We’re the quiet workhorse behind 69,572+
working affiliates
AffMaven is the publishing arm of AFFINCO — a 29-domain portfolio run by Aliakbar Fakhri out of India, Dubai and seven remote time zones. We cover affiliate networks, tools, crypto, SaaS, nutra, finance & dating — with a bias toward evidence over hype.
AT A GLANCE · COMPANY CARD
AFFINCO · 001
FOUNDED
2015
HQ
India
BRANCHES
Dubai, AE
TEAM
7 countries
MODEL
Affiliate · 100%
VERTICAL LEAD
SaaS
DOMAINS
29 active
TOP PARTNER
Helium 10 · 3y+
AWARDS
3x industry
DISCORD
4,128 ops
Aliakbar Fakhri.
SEO operator, media buyer, builder of 29 domains — writing about what he’s actually done.
FOUNDER · CEO
PROFILE · VITALS
Name
Aliakbar Fakhri
Title
Founder & CEO · AFFINCO
Based in
India
Ops base
Dubai, UAE
Born
India
Education
BTech · Information Technology
Languages
English · Hindi · French
Sign
Affiliate marketer (yes, always)
THE BIOGRAPHY · 540 WORDS
Aliakbar Fakhri didn’t set out to build a media company. In 2014 he was a BTech student in Nagpur trying to earn a few thousand rupees from a hobby blog — and getting hit with Google penalties, AdSense bans, and rookie SEO mistakes along the way. By 2015, one of those hobby blogs had grown to 10,000+ daily uniques. That was the inflection point.
What started as BloggingEclipse was eventually rebuilt as AffMaven in 2018 — a dedicated resource for affiliate marketers, by affiliate marketers. No course upsells, no “$10K/month in 30 days” screenshots — just evidence-based teardowns of networks, tools, and the programs Aliakbar was personally testing across his own sites.
Today he runs AFFINCO, the parent holding for AffMaven, AFF.Ninja and 27 other domains across crypto, finance, nutra, dating and SaaS. The portfolio generates $20K+ monthly and has been a Helium 10 affiliate for 3+ consecutive years. He’s a media partner at SiGMA, Affiliate World Europe, MAC, AdTech, AI Expo Europe, Reuters Momentum AI, Blockchain Life and AWSummit — speaking, covering events, and interviewing 7-figure operators.
Aliakbar describes himself as a “lifelong student of SEO and media buying” — and the bibliography backs it: he publishes a weekly newsletter to 69,572+ subscribers, runs a 4,128-member private Discord, hosts monthly AMAs with operators, and maintains the most cited affiliate-tool review library in the industry.
His north star: tangible skills and robust strategies beat fabricated income reports every time.
EXPERTISE
RECOGNITIONS
SPEAKING & PRESS
PERSONAL PASSIONS
The company in twelve numbers.
ALL FIGURES AUDITED · AFFINCO LTD · APR 2026
69,572
Newsletter subs
+3.2% MOM
$20K+
Monthly revenue
100% AFFILIATE
29
Active domains
UNDER AFFINCO
$10M+
Member rev. tracked
SINCE 2015
104
Countries reached
VIA NEWSLETTER
4,128
Discord members
PRIVATE · GATED
720+
Published reviews
EVIDENCE-BASED
15
Conferences covered
AS MEDIA PARTNER
120+
Operators interviewed
ON PODCAST + BLOG
4.9/5
Avg reader rating
1,240 REVIEWS
11 yr
In operation
SINCE JAN 2015
3+ yr
Helium 10 partner
TOP-TIER TIER
From a dorm-room blog to 29 domains.
2014
#01
First hobby blog
BTech student in India experimenting with AdSense. Hit with Google penalties and AdSense bans. Builds resilience.
2015
#02
10K daily uniques
A niche SEO blog grows to 10,000+ daily uniques. First meaningful affiliate revenue. Hobby becomes obsession.
2016
#03
BloggingEclipse founded
Launched as a tutorial + review site covering blogging tools. The editorial voice that would become AffMaven takes shape.
2017
#04
First media partnership
AdTech Conferences · India — first official media partnership. Starts the ‘cover the industry’ ethos.
2018
#05
AffMaven rebrand
BloggingEclipse becomes AffMaven — narrower focus on affiliate marketing, reviews and Affiliate case studies.
2019
#06
AFFINCO established
Parent company AFFINCO registered. Portfolio expands to 8 domains. Team grows to 4 remote contractors.
2019
#07
AWE Europe partnership
Becomes official media partner at Affiliate World Europe — first Tier-1 global affiliate event covered.
2020
#08
Pandemic pivot
All in-person events cancelled. Doubles down on editorial — publishes 200+ reviews in 18 months.
2021
#09
Newsletter crosses 25K
Weekly newsletter crosses 25,000 verified subscribers. First paid sponsor slots sold out Q3.
2022
#10
AFF.Ninja launched
Sister site AFF.Ninja spins up — dedicated to media buying and paid-traffic operators. Different audience, shared editorial DNA.
