[Linda Buquet]

Re parasites:

"I would say look for: pop-ups, text stating that they highjack commissions, other than that - I don't know...?"

They won't TELL you they highjack commissions. You are on CJ which makes it a little easier. CJ flags publishers that use any type of download software app. That's the main thing you want to be careful of. If they have a rebate site or a shopper toolbar or anything like that they could be bad news. If unsure you can do some research by Googling publishername spyware or publishername adware or publishername parasite. Sometimes you will find things that signal they are a baddie. CJ has gotten rid of some of the worst offenders but still has some in the network that are iffy.

" What about the issue of letting publishers change links to make sure that Google doesn't give them a lower quality score for posting duplicate content??? Is that something I should do?"

I'm not sure about all the ramifications of that. I don't manage programs any more and have not managed it CJ for awhile. There are other good reasons affiliates may want to change links but there are probably other things that bad affiliates could do if you give them the option. Maybe ask yor CJ rep for the pros and cons???