help, 128 clicks through my amazon links, no sales

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thanks for entering my thread, i don't understand why i got today 128 clicks on my amazon affiliate links and not one sale, it's just imposible, could there be something wrong with the links or my amazon account or is this normal?:confused:

note: i haven't made the first sale ever yet is my first time with amazon and the site is not a month old.

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    • Profile picture of the author Borja Obeso
      Originally Posted by baokhau View Post

      Do your products get high convertion?
      i wouln't know, how do i know the conversions of a product?
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      • Profile picture of the author LilBlackDress
        It is certainly possible that you have clicks and no sales. Where are you seeing the clicks at - in your Amazon account? If so, then it is likely that your Amazon link is working correctly. Are you viewing results from your combined reports? Unless you have that box checked you will not see all your sales.

        Take a look at the product and see if there may be a reason the product is not converting as well as you would like. Is it priced to high? Does it have poor reviews?
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  • Profile picture of the author Robert Michael
    Its actually not impossible, as you have found out today.

    Are you sending TARGETED traffic? Or just any kind of traffic you can get?

    If its not targeted then you could have 5000 clicks and 0 sales.
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    • Profile picture of the author Borja Obeso
      i guess it's tartegetd traffic, is all 100% organic traffic for product name. so they are most likely people looking either to buy the product or info about it, and its a skin care product

      should i put some adsense in? 128 adsense clicks (or anything close) in one day would be veeery good
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      • Profile picture of the author Ewan1998
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        Originally Posted by Bomx View Post

        i guess it's tartegetd traffic, is all 100% organic traffic for product name. so they are most likely people looking either to buy the product or info about it, and its a skin care product

        should i put some adsense in? 128 adsense clicks (or anything close) in one day would be veeery good
        Sticking in some AdSense might be good for you as well. You've just been unlucky there with the traffic by the looks of it.
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  • Profile picture of the author danlew
    You should bring targeted traffic to your visitors, and is your product highly converting? I suggest you should try search for Amazon best-seller products or those products with positive feedback from the customers.
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  • Profile picture of the author David Raybould
    Bomx-

    It doesn't matter how targeted your
    traffic is, or how high your page converts -
    128 clicks is nowhere near enough of a
    sample size to get accurate data.

    Get 1280 clicks with no sales, then you
    have learned something. Right now it's
    too early, any action you take is premature.

    Send more traffic, and if it doesn't pick up,
    look at getting better traffic, optimizing your
    page, or promoting something that converts
    traffic into sales more efficiently.

    Good luck with it.

    -David Raybould
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  • Profile picture of the author sethczerepak
    The only problem can be that the traffic isn't targeted enough. You can have an offer for dog poop and if you get 127 people who are looking to fertilize their lawn, one of them will buy.
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  • Profile picture of the author Robert Michael
    I agree with both sides there - On one hand, 128 clicks isnt really enough to judge your conversions by.

    However if the traffic is targeted enough, you can have 1 click and 1 conversion. I have 1 click & 1 sale for a 100 dollar product that I'm not even promoting, its a OTO to something. So obviously all it takes is 1 highly targeted visitor to convert, even if thats the only click you get. Its happened to me.
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  • Profile picture of the author Bill_Z
    I agree with David above, just give it some more time. At least 1000 clicks. Just keep improving content and driving traffic.
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  • Profile picture of the author David Mcalorum
    Thats clearly not enough clicks for "hard data"

    Give it 400 - 500 Clicks min
    I would go for 1000

    Then you'll have much stronger data points.

    Also, install google analytics or any other tracking software
    and figure out where those peeps are coming from.

    Not all traffic is equal
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  • Profile picture of the author davidtong
    Also, you might need to look at the product itself as well, maybe they're just curious about the product... If the item isn't a good item to purchase online (too bulky, needs professional installation, too expensive, etc.) then you might not be able to convince the visitor to make the purchase...
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  • Profile picture of the author JoshuaGallant
    128 Amazon clicks is pretty much not even worth glancing at twice

    If your Amazon account is showing the clicks as occurring then there is nothing wrong with the account or your links.

