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Affiliate Marketing Scams

Affiliate marketing is a great way to make money, but it also relies on a certain amount of trust between affiliate and publisher. Because of this it is important to know what to look out for when it comes to affiliate marketing scams, whether you're a publisher or an affiliate.

Publisher Scams

Affiliate marketing relies on the publisher or network accurately tracking which visitors are sent by which affiliates, and then rewarding those who send the traffic that converts to sales. A corrupt publisher could not pay an affiliate all they are owed, or pay a lesser percentage than advertised to try and take more of the profit.

If you're an affiliate and worried about being scammed by a publisher or network, then it's best to stick with one of the more reputable affiliate networks as they are known to be legitimate. Some examples are Clickbank, Commission Junction and PayDotCom. You need to be more careful when signing up to publishers own affiliate programs as these have more potential to be dishonest.

Affiliate Scams

There are also ways an affiliate can attempt to scam a publisher by tricking them into thinking a sale or action has been made and hence gaining commissions.

For example, some publishers pay per click instead of per sale. It is possible for an affiliate to try and set up a script that mimics online behaviour to make the publisher think traffic is being driven to their site when in reality the traffic is worthless. This is one of the main reasons why paying for PPC traffic from an affiliate is a much less popular model than per sale.

In rare cases, an affiliate may try to purchase a product using money that isn't theirs. For example through a hacked Paypal account or stolen credit card.

The best way for publishers to prevent affiliate scams is to check each application individual and only pick the ones that have a well run and reputable website. However this isn't always possible with affiliate networks.

A common method for affiliates to gain sales without actually sending the visitor to the sales page is through a technique known as cookie stuffing. Cookie stuffing is when an affiliate places a tracking cookie on every visitor that enters their site, so that if the visitor then goes and buys a product the affiliate gets the sale even though they didn't send the visitor. Publishers don't want to pay commission on a sale just because the customer visited an affiliate's site beforehand, so this is another example of an affiliate scam.

The majority of affiliates and publishers realise the great benefits for each side when it comes to the affiliate-publisher relationship. If handled correctly, a publisher can make many more sales than otherwise possible with an affiliate program and an affiliate can make a lot of money. Scams will always be found out in the long run and will damage a business when they are. As an affiliate or publisher it's important to keep an eye out for potential scams.

Frequently Asked Questions

  1. QUESTION:
    want to get into affiliate marketing are they all scams like click bank?
    I am nervous about doing affiliate marketing, I am reading that click bank is a scam, are there honestly lagitamate programs?

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  2. QUESTION:
    Looking to make some extra cash in my spare time..which affiliate marketing option isn't a scam?
    I've been researching affliate marketing for a bit now and most of the ones I've been pointed to on answers have turned out to be scams.....

    Anyone know of a LEGIT affiliate marketing program to go with that makes actual money and not points?

    Thanks

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  3. QUESTION:
    Affiliate Marketing?
    I'm just signed up for an affiliating marketing program. I was wondering if anyone out there has had any experience with this type of business. Is this a good business? I would like to hear the good as well as the bad. Maybe some good advice on some niches to foucus on. Any tips would be great. I've tried some home business opportunities before but they all were scams. I really want to succeed with this. Thanks to all.

    • ANSWER:
      You could focus your niche on things people really want, not what they need because not many people buy what they need they buy what they desire!
      You could go to ebay and check the ebay pulse section and find out what people are searching for and buying the most,and then drill down into that niche so that you are not competing in a general niche where thousands of other people are promoting their stuff.
      The Lycos top 50 is also another good source to find out what is being searched for the most.
      When you find a hot niche you will need to milk it for all it's worth! which means setting up a website with articles on the niche you have chosen,plus the affiliate products you want to promote on there as well.you could also set up an autoresponder so that you can catch peoples email address so that you can carry on selling to them even when they have left your site.
      You will also need to write some unique articles based on highly searched for keywords that have low competion anything under 50,000 competing pages should be fine,submit them to ezine articles and include your link to your website in your authors resource box,try to write at least one article per day.
      if you do not want to pay for a website then you can easily set up a free blog with either blogger or wordpress.
      remenber to update it daily.
      another way to get traffic to your site or blog is to set up a squidoo page on a specific subject in your niche and link it back to your site or blog.
      There is a lot more than this to it but if you take it step by step and continue to build around your niche then over time you will start to see the money coming in.
      If you are stuck for ideas on how to find a profitable niche then checkout this report on 9 powerful tips to find a dominate your Niche!
      http://www.home-marketing.net

  4. QUESTION:
    Is it really possible to make money online with affiliate marketing?
    I know about the data entry and Google scams, and I know what affiliate marketing is. Question is, can you really make money at it? How difficult is it, and which methods are the most effective?

    • ANSWER:
      The same way I do. Go to my website here:http://www.wix.com/lildamanted/earnmullababy

      Cashcrate is a great website to earn money, especially if you gain referrals.I earn about 500 dollars a month from referrals(people that sigh up under you).If you don't believe me just copy and paste url and it will be all the proof u need if you want to learn how to make money .

      note: Im 16 years old making 500 a month from internet basically doing nothing, You can do the same if you sign up and get people to sign up under you. please give it a try.

  5. QUESTION:
    Is it really possible to earn money online with affiliate marketing?
    I'm aware of all the data entry and Google scams, but can you make money with affiliate marketing? What are the most effective methods?

    • ANSWER:
      If you think you are going to make money in affiliate marketing, thousands of people have found the opposite.

