How to prevent from commisions being "hijacked" ?

chris casab · 11-16-2009, 06:17 PM

Hi folks. I've recently read this text somewhere about how affiliate commissions are being "hijacked". Here are the instructions. LOL! Now, seriously, as a newbie marketer I ask you experienced guys: Is this real? And if it is, how do you protect your bussines from being stealed? This caused panic to me!

Please read:

"You may not know that a significant slice of the affiliate commissions paid out by the big affiliate networks are being subverted by software plug-ins on consumers' web browsers that cause the affiliate commissions to be channeled to software developers and other organizations, rather than to the affiliates whose links direct the consumer to the merchant's site!
While the problem is more than a year old, here's what's causing the uproar today:
When consumers download music-swapping software, they are asked to show support for the software developer splitting the affiliate commission between the developer and the shopper. When the consumer comes to a merchant site that offers an affiliate commission (for anything), a browser plug-in (installed at the same time as the music software) indicates this to the shopper and directs the shopper to a site to pick up the software developer's affiliate cookie which overwrites a previous affiliate cookie.
When the sale is made, the software developer gets the affiliate commission. Some promise the shopper a piece of that commission as a rebate, giving the shopper an incentive to cooperate. Wurld Media or TopMoxie software bundled with file-swapping programs Morpheus and LimeWire, respectively, are said to divert affiliate commissions.
The result is that the affiliate whose link brought the shopper to the merchant's site is cut out of the rightful affiliate commission!
In essence, the affiliate's commission is "hijacked."

11-16-2009, 06:17 PM	#1
chris casab Warrior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 25 Thanks: 7 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	How to prevent from commisions being "hijacked" ? Hi folks. I've recently read this text somewhere about how affiliate commissions are being "hijacked". Here are the instructions. LOL! Now, seriously, as a newbie marketer I ask you experienced guys: Is this real? And if it is, how do you protect your bussines from being stealed? This caused panic to me! Please read: "You may not know that a significant slice of the affiliate commissions paid out by the big affiliate networks are being subverted by software plug-ins on consumers' web browsers that cause the affiliate commissions to be channeled to software developers and other organizations, rather than to the affiliates whose links direct the consumer to the merchant's site! While the problem is more than a year old, here's what's causing the uproar today: When consumers download music-swapping software, they are asked to show support for the software developer splitting the affiliate commission between the developer and the shopper. When the consumer comes to a merchant site that offers an affiliate commission (for anything), a browser plug-in (installed at the same time as the music software) indicates this to the shopper and directs the shopper to a site to pick up the software developer's affiliate cookie which overwrites a previous affiliate cookie. When the sale is made, the software developer gets the affiliate commission. Some promise the shopper a piece of that commission as a rebate, giving the shopper an incentive to cooperate. Wurld Media or TopMoxie software bundled with file-swapping programs Morpheus and LimeWire, respectively, are said to divert affiliate commissions. The result is that the affiliate whose link brought the shopper to the merchant's site is cut out of the rightful affiliate commission! In essence, the affiliate's commission is "hijacked."