Request to Commission Monster for Merchant Promotion Ignored

[ROA]

Why is it that ClixGalore and Jumbo Affiliates are eager for business, but whenever I fill out Commission Monster's online form, I get no response?

[hamo]

Yeah, I get the same, But if you email your rep I get approved in like 10 mins.

[ROA]

Thanks Hamo. Gotto be bad business for them not to reply to the sign up form. Does not give me much confidence as a merchant that they are any good as an affiliate network. How do others rate them, both affiliates and merchants?

[whiterabit]

I like these guys, never had a problem with them and if I don't get a response through the web form request I usually email my rep and he approves me.

[DebRobinson]

Originally Posted by ROA

Thanks Hamo. Gotto be bad business for them not to reply to the sign up form. Does not give me much confidence as a merchant that they are any good as an affiliate network. How do others rate them, both affiliates and merchants?

I use to like Commission Monster a lot but not so much now. Especially since I discovered you now have to wait 60 days after you make a sale/lead to be paid! Not good for cash flow when your website is still in it's first year of operation. I was an affiliate of CM back in 2002/2003 when you got paid the following month so this came as a bit of a shock. I also find conversions are not high enough to make it worth my while and have started to direct my traffic to other affiliate networks.

On a positive note - I do like the regular emails from CM that keep me updated as to inactive merchants and creatives. No other network is as efficient at this as CM and they deserve some credit for this. I also like the 'Monster Mall' although it hasn't resulted in many conversions.

But I have to say there is no such thing as a perfect affiliate marketing network - they all have their good points and their problems.

Deborah Robinson
www.australianwomenonline.com