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When a person first gets involved in affiliate marketing, they will be given advice that they should base their business around something they know or that they are passionate about. However, in many cases, those that choose to carry on an online business using this kind of strategy are likely to achieve very poor results and this then causes many online businesses to fail.

One of the reasons why so many online businesses fail where the owner has chosen to go with an affiliate product they know or are interested in is that there is very little demand for it. Instead if you would like to be countless other online businesses where there are owners are earning thousands even millions of dollars each year through affiliate marketing it is best to go for those that are not only highly in demand but which have high sales as well.

When it comes being an affiliate marketer it is vital that from the beginning you only go with the products in the market that have a high level of demand. The first thing that you should then be doing is going to sites such as Clickbank or Commission Junction to see what products they have to sell and which are the most in demand. Also it is best in when first starting out rather than trying to promote several products at once you focus on one product only. However, it is vital that you choose a product which is not only selling but which is greatly in demand as well.

When you have selected a product, which you are interested in selling as an affiliate you should visit the site and read the sales page. Whilst reading it you need to make some notes relating to the sale processes that the vendor uses along with the benefits to be gained from buying it. A great way of finding out more about a particular product if you do not want to buy it for yourself is by doing a search through a search engine such as “Google”.

Also when it comes to becoming good at affiliate marketing you should not expect things to happen over night, rather it will take time. So do not think that that by selling lots of different products will help you on your way to becoming what is known as a super affiliate. Rather as previously mentioned you should spend time focusing on one particular product until such a time that it provides you with a steady stream of income.

Through reading “Confessions of a Lazy Super Affiliate” e-Book you will learn that you need to carefully select those affiliate products that you want to market. Along with taking a close look at the products sales page you need to look closely at how well made the product is and the kind of commission you will earn from marketing it.

The “Confessions of a Lazy Super Affiliate” will also teach you through its step-by-step guide not only how to build long-term niche sites, but also about building ones that will generate regular profits for you also. But as previously mentioned even using this book it is going to take you some time before you generate the same levels of income that the well established super affiliates earn.

If you are considering affiliate marketing as a source of income then you really should consider buying a copy of “Confessions of a Lazy Super Affiliate”. It shows you a simple method of generating an additional income without having to resort to additional spending.

It is no problem whether you have just got involved in internet marketing or have been involved with it for some you will still be looking for easy but profitable ways to make money through the use of affiliate marketing. So one really can’t go wrong if you choose to sell Clickbank products. Yet Clickbank when you look closely at it, it isn’t an affiliate network in the strictest meaning of the words. Clickbank is an online market place where products can be safely purchased by those customers wishing to buy them.

Just over a year ago Clickbank sent out a press release which stated that during the first day of trading last year a total of more than 1 million dollars worth of sales were completed. Certainly since this date Clickbank have regularly been seeing sales of more than 1 million dollars per day have now become a regular occurrence for them.

As well as Clickbank’s daily sales being impressive there are other impressive statistics which are showing why Clickbank is so successful and why one should be considering using it if you want to be able to make a steady regular income from an online business.

1. Today Clickbank has more than 1.25 million registered affiliates and of these 100,000 are active and more than 12,000 are publishers.

2. The sales that are taking place on Clickbank are currently running at 30% above those that occurred in 2007.

3. Currently there are more than 35,000 products listed and an additional 30 new ones are being added to this list each and every day.

4. The average price of items being sold on Clickbank are working out at about $41 each and the average commission rate being paid to affiliate members on the products they sell is around 55%.

5. The average number of sales which take place on any given day on Clickbank is around 25,000.

However, the real strength behind Clickbank’s success is that not only does it cater to affiliates but also publishers as well. This means that the average customer has the choice of whether to produce their own books to sell or whether they promote another’s product. Yet really the success of Clickbank is down to those who are affiliates to the site and are able to create more than 70% of the sales which take place on it. As you will soon discover promoting one of the many products that are available on Clickbank offers you the best chance of being able to generate a regular online income quickly.

There are a number of ways in which you can start to promote Clickbank products, the easiest of these being to set up a blog providing information about the product and then create a review in relation to it. The next best thing to setting up a blog is to write some articles and then submit these through to various article directories. It is through the resource box at the bottom where you can place links that then direct readers to your blog or the sales page you have created for the product.

