$5000/month with Amazon?

by Adie
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Is there someone in this forum making at least $5K/month with amazon? With the lowest commission Amazon is offering, I doubt, that's why I wanted to know.

Valuable information is highly appreciated.

Thank you,
adie
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  • Profile picture of the author wolfmmiii
    I make $1k to $2k per month with about 20 minutes per day of effort. $5k is definitely feasible if I spent a few hours per day tending to it.
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    • Profile picture of the author ckbank
      Originally Posted by wolfmmiii View Post

      I make $1k to $2k per month with about 20 minutes per day of effort. $5k is definitely feasible if I spent a few hours per day tending to it.
      My friend, is that possible with hard work or does a person need some luck?
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  • Profile picture of the author wolfmmiii
    No luck involved at all. I'm very good at what I do. Just a bit lazy/busy with kids so I dont devote as much time as I should.
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    • Profile picture of the author ckbank
      Originally Posted by wolfmmiii View Post

      No luck involved at all. I'm very good at what I do. Just a bit lazy/busy with kids so I dont devote as much time as I should.
      You should sell a WSO on this. I would buy it.
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    • Profile picture of the author achukuttan
      Originally Posted by wolfmmiii View Post

      No luck involved at all. I'm very good at what I do. Just a bit lazy/busy with kids so I dont devote as much time as I should.
      If luck is not involved I would like to know what I need to do..

      I doesnt have kids too (some health problem)...

      But really I need to know, If you would make it as a WSO I iwill be the first to buy it

      Thanks
      Achu
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      • Profile picture of the author wolfmmiii
        Originally Posted by achukuttan View Post

        If luck is not involved I would like to know what I need to do..

        I doesnt have kids too (some health problem)...

        But really I need to know, If you would make it as a WSO I iwill be the first to buy it

        Thanks
        Achu
        I probably won't do an ebook-type WSO but I am open to partnering with folks interested in earning with Amazon.
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    IF YOU KNOW TAT PLEASE TELL US ABOUT THE WAY ????
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    • Profile picture of the author ckbank
      Originally Posted by ramiawad View Post

      IF YOU KNOW TAT PLEASE TELL US ABOUT THE WAY ????
      That's what I was thinking, but I realized good things cost money. Not fair to learn something like this for free. Also, the one thing that really bugs my mind is the fact that people do make this type of money. Affiliates only get a few percentage of the total sale. Let's assume 5 %. If a person keeps selling 100 dollar items, in order to make $2000 a month, one would need to sell 400 items. Assuming the conversion rate is 1 %, a website would need 40,000 visitors a month to make that kind of money. That I don't know how to do.
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  • Profile picture of the author wolfmmiii
    I've often thought about a WSO but I'm just too lazy. Maybe eventually.
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    • Profile picture of the author achukuttan
      Originally Posted by wolfmmiii View Post

      I've often thought about a WSO but I'm just too lazy. Maybe eventually.
      May I assist you in full to do that?? You just keep all the earnings from the WSO, I didnt need any single penny apart a free WSO copy

      May I ??
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    • Profile picture of the author zonkow
      Originally Posted by wolfmmiii View Post

      I've often thought about a WSO but I'm just too lazy. Maybe eventually.
      wolfmmiii,
      With how many sites do you make $1k-$2k a month?
      Are they small niche sites or authority sites?
      Do you think it's possible to make it with 1 site only?
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  • Profile picture of the author JSProjects
    Amazon sites are like any other micro niche site. They require proper research, good on-page SEO, and backlinks. Though your keywords should be pretty targeted.

    Instead of "LCD TV reviews" you may want to go for "lcd tv for bedroom," "best 42 inch lcd," etc. (totally random examples.) Basically, you want to stay extremely focused.

