Proptradingvibes

I got funded trading futures in 2022 and immediately ran into the same problem every trader faces: there's no honest, independent resource for evaluating prop firms.

The existing review sites were either affiliate farms with fake ratings or outdated blog posts from people who'd never actually traded. So I built PropTradingVibes.

The premise is simple: I test the firms myself, withdraw real money, document everything, and publish it. No hype, no paid placements, no pretending a firm is great because they pay better commissions.

Where I am today (March 2026):

• 25,000+ monthly visitors

• 52 prop firms covered

• 1,160+ indexed URLs

• $200K+ in documented personal payouts across multiple firms

• First affiliate revenue flowing — not sharing exact numbers yet but it's real

What's working: Long-tail SEO is the engine. Articles like "does [firm] allow news trading" or "[firm] reset fee" get consistent organic traffic from traders who are mid-decision. That's the sweet spot — they're already sold on prop trading, they just need to pick a firm.

What I'm figuring out: Converting traffic to email subscribers. I just launched a $500K giveaway (10 × $50K funded accounts, in partnership with Lucid Trading) specifically to build the list. Early results are good. We'll see.

Revenue is 100% affiliate — I'm thinking about whether and how to diversify that. Open to thoughts from anyone who's monetized review/comparison sites.

Happy to share what's working on the SEO side if anyone's building in a similar space.