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My Commission from Amazon Just Increased

by Moneyland
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I am new to Amazon and this month I sold 6 things and was on 4% or something and now today it has increased to 6% - I think I have to make sales on another 20 or so products and it will increase to 6.5%.

Please can somebody tell me will my commission always then remain at this amount for good now or does it go back down at the start of the next month until you reach a new threshold again for each month :confused:

Thanks if you know about this
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  • Profile picture of the author BarryOnline
    It will go back down.

    It will re set for each month.
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  • Profile picture of the author tpw
    It starts each new month at 4%.

    As you sell a specific number of items during the month, the commission rate goes up.

    The top rate (I think, but not sure) is 8% or 9%.
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    • Profile picture of the author Bill Farnham
      Originally Posted by tpw View Post

      The top rate (I think, but not sure) is 8% or 9%.
      It's also my understanding that some items are capped at a low rate (4%?) such as big screen TVs, as an example.

      So if you sell some items and the end of the month commissions look hokie be sure to look at the capped commissions to see if they apply.

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  • Profile picture of the author Big Al
    It goes down every month but it's only really a pain in the ass when you're starting out.

    A good strategy someone shared here was they have a couple of Amazon accounts that sell lower ticket items but in higher quantities to make sure they always end up over the 4% limit.

    So if you're only focusing on uber-high ticket products and you've only got one website... then consider adding some easy to sell, lower ticket items that convert easily ones to help boost your commission percentage.
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  • Profile picture of the author Guru_Marketing
    I thought 4% was constant! :-)
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  • Profile picture of the author johnben1444
    4% isn't constant, some products even have higher commission percentage.
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    • Profile picture of the author Ralph Moore
      Here's a screen shot of the affiliate commission schedule. There are qualifiers on some of these things, but you can get an idea from this:

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  • Profile picture of the author johnben1444
    Originally Posted by Moneyland View Post

    I am new to Amazon and this month I sold 6 things and was on 4% or something and now today it has increased to 6% - I think I have to make sales on another 20 or so products and it will increase to 6.5%.

    Please can somebody tell me will my commission always then remain at this amount for good now or does it go back down at the start of the next month until you reach a new threshold again for each month :confused:

    Thanks if you know about this
    The good thing here is, you have got it right. Simply, rinse and repeat your process in different niches and soon you will be making several sales everyday that you don't need to worry about moving from 4% to 15% (for some products).
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  • Profile picture of the author scrapgirl42
    Electronics is always at 4%, but when you are adding product links to your website check and see if Amazon has it listing in another category such as office products. I have noticed that a lot of electronics are listed in more than one category and if you add your affiliate link from a different category you get the higher commission.

    The great thing about the day that you commission jumps from 4% to 6% is everything you had earned 4% on jumps too. So you have a great day commission wise because of the jump

    I love being an Amazon affiliate because I make $$ from whatever a person buys even if I am not promoting it.
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  • Profile picture of the author EvanBeck
    The commissions are so low and that is why I don't bother with Amazon, but if you have lots of sites it can pay off. I think CB is a better choice for most people.
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  • Profile picture of the author purehatred
    CB? I thought selling on Amazon is easier compared to other sites - sell more - get increase in commission, right? Thanks a lot for the info of it decreasing
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  • Profile picture of the author PatchesDM
    Very nice eagle, I was just about to post that chart, but yes every month it goes down.
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  • Profile picture of the author ayushgupta
    now it will go down.
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