It's happened where the affiliate links getting stolen and losing up to 40% of affiliate commission. All these attempts prey on people to instill in their minds that they may not be getting what they deserve. I know that commission stealing is a problem, and affiliate networks like Clickbank have taken steps to plug the leaks in their systems.But it's wiser to take extra step tp prevent this kind of risk.
What is link hijacking.
Adware and spyware programs that are unknowingly installed on our computer( you never know when you have picked up a spyware program) - It rewrite affiliate links on web pages you visit. This iswhat we known as link hijacking.
you visitors click one of the affiliate links to learn more from your website. If your visitor have spyware on his computer, it can literally intercept the link and replace your affiliate id with the affiliate id of whoever wrote the spyware program.
What people says:
I Use cloaked affiliate links or redirect pages a lot not because I'm afraid of having commission deliberately stolen from right under my nose, but because I'm annoyed at the length and ugliness of affiliate URL's.