    I'm not earning $5,000 a month by any means. But I've found that conversions are higher if you're very focused on your keywords - even if your overall traffic isn't as high.
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  • Profile picture of the author wolfmmiii
    I own about a dozen sites. That said, there is usually only 1 or 2 earning sugnificanty at any time. Most of my income is currently coming from one site I am developing into an authority and one less than stellar site.
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  • Profile picture of the author Roell
    If some of you are looking for some tips to make money with Amazon, do a search for Chris Guthrie. He's a fellow warrior who has done very well with Amazon.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mike Ogbin
    The problem in the Amazon affiliate is that you should your website become authority to get reputation and then getting much more sales to make a good profit.

    Start focus on making great articles about products and SEO, article submission, getting high page-rank backlinks, social media, social bookmarking and others to spread your website very well.

    Quality content is working as magnet for visitors and teasing your visitors to buy your promoting products.

    I hope this help.
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  • Profile picture of the author chrisen
    I would assume there are a number of forum members that are earning 5K per month. Jan Roos's WSO shows 9K in Dec. if I remember correctly. The way I look at it is that it just takes time and dedication to reach that point. I started my very first site last May and it was an Amazon site. I didn't do much keyword research (besides my primary keyword just to see if it was possible) because I was so new to everything. I just picked out something that sold for a reasonable amount and seemed like it would be something that people would buy online as opposed to buying at a store. I spent about a month writing reviews (1000-1200 words) until I had about 45 product reviews and about 15 informational articles on the site. I go back every now and then and add a review or two if I feel like it. That's about it. That site has consistently pulled in more and more every month. It is my best performer of all my sites (I have about 6 with 4 being Amazon) although my second Amazon site I made is gaining ground. The more they age, the better they get apparently. My income keeps growing from my Amazon sites every month with very little "maintenance". I mainly use AMR (Scrapebox to scrape article directories), IM Automator (indexing posts), and Fiverr for my backlinking (backlink diversity).

    Estimates because I don't feel like looking up the exact figures.
    Month 1: $50.00
    Month 2: $120.00
    Month 3: $150.00
    Month 4: $270.00
    Month 5: $415.00
    Month 6: $375.00
    Month 7: $910.00 (November...Black Friday)
    Month 8: $1000.00 (December...Christmas)
    Month 9: $700.00 (Slight drop from holidays, but I wasn't too upset, since it was still double my last pre-holiday month)

    I made all my Amazon sites using the same model and the more they age, more backlinks, better backlinks, etc... they just keep rising in the rankings while getting lots of longtail traffic (60%-70%). I've gotten the primary keyword for 3 of my 4 Amazon sites to top 3 (4th site is only 2 mos. old so it is still rising), but most of my sales come from the longtail keywords (product name + review usually). The way I see it is if the site has about 50+ pages of unique content (1000+ words each), you are bound to get some traffic. Brute Force...

    I don't see any reason why I can't just keep repeating the process. Given enough time and dedication, it just seems like a game of numbers. As the money grows, you can automate and outsource more to speed up the process. Find something that works and duplicate it over and over and over and over. Hopefully in a couple of years (or sooner), I'll be able to dig out this thread and post that I am in the 5K per month club with just Amazon.
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  • Profile picture of the author K1
    If you should start selling your own products on that site instead of making a bit of amazon affiliate commissions.
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  • Profile picture of the author Adie
    Thanks for all the responses. I think I will go ahead and create an authority site for my discovered niche....
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  • Profile picture of the author TopKat22
    There are of course people who make money in any suggested field but that does not necessarily mean anyone else will.

    There are many more variables involved. As for these niche sites, I've read many more threads on this forum from people who aren't making any money than threads saying people are making money.

    However, yes, you can make money I wouldn't send people directly to Amazon. I would build a list first. Get creative.

    I don't want to give away my method but just think out of the box. Imagine a group of people who are really addicted to something and then think of all the things they would buy from Amazon via you if you were in regular email contact with them.
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    • Profile picture of the author Adie
      Originally Posted by TopKat22 View Post

      There are of course people who make money in any suggested field but that does not necessarily mean anyone else will.

      There are many more variables involved. As for these niche sites, I've read many more threads on this forum from people who aren't making any money than threads saying people are making money.

