subject: How To Spot An Affiliate Marketing Scam [print this page] Affiliate marketing is one of the best ways to realize our dreams. Running a business can help all of us to get off our boring and mundane 8 to 5 jobs. However, we may not have the risk appetite or capital capability to run a small business.
Affiliate marketing can eliminate most of the risks involved in businesses and yet gain us valuable experience. However, there are bad examples of people who use affiliate marketing to earn through immoral mean by scamming all the ignorant and enthusiastic affiliate beginners out there.
By the end of this article, you would learn how to protect yourselves.
Check the company for testimonials. You can contact the people who wrote the testimonials and ask them how the program worked for them.
oYou can also try searching on your favorite search engine. By looking under scams or the company name, youll have a good chance of digging up any dirt that is there.
Read the testimonials carefully. If you find a few bad reviews, this shouldnt put you off. Sometimes people just are not cut out for certain programs. If there is more good than bad then things are likely okay. You can also use these testimonials for advice on what to do and what not to do.
If you have problems finding information then this should be a warning. Good affiliate programs will have been around for a while and will have a track record.
oResist the temptation to join up while the offer is still hot. If it is a good program it will still be there in 6 months time. If the product or service is worth having, there will still be plenty of profit to make out of it.
Beware of new companies. If they are worth it they will still be there in a few months time.
Exercise caution and patience when you are selecting your affiliate company.
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