Is it worth promoting Amazon?

Avery Level 1

March 21, 2014, 7:21 am

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Amazon offers such a low commission per product. Is it worthwhile to promote these products, considering how not every person who clicks through on your link will make a purchase?

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Minolta

If I had a niche blog about a subject that was hard to monetize, then I might opt for Amazon products as they offer a wide variety of products to choose from, something for any blog subject. The commissions might be low, but the source is trusted, so that will go a long way to earning more money.

13 years ago

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Asmodeus

I find one of the biggest advantages to Amazon, besides brand trust, is that once the cookie is placed, then you get commission for ANY sale made, and with the vast array of products, that happens often.

For example, I have a pet supply Amazon affiliate store, and quite often a buyer will click through to buy a pet product and end up adding MORE things to their cart while at Amazon, such as jewelry, hats, speakers, etc, and I get the commission for the total purchased. It's not just what they initially click thru to buy, but anything with that session as well

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lancer

It is good to hear your reviews! I was asking the same thing, now i get the answer! I find it hard to get clicks and the clicks do not convert into sales! I am still reading tutorials to improve use; but till now, no success; continue reading!

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ShanghaiKiwi84

The thing is, you've got 24 hours after the click to make a sale before the cookie crumbles and you won't get your cut anymore. If you register someone at SEOClerks, they can buy anything in the shop and you'll get paid just like in Amazon - except, unlike Amazon, it'll last forever.

If someone goes to your site, clicks the aff. link to SEOClerks and registers, thats wonderful. Because they might not make any purchase even for five years, and then they might suddenly go back to the site for some reason or another, find that they don't need to register because they already have (click 'forgot password'), login and spend $500 a week for the next five years. Who knows? Anyway, I'm excited.

Anyway I'm not pitching for SEOClerks, I just think Amazon cookies have a short shelf life. Real cookies will last in the cupboard for weeks, even months, so why do Amazon affiliate cookies go off after 24hrs?

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