As I noted in part one, be sure to have a professional looking website or blog set up already.
It’s always best to use your website as your internet mailing address. G-mail, Hotmail, Yahoo and other free email addresses are often connected with spammers. So using them will send up a red flag.
What the CPA companies want to basically know is your internet experience and how you are going to send traffic to the CPA offer.
Sometimes they simply reject your application based on the information you supplied them with. So just move on and apply on to another company. Most of the time, if ever, they don’t verify your web stat info, so if your site looks professional enough, and you fudge a little, it won’t be a problem.
The phone call.
Now it’s absolutely essential that you take the call and are prepared.
Answer professionally, if you have an answering machine make sure it is set up professionally also.
If they call and you aren’t there, they will leave a message, so be sure to call them back promptly. Even if you just get their machine to leave a message. And then follow up if necessary. They like to see that you are pro-active.
The person who calls will often end up being you affiliate manager, and its best to get a good relationship started right away. They have a self interest in helping you to succeed, they get commissions. Down the road, when you’ve proved yourself, your aff manager will be able to get you better percentage deals and will give you the heads up information on good offers, what CPA offers convert best, etc.
The basic questions go something like this…
How did you hear about us?
I did some research on the internet and saw that your company has a good reputation.
What is your internet experience?
Been doing internet marketing for two years, I have been promoting ClickBank products. ( Or any other affiliate companies you have dealt with) They just want to make sure that you aren’t a complete noob and will end up doing stupid things – like spamming.
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