    I have product based amazon autoblogs that clear that in an hour with the same crappy conversion levels, doesnt bother me as I use the search data to build "real" sites that convert at a much better rate.

    Skin care is a great niche though and it does perform very well in adsense. The folks I know who do well with skin care are actual users who write very believable and honest copy.

    What criteria did you use to pick the products?

    I expect a 5% conversion ratio on Amazon based sites that I put any time in designing and selecting products.

    Its usually the product comparison area of my format that does well for me


    [amazon image ad with buy now button][ePn block][3rd party aff][adsense block]

    I only use adsense if its a low priced item that the 7-8% will be about the same as single click

    Amazon has a crap cookie, really does need a rabid buyer, buying terms rather than info terms

    but with the comparison format I use, 2 of the 4 blocks pay by click and the 3rd party aff tends to have a much longer cookie life
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  • Profile picture of the author Gaz Cooper
    As mentioned not enough clicks yet but you also need to take into account,

    Are you giving your visitor what they are looking for ?

    Your content must be top notch and provide them with quality information on the product.

    CONTENT IS KING TRAFFIC IS QUEEN

    If your content is not good your visitors wont stick around for long, so be sure to ask yourself WOULD I STAY ON THIS SITE and purchase.?

    If not then add more value and content because CONTENT will determine if you get the sale or not.

    A good review can take you hours to put together, and as I have said many times, Love your visitors and give them what they are looking for and in return they will give you what you want which is a sale

    Kickin it on Amazon

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    • Profile picture of the author Borja Obeso
      Originally Posted by GazCooperOnline View Post

      As mentioned not enough clicks yet but you also need to take into account,

      Are you giving your visitor what they are looking for ?

      Your content must be top notch and provide them with quality information on the product.

      CONTENT IS KING TRAFFIC IS QUEEN

      If your content is not good your visitors wont stick around for long, so be sure to ask yourself WOULD I STAY ON THIS SITE and purchase.?

      If not then add more value and content because CONTENT will determine if you get the sale or not.

      A good review can take you hours to put together, and as I have said many times, Love your visitors and give them what they are looking for and in return they will give you what you want which is a sale

      Kickin it on Amazon

      Gaz Cooper
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      content seems to be good, the analytics nounce rate is 0,87% and the average time people spends on the site is about 5 min. people get to my site because they type in google the product name, that's it
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      • Profile picture of the author Gaz Cooper
        Originally Posted by Bomx View Post

        content seems to be good, the analytics nounce rate is 0,87% and the average time people spends on the site is about 5 min. people get to my site because they type in google the product name, that's it
        5 MINUTES On the site, that is a lot of time to spend on any site.

        One of my very best sites 15,000 page views a month has an average almost 3 minutes per visitor but that has a lot of informative videos on it.

        what are you doing to keep them on the site for 5 minutes ?

        Kickin it on Amazon

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        • Profile picture of the author Borja Obeso
          Originally Posted by GazCooperOnline View Post

          5 MINUTES On the site, that is a lot of time to spend on any site.

          One of my very best sites 15,000 page views a month has an average almost 3 minutes per visitor but that has a lot of informative videos on it.

          what are you doing to keep them on the site for 5 minutes ?

          Kickin it on Amazon

          Gaz Cooper
          Amz Training Academy
          I just talk about how the product has helped many people and solve their problems and i tell alot of jokes and stries and try to be very friendly, also my "audience" are mainly young women. i also connect my pages and the stories, like " reed more here..." and that takes them to another page and there tehy finish the story or joke or whatever. but i want them to buuuuuy
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  • Profile picture of the author Sire
    It's quite possible that they are not ready to buy yet and are just window shopping. Sort of like those people who walking in a store to see whats new. They know they want something but are not sure exactly what.

    When you send a person to Amazon who is in the buying mood then you are more likely to make a sale.
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  • Profile picture of the author Randall Magwood
    Did you get 128 clicks to one product, or multiple products?
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  • Profile picture of the author JoshuaGallant
    Thats a pretty cardinal platitude. If you had the clickthroughs "content is blah blah" is not part of the equation for this question. Nor is time on site etc etc. Those all have great relevance, but are extraneous in regards to "why do I have no sales with 127 clicks"

    Its certainly to small a dataset (The end) and points to attracting and targeting info seekers rather than buyers.
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    • Profile picture of the author thedog
      5 minutes on your site! That's awesome... you must have video or really good content.

