Common,Decency......Let,amp,#3 business, insurance Common Decency......Let's Keep it Alive!
As we all know to live in this world we have to perform some activity by which we can earn money. There are many activities by which we can earn money and meet the standards to live in this society. And from one of them is franchise. Franc Small offices have unique needs, and thatincludes document shredding. Designed with the smaller business inmind, the Dahle 20314 is a cross-cut shredder that offers Level 3security and brings you into compliance with federal regulations. The
Common Decency....Let's Keep it Alive!© Terri SeymourI recently had an experience with one of the affiliate programs I *was* involved with. This experience didnot surprise me, but did however, disappoint me. It isa sad fact that it did not surprise me and I thoughtmaybe an article on this subject might bring it to our attention.I did willingly join this program and accept the terms of which I do understand. However, when customers of this online business owner would email me with complaints about the product and the fact that the owner would not answer any emails, I definitely had to think twice about promoting this product and affiliate program. So having decided this, I wrote the owner and askedif he could send me the small amount owed to me. I informed him I would not be promoting his product or program any longer and would like what was owed tome. His reasoning was, he would not pay me becauseI joined the program willingly and he had a minimumamount.This I had to accept while thinking, "Wouldn't commondecency dictate paying the small amount he owed toa former affiliate?" The money itself does not changemy life in anyway of course, but the human side of thisreally bothers me.I will credit him with being polite and professional inhis emails, and I also did not get upset, but thanked him for the learning experience. I also stated that I would in no way run my affiliate program in that way.Common decency would prohibit me from doing so.I realize we are running businesses and need to makemoney, but do we throw away courtesy, decency, respectand consideration to do so? I think not!I know I am not the only person this has happened to, as a matter of fact, it has happened to me twice. The first time being a much bigger amount. The program owner just dropped out of business and left his affiliates hanging.As a whole, the people I have been lucky enough to"meet" online have all been wonderful, caring, helpful,respectful and decent. When I first started online, that fact was a wonderfully pleasant discovery! Overtime however, I did run into a few people who neededto learn common decency.So if you run a business/affiliate program, do not let money be your first priority, make people numberone and the money will follow. If you owe somebodymoney/service. etc., pay them. If your affiliate decidesto "resign" from your program show them your good faithand common decency. Pay them what you owe, even ifthe amount does not reach your "minimum"! Their reasons for "resigning" might be totally false in your eyes, but you still owe them what they did sellfor you. Common decency prohibits me from "blabbing"the product/program I had this problem with, but it is no longer on my site and if people ask me aboutthis specific product/program, I will tell them the truth.I am not out to get this guy, but cannot recommenda product/program that I know does business in thismanner.I usually don't write this type of "venting" article,but this topic is so very important, I thought I would make an exception.So let's think about when we are dealing with customers,subscribers, Newbies, associates, affiliates, etc., we need to keep common decency and respect alive. Donot lose sight of our fellow human beings so we can have a few extra bucks in our pocket!
Common,Decency......Let,amp,#3