Merchant Rejections Handling

[Confuscius]

My AW account references my PRIMARY business, I apply to a certain recently introduced Computer Shop and today I am rejected. Rinse wash and repeat with other merchants in the future! At least we all end up with different datasets BUT I would have thought that if one is promoting a general Shop Window site then the more merchants the better (assuming that feed quality goes up!).

Is there any way that I can in effect become an approved Shop Window user such that I do not get rejections in future based on my primary business which feature no AW feeds!?

A group of websites promoting the same dataset would have opportunites for joint marketing, etc, etc - but this option will not be available because of the current approval process.

Views, anyone?

Paul

[Andy]

I changed our profile in the aff win account.
I stated that if we apply to a merchant who has a shopwindow enabled product feed, then there is a very good chance that we have applied simply to include them in our shopwindow and not for the main site.

I added alittle about our installation, it's aims, user demographics, future projections of traffic (we haven't done the full launch yet), advertising strategies for the shopwindow and a link.

We haven't been refused a program since.

[Confuscius]

Thanks, Andy. I have updated our details and sent an email to the two merchants with Shop Window enabled to ask if they would reconsider their decisions!

I will report back what happens in due course.

Paul

[amarath]

Hi Guys,

As Andy has rightfully suggested, providing merchants with as much information as possible with regards to how you wish to promote their programme is highly reccommended.

As a merchant manually approving applications, they may wish to have a good understanding of your business objectives and type of traffic.

If you do find that you experience rejections on a regular basis (I hope not!) please get in touch and I can go through your account details with you.

Thanks

Amo