Another way of promoting Clickbank products which are used by some of the more experienced marketers is to create Pay Per Click Adverts which you then put on to networks such as Google Adsense. You need to learn everything about the various techniques involved in creating the right kinds of adverts if you want to be assured of getting a regular income from them. Ideally, I wouldn’t recommend using this method unless you really have gained the right amount of experience first.

Also what you need to remember that being a publisher on Clickbank is relatively easy. Yes you will need to have something that you want to sell, but anything that needs to be written in order to promote that item can be done through outsourcing the work to specialist writers. For example you could purchase a Private Label Rights e-book that relates to your chosen product and then alter it to make it relate to you. Once any articles or e-books you have published are listed then you will have access to even more potential new affiliates.

So you haven’t tried Clickbank yet, then isn’t it about time you did. Take a few minutes just to look at what they have to offer and I’m sure you will be pleasantly surprised.

With all the problems facing America do to the decline of our fore fathers beliefs. From President George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln whose biographies exemplify Godly qualities.

Our former presidents displayed amazing accomplishments a impeccable lifestyle and unique character. Yet the media, colleges, schools and churches fail to remind us of this.

The phrase in God we trust is highly displayed on all American currency. Yet our American lifestyle and quality of living is diminishing like the value of our currency.

Our gross national deficit is in the billions and rapidly climbing every day. The Mexican peso is about the only foreign currency the American dollar is above. The British, Canadian, South Korean, and Japanese yen are above the American currency at present.

It’s becoming harder and harder to find the best affiliate program in America today! If you study the history of America you’ll see it was founded and our government functioned from Biblical beliefs.

Religion is the heart of all America’s ethics. Many wars, based on what we believe, originated because of religion. Our Pledge of Allegiance, our national anthem and all of our currency express our trust in GOD. There is no mistake America is identified as a Godly Nation.

Whether you know it or not, our first Thanksgiving was proclaimed by Governor William Bradford on November 29, 1621. Governor Bradford also ordered a day of fasting and prayer. They desperately needed rain for their crops to grow.

Squanto’s and Samoset, two Indians who spoke their language, helped the early pilgrims prosper in the new land. And throughout the years they prospered as they trusted in God.

The two Indians and their tribe taught the early pilgrims the healing properties of plants and which plants were poisonous. They also taught them how to harvest their crops.

America’s prosperity was truly founded through our presidential forefathers. These early pilgrims and presidents laid a solid foundation for America’s prosperity. Our bankruptcy laws were set up from biblical principles.

Leviticus the 25th chapter, the year of Jubilee when all debts were forgiven allowing a fresh start in life. Now, our new bankruptcy laws enacted in 2005 have stop this. Bankruptcy Filings in 2006 1,484,570 there were a few less filed in 2007.

Now the new bankruptcy laws make it almost impossible to recover from any debts. Finding the best affiliate program is definitely a necessity under these new laws. At present 89% of male and female relationships are living together under common law.

The institution of marriage, due to the rising gas prices and a unstable economy is no longer a priority. In general relationships are falling a part.

Our government officials add more calamity to the integrity of American citizens with public scandals of infidelity in their marital relationships. Adding more coal to the fire with our overloaded court system.

Senator David Vitter admitted that he was being called by an escort service. The Senator of Idaho, Larry Craig, acknowledged he was guilty of disorderly conduct.

Mark Foley, a Florida Republican, after reports of sending gruesome messages to pages of the male congressionals, resigned.

Under oath, former President, Bill Clinton denied having any sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky.

Republican Jack Ryan, left the 2004 race for the Senate. When his wife filed divorce papers stating he took her to “bizarre nightclubs” asking her to have open sex.

Bob Livingston, the former Louisiana’s Republican, admitted to straying in his marriage. Then resigned from Congress several months later.

Senator Gary Hart of Colorado was the favorite for the Democratic presidential nomination three weeks into his campaign the Miami Herald reported he had spent a night and a day with a young woman while his wife was away.

The New York governor, Eliot Spitzer, after his involvement with a prostitution ring, resigned.

A nation is only as strong as it’s government. Our Jail system where minorities have no rights. The government system has you guilty until proven innocent based on bond fees the courts have a document with hidden remarks when you are arrested called a “discovery.”

The accused is not allowed to ever see these hidden charges until obligated to a court date. The truth is, around 90% of the majority of minority cases are plea-bargained. Admitting to a lesser charge, is common for those who don’t have the finances for a proper defense.

A public defender, who usually cares more about their reputation then the minority client there defending. Subconsciously, entices their client to a plea bargain.

