Amazon associates success story | I made $1660 this December

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It's been a long time since I was as disappointed in Amazon associate program. I joined them in early February and I've tried almost everything i can think of!

It takes around 3 months for me to get my first sale. It's a Compton Cap and I got just $0.36. I've no idea from where it really converts, after a little bit of research I found one of my yahoo answers were ranked top on Google.

After 5 more sales everything stop counting, it didn't return any profits. So I stopped login to my account either.

There-after I'm up to CPA and struggle for some time to learn the ins and outs. I thought it was the perfect way to generate easy money. I've earned 70 bucks promoting Maxbounty offers using Adwords and Facebook fan pages.

Then all of a sudden both my Adwords and Adsense accounts were banned, not only that, one of my highly converting FB page was deleted at the same damn day. The biggest problem I've ever had is not to have a CC and also there are PayPal restrictions for my country.

I've tried some new techniques with Amazon along my way of CPA stuff. I've received the Amazon monthly report email as usual, I logged after a long run just to see what's inside.

I was surprised when my Amazon affiliate account showing about $150 revenues. I recall my memories to remember what actually happened.

So I litteraly rinsed an repeated, and ended up making $270 in November. Thus far in December I've earned $1660, however since it is only December 13 I hope I will earn more than this for the entire month.

My strategy is to not to give-up easily..

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UPDATE December 20, 2011 | Just another motivation
#$1660 #december #made
  • Profile picture of the author mikehuff
    Hey good job man!! Makes me wanna go get to it
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  • Profile picture of the author nicheblogger75
    What are you promoting? $1660 so far from Amazon is great IMO. Could you share a little about how you set up your sites, keyword research, etc? How did you choose products to promote? More infor would be much appreciated, as Amazon seems to be a site that I just can't seem to crack...
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  • Profile picture of the author Miguelito203
    Originally Posted by ICCGAMES View Post


    It's been a long time since I was as disappointed in Amazon associate program. I joined them in early February and I've tried almost everything i can think of!

    It takes around 3 months for me to get my first sale. It's a Compton Cap and I got just $0.36. I've no idea from where it really converts, after a little bit of research I found one of my yahoo answers were ranked top on Google.

    After 5 more sales everything stop counting, it didn't return any profits. So I stopped login to my account either.

    There-after I'm up to CPA and struggle for some time to learn the ins and outs. I thought it was the perfect way to generate easy money. I've earned 70 bucks promoting Maxbounty offers using Adwords and Facebook fan pages.

    Then all of a sudden both my Adwords and Adsense accounts were banned, not only that, one of my highly converting FB page was deleted at the same damn day. The biggest problem I've ever had is not to have a CC and also there are PayPal restrictions for my country.

    I've tried some new techniques with Amazon along my way of CPA stuff. I've received the Amazon monthly report email as usual, I logged after a long run just to see what's inside.

    I was surprised when my Amazon affiliate account showing about $150 revenues. I recall my memories to remember what actually happened.

    So I litteraly rinsed an repeated, and ended up making $270 in November. Thus far in December I've earned $1660, however since it is only December 13 I hope I will earn more than this for the entire month.

    My strategy is to not to give-up easily..
    Congrats! Keep up the good work! :-)

    Joey
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  • Profile picture of the author Seth Bias
    Great Job man keep scaling and you'll have $5,000 a month in no time! Might be a little buffed numbers this money since its the christmas month but none the less you are now over 98% of people here who still haven't made 0.01! GOOD JOB!
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  • Profile picture of the author jacksite
    Why google and facebook banned your account?
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  • Profile picture of the author Kevin_Hutto
    21% conversion rate... never seen that over 1200 items.
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  • Profile picture of the author godinu
    nice work. how many sites to get those numbers?
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  • Profile picture of the author sakthiganesh
    Really motivating. Good job man.congrats.
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  • Profile picture of the author Ricky Dawn
    Good Job!!!
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  • Profile picture of the author joekoffi
    Hey mate,

    A big CONGRATS!

    I'm yet to figure out how to drive targeted traffic to Amazon too
    My story now is just like yours in the beginning
    Will you mind sharing with us a bit of your traffic strategies?
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  • Profile picture of the author dollar cashflow
    the in-thing about IM is driving traffic like on the road. You really need to share your traffic system with everyone here. How did you start and thus far what did you do that brought you thus far
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  • Profile picture of the author feliciayapsl
    Wow. That's great! Congrats! Keep it up.
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  • Profile picture of the author Rukshan
    Good work. Your conversion rate is great!
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  • Profile picture of the author medosabry
    Well done, now you should stop anything else and milk the method that made you money to the end before you look for something else. Also you can make a new IM product from your method and sell it.
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  • Profile picture of the author Adnan Firdous
    OMG! I was just browsing around and pushed me again to dive into the internet and do what I do best!

    Thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author ICCGAMES
    Sorry for the delay in replying.

    98% of my income comes from one source. I can't find any one using the same modest operandi yet, I mean no one seems doing it in the right way.

    I just made the surfer to click on my link, that's all!

    I run all types of offers and made advertising fees from almost every niche . The method is little tricky, but I still doubt if it would be a constant way to keep the earnings steady. So I'm working hard to recruit other sources. I'm no expert and have just petty experience.

    Actually, I won't be able to explain the exact thing due to the nature of this method. I never ever thought I'd have opportunity to share a success story here
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  • Profile picture of the author ninal
    Wow, that's the biggest conversion rate I've seen from amazon. How many hours do you spend per week promoting your site?
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  • Profile picture of the author Lisa Paule
    congratulations! That is awesome

    You have just motivated me to keep going
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  • Profile picture of the author Tadresources
    Funny thing is I used to feel the same way about Amazon. I would get some months with just $100 a time and then it suddenly took off a couple of months ago.

    I have a uk one for uk niche sites and a usa one and the usa one does the best. Its all about finding the right product and marketing it.
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  • Profile picture of the author WinsonYeung
    Congres man! Keep up the positive energy and build more of the same website for different niche
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  • Profile picture of the author Juvv2096
    good stuff mate. Never giving up means you can never fail
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  • Profile picture of the author sbucciarel
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    Great job. Do you think most of these sales are Christmas sales?
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  • Profile picture of the author barickiza
    So you use Yahoo answers to promote Amazon products.
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  • Profile picture of the author Praveen Kumar
    That's made me wow because i don't even see 21% conversion rate on amazon , insane.
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  • Profile picture of the author AkosBlog
    WOW... very good conversion rate Keep it up!
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  • Profile picture of the author GeorgR.
    Crazy conversion rate...grats!
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  • Profile picture of the author ICCGAMES
    I have some $50 Adwords vouchers and they'll expire within 15 days, so wanted to share. : )


    JT6C-SPHJ-VQC5-XXCQ-UYJ
    JT6C-SQ27-VR7A-C4PZ-4VS
    79VD-DR5T-V7DR-XDX3-HXTS
    79VD-DR8H-RUJX-VRBX-9ZBA
    79VD-DRGL-YU7S-88AM-X4HJ
    JT6C-SS8W-4DBG-AP3P-GX2
    JT6C-SSKN-F22W-LVSU-VTS
    79VD-DRTF-3MNL-88TN-NE82
    79VD-DRWK-GC9Q-4QKE-4V6S
    79VD-DS6J-S3JB-REKJ-MCDJ
    79VD-DS9F-UMNR-FSXE-WVU2
    79VD-DSEG-VSZZ-7NZM-X3G2
    79VD-DSKV-E65T-TFST-VVFS
    79VD-DSUF-9NNU-LZT9-Y9TA
    79VD-DJJE-EUKE-ZQX6-WUYS
    79VD-DJQA-2CMN-59T9-XZ22
    JT6C-S4W6-6CE2-5HUT-8MS
    JT6C-S5UQ-G23Q-PYDJ-4SJ
    JT6C-S6V3-R9H6-AWYJ-GKS
    79VD-DKK9-WG4Z-6DV9-3TUA
    79VD-DLBL-HAW6-444Q-KBLJ
    79VD-DLEE-DZ4F-6XSD-PBPS
    79VD-DLH5-77S8-K62H-A4YJ

    Q: Can I have two adwords accounts that use the same CC?
    A: If you choose Prepay Billing (Automatic Payment) Option, you can create multi-accounts with only 1 credit card to redeem many Voucher codes. That's great!

    Q: How to use the coupon code with manual payments?
    A: When you try to use Coupon Code choosing the manual payments you won't need to enter the CC, the fees for the activation of AdWords account will be charged from promotional code.

    Q: Can I use these coupons world wide?
    A: Yes the coupons are used worldwide. (except china)
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  • Profile picture of the author bloggz
    Congratulations ICCGAMES - Excellent Conversion Rate.
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    • Profile picture of the author Daniel Evans
      That is an awesome conversion rate. Well done!

      How many sites do you have?
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  • Profile picture of the author Ross Petal
    Well done buddy. This is truly inspiring for struggling warriors and teaches us not to give up. You have overcome difficulties and found a way to focus on generating this sort of income. I'm quite interested as you have I think used some CPA techniques with Amazon.
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  • Profile picture of the author valustta
    Congrats, ICCGAMES!!

    I guess its a great way to end 2011 as you look for forward to the new year.

