Posted on Thursday, 21st August 2008 by Jeff
According to a card I received in the mail today, Commission Junction is having some serious legal problems. Allegedly, their system has allowed commissions to be hijacked or stolen which ultimately lead to lost commissions for both advertisers and publishers. The official hearing starts January, 2009 and they’re supposedly going to pool out $1,000,000 to all of its members or old members that could have been effected. The affiliates who earn the most will most likely get the highest payouts.
So what’s my opinion on this whole thing? I honestly don’t think a lot of it to be honest with you. I’ve been a CJ affiliate for quite some time now and currently run their ads on SiteStartups.com. I’ve always felt that they’ve been honest with me and paid out the amounts they owe. The reason why people are going after them is because they’re one of the best affiliate networks on the internet and are the most popular. I think the problems they’re experiencing right now can be found in some other popular affiliate networks but are simply covered up. In fact, some other affiliate networks “purposely” scam their affiliates and keep their commissions while charging their clients for the sale. If you’re thinking of pulling their ads off your website I would advise you to think twice about that. Chances are these problems have only effected a very small percentage of their affiliates, and you’ll only be hurting yourself if you do so. Unless there’s solid evidence that these problems have effected a significant amount of members I’m going to stay a loyal CJ affiliate.
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