David Gasparyan is the founder & president of Phonexa, a turnkey marketing suite for calls, leads, clicks, email, SMS, accounting and more.
Four Ways To Deter Affiliate Marketing Fraud
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Four Ways To Deter Affiliate Marketing Fraud
As the affiliate marketing space continues to grow, so too has widespread fraud plaguing affiliates industrywide. Data from a study by CHEQ shows that affiliate fraud rates have nearly doubled in the past two years.
Four Ways To Deter Affiliate Marketing Fraud
There are countless ways for scammers to defraud affiliate marketers. The most common affiliate marketing scams include—but are not limited to—fraudulent leads, click spam, spoof traffic, URL hijacking and affiliate programs that require payment to join.
Four Ways To Deter Affiliate Marketing Fraud
As the founder and president of Phonexa, a company that offers a turnkey suite of automated performance marketing solutions, I have a wealth of experience working with marketers in the affiliate marketing space. From my experience, there are various approaches affiliate marketers can use to mitigate fraud.
Four Ways To Deter Affiliate Marketing Fraud
The following are four effective strategies for deterring affiliate marketing fraud.
Four Ways To Deter Affiliate Marketing Fraud
1. Conduct a thorough evaluation of affiliates new to your program.
Effective fraud mitigation starts with a thorough understanding of all new members joining your affiliate program. This is a crucial first step for deterring fraud, as the practices employed by new members will directly affect the performance of your affiliate program and, ultimately, impact the reputation of your brand.
Four Ways To Deter Affiliate Marketing Fraud
The following are just a few warning signs to consider when assessing members who recently joined your affiliate program:
• The new affiliate’s email address doesn’t match their website’s URL. This is indicative of a lack of transparency on the new affiliate’s end and can serve as a major red flag moving forward.
• Failure to promptly respond to emails or requests for communication. A lack of communication is especially…
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