ClickBank security tips

How to prevent ClickBank fraud tips.

1. Products not listed on Marketplace

Sometimes, you can find sites not listed at Marketplace, but using Clickbank as payment processor.

Be careful if you plan to promote those sites. It could be that vendor is not accepting affiliates at all, or affiliate program is opened only for those who bought that product. So, stick to the products listed at Clickbank Marketplace.

2. Clicbank fraud - Common warning signs are listed below:

- BIG subscription form above the fold (top of page)
- Subscription (opt-in) form only - no order link on page
- Free chapter offer (appeared more than once)
- Subscription form (for what?) between sales page and order form
- Cookie stuffing (iframes, scripts to the order form)
- Affiliate links (hoplinks or some other aff network)
- Ads (banners/textlinks,adsense)
- Links to the other pages or websites not connected with products (account)
- Landing page not main page on domain (check main and linked from main)
- Anything other, if it is not connected to sale of that product.

If sales page (focused on sale) and product is really good, you can try to promote that product. Opt-in forms mentioned above can help with sales, but they are primary used to building list for vendors, not to help affiliates. And, most important, check for your nickname at clickbank order form. Always. Found some suspicious practice? Push that in the nearest clickbank forum, for example in clickbanksuccessforum.com/forum/.

3. Commission hijacking

It is well known that some affiliates and vendors are using spyware to steal affiliate commission. But some vendors are using old tricks to steal affiliate commission on their site. Today, when ClickBank Marketplace is updated daily, their position is going down (no affiliate sales), so it is easy to spot when is something wrong with that vendor. Below are some examples of commission stealing.

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