I'm losing $1,200 a month, please help!

[UserBanned]

No, they didn't ban you for this, whenever they ban people for reasons they don't want to disclose it's something along the "no proper disclosure" line. This isn't just a theory, I have seen quite a few cases like yours. It's something else about how you generate traffic and you can be sure any account you use with this concept/strategy will be banned, too, no matter how old.

My traffic is all organic. I'm not doing anything special but ranking keywords. I'm thinking about turning the site to a price comparison site. I'm sure eBay, Walmart and etc are not so uptight

 

[KadirKadir]

more details please how you done it

 

[emaildata24]

skype: email.data24
I might be able to help you

 

[Postercamp]

If you're not violating TOS, may be there's something wrong with your site. Pm me your site if you let me check it out

 

[starki]

My traffic is all organic. I'm not doing anything special but ranking keywords. I'm thinking about turning the site to a price comparison site. I'm sure eBay, Walmart and etc are not so uptight

Drop me a PM with your URL if you don't mind, there must be something about your site Amazon doesn't like and it definitely needs to be more than some "Oh, you didn't properly point out your affiliation with us" stuff. They are usually very relaxed when it comes to their TOS and will only use them against you if there is something wrong or suspicious with the traffic you are sending or if you are using their content in a way they don't appreciate.

 

[AceWallGromit]

I have amazon websites using their API and I have add to cart buttons like you and on my hosted commerce store and when people checkout it takes them to amazon. This is acceptable if you follow their API usage rules and have their disclaimer on your website.

Don't say it's the button that got you booted if you didn't have their disclaimer on your site you were playing with fire.

They gave everyone ample notice to comply and it took 30 seconds to add their disclaimer text to the global footer of a website to be in compliance.

I asked if the OP had the official amazon disclaimer on his website but OP didn't respond instead blamed his text below the button but that's just making assumptions as far as I can tell.

I have used the add to cart functionality of my store and send people to amazon to pay during checkout and have done it for years. I also use the exact disclaimer Amazon asked us and every affiliate to use.

 

[drstew]

Totally agree, Amazon gives you the rules to play fair. Read them thoroughly and implement them correctly. If you feel you're borderline with their compliance contact their online chat, they'll be quick to tell you.

 

[Repulsor]

The site needs the API. I'm starting to think the best way to go about this is using an aged Amazon account. My gut feeling is telling me that the older the account, the less scrutiny it attracts. It makes sense, if a brand new affiliate started making $1,000+ a month, I'm sure something would flag the account for review.

How about pulling data from the API via another site in between. Money site > Fake site > API. Wont that help. I am a programmer and handled API enough, and this is doable for sure.