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Amazon products on craigslist

by aivzdog
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I have been an amazon affiliate for quite some time now. I havent really made any success with my niche website. But thats only because I havent focused on making more blog posts in it and adding content.

But I was wondering if I could make some dough posting products on craigslist. I started doing it today.

Who has done it?

Thanks,
Anna
#amazon #craigslist #products
  • Profile picture of the author TopicSpan
    How would you work it - post the product and then have your affiliate link there? Or send your affiliate link to the person when they email you?

    I've found that CL users are often looking for a bargain, so I'm not convinced you'll find success at market-value products. Maybe on Amazon's used goods side of things, but do affiliates earn on used items?
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  • Profile picture of the author aivzdog
    Well, i started putting products up today. I put my affiliate link in the word here to get people to click. The way I started was I put bargain items. Products that were 50% percent off and up. I dont know if it will work but I gotta try.
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    • Profile picture of the author myob
      Although I've never tried advertising Amazon products on Craigslist, I've had excellent results from classified ads in newspapers and display ads in targeted magazines. Adding a phone number can significantly increase conversion rates, as well as provide a customer base for selling additional products.
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    • Profile picture of the author TopicSpan
      Originally Posted by aivzdog View Post

      Well, i started putting products up today. I put my affiliate link in the word here to get people to click. The way I started was I put bargain items. Products that were 50% percent off and up. I dont know if it will work but I gotta try.
      Nothing wrong with experimentation We have a rule about experiments: they mustn't take up more than 10% of your work time in a day. If you're spending 90% on productive work that you know will get you money, then the 10% is wiggle room.
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    • Profile picture of the author Michael Franklin
      Originally Posted by aivzdog View Post

      Well, i started putting products up today. I put my affiliate link in the word here to get people to click. The way I started was I put bargain items. Products that were 50% percent off and up. I dont know if it will work but I gotta try.
      aivzdog....

      How did it work out so far?

      When I first joined Amazon Associates, I tried out CraigsList but it didn't pan out so I stuck with the conventional methods.
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  • Profile picture of the author jessebobb
    I have done this before, and most of the time they do sell, so I say give it a shot!
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  • Profile picture of the author peteJ
    Im interested to learn how you have gone about doing this? From what I understand, posting amazon links on craiglist is against their TOS? How do you go about getting around this?
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    • Profile picture of the author aivzdog
      It hasnt done anything yet. I put the affiliate link in the word here. But hasnt got any business.
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  • Profile picture of the author wolfmmiii
    Joseph is right. Not only will your ads start getting flagged but they will also get ghosted. If there are enough complaints, you will find your Amazon account banned as well.
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    • Profile picture of the author peteJ
      Originally Posted by wolfmmiii View Post

      Joseph is right. Not only will your ads start getting flagged but they will also get ghosted. If there are enough complaints, you will find your Amazon account banned as well.

      Would it be safer to direct them from the ad to a sales page or review site of some kind instead of putting the affilate link in the ad outright?
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      • Profile picture of the author wolfmmiii
        Originally Posted by peteJ View Post

        Would it be safer to direct them from the ad to a sales page or review site of some kind instead of putting the affilate link in the ad outright?
        Possibly. However, you will still get flagged enough to start having your ads ghosted.
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    • Profile picture of the author Mark Alan
      I agree you are likely to get in trouble with this method.

      Originally Posted by wolfmmiii View Post

      Joseph is right. Not only will your ads start getting flagged but they will also get ghosted. If there are enough complaints, you will find your Amazon account banned as well.
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  • Profile picture of the author Catchy22
    You can absolutely direct traffic, that's what it's all about really in the end. Get traffic to your own site or blog and turn THAT into an amazon sale, nothing wrong with that.
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    • Profile picture of the author peteJ
      Originally Posted by Catchy22 View Post

      You can absolutely direct traffic, that's what it's all about really in the end. Get traffic to your own site or blog and turn THAT into an amazon sale, nothing wrong with that.

      How do you actually get conversions though? Whenever I have been on craigslist if i see a link almost always immediately click away. I just cant see craiglist having a high conversion rate if any at all. I don't think I would be able to justify working on craigslist add for such meager returns, my time would probably be better spent elsewhere.
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      • Profile picture of the author Catchy22
        Originally Posted by peteJ View Post

        How do you actually get conversions though? Whenever I have been on craigslist if i see a link almost always immediately click away. I just cant see craiglist having a high conversion rate if any at all. I don't think I would be able to justify working on craigslist add for such meager returns, my time would probably be better spent elsewhere.
        The problem I have with these types of questions is that I can answer them, but if I have to answer them then you just aren't thinking about this enough on your own.

        However, a quick example. Let's say your website sells / talks about snoozlemabobs. You post an ad on CL asking if anyone sells a specific snoozlemabob such as the one listed via your link. You can even contact CL posters who are selling such snoozlemabobs to verify they are the same.

        It's not exactly the most honest way of marketing but it can work.
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        • Profile picture of the author mysuccess61
          Hello,

          Your best bet is to stick with twitter and facebook. Setup your twitter account so it will automatically post to your facebook page also.

          Good Luck!!
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  • Profile picture of the author IMAnthony
    Hi , I have not done, but I have read successfull and terible histories from doing it. I just figure out it depends on waht you are offering and who is looking for what you are selling. I think taht you could get some dough since millions of people visit that site, looking for the cheapest items in the world BUT if you find the way to profit from your stuff, you could get a new bussiness. The best thig you are doing is to try it

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  • Profile picture of the author Online Guru
    It's not that much a good idea at all, better you stuck on the traditional way and improve your SEO skill.
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