How much do you make with Amazon?

I am planning to change my marketing efforts from Clickbank to Amazon asap. The problem is that I still think it is easier to make money with Clickbank but the money seems more ethical from Amazon. And I think that Amazon has better potential to make me a good affiliate business.

So I do not make money with Amazon today but will keep an eye on this thread since I am gathering all the information that I can about the subject.

This month I'm set to make a little over $3K and this is my best month ever at Amazon. I started setting up Amazon sites last April, not really expecting much. By July I started seeing noticeable results, and by September I was really rolling.

My personal opinion (because I haven't read any of the Amazon WSO's yet) is that you have to take your keyword research seriously. Sometimes you don't wanna shoot for the most obvious keywords.

I don't always think about the primary customer, because that's where everybody else is headed. I think about secondary customers... who else might need the product, and what will they use it for.

You have to be creative with this stuff. Consider different angles.

Hey Matt, 4 months on, how are you getting on? I'm pretty much where were then, now.

Does your profit depend on what niche your in? and how what products will convert more, to get more people clicking?

Thats cool ! Christmas time always brings in more revenue

Thats really good how much in commisions does amazon pay out?

Im just in the same boat, how about we switch out skype or aim. Think it will be good for motivation and coming up with good ideas. Let me know what you think.

Paula and Wanda make $14.000/month with Amazon from Affiliateblogonline.com ?
I can't find a product on Affiliateblogonline.com ?
Affiliateblogonline.com is a niche websites?
thanks

Not Bad!

How many sites do you have (and how many make money?)

My sites has increased in ranking since the change.

I made a video and posted it on my blog regards to why I think my sites have increased in ranking.

Google Algorithm Change *|*jansinternetmarketingtraining.com

Cheers,

I make around $600 a month. I love Amazon since I find it really easy to write content about products and it converts really well.

The last few months have all been over 10k.

how many sites?

I am not presently working with Amazon, however I do have a friend who is making thousands each and every month, so I know it can work.

Many people, like one of the warriors above, have more than one site and do let them all sell for Amazon. Traffic is the key to any kind of money, whether it's Clickbank, eBay, or Amazon. Good luck in everything you do!

I Finished my couching on 1 February this year. After 1 month and 5 days I earned my first $2. (very nice feeling)
During March I tried 3 to 5 coaching, 2/3 reports and other minor similar products.

I was trying to add value on my site using every single tip I learned.
I ended up March with $37.80.
1 site, seasonal niche with a peak in summer.

Tips for the newbies like me.

Which course would you suggest?
Every course has got pros and cons. Some of them have got a lot of details some are just an overall explanation. In my opinion they complete each other.
I would go for Dan Brocks' Deadbeat Super Affiliate or Amazonian Profit Plan.

Do you use autoblog, amazon plugins etc?
I personally believe that all these plugins are not needed. I like to have control of what I write and I don't personally love to rely on plugins.

Unique content of copy and paste?
Great, Unique content and a lot of it. I like to write and in my experience I rank very well without a lot of backlinks. Maybe Google loves me!

What Theme do you use?
Any nice and content focused theme. I don't like to follow the "best theme for amazon" trend as you end up finding all cloned website. A part from the huge footprint for reverse engineering which could help you finding niche gems, they all look ugly to me.

Adsense or Amazon or Both?
I think it depends on the website. My review website earned $0.90 in 1 month with adsense.

Again, I have just started but I found out that affiliate marketing is a proper job that requires hard work, test, test and....did I say test already?

To summarize, I would suggest you to avoid the trends about the "latest autoblog" plugin or course or secret (like somebody would call it).

Use your brain and do the things properly without rushing.

As I usually say, to do things wrongly it take the same time to do them properly.

Amazon has threatened to leave Texas, and to close down its huge regional distribution center there. But so far it looks like their bluff may be working. The governor intervened and said "this may be a mistake", and the legislature is crafting some new rules to keep Amazon from leaving. I'm watching this closely, because there is similar pressure in California and the remaining states as well.

how long have you been doing this and how many sites do you have?

See, this is the real issue.

I have success with sites that are something like...

best(productkeyword).com
or...
cheap(productkeyword).net
or...
productxproductycomparison.org

I don't use any plugins to generate content. I have never had any success with anything other than creating my own content.

I don't use exact brand names for the above (productkeyword), but rather words like "end tables" or "kitchen mixers" or "portable dvd players" etc...

Then you can talk about the general topic of, say, kitchen mixers, then talk about a specific few models that are the most popular and review them in extreme detail.

At least that's what I do....

I have several sites that make $100-$200 a month, I use exact product numbers or names and focus on higher priced models and also I focus specifically on products that are not out on the market as yet, it takes extra patience, but by the time it hits the market I have done enough to be sitting in top spot on google and the sales start coming in.

I have more sites right now with products that are not on the market yet compared to ones that are, and I expect to increase monthly income quite a bit when the new products hit the market.

Gaz Cooper

I've been selling on Amazon for a couple years now. Not through their affiliate program, but through my own Amazon store.

I've identified the service providers that liquidate Amazon's customer returns. So I purchase those returns at 10-25 cents on the dollar and resell them on Amazon as "used" products at 50 - 60 cents on the dollar.

It does require work, you have to purchase and sort products, repack, and ship them. But putting in just 10-20 hours a week regularly nets me $5,000-$8,000 a month out of my own garage.

It's as close to shooting fish in a barrell as you can get. I've never had a product NOT re-sell on Amazon.

Sounds like you got that down to a pretty smooth process. How much time do you put in cranking out 10 squids a day ? ..if I understood you correctly.

That's great. Are they niche specific sites or do you cover multiple niches on the same sites?

Have you noticed any shift in any of your site's rankings with the recent google algo change the last couple of days?

Amazon has in its search function for sorting the results by bestselling, high to low prices, low to high prices, or avg customer review. As I have mentioned previously some of the categories I promote are high end industrial, scientific, medical, health, communications, technology, automotive, home and garden, office, sports etc. With their ingenius conversion system, usually buyers will also often buy in quantities of the less expensive products within the same order such as related supplies, accessories and comparably/tangentially suggested items.

I put up 2 sites about 4 months ago, they're bouncing around google, get the odd bit of traffic... my keyword analysis wasn't great.

Since then, I picked up a wso for just under $100, thought it was time to do it right.

I've 4 sites I'm working on now, they're pretty new, so aren't really ranking yet... but, they're built a lot better than my earlier versions.

Up until 2 days ago, my amazon earnings since Feb of this year was $2.

Then, in 1 day, I had 5 sales(from one of my earlier sites). The site in question is promoting products in the $30-$70 range... but someone, coming from my affiliate link bought a hoover for $450! so, even at a measly 4% commission, I got over $17 for that one sale, and made $22 in one day.

This has really opened my eyes to the power of amazon. I'm still learning, but it's all pretty exciting

One tip that I've recently discovered is the power of buying keywords... I was too focused on exact monthly searches in the begining, targeting just the product name or type... now I know, you have to target people who are in buying mode as apposed to research mode.

You might want to check out "60minuteaffliliate's" new WSO

it's called "Amazon Treasure Chest".


Thta should put you in the right direction.

There are some really great threads here on the forum that you could learn alot from. Just use the search function to look for 'Amazon' threads and you'll find some very useful tips from people who are making money with Amazon. Those threads alone would probably be enough to get you started.

If you want to spend money, there are great products by guys such as Jan Roos, Ryan Stevenson & Dan Brock. And there's 1 on 1 coaching available here from Michael Franklin - I haven't done the coaching myself, but from what I've heard, it's well worth the investment.