Reputation of the affiliate merchant

hassen1 · #1 (**permalink**) 6th December 2006, 11:44 PM

The reputation of the affiliate merchant is important because the odds are against you. There are chances that some affiliate merchants may not payout or make deductions to your actual payments. So make sure to find out using references about the affiliate merchant's history of making proper payments.

Already existing affiliates of the affiliate merchant are your best source of information. In addition be sure to read their business literature to get an idea about their history of past and present operations.

mini_0 · #2 (**permalink**) 2nd May 2007, 01:15 PM

Yes ofcourse this one is important , you should check different aspects before joining . Is the affiliate program reliable or not? You will want to make sure that you join an affiliate programs that will pay you in a timely manner and it has a good proven past record. One of the ways is to join the affiliate programs that most famous marketer joins. This itself will assure you that the programs is reliable.These are just some checks which are necessary .