What is hold

When making a decision about earning money on the Internet, quite often the problem of choosing a source for earning money arises, and the specifics of certain types of activities can also become a problem. In this regard, users are increasingly choosing a variety of affiliate programs as an option to generate income. Most of the affiliate programs operate with holdings.

Hold in affiliate programs

A hold is a period of time during which the funds earned by a partner will be frozen. The earned amount goes to the user’s account, but he does not have the opportunity to withdraw these funds. Affiliate programs use hold to protect themselves from possible fraud, but most users prefer to work with the ability to withdraw funds immediately after payment.

The reason for the emergence of such a concept as hold is due to the development of technology. Fraudsters have found ways to trick advertisers by providing low-quality traffic, which, in addition to not bringing real buyers to the site, also draws funds from it for advertising support.

The presence in the program of the hold indicates the responsible attitude of the moderators to advertising support and means a thorough check of user actions. If there are no violations as a result of the verification, the hold is withdrawn, and the user can receive his funds at any time. In fact, the hold does not affect either the program’s work or the amount of earnings, so you should not be afraid of its presence in the affiliate program.