Reliable affiliate companies give affiliates the piece of mind needed to feel comfortable about making money using the Internet – without the fear of facing nonexistent payment. Working with a reliable and trustworthy affiliate company eases the minds of affiliates who want to back the highest level of products that ensure proper customer satisfaction. All of this will create better results regarding commission.

When looking for a hassle-free approach towards earning an income on the Web – seeking a reputable affiliate program is a must. Unfortunately, some people fall into the trap of selecting an affiliate company that possesses a less than desirable track record. This can endanger your career as an affiliate and cause you to lose out in the end. I'm not just referring to the companies who run scams looking to cheat commissions or trick you into backing a worthless product – I'm speaking on the kind of company that wastes your precious time with dead-end efforts.

Online – there are numerous affiliate programs with a shining reputation. For example, I am part of an affiliate group for several companies, including Clickbank, Commission Junction, Plug in Profit Site, Host4Profit, SFI, and Share-a-Sale. As soon as commissions are owed – I receive immediate payment from these companies. They are so reliable that I grew too lenient with my monthly receipts.

It suddenly dawned on me that a particular affiliate company that I had put my time and energy into had never given me one dime even though I was sealing many deals for a couple of months. They owed me close to $2,000. I was so upset with myself that I hadn’t kept a better eye on my receipts. This experience taught me to keep track of outstanding commissions by following a system.

I was pretty lucky with this case, as I was able to receive the full amount due to me when I emailed the owner and inquired when I was going to get paid. Almost instantaneously, I was compensated. This was a close call because I thought for sure I would have had to take a loss.

The next month – I received payment from all others except that troublesome affiliate company. It took about two to three reminders before I received payment. During the following month, when I reminded the company about sending payment, they informed me that a check was already posted in my name. I never received any check, so I waited until the old check was canceled and new payment was sent out once again.

While the check might have very well been posted, I have to tell you that this is one of the oldest methods of stalling. This incident captured my immediate attention. It started to become clear that I would have to track down my commission payments with this company on a monthly basis. My books also showed that it was taking longer as each month passed to actually receive money owed.

I'm not sure what the issue was (perhaps the owner of the company lacked organization) but I didn’t need to waste my time chasing after my payment every month. I really liked the products they offered, but I still decided to end our business relationship. It isn't that hard to pay affiliates on time, as all the other reliable companies I worked with had no problem paying my commission on time. I didn’t even have to remind them once.

Therefore, when seeking products for promotion, always conduct a bit of research on a potential affiliate company to see what other people are saying. If a company displays a lot of complaints – look elsewhere. Plenty of reliable affiliate companies await your efforts, so you really have no need to waste time with scams.