When you first get into CPA affiliate marketing, you’ll come across a lot of different traffic sources. Each one looks “promising” and comes with bold claims.
But if you’re still new — not yet comfortable with running ads or optimizing campaigns — choosing a traffic source that is simple and stable becomes extremely important.
And that’s exactly why I chose PropellerAds for this course.
Why PropellerAds Is a Smart Choice for Beginners
Here are the main reasons I rate PropellerAds highly, especially if you’re just getting started:
- Easy-to-use interface
The platform is clean and straightforward. No unnecessary complexity, no overwhelming features. From creating campaigns to choosing ad formats, everything is easy to navigate—even if it’s your first time running ads. - Fast campaign approval
On many platforms, you might wait hours—or even a full day—for your campaign to get approved. With PropellerAds, it usually takes around 10–15 minutes. That means you can test your ideas almost immediately. - Multiple ad formats in one place
From Popunder and Push Notifications to In-Page Push and Interstitials, you can experiment with different ad formats within a single platform. This helps you understand how each format works and choose the right one for your offer. - Learn once, apply everywhere
Once you understand how to run campaigns on PropellerAds, it becomes much easier to transition to other traffic sources. The core process is the same: pick an offer, launch campaigns, track data, and optimize.
How to Create a PropellerAds Account
To start running ads on PropellerAds, the first step is to create an account. You can go to their website and click the “Start” button.
But before signing up, there’s one important thing you need to understand: PropellerAds offers two different types of accounts.
- Publisher:
This is for people who own websites and want to monetize their traffic by displaying ads. For example, if you run a site like truyenfull.vn and want to earn from ads, this is the account type you would choose. - Advertiser:
This is what you actually need. As an advertiser, you deposit money into the platform to buy traffic from PropellerAds and send that traffic to your landing page or affiliate offer.
In this course, we’ll be using an Advertiser account.
If you don’t want to sign up using your Google account, you can click “Fill the form” and register manually.
Important Note: Don’t Create Multiple Accounts
PropellerAds does not allow users to create multiple personal accounts. If you try to register two or three accounts, there’s a high chance they will suspend all of them.
It’s best to sign up using a trusted Google account and stick with one account from the beginning.
If you later set up a company and need a separate business account, you should contact their support team via email. They can guide you on how to properly create an additional account for your company.
Pro tip: Do things the right way from the start—it will save you a lot of time later. PropellerAds isn’t as strict as Facebook, but it’s not lenient either. If they detect unusual activity, your account can still get banned.
How to Find Traffic Sources Similar to PropellerAds
Once you have a few profitable campaigns running on PropellerAds, the next natural step is to scale. And one of the most effective ways to scale is simple: run the same offer across multiple traffic sources.
But the question is—where do you find similar traffic sources?
Here are three simple and effective ways to discover platforms that are similar to PropellerAds:
1. Check the Offer Details on Golden Goose
When you open an offer on Golden Goose, click “Get Link” and look for the Traffic Source section.
You’ll usually see labels like “Traffic Source” or “Ad Network”—these indicate which platforms are allowed for that offer.
The wording may vary, but the idea is the same: they’re listing traffic sources you can use.
What you need to do is simple—take each of those names, search them on Google, and evaluate them. Check what kind of platform it is, whether it’s similar to PropellerAds, and then decide if you want to sign up.
In many cases, you’ll come across familiar names like:
- Zeropark
- RichPush
- HilltopAds
- Evadav
- MGID
- Adsterra
And sometimes even platforms like YouTube or VK (a Russian social network).
2. Ask AI Tools
One of the fastest ways to generate ideas is simply to ask ChatGPT (or other AI tools).
For example, you can use a prompt like:
“Give me a list of traffic sources similar to PropellerAds for affiliates running pop and push ads.”
Within seconds, you’ll get a list of suggestions to explore and test.
In short, once you understand how to run campaigns on a platform like PropellerAds, expanding to similar traffic sources becomes very doable. You just need to find the right platforms—and start testing.
3. Use BeMob to Discover Traffic Sources
Here’s a simple method that many people overlook:
Go to BeMob, create a sample campaign, and check the Traffic Source section.
You’ll find a long list of traffic sources that are already integrated into the platform.
From there, you can take any of those names, search them on Google, visit their websites, and sign up.
One important note: focus on mobile traffic sources—for example, PushGround, HilltopAds, Clickadu, etc. Native traffic platforms tend to be much more expensive, so they’re not ideal for beginners (such as Taboola, Outbrain, MGID).
That said, the overall approach to running native ads is quite similar to mobile ads—you just need a bigger budget.
Besides BeMob, you can do the same with other tracking tools like MaxConv, Voluum, or Binom. They all provide lists of supported traffic sources that you can explore.
How to Safely Create Multiple PropellerAds Accounts
PropellerAds has strict policies when it comes to multiple accounts. If you try to create two or three personal accounts, there’s a high chance they’ll all get suspended.
That said, there are still legitimate ways to open additional accounts—as long as you do it properly:
If You’re Running as a Company
When you move from running campaigns as an individual to operating as a business, PropellerAds does allow you to create an additional company account.
Here’s what you need to do:
- Contact the PropellerAds support team
- Clearly explain that you need a second account for your business
They can help you set up a legitimate account, which you can use to separate campaigns, manage budgets, or allow multiple team members to work efficiently.
If You Want Multiple Accounts as an Individual
In some cases, you may still want extra accounts to test campaigns or separate budgets—even if you haven’t set up a company yet.
In that situation, many affiliates use a tool like MKTLogin, which helps you:
- Create isolated browser environments on the same machine
- Manage multiple ad accounts (Facebook, PropellerAds, Google Ads, etc.)
- Reduce the risk of being flagged as an invalid multi-account user
Tools like this are commonly used to bypass strict systems like Facebook, so with PropellerAds, it’s usually not a big issue.
That said, you need to understand one thing clearly: nothing is 100% safe.
No matter how good the tool is, you can still get banned if you use it incorrectly or trigger suspicious activity.
If you’re just getting started, focus on doing well with a single account first.
Once you’re getting consistent results and want to scale, then look into expanding carefully.
Also, keep in mind—PropellerAds is relatively strict about this. Most other mobile traffic sources are much more relaxed, and you can often create multiple accounts without issues.
Conclusion
At the end of the day, PropellerAds is a great starting point—but like any serious platform, it comes with its own rules.
If you’re just getting started, keep things simple. Focus on one account, learn how to run campaigns properly, and build your first profitable results.
When you reach the point where you need to scale—whether it’s separating campaigns, managing budgets, or working with a team—then you can look into expanding your setup the right way.
Don’t rush it. In affiliate marketing, doing things properly from the beginning will always save you more time, money, and headaches later on.