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[jaykhan]

Hi everyone

I ended up in this forum as a result of a question I posed in the A4U forum.
The question that I asked was: "Why is it that people apply to join a program but submit false personal details, ie telephone, address etc?"

Somebody was kind enough to reply to my post and pointed me to this link, here.org.uk/2008/08/why-affiliate-marketing-has-a-bad-name.html, where there was a comment made by The 5 Star President Linda, and which has to be said was the most descriptive explanation to my question.

I'm fairly new to the Affiliate Account Management game but I am fairly experienced in SEO, PPC, XHTML and CSS.

I hope that I can learn from other 5 Star members experiences and knowledge, and at the same time share my own experiences and knowledge.

[Larwee]

Welcome to 5 Star, jaykhan.

People end up finding us in all types of ways. We are always glad when members find us and decide to become members.

There is a thread here related to what you said in which Linda tells that story and there is more information from other members as well. Here is that thread Fighting Affiliate Fraud - Put Your Detective Hat On

Since you are new to affiliate management, you could possibly benefit from our Merchant & Affiliate Manager Discussions Forum http://affiliate-marketing-forums.5s...r-discussions/

Based on what you said, you may also be interested in our Search Engine Marketing & SEO Forum and our Pay per Click Questions - PPC Forum.

I hope you will be participating in some of our discussions and possibly even answer some questions.

If you should ever have any questions, just ask in the appropriate forum. Our members are friendly and very helpful.

Thanks for joining.

[jaykhan]

cool: Thanks for directing me to the information I have been looking for and to the Merchant & Affiliate Manager Discussions Forum.

You're absolutely right about me still being interested in SEO and PPC, so no doubt I will be visiting that section too.

I look forward to joining in the Affiliate and various other Marketing discussions with other members.

[Linda Buquet]

Hi jaykhan,

Welcome to 5 Star. Glad you found us through that post I made at Keiron's blog. That link in your intro reminded me of that post, which I had forgotten about, so I just went over there and saw a new comment that made me want to reply. So my comments lead you here and your post lead me back there. And that's how we travel the Web 2.0 information highway.

Hope we can help expand your knowledge and learn some new tricks and tips.

Larry pointed you to our affiliate manager forum. Here's an especially good thread
if you are fairly new to the game.

5 Ways to KEEP Affiliates Happy & Motivated!