What Do You Dislike About CPA Networks?

One thing that I havent had a lot of trouble with but some people do is communication between AM and publisher. Sometimes affiliates may be promoting an offer slightly against the terms of the offer without even realizing it and they do this for a month and then get their commissions denied. If they are using paid traffic, that really stinks.

Perhaps on the network side, you can have some kind of alert to check peoples campaigns when they hit a certain threshold to prevent this from happening.


People like payment by Paypal which many networks only give to publishers pushing larger volume. Would be nice if the threshold there was lower.

Most of all, helpful affiliate managers. I hate when I get an affiliate manager that is not helpful and its like pulling teeth to try and get any information out of them.


Also, a good interface is great. Some networks have interfaces that are hard and annoying to navigate. Even bigger networks, not mentioning any names here!

For few of the offers I promoted on certain networks the tracking was not at all good. The offers were correctly targeted and I am sure I got many leads too but they were not shown in the tracking report. I think this is where they have to improve.

Second thing which irks to me is most of them don't allow publishers from India. I agree that there are not many big marketers in India but there are very great and world's top bloggers from India. I am a victim of such thing. I was willing to promote offers from certain networks but they didn't approved my account because I stay in Indian and I don't have reference of anyone. It really irks and at the same time hurts that why I need a reference when any USA guy don't really need any reference. If they want they can interview me and ask any marketing related question then if they don't like my way of promotion then they can disapprove my account. But here just because I am from India I am being denied the account. This thing really irks warriors. Infact it hurts. Even I want to earn money. Even I want to be a big marketer. My words may sound odd to you but tell me if you were in my place how you would have felt? When you have all the qualities in you but you are being denied for something odd reason how you feel? Today I want to work hard. I want to show my talent. I want to show what I can do but I have no opportunity no chance. I don't understand why don't they approve my account and if they don't like my work then bann me no issues in that?

AM's only seem to want to spend time with top producers.

I think its because the audience has learned tricks of the trade that harm affiliate networks. Obviously these restrictions are for the affiliates to remain honest etc. Most affiliate managers are fine and cooperative as compared to networks which are either new or have small client base.

I feel that account managers need to help affiliates build, optimize and scale campaigns other than just suggesting offers (just my opinion).

Weekly pay should be a standard. From the beginning, too.

Lack of communication from the typical affiliate manager is the worst part of most networks. The only time I hear from 98% of my affiliate managers is when they have some new hot offer that they want me to push.

I like to see weekly emails about new offers, offers that are doing well, etc. Besides that though - I don't want 35 IM's, 10 phone calls and a god damn certified letter to my house about hot offers(bit of an exaggeration, but sometimes it feels like it).

Not saying that this is specifically an issue with EWA - Ryan's always very helpful and typically online all the time. Just a general issue for most CPA networks.

I'm pretty happy with most networks, but mashed up epc's and conversion rates are something that bug me slightly. It'd be cool to have conversion rates and epc's and such based on various traffic sources.

I personally like a lot of engagement from the network as long as it's legit and not hype.

One thing that would be cool is if the links had automatic geo-redirection built in.

So, for example, if a user from Canada clicks the link of a dating offer, he's automatically directed to the Canadian offer (if available).

Only thing I don't like about EWA in particular is the server speed. Everything else has been pretty good.

To the poster above me, I like using my own geo-redirection scripts so I can choose which offers they see.

Most network does not pay via paypal,
i would love to see ewa paying via paypal sooner or later,

scammy offers

Reveal the epc and cr of all offers plz. i'm sick of bugging my AM for them.

i hate when they are shaving leads from all kind of crazy reasons. i think they have good profit from shaving......

To me, a responsive affiliate manager is important. Some affiliate manager either do not reply email or slow in replying. But of course there are good ones too who even follow up and ask me whether the problem has been solved.

Being called once a week asked to bring more traffic in

Affiliate Manager not owning an issue (if your my contact for the network, take ownership, if something is messed up, don't give me excuses that it's someone else, go out of your way to fix it)

Slow Payment Terms

Late Payments

Offers being redirected/expired without notice

Payout decreases

Affiliate Manager turnover

Not being able to get in touch with people on evenings/weekends


That's all I can think of for now

Cost-Per-Action or CPA is the hottest new way to make money online. The promise of CPA is incredible profit margins. It is not uncommon to see an 80% return on investment (or ROI). In some cases people have reported up to 800% ROI. The downside of CPA is that with these incredible margins comes a lot of competition and unethical behavior. So I'll give you the skinny on those networks that pay you on time and help you get started as a CPA marketer.
My recommendations are:

1. NeverBlue
2. MaxBounty
3. ClickBooth

I agree with thenewguy.. lots of the time the AM's wont help you if you aren't making a ton of money. If they helped the little guys more maybe we'd become big guys.

Shaving, I absolutely hate it.

Even I faced problems with tracking url.. They always give reasons that there might be something wrong with the pixels,,

EWA will be building in PayPal payments in the coming months because of your response on this thread - thanks guys!

How do I know Who is my AM on EWA?
What form to fill out for international members before getting paid?
Where do I get them?
Is there a threshold for payment in EWA SYSTEM?

Less chances to get converted which only will earn for us

Ewa is one of my favorite networks, love the offers specially the health offers, wish they had epc stats, banners and more health offers I wouldn't mind...

i hate affiliate managers who don't respond or help

It would be better if non US participants could be paid throgh Paypal as it takes a looooooooooong time to get a cheque in the mail and then wait for it to clear (not to mention the outragous fees banks can charge!)
Paying non US citizens this way should present no problems from a US tax perspective either.

dotGirish and mtmjohn I understand completely what you mean by this. When I was a marketer this was one of my biggest gripes about certain networks. Inactive AM's and Late Payments are a complete turn-off to anyone regardless of how long they have been in the industry. It's especially disheartening to brand new affiliates if this is how they are treated out of the gate. It could even be enough to completely discourage them from pushing forward and actually realizing the massive potential in affiliate marketing.

That's why I try and make it a point to be proactive about contacting my affiliates whether it's a simple email nudge to see how you are doing or to see if you need assistance or more offers in different niches. After being on the affiliate side and transferring over to the Affiliate Manager side I treat my affiliates how I wish I was always treated when I was with other networks.

As far as approvals after being on both sides I can say a simple phone call if you have not been approved within at least 48hrs should quickly clear up the situation very quickly. Talking to an Affiliate Manager shouldn't be a feared phone call as some affiliates may feel it is, but we are here as an ally to help you prosper.

Rob hit the nail on the head with everything that he has said. It is nice to see that more and more proven affiliates are becoming affiliate managers.

We are doing our best to make sure the needs of affiliates are met, rather than you relying on an AM that has never done online marketing before or could care less. When it comes to getting information, sometimes all you need to do is be upfront and ask, or at least that is how things get done through me. Give me a shout, call, email, and I will do whatever I can to meet your needs

AMen on the phone call. Don't fear it, even if English isnt your first language. Trust me, we are used to it and don't mind at all as long as you know what you are doing.