      If you work several hours a day, six days a week, you may make a few hundre dollars a monrh , but even that's not guaranteed. If I was looking to make money in affiliate marketing, I would hire my own employees to do it. Better yet, I would "hire" people who want to make fortunes in on-line marketing.

      NO, this is MLM at its worst. You will not make money posting links yourself. You make money getting others to do the work for you. They're called your downstream, and it takes a LOT of time and effort to make enough money to make any real money for yourself. And you can't do it with an investment of 0.00 and then watch the money come rolling it.

      MLM is not about selling a product or service. It's about getting other people to sell your products or services for a fraction I would of what I would have to pay my own employees.

      Forget about the Ferrari and the mountain chalet. Thinks about the Fiat (high mileage and heavy maintainence and thnik about a deapidated cabin.

      There's only one way to make real money on the Internet Email me and I'll tell you want it is -- Free of change.

  6. QUESTION:
    Affiliate Marketing, what is it and can it really produce the income several website out there promise?
    I'm looking to make a little extra income. My wife is unemployed, I have two children and a stand-still job. If this method can bring me 0 - 0 more per month I would consider investing in affiliate marketing. If the majority of these claims are scams, please let me know or if you know how to produce the results as advertised please send me a link with a guide or a recommended site to read. Thanks in advance!!! One last thing, if this method is completely false please enlighten me with something else that may help. Thanks again!

    • ANSWER:
      If you want to promote a affilite link online, you need to establish a website first. Here is a guide to properly getting your site going - http://www.richkahmer.com/build-a-website.html
      Once you have a quality site with decent traffic you can push a product on there. CJ.com is pretty good if you get a lot of traffic. (they will cancel your account if you don't produce enough traffic)

  7. QUESTION:
    affiliate marketing???????
    hey, im new to this affiliate marketing program, and ive tried to market other products already, although its a lot harder than i thought. if anyway knows anything about affiliate marketing, could you please help me? first of all, do you NEED a website? because i dont have one yet, and it seems a lot of programs require one. what products are good to sell? ive been trying to stick to the medicine-based products such as natural cures etc.. but what about clothing websites? or some other product that doesnt come off as a scam and people will actually want to buy?? also, how successful is affiliate marketing? any tips to get better results? please, if there is anything you know about this category, let me know too!! thank you in advance!

    • ANSWER:
      There are many tricks and secrets in affiliate marketing.

      Learn How A Super Mega Affiliate Makes 7 Figure A Year:

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  8. QUESTION:
    affiliate marketing where do i go to start?
    how do i get started in making money with affiliate marketing ? and also what sites that aren't SCAM !or get rich or night sites do you think i should go to ? what has helped you ?

    • ANSWER:
      From my experience I would suggest you learn about affiliate marketing & the techniques used by successful affiliate marketers first, before you attempt to make any money. You will save a lot of time & avoid common mistakes made by those new to this business.

      Luckily all the information to learn about affiliate marketing is available free. The source listed below has many free ebooks, & master courses on the subject. There are also videos if you prefer learning that way.

      The site features a product review of Site Build It which is used by thousands of people to build an online business. They monetize theirs sites with affiliate programs, adsense & other forms of advertising to name a few.

      That is what has helped me the most because they have a clear, simple to follow action guide that shows you step by step what to do. You end up with a website that ranks high in the search engines. This is how you will get a steady flow of traffic from the seach engines. And in order to make money with affiliate marketing online, you will need a lot of targeted traffic.

      They also teach you how to Presell your traffic before you send them to your affiliate links. This is how successful affiliates have a higher conversion rate. Affiliate marketing is a skill that takes time to learn how to do effectively. But if you are up for it, the information is there for you. Best of Luck...

  9. QUESTION:
    How does one get started in affiliate marketing?
    I'm interested in trying out affiliate marketing. Is it real? Or is it just another Internet scam? If it's real, what is the best way to start out? The more detail you can offer the better. Looking for real genuine advice. Posts relating to sales pitches or attempting to get me to purchase something will be promptly removed. Thanks.

    • ANSWER:
      Hi if you are like me and are new to this sort of thing you will find every one is trying to sell you something that's the name of the game you have to pick your self a mentor and stick with it there are plenty of them out there just have little faith and try pick one
      there are a few that are worth a look
      good luck

  10. QUESTION:
    How do you get paid with affiliate marketing?
    I am new to the affiliate marketing business, and I recently acquired a program. Soon afterwards, I realized there was nothing about method of payment. I'm familiar about the obvious scam signs, like the requests for money, and ssn, and this site didnt ask for those. the site is stockmusicboutique. Can anyone help? also, if anyone has music affiliate programs to advise to me, please give me them. asap. Answers are need asap and are extremely appreciated.

    • ANSWER:
      www.allelementsdigital.com can answer your questions.

  11. QUESTION:
    What exactly does affiliate marketing do?
    A guy came into my work today.. he does something with affiliate marketing (I don't know much about it). He told me that he's expanding his business and he would like to sit down and talk to me about it. I guess offer me a job. I'm kinda young so i'm worried he's trying to scam me. Does anyone know more about this business?

    • ANSWER:
      Affiliate marketing is normally what is known as multilevel marketing; and it usually is a scam, but not always. If it involves insurance sales, run away fast!

      ADDED: One poster stated that my statement above is incorrect, as "affiliate marketing" and "multilevel marketing" are not synonymous. He is technically correct; many great companies offer affiliate marketing programs, but most of the programs widely advertised as business opportunities for those without prior expertise tend to be MLM. Some are absolute scams, some are totally legit in every respect; but most are going to be duds for most of the people who try them.

