I did some research on affiliate marketing and decided to try clickbank out. I created an account and loaded 5 products I picked from the database. I verified that all order pages had my account nickname at the bottom, ensuring I would be paid. After some time passed and I wasn't seeing any momentum, I discovered the order page link was no longer associated with my account nickname. My commission all this time were just going right back to clickbank. I never saw a dime!