Amazon Affiliate in need of some guidance

rrazi · 3rd Oct 2015, 03:35 AM

Hi guys,

I have recently launched a blog site in the Home Automation niche.

smartlivingmadesimple.com

The idea is to review smart home automation products and make some affiliate sales.

I am not a seasoned marketer, but do have experience in web design/dev and running PPC campaigns.

Landing page link:

Best WiFi Video Baby Monitoring Camera Reviews | Smart Living Made Simple

Review Page link:

1. Nest Cam | WiFi Enabled Wireless Video Monitoring Camera Review | Smart Living Made Simple

2. Canary All-in-One Smart Home Security Device Review | Smart Living Made Simple

RIght now I am doing a trial campaign. I am driving traffic through PPC (Bing and Adwords). Although I am getting some good amount of traffic to my LP and they are clicking through to my review pages as well. I also see a quite a few of hits on Amazon as well. But unfortunately no sales yet!

I would really appreciate some actionable recommendations from the pros here.

Thanks

Regards,
Raihan

Shuffle · 3rd Oct 2015, 04:30 PM

First off I checked out your website on my phone and I must say it has a very nice feel to it. The price Is Listed As 0 For Your Amazon link and you have 3 other links to other sites. Are you an affiliate on those as well. Maybe you should direct all traffic to just one online shop like amaxon.
Also I don't see a disclaimer saying that you're an affiliate and if you don't your amazon account will eventually be shut down.

rrazi · 3rd Oct 2015, 06:54 PM

Thank you for your response and for checking out my website. Really appreciate it!

The thing is people are clicking through to Amazon from those links and yes I am affiliate with the rest. The reason I use those other links is to add value for my customers so that they can see which one offers the most competitive price. They are even using the big "Buy Now from Amazon" button. As I mentioned, I am getting a good conversion on the review pages and quite a few clickthrus to the Amazon website. That's why it is hard for me to understand why am I not getting any sales.

Again thank you for the disclaimer tip. I have added it in my footer now.

Regards,
Raihan

Shuffle · 3rd Oct 2015, 08:19 PM

I think once you send them to amazon or another affiliate, it is out of your hands.As far as I know the cookie still lasts 24 hours after they click on it unless they click another affiliate link after yours, I didn't click through all of your products, but I will assume you're selling good products(4 star or better).

3rd Oct 2015, 03:35 AM	#1
rrazi Warrior Member Join Date: 2015 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Amazon Affiliate in need of some guidance Share on: Hi guys, I have recently launched a blog site in the Home Automation niche. smartlivingmadesimple.com The idea is to review smart home automation products and make some affiliate sales. I am not a seasoned marketer, but do have experience in web design/dev and running PPC campaigns. Landing page link: Best WiFi Video Baby Monitoring Camera Reviews \| Smart Living Made Simple Review Page link: 1. Nest Cam \| WiFi Enabled Wireless Video Monitoring Camera Review \| Smart Living Made Simple 2. Canary All-in-One Smart Home Security Device Review \| Smart Living Made Simple RIght now I am doing a trial campaign. I am driving traffic through PPC (Bing and Adwords). Although I am getting some good amount of traffic to my LP and they are clicking through to my review pages as well. I also see a quite a few of hits on Amazon as well. But unfortunately no sales yet! I would really appreciate some actionable recommendations from the pros here. Thanks Regards, Raihan

3rd Oct 2015, 04:30 PM	#2
Shuffle Active Warrior Join Date: 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 45 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Amazon Affiliate in need of some guidance Share on: First off I checked out your website on my phone and I must say it has a very nice feel to it. The price Is Listed As 0 For Your Amazon link and you have 3 other links to other sites. Are you an affiliate on those as well. Maybe you should direct all traffic to just one online shop like amaxon. Also I don't see a disclaimer saying that you're an affiliate and if you don't your amazon account will eventually be shut down.

3rd Oct 2015, 06:54 PM	#3
rrazi Warrior Member Join Date: 2015 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Amazon Affiliate in need of some guidance Share on: Thank you for your response and for checking out my website. Really appreciate it! The thing is people are clicking through to Amazon from those links and yes I am affiliate with the rest. The reason I use those other links is to add value for my customers so that they can see which one offers the most competitive price. They are even using the big "Buy Now from Amazon" button. As I mentioned, I am getting a good conversion on the review pages and quite a few clickthrus to the Amazon website. That's why it is hard for me to understand why am I not getting any sales. Again thank you for the disclaimer tip. I have added it in my footer now. Regards, Raihan

3rd Oct 2015, 08:19 PM	#4
Shuffle Active Warrior Join Date: 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 45 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Amazon Affiliate in need of some guidance Share on: I think once you send them to amazon or another affiliate, it is out of your hands.As far as I know the cookie still lasts 24 hours after they click on it unless they click another affiliate link after yours, I didn't click through all of your products, but I will assume you're selling good products(4 star or better).