  12. QUESTION:
    affiliate marketing, myth or scam?
    Is affiliate marketing doable, is it worth the stress, or is it just hype? Total scam.

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  13. QUESTION:
    Does anyone know of any good information on affiliated online marketing? And them not be scams?
    I'm just curious? I've been reading about it, but nothings really explained it to me and how to get started.

    • ANSWER:
      99% are scams in my opinion. They usually want you to buy a kit to get started and you only make commision...Try selling cars before you go online.

  14. QUESTION:
    Is there any honest affiliate marketing sites at all or any website online where I can make some spare change?
    I'm in school and I just wanted to know if there was any real affiliate marketing sites cause I did research on most sites and well they turned out to be scams.

    • ANSWER:
      No. There are no honest "affiliate" sites which sell good products at a fair price. They all just want you to recruit new "members".

      Most businesses want more buyers for their products. The "affiliate" sites only want more sellers. That is not a business-model that can work.

      You won't make any money at those sites.

  15. QUESTION:
    Which one is better than the other when it comes to making more money: Affiliate marketing or own online?
    business? Marketing/business or investing? I need serious answers and please no scam. If you could also recommend books on affiliate marketing/online business/business and how and where to invest, I will be very grateful. Thank you

    • ANSWER:
      I have seen plenty of expert advice indicating that having your own product is key to the most profitable internet businesses. The experts also advise that customers be made repeat customers by offering upgrade, side-grade back-end products. (Similarly a typical infomercial order conversation might include 7 different add-on offers) It's best to identify a small pond (niche) where you can be a big fish, rather than a competitive field like diet, pharmaceuticals where your new business ends up on page 10 of the search engines.

      Some suggest the shortest path to fast money is in CPA promotion, in which you have to be prepared to promote borderline scammy offers like free gift trials and take some financial risks. One pricey training program The Arbitrage Conspiracy is starting a second series, the first time around some students made it big but more lost thousands in search of their "golden nuggets".

      Some people blow thousands on secret formula tutorials containing recycled information. I have heard experts without vested interests suggest one can learn enough hanging out at marketing forums like WickedFire or WarriorForum, a well focused work ethic is ultimately more valuable than the latest marketing trick.

  16. QUESTION:
    Which is the best affiliate marketing site on the Internet?
    I want to find a website which I can get loads of people to join as quickly as possible. No scam websites please. Only legitimate websites.
    I've already got two (listed on my profile), I want more than these, though.

    • ANSWER:
      Well...First I want to let you know that I've signed up on triond from your affiliate link.:) Second, you seem a bit confused, because non of them (triond or freelance) are affiliate marketing sites. They are just offering affiliate programs. On www.cj.com (commision junction) you'll find an entire list of affiliate programs, but I think you're not ready for any of them, because you're just trying to make some quick money for free. I'm sorry to let you know that the "best affiliate marketing site" you're looking for doesn't exist. And by that I mean that I know exactly what are you're looking for...

      To keep it simple, the answer you're seeking doesn't exist.

  17. QUESTION:
    About affiliate marketing,help me out?
    Where i can learn about affiliate marketing totally?
    I'm looking for the real internet business that truly make me have a passive income.but i'm so stuck about many scams website there..and i thik affiliate marketing is good and prospective.anyone could help me?

    • ANSWER:
      Since everyone already gave you a base idea if what it takes to be successful in the affiliate marketing game, I'll provide you with sites, information, directories, forums to the affiliate community where you can learn a lot from and I've also listed an affiliate program that I'm a part of that is based on a residual income. Hope the sites are resourceful!

  18. QUESTION:
    From where i can find genuine work from home, E-Business and Online Affiliate Marketing opportunities?
    I want to do part time or full time job on the net. Mostly i found scam sites which provides work from home. Can anyone please tell me the genuine sites which gives great opportunities of Work from Home or Home based Business?

    • ANSWER:
      Hii
      Check out http://onlinedigitalmarketplace.webs.com/
      Here you will find many genuine online Affiliate Marketing opportunities or programes. With these program you can earn huge money.
      once you visit you will understand how to make money.
      I hope it will help you.

  19. QUESTION:
    is affiliate marketing a big scam?

    • ANSWER:
      No, it's an opportunity for you to show your selling skills and you will be rewarded if you are good at it.
      Please choose your affiliate program carefully.
      I highly recommend www.clickbank.com if you want to get started.

  20. QUESTION:
    Are there ANY work at home jobs or business that are NOT scams?
    Please, NO affiliate marketing. I have found nothing but scams for anyone wanting to earn even a part-time income on the computer.

    • ANSWER:
      YES, I own one...... What are you looking for?
      Contact me, I'm expanding business right now and looking for 2 or 3 ambitious people...... No promises...

  21. QUESTION:
    Genuine affiliate marketing?
    Hello,

    We all know that work from home 'opportunities are mainly if not all scams, I am wondering if anyone (ie you) makes money from genuine affiliate marketing?

    Basically I just need to make about £70 a week and am willing to put in 14 hours - two full days or so, to make that...

    Anyone got any experience.

    Please no scams and rubbish.

    Thanks
    Hi Jenny> That seems realistic, I will look at the info, thanks.

