There are many methods that enable you to profit from Amazon, such as affiliate marketing, selling T-shirts, books, etc., but in this article I will explain to you in detail how to start affiliate marketing for Amazon.
The Amazon affiliate marketing program is easy to use and provides a large number of products with the reputation of the merchant, which facilitates the marketing process for any beginner, even if they do not have previous experience in affiliate marketing.
What is Amazon affiliate marketing? .. Briefly
Amazon Affiliate Marketing ( Amazon Associates ) is a program launched by Amazon for marketers and bloggers to join in promoting Amazon products with affiliates.
The marketer or website owner registers for free in the program and then takes his own tracking links, then publishes these links on his site to take a commission when users buy through these links.
For example : You are the owner of a website that talks about fitness and bodybuilding. You advertise bodybuilding supplies on Amazon. Users buy these products through you. You receive a commission from Amazon after completing the purchase.
A detailed explanation of the program is in the rest of the article.
What are Amazon commissions?
Amazon affiliate marketing commissions vary from one category to another. For example, the commission it charges from selling home furniture is different from the commissions it charges from selling television screens.
The following table shows the basic commissions for selling categories on Amazon:
For example, the table shows you that the commission on selling television screens is 2.0%, while the commissions on selling home furniture is 3.0%, and thus commissions differ for the rest of the categories.
You can go to the commissions page on Amazon , to view all the details regarding paying commissions.
Advantages of Amazon affiliate marketing
Relying on affiliate marketing for Amazon products gives you a great opportunity to generate additional income from your site and diversify your sources of income, and you will often achieve a greater return than if you relied on advertising networks that pay you for every 1,000 impressions.
For example, if your blog talks about smartphones, the expected profit from people who will buy smartphones through you is higher than the existing advertising space. (This does not prevent you from relying on more than one means of profit on your site)
The Amazon affiliate program has two criteria
- Users’ trust in Amazon: Most users have great confidence in Amazon to buy from them without the need for persuasion, unlike if you were promoting an online store that many do not know.
- A large abundance of products: Amazon is distinguished by providing a large number of products in almost all categories. Whatever the type of content on your site, you will find suitable products to start marketing with affiliates.
Terms of use of the Amazon Affiliate Program:
It is important to know the terms of Amazon affiliate marketing before joining the program, because violating the terms of use will result in cancellation of the commission or closure of your account (in the event of repeated violation of the terms).
This does not mean that they are arbitrary conditions, but they guarantee that the affiliate system will not be circumvented. The most prominent of these conditions are the following:
- You should announce on your website or referral source that you take a commission for placing a referral link to Amazon products.
- You should provide honest descriptions in the products you are promoting.
- Do not mention the price of the product on your site, because prices change constantly (with a few exceptions).
- Do not place tracking links in an external source, such as a digital book or email.
The rest of the conditions boil down to obtaining targeted visitors through honest recommendations of Amazon products.
You can view the full terms of use here .
What is the best method for promoting Amazon products?
Most of the sites that achieved success with Amazon relied on improving the site through search results, more than relying on social media visitors or paid ads, because this type of interaction is instantaneous, unlike SEO.
For example, let’s say you are promoting home furniture (office chairs, for example), and you are targeting a specific customer who is business owners, employees, or anyone who sits for long periods.
This person will probably buy once a year. This time he will search on Google, and then before and after this period he will not be interested in buying the product.
If this person arrives at your site through social media or advertisements during a period when he is not interested in purchasing the product, he will go to your site and then leave without purchasing the product, and therefore you will not benefit from these visitors.
Unlike visitors to the search results, he searches on Google during the period in which he is interested in purchasing the product, and therefore if he reaches you by searching for the word, for example (best office chair), he is interested in purchasing the product, and if your site provides the content that the visitor is searching for, he is expected to buy from Through your location at this moment.
Anyway you will need to: Build a website > Create content > Register for Amazon Affiliate > Place your tracking links on your site >> Collect commissions from Amazon
Let me make things a little easier for you in the next step, by explaining to you how to get started with Amazon affiliate marketing the right way.
How to start affiliate marketing for Amazon
You can start with Amazon in simple steps, by registering for Amazon Affiliate, then taking your affiliate links, and then starting to promote them directly. But in order to start successfully, you need to develop an integrated business model that includes choosing products correctly and relying on a professional method of promoting products, and this is what I am trying to present to you in this article.
In order to begin implementation, you need a practical explanation through a video to get a higher benefit. If you are interested in getting a practical explanation (I implement each step of the work practically), I advise you to watch this video in which I explain to you the beginning of creating your site and accepting your account in Amazon Affiliate. And get the tracking and affiliate links for products right:
