How Not to Be a Victim of Deceptive Affiliate Marketing Practices
All that a Vendor/Merchant has to do is to promote the affiliate program and product or service initially using their website or some legitimate third party affiliate network, insuring that everything seems real to get approved and they will almost do anything to make sure that this happens.
In doing this they actually gain access to thousands of affiliates who trust the affiliate network to do the due diligence on their behalf but as with any professional scams they are hard to pick up in the early stages which is why their is a huge benefit to the owners of the website to do this.
However and in defense of the affiliate networks if the vendor insures that all the information is correct and up to date when submitting the websites products or services for a approval the probability of scamming by the vendor to gain more freelance affiliates increases dramatically.
As in the real world where many companies try to mislead and deceive for their own personal gain, it is no different online when it comes affiliate marketing scams where some fraudulent websites will take advantage and attempt to grab as much money from online users as they can and then vanish.
If they are good at what they do and promote the product correctly then they only need to be online for a few days to earn a large amount of money online and with many such success stories (testimonials) of individuals mentioned in the fraudulent affiliate marketing websites, it is possible for someone to fall victim for such affiliate marketing scams and lose their money.
To not get caught up in any affiliate marketing scams there are few simple steps that you can take to make sure that the website you are dealing with is legit and safe.
Firstly make sure that the website has accessible information about them and their business such as Contact, Privacy and Disclaimer pages on their site.
Check out the payment gateway are they asking for your credit card details directly or is it though PayPal or a Clickbank or another third party processor.
Ensuring that the payment gateway is from a third party provider and not the vendor themselves gives you a extra level of protection where you can contact the third party and tell them that you have been scammed or the product was not up to standard and they will in most cases refund the money immediately.
There are many websites out there that are actually willing to help you get educated about this subject and be more resistant to the many affiliate marketing scams.
If you want to make your affiliate marketing career productive and profitable make sure you stay informed by choosing the correct path.
And remember this, if you as the affiliate are being ripped off by the vendor then what is the vendors intention for the purchaser.
In doing this they actually gain access to thousands of affiliates who trust the affiliate network to do the due diligence on their behalf but as with any professional scams they are hard to pick up in the early stages which is why their is a huge benefit to the owners of the website to do this.
However and in defense of the affiliate networks if the vendor insures that all the information is correct and up to date when submitting the websites products or services for a approval the probability of scamming by the vendor to gain more freelance affiliates increases dramatically.
As in the real world where many companies try to mislead and deceive for their own personal gain, it is no different online when it comes affiliate marketing scams where some fraudulent websites will take advantage and attempt to grab as much money from online users as they can and then vanish.
If they are good at what they do and promote the product correctly then they only need to be online for a few days to earn a large amount of money online and with many such success stories (testimonials) of individuals mentioned in the fraudulent affiliate marketing websites, it is possible for someone to fall victim for such affiliate marketing scams and lose their money.
To not get caught up in any affiliate marketing scams there are few simple steps that you can take to make sure that the website you are dealing with is legit and safe.
Firstly make sure that the website has accessible information about them and their business such as Contact, Privacy and Disclaimer pages on their site.
Check out the payment gateway are they asking for your credit card details directly or is it though PayPal or a Clickbank or another third party processor.
Ensuring that the payment gateway is from a third party provider and not the vendor themselves gives you a extra level of protection where you can contact the third party and tell them that you have been scammed or the product was not up to standard and they will in most cases refund the money immediately.
There are many websites out there that are actually willing to help you get educated about this subject and be more resistant to the many affiliate marketing scams.
If you want to make your affiliate marketing career productive and profitable make sure you stay informed by choosing the correct path.
And remember this, if you as the affiliate are being ripped off by the vendor then what is the vendors intention for the purchaser.
