Lessons Learned from earning $60,151.68 in past 12 months with Amazon Associates

[smarks70]

Thanks Chris for the very inspirational post. Its great to see someone who is actually making money online post about it. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks agian and I'll be waiting for the WSO

Regards,

Steve

[abednego]

Originally Posted by ChrisGuthrie

...
My earnings come from a variation of different blogs, websites, forums etc. etc. that I have hosted over a couple dedicated servers, some shared hosting accounts and a class C IP hosting account (trying out interlinking stuff for SEO these days). During my course of using Amazon Associates I've used various tracking codes to help measure what were the most effective strategies to earn money and what worked the worst.
...

Which blog software do you use? WordPress? I've been pondering this idea, but not sure the best way to present a "store" - I think they look odd in a "blog" format.

I know themes exist out there to change that, but.. I'm not sure what worked best for you.

[NiyazK]

Nice Thread.. I just opened a amazon affliate account for my sites today but didnt do anything else there other then registration .. Looking at your earnings and tips i can now add them and see hw they work.. Good Post

[Craig McPherson]

Woohoo.. Thanks Chris,

I threw up a page loosely based on what you have told us here just last night and made 3 sales for a total of $8.

Now to R&R

Thanks heaps mate. I am one happy Aussie

[Bicycle Cat]

Thanks for the advice.

I'll look into Amazon.

[blur]

I'll call BS.

Prove that, besides a screenshot that can easily be photoshopped, you made 60 g's in the last 12 months.

[rainyclayday]

Originally Posted by blur

I'll call BS.

Prove that, besides a screenshot that can easily be photoshopped, you made 60 g's in the last 12 months.

There's always one in the crowd.

[ChrisGuthrie]

Originally Posted by Intrepreneur

You tempted me to login to my account and I found $80 earnings for today. Not bad I say.

Though I still think that no matter how many tips you give on this topic there's nothing like showing a working sample.

Perhaps you're right. I'll write another post and show one of my example sites that earns some decent money each month.

Would a video walkthrough etc. be good? I could of course include a URL but then in the video I could explain why I do things the way I do.

Originally Posted by Brenny76065

Hi Chris. Thanks for the detailed postand for your willingness to answer follow up questions.

Could you tell us how many monthly visitors you're getting to your 10+ sites, and what kind of click thru rates you're seeing?

500,000+ page view probably. I'd have to check. I don't focus as much on total visitors as long as I see green when I log into Google analytics I don't care and especially if the money I make keeps going up. CTR I think is like 2% ish but that's mainly again because of in content linking.

Originally Posted by Shannon Spoon

Chris,
Do you use PPC at all and on average how many visitors are you getting to your site?

No PPC yet, but I'm just about to start experimenting with it. To be honest I'm a noob with PPC though so part of what has held me back is how I can track the difference between organic and paid clicks.

Perhaps you could share a good post on how you sort this for a blog that runs both Adsense and Amazon at the same time?

[bfas]

Originally Posted by blur

I'll call BS.

Prove that, besides a screenshot that can easily be photoshopped, you made 60 g's in the last 12 months.

Why on earth should he have to prove anything to you? He isn't trying to sell you anything, and $60k in 12 months isn't even particularly unreasonable.

You'll "call BS"?

This guy has taken the time & effort to post some very interesting, inspiring, and valuable stuff, not to mention taken the time to come back and answer questions.

It's this kind of moronic post that turns people off from making these posts.

I'll call "ridiculous post".

Why don't you try contributing something worthwhile.

bfas

[ChrisGuthrie]

Originally Posted by Hereandthere

Thanks so much!

In your email marketing, what do you do? Tell them about new products on the topic or popular ones?

I just tell people about new products that I assume they are anticipating because it's something I know I'd want. Other times I just look for items that have dropped a ton in price after being more expensive previously.

Originally Posted by abednego

Which blog software do you use? WordPress? I've been pondering this idea, but not sure the best way to present a "store" - I think they look odd in a "blog" format.

I know themes exist out there to change that, but.. I'm not sure what worked best for you.

Wordpress for sure. But I also use Amazon on forums / general static info .html websites as well. Don't present it as a store that's the worst way to earn money. Add value by discussing the product etc. and frequently find opportunities to link to the Amazon page where they can "find more info"

Originally Posted by blur

I'll call BS.

Prove that, besides a screenshot that can easily be photoshopped, you made 60 g's in the last 12 months.

