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Affiliate Program Scams To Watch Out For
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>> Affiliate
programs are a great way to earn extra money or even a
good living if you do things right. But unfortunately,
there are alot of people out there that know this and
will do everything they can to swindle you into selling
their products while not having to pay you a dime. There
are some merchants that view affiliates as a source of
free traffic and free marketing.
Here are a few things that should draw up a red flag
when you come accross an affiliate program:
No Contact Information
If they don't post their contact information on their
site then you should not bother with them. To me this
tells me they are trying to hide something.
Commission To High
Yes, it is great when we find affiliate programs that
pay high commissions. But you also have to be careful
that they are not just trying to draw you into their
affiliate program by using big numbers. It wouldn't be
good to earn alot of money just to get scammed. If it is
to good to be true then most likely it is. A merchant
will never pay more on a commission then they would get
for the sale. It is just not business smart.
No Replies To Your Emails
If they do have their email address on their site and
you send them an email but they never reply then you
should drop them like a hot rock. If you can't trust
them to take one minute to give you a reply then you
shouldn't trust them to spend a few more minutes cutting
and mailing you a check.
Returned Affiliate Payment Checks
If they do send you a check and your bank returns it
then this would be another reason to draw up the red
flag of being scammed. Of course you should always
contact the merchant to try to resolve the issue, it
could be an honest mistake. But if it happens in
conjuction with no email replies and lousy affiliate
support then I wouldn't waste anymore of my time with
them.
The bottom line is that you should always use your gut
feeling when dealing with affiliate programs. If you are
not sure about an affiliate program then search the
search engines for the merchants name. If they are << |
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