Came across this blog post by Mike Young today: Don’t Lose Your Merchant Account: 7 Free Resources for Helping Internet Marketers Stay Out of Trouble
By now every internet marketer should know about the FTC rules that recently became active that require us all to be upfront about our relationships with people we’re linking to.
Was I paid to write this review?
Do I get a commission if you purchase through my links?
Did I buy the product I just reviewed or was it a review copy given to me?
Add to that the bits about “typical results” and you might think that you’re home free.
But, apparently not – you can have all these new FTC rules covered and still mess up so bad that you could lose your merchant account.
Ouch.
Turns out that pre-checked checkboxes could get you in trouble when it comes to up-sells, cross-sells and a lot of other billing practices.
I’m not an expert on FTC regulations, so I suggest you head over to Mike’s site to read the full article. There’s also a list of additional resources that you might want to take a look at.