****! Someone's onto me. Damn now you won't buy my product where I ask you to pay me to share more tips! Oh wait, there isn't one lol...

I'll bite though - how do I prove it to you? Video of my logging into my account and flipping through past quarterly numbers and running various reports? Or will then you just think I'm a good video editor?

Just by reading what I have to say the suggestions and advice should be fairly logical though don't you think?

[stevecl]

Thanks for the info Chris,

Been in and out of amazon over the past couple of years but have started to focus on this a little bit more. Bought a nice domain name that gets 2900 searches per month for a particular type of product, so will be going all out to get this one making money using your tips and advice.

Regards
Steve

[enwereuzo]

Hi Chris,
Thank you for your inspirational post. Can you take your time to explain tactics one for me in details.
Thank you .
Enwereuzo

[willies]

Your post is quite enlightening and straight to the point.

I am, however, interested in this in content links. I have seen a particular post somewhere about creating links using HTML. I am not good in it, but I will like to know if one really has to learn how to write all that language (it seems so complicated) before you can actually create in content links such as you are referring to. I know you can do several things on the internet if you don't know HTML, but I really how those languages are crafted or written.

One again thank you for a useful post.

[Tina M. Rideout]

Question..........Does Amazon allow us to add their product links in an E-commerce store...........I mean can we add the links,product descriptions,price etc etc as part of our store shopping cart?

Tina

[Alex Lin]

If you can get buyer from organic traffic. I think you should forget about PPC since each keyword is getting expensive and doesn't make a ROI on a product.

[zronald.barker]

Chris,

Did you hire teamwork with you on this or not ?

and if so how many articles you produce per day ?

[Lee MacRae]

Originally Posted by willies

I am, however, interested in this in content links. I have seen a particular post somewhere about creating links using HTML. I am not good in it, but I will like to know if one really has to learn how to write all that language (it seems so complicated) before you can actually create in content links such as you are referring to. I know you can do several things on the internet if you don't know HTML, but I really how those languages are crafted or written.

@willies

Amazon makes it very easy even for a beginner, especially if you are using Wordpress.

When you log into your Amazon Account you will see a menu at the top: Home- Links & Banners - aStore etc.

Just click on Links and Banners and you will see where you can "Add Product Links now". Click on that and now you search for your products and Amazon will create text links, image links, or text and image links in HTML for you.

You just copy and paste the code into your post where you need it. When you create a post you can do it in "Visual or HTML". Use HTML and just paste the link where you need it in your post. Just experiment and you will find it very easy and you will lean how to create HTML code as you go along.

[jrussell]

Excellent post, thanks. You say Wordpress is good for Amazon sites - I was just wondering what type (style) of theme would work best? Do you use free or premium themes?

[Geolina]

Thank you for this great threat Chris and everybody else, I have been reading every word of it and learned a lot! Now I have a question that has to do with making the Amazon iamages clickable. I have no problem inserting the image in my post, but how do I add the html so the photo becomes clickable?

Thank you in advance for any help!

[Evita]

Originally Posted by Geolina

I have no problem inserting the image in my post, but how do I add the html so the photo becomes clickable?

Here's a great explanation: How to Add Amazon Links & Images to Your Pages

Evita

[Hugh]

Chris,

Great info. You really get into the nitty gritty of it. Not sure I would
show a live example, tho. A very few (but some) folks around here
just can't stand for others to prosper. But thanks.

Hugh

[Evita]

Originally Posted by Hugh

Chris,

Great info. You really get into the nitty gritty of it. Not sure I would
show a live example, tho. A very few (but some) folks around here
just can't stand for others to prosper. But thanks.

Hugh

Yup. Agree.

It would be really great and educational to see a sample of your layouts, style etc. but to use one of your existing sites could expose your entire network. Really risky.


Evita

[jan roos]

If you aren't doing PPC then you are leaving a lot of money on the table. I build my Amazon sites and immediately start a ppc campaign for them to see if the site has potential. This saves me a lot of time weeding out the good sites from the bad. It also allows me to start making money immediately while I wait for my sites to start ranking well on the search engines.

The only thing that sux about running PPC is that Amazon only pays you 60 days after month end so you'll have to front 2 months worth of PPC costs but if you are profitable then that shouldn't matter. Also, for the most part you won't be profitable right off the bat. Be prepared to lose around a 100 bucks or so before you start seeing a profit. The margins are thin but I found it well worth my while.

