Golden Goose Marketing

Many affiliates start out with networks like Shareasale and Clickbank, which are relatively easy to get approved to.  What’s harder, though, is getting approved to a CPA Marketing network like Azoogle or Clickbooth.  These networks often run lead-based offers that are prone to fraud, so they have to be especially cautious about who they approve.  That lets them ensure that their advertisers receive the highest quality of leads possible, and it makes the payouts higher for everyone.

Still, the process can be intimidating for a newbie.  Even worse, a lot of networks are starting to become more strict about the type of legitimate affiliates that they approve.  Some are starting to recognize that it takes a lot of manpower to help newbies and that the bulk of their volume comes from established affiliates, anyway.  So, what’s a new affiliate marketer to do?  We’ve created a handy list of tips that can help you get approved.

• Make sure your application is in order.  Don’t list any fake information, and make sure that you list a phone number that you answer regularly.  They WILL call.
• Make a sample landing page, even if it’s only a landing page template.  This helps them to see that you know what you’re doing.
• Get a referral.  Often, it helps if a more experienced affiliate is willing to vouch for you.  Some training programs will even do this through special arrangements they have with affiliate networks.
• Be professional when they call.  Don’t talk about how you’re just getting started or how you want to quit your job.  They don’t need to know your life history, and it won’t help your application.  Just tell them how you promote products and what kind of traffic you use.
• Attend industry events.  If networks meet you in person, they see that you’re real and that you’re serious about what you do.

Above all, you just want to make sure that the network gets the impression that they can trust you and that you won’t need so much help that you’re a drain on their staff.  You may not have success with the first network you try, but if you persist, you will be successful.