7 Ways To Identify Affiliate Program SCAMS

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1. NO SUPPORT CONTACT INFORMATION ON AFFILIATE PROGRAM’S WEBSITE

You should definitely e-mail

the affiliate company to ask some general queries. In many affiliate program scams, however, you cannot contact the “merchant” of the product.

2. THE PROGRAM CHARGES YOU FOR BECOMING AN AFFILIATE

Genuine affiliate programs generally do not charge for affiliation. Merchants really want as much affiliates as possible, and charging isn’t going to achieve that.

3. NO TRACK RECORD

The best time to check the

legitimacy of an affiliate program is after a period of six months from establishment. The genuine one with quality products will still exist whereas the fake one will collapse within this time.

4. GOOGLE FOR NEGATIVE TESTIMONIALS ABOUT YOUR AFFILIATE PROGRAM

See what other people have to say

about it, but do not trust too much because some of them might might have been provided by the affiliate program itself. Online forum are a great place to find testimonials or you can always use a search engine to find some feedback about it.

5. NO PROPER AFFILIATE TRACKING SYSTEM

These tracking systems are provided by the company to it’s affiliates so they can check their earned commissions. If the merchant doesn’t provide you with it’s own affiliate tracking program, then you should not consider promoting it’s product.

6. WATCH OUT FOR “TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE” CLAIMS

Don’t be fooled. We all know the

saying, “if it’s too good to be true it probably is.” This is especially true with payment of commissions. If the company promises money too much too quickly, it might be a scam.

7. HACK-PRONE TRACKING SYSTEM

Going back to their tracking system, stay

suspicious about links getting hacked. It is very much possible. Your fellow affiliates might change the affiliate id in the link and thereby transfer all your earned commission to their account. Use an appropriate software to hide your affiliate ID to avoid such fraud.