    • ANSWER:
      Yes a company called Ourgv ( our global vision) is one of the best work at home companies in the world. You get paid to shop from over 1600 stores that you shop at anyway off line, you also get paid to search the internet which we do anyway- and clicking on some sponsored links. Most stores have affiliates and this is a place where so many are there- Ourgv just launched mapping where people will be able to find your business. The leaders of this organization are wonderful. I love this business because I am not able to work outside the home anymore and like you I believed all were scams and the ones I was involved with were to expensive - with this company you can start for free.
      you can check them out at: www.ourgvrewards.com
      www.ourgv.com
      www.ourgv.org/dwagner13 ( my new site) once you check it out contact me my contact info is on my site- to your success. if you have 14 hrs. to put into it you will do well- even though you may start for free it is a business- this company loves helping non profits, but we also help for profits, or individuals - It is well worth it to look into.

  22. QUESTION:
    What is the best affiliate network to market online?
    I'm looking to get started in the affiliate marketing business, but there are so many choices out there. I'm looking to find one that is easy to work with, but yet provides a good compensation agreement. Also, I'm asking this question to avoid the "get rich quick" schemes and scams that are prevalent online. My hope is that this business will provide an extra income as I start out, and eventually build it to replace my current income.

    • ANSWER:
      My recommendation would be the Plug-In Profit Site.

      I started working online in October 2007 when I joined the Plug-In Profit Site. It took me 10 months to create a full-time income with it, but I succeeded thanks to the quality of the program, the support of its members and my own perseverance and commitment.

      You can check out the Plug-In Profit Site here:
      http://www.heaven4affiliates.com/pips.html
      http://www.heaven4affiliates.com/pluginprofitsite

      Hope you can find this beneficial:-)

  23. QUESTION:
    What's the deal on Anthony Morrison Affiliate Marketing? Is this just another scam? Anyone take his courses?

    • ANSWER:
      This kid is a total scam king, He charges about 4000 bucks to give you a web page and a few tips on how to make money online. Everything sounds so pretty an easy but its not. What you are basically selling are credit cards. You will get paid for approval according to them and not get cheated. He is like the middle man between the credit card companies and you. He tells you that the best way to advertise your webpage is google adwords which is totally false. He tells you that you will only have to pay about 5 to 25 cents per clic and that you will see crazy amounts of money coming withing the next few weeks. Totally false, google charges about .00+ per click or sometimes more if you want to be in the 1st page for this keyword and related keywords. There is also no way to see if you are making any sales right away because since they are the middle man they can intercept them and take weeks for them to post them in your account so forget about twitching your marketing campaigns if you see they are not working because you cant see anything . If you make money or not is not important to them because most people dont. As long as you sign the contract you are doomed. I remember the guy dave gilmore or whatever his name is: "Anthony made 0,000 by only spending 0 in advertising with Google". Not true

  24. QUESTION:
    How to do affiliate marketing for really unfamilliar beginners.?
    Hello everyone! I am a 19 year old female interested in affiliate marketing. Now, I am completely new to this and don't know much about it at all and I do not have a website or a blog. I have so much spare time on my hands so I figured why not use it to make extra income from the internet! I was thinking of using Ebay to sell affiliate products but not sure if this is allowed. I really don't know where to start or what I need to have in order to get started, but I do know there are a few scams out there. I was hoping any affiliate marketers or anyone with experience could help me out. Thanks guys!

    • ANSWER:
      Here is a very basic plan to get started...

      1. Pick a product. Choose a physical product from commission junction, clickbank, or an independent affiliate program from a directory like the one below.

      2. Setup either a domain with the product name, or a free blog at wordpress.com or blogger.com to have something to link to. You can just buy a domain name with your own hosting and redirect to the affiliate product with your link. Write 1 'presell' page that explains the benefits of the product with multiple buttons/links with your affiliate link to the product home page.

      3. Write articles with your product keywords in the titles and also listed 3-5 times throughout each aritcle and point the links to your domain or blog. For a beginner article marketing works well. So write 3-5 articles about the product, an overview if your not familiar with the product in a review style format. Submit to the major article directories like ezinearticles, goarticles, articlesbase, squidoo, and hubpages and place links at the bottom of the article with a call to action to your domain or blog.

      4. Signup at some social bookmarking sites and then social bookmark your articles AND your blog.

      5. Repeat the above steps with another product

      Do that on a consistent basis and you'll be making money in no time. Good luck.

  25. QUESTION:
    Can people really make a living as an Affiliate marketer?
    I have seen dozens of programs being sold on the internet that claim they will show you how to make a six figure income from affiliate marketing. Are any of these programs for real, and if so which ones? Or, are they all scams that make money by selling their product to lazy, gullible people who think they can make money while they sit at home and do nothing?

    • ANSWER:
      Yes, some people do but only people who are willing to put a great deal of time into it and genuine effort. There are a lot of scams out there but there are also some legitimate ones. SFI is a very legit program and is even listed with the Better Business Bureau. However, with them, you only make residual income as an EA...For more info on them go to below website

  26. QUESTION:
    Wealthy Affiliate and internet affiliate marketing. is it worth it?
    Can you actually make any money from it? Is the money that you pay for Wealthy Affiliate worth it? Are you an Affilate marketer, if so do you make any kind of decent income from it? If you have any experience please share... i don't want anyone telling me WA is a scam, unless you joined it and know for sure, i am a new member and i don't think it is a scam, i think you just need to invest alot of time and effort into it. What do you think?

    • ANSWER:
      I'm an affiliate marketer and I make about 0 per day, it is ok money. There are some guys out there that make 00 per day from affiliate marketing. It just requires a lot of time and patience. What is hard is getting your website to that #1 spot on the Google search. But once you do, you hit the jackpot. Here are some examples of my websites that are just blogs.

      http://zygor-guide.blogspot.com/
      http://traffic--siphon.blogspot.com/

      As you can see, you dont even need to pay for a real website, you can just use free websites such as Blogger to promote your product. There are a lot of free training videos out there on affiliate marketing, I would search for them frist before doing Wealthy Affiliate.

