How do you build your Amazon affiliate site ?

There's lots of different ways to make money with Amazon. Paula & Wanda do have an excellent template to follow.

I'm not a big fan of auto-content sites....You're much better off creating the content manually. It will payoff much more in the long run.

Google's algorithms are always changing but what will always please Google is fresh content. So when starting out, be sure to update your site often...Your rankings will thank you for it!

I think you've answered that yourself.. Paula and Wanda are raking it in with Amazon with large, in-depth (probably) authority sites.

This is exactly how I approach Amazon. None of my sites are small; instead they are much broader, packed full of information, with occasional, in-depth reviews of a niche related products. I'd like to emphasize the word "review" - I never sell; I pre-sell. Once I move them forward to Amazon, they take over the job of selling.

These sites (Wordpress blogs actually), also contain niche relevant reviews of some Clickbank products.

I never now use plugins. Straight text links have always performed extremely well for me. I have experimented with both plugins and WP themes designed specifically for Amazon reviews. All they do is make your reviews look like everyone else's. That's the last thing I try to achieve.

In addition to my reviews, my sites are replete with content - detailed articles I write, publish myself, then syndicate via Ezine Articles and my own list of willing syndicators. I'm now also beginning to work with Camtasia to create some review videos.

Plus, of course I build lists, and through follow-up emails establish myself as a trusted expert in the niche. In some (not all) of these emails, I soft sell some of the products, both Amazon and Clickbank that I promote.

I really learned the art of "pre-selling" by reading Pres-Sell Mastery by Paul Hancox.

What you don't want to do is create poor content and build loads of websites. Still many people do it like that.

But how long will they survive? Those small, poor content blogs are going to go down any time soon.

Also, be very attentive when it comes to keyword research as it will either make or break your success. It's the most important stuff when you're choosing your niche to sell Amazon products.

-Ray

I have a step by step guide where you can watch over my shoulder while i build a site and explain the "why" not just the how. We also give 1-1 support throughout.

If you are interested let me know or if you would like to chat on skype just add me.

To OP -

I use WEAVER II theme on my Wordpress Amazon sites which is free, and Amazon Product In A Post plugin which is also free.

They convert pretty well for me, and are easily customizable.

I tend to avoid too many amazon plugins and widgets and stick to creating simple sites manually

I'd recommend going with the simple text links....They do convert well! No need for plugins.

The best ever will be to create personal review websites built with articles made from the heart, like a normal customer who express his satisfaction for the product and some things who aren't convincing.

By my side I use ShopperPress with optimal results, and no plugin until now has reached its value.

See you soon,
Alessandro Zamboni

using WP for amazon affiliate products is the best choice . I've tried it for some sites.

My sites are authority-type sites that target low-competition product keywords. My reviews are short but they are indexed and ranked highly within 48 hours in most cases.

Number 1 rule, keep things simple!

A visitor is coming in is already interested in buying the product, so you just need to clearly and concisely tell them why they should buy. I have a free guide detailed in my sig

I use a Wordpress site with lots of original information articles with some product reviews. Although I have not made any money from it yet (it is only 1 month old), I know that I am following a proven strategy so I am confident.

I use a WordPress theme with only one Amazon search widget and anchor text links in my product reviews along with a picture of the product. WP is a very good platform (IMO) to promote Amazon Products. I always check to see how many searches there are for each product and try to pick off beat keywords.

Wolfmmiii, I tried to buy your blueprint, but where do I enter the discount promo?

I can help you building amazon affiliate sites.. If interested PM me.

There are many Wordpress plugins for Amazon on WF. I use Product Style by Ryan Stevenson and I love it! You can find it here in WSO forum.

Thank you for all these answers. I am interested in building an blog to sell amazon affiliate products. Most of you are saying that you write reviews for the products. i guess that basically means that first you buy the product and then you write the review?
Thank you for the answer.

Personally, I never use automated plugins because they just haven't been effective for me. I'm sure there are people that get results with them but I would rather put in the work and post manually using honest and helpful reviews.

The only way to do well with an Amazon affiliate site for the long run is to build an authority site for your niche.

how do you guys set up your homepages for a review site? I am trying to have one full length post on the homepage about buying tips and advice and then all recent articles will be below that one.

Can anyone advise me whether any of these Amazon WP press plugins are Penguin friendly?

I plan to use lots and lots of original content, but I've heard that even with unique content, these kind of products might leave "footprints" that could be very bad SEO/Penguin wise.

I should say I am a complete novice and hardly know what I am talking about ...

My advice is to simply stay away from any plugin that just scrapes content from Amazon and posts it to your site whether it's Google friendly or not because chances are very good that your visitor has ALREADY been to Amazon and has already read the info once. The visitor came to YOUR site because he wants to know what YOU have to say about the product.

I just started my amazon affiliate campaign and this kind of threads helps a lot.

Tnx