Another critical part in declining America is its rising medical costs. Also the hidden prostitution and major drug cartels.

America is building more jails and fighting more wars, why? In all this chaos finding the best affiliate program is crucial in these uncertain and chaotic time’s.

If Abraham Lincoln, George Washington or Thomas Jefferson were here today; what would they say? Would they see freedom or control?

Would they see one nation under God indivisible, with liberty and justice for all as Abraham Lincoln proclaimed in his Gettysburg address?

There is no doubt that America has fallen from the principles our forefathers established to make her strong. I’m a firm believer, if you don’t stand for something you’ll fall for anything.

Our last resort for a decent income in this unstable economy is the Internet. More and more Americans are jobless. Our economy is on egg shells.

So how do we capitalize on this? By finding the best affiliate program. Affiliate programs are more affordable with no startup cost. These programs use a partnership principal based on trust.

The click Bank marketplace, PayDotCom marketplace, and commission Junction, along with the a few other affiliate moneymaking websites are available. The financial process is basically taken care of.

With our declining dollar and all the broken promises in America; you can still find the best affiliate program. And as an American, this is nice to know.

Now, a Top-Secret Way for You to Get Google AdWords Pay per Clicks FREE!

A gentleman recently discovered a so-called “oversight” taken on by 99.9% of marketers gives him access to what would normally be paid advertising at Google and other search engines for FREE.

And no, nothing about his “secret” is illegal - nor does it require that you know someone on the “inside” at Google, Yahoo, MSN, Overture and others.

Instead, this fellow tapped into this secret “just before 2000″ when search engines were all the rage. He began to test his theory out at first, and later expanded fully after truly understanding what it was all about.

The same man has gone on to start and run 16 online companies that sell everything from software to games and books, children’s toys, DVDs and pet food. He sells his own manufactured products, but he’s also become an affiliate for other businesses. As he does this, he applies what he’s learned about his so-called “paid” (really free) advertising secret.

This New England citizen has garnered $87 million worth of advertising that he’s never had to pay for. Most of this has come from Google’s pay-per-clicks and other forms of search engine paid advertising. Remember, again, he’s gotten everything for free.

So powerful is his secret that he’s able to monopolize any niche online, and can always secure the top premium spots just above the usual organic results featured at most search engines.

His secret is so powerful that he can monopolize any niche online and can always get the top premium spots he wants in search engine listings, above the usual listing results with search engines.

Again, nothing about his secret is either illegal or robs from the search engines. One spokesperson from one of the most popular search engines said chuckling after being made privy to this amazing secret “Wow! Ha! This is really unique … and in my expert opinion it would only serve to enhance and bring more business to us at [name of search engine withheld for legal & confidentiality reasons] and not cause us to lose business in the slightest. Amazing!”

The author of this amazing discovery said that in his nearly 8 years since discovering this secret, he’s garnered over $300 million in sales revenue and has a diverse line of products. In the last two years, he’s gotten $166 million net after he really applied himself and took his secret to its limits.

Now to everyone else’s fortune, the city slicker is releasing his secret for getting an unlimited amount of pay-per-click ads to the general public. But he’s not promising any of us for how long.

One top-notch web entrepreneur said that although the fellow who discovered the secret might make some gains economically because he publishes his secret, he’s already rich enough that whether or not he continues to do so is of no financial impact to him. However, he said that if you don’t grab it for yourself while it’s still available to you, it could indeed have significant detrimental economic impact to you.

This secret is easy to read and can be understood even by those with just a fourth grade reading level.

And while you’re there, go ahead and scroll on down to see for yourself what others have to say about this secret and success are having with. And it’s now freely available to you, if you want to take advantage of it — for perhaps a limited time, so get it now.

Unique Article Wizard Review

This weeks review in on an article submitter called Unique Article Wizard. UAW is a submitter that is a web based application. At first use the site is very user friendly. Someone with minimal computer skill and knowledge and easily navigate through the site and accomplish the required tasks needed to submit articles.

The unique feature of this article submitter wizard is that it will take an article that you write and turn it into hundreds if not thousands of unique articles. I know it sounds too good to be true, so let me explain how it works. First you write your article. Then you load it into the website. The more paragraphs the better, the system suggests 8 paragraphs.

Once you have the article loaded. The wizard will walk you through rewriting each paragraph 2 times. This gives you 3 different versions of each paragraph. This is how they create all the unique articles form just one. It mixes each of the different versions of each paragraph together to give you the same story but presented many different ways. It really works amazingly well. The new article versions still read very well and do not have a persona of being auto generated.

