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But there are others who get frustrated because they get sucked into scams. One of the most prominent schemes can be found in the affiliate marketing world. Additional Article Information: =============================== 452 Words; formatted to 65 Characters per Line Distribution Date and Time: 2008-12-04 11:00:00 Written By: Blake Evans Copyright: 2008 Contact Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For more free-reprint articles by Blake Evans, please visit: http://www.thePhantomWriters.com/recent/author/blake-evans.html ============================================= Special Notice For Publishers and Webmasters: ============================================= If you use this article on your website or in your ezine, We Want To Know About It. 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And basically, they work by paying you a commission every time someone buys from your URL. They do not guarantee income because technically you are not an employee but an independent contractor. In addition, they do not charge you to join their program. These scams work differently. Firstly, they promote themselves as work from home jobs, whether in the marketing or data entry sector. This should automatically send red flags, because traditional affiliate programs do not pay their contractors a salary. If they are paid a salary, they are considered a marketer or a copywriter... fields that usually require experience and/or degrees. Secondly, these scams will usually charge victims money to join their programs. This is not necessary among legitimate affiliate programs, because companies expect to earn their profits once you bring customers to their site. Plus, it really doesnt cost that much to run an affiliate program. Indeed, if a company is charging their affiliates, chances are thats how they are making their profits. They hope they can sucker more people into their fraudulent web. Thirdly, affiliate marketing scams tend to have an abnormally high number of bad reviews with the Better Business Bureau. Of course, even some of the best networks get negative ratings, but if you see more than 10 in a one-year period, something is wrong with that program. This is especially the case if the reviews talk about non-payment or refusal to refund. Finally, scams of this sort will promise returns that are unrealistic, especially for beginning affiliate marketers. They may say youll make $500 a week typing ads from home. In reality, this refers to promoting their affiliate program through classified ads or Google Adwords, (a pay-per-click network where you must pay to advertise). You wont get any upfront money for this, and as far as affiliate commissions, these venues dont generate those kind of returns unless you really know what youre doing. And assuming you do, youre wasting your time promoting a scammer, because youll probably never see your commissions anyway. In conclusion, dont let the promise of easy money suck you into scams in the affiliate marketing industry. There are too many legitimate opportunities to waste your time and money with companies who will probably never compensate you for your efforts. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Blake Evans is a writer for InlineSEO.com, a site created to help businesses build web traffic through search engine optimization strategies. Gain advanced affiliate marketing tips and tactics online. 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