  27. QUESTION:
    What is affiliate marketing?
    Is it a scam? If not how do you make money without spending it?

    • ANSWER:

  28. QUESTION:
    i need help with affiliate/internet marketing!?
    okay, so i'm 20 years old and struggling SO bad with money. I'm not currently in school because i have been undecided. Well about 6 months ago i ran into all the scams and schemes to making money online. i bought two programs that were complete crap. With more money going down the drain i felt extremely discouraged by the idea of making money over the internet. But i know that this is what i want to do, and if others are doing it..why can't i? So my question is, does anyone know anywhere that can teach me the RIGHT WAY to make money online through affiliate marketing without wasting money? I wish i could go to classes to learn this stuff and know that i am doing it right, but the only classes i found costs money & during these times i have to save up just to reach 100 dollars. I'm a fast learner, as long as i know i'm learning the right way and not just buying someone elses program that they are using to put money in their pocket. I also wish i could partner up with someone who knows what they are doing, But paying for someones time in this business is impossible on my budget. anyways, any information would help. THANKS!

    • ANSWER:
      Hey, I can feel your pain. 22 years old, full time student, have to do a lot of traveling. I have been researching the whole online job for years now. Learn from my experience Please!
      I have been working with eBay and Amazon for years now but the economy is really hurting my business.
      There are legit ways to make money online. It has taken me a lot of research to find this out. I have been doing the online 'surveys' for a couple years now. You just have to be organized and cancel something if its a trial.
      Other than the surveys I have only found one opportunity that worked for me. I actually understand the whole process now of how to make money online. Please feel free to check out the links I will include. Good luck and always do your research!!
      ~jl

  29. QUESTION:
    Anyone heard of koolkliks affiliate program?
    hello there,
    There are so many affiliate programs but most of them looks like scam. I want to start affiliate marketing so if someone knows any good program which is practical and pays well, please share it with me. I found one good affiliate program, is this a scam or a good program, anyone had any experience with koolkliks affiliate program.

    • ANSWER:
      never heard of it but make sure they are nothing to do with a pyramid scheme it is basically something that is doomed from the start good luck..................

  30. QUESTION:
    can one actually earn money with "affiliate marketing"?
    read something online that sounds like a legitimate deal. i usually assume all online money-making programs are a scam. are there real jobs out there that pay decently for working online from home?

    • ANSWER:
      Affiliate marketing is, in most cases, just another term for MLM, pyramid, and similar schemes. Most of the times, the affiliate marketing revolves around some kind of digital "product" that has to be marketed, and as an affiliate, it is up to you to actually make sales of the product. As a reward for the sales, you will get commissions.

      Now, the crux is that actually getting leads and selling the product is a lot more work and takes a lot of invested time (and often money) to successfully pull off; in comparison, the commission received is quite disproportional for most affiliate marketing systems and setups - depending on the way it is set up, you might have to deal with a "down-line": if you are offered partial commissions from people you sign up, especially multiple levels, you can be certain that you will NOT be able to make a decent buck from it unless you manage to get a lot of people to sign up under you who actually do the work. In that respect, it's a scam, because getting out of the bottom layer of such systems is usually incredibly difficult.

      The people trying to sign you up are, of course, trying to use all the tricks in the book to have them let you do their work for them (since that is what "affiliate marketing" is all about, in the simplest terms.

  31. QUESTION:
    Affiliate marketing scheme ( Affiliate Junktion) IS THIS A CON?
    I have just come across a website that is making some amazing promises. Its called Affiliate junktion and they promise people who sign up could realistically earn 0 per day. It is all to do with marketing there software and generating leads for them, they apparently provide all the software needed and offer support. There is absolutly no cost to sign up. I am normaly really sceptical with online promises because they always seem too good to be true and usually have hidden costs but this site is definatly free to join. Has anyone here had any experience with this company and if so could you possibly tell me what it would involve on my part. Are these realistic earnings if I was to put in say 5 hours per day? Or is it all just another online scam? Any advice or info would be great? check them out with this address to see for yourself.
    http://www.affiliatejunktion.com/?a_aid=b9b044d0

    • ANSWER:
      its a con..google them with the word "scam" and you will see. If your looking for leads for earning there are only 2 sites i recommend for job leads. workathomemomrevolution.blogspot.com and http://workhomesecrets.blogspot.com they are both free and you will see the quality of the post. they aren't trying to make a buck off you. the other site is junk..sorry

  32. QUESTION:
    Affiliate Marketing sites....tricking search engines....spying on other competitors....what is your take this?
    There are A LOT of advertisers on the Net now promoting affiliate marketing and internet sites selling digital ebooks and other such products, using techniques that could be called both questionable morally and ethically, or even legally. What do you all think about all this? One such book recently that is very popular is called The Rich Jerk....it is popular, but gives advice to people to use tactics that are morally unethical...thus, the term "rich jerk"......do we want to let them get away with this crap? Seems like the search engines themselves will start changing their entire set-up of their programming to prevent these scam artists from making money off of them.....most of these people claim to have made "millions at home" from these tactics. Anyone actually tried some of them and it worked....anyone actually tried them and then felt guilty for the tactics used to make such money? Anyone wonder if the legality of all this is going to come down on these people one day?

    • ANSWER:
      Its not right but more and more companies are doing this. Right now not that many laws about it. Its going to keep the federal government and state governments busy enacting laws about this. Be kind of tough to catch but it will make law enforcement and lawyers busy in the future.