After rewriting all of the paragraphs you can add multiple reference boxes to each article. You can include back links with keyword anchor text to help your site achieve higher page rankings.

Once all the versions are created UAW takes and automatically submits these articles all over the web for you. To thousands of article sites. This entire process is hands off. You can choose to submit to all of them at once or to just a few a day, it’s up to you. The end result is tons of articles submitted all over the web.

When this review was written, I had 3 days prior written an article on Global Resorts Network vs EDC Gold and Carbon Copy Pro. Just 3 days later I held the number 1 spot on Google for the search term. “Global Resorts Network vs Carbon Copy Pro”. I would say it works very well.

There are many places where you can buy PLR articles. Some sites don’t supply very good articles but they can be used as a starting point for writing your own articles. Also many of these PLR sites have a high membership which means you will see the same articles being submitted time and time again to the article directories. Article directories frown upon this as they want every article submitted to be original and unique, if you submit an un-edited PLR article you risk getting your publisher account suspended.

When you get articles from a article membership site, you should take some time to edit your articles by at least thirty percent, to ensure that there is plenty of unique content within your articles. That could be quite a time consuming process especially if you have 1,000 PLR articles a month to edit or spin!

You will need to edit your articles to make them unique, and if you are not able to do this yourself, then you should consider outsourcing your tasks. This will add to the cost of buying the PLR articles, and you might want to consider buying unique articles, these unique articles will be more expensive than standard PLR articles but it may work out cheaper in the long run when you take into account the time it would take you to edit the non-unique PLR articles.

One of the major benefits of PLR articles is that someone else has spent the time researching the subject and then writing the articles, this research takes days even weeks so there is defiantly some time to be saved in that respect. But since there are many articles are poorly written, and this is where you need to do your due diligence to ensure good quality articles, a bad article won’t have nearly the same impact on your audience as an intelligent, well written article.

If you decide to use PLR articles then you will also need to decide how to use them. You could use the articles for part of your research on a topic or niche. You might want to use the articles to write brand new articles rather than rewriting them.

If you are rewriting an article then you need to understand what the original article is trying to portray and then write it in your own words or add some new sections, paragraphs to the existing ones. As you spend more time doing this, you will find it becomes easier and easier. Just like with anything, the more practice you do the easier it becomes. The beauty of rewriting articles is that you can continue to use the same formula until you are satisfied with the end results.

The final thing that a lot of people forget is article needs to be interesting. Sure you want the search engine to index the article, you want the article directory to accept the article, but if people find it dull and boring then they will not end up on your website or clicking on your other articles. Use the article to tease them, let them know about the gems waiting for them on your site. Let them know that they won’t be disappointed if they arrive at your site to learn more about the subject that interests them. Make sure you don’t turn your article into a pitch fest for your website, try and find a happy medium between pitch-fest and an informative, entertaining article.

The value of a large opt-in list is usually grossly understated. It is never good enough to simply be making sales from your affiliate products. Failing to compile a fresh mailing list will result in lack luster or stagnant sales.

Obtaining a list allows you to keep in contact with your visitors and build a relationship with them. If properly done, this can convert a high percentage of your prospects into customers. So what does it take to build a great list quickly and easily? Here are some useful tips:

* Offer an incentive, when possible, for people to leave their email address. This is one of the best ways to get people to sign into your list. I like to offer a special report or free Internet marketing training. For optimum results, it is essential to give them something for signing into your list. This tip alone can easily double the number of sign-ups you have.

I see so many people trying to build list with no offering of any kind for opting in. This is a big mistake. Incentives are to easy to create. It just doesn’t make sense not to offer one. Anything with a high perceived value that you offer free will help boost opt-ins by 100% or more. I’ve tried many ways of list building and I can assure you that offering incentives will give you a far superior result.

* Include a clearly written privacy policy. In all likely-hood, the main reason people refuse to leave their contact information is because they are afraid of being spammed. This has been a huge problem on the Internet for years. No one likes spam. If people have any reason to suspect that you will share their email address with others they will usually not let you have it. Give them a rock solid guarantee that you will not share their email address with anyone. This will put to rest the worries of people wanting to avoid spam. At one point I did not have a clearly defined privacy policy, however, after I added one I saw a 61% increase in the number of opt-ins I was receiving. Simple things like this can make a huge difference.

