Amazon - Hitting Hard & Fast...

ha! well, yeah. I did ask for it... That was really the entire reason for my experiment. I wanted so find out where the limits/boundaries were.
 
For some reason Amazon won't let me be an affiliate because I live in Illinois. I wonder why that is?
 
States currently not allowing Amazon affiliate programs include:

Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, North Carolina, Rhode Island, and Connecticut

California reopened its affiliate program in September after Amazon reached an agreement with the state over sales tax. Fortunately, this was just a short downtime for California affiliates as the accounts were closed in late June.

I just found out a few days ago that they added Cali back.
 
I'm moving to Michigan soon and I am eager to become an affiliate.
 
Was this because of direct linking?


Thanks XOskillet, for getting back to the thread. Bummer you got removed, but now you can modify, and then rinse and get going again.

I'm sure the violations had to do with the redirect links, as that is against their TOS I was just reading. The links need to be clearly identifiable as Amazon links. No URL shortners, etc.
 
Try to read up on all the info available here about amazon on the forum, and other places. Check out old techniques as well. There has been a massive rush by affiliates to start promoting Amazon products this year so the competition is getting tougher. But Amazon sells millions of dollars of products almost every hour. So do your homework, make quality sites, with original reviews- as far as Google is concerned.
Don't recommend buying those WSO Amazon templates. Make yourself more original. Some of the plugins are good, but you must offer more content as well.
There is a lot of money to be made with Amazon, but don't just copy the ideas from any 'gurus' selling product. Put your own spin on it and you will make some money
 
So do your homework, make quality sites, with original reviews- as far as Google is concerned.
Don't recommend buying those WSO Amazon templates. Make yourself more original. Some of the plugins are good, but you must offer more content as well.
There is a lot of money to be made with Amazon, but don't just copy the ideas from any 'gurus' selling product. Put your own spin on it and you will make some money

I totally agree with you litenup about original content to lobby for top, organic search engine traffic. However, I was reviewing their "Associates Program Participation Requirements
Terms of Service", and I came across the following, I'd be curious to find out what everyone else thinks:

8. You will not add to, delete from, or otherwise alter any Content in any way, including by adding additional information (e.g., you may not insert words into a customer review), except that you may resize Content consisting of a graphic image in a manner that maintains the original proportions of the image or truncate Content consisting of text in a manner that does not materially alter the meaning of the text or cause the text to become factually incorrect or misleading.
 
when trying to rank webpages for a certain amazon product what keywords do you aim for? like do you just go straight for the product's specific name only, or try to rank for "product name + review" or other things ?
 
when trying to rank webpages for a certain amazon product what keywords do you aim for? like do you just go straight for the product's specific name only, or try to rank for "product name + review" or other things ?

It depends on the product and competition - but definitely focus on "buying" keywords if you are just starting out.
 
Hey guys, I'm really looking for advice with Amazon sites:

1. What themes work well for Amazon?
2. What sort of content works? Informative? Salesy?
3. How do you link? Picture? Widget? Text Links? What works well to drive traffic to Amazon?

Thank you in advance for the help guys
 
States currently not allowing Amazon affiliate programs include:

Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, North Carolina, Rhode Island, and Connecticut

California reopened its affiliate program in September after Amazon reached an agreement with the state over sales tax. Fortunately, this was just a short downtime for California affiliates as the accounts were closed in late June.

I'm a little worried about this as I live in California.

Amazon has until July 31, 2012, to lobby Congress for a federal solution.
 
While I've managed to get a handle of most affiliate networks / schemes I have to admit I've never managed to achieve more than the most meagre of results from Amazon. Has anyone managed to make their sole revenue on a site from Amazon?
 
amazon gives me conversion regularly of about 7-9% which I consider high. If you haven't tried amazon affiliate program, go for it!
 
Videos work great for increasing traffic. I have several sites up and those with youtube videos bring the most traffic. I use Proshow Gold for making my videos and it really does increase conversions.
 
you sent a message but due to post counts I couldn't reply. I focus mainly on review sites for products at least $100 or more. I am using the WordPressReviewTheme and basically just replace the header and colors. I rewrite the product description and benefits and then summarize the consumer reviews. Listing pro's and con's for each product also helps. Links to Amazon are through text as well as photos. The theme comes with instructions on how to use. Hope this helps.
 
[Post quote is shortened to focus context]I have been using Amazon for quite some time now .....

Pages rank and sites do not. When you are affiliate marketing, especially with review sites on niche products, it is important to focus on ranking each page. ....

All this is done by sounding like I am the authority on that product and its use...

Another method that I have not mentioned here is that I use CPA offers on all of my websites. This method has more than quadrupled my earnings with the Amazon affiliate program! It adds trust in my targeted traffic and reinforces that I am a true authority in the niche.

It is increasingly important to use video for outranking the competition.

Dawgtown

Can you please enlighten with details about how you use CPA on same pages as Azon products?

Is there any potential of conflict with their TOS?

TIA,
We
 
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