I applied to several networks and most approved me, but 2 didn’t approve me. Whatever….I moved forward and started promoting Hydra offers and making some money. Less than 4 weeks after starting my rise to affiliate affluence, I got a phone call from an account executive at a big network. It went something like this.

Danger: “hello?”

AM: “Hi, I just saw your landing page xxxx.com and noticed you’re running some xxxxxxx offers. I looked in our system and saw that you had applied to our network already. I’d like to offer you a higher payout on some exclusive offers we have in your niche and I can approve your account while we’re on the phone so you can log in right now if you want.

What is significant about this conversation is that they had denied me already. I had a denial e-mail from them. Further, they were looking at the same landing page I had submitted as one of my websites.  The only thing that had changed is that they noticed my ad came up for a keyword on one of their higher performing niches.

To be very clear, what happened is the AM did a search for some keyword in my niche on Google and one of my ads came up on the first page of search results.  I was automatically in even after having been denied by them. The people they want in their network are those who are already experienced affiliate marketers.

I of course do not recommend this as a specific strategy to get accepted to a network. I do think that this real-life example is very revealing as to how affiliate networks really think and what they really want to see in those applying to their network.

What we’ve learned:
1. Tell them that you are going to do something, and maybe they’ll approve you.

2. Tell them(honestly and believably) that you are already doing something, and they’ll approve you for sure.

Note that this is not the only call I’ve received like this. This scenario has started to repeat itself. Once you are a successful affiliate the roles become reversed. You no longer need them, they are the ones who need you.

I’m soon going to be doing a more in depth post about how to get accepted to a network.  You don’t have to wait for that though. Check out these affiliate network signup links.