      However, yes, you can make money I wouldn't send people directly to Amazon. I would build a list first. Get creative.

      I don't want to give away my method but just think out of the box. Imagine a group of people who are really addicted to something and then think of all the things they would buy from Amazon via you if you were in regular email contact with them.
      No need to giveaway your method. Telling me that someone is making that amount is enough. Selling your own method is actually not worth that much. I have my own success with CPA with unique method and I don't want to sell it. That is not selfishness. That is protecting your own interest. Most successful Imers learned from nothing or by discovering something by themselves... Even if someone buy a very good guide if he has no interest then the epic fail will follow..
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  • Profile picture of the author Kierkegaard
    There is also selling your own books on Amazon (hard copy and Kindle).
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    • Profile picture of the author ronaldmd
      Originally Posted by Kierkegaard View Post

      There is also selling your own books on Amazon (hard copy and Kindle).
      I think if you want to make real money, you must own your own product. As affiliate, you only get very small percentage, I forget the exact number, (probably 8% or maybe 4%?) and some products are capped. Take a look at computers and laptops for example, the maximum commission is $25 (or is it $20? I forget the exact number), doesn't matter how much the product costs.
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      • Profile picture of the author TopKat22
        Originally Posted by ronaldmd View Post

        I think if you want to make real money, you must own your own product. As affiliate, you only get very small percentage, I forget the exact number, (probably 8% or maybe 4%?) and some products are capped. Take a look at computers and laptops for example, the maximum commission is $25 (or is it $20? I forget the exact number), doesn't matter how much the product costs.
        Actually, I and many people make quite a lot of money being affiliates and there are super affiliates that make a lot.

        Edit: I just thought of something. I generally don't make sites to promote just one program like Amazon, clickbank, etc.

        I find a niche say for "monkey training", get traffic from blogs, videos etc to my squeeze page to get people on my list and then I offer value and when appropriate to the discussion recommend products that may be from Amazon, commission junction or a private affiliate program I like.

        It could be clickbank to but I generally stay away from clickbank.
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        Originally Posted by ronaldmd View Post

        I think if you want to make real money, you must own your own product. As affiliate, you only get very small percentage, I forget the exact number, (probably 8% or maybe 4%?) and some products are capped. Take a look at computers and laptops for example, the maximum commission is $25 (or is it $20? I forget the exact number), doesn't matter how much the product costs.
        Comments like this annoy me.

        There's nothing wrong with either method.

        One thing I will say about being an affiliate as opposed to a product creator/owner... The money you make is almost entirely passive. Once you have a site ranked and making money there isn't much you need to do at all. I have one site that currently makes me 400-500 a month and I do nothing with it. I outsource some backlinking at the cost of about $30 a month and that's it.

        I don't have to deal with customers, I don't have to worry about giving refunds or explaining how something works. I just log into the Amazon account on my iphone each day and count the profits. All my time and energy goes into creating new sites that will do the same thing and even then I no longer write my own content or do any backlinking myself. I just do niche research and design the layout of the site.

        I work a regular 9-5 job so affiliate marketing is the perfect choice for me at the moment.
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  • Profile picture of the author Craig McPherson
    Originally Posted by Adie View Post

    Is there someone in this forum making at least $5K/month with amazon?
    I personally know of 6 people that do and I would say there are more.

    Originally Posted by Adie View Post

    With the lowest commission Amazon is offering, I doubt
    Now that I have smashed all doubt out of the ballpark, why not join that group?
    Anyone with focus and determination can do it.

    I look forward to hearing of your success Adie.
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  • Profile picture of the author Gaz Cooper
    I can add to the list above knowing multiple Amazon Affiliates pulling in over 5K per month but it will NOT happen overnight, you need steadily build it up over a period of time but it is certainly very possible to accomplish.

    The problem with most Amazon Affiliates is they are not patient enough and give up too easily but if they persevered (because it is hard work at first) then you would build up a residual monthly income with very little maintenance work.

