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WARNING: Affiliate Marketing May Be Illegal!

WARNING: Affiliate Marketing May Be Illegal!

by Narek Gabrielian on October 16, 2009 in Internet Marketing

The affiliate marketing, the way we know it, is illegal. Unless you make some changes to your affiliate marketing promotions, you might have to pay $11,000 to the FTC. I will explain why in a second…

“Since when,” you might ask.

Since October 5, 2009 when US Federal Trade Commission changed some of their guidelines related to affiliate marketing.

Quick summary: bloggers who endorse products must disclose any financial benefits they receive for doing so. The violators will pay $11,000 per violation.

See Full Version: New Rules For Bloggers And Affiliate Marketers

I didn’t get a call from FTC notifying me about this. Rather, Ray Edwards, an exceptional Internet marketer and brilliant copywriter wrote about this on his blog, which I was lucky to be following.

His Post: FTC Kills Affiliate Marketing?

By the way, if you’re interested in learning about copywriting, Internet marketing, product launches, and how to make your business more profitable in an economic environment — go to Ray’s blog and subscribe for his updates.

The problem with affiliate marketing:

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