Affiliate Marketing with Amazon Associates

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Associating with Amazon Associates

Amazon Associates is a wonderful alternative if you want to promote tangible goods on your website.

Any product sold on Amazon.com can earn you a commission if you're a member of Amazon Associates.

Even if the product you linked to isn't purchased by the person you referred, you still be paid a commission on any future purchases they make.

When a person clicks on a link to a $5 toothbrush, but ends up purchasing a $500 television, you still earn the money. It's also impossible that the item was already in the cart of that particular customer.

You used to get paid by Amazon Associates based on how much money you brought in. A flat-rate commission structure, in which you are paid a fixed percentage regardless of the category in which each item falls, was implemented by Amazon in 2017:

Affiliate Fees for Amazon Associates

For smaller sites, this transition makes Amazon Associates even more tempting because you no longer have to worry about meeting a set sales volume threshold to receive a greater commission.

An overview of Amazon Associates' niches and product kinds is necessary. Anything you can get from Amazon.com (including products from third-party vendors).

There is a wide range of commission rates: 1% to 10% depending on the product category.

Cookies have a 24-hour shelf life. When customers directly place an item in their shopping carts, you'll receive a 90-day cookie, but only for the exact product that they've selected.

Direct deposit or an Amazon gift card with a $10 minimum payout are also options.

the advantages and disadvantages of working as an Amazon Affiliate

Pros:

Products of all kinds can be found here.

You'll earn credit for all purchases made within the cookie's validity period.

Amazon is the most well-known brand in online retail.

The payout threshold is really low at only $10.

Cons:

The global cookie is only good for 24 hours at a time.

In some areas, such as video games, the commissions are quite minimal (1 percent )

Each country must be registered separately.

Every now and then, Amazon slashes commissions.