#4 Pick Your Partners Wisely
How well do your affiliate operators run their business? If you think that’s not your business, ask someone who is never going to see their final payments from FTP. Do your homework before getting involved with an affiliate program.
The forums at CAP and AffiliateGuardDog.com are the perfect place for doing a bit of due diligence on potential partners. Sure there’s plenty of useless complaining on the forums, but they do have a way of revealing a company’s true character. Keep an eye on these sites and you may catch wind of trouble long before it bites you in the wallet.