    Like you said the name of the game is rinse and repeat.

    Cheers Man

    Valustta.
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  • Profile picture of the author frankraven
    good for you then
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  • Profile picture of the author hamidafg1
    Wow, that is really good money making. Thanks for the tip to never give up
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  • Profile picture of the author Video Rob
    1210 sales is a lot. It's just a shame that the commissions are so low. I've always been put off by this.

    How many sites are you sending traffic from?
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  • Profile picture of the author FloridaMark
    Originally Posted by ICCGAMES View Post


    It's been a long time since I was as disappointed in Amazon associate program. I joined them in early February and I've tried almost everything i can think of!

    It takes around 3 months for me to get my first sale. It's a Compton Cap and I got just $0.36. I've no idea from where it really converts, after a little bit of research I found one of my yahoo answers were ranked top on Google.

    After 5 more sales everything stop counting, it didn't return any profits. So I stopped login to my account either.

    There-after I'm up to CPA and struggle for some time to learn the ins and outs. I thought it was the perfect way to generate easy money. I've earned 70 bucks promoting Maxbounty offers using Adwords and Facebook fan pages.

    Then all of a sudden both my Adwords and Adsense accounts were banned, not only that, one of my highly converting FB page was deleted at the same damn day. The biggest problem I've ever had is not to have a CC and also there are PayPal restrictions for my country.

    I've tried some new techniques with Amazon along my way of CPA stuff. I've received the Amazon monthly report email as usual, I logged after a long run just to see what's inside.

    I was surprised when my Amazon affiliate account showing about $150 revenues. I recall my memories to remember what actually happened.

    So I litteraly rinsed an repeated, and ended up making $270 in November. Thus far in December I've earned $1660, however since it is only December 13 I hope I will earn more than this for the entire month.

    My strategy is to not to give-up easily..
    Nice job. Awesome numbers. The key is to never give up, perhaps re-strategize, but never give up.
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  • Profile picture of the author gridley
    Brilliant stats! The most I've made from AA is a mere 0.36 cents. GO ME!
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    • Profile picture of the author steppinonup
      Great conversion rate. Congratulations on your success. Did you share how many sites it was that brought this payload?
      Thanks for your testimony, it's encouraging.
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      • Profile picture of the author ICCGAMES
        Originally Posted by steppinonup View Post

        Great conversion rate. Congratulations on your success. Did you share how many sites it was that brought this payload?
        Thanks for your testimony, it's encouraging.
        Only one site, As I said (hah! get it?) earlier, it's not just posting a product review on a blog. What is important to remember is: what works for me may not work for you.


        This month was really good for me. I got my first SEO freelance job $100 worth and it was about bringing SERP from #6 to #1, I took the risk and finally achieve the goal within 2 weeks. Client invited me for another project, as it is lot more time consuming I must decline.

        I just want to convey that Amazon is not the only thing, think out of the box and you'll find your way to success...
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  • Profile picture of the author Hostpany
    Good job, great story.
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    • Profile picture of the author soobeeoz
      That's great! Congratulations! Keep up the good work.
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  • Well done. Amazon is killing it at this time of year. I'm also having my best month every online, and its all because of the Amazon/Xmas conversion flood.
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  • Profile picture of the author paul_1
    Excellent! Congratulations... Keep it up man! Winners never quit!
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  • Profile picture of the author cyberdenizen
    Congratulations! Quitters never win and winners never quit! I wish you ongoing success. Thanks for inspiring me.
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  • Profile picture of the author Lucas Becker
    Indeed, Amazon converts exceptionally well, especially during Christmas. My profits usually triple or even quadruple during Christmas, it's exciting. Congratulations on your success!
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  • Profile picture of the author Kashi456
    Nice work man.. Keep it up!
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  • Profile picture of the author JeremiahSay
    Great job, keep going I'm kinda inspired by you!

    "Never give-up easily"

    Hahaha, I'm going all out and I ain't gonna give up

    Thank you & God Bless,
    Jeremiah
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  • Profile picture of the author eagleshot56
    Nice work.. See, patience is key!
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  • Profile picture of the author WebMarketingDiva
    Yes, congrats! It makes me want to try Amazon again. Living in California, I got kicked out of the Amazon affiliate program. I just tried to log into my affiliate center, and all I had to do was re-apply, and I'm back in the game. Woo hoo!
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  • Profile picture of the author colinph970
    You should be very proud of such good earnings in quite a short space of time. Keep rinsing and repeating and see it rise!
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  • Profile picture of the author jmlife
    GREAT! Congrats! Keep it up.
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  • Profile picture of the author rodowdy09
    Congrats on $$$!! Goes to show that persistence pays dividends... Can't wait to hear about your next success!

    Rich
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