Affiliate Application Denied

by Scott Ames

Posted: 15 years ago 28 replies

INTERNET MARKETING

I get a laugh everytime some vendor denies my application to sell their product based on one of my web sites. It has to be the weakest and dumbest screening process in the world.

#affiliate #application #denied

alexei_aus 15 years ago

are you talking about CJ products?
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- Scott Ames 15 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by alexei_aus
  
  are you talking about CJ products?
  
  It was CJ this time, but the vendors there do it too. When you think about it, anyone and dazzle the reviewer with a fancy, targeted website by spending some time creating one that looks like the perfect affiliate. Smoke and mirrors, but not worth the effort. There are plenty of things to sell.
  
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  Loren Woirhaye 15 years ago
  
  One gets the feeling sometimes that competent affiliates
  understand internet marketing - and sometimes make
  more money at it -- than the vendors themselves, and
  this sort of elitism is part of the reason.
  
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Steve Taylor

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Scott Ames

I get a laugh everytime some vendor denies my application to sell their product based on one of my web sites. It has to be the weakest and dumbest screening process in the world.

Yep, especially when you don't know what offer you are going to promote.
Or if you plan on ppc promoting.

-Steve

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Mark Brian 15 years ago

Yeah it's the biggest pet peeve of all time with regards to affiliate networks... I really think a website shouldn't be required since there is PPC and Email marketing.
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Frank Ayres 15 years ago

I am a member of Pepperjam Network and i have been declined every product i have applied for because they base it on the web site i signed up with.

These companies are stupid
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David McGimpsey 15 years ago

I hate getting these declines too. Basing the decision on one website is stupid. I guess this shows one of the benefits of networks like Clickbank.

I understand they are trying to ensure their products/offers are not promoted in a bad way, but the one website screening process seems crazy.
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digitalproductreporter 15 years ago

i hate it too but I usually can find a competitor that WILL accept me in the same niche
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- Dan C. Rinnert 15 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by digitalproductreporter
  
  i hate it too but I usually can find a competitor that WILL accept me in the same niche
  
  And, in those cases, do you also feel motivated to work extra hard to promote that competing product?
  
  And, if I get rejected as an affiliate of a company I am a customer of, they lose a customer too.
  
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Chiayee 15 years ago

Some merchant auto-reject you because you are not from US.

Dumb.
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- Scott Ames 15 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Chiayee
  
  Some merchant auto-reject you because you are not from US.
  
  Dumb.
  
  Being from a specific country should not stop them for sure. The only reason I can see to deny someone is based on a past history of hijacking or spam. Looking at a website, or someone's address is not going to get that done. Affiliates can be quickly cut off if they don't follow the terms of service and the creatives are usually provided by the vendor, so I don't understand a denial.
  
  Oh well., there are lots of things to sell. Their loss.
  
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Fendi Salim 15 years ago

In CJ, you can add as many websites as you want.

So before applying for certain niche affiliate programs, you can have a similar niche website added to get approved.
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tdotbaby 15 years ago

CJ is famous for this...Most merchants want to see previous sales before they let you in....
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- Chris Lockwood 15 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by tdotbaby
  
  CJ is famous for this...Most merchants want to see previous sales before they let you in....
  
  Aren't they also famous for not paying commissions due?
  
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  Mike McBride 15 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Chris Lockwood
  
  Aren't they also famous for not paying commissions due?
  
  I have never heard that, nor did I ever have a problem getting paid.
  
  The one thing I did hear, and this may be what you got wind of, was that they were quite strict about their payment threshold AND about dumping affiliates who were inactive for a certain length of time (6 months, I believe.) When they dumped the inactives, they would not pay any accumulated commissions that were lower than the threshold.
  
  I much prefer Google Affiliate Networks (formerly Performics) and Linkshare anyway these days.
  
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  ahuddy 15 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Chris Lockwood
  
  Aren't they also famous for not paying commissions due?
  
  Unfortunately I have first hand experience with this.
  
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Glenn Grundberg

15 years ago

Sometimes you just have to pick up the phone or e-mail the specific company's affiliate rep directly and let them know what your business model and intent is.

If it is a killer product that fits one of my niches, I will take the time to do that, and I get approved 99.99% of the time when I do, even if I have been denied by the "system".

I suspect a lot of these bozos may just approve or disapprove based on a script that reads meta tags- I don't think any humans are even involved much of the time, because I have had terrific niche sites denied for a *clearly* suitable product or promotion several times, and when I contacted the rep, they were at a total loss to explain why and approved me on the SPOT.

So...If it's a great fit, with a great commish...make the call.

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Chiayee

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Glenn Grundberg

Sometimes you just have to pick up the phone or e-mail the specific company's affiliate rep directly and let them know what your business model and intent is.

Glenn:

If I think the products may sell well, I will try to appeal via email.
However.. It doesn't always work.

I simply move on.

Or

SEO/PPC on keywords related to the said products, then pre-sell the visitors to products of competitors.

CY

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tomfra 15 years ago

I have tried to apply to quite a few CPA networks and got accepted by just a few of them. What really sucks is that they usually don't tell you why the application was rejected. That's just bad business ethics IMHO.

"We don't want to do any business with you but we will not tell you why!"

Great! When I email them and politely ask "Could you please tell me why my application to join your CPA network was rejected?", they simply don't reply. Never. Childish...

Tomas
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trueclickerdotcom 15 years ago

That sucks man. I am ALWAYS looking out for good marketers. PM me sometime
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Ryan Dodson 15 years ago

Running a few affiliate programs myself has taught me to be strict with the screening process. Receiving hate mail saying, "I hate your screening process, I hate your company and I hate you " is a small price to pay when weeding out the probable spammers who'd get my company blacklisted.
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ExRat

15 years ago

Hi Mike,

I think he's referring to this -

Commission Junction - Settlement Website

Very brief summary -

1) They contend that the defendants did not do enough to monitor the CJ Network for the use by third-parties of software programs that do not comply with CJ's Publisher Code of Conduct and are intended to steal or divert commissions from Publishers and Advertisers on CJ's Network ("Non-Compliant Software") or to monitor for or prevent third parties from engaging in the theft or "hijacking" of commissions from Advertisers and Publishers on CJ's Network.

2) Defendants have agreed to the proposed settlement to avoid the threat and expense of years of further litigation.

3) Defendants have agreed to pay $1,000,000 into a Common Fund

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Mike McBride 15 years ago

Originally Posted by ExRat

Hi Mike,

I think he's referring to this -

Commission Junction - Settlement Website

Very brief summary -

Oh - that trifle.
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Bev Clement 15 years ago

The funniest refusal I had was a chocolate company who refused me because my website Chocolate, Chocolate Treats, Chocolate Gifts, Recipes | Chocolate Blog wasn't relevant to the product. Yes, I did have it up and running before I applied.
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steelhead 15 years ago

Yes, i know the pain. I have to believe some of these folks must have gotten stung somehow. I recently applied to forex program and was turned down. The website I listed was a commercial printing website I own.

Their loss.

-Seve
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- Jason Fenty 15 years ago
  
  I dont even show my websites. I just say Im a PPC Marketer.
  
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forous 15 years ago

It is their loss, because there are other affiliate programs who no better.
The clever ones will not reject you base on website since there is PPC.
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