Friends clicks allowed on amazon affiliate?

by TODU

Posted: 11 years ago 12 replies

INTERNET MARKETING

hello,
I have many friends, who are shopping on amazon.
if I will create special site, there they will click on my affiliate links and then they will shopping on amazon I will give them % from my commission. for example, if somebody will buy 100 $ products, I will give them $5 back, I will net earn $2 if my commission was 7%

this is allowed on amazon? or this is illegal?

#affiliate #allowed #amazon #clicks #friends

SteveWF 11 years ago

How would amazon know and why would they care?

Unless you send them an email and announce what you're doing they
will never know. The items are still being sold and their still making
their percentage so they'll be happy. If you're friends are willing to
buy through you affiliates then let them.

Nothing wrong with it at all.

Steve
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TODU 11 years ago

SteveWF
Thank you for reply,
I interested this is ilegal or no, for me not interesting amazon will know this or not
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- clenard77 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by TODU
  
  SteveWF
  Thank you for reply,
  I interested this is ilegal or no, for me not interesting amazon will know this or not
  
  It's not illegal, it's just like a 2nd tier affiliate program. However, if they found out you would lose your account. So, if you were planning on creating a new service from it, you'd have to contact them. If you truly just want to send your friends to a site and give them some cash back from ordering from you, this is fine as long as Amazon doesn't find out.
  
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cooler1 11 years ago

I recommend you contact Amazon using the Feedback link in Associates Central to get confirmation. The operating agreement doesn't seem to make it clear. Section #7 says you cannot make personal orders, or have orders made on your behalf.
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- Alex Stone 11 years ago
  
  Here is a link to the amazon affiliate agreement:
  https://affiliate-program.amazon.com...tes/agreement/
  
  It specifically mentions buying for yourself or on behalf of yourself but nothing about friends using it for their own purpose.
  
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Greg guitar 11 years ago

How good of friends can they be if they won't buy through your link without you giving them the lion's share of your commissions?

I say, tell them to just buy through your link without the kickback; that will sort your real friends from your fair weather friends.

Now that you've publicly announced your plan, you have taken what would obviously never be a problem and made it 10x more likely to be one, although the risk still has to be close to zero; I'm sure Amazon has better things to do than spy on this forum looking for minor violations of the TOS, if it even is one.

The $2 commission is hardly worth it, if it causes you worry.
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betterwtveter 11 years ago

I do not think that they will care because they are making money anyway
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Dailybread 11 years ago

I really can't see a problem with this. Amazon doesn't care where the payments come from.

I agree with Greg Guitar that you shouldn't bother giving your friends a kickback. Why bother? It costs them nothing to buy through your links so why should you pay them? Plus, even if you are extremely social, how many friends can you have?

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Ben Gordon 11 years ago

How would that be illegal. An 'affiliate' program is about referring members and getting commissions for it. You're referring your friends, you're an affiliate. The day this turns illegal... (I'll let you fill this in yourself)
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salegurus 11 years ago

Originally Posted by TODU

hello,
I have many friends, who are shopping on amazon.

Do you have enough friends to make it worth your while?
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- Greg guitar 11 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by salegurus
  
  Do you have enough friends to make it worth your while?
  
  Let's see; if we assume that the average sale is $100, with the op getting $2 after sharing the commission with the friend, and the op has 100 friends that purchase, the profit for setting up the deal with all 100 of them would be $200.
  
  To set up 100 deals for $200, and then collect from everyone who forgets to give you the money, would only be worth your time if your time is nearly worthless.
  
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MisterMunch 11 years ago

That sounds like a lot of work for a few dollars.

First you have to tell your friends what to do, then you have to ask them what they ordered, calculate what your commission will be for those products. Then you have to pay them.

Remember that you have to pay taxes of the money, so your friends will probably have to make a company if you do not want to pay taxes for their commissions as well. There are also some costs involved in cashing in the checks and filing all the transactions for your financial reports.

I would rather set up a webite and tell my firends that I would be happy if they bought through my links.
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