    It is well worth really buckling down and doing the hard work initially to get a nice residual income that will come in month after month once its established.

    Kickin it on Amazon

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  • Profile picture of the author Craig McPherson
    Adie,

    If you want to succeed with Amazon, follow people like Gaz
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    • Profile picture of the author Adie
      Originally Posted by Craig McPherson View Post

      Adie,

      If you want to succeed with Amazon, follow people like Gaz
      I don't even know him or know what he is doing. I will do it in my own way, anyway, thanks
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  • Profile picture of the author nohypo
    I am on the way also,
    first found a niche, then write article, then publish.
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  • Profile picture of the author sovereignn
    I dont understand all the people who are acting like the low commission % is bad. I mean even with 6% you can get up to $30 a sale that's only 3 sales to make $100....

    I got to $100 a day almost instantly doing Amazon I'm so glad I kicked adsense and Clickbank to test it

    The traffic is laser targeted so many of the keywords are untapped and the conversion rates are over 10%
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  • Profile picture of the author paradoxical
    so many contradictory posts here.
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    • Profile picture of the author Adie
      Originally Posted by paradoxical View Post

      so many contradictory posts here.
      I can't find any until I saw yours.... What's the point then?
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  • Profile picture of the author bamstk090
    my amazon site only give $20/month
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  • Profile picture of the author Ewan1998
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    I'm not but I'm pretty sure there is people that do.

    Think about it...

    If you set up 20-30 websites or even more promoting certain types of products, and you get thousands of hits between them each day, then that's easily achievable.
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  • Profile picture of the author jacksonlin
    I actually think making a lot of money with Amazon is very hard, I have tried it and made a case study here:

    jacksonsmarketingtraining.com/blog » Amazon Sites Not Nearly As Awesome As I Thought…

    As you can see, I wish I spent that money making Clickbank sites, I would have made a lot more money.
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    • Profile picture of the author TopKat22
      Originally Posted by bamstk090 View Post

      my amazon site only give $20/month
      I am so sorry to hear that. I made more than $20 on my very first sales.

      Originally Posted by Ewan1998 View Post

      I'm not but I'm pretty sure there is people that do.

      Think about it...

      If you set up 20-30 websites or even more promoting certain types of products, and you get thousands of hits between them each day, then that's easily achievable.
      There are people who set up lots of sites, I know one person who for whatever thing he is promoting he does 10 of everything for that item.

      And he does them systematically in a few days now. He will set up 10 wordpress blogs, 10 youtube videos, posts 10 articles, etc.

      He then sends all that traffic to his one list he is building for that product or niche and then he builds a relationship with them and always has a review for them or a recommendation to the list.

      I do it a bit different but like me, he generally is making sales within a few hours and it just grows from there.

      Originally Posted by jacksonlin View Post

      I actually think making a lot of money with Amazon is very hard, I have tried it and made a case study here:

      jacksonsmarketingtraining.com/blog » Amazon Sites Not Nearly As Awesome As I Thought...

      As you can see, I wish I spent that money making Clickbank sites, I would have made a lot more money.
      Well, whatever you learned in that case study has probably helped you and now that you know more, you could jump on doing the clickbank sales or whatever else you want.

      As for spending money, other than domain, hosting, & an autoresponder, there is nothing else I spend money on consistently.

      However, imho, if you can create a system to make money from an affiliate system, you could use any affiliate system and it would still work.

      There are a lot of variables to being a success and making money because you can give several people the exact same instructions and they all get different results.

      One key thing could be the niche or market they go after. It takes me longer to find niches with this criteria, but they are profitable more quickly because of less competition.

      The criteria is sell what people are already buying and look for keywords with over 2500 exact match global monthly searches and low competition. Not too low of competition because there needs to be a market for the product.
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      • Profile picture of the author myob
        The most successful Amazon affiliates I know (earning 5-6 figures per month) use multiple marketing channels such as article syndication, email promotions, social media, and offline promotions like magazine ads, direct mail, telemarketing, and even direct sales. It would be extremely difficult to consistently sell the very high end products by limiting your marketing to preview sites or even online marketing methods.
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        Originally Posted by TopKat22 View Post

        He then sends all that traffic to his one list he is building for that product or niche and then he builds a relationship with them and always has a review for them or a recommendation to the list.

