A amazon affiliate question.

[xinqing]

Can I put my amazon affiliate link shortened by goo.gl into forum/blog commenting directly? or have to place the amazon affiliate links on my site, then put my site into the forum/blog commenting. Thanks in advance.

 

[unstabletable]

Don't think forum and blog commenting with Amazon affiliate links is allowed. See https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/gp/associates/agreement/, section 3. Links on Your Site:

After you have been notified that you have been accepted into the Program, you may display Special Links on your site.

Special Links mean your affiliate links. Notice the "your site" part. Furthermore, take a look at https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/gp/associates/help/operating/participation/, section 9:

nor will you create links formatted with your Associates tag for, or display such links on, a site that is not your site.

Amazon doesn't want you to put affiliate links on sites you don't own or operate.

 

[danialdcruz]

Yeah mann. I second that. Don't put your affiliate links on forums or those sites which you do not own. Having your links on your social media accounts like Facebook and twitter should be fine.

 

[unstabletable]

Yeah mann. I second that. Don't put your affiliate links on forums or those sites which you do not own. Having your links on your social media accounts like Facebook and twitter should be fine.

Yeah, the condition is "own or operate":

After you have been notified that you have been accepted into the Program, you may display Special Links on your site

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Your site means any site(s) and software application(s) that you own or operate and link to the Amazon Site.

The OP doesn't probably own or operate the blogs and forums he was planning to post these affiliate links on. So how about Facebook? Well, he doesn't own Facebook, but certainly operates a part of it - his Facebook pages, for example.

 

[xinqing]

Yeah mann. I second that. Don't put your affiliate links on forums or those sites which you do not own. Having your links on your social media accounts like Facebook and twitter should be fine.

I also second that, but I can't second your words that having my links on my social media accounts like twitter and facebook... The social site like facebook really be allowed place amazon affiliate link?

 

[xinqing]

Yeah, the condition is "own or operate":



The OP doesn't probably own or operate the blogs and forums he was planning to post these affiliate links on. So how about Facebook? Well, he doesn't own Facebook, but certainly operates a part of it - his Facebook pages, for example.

Yes, I don't own the forums and blogs that I want to plan to post my affiliate links. Thank for you advice.