      Are your affiliate links obvious enough...

      Do you have them above the fold? Or way down the bottom.

      What sort of call to action are you using?

      By the way... I wouldn't recommend using adsense and Amazon on the same site... just focus on one, or the other...

      Sounds to me like you're getting a load of tire kickers... are you targeting buying keywords?
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      • Profile picture of the author Borja Obeso
        Originally Posted by thedog View Post

        5 minutes on your site! That's awesome... you must have video or really good content.

        Are your affiliate links obvious enough...

        Do you have them above the fold? Or way down the bottom.

        What sort of call to action are you using?

        By the way... I wouldn't recommend using adsense and Amazon on the same site... just focus on one, or the other...

        Sounds to me like you're getting a load of tire kickers... are you targeting buying keywords?
        it´s just content, stories, reviews and jokes... my links are pretty obvious the first post that anyone sees is a story/review and on the first paragraph i see "this is only a review, if you are looking for the products you can check them out here", just a filter phrase to grab anxious buyers at the first view of the page, but it seems like non of those buyers are coming to my site :s
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  • Profile picture of the author zaco
    Hows u r website design? does it look professional or does it look like all the review sites using the "review' wordpress theme, people might be interested in buying the product but each time they search for a review, they find a different site with the same design so they read the review, click on the link to see if it takes them to Amazon as the other 100000 sites did , then they think Hmmmmm why all the sites look the same and they are promoting the product that Amazon sells?

    Many users will search for a review because they want to know more abt the product but if all the sites look the same then people won't buy from Amazon since they think its sketchy that all the sites are promoting Amazon, they might even go and think that this is a conspiracy by Amazon.. the key factor is trust so you need a unique design different than the others!
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    • Profile picture of the author Borja Obeso
      Originally Posted by zaco View Post

      Hows u r website design? does it look professional or does it look like all the review sites using the "review' wordpress theme, people might be interested in buying the product but each time they search for a review, they find a different site with the same design so they read the review, click on the link to see if it takes them to Amazon as the other 100000 sites did , then they think Hmmmmm why all the sites look the same and they are promoting the product that Amazon sells?

      Many users will search for a review because they want to know more abt the product but if all the sites look the same then people won't buy from Amazon since they think its sketchy that all the sites are promoting Amazon, they might even go and think that this is a conspiracy by Amazon.. the key factor is trust so you need a unique design different than the others!
      This is one of the things that confuses me the most about this site, i´m ranking for the product name by itself (12000 searches/m) and for the product name review (1500 a month) so my site is a mix of an "authority site" made by an individual with reviews on it so its kind of a hybrid
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      • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
        Originally Posted by Bomx View Post

        i didn´t know that, i even thought that if they went to another product in amazon after seing the original product that i promote that i didn´t get any comission for that, or don´t i?
        Yes, you do, as long as they buy within that 24 hour window and no one else's cookie overwrites yours. If they put something in their shopping cart before the cookie expires, you had 90 days to get credit last time I looked.
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  • The big question is where is your traffic coming from? If you are promoting 'red rubber balls' on Amazon, but your traffic was looking for 'yellow rubber balls', you wouldn't make many sales.
    I find with Amazon it all comes down to having laser targeted traffic. Get people in the buying mindset who are looking for what you are selling. BOOM..instant sales!
    That said, January is a slightly slower month online after the Xmas rush, but even so, you still should have made some sales with that amount of traffic.
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  • Profile picture of the author Realnz
    Amazon only has a 24 hour cookie. If they don't buy in 24 hours no commission for you. Lousy right! Walmarts better.
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    • Profile picture of the author Borja Obeso
      Originally Posted by GazCooperOnline View Post

      5 MINUTES On the site, that is a lot of time to spend on any site.

      One of my very best sites 15,000 page views a month has an average almost 3 minutes per visitor but that has a lot of informative videos on it.

      what are you doing to keep them on the site for 5 minutes ?