2023
#11
Award-winning status
AffMaven recognized as award-winning affiliate marketing blog across multiple industry publications.
2023
#12
Helium 10 · Year 3
Completes third consecutive year as a top-tier Helium 10 affiliate. Featured in their partner spotlight.
2024·H1
#13
Global conference year
Five Tier-1 events in six months: SiGMA Europe, AW Dubai, MAC, AFFHUB Warsaw, Blockchain Life. 5,500+ attendees reached.
2024·H2
#14
Portfolio optimization
Consolidation to 29 active domains, 100% affiliate model, $4K → $20K monthly revenue jump.
2025
#15
Discord · 4K ops
Private Discord crosses 4,000 members. Monthly AMAs with 7-figure operators become the flagship member benefit.
2025
#16
AI SEO leadership
Publishes the industry’s most cited AI + SEO playbook. Integrates GPT-ranking research into weekly teardowns.
2026
#17
World AdTech nom.
Nominated for World AdTech Day Awards 2026. Newsletter crosses 69,572. Insiders Toolkit 2026 ships.
We believe evidence beats hype, community beats audience, and ethical always wins long-term.
01
No fake income screenshots
Every number we publish is sourced, timestamped, and — where possible — attributed to the operator who ran the campaign.
02
Every tool is actually tested
Reviews are written after 30+ days of real use on our own portfolio, not based on vendor briefs or affiliate program pitches.
03
Sponsors are clearly labeled
When something is paid, it’s stamped ‘SPONSORED’ at the top — no native ad trickery, no undisclosed brand deals.
04
Members come first
If a partnership conflicts with what’s best for readers, we pass. Trust compounds; short-term revenue does not.
05
Open about our mistakes
We publish ‘What we got wrong’ retrospectives annually. AffMaven has survived 11 years because we correct fast and publicly.
06
Operators, not influencers
We interview people who’ve run actual campaigns — not people with big followings who’ve never booked a media buy.
07
Long-form, always
A 6,000-word teardown beats a Twitter thread. Depth is the product. Speed is a nice-to-have.
08
Community before growth
We’d rather have 69K engaged members than 690K ghost subscribers. Every cohort is hand-curated.
How we review, six steps deep.
A transparent, repeatable editorial process — so every review we publish can be cross-checked, replicated and, if wrong, corrected.
01
Shortlist
Editor selects candidates from reader requests, operator nominations, and category gaps we’ve spotted in the market.
02
Real-world test
Tool goes live on our own portfolio for 30+ days minimum. Media buyers on the team test paid-ad features on actual campaigns.
03
Data collection
We track setup friction, UI reliability, support response times, pricing transparency and API depth in a shared scoring sheet.
04
Operator interviews
Minimum 3 outside operators interviewed — ideally including someone who dislikes the tool — to balance our bias.
05
Draft + peer review
Draft circulates inside the Discord for 72 hours. Members poke holes. We cite what we can, fix what we can’t.
06
Publish + update
Published with a visible ‘last reviewed’ date. Revisited every 6 months or immediately on major product changes.
OUR SCORING RUBRIC · 10 DIMENSIONS · 100 POINTS
Weighted, published, auditable.
SETUP FRICTION
12pt
PRICING TRANSPARENCY
12pt
FEATURE DEPTH
12pt
UI RELIABILITY
10pt
SUPPORT RESPONSE
10pt
DATA ACCURACY
10pt
INTEGRATIONS
8pt
DOCUMENTATION
8pt
ROADMAP VELOCITY
8pt
COMMUNITY SENTIMENT
10pt
What we cover — and how much.
EIGHT VERTICALS · 29 DOMAINS · 100%
28%
Affiliate Marketing
Empowering brands and publishers with innovative affiliate solutions designed for performance, transparency, and growth.
22%
SaaS partner programs
Semrush, Helium 10, Ahrefs, Moz, AdsPower, NodeMaven. Our bread and butter.
14%
Crypto & web3
Exchanges, L2s, trading bots, on-chain analytics tools. Covered since 2017.
12%
Finance & Forex
Brokers, prop firms, trading tools. EightCap, IG, Pepperstone partnerships.
10%
Nutra & health
Supplement networks, DTC brands, CPA offers. Rigorously vetted for safety.
7%
Dating & lifestyle
Networks, standalone brands, CrakRevenue, Adsterra-adjacent offers.
5%
eCommerce & DTC
Shopify apps, Amazon tools, fulfillment networks. Growing 2024→
2%
AI tools & software
LLM wrappers, AI SEO tools, automation platforms. Fastest-growing segment.
What actually runs the business.
We use what we review. These are the tools on our bills — the same ones featured in reviews and playbooks.