HTH

Originally Posted by Alex Lin

If you can get buyer from organic traffic. I think you should forget about PPC since each keyword is getting expensive and doesn't make a ROI on a product.

[greff]

I don't doubt that Chris is making as much as he said.

Here is the difficulty in achieving that income as I see it. It takes a ton of work and time but that is not it.

You need to stick with it. That's the hardest part, not to give up too soon. And keep testing your copy and everything else you do on your sales page.

Easy to say. Hard to do.

[affiliatesuperdeal]

Nice post Chris, I just got started with Amazon associates and so far have had limited clicks and with zero success, but it's till early stages.

[orlando cassara]

Chris,

Great post I have been looking into amazon for a little while now, and this was excellent information to get me started.

Thanks

[mymoney5243]

Hi Chris:

I have been doing some things with ebay classifieds and then doing an auction to draw more traffic. Have you ever tried this approach.

It looks like I should take a look at Amazon.

Thanks

[ChrisGuthrie]

Originally Posted by Tina M. Rideout

Question..........Does Amazon allow us to add their product links in an E-commerce store...........I mean can we add the links,product descriptions,price etc etc as part of our store shopping cart?

Tina

Hey Tina,

If you own an ecommerce website where you ship physical product and are looking to expand the scope of your website by adding in products from Amazon I"m sure that's allowed for you to do, but I wouldn't suggest doing it.

The consumer will click a link thinking to go to the next stage of your checkout process and be surprised that all of the sudden they're going to Amazon.com

If that's what you were asking I suggest you don't do that.

Originally Posted by zronald.barker

Chris,

Did you hire teamwork with you on this or not ?

and if so how many articles you produce per day ?

I've started experimenting with outsourcing work for some mini sites I've been developing. What I'm trying to do more of now is scaling the business. Taking what I know to be true / what works on my other sites and applying it on a smaller scale via niche websites.

I believe I'm going to hire someone from the Phillipines to handle this and set up a completely separate hosting account etc. etc. I'm willing to waste $400 a month if after 6 months I have several websites earning at least that wage or more.

This is one area I could do more in.

Originally Posted by Evita

Yup. Agree.

It would be really great and educational to see a sample of your layouts, style etc. but to use one of your existing sites could expose your entire network. Really risky.


Evita

I don't interlink any of the sites I own (for the most part) because Google discounts those links anyway. Perhaps I'll write a sample post of what I might do on an article and then edit the first thread and include a screenshot there.

Originally Posted by jan roos

If you aren't doing PPC then you are leaving a lot of money on the table. I build my Amazon sites and immediately start a ppc campaign for them to see if the site has potential. This saves me a lot of time weeding out the good sites from the bad. It also allows me to start making money immediately while I wait for my sites to start ranking well on the search engines.

The only thing that sux about running PPC is that Amazon only pays you 60 days after month end so you'll have to front 2 months worth of PPC costs but if you are profitable then that shouldn't matter. Also, for the most part you won't be profitable right off the bat. Be prepared to lose around a 100 bucks or so before you start seeing a profit. The margins are thin but I found it well worth my while.

HTH

Hey Jan,

I know you're probably right. I guess most of my actions are dictated by fear which is a fallacy I know. i.e. I SHOULD outsource all of my writing and link building, but I worry they can't do a good enough job.

Likewise the only thing holding me back from PPC is the (seemingly) inability to segment traffic sources so I can know which ones convert.

Originally Posted by greff

I don't doubt that Chris is making as much as he said.

Here is the difficulty in achieving that income as I see it. It takes a ton of work and time but that is not it.

You need to stick with it. That's the hardest part, not to give up too soon. And keep testing your copy and everything else you do on your sales page.

Easy to say. Hard to do.

Agreed. I can't count how many people I talk to and can clearly state things out in a step by step manner and say this is how I make money and yet 99% of the people I talk to will not take action.

Oh well, more for me I guess.

Originally Posted by mymoney5243

Hi Chris:

I have been doing some things with ebay classifieds and then doing an auction to draw more traffic. Have you ever tried this approach.

It looks like I should take a look at Amazon.

Thanks

I haven't tried that before, but my worry would be the scalability of that type of solution.

Perhaps you could do an example? In either case I like to focus my efforts more on long term results.

[mrizos]

Awesome post Chris. 2 quick questions.

