Though Affiliate marketing has emerged as an easy way of earning income online and has a lot of potential but still there are some disadvantages which must be kept in mind if you intend to be an affiliate.

Disadvantages of Affiliate Marketing

• The commission to be received by an affiliate takes time to reach him (probably one to two months)
• Generating money for a new affiliate will take some weeks or even months, but once he is established as an affiliate he will receive checks on regular basis.
• You have to sell products with a money back guarantee and in case of sales return the situation gets a bit tricky.
• The commission rate which you are receiving is variable and there is a possibility of you not receiving what was promised to you the exact commission you receive will be known when the check arrives in the mail.
• There is also the chance of companies closing their programs and affiliates being left without their share of commission.
• One of the major disadvantages of this program is that you cannot totally rely on commission as a stable source of income as it varies frequently.
• From the merchant’s point of view there are great chances of them suffering high level of commission costs.
• There are also chances of affiliates misleading customers with false advertisements.