EXPERTISE
WordPress (self-hosted)
Ghost newsletter
Cloudflare Pages
Notion Docs
Carrd landers
Webflow microsites
SEO & RESEARCH
Semrush
Ahrefs
SurferSEO
Frase
Screaming Frog
Google Search Console
ChatGPT + Claude
Perplexity research
MEDIA BUYING
Voluum tracker
RedTrack
AdsPower
Minea spy
NodeMaven proxies
Meta ads
TikTok ads
Google Ads
ANALYTICS & OPS
Plausible
Matomo
Google Analytics 4
Beehiiv
Convertkit
Stripe
Zapier
Make.com
CREATIVE
Figma
Canva
Adobe Lightroom
Final Cut Pro
Captions.ai
Midjourney
ElevenLabs
COMMS & TEAM
Discord
Slack (team)
Linear
Loom
Google Workspace
1Password
Notion teams
104 countries. 11 meetup cities.
ALL FIGURES AUDITED · AFFINCO LTD · APR 2026
CITIES WHERE WE HAVE MEETUPS
Four brands. One mission.
EST 2018
AffMaven
AFFILIATE EDUCATION & REVIEWS
Our flagship — 69K newsletter, 720+ reviews, award-winning coverage of networks and tools.
affmaven.com
—
EST 2022
AFFNinja
MEDIA BUYING & PAID TRAFFIC
Sister site for performance marketers — scaling playbooks, tracker teardowns, paid-traffic interviews.
aff.ninja
—
Partnerships built on evidence.
MEDIA · AFFILIATE · EVENT · EDITORIAL
Receipts, not reputation.
Award-winning blog
Multiple industry publications
Reuters Momentum AI
Bespoke campaign partner
AdTech Conferences
Media partner · 3rd renewal
What partners say.
Morning Dough
“An excellent website and resource for digital and affiliate marketers — valuable information, discount coupons, best deals and great service.”
— ITAY PAZ, FOUNDER
Helium 10
“AFFMaven has been a trusted Helium 10 affiliate for over 3 years, consistently creating valuable content and helping Amazon sellers succeed.”
— KASHKA BURROWES, AM
Reuters Events
“Super supportive and helpful throughout the partnership on Reuters Events: Momentum AI. We created a bespoke campaign together that raised awareness.”
— FARIHA KABIR
BigSpy
“AFFMaven is definitely an amazing blog with insights on affiliate marketing, blogging and SEO. Valuable content to grow your business.”
— ALEX, CO-FOUNDER
AI Expo Europe
“Partnering with AFFMaven for AI Expo Europe was an excellent experience. Their collaborative team boosted our brand visibility and engagement.”
— IOANA OBLU
YouStable
“I’ve been following AffMaven to learn SEO and affiliate marketing — and generated my first payout through affiliate marketing using Aliakbar’s strategy.”
— RAJESH CHAUHAN
Eight operators, seven time zones.
Remote-first since day one. Everyone on the team has run an affiliate campaign — no “content marketers” who don’t do the work.
SINCE 2015
Aliakbar F.
Founder · CEO
◉ INDIA / DUBAI
SINCE 2020
Priya S.
Managing editor
◉ MUMBAI
SINCE 2023
Marcus L.
Technical SEO
◉ TORONTO
SINCE 2023
Nadia K.
Events & partnerships
◉ WARSAW
Six content pillars.
EDITORIAL CALENDAR · 52 WEEKS/YR
720+
Tool reviews
30+ day in-depth teardowns of SaaS tools and networks. 720+ published since 2015.
120+
Affiliate case studies
7-fig affiliates walk through real campaigns — budgets, creative, scaling, numbers.
240+
Playbooks & guides
Long-form how-tos for SEO, media buying, affiliate program strategy and verticals.
520+
Newsletter briefs
A weekly brief to 69K affiliates. Industry news, deal of the week, one teardown.
94
Podcast & YouTube
Conversations with operators, vendors and conference speakers. Videos in 2023→.
15+
Event coverage
Live recaps, booth interviews, speaker roundups from SiGMA, AW, MAC and more.
What we cover — and how much.
Transparency
Real campaigns, real numbers, real screenshots — or we don’t publish.
Community first
Members’ success is measured before any quarterly revenue number.
Innovation
AI + SEO playbooks, tracker-agnostic teardowns, cross-vertical insights.
Results-driven
Every playbook we ship has been tested on our own portfolio first.
On-the-record Q&A.
LAST UPDATED · 2026
Signed, dated, shipped.
Never sell reader email addresses
To anyone. For any price. Ever.
Disclose every paid placement
Stamped at the top of the article — not a footer, not a tooltip.
Publish corrections within 24h
When we get something wrong, we fix it fast — and publicly.
Test tools for 30+ days before reviewing
No drive-by reviews based on vendor briefs.
Keep the newsletter free forever
If we monetize, it won’t be via your inbox. Member benefits are the business.
Maintain a public ‘What we got wrong’ log
Annual retrospective of corrections, failed bets and reversed opinions.
Work with us.
Remote-first, async, with real operators — no content farms, no fake-growth roles.
Senior SEO writer
REMOTE · FULL-TIME
Media buyer · Affiliate
DUBAI / REMOTE · CONTRACT
Video editor
REMOTE · PART-TIME
Community manager
REMOTE · FULL-TIME
Let’s talk.
Questions about our reviews, partnerships, media buys, podcast guest spots, or speaking engagements — we read every message.
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