Amazon Affiliate Question

capone2009 · 11-02-2009, 12:20 PM

Hey,
I signed up to the Amazon Affiliate Program with a website which contained a brand name in the url. I was rejected by them because they said that they don't allow brand names in the url.

Do they care about this just when you sign up or do they control this for every product you promote to Amazon.

I don't want to create a site and then get my account deleted because of this.

thanks,
capo

InternetMarketingIQ · 11-02-2009, 01:10 PM

They don't want to deal with being sued. It's that simple and that doesn't change "after".

capone2009 · 11-02-2009, 02:57 PM

I was just wondering because many people say that we should target productnames in the url..

RGallowitz · 11-02-2009, 03:02 PM

In the domain name will be a problem, but in the url it won't be.
You can sign up with a generic website domain and use another domain name later. There are so many affiliates using product names in domains for amazon. I do it as well.

Problem is, the moment you have stuff like "sony, panasonic, LG" etc. in your domain, THEN you are playing with fire.

Reinhardt

capone2009 · 11-02-2009, 03:58 PM

Ok, thanks.
So canonpowershotXP3i.com would be better than canoncameras.com , right?
I think I will just give it a try.

J Elizabeth Dize · 11-02-2009, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by capone2009

Ok, thanks.
So canonpowershotXP3i.com would be better than canoncameras.com , right?
I think I will just give it a try.

No -- no brand names in your domain name at all. They cannot be before the TLD (.com, etc.)

http://yourcamerabasedomain.com/canonpowershotXP3i.html should be fine

RGallowitz · 11-03-2009, 01:33 AM

you can try "powershotxp3i.com". I don't think that would be a problem since "canon" is the brand.

jayveen · 11-03-2009, 02:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RGallowitz

you can try "powershotxp3i.com". I don't think that would be a problem since "canon" is the brand.

I'm sure they have "powershot" trademarked though. I wonder what happens if you just have a trademark in the domain name without the company name?

capone2009 · 11-03-2009, 08:36 AM

Ok, what I meant was if Amazon tracks every affiliate sale and checks the referrer.
At the signup it is clear that you are not allowed to have a brand in the domain, but if you take the code and put it on another site with a brand in the domain do they also track this?

Of course the brand could take your domain down but is this also a problem with Amazon?
Sorry, but I still don't get this

fitzwar · 11-03-2009, 09:21 AM

I agree, i would avoid having any product names in your domain name as if your site gets successful then the manufacturers will sue you for copyright. I've seen many website owners get burnt. You are better off with a generic domain name that matches what you selling then having a separate page name the name of the product your tageting as Jenn Dize mentions

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RGallowitz AffiliateTeachings.com War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Where ever I want to! Posts: 1,165 Thanks: 30 Thanked 137 Times in 117 Posts Contact Info	Re: Amazon Affiliate Question In the domain name will be a problem, but in the url it won't be. You can sign up with a generic website domain and use another domain name later. There are so many affiliates using product names in domains for amazon. I do it as well. Problem is, the moment you have stuff like "sony, panasonic, LG" etc. in your domain, THEN you are playing with fire. Reinhardt
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capone2009 the world is yours War Room Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Oktoberfest Posts: 342 Thanks: 58 Thanked 31 Times in 21 Posts	Re: Amazon Affiliate Question Ok, thanks. So canonpowershotXP3i.com would be better than canoncameras.com , right? I think I will just give it a try.
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RGallowitz AffiliateTeachings.com War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Where ever I want to! Posts: 1,165 Thanks: 30 Thanked 137 Times in 117 Posts Contact Info	Re: Amazon Affiliate Question you can try "powershotxp3i.com". I don't think that would be a problem since "canon" is the brand.
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capone2009 the world is yours War Room Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Oktoberfest Posts: 342 Thanks: 58 Thanked 31 Times in 21 Posts	Re: Amazon Affiliate Question Ok, what I meant was if Amazon tracks every affiliate sale and checks the referrer. At the signup it is clear that you are not allowed to have a brand in the domain, but if you take the code and put it on another site with a brand in the domain do they also track this? Of course the brand could take your domain down but is this also a problem with Amazon? Sorry, but I still don't get this
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fitzwar Andrew Fitzgerald War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: London, UK Posts: 192 Thanks: 6 Thanked 27 Times in 20 Posts Social Networking	Re: Amazon Affiliate Question I agree, i would avoid having any product names in your domain name as if your site gets successful then the manufacturers will sue you for copyright. I've seen many website owners get burnt. You are better off with a generic domain name that matches what you selling then having a separate page name the name of the product your tageting as Jenn Dize mentions
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