        I do it a bit different but like me, he generally is making sales within a few hours and it just grows from there.
        Are you saying that every site has its own list? I've never really thought about listbuilding for microniche sites. I mean, if someone ends up on your popcorn maker page, they probably only want one popcorn maker and they're either going to buy it then or not.

        edit: changed niche so my thoughts were more clear.
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        • Profile picture of the author wolfmanjack
          Originally Posted by Matt Ward View Post

          Are you saying that every site has its own list? I've never really thought about listbuilding for microniche sites. I mean, if someone ends up on your popcorn maker page, they probably only want one popcorn maker and they're either going to buy it then or not.

          edit: changed niche so my thoughts were more clear.
          Yes but they may want to buy gourmet popcorn or organic butter every month. i don't know if these exist but you get the idea. Almost every item has accessories that can go along with them.
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        • Profile picture of the author myob
          Originally Posted by Matt Ward View Post

          Are you saying that every site has its own list? I've never really thought about listbuilding for microniche sites. I mean, if someone ends up on your popcorn maker page, they probably only want one popcorn maker and they're either going to buy it then or not.

          edit: changed niche so my thoughts were more clear.
          Actually, every list has its own group of mini web sites promoting niche-relevant products. These sites seldom rank in the search engines, but daily email promotions drive traffic to such products as a popcorn maker site, coffee maker, bread maker, incrementally higher end kitchen products, decorations, TVs, entertainment centers, outdoor recreation, home and garden products, etc. These promotions can go on for years depending on how well the initial prospect base is targeted.
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      • Profile picture of the author detomaso
        Originally Posted by TopKat22 View Post

        There are people who set up lots of sites, I know one person who for whatever thing he is promoting he does 10 of everything for that item.

        And he does them systematically in a few days now. He will set up 10 wordpress blogs, 10 youtube videos, posts 10 articles, etc.

        He then sends all that traffic to his one list he is building for that product or niche and then he builds a relationship with them and always has a review for them or a recommendation to the list.

        I do it a bit different but like me, he generally is making sales within a few hours and it just grows from there.
        Hi TopKat. I have been a member for only a short time, but I constantly am reading your posts and appreciating your tips.

        Re: the quote above, once you (or your friend) set up the blogs etc. for a niche, do you A) keep adding content to the blogs etc. in future months, B) post content only to your private list but not the blogs etc. anymore or C) do you usually leave that niche alone once it is an "automated" money-maker and instead move on to attack a new niche?

        The criteria is sell what people are already buying and look for keywords with over 2500 exact match global monthly searches and low competition. Not too low of competition because there needs to be a market for the product.
        Could you please define "low competition" for us? Is it less than 50k sites, 30k sites, or?? And are you determining the competition simply by using the Google search box or by using a specific tool? Thanks so much!
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        • Profile picture of the author byronc
          what do you mean by sending trafic too his one list? - makes no sense to me, do you mean sedning his articles, videso to his list?

          Originally Posted by detomaso View Post

          He then sends all that traffic to his one list he is building for that product or niche and then he builds a relationship with them and always has a review for them or a recommendation to the list.

          !
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          • Profile picture of the author myob
            Originally Posted by byronc View Post

            what do you mean by sending trafic too his one list? - makes no sense to me, do you mean sedning his articles, videso to his list?
            Sending incrementally higher end product recommendations/reviews to niche subscriber lists often increases conversion rates into the upper double digits. This works especially well in the more competitive niches.
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    Detomaso

    Put your keyword in quotes when you do a Google search. Then go to the last page of search results. Many times when the first pages says 120,000 results only 300-400 show up in google. The maximum search results google will show is 1,000 so if you see 1,000 results then there is a huge number of sites that are trying to rank for that keyword.

