"Affiliate Marketing Scams"

The Affiliate Marketing industry is one of the top rated work at home opportunities, but with the tremendous growth in popularity it’s not surprising to hear about the affiliate marketing scams that are associated with it.

At first glance, the affiliate program may seem like the real deal. They have it all- the well looking websites, the good content and those pretty good actors giving their testimonial and success stories. It is all orchestrated to create excitement within you, to make you feel as though you may be missing out on an opportunity of a lifetime.

But in the end, what you end up paying for is false hope.

When all the damage is done, you like hundreds of thousands of people end up flat broke never to look at affiliate marketing again.

Affiliate Marketing Scams share a few things in common so these are just some of the things you can watch out for when choosing a program.

The Product

What is the company selling?  An information product? A Service?  Nothing?  If the answer is nothing, then look out.  If the only company income is its employees, then you are playing a game of musical money, also know as the pyramid scheme.  Even if you’re lucky enough to be the one to collect, it’s against the law.

Poor / No Support

Call the company to ask questions. If they don’t have a contact number…or email…or website…um.  If they can’t pay anyone to answer phones, good luck getting paid.

Credibility

Another real fun way to check on an opportunity is Google the company name.  If every result is someone using a lot of profanity and yelling ‘scam!’  I would pass over that company and keep looking.

Yes, I understand that every business is going to have someone mad at them, but if the only comments you find are pure negative and are filled with people asking about how to get a refund, it is not likely you’re going to strike it rich there.

Standing the Test of Time

Many new companies advertise for people to jump in quickly as the money won’t be there long.  If they are successful the money will be. But sometimes it’s not a bad idea to watch these new ones and see how long they last.  The scams are likely to flop quickly whereas the legit companies will hang around much longer. 

True affiliate programs are not going anywhere as people still do make good money working them.

Now there will be some affiliate programs where you will have to buy the product first before becoming an affiliate.
The choice is really up to you but be very careful and know for sure the credibility and standing with such program before signing up.

Another thing you can do is check out several forums and ask to see if anyone had success with it.

There are just many affiliate programs to choose frombut your choice of products and merchants you represent should be dependant upon your specific niche market.

Short on Time?

Try using some of the well established affiliate networks such as Clickbank and Commission Junction to get started with. They’ve partnered with hundreds of well credible affiliate programs that can help you begin generating affiliate commissions.

Yes with just a small investment in research, time and some patience you can weed out most of the affiliate marketing scams and start on your way to a real work from home job. 

Always remember…

… if it sounds too good to be true, well then it probably is.