{"id":116,"date":"2006-01-17T18:10:54","date_gmt":"2006-01-18T04:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rosalindgardner.com\/blog\/?p=116"},"modified":"2011-06-29T12:38:46","modified_gmt":"2011-06-29T19:38:46","slug":"dear-ms-merchant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rosalindgardner.com\/blog\/dear-ms-merchant\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear Ms. Merchant"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Ms. BlahBlah.com Merchant,<\/p>\n

I have a huge list of established customers with a demonstrated need for your company's products.<\/strong> I therefore applied to your program through the Linkshare affiliate network on November 28th, 2005 while readying my sites for Christmas.<\/p>\n

I could hardly contain my excitement therefore, when today, on January 17th, 2006, I saw in my Inbox :<\/p>\n

“Subject: BlahBlah.com BlahBlah.com Application Approved”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

WooHOO!<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was very heartening to learn that<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

“BlahBlah's commitment to providing premium quality BlahBlahproducts at or below published wholesale cost has made us one of Inc Magazine's Top 500 fastest growing companies – 3 years in a row!”<\/p>\n

The BlahBlah.com Affiliate Partner Program provides:
\n** BlahBlah.com is a Preferred Merchant of the LinkShare Affiliate Network – that ensures regular monthly payments, accurate tracking, and convenient reporting\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thanks especially<\/em> for sending the following instructions along<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

To get started, just follow the directions below:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Go to http:\/\/www.linkshare.com) to log on to your account with your Username and Password.\n<\/li>\n
  2. Click on “Create Links” on your main control panel\n<\/li>\n
  3. Click on “BlahBlah.com”\n<\/li>\n
  4. Select from the link types available to you from BlahBlah.com in the left frame tool bar\n<\/li>\n
  5. Copy and paste the appropriate code into your Web site. Please allow up to 1 hour for the links to function accurately. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n

    Actually, the following instructions would have been more helpful<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Go to http:\/\/www.linkshare.com) to log on to your account with your Username and Password.\n<\/li>\n
    2. Click on “Your Account” in the top navigation bar.\n<\/li>\n
    3. Select BlahBlah.com in the Program Controls Merchant drop-down box.\n<\/li>\n
    4. Click the “Delete this Merchant from my account” at the bottom of the page.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      But no worries, I found what I was looking for – no problem.<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Regarding “We're sure you'll find your partnership with BlahBlah.com most rewarding. Thank you for your particpation in our program.” <\/p>\n

      Well, you know where I went with that. <\/p>\n

      Actually, if you'd started with “I'm SO sorry! There's absolutely no excuse for making you wait almost 2 months to have your application approved. On bended knee, I beg your forgiveness and am willing to offer you a 10% commission increase to promote BlahBlah.com's products on your excellent sites”, I might have considered<\/em> putting a BlahBlah.com link up in a dark corner of my site. <\/p>\n

      But as it stands, BlahBlah.com, you're blacklisted. Consider yourselves lucky that I won't publish BlahBlah.com's real name on my blog.<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Sincerely,
      \nRosalind Gardner <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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