Amazon Associates, how are you doing there and do you have any tips for beginers?

15 years ago

Hello, I have tried Amazon with little success.

I did make one sale, but it was only $0.55 and otherwise it has been very slow. It took me about 2 months to make the $0.55. I still promote it on my site though.

Maybe you will have a better response in your niche.

Good luck

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AfteraDream

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Oscar D

Hello, I have tried Amazon with little success.

I did make one sale, but it was only $0.55 and otherwise it has been very slow. It took me about 2 months to make the $0.55. I still promote it on my site though.

Maybe you will have a better response in your niche.

Good luck

Not so encouraging

What's your niche? Maybe there wasn't enough traffic to your site?

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Oscar D 15 years ago

Well you asked for my experience and thats it!

Originally Posted by AfteraDream

Not so encouraging What's your niche? Maybe there wasn't enough traffic to your site?
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- AfteraDream 15 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Oscar D
  
  Well you asked for my experience and thats it!
  
  Yeah... You'll do better...
  
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  dotslash 15 years ago
  
  I've been promoting Amazon Associates links for about a year now. As intrepreneur says above get your keywords right and you should do well. In my experience you have to actively target certain products on each page unless you've got lots of traffic.
  
  I haven't touched my pages for ages now and they still bring in a reasonable income every month and of course people always buy other stuff from Amazon even if the commission rates are lower.
  
  Good luck
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  JohnMcCabe 15 years ago
  
  One of the things I found that worked when I was more actively promoting Amazon was to have a mixture of offerings.
  
  For example, target popular books, CDs, movie releases, video games, etc. with the aim of selling a bunch of them to move you up the commission structure. You won't get rich, but you'll make a little and you'll pick up some add on sales when people add items to make the free shipping threshold. For example, I order a $15 book and add a $10 CD for my wife rather than pay $6-8 shipping.
  
  The other part of the mix is high-dollar items, particularly in product groups that don't cap your commission. I used to know a guy that concentrated on industrial equipment. Even 4% on a $2,500 tool is still $100. Sell enough little stuff to get that rate up to 10% and the commission jumps to $250.
  
  Another strategy is to target capped items (like electronics) just under the cap. If the cap is $25 commission, target items up to $2500.
  
  I hope this gives you some ideas...
  
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  Oscar D 15 years ago
  
  Thank you, I hope so.
  
  Originally Posted by AfteraDream
  
  Yeah... You'll do better...
  
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MarkWrites

15 years ago

Amazon has been hit and miss for me. It has really only paid off when promoting specific products. As far as having a content site/blog that also has Amazon ads on it, I have had much success at all with that.

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~kev~

15 years ago

Amazon sales are directly related to the amount of targeted traffic you get.

I'am doing ok, its nothing to brag about. But I have heard of people making lots of money (thousands) every month. It all goes back to the amount of targeted traffic you get.

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AfteraDream

15 years ago

Hmm.. it's probably not the best earner. But it will be good for the start for me

Thanx guys for sharing experience..

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Mike Hill

15 years ago

Guys, here's some food for thought...

1 - Not all traffic is created equal.
2 - Keywords are the 'key'.
3 - Less is more.
4 - Multiple sales.

Think about those things and you should be on the right track!

Mike Hill

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jsherloc

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Intrepreneur

I have lots of confusions with Amazon still but don't really care as long as I'm making slaes only thing I wonder is that if I send someone to a book and they buy a necklace do I get paid for the ncklace and anything else they put in thier cart?

I was wondering about this as well. I believe the answer is yes you get credit for any purchase once they have used your link, but not positive.

Does anyone here write articles using GoArticles targeting long tails and then send people to your amazon link? I have been thinking about doing this for awhile now.

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AfteraDream

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Intrepreneur

I have lots of confusions with Amazon still but don't really care as long as I'm making slaes only thing I wonder is that if I send someone to a book and they buy a necklace do I get paid for the ncklace and anything else they put in thier cart?

This question interests me too. Anyone knows the answer?

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Julie Fletcher

15 years ago

Yes you would get paid a commission for anything they buy during that visit, so if you are promoting tvs and they buy a teddy bear after they have clicked through your tv link you would get the commission for the teddy bear and anything else they bought during that visit.

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AfteraDream

15 years ago

Originally Posted by aztecdataservices

Yes you would get paid a commission for anything they buy during that visit, so if you are promoting tvs and they buy a teddy bear after they have clicked through your tv link you would get the commission for the teddy bear and anything else they bought during that visit.

That's pretty nice.. Bigger chance of actually earning something.

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nichewebstrategies

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Intrepreneur

I have lots of confusions with Amazon still but don't really care as long as I'm making slaes only thing I wonder is that if I send someone to a book and they buy a necklace do I get paid for the ncklace and anything else they put in thier cart?

You will get credit for anything they purchase as long as the 1 day cookie has not expired. Lots of people end up buying other things in addition to / besides the product that got them there in the first place.

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