Comments on: Automatic Decline of Affiliate Applications — Bad Practice http://www.amnavigator.com/blog/2009/11/12/automatic-decline-of-affiliate-applications-bad-practice/ Geno talks about affiliate marketing, leadership, etc Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:13:38 +0000 hourly 1 By: Geno http://www.amnavigator.com/blog/2009/11/12/automatic-decline-of-affiliate-applications-bad-practice/comment-page-1/#comment-4865 Geno Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:32:05 +0000 http://www.amnavigator.com/blog/?p=4455#comment-4865 Exactly my point, <b>Nancy</b>! With these merchants, it's turns into an eternal cause-and-effect circle. The cause of the application decline is the lack of activity/ranking/caliber/stats, but it's hard to improve unless you get admitted into the bigger brand (or better converting) affiliate programs. I'd say: don't despair! Just work with the smarter merchants. I've heard that even 4-bar CJ affiliates get their applications auto-declined by certain merchants. What a silly way to target your affiliate application approval process: automatically decline everyone who is less than 5 bars! Exactly my point, Nancy! With these merchants, it’s turns into an eternal cause-and-effect circle. The cause of the application decline is the lack of activity/ranking/caliber/stats, but it’s hard to improve unless you get admitted into the bigger brand (or better converting) affiliate programs. I’d say: don’t despair! Just work with the smarter merchants.

I’ve heard that even 4-bar CJ affiliates get their applications auto-declined by certain merchants. What a silly way to target your affiliate application approval process: automatically decline everyone who is less than 5 bars!

]]> By: Nancy Nally http://www.amnavigator.com/blog/2009/11/12/automatic-decline-of-affiliate-applications-bad-practice/comment-page-1/#comment-4863 Nancy Nally Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:17:23 +0000 http://www.amnavigator.com/blog/?p=4455#comment-4863 I get so frustrated with this practice! I get auto-denied from programs because I obviously don't have the magic productivity stats that these programs apparently want to let me in...but I can't get productive sales stats without getting into these programs that are a good fit for my specific audience! How am I supposed to build a productive marketing history with ads that shows I can produce sales for an affiliate if no decent programs for me will let me in? I get so frustrated with this practice! I get auto-denied from programs because I obviously don’t have the magic productivity stats that these programs apparently want to let me in…but I can’t get productive sales stats without getting into these programs that are a good fit for my specific audience! How am I supposed to build a productive marketing history with ads that shows I can produce sales for an affiliate if no decent programs for me will let me in?

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