Programs to Avoid
programs-to-avoid
Amazon Associates for competitive niches: 3% on most categories, 24-hour cookie window, and rates cut without notice. Fine for supplemental income if you already have Amazon-focused content, but don't build your entire business around it. Any "lifetime 50% commission" with no verifiable track record — these programs often disappear or change terms after you've sent significant traffic.
Terms change without notice and a headline rate is often first-payment only — confirm on the program's own page. How this data is sourced.
Commission
Headline rate
3–50%
Percentage range
3% – 50%
Lifetime
yes
Payments
Tracking & attribution
Reach
Every rate found on the source page
| Type | Value | Exact wording |
|---|---|---|
| commission pct | 50 | 50% commission |
| bare pct | 3 | 3% |
| bare pct | 50 | 50% |
Quoted verbatim from the program's own page.
Record
Last checked
2026-08-24
Data completeness
12%
share of the fields this directory tracks that are filled for this program
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