After you were banned how did you go about opening a new account and how long did it last until they banned you again?
Yes Europe are my biggest earners but I think it's only because those channels were started sooner and had more views.
New amazon affiliates account after ban
- Thread starter Cronosman
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Yes Europe are my biggest earners but I think it's only because those channels were started sooner and had more views.
UPDATE:
Just received a confirmation email that after review by an expert my account will stay closed due to use of third party content....RIP
Emailing Jeff Bezos helped to get it reviewed faster, they mention on the email that Andy Jassy is the current CEO, that he "takes my concerns seriously" and their team are responding in his behalf...lol
Just received a confirmation email that after review by an expert my account will stay closed due to use of third party content....RIP
Emailing Jeff Bezos helped to get it reviewed faster, they mention on the email that Andy Jassy is the current CEO, that he "takes my concerns seriously" and their team are responding in his behalf...lol
UPDATE:
So here's what has happened a month and a half after the disaster. Let's begin with a recap:
I run three youtube channels all making the same tech niche content but getting it translated into english, spanish and french. The first amazon affiliate account that got banned was the french account for the french channel, for third party content use.
After that, a few days later the Canada and US accounts for the english channel also got banned, however the UK account for that channel didn't.
Also a few days later, my german account for the spanish channel (my biggest one) got banned. At this point I freaked out and personally closed my Mexico, Spain and US accounts for the spanish channels, because they were for sure getting banned and I thought if I closed them myself before Amazon found them I would still be paid the commissions.
This didn't actually work, since a few days after closing them, I received an email that said that the Mexican and US account got banned and I would not be getting payments (weird that they actually investigated and closed already closed accounts)
The only account that didn't get banned was the Spanish one and I was paid the first commissions they owed me at the usual date and currently waiting for the second payment, after which that account will have paid all the accumulated commissions.
THE AFTERMATH
I have started replacing amazon links with other affiliate programs in my niche and the difference in conversion is actually brutal (about 10 times less). The other programs may have higher commissions and longer cookie periods, but I am making around 5-10 times less that I was with Amazon. Just brutal...
I have spoken to a guy running a similar channel to mine in France and he has told me that most similar youtube channels in France have also been kicked out from the program, however some very few remain even though they make the exact same kind of videos (weird but I guess it's a matter of time). I have also noticed that many similar american YouTube channels have started changing their amazon links which for sure means they have also been banned (however the bigger channels seem fine because the keep posting amazon links, eventhough they make the exact same content). The ban wave doesn't seem to affect spanish channels yet...
WHAT MY PLAN IS
The main way of monetizing for my content was actually amazon affiliates. Youtube adsense is pretty decent but it was only 30% of my earnings... I plan to try and contact Amazon explaining that although we use manufacturer videos, we strictly follow YouTube's fair use guidelines and our content is considered original and doesn't break any copyright laws. I don't expect them to allow me back into the program but I have to try.
I'm still looking for help from people who have been previously banned from the Amazon Affiliate program and got back into it, either by appealing the ban or by creating a new account under a different identity. If you have any experience it would be greatly appreciated.
Also if you have any suggestions as to how to monetize a tech youtube channel that can get even remotely close to amazon affiliates in terms of earnings I am all ears... And congratulations if you made it this far reading...lol
So here's what has happened a month and a half after the disaster. Let's begin with a recap:
I run three youtube channels all making the same tech niche content but getting it translated into english, spanish and french. The first amazon affiliate account that got banned was the french account for the french channel, for third party content use.
After that, a few days later the Canada and US accounts for the english channel also got banned, however the UK account for that channel didn't.
Also a few days later, my german account for the spanish channel (my biggest one) got banned. At this point I freaked out and personally closed my Mexico, Spain and US accounts for the spanish channels, because they were for sure getting banned and I thought if I closed them myself before Amazon found them I would still be paid the commissions.
This didn't actually work, since a few days after closing them, I received an email that said that the Mexican and US account got banned and I would not be getting payments (weird that they actually investigated and closed already closed accounts)
The only account that didn't get banned was the Spanish one and I was paid the first commissions they owed me at the usual date and currently waiting for the second payment, after which that account will have paid all the accumulated commissions.
THE AFTERMATH
I have started replacing amazon links with other affiliate programs in my niche and the difference in conversion is actually brutal (about 10 times less). The other programs may have higher commissions and longer cookie periods, but I am making around 5-10 times less that I was with Amazon. Just brutal...
I have spoken to a guy running a similar channel to mine in France and he has told me that most similar youtube channels in France have also been kicked out from the program, however some very few remain even though they make the exact same kind of videos (weird but I guess it's a matter of time). I have also noticed that many similar american YouTube channels have started changing their amazon links which for sure means they have also been banned (however the bigger channels seem fine because the keep posting amazon links, eventhough they make the exact same content). The ban wave doesn't seem to affect spanish channels yet...
