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How To Avoid That
Affiliate Marketing Scam
You have finally decided that the 9-5 day job isn’t for you.
Your tired of your work being undervalues and underappreciated. You would like
to work when you feel you are most productive, not when some boss or manager
feels it is so. You are also tired of working hard with no incentive or reward
scheme in place.
Affiliate marketing is a great opportunity for those who
want to venture out on their own. The minimal risk and zero start up costs make
it an attractive option to many. Affiliate marketing programs are perfect for
those people who are motivated and self starters. They are also great for those
who want to set their own working hours.
The internet has helped up change so many aspects of our
lives. We can study and work from home with the help of a computer and high
speed internet access. However, there are unfortunately lots of scammers out
there ready to take either your money or your work to use for their benefit.
Many of these email scam programs and work at home schemes have little hope of
amounting to any kind of living.
Unfortunately, these scammers have made their way into the
world of affiliate marketing as well. There are some excellent affiliate
marketing programs to get involved with; the trick is how to spot the scammers.
The face and manner of the internet and affiliate marketing
is constantly changing. This makes it very difficult to produce a definitive
list of do’s and don’ts. However, there are some signs that one can look for.
If your company displays any of these signs it does not mean for sure that they
are con artists. However, it should warrant further investigation.
An affiliate marketing program should always provide you
with some support. This can include an agent that you can contact with
questions or problems. A legitimate company should want you to do well. The
better you do the better they do. It should at very least contain a toll free
phone number, email address and fixed street address. If your company is an
online affiliate marketing program, the lack of an email or web page should
definitely raise some red flags. Other things such as no phone or address do
not mean necessarily that they are trying to scam you. However, you need to
investigate them with a fine tooth comb.
A good test is to send the company an email with some basic
questions. If it takes them weeks to get back to you then you need to give this
venture careful consideration. Again, they may not be out to con you but if
they are poor at communication, this could be a sign of other internal
problems.
If the company has no website then you should consider
something else. Legitimate affiliate marketing programs generally have a
detailed website with all the information you need. One should be suspicious of
companies that operate only by email. A website is fairly easy to create so why
hasn’t this company invested the time to do so? Also, a website leaves a bit
more of a trail to a company. If they do end up scamming you, the chances of
tracing the people via a website are much better then tracing them through
masses of email addresses.
Many of us would love the opportunity to work for ourselves.
We would love to chuck in the day job and start our own businesses. However,
the costs of starting a business combined with the risk involved stop most of
us before we even get started. Affiliate marketing is a great way to make some
money by working for yourself. The costs are none and the risk minimal. One
needs to use some caution when signing onto a program. Make sure there is
adequate support available to you. Make sure the company is contactable and
that they answer queries in a timely fashion. Be incredibly cautious of
companies that have no website. These factors do not always mean that the
company is out to scam you; however they should be looked at carefully.
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