Protecting Your Commissions

Protecting Your Commissions

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.

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