      Kickin it on Amazon

      Gaz Cooper
      Amz Training Academy
      Originally Posted by Realnz View Post

      Amazon only has a 24 hour cookie. If they don't buy in 24 hours no commission for you. Lousy right! Walmarts better.
      i didn´t know that, i even thought that if they went to another product in amazon after seing the original product that i promote that i didn´t get any comission for that, or don´t i?
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  • Profile picture of the author goldenlogos
    On my amazon associates I make a sale at about 100 clicks, don't worry, it's not an exact science, just be patient and the sale will come eventually.
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  • Profile picture of the author Borja Obeso
    i have learned a lot from posting this thread, thanks to all you kind warriors taking your time to share your knowledge.
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    • Profile picture of the author katarina1
      I am buying traffic,targeted from US (11,000),so far ...take a look

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      • Profile picture of the author SamKalai
        Originally Posted by katarina1 View Post

        I am buying traffic,targeted from US (11,000),so far ...take a look

        Hope you are using a landing page/ website othersise you will get banned by Amazon because it's againt their TOS to direct the leads from the ad to the amazon website!

        I've made 35k on Amazon wih organic traffic!
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        • Profile picture of the author katarina1
          Originally Posted by SamKalai View Post

          Hope you are using a landing page/ website othersise you will get banned by Amazon because it's againt their TOS to direct the leads from the ad to the amazon website!

          I've made 35k on Amazon wih organic traffic!

          I have a blog but I redirect and they didn't do it yet.After this purchased traffic stops coming I will use only organic traffic and I will stop redirecting.
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      • Profile picture of the author thriftgirl62
        Originally Posted by katarina1 View Post

        I am buying traffic,targeted from US (11,000),so far ...take a look


        How much are you paying for that traffic? If it's more than this Website Traffic then it's too much and if it's less then it's a waste of money. I did some research last year and found that exact same traffic being sold anywhere from $40 to $80 for 10,000 real visitors.
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        • Profile picture of the author katarina1
          Originally Posted by thriftgirl62 View Post

          How much are you paying for that traffic? If it's more than this Website Traffic then it's too much and if it's less then it's a waste of money. I did some research last year and found that exact same traffic being sold anywhere from $40 to $80 for 10,000 real visitors.
          I am paying $47 for US 11,000 and $20 for world 11,000.The guy on this forum is selling ,(his name is sonney), traffic from his website (webtrafficfire).
          I have amazon blog he made and 1 sign up page Over 5000 visitors-zero sales.Sonney is making ~$100/day by using his traffic and he will make a blog for free.But I just can't convert anything....Method is just not working...he made a blog and it is his traffic...it's not like I did something wrong.
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          • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
            Originally Posted by katarina1 View Post

            I am paying $47 for US 11,000 and $20 for world 11,000.The guy on this forum is selling ,(his name is sonney), traffic from his website (webtrafficfire).
            I have amazon blog he made and 1 sign up page Over 5000 visitors-zero sales.Sonney is making ~$100/day by using his traffic and he will make a blog for free.But I just can't convert anything....Method is just not working...he made a blog and it is his traffic...it's not like I did something wrong.
            Sounds like you probably have a mismatch in your site's topic and your traffic source. Hard to tell, as the seller has nothing on their site except the number of visitors and geographical location. The traffic offered is "unique visitors" with no way of knowing that those visitors have any interest in what you are offering.

            I'd also revisit the pricing with him. The prices currently on his site are much lower than you are quoting here.

            It's a tough lesson. "Traffic" or even "unique visitors" carry no guarantee that those humans will be interested in what you offer. Maybe they will - 128 clicked your links - but it's random chance.

            You'd be better served to spend your advertising budget on more targeted media, even if the traffic isn't guaranteed.
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            • Profile picture of the author katarina1
              Originally Posted by JohnMcCabe View Post

              Sounds like you probably have a mismatch in your site's topic and your traffic source. Hard to tell, as the seller has nothing on their site except the number of visitors and geographical location. The traffic offered is "unique visitors" with no way of knowing that those visitors have any interest in what you are offering.

              I'd also revisit the pricing with him. The prices currently on his site are much lower than you are quoting here.

