Amazon affiliate

matt5409 · 12-30-2010, 04:36 PM

I'm thinking of setting up a blog to write reviews of music artists. I LOVE music and listen to a hell of a lot of stuff, and always have opinions on it, so I fugred I could try to plug some affiliate links into each review.

Just wondered if there were any better affiliate programs for this? I hear Amazon cookie length is only 24 hours, which is a bit concerning.

Any thoughts on this would be great

thanks

AustinTPL · 12-30-2010, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by matt5409

I'm thinking of setting up a blog to write reviews of music artists. I LOVE music and listen to a hell of a lot of stuff, and always have opinions on it, so I fugred I could try to plug some affiliate links into each review.

Just wondered if there were any better affiliate programs for this? I hear Amazon cookie length is only 24 hours, which is a bit concerning.

Any thoughts on this would be great

thanks

Amazon has a very small commission %. I would recommend seeing if any other online music stores have affiliate programs. Then just look for the one with the highest commission %.

Spencer Haws · 12-30-2010, 05:45 PM

eMusic.com pays really well, you should look into it. They pay like 9.99 for a free trial. Rhapsody and a couple of other online music subscriptions have really great affiliate programs. I would stay away from amazon for music, you wont make any money unless you have a monster site.

auradev · 12-30-2010, 05:46 PM

Hate to say it but amazon is probably your best bet because people will be willing to buy from it.

I wouldn't worry to much about short cookie length - do you really thing people are going to think long and hard about buying a $15 cd?

Its too bad iTunes doesn't have an affiliate store.

Alexander CPA · 12-30-2010, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by auradev

Hate to say it but amazon is probably your best bet because people will be willing to buy from it.

I wouldn't worry to much about short cookie length - do you really thing people are going to think long and hard about buying a $15 cd?

Its too bad iTunes doesn't have an affiliate store.

Fully agree with you, Amazon is well known for selling cds online, so I'd go with them based off that, despite the short cookie length and crappy payouts, it's a name you can trust, that really matters online.

yukon · 12-30-2010, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by auradev

Hate to say it but amazon is probably your best bet because people will be willing to buy from it.

I wouldn't worry to much about short cookie length - do you really thing people are going to think long and hard about buying a $15 cd?

Its too bad iTunes doesn't have an affiliate store.

I agree,

Amazon might also have a sample of the song you write the review about, then you could embed the song with your Amazon Aff link into your review.

If they click the link to buy the CD, they can also buy anything else on Amazon, maybe high dollar stuff not related to music?

Neil Macks · 06-26-2011, 02:24 AM

Sorry to bump an old thread, but iTunes does have an affiliate program now I believe.

GeoRiot · 09-24-2011, 11:21 PM

iTunes has an affiliate program in 22 countries (US, CA, AU, NZ, JP and 17 countries in Europe), pays out between 4 to 5% and offers a 72 hour window. I've used both Amazon and iTunes to sell music and iTunes made me more money hands down.

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Spencer Haws HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Richland, WA Posts: 386 Thanks: 15 Thanked 183 Times in 41 Posts Social Networking	Re: Amazon affiliate eMusic.com pays really well, you should look into it. They pay like 9.99 for a free trial. Rhapsody and a couple of other online music subscriptions have really great affiliate programs. I would stay away from amazon for music, you wont make any money unless you have a monster site.
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auradev Marketing Consultant War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 338 Thanks: 0 Thanked 30 Times in 29 Posts	Re: Amazon affiliate Hate to say it but amazon is probably your best bet because people will be willing to buy from it. I wouldn't worry to much about short cookie length - do you really thing people are going to think long and hard about buying a $15 cd? Its too bad iTunes doesn't have an affiliate store.
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Neil Macks Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Bangkok Posts: 45 Thanks: 6 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Amazon affiliate Sorry to bump an old thread, but iTunes does have an affiliate program now I believe.

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GeoRiot Warrior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Amazon affiliate iTunes has an affiliate program in 22 countries (US, CA, AU, NZ, JP and 17 countries in Europe), pays out between 4 to 5% and offers a 72 hour window. I've used both Amazon and iTunes to sell music and iTunes made me more money hands down.
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