Once you've signed up for what appears to be a ngreat affiliate program, you've already developednyour strategy, selected your banners, and othernmaterials for marketing. nnOnce you've figured everything out, you may stillnhave problems developing marketing strategies andnfind yourself wondering what's wrong. Below,nyou'll find some of the most common issues thatnaffect sales commissions and leads.nnSoggy cookiesnA lot of merchants use cookies for tracking yournreferrals. As a majority of customers don't npurchase on the first visit, cookies allow fornpotential referrals to be tagged with your ID sonthat if they do purchase later, you'll get the ncredit for the sale.nnThe durations for the cookies will vary fromnmerchant to merchant. Some last as short as a nsingle session, while others can last for years.nIf the visitor flushes their cookies on a regularnbasis, has cookie blocking software, or the nprogram from the merchant isn't operating correctly,nthere really isn't anything you can do.nnMultiple methods of paymentnIf you've joined an affiliate program through a nnetwork that processes payments of products onnbehalf of merchants, it's not uncommon for merchantsnto offer several methods of payment. While this nis great for customers, it's bad for affiliates.nnBefore you begin to advertise any products or nservices as an affiliate of a network, always ncheck the merchant site carefully. If you havenany doubt, contact the merchant before you proceednany further. nnMonitoring your arrangementsnEven the most honest of merchants will have nproblems with their affiliate software at somenpoint in time. Therefore, it's important to nregularly check cookies and merchant sites fornany changes that may affect your pay.
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