1. About how long are your product reviews (words wise)?
2. Do have a backlink process or just figure you'll be getting natural links since your content is worth linking to?

Thanks Chris.

[ChrisGuthrie]

Originally Posted by mrizos

Awesome post Chris. 2 quick questions.

1. About how long are your product reviews (words wise)?
2. Do have a backlink process or just figure you'll be getting natural links since your content is worth linking to?

Thanks Chris.

1. I don't have a specific number really. I know they're probably more than 800 words though I guess?

2. No backlink process on bigger sites because quality content / continuous content will always get links.

But with that said I am experimenting with different types of backlinking strategies so that I can find a way to scale the process much faster.

My attitude has always been as follows: There will always be room on the web for quality information that helps people and even in the mini sites I make I try to stick to this.

[mrizos]

Originally Posted by ChrisGuthrie

1. I don't have a specific number really. I know they're probably more than 800 words though I guess?

2. No backlink process on bigger sites because quality content / continuous content will always get links.

But with that said I am experimenting with different types of backlinking strategies so that I can find a way to scale the process much faster.

My attitude has always been as follows: There will always be room on the web for quality information that helps people and even in the mini sites I make I try to stick to this.

You're exactly right. I have an authority site that gets 8000 uniques a day, has thousands of backlinks and I NEVER created one of them. Write helpful, worthwhile content and everything falls into place quite naturally.
The only problem with my auth site is that CPC's are pretty low and the most expensive item on the site is about $60.

[ChrisGuthrie]

Originally Posted by mrizos

You're exactly right. I have an authority site that gets 8000 uniques a day, has thousands of backlinks and I NEVER created one of them. Write helpful, worthwhile content and everything falls into place quite naturally.
The only problem with my auth site is that CPC's are pretty low and the most expensive item on the site is about $60.

Is it for sale jk, but if it is PM me lol. I'm always buying websites.

[411Recommends]

Chris
Very nice post here. I was wondering what you mean when you say something like:

'That's why I suggest if people are searching for just info then Adsense may work better than Amazon. If they are looking to buy then definitely use Amazon.'

How do you know before hand what people will be coming to your site? I guess I need to know how to get the people who are BUYING to be the ones I attract and what kind of content attracts them.

Also, when you say 'you spend a lot of time and effort to build up your sites', what is involved? Lots of content? I always thought of amazon affiliate sites as one page review type sites. no?

thanks again
robin

[tribros]

Nice post keep it up and I hope you will do much much better with Amazon in the coming days.

[ChrisGuthrie]

Originally Posted by 411Recommends

Chris
Very nice post here. I was wondering what you mean when you say something like:

'That's why I suggest if people are searching for just info then Adsense may work better than Amazon. If they are looking to buy then definitely use Amazon.'

How do you know before hand what people will be coming to your site? I guess I need to know how to get the people who are BUYING to be the ones I attract and what kind of content attracts them.

Also, when you say 'you spend a lot of time and effort to build up your sites', what is involved? Lots of content? I always thought of amazon affiliate sites as one page review type sites. no?

thanks again
robin

Well here is an example:

What is a george foreman grill?

vs

George Forman Grill XL1000

The first person is clearly just looking for information about a product. The second person is looking for information about a specific product (potentially because they know what they want to buy). Either way the fact that they are so specific indicates they're more likely to buy than the first person based on the search phrase they came to your hypothetical website from

[Shannon Spoon]

Hey Chris i plan on building 50 Amazon review mini sites and i have already made some sales. I won't post them here cause i don't want to be called a liar.

Anyway, How long do you think it will take to start making good money from those sites with these things in mind.

Do you think it is possible to start making decent money ($1600 a month) in 4 months time with 50 sites?

1. Proper keyword research
2. All sites are built around 7 to 10 different Amazon products in the same niche of course.
3. I am using wordpress with my own domains.
4. I am only using free methods to get traffic. Blog post, bookmarking, rss feeds, the usual stuff.
5. My sites are based around specific products (buying keywords)

Hey thanks for all the information Chris. I believe you made the money you said you did. Don't mind the haters.

[Success With Dany]

Roughly how many products do you promote? I have a feeling that one's has to play a heavy numbers game to make a decent coin with Amazon...

[Rita012]

I did well with Amazon before they fired me ( and all Colorado affiliates ).

