Moose on the Loose

I am currently looking into obtaining a premium rate telephone number as our main business number. Over the years we have gradually discouraged irrelevant & time wasting calls by being NAV … Not AVailable.

One of the reasons was that over the years, we felt we could have earned a nice little packet. I have lost count over the number of occasions we have given free advice, basically consultancy to networks, about them or merchants they represent, only for them either not to implement them or worse still farm it out to their clients as their own innovative idea (combined & harnessed with other affiliates suggestions) & then charge a king’s ransom to their clients veiled in the form of a consultancy fee, making them look good.

I am totally confident that I am not the only affiliate who feels / knows they have wasted countless hours on the telephone & attended meetings at some networks offices to no avail.
Generally, there is a lack of loyalty out there as when push comes to shove, concessions normally always have to be made by the affiliate. Only recently a network sent an email pertaining to a merchant, I replied that I would like to speak directly with the merchant. Ever since then all I have heard is tumbleweed. No prizes to guess who the network is.

I will come back with the maximum rates which can be charged and the options available.

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