Getting approved for certain affiliate programs...

[BongoBing]

Is your ranking as an affiliate on shareasale primarily dependent on how much revenue you bring in or does it also factor in how long your account has been around?

[maymorgano]

When I look at approving an affiliate the most important thing to me is the feedback score

[BongoBing]

What does "the feedback score" mean and consist of?

[harmonics]

I, too, would like a better understanding of the "overall feedback rating", as found by clicking "View all Feedback **".

I used their Help Center to search their site, but there were no results.

I signed up as an affiliate just a few days ago and my primary goal is to get approved by a particular merchant.

How can I improve my feedback rating?

Should I use other methods to ensure my acceptance into a program.

TIA,

Neal

[7 Days Ron]

As an affiliate manager (with two programs at SAS), I first look at the sites they have listed. Be sure to include as many sites as you can as your first or main one may not be appropriate for the merchant you are signing up for.

Second I read the feedback left there by other affiliate managers. And those need to be read carefully as sometimes there will be a negative one but followed up by a correction or several positive ones. Unless there is something really glaring there, I don't put a lot of weight on that. The appropriateness of the site is more important to me.

I always recommend that if you have done all this and still get rejected, contact the merchant and ask that they reconsider. Give them appropriate information about your site and your intentions in promoting them. Nine times out of ten they will probably approve you at that point.