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You may be wondering how you can be sure that the affiliate review program you are considering participating in is a legitimate one. There are a number of things you can look for that will help you determine this.
Look for a professional-looking website that includes contact information as well as other items. Don’t just look at flashy graphics or “in-your-face” text and wording. Look for other things such as overall content and the layout of the site. Is it “busy” or is it easy to see and read the information? Also, look for spelling and grammatical errors. A professional website will have been reviewed enough times for those to be caught. A scam website isn’t going to pay attention to the “little details.”
Look for affiliate review programs, like gaming sites, which offer a high commission. Believe it or not, this is actually one of the best indicators of a legitimate program. The volume of repeat sales to a company that you handled the referral for is more important than the number of sales that were made only once. Sure, a lot of “one-time” sales may bring in a good bit of commission, but the repeat sales will ultimately spell more success for everyone involved.
Run; don’t walk, from an affiliate review program that tries to enforce restrictions on you. These can include the other programs in which you can participate or even the types of products you can sell on your program. Legitimate top affiliate programs do not impose restrictions.
Above all, pay attention to your instincts. If something just “doesn’t look right” or “doesn’t feel right” about the site, go with that feeling. Conduct more research or look for other evidence that the site may not be legitimate. It’s better to be slightly overcautious than end up caught in a scam website that could affect your business in a negative way.
