Whitehat vs. Greyhat vs. Blackhat Affiliate Marketing

[Nick]

Affiliate marketing is terrific because there are a million different methods to make money online and a million more ways to approach those methods. Each affiliate is free to promote what they want and decide precisely how they want to promote it.

The methods you use to promote your offers (and to the extent you’re willing to go to do it) will give you a hat that defines the type of marketer you are.

If you don’t know what type of marketer you are currently, let me quickly break down each type so you can vote in the poll above and see where the community stands.

Whitehat​

Whitehat marketers are the good guys; they don’t break the rules. They’ll read all the rules and do everything they can to stay compliant. Often, a whitehat marketer won’t be going for a “quick buck” but instead trying to build solid campaigns slowly over time to reach long-term stability.

Success with whitehat can take longer to achieve (and may not happen at all), but they can live life with nothing to fear (account bans, payout refusals, etc.) because they’re playing the safe game. High-quality traffic sources and affiliate networks (with ethics) love