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Do Amazon Product Reviews Earn Money

by oniram
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I have a few niche Amazon WP sites containing product reviews. I've been told that niche sites work best. Some sites have non-YouTube video reviews and others don't. I was wondering if it's best to use non-YouTube product review videos and do they really pull in sales.

A lot of sites I visited use Amazon's reviews and comments that are pasted in their review section, but does that really work? Should I write my own reviews and show a product video?

So the real question is: Do Amazon product review sites earn money? If so what makes them rank in the search engines. I never use PPC. When I search for a niche all I see is a ton of competition.
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  • Profile picture of the author wolfmmiii
    Of course they do. I do very, very well as an Amazon affiliate and review sites are all I do. However, I do things a bit differently than what many so-called "gurus" will tell you. I target low-competition products and have very little problem getting my reviews indexed and ranked with nothing more than social bookmarking.

    Just make sure you provide your own content. Scraping Amazon content provides a poor user experience and is not a good long-term business model.
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  • Profile picture of the author Ross Cohen
    Ever consider making videos about the product, then linking to your site where the full text review is? Double trouble!

    Something to think about...

    It follows YouTube's TOS a little closer as far as I know too which is a good thing.
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    • Profile picture of the author wolfmmiii
      Originally Posted by Ross Cohen View Post

      Ever consider making videos about the product, then linking to your site where the full text review is? Double trouble!

      Something to think about...

      It follows YouTube's TOS a little closer as far as I know too which is a good thing.
      I've actually played around with this and yes, it does work. It's difficult for me though as I have a large family (5 kids, a wife, a dog, a guinea pig, and an iguana). Suffice it to say that finding quiet time anywhere in my house for any extended period of time is challenging at best.
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    • Profile picture of the author Joseph Robinson
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      Originally Posted by Ross Cohen View Post

      Ever consider making videos about the product, then linking to your site where the full text review is? Double trouble!

      Something to think about...

      It follows YouTube's TOS a little closer as far as I know too which is a good thing.
      This is actually a good suggestion. Get the most bang for your content. To address your question: yes reviews are helpful and sometimes the driving factor for bringing in sales.

      It really depends on your marketing acumen.
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      • Profile picture of the author myob
        Originally Posted by Ross Cohen View Post

        Ever consider making videos about the product, then linking to your site where the full text review is? Double trouble!

        Something to think about...

        It follows YouTube's TOS a little closer as far as I know too which is a good thing.
        I don't use "review" sites per se, but video demos (mine are non-YouTube) as part of the promo page will dramatically increase conversion rates. I have found that a short (<3 min) video of the product in use will raise conversions well into double digits.
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael Franklin
    oniram.....

    Amazon affiliate sites still do well despite Google's hyperactivity which has wreaked havoc on a lot of static sites.....Writing your own reviews and videos will work well for you HOWEVER be sure to focus on updating your site with new material as often as you can, ideally daily as your site is in the beginning ranking stages.
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  • Profile picture of the author wolfmmiii
    I think the next review site that I spin up will incorporate YouTube videos to drive traffic to the site. That will be my next project. It looks promising.
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    • Profile picture of the author Stevie C
      Originally Posted by wolfmmiii View Post

      I think the next review site that I spin up will incorporate YouTube videos to drive traffic to the site. That will be my next project. It looks promising.
      It should work really well for you if your targeting product low competition products it's likely that you will not be in competition with any other videos.

      I've been putting up a lot of videos lately for low comp products, for instance I put one up yesterday for a new TV that has recently been released and it is already at the top of page 2 of Google with 8 views.
      This is in around 16hrs.

      Get yourself an animato subscription for $5 or go over to fiverr where there is a guy who makes 2 amazon product video reviews their nothing much to write home about but the least they will do is give you a backlink to your site!
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  • Profile picture of the author spen
    Hi wolfmmiii,
    quick questions
    how do you rank your sites with social bookmarking?
    how to write your own content?
    If no social bookmarking, no backlinking, Can you rank your sites?

    thanks
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    • Profile picture of the author wolfmmiii
      Originally Posted by spen View Post

      Hi wolfmmiii,
      quick questions
      how do you rank your sites with social bookmarking?
      how to write your own content?
      If no social bookmarking, no backlinking, Can you rank your sites?

      thanks
      Hi spen...

