What about WSO Affiliates With 1% or Less Conversion Rate?

As long as it is not 0%, there is still some hope. Maybe they just haven't found the right product to match their traffic profile. The biggest problem many marketers commit is building traffic around products when it should be the other way around.

Be cautious with affiliates with a low conversion rate'. If you have affiliates sending traffic that doesn't convert, or doesn't convert WELL, this can hurt YOUR EPCs.

If your EPC is too low (because affiliates are sending low quality traffic) then that makes it harder for YOU to recruit GOOD affiliates who CONVERT.

A "bird in hand is NOT always worth 2 in the bush" here.

That's funny, I actually had an affiliate apply that W+ said had 0% conversions and 1000-5000 sales. I dunno, I'm guessing the system rounds down. If they are getting large number of sales, I'm happy to work with them, regardless of where they are coming from.

They may not be promoting via email and most of them may even be new to internet marketing so I would give them a chance to see how they do on your product.

It really depends because I have found that people with a conversion percentage less than 1% are usually to serial refunders... especially on here in the WSO section. You should only approve affiliates who you know or who have contacted you.

I tend to look at the whole picture...

For example, if they have lots of activity on the forum and a decent amount of sales and they did a good job explaining how they planned to promote when requesting then I will be more likely to approve them...

On the reverse, if they have very little activity on the forum and they didn't take the time to explain their promotion tactics then I will be more likely to NOT approve them.

I definitely think that you are on the right track with your thinking. As these affiliates might be doing something they shouldn't - but it could also be a case where they "used" to do things differently and now they are doing them "legit".

If you are kinda on the fence and aren't sure which way to go what I do is I reach out to the affiliate via PM. A legitimate affiliate will respond to your PM and give you more information to help you make an informed decision. Some will never get back to you and then it's an easy decline.

I have had some affiliates who stats were questionable and I reached out to them and asked how they planned to promote and they ended up being decent affiliates.

It really comes down to judgement and I think you're on the right track with your line of thinking and no one can blame you for not approving these affiliates. Also, if you do plan to approve these affiliates then I wouldn't approve them when you first launch your WSO I wait until the "buzz" dies down so these affiliates don't "ruin" your conversions before it even gets off the ground.

Good luck.

Cheers,
Coby

My experience is that out of over 950+ affiliates I have in my Warrior Plus, only about 15-20 of them have produced notable results. 90%+ of Warrior Plus affiliates are time wasters. I don't mean to sound harsh but based on my experience, that's the reality. Most people who request to approve your product will never send you even one sale. So as they always recommend, only ever approve affiliates you know. You set to lose a lot more than you set to gain by approving random affiliates.