went in for fun — and won a ton. How does it work?”

Next, discussions develop under the post, and you can more directly lead people to go to direct messages for valuable advice on masterful play.

Spam in Telegram channels and chats 

The funnel is quite simple and even relatively safe. The webmaster creates or buys a channel for a minimal fee and gives it a normal name that does not arouse suspicion (for example, “wallpapers for iPhone” or “Vibe photos”).

At first, this channel is indeed filled with various posts with simple wallpapers or cool pictures from Pinterest. When the channel is more “packed,” the spammer sends these pictures to local chats/channels where there are a lot of people. 

And when a live audience gathers, they quietly post screenshots of winnings + links to the game. Or a photo of a monitor with the same snowdrift. They say that the monitor trick creates more trust 🤫

Articles

This funnel has two main options:

• Native articles
• Spam articles

Native articles are built around positive casino gaming experiences. This can be ordinary storytelling without directly involving the user in specific slots. Just a story, just an experience 😉 This format can work in the long term. It is rarely removed by moderators and can often appear at the top of search results. However, there is a nuance here — you first need to warm up your account for this to work properly.

Spam articles are more about quick and relatively short-term results. The essence of this is to create a large number of similar articles on an account that has been warmed up at least a little, using keywords. Such materials quickly rise to the top, and users usually manage to see them before the moderator reacts and removes them. To keep traffic flowing steadily, these articles typically need to be updated, but they are no less effective. 

In conclusion

If you thought that conditionally free traffic and iGaming were incompatible, you were wrong. Yes, it’s not very easy right now, but it’s still possible.

You see, sometimes you can get by without a huge budget and still have good results 🤫