* Create many tightly targeted lists. Few people understand the power of a targeted list. By offering different lists on one site you dramatically increase the chance for people opting into your list. One of the lists could be for periodic updates, another could include a tips letter that your market would find helpful, while another could be for a newsletter. No matter what they choose, you get their email address.

Think about what your market might be the most interested in and offer that information or access to it on your site. A visitor may have little interest in your general announcements mailings but be keenly interested in your newsletter. If you do not provided several options that person would have signed up for nothing. Two or three options are plenty. If your visitor has not found something that interests them in your two to three choices they are probably at the wrong page anyway.

* Make all your lists double opt-in. Providing for a double opt-in requires that people first sign up on your site, and then activate their subscription via a confirmation email. Doing this will take away any chance of being labeled a spammer and you will be able to show proof that people actually did requested your emailed information.

Also, a double opt-in list will generally have higher quality readers, rather than those from a singe opt-in list. The reason for this is because since these subscribers are interested in your messages enough to reply to the confirmation email, they are much more serious about what you offer. Therefore, they will be more responsive to what you have to offer when compared to those who half-heartedly sign up for your list without a lot of interest. Having a high quality list is absolutely critical to making substantial sales.

By putting the methods mentioned in this article into practice on your website, you will be able to build a huge, high quality list in a relatively short period. I have used all of the methods mentioned here and they work very well. If you use them, you will find they will work for you as well.

There have been literally thousands of articles written over the past few years about how to make money with affiliate programs. You would think that with all of the attention given to affiliate marketing programs, that everyone would be millionaires by now. There is a whole group of people who really think that there’s a magic e-book out there somewhere and that with it along with enough money and time, they would begin to see real financial success.

One of the first things you need to understand with an affiliate program, is that it’s not going to make you thousands of dollars overnight. However, if you continue to work at it, you will begin to show slow but realistic pay increases over time as you utilize the system. If you go into it with the right mindset, you’ll not only start with excitement, but maintain it as you go over the bumps and potholes on the road of affiliate marketing life.

Ascertaining How Much Time You Can Expend On An Affiliate Program

Before you do anything else, it’s important to figure out how many hours a week you can work on your affiliate best marketing program. We’re not talking about telling yourself, “Okay, I can do anywhere from ten to twenty hours a week.” What we want is a definitive number. Something like, “I will work every night from seven o’clock to nine o’ clock for the first two months and then do a progress report.” Once you have your timeline set, then you can go about finding free to join affiliate programs.

Now, don’t go jumping into the first thing you see because this is seriously why a lot of people fail to make money when they join an affiliate program. You have to find something that is a necessity to everyone, has a ridiculous amount of searches, and will be an easy marketing affiliate program for you. Sounds easy, but you’ll soon find out it’s a lot more difficult choosing internet marketing affiliate programs.

Marketing Affiliate Programs With Money or Without

Whether you have money or not, you can market an affiliate program effectively. If you’ve chosen to sell beach vacation rentals, Xbox video games, bottled water or whatever, if you market it correctly, you are going to start making money. There are different ways to market a product or service. Nowadays, we all hear about social networking and business networking, but you can’t spend all of your time in those communities and expect to make a profit. It’s one way to effectively advertise, but it’s not the only way, and your goal is to find a group targeted on your product or service.

The most beneficial way to start getting targeted leads for your marketing affiliate program is by using Google Adwords. However, keep in mind this is something that needs to be studied and researched before you start spending money on keywords. We aren’t kidding about this either, if you don’t know what you’re doing it can be costly to the pocketbook and leave you with no commissions. On the other hand, it’s the quickest way to get your product out to those who are interested which is why we recommend it.

Since Adwords cost money, you may want to take a different route that will take a little longer, but can still get the word out about your affiliate best marketing program. Utilizing the signature in any forums you are associated with or just in your personal email can start the word of mouth circulating about the free to join affiliate programs you joined. It’s not as good as Adwords, but it’s a start.

The Overall Analysis

When it comes to affiliate marketing patience is your best weapon. It’s going to take constant effort over the first few months to get the word out about your product or service. Some days you’re going to feel as though you’re all alone, and that all this is just a waste of time but stick with it. Just because you’re not getting a financial return immediately, does not mean that all of your effort is in vain. Promotion takes time and promoting an affiliate program is no different.

