Stealing your affiliate links

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Link theft is copying the URL of an affiliate link and replacing the information at the end of the link (such as the affiliate ID) with your own. This is a direct form of theft, which involves stealing potential earnings from other affiliates, and while your goal is to only work with trusted partners, it does happen sometimes.

Of course, link theft doesn't always happen all b2c data included have among affiliates. Basically, anyone can try to get a discount on a linked product by signing up as an affiliate and purchasing the item using their own link. In most cases, they get caught, but it's still a nuisance.

The problems caused by link theft vary depending on the culprit. When it happens between affiliates, it can create feelings of hostility. This is because affiliates may feel that their links are not protected and that other, less honest affiliates are profiting from their work. In short, it can flood your program with affiliates who are stealing from you.

Easy Affiliation Fraud Prevention Plugin goes miles to protect you from this problem.

Another way to reduce the risk of link theft is to cloak your links. This makes it impossible for others (whether inside or outside the program) to replace the affiliate information at the end of the URL with their own. To start, we recommend a link shortener plugin, such as Pretty Links .