[Guide] How to Digest the AMAZON 3% Commission Shit ?

It depends on how you act / react to this news.

There's no confirmed announcement I have seen that states this is a permanent commission cut. If anyone has proof of this, feel free to add a screenshot.

The C/S staff member who told someone it was not just while the CoronaVirus was in play, was probably the last person on the ladder who'd be told this.

Think about things logically here. Amazon stopped a lot on suppliers sending things into FBA warehouses unless it was classed as essential products.
As people are stuck at home and a lot of stores are closed, they have to order online for some products. Where is the go-to marketplace? Amazon.

I've seen my figures increase a lot this past few weeks, and people are buying more and more food stuff, vitamins etc.

A lot of products are selling out on Amazon, stocks are low and slower getting replaced. It could be argued therefore that Amazon have enough traffic coming in as it is.

Advantages of keeping using Amazon, it's only a 24 hour cookie but you earn on everything someone buys after going through 1 of your links.
Once on Amazon, people often buy something, either in place of what they were looking for or in addition to that item.
Amazon converts so well, plain and simple. They are a trusted brand and deliver globally.

Do Walmart or Target deliver globally? Not that I am aware of.
Neither of these alternative sites have the wide range of products available.


Will the commissions be raised back after the Corona Virus and lockdown etc are ended? Hopefully / possibly. However, until there is an official announcement from Associates ( not just from a CS person ) we'll have to wait and see.

Read a lot of posts that starting amazon affiliate site isn't worth anymore mainly because; high content costs ( google wants quality now), 100 + posts a must now for authority, low filpping profit...

But I also think, lesser people are going to start amazon aff sites now which reduces competition provided niche is not already saturated.

Amazon coversion rate will increase in the coming times as people are going to avoid brick mortar shops...24 hr cookie will continue to bring benefit ...

I think with right niche, moderate cost control of content, a guy can still make $800-1000 per month.. from the earlier $1400-$1600...

What you think?
 
Read a lot of posts that starting amazon affiliate site isn't worth anymore mainly because; high content costs ( google wants quality now), 100 + posts a must now for authority, low filpping profit...

But I also think, lesser people are going to start amazon aff sites now which reduces competition provided niche is not already saturated.

Amazon coversion rate will increase in the coming times as people are going to avoid brick mortar shops...24 hr cookie will continue to bring benefit ...

I think with right niche, moderate cost control of content, a guy can still make $800-1000 per month.. from the earlier $1400-$1600...

What you think?


Yup, put the effort in and the results will follow.

If you were making decent money before and can afford to take the hit, stay with Amazon.

All these who are jumping ship to Walmart etc, there is no way of knowing if they aren't going to follow and cut their commissions too.
 
For many niches, 1% Amazon commission is probably still better than another program's 10%, since Amazon conversion is simply huge.
Still, no reason not to run away from this evil company.
 
There are other networks that pays way much commissions than amazon without being under rules. I do not know what these amazon associates are crying for like it is the end of the world.
 
Regarding the idea of comparison tables showing links to other site, the following is from the Amazon Assoc. Operating Agreement...

We added requirements that your Site must not have price tracking and/or price alerting functionality (unless otherwise agreed) or use Program Content to refer to sites that are not Amazon Sites.

I take this in bold to mean you cannot use Amazon images, info etc. in an article which would link out to a non Amazon site.

The only proof I've seen that this is permament is the following which was posted in a Facebook group...

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