Why was my application declined?

We’re very selective with who we let into the Raven Affiliate Program. We don’t have an automatic approval system in place, so I personally review each application that comes through the system. If your application was declined it could be for a number of reasons:

You run a coupon website

We don’t offer any coupons with our service, so these types of websites are not a good fit for our program. We want to limit the chances that someone create fake coupons as well that leverage our free 30 day trial as a “one month of Raven free” coupon. At this time we don’t plan on providing coupons for affiliates (or anyone, for that matter) in the near future.

You didn’t include a relevant site in your application

We fully understand that your time is very valuable and it can be time intensive to personalize each application to an affiliate program. At the same time, if the only website you’ve included in your application is in an industry completely unrelated to the online marketing world, we won’t approve your application. We strongly encourage you to include any relevant sites that you want to promote the program with.

Your site looks spammy

We don’t want our brand associated with poorly designed, spammy websites. We look at each website you include in your application and if they fall into this category, we’re not likely to approve your application. We’re not looking to just drive traffic to our site, we’re looking for high-quality traffic that has a chance to convert.

Your account is not in good standing

While we do look at your overall affiliate score in ShareASale, we do understand that there are two sides to every story. So if you have a -1 feedback score, we’re still very likely to consider your application. However, if you combine that with an account that is not in good standing you’ll most likely be declined.

Disputing the approval decision

We have on a number of occasions heard back from affiliates whose application was declined. Most of the times they want to make us aware of a relevant site they manage that may have been omitted from their application. We’re more than happy to explain our decision to decline your application, and are also very open to approving your application after we’ve discussed it. So if you feel your application should have been approved, we strongly encourage you to reach out to us at affiliates@raventools.com. You’ll find that we are both friendly and very willing to approve your application.