      Since I target low competition products, social bookmarking is usually all it takes to rank them. You'd be surprised at how many products that show "0" search volume in keyword tools actually drive good commercial traffic.

      For content, I use my own product (Ultimate Product Review System). It's a data entry back-end in WordPress that basically provides a guided tour so my reviews are consistent in content and format.

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    • Profile picture of the author Michael Franklin
      Originally Posted by lostspirit View Post

      But, I think if you can land your website on the first position on google then you should be ok, but that's a lot of work!
      It's good to set your sights on #1, but historically I've found that anywhere on page 1 results in sales....I'm surprised that you had no luck at #5!
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    • Profile picture of the author dennon
      Originally Posted by lostspirit View Post

      I just did SEO on Amazon WP and I was able to land it on 1 page of google in 5th position for an entire month but guess what? I did zero "0" sales . And I was promoting a hot selling item in electronics. I can't tell you what that item is exactly but it was a hot sell. Anyways, I gave up on doing SEO on the website. But, I think if you can land your website on the first position on google then you should be ok, but that's a lot of work!
      make sure your keywords are optimized research for buyers rather than info seekers traffic. Getting 1st page of too broad generic keywords may not generate any sales.

      Worst scenario, you could opt for solo ads to get some sales in.
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    • Profile picture of the author wolfmmiii
      Originally Posted by lostspirit View Post

      But, I think if you can land your website on the first position on google then you should be ok, but that's a lot of work!
      Actually, it's very little work if you target the right products. I rank on page one routinely with very little to no backlinking.
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  • Profile picture of the author dennon
    Originally Posted by oniram View Post

    So the real question is: Do Amazon product review sites earn money? If so what makes them rank in the search engines. I never use PPC. When I search for a niche all I see is a ton of competition.
    Yes, Amazon product review sites do earn money.

    I usually use the folks in Fiverr in making the videos and get some gigs on backlinks them in YouTube or TubeMogul. Just make sure your keywords are not too competitive for it to rank. You could use olx.com as backlinks too.

    All the best!
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  • Profile picture of the author think more
    Amazon product review sites are doing well.You have to find a low competition keyword/niche to get into the top of Google.And add fresh contents in your site.
    Best of Luck
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  • Profile picture of the author shmeeko69
    Originally Posted by oniram View Post

    I have a few niche Amazon WP sites containing product reviews. I've been told that niche sites work best. Some sites have non-YouTube video reviews and others don't. I was wondering if it's best to use non-YouTube product review videos and do they really pull in sales.

    A lot of sites I visited use Amazon's reviews and comments that are pasted in their review section, but does that really work? Should I write my own reviews and show a product video?

    So the real question is: Do Amazon product review sites earn money? If so what makes them rank in the search engines. I never use PPC. When I search for a niche all I see is a ton of competition.
    You better believe it. Everyone has a different approach and I mainly stick with the UK program from which I do quite well with. I use mainly free wordpress blogs, the free Google keyword tool to check for competition, promote technology products between £50 - £350 and make sure the product has good recent feedback and is in stock. I don't use videos or any of their widgets for my product reviews.

    It is not rocket science trying to figure out how to make money through Amazon and the like and some people are lazy and just want easy fish rather the learning to fish. The keyword research can be tedious and the writing of each product a bit mundane, but the long term rewards can be excellent (if done correctly). I recently went away for a short break and came back to find another £107 in my Amazon UK account, now that is an very nice feeling
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  • Profile picture of the author Danny Cutts
    Hi,

    Im still making good money from amazon review sites :- ) even after the panda penguin updates.

    Your own reviews will 9/10 make a sale if you do them right :-)
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