Amazon has the WORST affiliate program!

PoorExcuse4aWebmaster · Jan 15, 2022

* Amazon has a KNOWN issue with their native ads.
* Amazon has a KNOWN issue with their <IFrame> ads.

* Amazon has ZERO graphics available for download
* Amazon has NO general link for use.

Everyone else's ads work perfectly on our sites but absolutely NONE OF AMAZON'S CRAP WORKS.

I've installed every plugin and done everything else they've told us to do.

I've even hired someone to look over our the code on the site but Amazon keeps telling us that it's either :
(1) A problem with our sites
(2) Told that there are "known issues" and offered an apology.

pocketttt · Jan 15, 2022

one thing i dont like amazon is the stats on dashboard, is not in real time

SunnyLeon · Jan 15, 2022

Amazon has THE MOST online sales in the world, so I don't think they actually care. They used affiliates to increase sales but they slowly realize they don't need help anymore, that's why even their commissions are decreasing from time to time

CyHead · Jan 15, 2022

They reduced the commissions - during 2020 they completely gutted it so that the commission rates were 0% or very low.

They knew they had a captive market and so they squeezed out affiliate marketers, because they realized they didn't have to pay them & sales would pour in as people had limited places to shop during the quarantines.

They also changed their policies so that you have to generate at least 1 sale within a <1 year term, which means that a lot of small bloggers will be advertising Amazon products but not getting a rev share because they hadn't made a sale within the 1 year time period.

Amazon gets the sale, but they don't have to pay anything on possibly millions of links across the web that are getting low amounts of traffic, but driving millions in sales in aggregate - it's genius on their part.

getseoonline · Jan 15, 2022

i know it sucks

moonshine7000 · Jan 15, 2022

CyHead said:
They reduced the commissions - during 2020 they completely gutted it so that the commission rates were 0% or very low.

They knew they had a captive market and so they squeezed out affiliate marketers, because they realized they didn't have to pay them & sales would pour in as people had limited places to shop during the quarantines.

They also changed their policies so that you have to generate at least 1 sale within a <1 year term, which means that a lot of small bloggers will be advertising Amazon products but not getting a rev share because they hadn't made a sale within the 1 year time period.

Amazon gets the sale, but they don't have to pay anything on possibly millions of links across the web that are getting low amounts of traffic, but driving millions in sales in aggregate - it's genius on their part.

Yep amazon doesn't need affiliates because they got customer contact data .They can sent a email campaign to their customers and make tons of money.That is the down side of affiliate marketing you get commissions but not the customer.The real money is from repeat customers.

vin42 · Jan 15, 2022

There is possible an issue with their native ad system as the ads are not showing on my site as well. Could be an expired certificate.

Source - https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2...icate-for-https-web-security-is-likely-cause/

IM Dude · Jan 15, 2022

PoorExcuse4aWebmaster said:
* Amazon has a KNOWN issue with their native ads.
* Amazon has a KNOWN issue with their <IFrame> ads.

* Amazon has ZERO graphics available for download
* Amazon has NO general link for use.

Everyone else's ads work perfectly on our sites but absolutely NONE OF AMAZON'S CRAP WORKS.

I've installed every plugin and done everything else they've told us to do.

I've even hired someone to look over our the code on the site but Amazon keeps telling us that it's either :
(1) A problem with our sites
(2) Told that there are "known issues" and offered an apology.

Seasoned amz affiliates know how to solve all these problems.
It's just that we don't know.
I created a thread asking how to go about it.
I guess seasoned affiliates don't wanna tell their secrets.
https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/what-creatives-are-you-using-for-amazon-affiliate-website.1364788/

MisterF · Jan 15, 2022

SunnyLeon said:
Amazon has THE MOST online sales in the world, so I don't think they actually care. They used affiliates to increase sales but they slowly realize they don't need help anymore, that's why even their commissions are decreasing from time to time

As I've said for years, they are easy to get enrolled and take part.

Commissions are crap, but do you affiliates need them or do they need affiliates?

luccha · Jan 15, 2022

vin42 said:
There is possible an issue with their native ad system as the ads are not showing on my site as well. Could be an expired certificate.
View attachment 198890

Source - https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2...icate-for-https-web-security-is-likely-cause/

I think the issue is not yet solved. Its been on since 11-01-2022

PoorExcuse4aWebmaster · Jan 15, 2022

vin42 said:
There is possible an issue with their native ad system as the ads are not showing on my site as well. Could be an expired certificate.
View attachment 198890

Source - https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/2022/01/amazon-native-ads-not-showing-expired-certificate-for-https-web-security-is-likely-cause/

That explains everything

Amazon has the WORST affiliate program!

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