    Now having said that your real competition is the top 10 sites. If you can beat any of them the other xxx,xxxx do not matter. If you can't beat any of the top then the rest of the xxx,xxx don't matter either.

    Simply put don't worry about how many sites there are. Just look at the top 10 and see if you can knock one of them off.
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  • Profile picture of the author Adie
    Another question:
    Which is better, dozens of small niche sites or a couple of big authority sites? I am planning to build only 2 authority sites under a major category as I am considering less work on SEO and site management.

    adie
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    • Profile picture of the author Gaz Cooper
      Originally Posted by Adie View Post

      Another question:
      Which is better, dozens of small niche sites or a couple of big authority sites? I am planning to build only 2 authority sites under a major category as I am considering less work on SEO and site management.

      adie

      Both work well however for long term income the Authority sites will be the best direction to move in, so you are on the right path.

      You will still need to focus on SEO for each product page and of course Authority sites are a lot more work if you do them right and that means adding original valuable content on a regular basis and ensuring that your on page SEO is done correctly for each product review.

      Many think that an Authority site is adding a plug in and pulling in hundreds of products from Amazon and your done and that is certainly not the case.

      For a good Authority site it will take a lot of work to make it truly a great money maker.

      Kickin it on Amazon

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      • Profile picture of the author Adie
        Originally Posted by GazCooperOnline View Post

        Both work well however for long term income the Authority sites will be the best direction to move in, so you are on the right path.

        You will still need to focus on SEO for each product page and of course Authority sites are a lot more work if you do them right and that means adding original valuable content on a regular basis and ensuring that your on page SEO is done correctly for each product review.

        Many think that an Authority site is adding a plug in and pulling in hundreds of products from Amazon and your done and that is certainly not the case.

        For a good Authority site it will take a lot of work to make it truly a great money maker.

        Kickin it on Amazon

        Gaz Cooper
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        Hi Gaz,

        I don't believe in automation. I have 2 adsense authority sites both having more than 5K pages and counting and I have great success. I am planning to do the same with Amazon and Clickbank.

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        The freak also waxes on continuously about ethical practices, but the nasty, lowdown hypocrite steals photos from porn sites to prop up a make-believe concoction of a persona.

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  • Profile picture of the author meltingwaves
    Ooh I'll let you know in a while. I'm going to start crushing it on Amazon soon, and not just with the associates program, but publishing digital books on there for people. Stay tuned!
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  • Profile picture of the author nagidr
    ..After six monthand on the way for my first $100 check from Amazon getting 5k/month still seems like a dream (sweet)
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  • Profile picture of the author Bill_Z
    Yep agree with Gaz. I am personally looking to slowly build authority sites. I have two already in the works, each with 10 product reviews and some supporting articles as well. I will just continue to add quality content and good backlinks. It takes time to build traffic, but once you do that you will make money. Just have to be consistent and realize it will take months in most cases to make consistent money.
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  • Profile picture of the author Eyetrap
    I've been making around $3,000/month ($5,500 in Dec) via Amazon.
    My strategy is building up a few(2-5) authority sites with 60-100+ posts and then also building smaller niche sites.

    After building 100 or so sites in the last year, I've grown to love building large sites instead of many smaller ones. It's much easier to manage a larger site.
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    • Profile picture of the author ashleybaker
      I know a guy clearing around £4500 GBP a mo from Amazon..

      Just work hard on it, same as anything else.

      Then scale.

      So instead of having 10 sites making you $100 a day, re-invest your cash and make 1000 sites.. etc.
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    • Profile picture of the author Ben Armstrong
      Jan Roos
      Chris Guthrie
      Dan Brock
      Paula & Wanda

      Just off the top of my head but they all make more than 5k a month from Amazon. Some of them more than 10k a month.

      I'll be making 5k a month from Amazon in less than 2 years, hopefully sooner.
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    • Profile picture of the author bitriot
      Guys, this isn't rocket science.

