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