  33. QUESTION:
    Do "free traffic" software downloads really work? ~affiliate marketing~?
    I'm trying to start affiliate marketing. Currently I have an idea of direct offering with click bank e-book products on Microsoft ad-center. (Google banned me, that's why I switched to Microsoft ad-center) I also tried facebook as well. Anyway I've seen possible "instant traffic" kind of websites out there like this: http://www.cbgainer.com/go.php?offer=gwm4al&pid=24 and was wondering if this stuff works? Or if it is just a scam...I'm seen multiple websites out there and most of them look like b.s... Ive also tried to promote my own website..it didn't work out, it wasn't for me at all..it takes to long with all the SEO and crap like that..I'm only targeting people who know about direct offering and sites like the link above..thanks!! any answer will help..

    • ANSWER:
      Hello Tyler

      Some free traffic software downloads do work and some don’t, actually most do not work that I have found. Once you find one “free traffic” software that does work you should stick with who ever made it and only purchase other software they suggest. Any time I find a program that does not work I return it asap. I have probably returned about 100 programs or more lol. I feel if I don’t learn anything new from the program I return it. I will not return it if I learn several thing I never knew that are actually helpful.

      Good luck with your venture

  34. QUESTION:
    Does anyone out there make money with Amazon aStore or other affiliate marketing? If so can you teach me?
    I want to learn how to do affiliate marketing using google adwords or something of that nature. I have seen some websites for sale recently but am afraid to commit to purchasing one because they could easily be a scam. So I figured, why not learn on my own. I am not looking to "get rich quick", I just want some extra income. An example would be an Amazon affiliate site where all the products on my website are just links to products already sold on Amazon and when someone clicks from my site to Amazon and buys something I get a commission.
    Thanks for any help you can provide.

    • ANSWER:
      It is very possible to make money off of affiliate marketing.

      First thing though, I highly recommend against using adwords when you're first starting out. Google Adwords is PPC marketing and is one of the more difficult and costly methods. It is really easy to screw up with it and when you do, you can end up losing quite a bit of money.

      I'm glad you recognize and are not looking to "get rich quick." A lot of marketers fall for scams because this is what they aim for. You need to work and put in time and effort to earn profits.

      There are a bunch of ways to go about affiliate marketing and a few of them are actually free. These include article marketing and video marketing. You can actually submit articles about a product on sites like squidoo, which don't cost a thing to write. Or you could create a video review of products on sites like YouTube.

      That being said, there is a right and wrong way to go about your approaches. The difference is why some people profit well off their ventures while others see there attempts collecting dust. A site that really helped me out is 404 reviews.
      http://www.404reviews.com

      They have a guide book that talks about everything to do with internet marketing. They tell you what to look out for in terms of scams and potential costly pitfalls. They tell you important details such as what to keep in mind and how to connect with your audience but the best thing of all is that they talk about methods. I don't just mean a mere mention of them. They go into great detail explaining a bunch of information about various techniques, how they work, and a step by step guide of how to implement each and every one of them. It's really a great book and it helped me out a lot.

  35. QUESTION:
    Affiliate Programs / Poker ones in particular?
    Hi I am looking to generate extra income through affiliate sign ups...I am in particular i have headr some poker affiliate sites pay up to 0-0 per sign up...I am interested to hear of any high paying legitimate affiliate programs that allow u to sign in and view ur sales etc.... There are alot of scams and time wasters within affiliate marketing and im finding it hard to fine 2-3 that i can committ to that are going to be worth while money wise and legitimate..any help woule be much appreciated guys :)

    • ANSWER:
      i am part of an affiliate program that has never cost me 1 cent and i generate a nice income every month. i haven't found any that generate 2 to 3 hunderd per sign up, but the the real money is not in cpa. you want to get rakeback on all your players. i have players that i generate over 300 dollars a month on. and i get a comission on all the sub affiliates i sign up. email me at moorbr02@yahoo.com with subject poker and i will send you all the information you need to get started for free. it will never cost you a cent and you get paid monthly. you can choose from a 1 time payment for each signup or you can choose the rakeback your players for life. that's the best way to go.

  36. QUESTION:
    Making money with affiliate marketing?
    I just come across this and was wondering if someone could tell me more about it....I know there's alot of scams that ask you to buy their videos or w/e....to get started......I have no clue how it works or how to get it started other than its something to do with selling products and you getting a comission....

    can a legitimate person help me?

    I know im going to get a lot of copy and paste spams on this question

    • ANSWER:
      affiliate marketing are of diff types.

      The basic Idea is, they appoint you as an agent(like estate agent)..u get them what they need/due to what you get them if they earn money, you will get an commission.

      I am into an affiliate marketing.
      in which, we have 2 options,

      1.Sell Proucts (at least 1 pack/month)
      2.get people to join as affilates (like me).

      ----
      *they pay me for every person/affliate i bring in()
      They pay an person 30% of the income of affliates, once we have brought in 5 affiliates + .

      * they pay me, 30% income of 10 affiliates under me and also 20% income of the affiliates under the 10 affiliates who have directly joined under me.

      *The product is , an capsule, which costs [FAQ-ANSWER].73, and can be introduced in an (any) automobile fuel tank with 15L of fuel (2 capsules for 30L fuel and so on...)

      *These capsules easily save 15-20% fuel and increase acceleration(by 2secs atleast)!!

  37. QUESTION:
    Can I be able to make real money at home by internet marketing?
    Does internet marketing such as working with affiliate programs work? I know some are scams. But do you know of any that is not a scam?

