Mainstream affiliate programs... Are we insane or are they?

Sysprod · 11-23-2005

They really need to get their shit together

"As seen on TV"
I signed up with their program to co-brand a site I wanted to build. Immediately I got declined because I didn't supply a website to show them the context of the site I was going to use them on. Ok, understandable… so I call them up and explain to them that I plan on building the site around all of their products, which is why I have nothing to show beforehand, other then the URL.

The guy tells me to put up a splash page, just to give him an idea of what the site will be like and also tells me that they don’t allow affiliates to use their images of the products, due to legal reasons. He does tell me I can use my own images of the products, just as long as they don’t come from their site, ok fine... a little extra work, no big deal.

I get the splash page done (http://www.seen-it-on-tv.com) A week goes by, no word from him. I call them up yesterday to find out the status, the new guy I talk to tells me he declined the application because I am using their product images. I explained to him that I didn’t get the images from “their” site and that the other guy I talked to said it was ok as long as I didn’t. Apparently I have to take my own pictures of their products to promote them??

“Amazon”
Unfortunately I have been using them for a long time now, since they are the only site that has everything in one place. I send them a decent amount of sales from my celebrity sites, usually around 150-300 sales a quarter. Their earning tier structure is completely outrageous!!! To get their highest earning percentage of 7.25% you have to send 9401+ sales in a quarter???

Either these mainstream programs are insane or our adult market is, I’m not sure… I just can’t understand how they can payout and help their affiliates so little.

…/rant

11-23-2005	#1
Sysprod Members Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 66	Mainstream affiliate programs... Are we insane or are they? They really need to get their shit together "As seen on TV" I signed up with their program to co-brand a site I wanted to build. Immediately I got declined because I didn't supply a website to show them the context of the site I was going to use them on. Ok, understandable… so I call them up and explain to them that I plan on building the site around all of their products, which is why I have nothing to show beforehand, other then the URL. The guy tells me to put up a splash page, just to give him an idea of what the site will be like and also tells me that they don’t allow affiliates to use their images of the products, due to legal reasons. He does tell me I can use my own images of the products, just as long as they don’t come from their site, ok fine... a little extra work, no big deal. I get the splash page done (http://www.seen-it-on-tv.com) A week goes by, no word from him. I call them up yesterday to find out the status, the new guy I talk to tells me he declined the application because I am using their product images. I explained to him that I didn’t get the images from “their” site and that the other guy I talked to said it was ok as long as I didn’t. Apparently I have to take my own pictures of their products to promote them?? “Amazon” Unfortunately I have been using them for a long time now, since they are the only site that has everything in one place. I send them a decent amount of sales from my celebrity sites, usually around 150-300 sales a quarter. Their earning tier structure is completely outrageous!!! To get their highest earning percentage of 7.25% you have to send 9401+ sales in a quarter??? Either these mainstream programs are insane or our adult market is, I’m not sure… I just can’t understand how they can payout and help their affiliates so little. …/rant