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Amazon Associates makes me happy

by ldiaz117
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Some of us are not fans of Amazon Associates because of their commission rates among other reasons. I have an affiliate website and since the holidays are behind us, I expected a significant decline in sales in January. To my surprise, not one of my Amazon products have sold in 2013 yet I have a conversion rate % of 174%!

With Amazon being such a popular consumer website, who cares if they buy what you are selling as long as they are buying something after they click on your affiliate links. The conversion rate was over 300% but of course it will decrease over the month but this served as a reminder of the income Amazon can bring those of us that utilize it. It is the 2nd week of January and I am ready at the 6.50% commission level. Just wanted to share for any of you who are down on the Amazon Associates program.
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  • Profile picture of the author cooler1
    It's nice to see an unrelated sale.

    Is Amazon the only physical aff program which gives you commision for unrelated sales?
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  • Profile picture of the author masterpeez4py
    which plugin are you using on your site to increase the conversion rate? Or how do you increase your conversion? there are several plugins here on amazon i will love to replicate your success. Your answer will be helpful. thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author Reez1
    could you please share some tips to create an Amazon affiliate site which can bring you such a high conversion.Thanks.
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    • Profile picture of the author ldiaz117
      Originally Posted by Reez1 View Post

      could you please share some tips to create an Amazon affiliate site which can bring you such a high conversion.Thanks.
      All depends on your niche and how your site is setup. Add me on Skype if you need help.
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      • Profile picture of the author butters
        While it is always nice getting that extra sale completely unrelated to the main product on Amazon I can understand why some people don't like them. It is completely luck of the draw, there is no way you can lead them to make that sale and is just luck that they happend to be on your affiliate link. It all comes down to if you want to rely on luck or you want to narrow your marketing to a field of people who want to buy the product your actually selling.
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        • Profile picture of the author ldiaz117
          Originally Posted by butters View Post

          While it is always nice getting that extra sale completely unrelated to the main product on Amazon I can understand why some people don't like them. It is completely luck of the draw, there is no way you can lead them to make that sale and is just luck that they happend to be on your affiliate link. It all comes down to if you want to rely on luck or you want to narrow your marketing to a field of people who want to buy the product your actually selling.
          Well yes of course you should be concentrating on whatever you are trying to sell. The rest is just an added bonus.
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        • Profile picture of the author JSProjects
          Originally Posted by butters View Post

          While it is always nice getting that extra sale completely unrelated to the main product on Amazon I can understand why some people don't like them. It is completely luck of the draw, there is no way you can lead them to make that sale and is just luck that they happend to be on your affiliate link. It all comes down to if you want to rely on luck or you want to narrow your marketing to a field of people who want to buy the product your actually selling.
          I have no idea how anyone can look at this as a bad thing.

          If your traffic is targeted then most of your sales will be for the products, or similar products, that you're promoting. Additional / random sales are just gravy and always fun to see.
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  • Profile picture of the author ldiaz117
    All my other affiliates provide a commission for anything sold. The others actually have a cookie period of 30-60 days so anything bought in that period, goes under my account.

    I don't use any plugins. Skype me and I can help you if you like.
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    • Profile picture of the author kokjaywin
      Originally Posted by ldiaz117 View Post

      All my other affiliates provide a commission for anything sold. The others actually have a cookie period of 30-60 days so anything bought in that period, goes under my account.

      I don't use any plugins. Skype me and I can help you if you like.
      Cookie period of 30-60 days? Never heard of this. How did you get that? Do you mean the 90 days shopping cart cookie?
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