One thing you need to prepare before joining a campaign is; ready to be disappointed...
late payments, small shares, and scams are problems that bounty hunters have often experienced. prepare your self to be disappointed, just work the campaign and not getting your hopes up on an ICO / IEO project that you follow is the wisest thing you should do at this time.
That's true! In other words, being ready to be disappointed is being ready to accept the risks! Bounty campaigns contain a lot of risks that bounty hunters need to accept it! Some of the risks we can easily eliminate by doing researches or by our experiences. Though, there are a lot of risks that we can't control them! Therefore, being ready to accept any risks is very important!