Affiliate Network – Affiliates Beware!

There is no way of checking the credibility for a network or merchant based in a different country. Affiliates seldom talk to their clients and whatever happens is through mails and messages only.

Website publishers – Beware! There are many online scams that have come to surface recently. Many merchants and affiliate networks have been exploiting the web site owners by promising them great money for promoting and selling their products.

Merchants and networks have been making a lot of fuss with the returns and have kept web site publishers waiting for their due payments. There is no guarantee whether the money will reach you on time or not. There is no security cover, no legislation that can help you if things go wrong. However, cases like that does not happen quite often. But, the site owners and web experts need to be cautious about tricks and deceptions that have been reported.

It would be very helpful for everyone in the online field to share information and unmask the tricksters. People who are deceived seldom write about it and site owners continue to get exploited. With active participation and sharing on discussion forums and blogs we can create awareness about the popular scams and the people responsible for such acts.

There is no way of checking the credibility for a network or merchant based in a different country. Affiliates seldom talk to their clients and whatever happens is through mails and messages only. Many affiliates do not even try to find out whether the merchant has any web site or contact details at all.

Networks and agencies that provide support are still better. But it is recommended to speak at least once in a week with the service provider and know the status.

What we want is a fair and transparent system. Such a system is least abused and the high claims made by the merchants and networks are put to test, before being accepted.