How exactly are people making money from Amazon?

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As the title suggests, how are people in IM making money from Amazon?

It seems to come up on this forum alot, and I cant figure it out because im a total newbie

Thanks in advance!
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  • Profile picture of the author permaguru
    More or less than same way people make money from ClickBank. Create content that attract straffic to specific keywords, then have them visit your offers (in this case Amazon products).
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  • Profile picture of the author hamzidosh
    people make money from amazon by selling products for a commission...Affilliate marketing!
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    • Profile picture of the author Shiraz191
      thanks guys.

      Also, this might be abit silly... How do you get traffic by using key words and figuring out what the keywords are in the first place?
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      • Profile picture of the author jthenry55
        You make money from amazon as an affiliate. You simply go to amazon associates and sign up for an account. Find a product you would like to promote and start building a site with your affiliate links in it. As far as keywords go use google keyword tool it will do everything you need it to.
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        • Profile picture of the author Shiraz191
          Originally Posted by jthenry55 View Post

          You make money from amazon as an affiliate. You simply go to amazon associates and sign up for an account. Find a product you would like to promote and start building a site with your affiliate links in it. As far as keywords go use google keyword tool it will do everything you need it to.
          This is ****ing awesome mate, cheers.
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  • Profile picture of the author 100Bandz
    Go pick a product
    Go use google keyword research
    type in keyword in google with quotes.. See competition
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael Franklin
    Look at the keyword data for both your products and your category itself.
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  • Profile picture of the author Shiraz191
    Thanks everyone. Really useful.
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  • Profile picture of the author 100Bandz
    It's actually easy to rank for a amazon product.. Build a couple of backlinks with your keyword as anchor text. You could make a review for a product and build backlinks to it. Hell, you can just grab a couple of reviews from the product and rewrite them..
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    • Profile picture of the author Shiraz191
      Originally Posted by 100Bandz View Post

      It's actually easy to rank for a amazon product.. Build a couple of backlinks with your keyword as anchor text. You could make a review for a product and build backlinks to it. Hell, you can just grab a couple of reviews from the product and rewrite them..
      What does a backlink mean? thanks mate.
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      • Profile picture of the author 100Bandz
        Originally Posted by Shiraz191 View Post

        What does a backlink mean? thanks mate.

        Backlink - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

        Much more in depth explanation! Read around.. It will be very useful..
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      • Profile picture of the author morninjoi
        Originally Posted by Shiraz191 View Post

        What does a backlink mean? thanks mate.
        Links from other websites pointing to your own website.
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        • Profile picture of the author Devid Farah
          You need to make sure you take the time to pick ads that are directly focused on your content, do not go for generic ones that you think people might just like to click on because they won’t.

          Also think about building niche sites related to seasonal products and holidays. E.g. sounds obvious but building a Xmas site just before Xmas will give better results than launching it in Summer
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  • Profile picture of the author Chris Thompson
    This type of post comes up over and over again, so I finally decided to write a blog post about it with my thoughts.

    Here's my post:
    Making money with Amazon

    I think you'll get some useful nuggets from it.

    Chris
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    • Profile picture of the author blackjack
      Originally Posted by Chris Thompson View Post

      This type of post comes up over and over again, so I finally decided to write a blog post about it with my thoughts.

      Here's my post:
      Making money with Amazon

      I think you'll get some useful nuggets from it.

      Chris
      Hi Chris

      Just read your blog post and I am very impressed with the quality. One question you mentioned "A website header for my Amazon sites will cost me $2". Where do you get this done?

      Thanks
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      • Profile picture of the author Chris Thompson
        Originally Posted by blackjack View Post

        Hi Chris

        Just read your blog post and I am very impressed with the quality. One question you mentioned "A website header for my Amazon sites will cost me $2". Where do you get this done?

        Thanks
        Good question. I have a freelancer that I use regularly for stuff and whenever it's just a small job he bills me $8/hr. In the Philippines that's an incredibly good hourly rate for him. But he's super honest with me and FAST.

        Last week I emailed him two small header jobs. He did them, emailed them to me and said it took him 30 minutes. So that's $4 for 2 headers.

        I normally send a bit more work at a time, but often I'll just send over a few graphics jobs, and maybe some Thesis Theme tweaks that I want and he does it all for me, usually less than two hours work and cost is very small.

        I found him by actually posting a one-off job (not a regular full time job) at OnlineJobs.ph, because I figured some freelancers were looking, even though the site is designed for looking to hire your own staff. I was right. I found him and he's been great.

        I do not want to post his info here because I do not think he wants to be taking all sorts of $2 jobs.

        But if you have meaningful work I'd be happy to PM you his name/email.
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  • Profile picture of the author jackpot9
    Originally Posted by Shiraz191 View Post

    As the title suggests, how are people in IM making money from Amazon?

    It seems to come up on this forum alot, and I cant figure it out because im a total newbie

    Thanks in advance!
    Hi Shiraz!

