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Should Cheating Affiliates Worry About Getting Caught?

July 8, 2011 by Shawn Collins

Q: I’ve been doing affiliate marketing for about 6 months without success, and then I decided to use the products name in my domain for example productnameREVIEW.com and I had great success, but I’m using there Trademark should I be worried as the product I’m promoting says in CJ.com I should not use there keyword in my domain?

Shawn CollinsA: I think you should definitely be worried. You’re violating the terms you agreed to when you partnered with this company.

So, if they catch you, they have every right to suspend your commissions, and not pay you, because you are cheating.

That’s bad business, and certainly not a long term strategy to be a parasite.

If you have no problem being disreputable and to have people not want to work with you, continue down that path.

Or you could operate with trust and honesty, which is what I would certainly encourage.

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