WHAT MY PLAN IS
The main way of monetizing for my content was actually amazon affiliates. Youtube adsense is pretty decent but it was only 30% of my earnings... I plan to try and contact Amazon explaining that although we use manufacturer videos, we strictly follow YouTube's fair use guidelines and our content is considered original and doesn't break any copyright laws. I don't expect them to allow me back into the program but I have to try.
I'm still looking for help from people who have been previously banned from the Amazon Affiliate program and got back into it, either by appealing the ban or by creating a new account under a different identity. If you have any experience it would be greatly appreciated.
Also if you have any suggestions as to how to monetize a tech youtube channel that can get even remotely close to amazon affiliates in terms of earnings I am all ears... And congratulations if you made it this far reading...lol
Monta_Seyhi
Registered Member
- Jun 13, 2023
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Can direct promotion of Amazon links on Twitter may cause my Amazon account get banned ?
Tu es français ? J’ai eu des problèmes similaires l’année passée. J’arrive pas a te contacter en DM
Je t'ai envoyé un message !
magicm0ney
Newbie
- Mar 16, 2024
- 17
- 2
Let us know how it goes! I hate to see this happen to good meths. Are your channels all faceless?
Yeah, all faceless channels... It was a great way to make money when you could do amazon affiliates. I've talked to people who also got banned and were making 25k a month from amazon only lol. Adsense revenue is still decent, in my case enough to cover video production and leave some profit at the end, but nowhere near what you could make on amazon.
Currently working on a channel where I actually show my face on the videos. I think with the rise of AI, faceless channels are gonna become super easy to replicate and there is going to be way too many of them. Platforms are gonna crack down on them big time because nobody wants YouTube full of this kind of AI generated content... We are already seeing it with amazon accounts getting banned and some implementations that YouTube are making to disclose use of synthetic content. Adapt or die I guess.
magicm0ney
Newbie
- Mar 16, 2024
- 17
- 2
Adapt or die brother. Damn, this is one boat I regret not jumping on before it was too soon. Have you considered running your affiliate revenue through a different source? Medium for example, It would mean a little more work, transcribing the video, cleaning up the article etc but if there's a strong enough tech audience.. that revenue streams back up and running
onated2
Newbie
- Mar 25, 2024
- 15
- 2
Creating a new account might not solve the problem if you're using the same channel URL, as Amazon could track this. To avoid another ban, yes, using a VPN can help, but it's not foolproof. A safer bet is to create a landing page for your affiliate links. This page acts as a buffer between YouTube and Amazon, reducing the direct link between your channel and your Amazon affiliate account. Also, ensure that your content truly complies with Amazon's affiliate program rules. Avoid using the same personal information that was associated with the banned account.
Yeah, that's what I thought. Actually what I ended up doing is ditching amazon and working with other affiliate programs... The revenue is lower, they have less product options, links take longer to create and they take longer to pay, but at least now I'm more diversified...
I am now more worried about creating amazon affiliate accounts for a personal YouTube channel that I am starting... It is so stupid to have to act like a secret agent just to create a totally unrelated account to the one that was banned... Specially because the banned account wasn't doing anything wrong, we create quality content that we research and write ourselves, we just use manufacturer videos to showcase the products, which was fine for years until recently.
Yeah that sucks... It is crazy how strict their policies are but I guess they are way too big to care. They probably have thousands of new affiliates joining in every day and it would take them too much time to look into every case, so if you do anything that they don't like you're banned for life and that's it.
spiritazuki
Newbie
- Aug 24, 2022
- 21
- 2
Hey, that would be great if you can let us know if you had the same issue and sorted your problem. My affiliate account got closed few days ago as well
He never replied to me
Did you also make youtube videos? Why did your account get closed?
Yooo update after like 3 months. I never thought that this would be possible...My team and I sent a long ass letter to amazon explaining the situation and being very polite saying that we were willing to respect their terms and all that.... They actually reopened our account!!!! We lost like 5k in commissions that never got paid (great timing closing the account right after black friday and christmas) but we are back in business!!
If you get your amazon affiliate account banned, there is actually hope to get it back!! Keep trying
If you get your amazon affiliate account banned, there is actually hope to get it back!! Keep trying
domovoi330
Newbie
- Oct 8, 2015
- 4
- 1
Great news!
Can you share more of what you wrote to them to get restored
Keinsei
Newbie
- Dec 5, 2022
- 10
- 5
Yo, dans le meme cas que toi, je ne peux d'envoyer un MP, tu pourrais me filer un coup de main ou me guider pour une lettre comme la tienne ^^
Could you please share that email, how they impressed with your text and message , pls i am already on the same boat & too much depressed & feeling lost, and also Amazon affiliate is my full time job, could you pls telling me, paste that email to here, pls i want to mail them as well. Pls