Originally Posted by Sly

The point is typically fraud protection.

I review accounts every morning, first thing, minus weekends. I would say that between 25-33% of the people that apply for accounts, do not list a website that they own, even though we require it. When this happens, I automatically deny, but an e-mail explanation to me will usually get your account approved.

Now you ask, why is it a problem if the user does not list a website? First off, it means they can't follow directions. Please follow directions. Second, it means they may or may not have a website, and don't want to show me it if they do. Why do they not want to show me their website? Third, it means they want to run a quick pump and dump. Why is this a problem? Explained below.

Let's say that we completely opened up account approvals. No moderation required. A chatter, virus, etc affiliate signs up on Friday night. They know it's the weekend, most likely nobody is watching the source of joins too close. This affiliate then has a several day window to blast. A good chatter could easily send 50+ joins daily until they get caught, if they get caught. They might get caught nine times out of 10, but that one time they do not get caught by ABC Program, they could make out like a bandit.

Again you wonder, why is this a problem? Just don't pay them? Sure, they won't get paid. But who is going to pay for the chargebacks and all of the other BS associated with fraud and bad joins? We do.

It's simply not worth the risk. We're talking about a 48 hour window here. Have some patience. As an affiliate, you should want to work with affiliate programs that do their due diligence. It will help them stay alive longer and continue paying you throughout the years.