Affiliate marketing does not magically get rid of waste. It just transfers the risk involved to another downstream party, while buying a shield of deniability of the unethical and scam tactics commonly used by affiliates.

We are considering an affiliate model for a new side-product. Can you point out the worst issues we should watch out for ?

(Its a virtual-goods product. Not subscription, but usually multiple-return customers. Around 70% gross margin since we have some high upfront provisioning cost.)

Pressure sales tactics, spamming and hijacking the last click are the things that really work in affiliate marketing