    • ANSWER:
      You need to send your resume out to real jobs you are qualified to do.

      In your cover letter you need to state that you wish to work remotely, from your home office. LOTS of companies, especially in CA operate this way. They usually provide transportation for you to come in for an interview and for you to attend company meetings a few times a year, but otherwise everything is done online.

  38. QUESTION:
    how do I make money with affiliated marketing?
    I am new tto affiliated marketing I signed up with a company called typistjobs.net and with clickbank but I have no idea where to start. The free websites that typistjobs.net gives me I never heard of and there are so many of them. I want to make money with affiliated markketing but have no idea where the best place is to post? what to post? how to make the ad interesting? how many places to post and where? Can someone with experience give a beginner so tips? and is there really money in affiliated marketing?

    Please no scams!
    and if there is another business I could start online that makes good money please give me ideas

    Again NO SCAMS! Thanks

    • ANSWER:

  39. QUESTION:
    affiliate marketing...good or bad idea?
    is this some scam idea, or can you really make money...and is is something that could cost you money? Is it something to get into or to avoid?

    • ANSWER:

  40. QUESTION:
    Here's the deal. I'm flat broke. Completely!! How can I make some money offline?
    I recently started contracting construction work. Not very easy making bids, paying for materials, waiting for payments, having to call contractors 10000 times for them to answer. Well mostly I have been paid. But here's the deal. I keep going TOTALLY broke.

    I don't spend money EVER unless I have to. I am a pinny pinching fool. So budgeting is NOT an issue. For some other reason I always end up broke. Are there any OFFLINE ways to make extra money. Not babysitting or anything that takes start up capitol. I'm really BROKE. No scams, paid surveys, affiliate marketing scams PLEASE!!! You will be waisting your time. I need some REAL suggestions that REAL people have used in their own lives to make extra money in the REAL world.

    Thanks for your help. -JOHNNY!!

    • ANSWER:
      mow some lawns, wash some cars, do a combo of these things

  41. QUESTION:
    How much site traffic is needed to make a decent amount of money with affiliate marketing?
    So Im making a website, and Im hoping over time that I can get a decent amount of traffic everyday, and then get some ads, and links to other sites for some jangle (money). I know that the money is not going to be flying in, but I was just wondering how much traffic would be needed to make lets just say like 1,000 dollars a month or something similar, and what are some helpful hints to make more money?
    PLEASE NO SCAM LINKS!
    thank you in advance!

    • ANSWER:
      This is a tricky questions as it does depend on a lot of factors. Here are some things you can do to increase your chance at success and get that jangle flowing...

      1. Provide Value - Offer information on your site that people want to look at. Don't just scatter a bunch of affiliate links.

      2. Learn a little about SEO - Learn how keywords can increase your rankings in search engines and get you more organic traffic. Also learn about link building.

      3. Learn about different affiliate tactics - Your question is broad and you will want to choose a tactic. Will you use Adsense? Will you use affiliate links? What affiliate programs will you use (there are many)

      Here are some resources that might help...

      http://www.clicknewz.com/ - This is a blog by a super affiliate. I like her blog because it is not too salesy (scammy) and she provides some good practical information.

      http://31dfchk-3hmvhy7mp9825nbv6a.hop.cl… - This is a salesy looking page, but Rosiland is another super affiliate that is highly recommended. Her program is first rate and you will find a lot of people suggest it as a great starting place to find information.

      http://www.warriorforum.com/
      http://forums.digitalpoint.com/
      These are two of the most popular forums to find information on how to be a successful affiliate marketer. If you are going the cheap route, these forums have all the information that you need for free (although you will have to wade through a lot of crap). You might get frustrated searching for answers which is why a program like Rosilands will come in handy.

  42. QUESTION:
    How can one make money online without falling for scams?
    Every day we see people saying,this is the ultimate way to rake in millions,they bring up all sorts of affiliate pro gramme,market ting,then they ask you to pay some dollars to unlock their pro gramme,you try these and nothing comes out of it.Isn't there a way one can make a good living working online?

    • ANSWER:
      The simplest and cheapest way is to start a blog on something you are passionate about. Use all the free tools out there (blogger, wordpress, adsense, etc.) - Google has them all.

      To get your feet wet online, this is the best way without investing any money - just your time and commitment. See if it works. You may not like it. Or you might just love it (especially if there is money coming in).

      Also, get a good blogging guide. Rob Benwell's 'Blogging To The Bank 3' is my recommendation.

      After that, you can move on to affiliate products (linkshare, commission junction, clickbank) but you have to focus on a certain niche to be successful. Take your time to learn - there are many FREE resources out there. You don't have to spend a dime to learn and profit online!

      Good luck!

  43. QUESTION:
    I have been looking for a long time to supplement my income online. I have been looking into affiliate?
    trying affiliate marketing with no luck. I know the scams out there because I have been looking for a long time. I have tried clickbank and amazon. I read on here how everyone makes money; what am I doing wrong? Am I impatient? I'm just discouraged because I can't seem to get anything going. Thanks for your advice in advance.
    Thank you all! Your time has been very much appreciated - you have given me new hope!! Thank YOU!

    • ANSWER:
      You say you read here that everyone makes money?

      You are just reading the scams.

      You really believe all these stories?

  44. QUESTION:
    Has anyone made money with Anthony Morrison's program/course? Is the information worth the cost?
    I have seen many different programs to get started in affiliate marketing. Most of which, by using common sense, are scams. I know that much of the information can be found for free over the internet and through networking. Using Anthony Morrison's program seems as though it could be helpful but I would like some feedback from people who have actually purchased and implemented his strategies and techniques.

