Reach players at the moment they decide what to buy.
Our readers arrive searching for paddle comparisons and buying guides — they are not browsing, they are shopping. If your product belongs in front of a buyer holding $100–$300, here is how we work together.
About the site
Pickleball Insiders has published gear coverage since 2022 — over 110 articles across paddles, shoes, balls, bags, and accessories — and relaunched in 2026 with new coverage publishing daily. Every review is written by Jordan, a 4.7 DUPR player, under a documented review methodology: sourcing disclosed on every review, no paid rankings, no paid placement. That policy is why coverage here is worth being part of — readers trust it, and trust is what converts.
The Pickleball Insider newsletter goes out weekly — one tip, one gear trick, what changed in paddles, and a monthly paddle giveaway — to an audience built entirely from gear-intent readers.
Ways to work with us
1. Affiliate partnerships
The simplest arrangement, and the right starting point for most brands. If you run an affiliate program — or would set a rate for a publisher — we link to your store wherever your product earns its place in our coverage. Two things matter to us: the commission rate and the cookie window. We are covering your category either way; a commercial relationship just decides whether the links point to you or to a marketplace.
2. Review units
We accept paddles and gear for review, on firm terms: we disclose in the review’s opening paragraphs that you sent the product, we do not guarantee a favorable verdict, and we do not accept units conditioned on one. What you get is a review readers actually believe — coverage from a 4.7-rated player who says who your paddle is for and who it is not for. Reviewed products may also be featured in our monthly reader giveaway, with the giveaway disclosed as brand-provided.
3. Anchor sponsorship
One sponsor per category, exclusive. Your brand present across our coverage of your category and in the weekly newsletter, tracked with a dedicated discount code so you can measure exactly what it returned. Sponsored placements are always labeled, and sponsorship never buys a position in our rankings. Categories are held first-come: paddles, footwear, balls and accessories, recovery, apparel, court construction, training aids, travel.
4. Sponsored content
A clearly-labeled feature about your product, brand story, or launch — written to our editorial standard, marked as sponsored, and kept separate from our independent rankings. Good for launches and for categories our organic coverage has not reached yet.
Who our readers are
Recreational and club players researching a specific purchase — the person who has narrowed it to two paddles and wants someone credible to break the tie. Beyond equipment, they ask about recovery and injury prevention, court construction and surfacing, apparel, training aids, and pickleball travel — categories where pickleball-specific audiences are hard to reach and where we welcome non-endemic partners.
How it works
Email us or use the form below. Tell us what you sell and what you have in mind. We reply to every serious inquiry within two business days with honest numbers — current audience figures, what a placement includes, and what it costs. A partner who renews because the numbers worked is the only kind we want.
Start the conversation
Email info@pickleballinsiders.com — or use the form and it lands in the same inbox.
Pickleball Insiders complies with FTC endorsement guidelines (16 CFR Part 255) and the Consumer Reviews and Testimonials Rule (16 CFR Part 465). All sponsored placements are disclosed; audience figures quoted to partners are actual measured numbers.