If you’re really committed to starting to make money at home through affiliate marketing, you should join an affiliate program that is as close to things which are interested in as possible. Try not to join thousands of affiliate programs, because it’s impossible to chase two rabbits at one time. What I mean by that is, you’ll wind up spreading what little money you have over a lot of programs, and you won’t get the return on investment that you want. Join one or two affiliate programs that you’re interested in, and then as you become more successful, you can add more to your affiliate program portfolio.

Most Internet marketers do not realize the importance of building a huge opt-in mailing list. They figure it is good enough to be making affiliate sales from their website. If you fail to build an opt-in mailing list, you will lose a large percentage of potential customers.

Obtaining a list allows you to keep in contact with your visitors and build a relationship with them. If properly done, this can convert a high percentage of your prospects into customers. So what does it take to build a great list quickly and easily? Here are some useful tips:

* Offer an incentive to get people to give you their email address and name. This is one of the best ways to encourage people to sign up for your list. I like to offer a special report, free Internet marketing course, or anything else that my visitors find useful. It is essential to give them something for signing up for your list. This tip alone can easily double the number of opt-ins you receive.

Many people try to accomplish their list building without offering any kind of incentive for signing up which can be a huge mistake. Finding quality incentives is so easy it only makes sense to offer one.

* Include a privacy policy. One of the main reasons people do not opt-in is because they are afraid they will be spammed. This has been a major problem on the Internet for years. Everyone abhors spam. If a prospect has any reason to suspect that you will sell their email address to others they will simply not sign in. Give them a guarantee that you will not share their email address with anyone whatsoever. This will end the worries of people who are concerned about that. After I added one I saw over a 60% increase in the number of sign-ups I was receiving. It’s amazing that a simple thing like this can make that much difference.

* Create several tightly targeted lists. Few people realize the power of a targeted list option. It depends on what you have to offer on your site, but this is something that if it can be used will greatly affect your opt-in rate. One of the lists options could be for periodic updates, another could include “how to” tips that your prospect would find helpful, while another could be for a newsletter with ongoing information. No matter which option they choose, you will still harvest their email address.

Think about what lists your market might be interested in, then offer those options on your site. A website visitor may have no interest in your generic mailing list but have a much greater interest in your newsletter. If you had not provided multiple options that person would have signed up for nothing. Usually three options are enough. If your visitors have not found something that interests them after three choices they are generally not worth going after.

* Make all your lists double opt-in. Double opt-in allows people to first sign up on your site, and then activate their subscription via a confirmation email. There are plenty of good reasons to have the double opt-in format. Number one, it will take away any chance of being labeled a spammer and secondly, you can show proof that people actually did request your emails.

Additionally, double opt-in will give your a significantly higher quality list of readers, as opposed to those from the singe opt-in method. The reason is because since these people are interested in your offer enough to verify with the confirmation email, they tend to be much more serious about what you offer. If that is the case, they will be much more responsive to your offers compared to those who sign up for your list on a whim. A high quality list is critical to making sales.

By putting the tips mentioned here into use you would be able to build a large, high quality list in a short amount of time. I have used all of these methods and they work very well. I am confident that they will work for you as well.

Thieves are a problem out in the brick and mortar world is for business owners and thieves are a concern for cyber space business owners. Out in the brick and mortar world, thieves will take money and merchandise and it isn’t any different online. The real world merchants use locks and alarms to deter thieves. Internet business owners need to use anti-theft software to protect their commissions. Here are some things you can do to protect yourself and your commissions:

1. Use Meta Refresh: A meta refresh is a simple bit of HTML code which automatically redirects your visitor to another page (your affiliate URL). It provides a neat way of presenting affiliate links in newsletters. It probably helps reduce commission bypassing and commission hijacking. A big advantage of using meta refreshes is that if merchants change their affiliate links, you can change links on dozens of pages quickly and easily by altering only one file. One problem is that some search engines don’t like meta refreshes because they’re frequently used for unsavory purposes. So if you use this technique, use it with caution.

2. Use a URL redirection service. You can use free services or buy a unique domain name for each affiliate program you join. URL redirection makes affiliate links less obvious, so this will reduce some commission thefts.

3. Use a web-based ad tracking service. The ad tracking link initially hides the affiliate link, reducing thefts.

4. Use an ad tracking script. Good ad tracking scripts hide the affiliate link as well as being useful for tracking. It has the advantage that it doesn’t promote someone else’s domain.

5. Use JavaScript redirect. Because this initially hides the affiliate link, it should reduce commission thefts.

Always be aware that thievery is a problem for online businesses and take the necessary steps to protect your commissions.