Who Is The VPN Man?

I’m a guy who has been writing about VPNs for 10+ years. I have written content for VPN vendors, cybersecurity blogs, and many VPN review sites.

I made this site to have a place where I can talk about VPNs just the way I want to. And to also hopefully provide everyone who ends up on this site with informative, actionable info.

I currently am still working with several VPN review sites. So I’d rather not reveal my real name to avoid any conflicts with said sites that might affect my day job.

How Many People Are Working on This Site?

Just me. I made this site because I wanted to write about VPNs the way I want to, not according to some content manager’s brief. I don’t want or plan to work with writers, editors, web designers, layouts, and other stuff like that.

If you’d like proof, well I mean just read some of my articles. You’ll see they all share the same tone of voice and writing style. Well, the amount of content that gets published is also (sadly) more proof — I work on this site in my free time, so you won’t see daily uploads like you do on big review sites. And I guess the site design is proof too, as I’d imagine it looks amateurish since this is my first website lol.

How Does Your Site Make Money? 💰

It doesn’t at the moment. Right now, I’m just working on it to get it to the point where it gets regular, organic traffic. My main source of income comes from my day job as a VPN writer, which is why I don’t want to reveal my real name (so that the sites I work with won’t ditch my services because I’m running a “competitor” site).

I would love to see the site make money in the long run. Don’t get me wrong — my main focus is to provide my readers with honest, actionable advice. But if my content would help me generate extra income (or even become my main source of income), that’d be amazing. It’d basically allow me to focus even more on this site.

If this site ever becomes popular enough, I might consider 2 monetization options.

1. Ads — Ideally, I’d aim to host relevant ads (like ads about VPN vendors), and also to display them in a way that’s not spammy and annoying.
2. Affiliate links — If I see that my readers like my recommendations, I might consider using affiliate links. This won’t add an extra cost to the vendor’s subscriptions (in fact, some affiliate deals might even help you save money). However, if I do this, I won’t let it get in the way of my content. For example, I’ll still recommend VPNs that don’t have affiliate programs as long as they’re really good (like Windscribe, for example).

 

And if you’re thinking “why do you care if the site makes money or not?”

Well, it’s simple:

If you don’t get the reference, here’s the source.

Do You Use AI to Generate Content? 🤖

No, I write all posts by myself — I do that because I just enjoy writing. Plus, using an AI to post tons of daily articles kinda feels like spam to me tbh. It also makes me feel like I’m not providing you, my readers, with actual value.

I might consider using AI to generate images or videos in the future — it’d just be easier than me trying to create them on my own, or having to work with other people on them.

Is the Information on This Site 100% Correct?

Yes — well, hopefully. I do my best to keep all the info updated in my free time.

And while I have a ton of experience with VPNs, I can still make mistakes sometimes — especially since I’m the only one working on this site. So if any of you notice any incorrect info, just mention it in the comments or drop me a line by sliding into my email DMs 🤠👌

How Do You Test the VPNs You Cover?

Here’s a quick rundown of the things I do and check when testing a VPN:

• Get a subscription — I’m subscribed to at least 15+ VPN providers. But not all the subscriptions are active. When I need to test a specific VPN, I just renew the subscription for 1 month.
• Check how secure the VPN is — I check if the VPN has essential security features, including encryption, a kill switch, and leak protection. I also run leak for DNS, IPv6, and WebRTC leaks.
• Check the vendor’s privacy policy — I read through the provider’s privacy policy to see if the VPN actually has a no-logs policy. I also check for other things, like no-logs audits, transparency reports, any other type of security audit, if the VPN uses open-source code, etc.
• Test the VPN’s speeds — I use a server in my country, a nearby country, and a distant country, and test my speeds while browsing, watching videos (in HD and 4K), torrenting, and gaming.
• Test the streaming support —I check if the VPN allows me to access my home library on sites like Netflix and Amazon Prime. Due to certain laws and the terms of service of many streaming platforms, I can’t really encourage you to use a VPN to unblock libraries that don’t match the country where you registered your account. Fortunately, I have friends in the US and UK who I game with often and who also write about VPNs. I also ask them to test a VPN I’m covering to see if it works with the US and UK libraries of top sites like Netflix, Amazon Prime, and HBO Max.
• Test the P2P support — I check if the VPN allows torrenting on its servers, and if I can download torrent files while connected to them without issues. If the VPN has port forwarding or SOCKS5 proxy servers, I also test them to see if they improve my P2P speeds. And I also run torrent IP leak tests to make sure the P2P apps I use don’t leak my real IP address when I’m torrenting with the VPN.
• Test additional features — If the VPN comes with additional features like split-tunneling, an ad blocker, double VPN connections, and so on, I test them to see how well they work.
• Check the apps — I install the provider’s apps on my Windows PC and Android smartphone, and check how user-friendly they are. Basically, I’m interested in seeing if it’s easy to navigate the interface, connect to servers, enable/disable features, change settings, stuff like that.
• Try out the customer support — If the VPN has a support library, I check how useful it is, like if it has helpful FAQs, troubleshooting articles, and tutorials. If live chat and email support is available, I also try them out to see how helpful the provider’s support reps are.

Which VPN Do You Use?

I personally use Surfshark the most — I just find its support for unlimited connections really helpful. I also use Windscribe’s browser extension to stop sites from spamming me with their annoying notifications + it provides a good level of protection against browser fingerprinting. And I sometimes use TunnelBear on my smartphone for those special days when I just want to hear a bear roar when I connect to a sever 🐻

But I have tons of VPNs installed on both my PC and smartphone, and active subscriptions to several VPN providers.