For business owners, Google can be both a blessing and a curse. It’s a blessing because it provides customers (and potential customers) with easy access to information about your products, your services, and your brand. It’s a curse because it doesn’t only show people the information you want them to see—and it falls to you, the business owner, to be vigilant about Google’s search results and how they reflect on your company’s online reputation.

So you have decided to give affiliate marketing a try, and are busy learning all about what is affiliate marketing. You have found a great affiliate program, with pre-made websites, lots of training and ads that you can use right out of the box. However, all your work could mean nothing if you don’t stay away from the following 3 newbie mistakes in affiliate marketing.