      You find a product that people are searching for, you make a page, you rank that page for the terms people are searching for.

      It really is that simple.

      You all don't have amazon problems - you have traffic generation problems.

      The answer? Beat your keywords down with links. That's all there is to it.
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  • Profile picture of the author ctman
    Hi Guys,

    I make anywhere from $300 to $1000 a month on Amazon barely lifting a finger. I do this through organic traffic via Google (good SEO) with highly targeted product based keywords. It is certainly possible to make 5k a month with the right number of product based mini-websites. There already are some great courses out there that exist that teach exactly this concept, you just have to look a little bit.
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    • Profile picture of the author Adie
      Originally Posted by ctman View Post

      Hi Guys,

      I make anywhere from $300 to $1000 a month on Amazon barely lifting a finger. I do this through organic traffic via Google (good SEO) with highly targeted product based keywords. It is certainly possible to make 5k a month with the right number of product based mini-websites. There already are some great courses out there that exist that teach exactly this concept, you just have to look a little bit.
      Wow, your first post since joining is good enough to consider that I will have to continue my quest...
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  • Profile picture of the author Manuelcrc
    Chris Guthrie is sort of an authority in the Amazon business...You should check out this interview on my blog. It should help.
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  • Profile picture of the author Rough Outline
    Chris Guthrie has quite a lot of good info, would also check out problogger as well, it's by Darren Rowse I think and he's very successful with Amazon.
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  • Profile picture of the author Sojourn
    There are many of us who make more than $5000/month from Amazon with authority style, product review sites. My family of 5 lives off of what I make as an Amazon Associate. I know it can be done but it does take work. (If you like building sites, researching, writing, and/or managing others to do some of that work for you, it doesn't seem like work at all, though.)

    There's some great strategy information from a number of folks who make good money from Amazon in this thread: http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...ing-money.html
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  • Profile picture of the author wolfmanjack
    thanks for sharing that erica. It is an interesting read so far.

    I am curious as to why the thread was closed?
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  • Profile picture of the author AudioRoxor
    My amazon income is starting to explode a little bit. I made $210 in December expecting it to fall off in January and Feb. But I made $277 in Jan... and I'm expecting to make nearly $600 in Feb. It'll probably plateau a little bit until I start rolling out more sites with my new knowledge.

    I'm still learning and I'm not exactly sure what will work and what won't ... but I have a good idea.

    I have one site that gets decent traffic with tons of buyer keywords, gets decent clicks to Amazon, but hasn't made a single sale yet. Frustrating. But I know that's the part of the game.

    I plan to reinvest in my winners by posting articles with very targeted keywords that have low traffic but hopefully convert better. We'll see!
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  • Profile picture of the author damasgate
    I find it really fun building Amazon sites because at the same time as you build a slowly growing income, you can test out the following:

    1. Conversions rates

    2. You can test out your SEO and backlinking

    So every 1000 to 3000 visitors on a site, I like to tweak things around and change them a bit.

    Getting the traffic initially sucks though and requires some investment.

    if you're lucky enough to do the right keyword research, you will get some good traffic from only On page.

    If you have say 5-10 sites, you can test out what works and what doesn't. Try out different niches and such.

    The only key things here is finding a good content writers and writing the reviews yourself is time consuming and exhausting.
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  • Profile picture of the author vx777
    I made a site 6 monts ago, put 50$ in content and 50$ in seo, now it has 500 visitors daily, making about 20$ daily on amazon.
    Actually I made 8 sites 6 monts ago, and this one "shot", others have about 30 visitors daily only.
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    • Profile picture of the author Ben Armstrong
      Originally Posted by vx777 View Post

      I made a site 6 monts ago, put 50$ in content and 50$ in seo, now it has 500 visitors daily, making about 20$ daily on amazon.
      Actually I made 8 sites 6 monts ago, and this one "shot", others have about 30 visitors daily only.
      Yeah, some sites just seem to take off while others can struggle for no apparent reason.
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