Is My Site Eligible for this Program

Pay particular attention to any criteria that have been set for affiliate acceptance into the program.

For example, the following excerpt is from the advertiser detail section at Commission Junction for its own recruiter program:

Publishers will be accepted into the program based on the following criteria:

- Quality and appropriateness of site(s)

- Volume of traffic

-At least a one-dollar sign ranking in the Commission Junction network

- Own domain name

- Compliant with the Commission Junction publisher service agreement

- Directly related to performance marketing

As my site met all the criteria, I applied, only to have my application rejected. I wrote to question their decision and ask for reconsideration.

In response, I received the following:

In addition, publishers must be based in either the U.S. or U.K. and have at least a one-dollar sign CJ ranking, their own domain name, and a Web site that is compliant with the Commission Junction publisher service agreement and directly related to pay-for-performance advertising. Preferred publishers will have at least a one-star or higher Alexa rating.

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My site met all of the other 'additional' criteria, except that I am located in Canada. As I know of many sites promoting the CJ publisher program that aren't based in the U.S. or the U.K., this geographic restriction made no sense to me. I wrote again to question this point. CJ's subsequent responses were simply verbatim repeats of the previous paragraph.

So, be forewarned, read and understand ALL the criteria thoroughly. If something doesn't make sense, ask about it. The response may not be fair or make sense, but at least you'll have done your homework thoroughly.

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