[kellymccausey]

There's been a lot of 'paid referral schemes' posted here since the Affiliate Marketing forum opened and I want to clarify the difference.

Programs that have been created just to generate 'referrals for cash' may resemble an affiliate program, but they're not one. For example, a website is created for the sole purpose of recruiting new participants. You pay to sign up and then you get other people to do the same and you earn from their referral. This is not a legitimate affiliate program, it's a pyramid scheme that eventually collapses.

Please do not post any 'referrals for cash' program promotions here in the Affiliate Marketing forum.

There are some good affiliate programs that offer a Pay Per Lead option. For example, a company that sells car warranties will pay you a few dollars if you refer someone to them interested in a car warranty. That's a legitimate pay per lead affiliate program.

We DO want you to recommend good affiliate programs that you're doing well with.

If you want to recommend something and you're not sure if it fits, please PM me and I'll help clarify it for you.

In any event - don't post affiliate links here. That's against our ad rules.