The issue of forced clicks has become a hot topic in the affiliate marketing world in the past month stemming from discussions at the ShareASale ThinkTank and a few heated threads at ABestWeb.

Kellie Stevens from AffiliateFairPlay has done a study on the issue and releases her findings today:

We decided to conduct a small study to determine the incidence of forced clicks occurring on coupon sites. There is has been increased discussion regarding coupon sites engaging in forced clicks and we wanted to see if the increase in discussion correlated with an increase in affiliates engaging in the practice.

Prevalence of Forced Clicks on Couopn Sites