Terms Notification Email Recommendation

bibby · #1 November 17th, 2011, 05:25 PM

This might be a picky recommendation but it would be nice when Linkshare emails change of terms notifications that they include a summary of the changes.

Yes, I know that I can log into LS and spend an hour trying to figure out the changes.

CJ usually does include the changes and it's much easier in CJ for an affiliate to view merchant terms.
CJ merchants are also much better at communicating changes.

SAS - Also does a much better job communicating changes and merchant terms within the SAS interface are also much easier to recognize.

This is only my two cents but I needed to voice my opinion

kse · #2 November 17th, 2011, 06:56 PM

I fully agree with you!!!

AffiliateHound · #3 November 17th, 2011, 07:54 PM

I couldn't agree more. Linkshare merchant TOS statements are blinding, headache-producing endless streams of words, built in my view, to be so horribly constructed as to promote blind acceptance rather than time consuming and painful examination. To find a change is virtually impossible. A single hour is grossly insufficient; several weeks appear to be necessary.

But seriously, I do believe that the way they are constructed and the format in which they are provided are intentional efforts to keep affiliates from reading and questioning the contents.

For anyone who has not looked at one of these, here is the Walmart TOS statement, in the regular LS format.

Try and find a change in THAT!

bibby · #4 November 17th, 2011, 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AffiliateHound

For anyone who has not looked at one of these, here is the Walmart TOS statement, in the regular LS format.

Try and find a change in THAT!

While my initial reaction was to laugh uncontrollably those terms are unprofessional and ridiculous.

Lanny · #5 November 18th, 2011, 03:58 AM

+1 for this thread.

Very hard to find which changes have been made. If they could summarize the changes, in an email, that would be much better for the LS Publishers.

Richard - AMWSO · #6 November 22nd, 2011, 08:44 PM

Wait;
let me have my lawyer look thru this before i put up a link and i will pay him his $250/hour to try an make sense of it and inform me of any changes!!

I seriously wonder what % of affiliates read the T&C when they sign up.
would venture to guess less than 20%

bibby · #7 November 22nd, 2011, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richard - AMWSO

Wait;
let me have my lawyer look thru this before i put up a link and i will pay him his $250/hour to try an make sense of it and inform me of any changes!!

I seriously wonder what % of affiliates read the T&C when they sign up.
would venture to guess less than 20%

Hi,
I do read through most of it but I also do searches for certain keywords like coupon if I'm applying with one of my coupon sites. There are certain things I know to search for right off the bat.

The problem as mentioned in this thread is that it can take 90 days just to read through an LS TOS.

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#1 November 17th, 2011, 05:25 PM
bibby Moderator Join Date: November 6th, 2007 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 2,126	Terms Notification Email Recommendation This might be a picky recommendation but it would be nice when Linkshare emails change of terms notifications that they include a summary of the changes. Yes, I know that I can log into LS and spend an hour trying to figure out the changes. CJ usually does include the changes and it's much easier in CJ for an affiliate to view merchant terms. CJ merchants are also much better at communicating changes. SAS - Also does a much better job communicating changes and merchant terms within the SAS interface are also much easier to recognize. This is only my two cents but I needed to voice my opinion __________________ Saverschoice Deals Sportmentary Online Sports Talk

#2 November 17th, 2011, 06:56 PM
kse ABW Ambassador Join Date: November 29th, 2005 Posts: 1,864	I fully agree with you!!!

#3 November 17th, 2011, 07:54 PM
AffiliateHound Super Dawg Member Join Date: January 22nd, 2007 Location: West Covina, CA Posts: 5,080	I couldn't agree more. Linkshare merchant TOS statements are blinding, headache-producing endless streams of words, built in my view, to be so horribly constructed as to promote blind acceptance rather than time consuming and painful examination. To find a change is virtually impossible. A single hour is grossly insufficient; several weeks appear to be necessary. But seriously, I do believe that the way they are constructed and the format in which they are provided are intentional efforts to keep affiliates from reading and questioning the contents. For anyone who has not looked at one of these, here is the Walmart TOS statement, in the regular LS format. Try and find a change in THAT! __________________ New design, same blood-curdling content: theHoundDawgSportsBlog aarf "If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?" -John Wooden; "It's inexcusable for scientists to torture animals; let them make their experiments on journalists and politicians." -Henrik Ibsen

#5 November 18th, 2011, 03:58 AM
Lanny Full Member Join Date: April 7th, 2010 Location: Deep South Posts: 289	+1 Very hard to understand - A summary in the email would be great +1 for this thread. Very hard to find which changes have been made. If they could summarize the changes, in an email, that would be much better for the LS Publishers.

#6 November 22nd, 2011, 08:44 PM
Richard - AMWSO Outsourced Program Manager Join Date: January 18th, 2005 Location: Thailand/ Cambodia Posts: 649	Wait; let me have my lawyer look thru this before i put up a link and i will pay him his $250/hour to try an make sense of it and inform me of any changes!! I seriously wonder what % of affiliates read the T&C when they sign up. would venture to guess less than 20% __________________ Richard Affiliate Marketing Manager AMWSO Digestinol, HotelsbyCity, OverStock Jeweler, Bling Jewelry, Greatskin Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up. Pablo Picasso