I've had to search for a new way to monetize, which was a pain. Just found Prosperent, and am pretty excited about it. I like the fact that the cookies last much longer than the 24 hour Amazon cookie.

[411Recommends]

Chris

When you say 'you spend a lot of time and effort to build up your sites', what is involved? Lots of content?

I always thought of amazon affiliate sites as one page review type sites. no?

thanks again
robin

[bay37]

Originally Posted by 411Recommends

When you say 'you spend a lot of time and effort to build up your sites', what is involved? Lots of content?

I always thought of amazon affiliate sites as one page review type sites. no?

Seriously what kind of a question is this? Have you done any kind of research into this? How many review sites selling Amazon products have you come across in your life? Were they all "1-page type sites"?

And to the guy asking if it's possible to make $1600/month with 50 mini sites. Of course it is. Think about it for a second. Or break the numbers down a bit to make it easier:

$1600 / 30 days equals ~$54/day.
$54 / 50 sites equals just over $1/site/day
Average commission for a $45 item is ~$2.7, meaning each one of your sites would have to sell 1 item every 2 days to achieve your goal (and a bit more).

Do you think it is possible to sell 1 item every 2 days (per site)? Well of course it is.

Why are you asking these questions? Need someone to reassure you that you imaginary site building strategy will work (remember you have to start working first)?

What if I told you that last month I made $3217 dollars from a total of 26 Amazon product review sites? Would that mean that you can make $6187/month from 50 sites?

Stop counting money that you haven't made yet and go back to work (or start working instead of asking d*** questions).

The sooner you start the better, because it takes 4 months (I think) to receive your first check from Amazon (after you've earned the minimum required payout, which is something like $50 or $100).

[Success With Dany]

Originally Posted by bay37

Seriously what kind of a question is this? Have you done any kind of research into this? How many review sites selling Amazon products have you come across in your life? Were they all "1-page type sites"?

And to the guy asking if it's possible to make $1600/month with 50 mini sites. Of course it is. Think about it for a second. Or break the numbers down a bit to make it easier:

$1600 / 30 days equals ~$54/day.
$54 / 50 sites equals just over $1/site/day
Average commission for a $45 item is ~$2.7, meaning each one of your sites would have to sell 1 item every 2 days to achieve your goal (and a bit more).

Do you think it is possible to sell 1 item every 2 days (per site)? Well of course it is.

Why are you asking these questions? Need someone to reassure you that you imaginary site building strategy will work (remember you have to start working first)?

What if I told you that last month I made $3217 dollars from a total of 26 Amazon product review sites? Would that mean that you can make $6187/month from 50 sites?

Stop counting money that you haven't made yet and go back to work (or start working instead of asking d*** questions).

The sooner you start the better, because it takes 4 months (I think) to receive your first check from Amazon (after you've earned the minimum required payout, which is something like $50 or $100).

That's what I call some tough love reply...

[Shannon Spoon]

Originally Posted by bay37

Seriously what kind of a question is this? Have you done any kind of research into this? How many review sites selling Amazon products have you come across in your life? Were they all "1-page type sites"?

And to the guy asking if it's possible to make $1600/month with 50 mini sites. Of course it is. Think about it for a second. Or break the numbers down a bit to make it easier:

$1600 / 30 days equals ~$54/day.
$54 / 50 sites equals just over $1/site/day
Average commission for a $45 item is ~$2.7, meaning each one of your sites would have to sell 1 item every 2 days to achieve your goal (and a bit more).

Do you think it is possible to sell 1 item every 2 days (per site)? Well of course it is.

Why are you asking these questions? Need someone to reassure you that you imaginary site building strategy will work (remember you have to start working first)?

What if I told you that last month I made $3217 dollars from a total of 26 Amazon product review sites? Would that mean that you can make $6187/month from 50 sites?

Stop counting money that you haven't made yet and go back to work (or start working instead of asking d*** questions).

The sooner you start the better, because it takes 4 months (I think) to receive your first check from Amazon (after you've earned the minimum required payout, which is something like $50 or $100).

First of all i wasn't asking you. I was asking Chris. Nice jumping in there when no one asks what you think or cares. Actually i have already started building my Amazon sites and have made money from Amazon.

If you actually made money doing internet marketing then i might ask you something, until then keep your opinions to yourself.

My imaginary site building? Are you high? This is my plan. That i am doing right now.

You can't ask a legitimate question without some idiot jumping in there.

[bay37]

Originally Posted by Shannon Spoon

You can't ask a legitimate question without some idiot jumping in there.

Yeah I know, man... Keep asking these well thought out questions and you'll do just fine.

Best of luck in your IM efforts.

[Adriana Copaceanu]

Chris, do you use a plugin to add your in-text links? Or do you use the stripe to create your link?

Thanks for your kindness in sharing your success.

[MAtkins]

Boy, Chris, I can't believe you won't give US your account login information so WE can verify that you're not 'call BS' HAHAHA (that was a joke).

Thanks very much for your detailed responses to all these questions.
I'm a newbie - software developer who got nixed by INDIA

Your information here helps me a LOT.

Also, Jan Roos - BRAVO - that one little comment was a WORLD of insight given the context you put it into (ie this thread).

[stevecane]

Hi Chris

Thanks for that, particularily the bit about banner ads, I used to plaster Amazon banners all over my istes and never got many clicks. Dunno whether to laugh or cry looking at your screenshot, makes my constant line of zeros look really pathetic....

Steve

[ChrisGuthrie]

Originally Posted by Shannon Spoon

Hey Chris i plan on building 50 Amazon review mini sites and i have already made some sales. I won't post them here cause i don't want to be called a liar.

Anyway, How long do you think it will take to start making good money from those sites with these things in mind.

Do you think it is possible to start making decent money ($1600 a month) in 4 months time with 50 sites?

1. Proper keyword research
2. All sites are built around 7 to 10 different Amazon products in the same niche of course.
3. I am using wordpress with my own domains.
4. I am only using free methods to get traffic. Blog post, bookmarking, rss feeds, the usual stuff.
5. My sites are based around specific products (buying keywords)

Hey thanks for all the information Chris. I believe you made the money you said you did. Don't mind the haters.

I'm not sure if you can do it in 4 months time or not. If you do I'd give you a high five though. Just go for it and keep us up to date on how your efforts go.

Originally Posted by giftsolution

Chris, do you use a plugin to add your in-text links? Or do you use the stripe to create your link?

Thanks for your kindness in sharing your success.

I just use the simply site stripe thing at the top of Amazon.com to create all my links. It's all about in content.

Side note: I read a post from your blog showing off your earnings for November 09 and you had earned like 14k I believe right? Nice work if that's you. (My record is $13k from Dec 09)

[411Recommends]

Bay37, thanks so much for your help. your comments appear to be well thought out and quite useful.

Yes, I am very new at this. I assume people like Chris start these kinds of posts to help people learn. There is info on the net about one page sites and multi-page sites. Which I have read up on but still not sure why a site you build up for a long period is any more useful to the customer than a one page.

I have to wonder:
Why would people go to a review site and read pages on pages of info about any product?
For that matter, why go to any review site when you could just go to Amazon, search for the product and read the reviews left by previous customers.

BAy35, thanks in advance for the forth coming flame.

[thecableguy]

Do you use that long ugly link that Amazon gives you or are you using a plugin to to hide the link? Follow or no follow?

Thanks

[jan roos]

If you build an Amazon review site where you review lots of products in the same niche it is good for the search engines and the user to add new content regularly to the site.

Think about it this way. Peter decides he wants to buy his wife a fancy rice cooker for Mother's day. He has no clue which one to buy so he goes to google and types in something like "rice cooker reviews" "which rice cooker is best" or he types in the specific model rice cooker his sister told him about.

Now he comes to your site where you thoroughly review (not sell) all the best rice cookers on the market with real customer feedback etc. For Peter this is great, he has all the info he wants right there on your site and he doesn't have to spend an hour on the net searching for info on the different rice cookers.

You also happen to mention on your site that Amazon has the best prices on all rice cookers because of the sheer volume they sell and Peter needs to click here to check it out.

That's it. End of story

ps. look at consumersearch.com to see how it's really done

Originally Posted by 411Recommends

Bay37, thanks so much for your help. your comments appear to be well thought out and quite useful.

Yes, I am very new at this. I assume people like Chris start these kinds of posts to help people learn. There is info on the net about one page sites and multi-page sites. Which I have read up on but still not sure why a site you build up for a long period is any more useful to the customer than a one page.

I have to wonder:
Why would people go to a review site and read pages on pages of info about any product?
For that matter, why go to any review site when you could just go to Amazon, search for the product and read the reviews left by previous customers.

BAy35, thanks in advance for the forth coming flame.