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Article #176: How To Avoid Affiliate Fraud

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Hype-Factor .com is all about how you can little strange at times. He thinks that
protect yourself against con men and if he cuts off your ID and just goes
scams who disguise their intentions with forward with the main URL he might get a
hype and false promises. Today we have better deal. Or he is an affiliate of the
some valuable information about how to same program and realizes he can get
avoid affiliate hyjacking and being commission when he buys the product by
robbed of your hard earned commissions. replacing your ID with his own. In this
One of the first way he will get the product cheaperTo
business opportunities you may join is an avoid this blatant stealing just disguise
affiliate program. They are easy to your link. You can do this with tiny URL
maintain and are a good way to start your or software like affiliate defender. You
business. However as with all business can also just hide your affiliate link
ventures they are not without pitfalls. when you write your web pages.
Every year affiliates lose 100s of Unscrupulous sponsors: Many program
dollars of their hard earned commissions. owners are good to their affiliates and
You can avoid this by taking a few simple realize that your success is their
steps. success. However you do get some who play
How does this happen? Here are some shady games with affiliate commissions.
common ways that affiliates are literally Payout is set at an unrealistic level-
robbed of their commissions: this means that you have to earn a lot of
Clickbank fraud Affiliate link hijacking commissions and make many sales before
Unscrupulous sponsorsClickbank fraud: you see a dime of your hard earned money.
Owners of affiliate programs use $25 is a reasonable cap unless you are
Clickbank quite widely and affiliates selling a high priced item and expect
need to be aware of a common type of some hefty commissions. Tracking is poor
fraud, which robs them of their and unreliable- you will not know if you
commissions. Here is what happens: have made any sales this way and can miss
A visitor uses your link to go to a out on commissions. Your sponsor should
product that sounds interesting and he have a good system that tracks each and
wants to buy. He is all set to buy when every sale real time. Cookies should have
he notices that there is a little ad a long life- many times a customer does
below the sales page saying if he joins not buy 1st time and may come back
the affiliate program he can get 50% through another affiliates link. That
commission. He understands that if he affiliate gets the commission and you
joins up and buys the product through his miss out. If your sponsors cookies have a
link he will get 50% commission and in long life then even if your customer
effect get the product at ½ price. returns on another link you will get the
Needless to say that is just what he does commission. Commission amount- always be
and you do not get any commission for sure you are being paid a good commission
this sale. for your sales. 30%-50% is a fair
This is not really the customer's fault commission. You do not want to be working
and certainly not Clickbank. This is hard to sell and not get your just
thoughtlessness on behalf of the owner of reward.
the program. Before you join be careful The solution to this is to choose your
that the sponsor is not doing this. If he programs wisely. Do your research before
is, either avoid the program or if it is you join and if you have any questions
a really good program then write to the write to the support. A good program will
owner and let him be aware of this be happy to answer any questions.
problem. More than likely he has not Affiliate marketing is a fun and
really thought about this and will be rewarding business and does not require a
happy to take it off. However if he does lot of complicated payment systems. There
not do so then just move on to another are many who make a good living from
program. these programs. You can also jumpstart
Affiliate link hijacking: This is very your business with a few of these
common but is simple to fix. affiliate programs and use the commission
A website visitor comes to your website money to develop your own business. With
and is curious to buy one of your these few points you will be able to
sponsors products He sees your affiliate avoid affiliate fraud and really make
link with its ID displayed People are a money with these programs.






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