Originally Posted by Shap

Whenever anyone came to me with their plan to promote Twistys I'd always listen to it and if it was in line with how we wanted the brand pushed I'd give them whatever tools they needed (which was often the case).

Catering to the general mass of affiliates is no longer something of high priority to most affiliate programs. Why? Because everybody has a specific need and the reality is releasing mass tools for affiliates yields very low returns. We took a different approach. Instead of catering to all our affiliates as a mass (ie trying to create tools everybody would like) we catered on an individual level. Our reps hit up our affiliates and discussed how they were pushing us and asked specifically what they needed from us and then we'd develop those tools on an individual basis.

If you feel you have a way that can really make sites money here is my advice for you. Create a mock design of how it would look. Create a one page summary (be concise unlike myself ) and tell programs this is your business plan. Take a business approach to this. Pitch what you have in mind to them. The companies you want to do business with will listen and probably work with you. Get some success for a few programs and you'll have everybody wanting to get on board.