How to spot some RED FLAGS before joining a TE?
Dear Readers,
It is very easy to get swayed by earning easy money.
And, I am also very easily attracted to this.
And, I end up losing money.
Therefore, i have identified some ways
to spot Red Flags, that have helped me stay away from being scammed.
I would like to share them with you.
My basic checks.
Site Ownership - If the site belongs to an unknown owner.
I check the domain history to see if there are any Red Flags.
There are many domain history checker sites
(you can do a basic search in google) out there.
Additionally, I also ask around.
If i find that the domain is not new (more than 2 years old) then i use
Archive.org to see the history of the site.
As an example, please take 5 minutes out of your day and
check the domain history of https://cashcowtraffic.com/
Once you reach the calendar,
Click on the skyscrapers to see screen captures of the URL.
Let me know in comments what you discover.
Making an informed decision is 100 times better than
following blindly.
Nothing wrong in joining for the traffic.
Also, I wouldnt be surprised if some promoters say they got paid etc.,
after i make this post. Am not concerned about the 10% that get paid.
It is the 90% that get scammed and leave this industry, that am concerned about.
Happy Valentine's Day! Stay Safe Online!
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Feb 14th 2025 at 11:02 PM by Brigita Miklos I was thinking about joining but after this I definitely won't, although I was suspicious of the high rewards. Thanks Mona for the warning |
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Feb 15th 2025 at 2:12 AM by Clare Bowen Hi Mona and Brigita :-) Very important post Mona, and I'm grateful for it. As a community we need people to look out for others in the community. It's all very well for those that can afford to lose to a scam site, but unfortunately, there are many who can't. Those that can afford it can promote a site despite the red flags with the thinking only of what they can lose. They tend I think to forget that when others, especially less experienced surfers see their ads, they think it must be an okay site to join, spend time on, and possibly money. Other red flags are an inefficient support desk or no response to support tickets. I have sent a ticket to the owner of the site you mention for example and thus far had no response. And a big one for me, is that you can usually tell the motives of an owner by the type of info they add and more importantly, what they don't add. If someone really wants their members to earn for example, they would have thought properly about how they will pay them, minimum payouts etc. The absence of this type of information is a huge red flag IMO. Though, of course, the presence of these two thing is no guarantee either, the red flags are what we're looking for. |
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Feb 20th 2025 at 7:55 AM by Clare Bowen Yes, going in with eyes wide open is fine. I've surfed several sites for the credits alone even when the red flags are hitting me around the head lol. And if you can take good rewards without investing, why not? I stand firm on my position about promoting responsibly though. I never promote red flag sites and sometimes I wish I could stop them being promoted here. But you, know, until there's evidence of a scam, it can't be called one :-) |
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