While reading through some threads, I saw that some people suggested creating multiple accounts for networks or TS
When you create a 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc account, do you use the same info? Same name, same skype, same email, same mobile no, etc?
Because when you get paid (for networks), they need to send it to your personal info and bank right?
Is it typically allowed to create multiple accounts?
For obvious reasons, I can't encourage anyone to go against the TOS of aff/traffic networks.
Aff networks will usually not mind if you have a good reason to open an additional account, as long as you're doing good volume. But most traffic networks will not allow multiple accounts by the same person.
However - I don't see anything in traffic network TOSs against recruiting your friends and family as associates and opening some accounts in their names. There will also be repercussions such as your family/friends having to report "earnings" and pay taxes. DISCLAIMER: I'm not a lawyer so am not qualified to give legal advice, so please tread carefully and at your own risk.
Amy
Depending on the country you are operating from, depends the answer to some of your questions.
Let's say you have a close friend or family member who you trust and want to use his credentials to operate in some networks or traffic sources that for whatever reason you can't go with your name. You'd want to consider the following, before making any decision.
1. Can you get them to open or give you access to their bank accounts?
2. In case of high network payout, do you have a tax strategy to avoid getting anyone in trouble with their spent and income?
3. In case one of the entities pretends that the agreement has been broken and wants to open a legal case, who will follow all the procedures?
4. Let's say you have all the above problems sorted out, are you sure the person involved in this doesn't get jealous if you move 4+ figures a day?
No matter what the case behind your question is, but it would be better to discuss it with the entity and come down to an agreement. Some industries like affiliate are huge in opportunities but can become small enough very quickly if trying to go against.
My advice is, don't worry about multiple accounts of anything until you are in a position that you absolutely have to consider it.
It can get tricky on both the financial responsibility side as well as juggling multiple accounts. Some sources can detect your footprint easily so you have to have a precise setup.
Andrew
If you're running whitehat, and you want to use multiple accounts to just get more traffic, you can run with your normal data.
If you run black and you need more accounts due to account suspension it's a complete different ball game.
You need virtual machine plus high quality proxy or team viewer with another real IP.
Then you need different payment methods and so on.
Not worth it unless you're doing big damage.
The most important question : why do you need multiple accounts?
Most people who need multiple accounts are breaking some rules, either at the traffic source or at the aff.network.
As a rule of thumb, networks prohibit creation of multiple accounts because they know this, so they want to protect themselves. But in case you have valid reasons for this, you can get green light for this on a case by case basis.
To give you an idea about valid reasons:
- multiple people that work for you could use different accounts so they don't see what the others are doing
- multiple tracking solutions - usually an aff.network only allows one postback, so you need another account for a different tracker
- you own several companies to optimize costs/revenue
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