Sportsbook Affiliate Interviews
This affiliate brings players into the fold with the help of a moustache-twirling Victorian persona, putting an emphasis on branding and uniqueness.
This affiliate moved from IT into affiliation after creating a forum specializing in sports betting in Portugal and Brazil.
From Asia to European countries and beyond, this affiliate has seen success in sports betting.
This affiliate got his start in domaining, and self-educated his way into the iGaming sphere.
Atanas dishes on the Bulgarian iGaming market and why he doesn't worry about the volatility of sports betting.
This affiliate's niche just happens to be one of his favorite pastimes: betting on sports on his smartphone.
This research scientist turned his passion for sports betting into a second career.
This affiliate started his site to help players avoid unscrupulous operators.
The key to happiness is to get paid for something you'd do in your spare time anyway, according to this affiliate.
This sports betting affiliate says blogging about his latest project has helped himself and the community.
This Romanian affiliate took his lumps when his first site launched — now he's reaping the rewards of the lessons learned.
Before launching his affiliate site, Gary owned an IT solutions business. He says growing pains in any business can be tough, and learning SEO is the only way to go for affiliates.
This serial entrepreneur is taking the Portuguese online gambling world by storm.
We get an in-depth look at the iGaming industry's "fossil record" in Poland from Blazej, who, coincidentally, has a Master's degree in archaeology.
GPWA member stassaf believes the customer-focused mission of his odds comparison sites will keep bettors coming back.
GPWA member angrymob loves working in the horse racing industry, even if that means he works every day but Christmas.
The team behind Academia das Apostas is a group of young gents taking the sportsbook affiliate marketing industry by storm.
"Casino Dave" has been an affiliate since 2005 and has lived through the ups and downs of the industry.
Vangelis describes the confusion surrounding Greece's position on licensed vs. unlicensed gambling sites.
Andy takes a lot of pride in his site's tipsters competition.
Krzysztof stresses a data-driven approach to sports betting.
GPWA member scandinaviangaming has 200 sites to look after, but credits his "A team" with helping him keep everything up and running.
Trev runs fantasy sports affiliate sites and takes on the tricky balancing act between work and family.
Dave discusses his background in brick-and-mortar betting shops, the risks of free bet sites and the decline of horse racing in the U.K.
Hristo discusses the cost of living in Bulgaria, the challenges of self-discipline and working on content rather than SEO.
Thodoris discusses smartphone addiction, live streaming sports and the state of market regulation in Greece.
Peter discusses the sports betting market in Slovakia, running sites in both English and Slovak, and not taking your smartphone everywhere with you.
Paruyr discusses keeping his site unbiased, the latest from the Russian market and what it takes for a bookmaker to earn a 5/5 on his site.
Florin talks about finding good tipsters, the economics of offering site picks and his secret time management software.
Andy discusses how his site evolved, the importance of exclusive deals and how to make money on a free bets site.
Shane discusses how he makes money at arbitrage trading, why people advertise it as "risk free" and the challenges of providing good arbitrage-related content.
Harry discusses free bet comparisons, what he looks for in an affiliate program, and the importance of never giving up.
Jimmy talks about the effect of increased information access on the sports betting scene, New Jersey's fight to regulates sports betting the role of big events in drawing traffic.
Gary talks about the industrial accident that caused him to change careers, why he wants to sponsor a televised horse race and getting trapped in the Google Sandbox.
Mathew discusses social media marketing, the importance of good content and how to foster a sense of community online.
Dan discusses why he focuses on sportsbooks, how being an affiliate differs from being an operator, and creating content for Euro2012.
Ryan discusses the counterintuitive economics of offering tips, the pitfalls of moving from a U.S. to a U.K. host, and the perils of giving away anything for free.
Daniel talks "friki" betting, upcoming projects and client loyalty.
Aidan talks offline marketing, free stuff and the importance of patience.
Josh discusses branding and bonuses.
Brad discusses being a professional ice hockey player, the differences between European and North American ice hockey, and keyword-rich versus general domains.
Alexey talks about being caught in the Second Tulip Uprising, being caught in a coup in Latvia in the '90s and the problems with USA affiliate programs.
After spending 20 years managing a bowling center, Janet decided that 70- to 80-hour work weeks weren't for her. Now, as a full-time employee at GamTrak, she likes working from home.
Staying true to that mantra, "buyonaut" spends most of his time working on sports betting sites.
Mecan's sites are primarily focused on the German and Belgian markets, and he says he's learned that Germans will accept a lower bonus and slightly lower odds if they can be sure about their money by playing on established, trusted brands.
One of the most well-known and respected webmasters in the industry, Dominique says forums are "invaluable for learning the trade, staying up to date and forming relationships." No wonder she spends so much time at the GPWA!
Richard Wright, known as "QwertyCasino" on the GPWA forums, says he joined the GPWA because he wanted the seal of approval on his sites. "It was only when I looked into it a bit further that I discovered how bloody helpful it was," he says.
Imre Szücs operates sports betting affiliate sites from his home base in Transylvania. "(Vampires are) good for tourists but natives don't really care about it," he says.
BetPartners says the hardest part about moderating forums is all the spam.
Andrew discusses martial arts, his background as a network security engineer and why he promotes a broad range of sites.
Andy says he's always redesigning, tweaking and testing his site, and is doing his best to learn SEO.
She gets to work at home, doesn't have to get up early, has no bosses or managers, gets to own her own business, earns good money and takes days off whenever she wants. Sounds like a dream job to us!