    I don't claim to be an expert but the most important step is doing the keyword research. If you use google keyword tool, make sure you manage to find a keyword that has "exact searches" of at least 100-200 A DAY.

    When i first started out, i spent loads of time and burnt plenty of money ranking websites that had no demand (60,000 broad searches monthly for a particular keyword, but really only 30 exact searches per month)
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    • Profile picture of the author inlecture
      As many have said before me,

      Keyword research is critical to niche sites.

      My friend if you need any one on one advice from another newbie (well not total newbie but i will never consider myself an expert, there is always something to learn) please do not hesitate to email me.

      Inlecture@yahoo.ca
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  • Profile picture of the author roley
    Well first off dont buy into the whole you can make $10k a month with it as that is only usually stated when there is an ebook to buy close by.. Rarely will you see people who make that telling others in an ebook. They keep it to themselves.
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  • Profile picture of the author Sparhawke
    A lot of people here start off with Hubpages, it allows you to publish articles on a whole range of topics and gain some experience without any financial outlay.

    You get 50% of the impressions and Hubpages gets 50%

    At least then you can test certain niches before you lay out money on a domain and hosting

    Read about it here, from someone who made a great post about it.

    How to Make Money with HubPages and Amazon
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  • Profile picture of the author MrDay
    Get a niche site up and running. You can either do reviews or informational articles on anything related to your niche. Then, just add either Amazon widgets and or Amazon links throughout your site or blog in appropriate places.

    Tip: Don't just plaster Amazon links and widgets all over your site. Place them where it's going to be more beneficial to the reader, not a hindrance. For instance; you have a article on a specific new camera. Placing a Amazon link in your article or widget with the latest deals for that specific camera would be very helpful, and most likely get clicked on.

    But first, make sure the niche you choose will do well with what Amazon has to offer. They pretty much sell everything under the sun so it shouldn't be to difficult.
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  • Profile picture of the author IM Lover
    I started out like this I registered as a Amazon Affilliate, then I brought the Amazon plugin here >
    http://www.warriorforum.com/warrior-...ml#post3050031

    I just contacted a lady called KateD who offers Keyword research for only $9 the link is here > http://www.warriorforum.com/warriors...Wp5mqLidfWpRsl

    I also went to a website called Fiveer and contacted the No 1 guy who writes reviews, all of this for $5 hence the name of the site>
    grayj25: I will write professional letters, emails, reviews etc. for $5 at Fiverr.com

    To sum up I have worked out it will cost me roughly $15-$20 to create each mini Amazon product Niche website, which includes Review, Domain, Keywords, so as long as you pick the right products to use you will be sure to make plenty back.

    Lee
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  • Profile picture of the author DonPlourde
    Originally Posted by Shiraz191 View Post

    As the title suggests, how are people in IM making money from Amazon?

    It seems to come up on this forum alot, and I cant figure it out because im a total newbie

    Thanks in advance!
    I know how they do it. With a truck load of targeted traffic and some really great SEO on there sites.
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  • Profile picture of the author helenaldin
    I agree with the others, become an Amazon Associate and they say u will start earning money/ commission...
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  • Profile picture of the author moneyglue
    I recommend checking out this first
    http://www.warriorforum.com/adsense-...e-markets.html
    A great read on keyword reseach for Amazon, i think this was mentioned before. Make sure you get this plugin. It's awsome for designing great Amazon ads
    http://www.warriorforum.com/warrior-...ml#post3050031
    Both have been a great help to me
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  • Profile picture of the author ButterflyGarden
    You can make money as an amazon affiliate. The best approach is to tap a niche and build content around the niche with links to specific niche products.
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  • Profile picture of the author fanao
    1) Submit
    Search on Amazon.com new or used article
    you want to sell and place your bid online.
    It's easy! Make sure with a few searches on google that this item is requested but not over proposed.

    2) Sell
    This offer will be seen on Amazon.fr by thousands of customers.
    It's fast and the sale is free of charge!

    3) Earn money
    When your item is sold,
    you collect your Earnings through Amazon secure payment.
    Guaranteed!

    I hope, this could help you!
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    • Profile picture of the author IM Lover
      Originally Posted by fanao View Post

      1) Submit
      Search on Amazon.com new or used article
      you want to sell and place your bid online.
      It's easy! Make sure with a few searches on google that this item is requested but not over proposed.

      2) Sell
      This offer will be seen on Amazon.fr by thousands of customers.
      It's fast and the sale is free of charge!

      3) Earn money
      When your item is sold,
      you collect your Earnings through Amazon secure payment.
      Guaranteed!

      I hope, this could help you!
      Hi fanao

      Just wondering what you mean by article/bidding...

      1) Submit
      Search on Amazon.com new or used article
      you want to sell and place your bid online.

      I am just about to start promoting Amazon products, so just wondering what you mean by bidding etc...

      Thanks

      Lee
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  • Profile picture of the author navyseal
    All information is true.

    Hope there is a video tutorial.

    I need help about what they are trying to say.
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  • Profile picture of the author Silas Hart
    I make money by actually selling stuff on Amazon.
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