              It's a tough lesson. "Traffic" or even "unique visitors" carry no guarantee that those humans will be interested in what you offer. Maybe they will - 128 clicked your links - but it's random chance.

              You'd be better served to spend your advertising budget on more targeted media, even if the traffic isn't guaranteed.
              No no John, I have 5000 clicks but no sales.Person who started this thread has 128 clicks. You are probable right about targeting.Maybe I should try PC or CPC...I don't know.
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              • Profile picture of the author thedog
                Originally Posted by katarina1 View Post

                No no John, I have 5000 clicks but no sales.Person who started this thread has 128 clicks. You are probable right about targeting.Maybe I should try PC or CPC...I don't know.
                That does seem like a lot... have you considered or looked into the fact that you could have been hacked?

                I believe you can get your commissions stolen, with some sort of web wizardry... there's sites that can tell you if you have been.... google it, not sure how reliable they are... or, you could talk to your host... probably better.
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            • Profile picture of the author kathyd55
              there is definitely something going on with Amazon .
              Wait for this .I am getting about 5000 clicks a day and no sales .When I first put up the site I was getting about 1-2 sales a day then all of a sudden everything stopped .Now six weeks later I am over 100,000 clicks and no sales .If someone could tell me what is going on I would be very grateful .I have contacted Amazon and I am baffled. they say everything is working fine .
              I live in the Uk and when i did a test order it went through the UK site and everything was fine .However most of my clicks are the US site so something is very very wrong .
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  • Profile picture of the author richrowley
    I'd just be patient and wait a while. Dont judge/work out your conversion rates until you have 1000 clicks.

    You may well have a 1 in 100 conversion rate but it will probably take more hits for this to pan out and become apparent.

    Just hang in their for a while.
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  • Profile picture of the author savvybizbuilder
    Now, seems like you don't have any problem with your traffic but in converting. Make sure the traffic you were getting is from your target prospects.
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  • Profile picture of the author momo14
    i have set a autoblog, getting around 5k click per month with no sale at all.
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  • Profile picture of the author Nathan2525
    Originally Posted by Bomx View Post

    thanks for entering my thread, i don't understand why i got today 128 clicks on my amazon affiliate links and not one sale, it's just imposible, could there be something wrong with the links or my amazon account or is this normal?:confused:
    a penny for your thoughts
    A good guideline is 300 clicks.

    If you are not converting at .3% then move on.

    Why wait until 1000 clicks. It's wasting your time.

    I would also question why you are selling Amazon products.

    I hope they are very expensive ones because again why get $2
    commission when you could get $100?
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    • Profile picture of the author thriftgirl62
      Do what works for YOU. That means you have keep doing something different until you find what works for YOU. What works for someone else won't work the same for you. Why would the color of someone else's buy-button or bold, red headlines get the same results anywhere else? You have to test what works on YOUR site and forget most of what everyone else says.

      You need 8000 raw website visitors to make $25 commission. These numbers assume you're an internet marketer using the double optin method with a standard aweber form on your website and 25% of your visitors optin.

      8,000 X (25% optin with their email address)
      = 2000 opt-ins
      = 1320 confirm [double optin]
      = 871 receive and notice your email
      = 435 open your email
      = 108 click one of the 3 links in your email
      = 1% will buy [1 Sale]
      = $49 sale x 50% commission = $25

      If you want your website to convert your visitors into buyers, you need to optimize your site for conversions [CRO] like the big boys: OnDialog | PURLs - Personalized URLs | landing pages | microsites and leave [SEO] to the pro's: http://www.ez-1.net/rank

      When everyone else zigs, you need to zag. Start with 4 different optin forms on your website - one for your newsletter, one for more information, a free offer and another one for downloading something. That's one way to optimize your audience for future offers.
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      • Profile picture of the author Lloyd Buchinski
        Originally Posted by thriftgirl62 View Post

        108 click one of the 3 links in your email
        They better not. Put your Amazon Affiliate links in an email and you get your account cancelled. It's against their TOS.
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        • Profile picture of the author thriftgirl62
          Originally Posted by Lloyd Buchinski View Post

          They better not. Put your Amazon Affiliate links in an email and you get your account cancelled. It's against their TOS.

