What do you check before joining a new network?

AffKong Partners

AffKong

Affiliate Program Representative
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Hey everyone,
A question for those who have been in affiliate marketing long enough to get burned at least once.
When a new network reaches out, or you find one yourself, what do you check before sending a single click their way?

Our shortlist, based on conversations from recent conferences:
— Payment terms in writing before launch, with no “we’ll sort it out later”
— A real person on the other side who replies within a day
— Clear traffic source rules from day one
— Reports you can reconcile with your own tracking
— Reviews here and in other communities, plus how the network handles criticism

What’s on your list? And the flip side: what made you stay with a network longer than you planned?
 

AffKong Partners
INFO

  1. AGD Terms Certification
    Terms and Conditions
  2. Slow/Delayed Payments?
    No
  3. Have Retroactively Changed T&C's?
    No
  4. Have Negative Carryover?
    No
  5. High Roller Policy
    No
  6. Are Casino Earnings Bundled?
    No
  7. Missing Admin Fee
    No
  8. Ambiguous Termination Clause
    Yes
  9. T&C updates not emailed
    No

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