Inglorious Biscuits - Affiliate Managers

Ok - I'm not one to complain but, and yes I will say it again but!!!! Who the hell is employing Affiliate Mangers these days? I'm busy working on a new website, have the structure and pages in place, and yes the website exists - O', and it has a domain name, relevant to the industry that I'm promoting.

I sent off various applications to CJ.com and independent companies that have affiliate program's but the response has been as quick as stalactites dripping from a caved in ceiling. Of the 7 companies that I have applied to:

1. two confirmed,
2. 3 vacuous responses - has a resounding echo effect,
3. one pending account set-up notification
4. one reject and it was not only a reject, they even blocked my IP address - WTH.

What did I do wrong let alone anything that I did right? Did I accidentally break wind and attach a screen shot of my inconvenient humble rumble?

My argument to these companies, is why have an affiliate program, if you don't value the potential or even the value it can bring to a companies sales and overall market share.

What these lackluster Managers fail to realize, is that Affiliate marketing has a lot of benefits for them opposed to no benefits. Such benefits include:

1. Free Traffic to their website
2. Free Advertising
3. Free Reviews
4. Increased digital presence and yes for Free
5. Sales = Profits
6. Repeat buyers from Affiliates

So this will be my future response to those Inglorious Biscuits:

"Well I'm here, as an affiliate wanting to promote your company to generate revenue for the both of us. Must I beg or just promote your competitor?" - Regards Bluedot

Would like to hear of your thoughts and experiences.

Thanks for reading - Colin