          No, that doesn't mean any particular link. After opting in, marketers usually send email offers with 3 links you can click - 1 at the top, 1 in the middle and 1 at the bottom. Apparently that makes more people click than if you only use 1 link.
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        • Profile picture of the author myob
          Originally Posted by Lloyd Buchinski View Post

          They better not. Put your Amazon Affiliate links in an email and you get your account cancelled. It's against their TOS.
          It is against Amazon's TOS to place affiliate links directly in an email, but a very powerful conversion method used by top affiliates is to send subscribers to their presell/review pages, particularly when promoting higher end products which need multiple exposures.
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  • Profile picture of the author NateRivers
    Yeah sadly- 128 clicks can happen all the time with no sales- but when you're generating hundreds of clicks a day it will all pan out.

    But...there's nothing like getting those huge orders with expensive items that you don't even promote- someone the other day bought 11 boxed sets of old tv shows through my link- that sure as hell doesn't happen with Clickbank.
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  • i had the EXACT same problem as you my friend

    check out the post i wrote regarding this, it may be of some use to you

    I Finally Did It, An Amazon Sale! | Internet Marketing Hustle
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  • Profile picture of the author FreeMeal
    My Amazon conversion have been pretty bad this month as well. I usually get between 10-15% conversion. This month it's 0%.

    All other things being equal , you usually find it evens itself out over the long run.
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  • Profile picture of the author Chris Chicas
    There is a link checker on Amazon to test out your links to make sure that you are being credited with each purchase.

    And like it has been mentioned, it all varies where your traffic is coming from. Even with Adsense traffic, 500+ clicks and no sales is not uncommon for some.

    Work on your conversions - ad copy, opt in box, reviews, etc.

    Best of luck.
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    • Profile picture of the author Ben Armstrong
      I wouldn't worry just yet.

      I sent about 500 visitors to Amazon before making my first sale. Since then my conversion rates have been pretty good. I can't explain why it took so long. Possibly just bad luck. Or maybe when I was starting out the visitors coming to my site weren't getting there via the buyer keywords I was targetting. I'd stick it out a bit longer before changing anything.
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  • Originally Posted by Bomx View Post

    thanks for entering my thread, i don't understand why i got today 128 clicks on my amazon affiliate links and not one sale, it's just imposible, could there be something wrong with the links or my amazon account or is this normal?:confused:

    note: i haven't made the first sale ever yet is my first time with amazon and the site is not a month old.

    a penny for your thoughts
    My question would be where is your traffic coming from? First up, 120 clicks is not that many clicks. I've had occasions where this happens to me with Amazon. It's unusual, but it does happen.

    Your traffic conversions will all depend on the quality of your traffic. Where is it coming from? Are people actually looking to buy something when they hit Amazon from your site, or are they just browsing?
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  • Profile picture of the author kathrynkutny
    I understand how you must feel right now. I was getting a steady amount of sales for over a week from targeted traffic from keywords on the first page of Google. The keywords are still on the first page of Google, the traffic is still there, and clicks. But sales stopped. So I took Amazon links off and switched it with eBay. I'm going to see if I get sales with eBay. If I do, something is def. going on with Amazon and I don't like it.
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    • Profile picture of the author kathyd55
      hi kathryn

      could you let me know what you find .I am in the same position as you probably worse and i agree with you there must be something going on .I am desperate now to find out what .if you change to ebay please let me know what happens .
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  • Profile picture of the author Daus
    Yeah, I thinks it's too early. 128 clicks aren't enough to determine your conversion. Maybe the people that were clicking on your link to read about the products first and compare with other similar products. I would do the same if I become them. If I wanted to buy a television, I wouldn't buy it immediately after clicking on a link. I will compare with other televisions first. So it would be a great idea to make a website that promote similar products. Later they might return to your website and buy.
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  • Profile picture of the author alexinfox
    I get about 10% sales on my click-thru's. These are from sites that direct visitors already looking to buy. I know other people who just send visitors thru enmasse and get less than 1% with Amazon so it depends what kind of traffic you send, casual visitor or someone with the wallet out already.
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