    • ANSWER:
      don't waste your time. not worth the trouble plus chances are you will get ripped off. if you want to make money on the internet check out affiliate marketing with an affiliate company. those programs are all a scam anything to do with MLM or anything like that.

  45. QUESTION:
    Is there even an easy way to make money online? 500-800 a month perhaps?
    I've been trying to make money on the net since 1999 and have yet to make a cent. I recognise scams when I see them. I have tried affiliate marketing, drop - shipping etc.

    Is there ACTUALLY a way to make even a little amount like 0 - 600 a month on the internet. Like a full proof way? If not I think I'm gonna give up for good. For that matter are there any businesses out there that could make that little bit of money that is easy to set up?
    Thanks for your responoses. Just for the people who like to jump the gun, I HAVE tried the hard way. I have spent thousands on websites, design, products, everything. The HARD hasn't worked either. I owned several websites, invested thousands, and to no avail, so leave your judgement elsewhere. I'm great at web design, and I'm currently going to school for journalism. I just wanted to see if there PERAHPS is a formula that "tends" to work if used over and over again to make a small amount of money.

    • ANSWER:
      You have to be a webcam girl. Then you can make lots of money.

      Otherwise, not so much.

  46. QUESTION:
    Has anyone successfully made and continue to make any $ in an Affiliate Program? Is it just another scam or no
    Just wondering how to make $ online, aside from e-bay and online trading. Seems like Affiliate Marketing seems promising in making $ automatically once everything is set up and going. I was just wondering if anyone has been doing it for a living?

    • ANSWER:
      Well I work with a company that uses affiliate marketing and network marketing. It would be silly to say that affiliate marketing is a scam. Scroll to the bottom of any major website and there will be a little link that says "become an affiliate". Affiliate marketing pays on performance and saves companies millions of dollars in advertising alone. Your job is to be aware of what it takes for an affiliate marketing or network marketing company to be successful. That way when looking at a company you can make a legitimate assessment of whether that company is a good option for you. I say this because the average Joe will ask his poor friend/neighbor/relative for financial advice rather than educating themselves. If you find a good company the potential for creating residual income is amazing. I did my best to put in my two cents, if you still have questions just send me an email.
      -Ken

  47. QUESTION:
    Is it possible to earn an honest income of 0 a week in the internet?
    I have heard of several income opportunities beein offred in the internet; affiliate marketing, paid online survey, paid surfing etc etc promising big bucks, i always doubt them. Most are scams, however some are legitimate ones. I dont expect for an instant bucks, i just want a honest to goodness income from a flexible, low risk investment opportunities.

    • ANSWER:
      The short answer: Yes, one can earn an honest income of 0 a week on the internet. I work with affiliates on a daily basis who make this and more! Some of the opportunities you listed require you to complete surveys or are paid to surf the web. I do not suggest these programs. I do however suggest you create a web site. Learn how to build a sticky website and generate traffic from search engines. Once you have some traffic, there are different ways to monetize that traffic. You can then join affiliate programs. Affiliate programs pay you when you refer someone to make a purchase at the merchant site. For instance, when you become an Associate (same as affiliate) for Amazon.com, you can refer people to buy books (through your affiliate link) and you get paid a commission whenever a sale happens. There are many affiliate programs tha you can join and most, if not all, are free. There is also something called Google Adsnese and pays you whenever someone clicks on an advertisement on your site. Do some searching on the "affiliate programs", "search engine optimization (SEO)" and "Google Adsense" without the quots and read. This should get you going. Once you understand the concept, make your website. If you do not have a product to sell, then write high value content (uqniue and value added) and search engines will index your website and hopefully send you some traffic. Once you have traffic, you can monetize the eyeballs landing on your site. Tip, keep making good content pages!

      Good luck!

  48. QUESTION:
    Is the Fortune500 Affiliate Group a scam? Does is really work?
    Just want to make sure I'm not being taken here... could someone PLEASE tell me what they know about this company and the service they market?? Is it a scam or can it really work?

    • ANSWER:
      They tease you with lots of promises, but you won't make any actual money. Don't give them your credit card.

  49. QUESTION:
    Does anyone know of any call centers to work at home from?
    IN CANADA! I am looking to work from home and reside in Canada, no scams, no click pays, no affiliate marketing, really looking for online call center from CANADA.
    thanks

    • ANSWER:
      You can only obtain legitimate work from home positions from brick and mortar companies.

      You want to send your resume out to companies hiring for positions you are qualified for, but include in your resume that you have a home office and you wish to work remotely. Include how you have your home office set up and what equipment you already have in order for you to perform your job.

      These jobs are just going to advertised as jobs, they would not promote them as "work at home" because they would hear from too many unqualified people.

  50. QUESTION:
    Can I find a real online job that pays?
    I hate surveys, data entry, affiliate marketing and money making systems!! They are all BIG SCAMS… I have spent thousands looking for a real online job!! I am frustrated!

    • ANSWER:
      You can find legitimate home businesses in the areas of direct sales, affiliate marketing, and network/referral marketing, encompassing a variety of product lines and/or services. Some legitimate telecommuting and freelance opportunities include customer service, virtual assistant, tutor, telemarketer, sales, transcription, translation, blogging, online guide, writer, editor, consultant, concierge, nursing, mystery shopping, tech support, marketing, and online juror.
      Funny how such a great invention as the internet has brought in this generation of people that "pay thousands" when looking for a job!


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