How To Start Affiliate Marketing With Amazon Associates Program

Are you liking our series of Affiliate Marketing Blogs?

If yes, then continuing in the same sequence, let us see how you can join the most preferred Affiliate Program by Affiliate Marketers.

Yes, we are talking about – Amazon Affiliate Program!

In this blog, we will see how you can join the Amazon Associate Program and also know what are the steps for its registration.

But, before joining the Amazon Associates Affiliate Program, let us understand Affiliate Marketing a little.

What is Affiliate Marketing? 

Affiliate Marketing is a business under which you can earn money without designing your products or services.

Yes, for this business you have to join any other company or affiliate marketing program and earn money by promoting and selling their products.

You get this money on every sale that is done through your link.

Also, the commission rate also varies according to different affiliate partners, which starts from 0.2% and goes up to 70%.

You can start this business part-time, sitting at home and along with your job and thus create an additional source of income for yourself.

If you want to know more about Affiliate Marketing, then definitely read this blog.

Here we have briefly mentioned what is Affiliate Marketing, how it works, its benefits, etc.

What is Affiliate Marketing Programs?

Affiliate Marketing Programs are programs that are offered by a merchant or company.

Under this, a merchant offers some discounts to increase the sale of his product and gives the right to promote those products to an affiliate website.

The commission rate is offered based on the type of product selected by the affiliate marketers.

Not all affiliate websites have the same commission rate, rather, all offer different commission rates.

Finally, the more traffic is sent to the merchant website, the more money (in the form of commission) is given to the affiliate website.

In the year 1996, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos popularized this idea in the name of Internet Marketing.

Under this, he started giving some percentage on each sale to people for selling their books through Amazon.com.

In this way Affiliates helped in increasing the sales and rest of the work like taking orders and delivering was taken care of by Amazon.com.

Let us see further what are the benefits of joining Amazon Affiliate Program and what things you should keep in mind before joining it.

Benefits of Joining Amazon Associates Program for Affiliate Marketing

After the introduction of Amazon Affiliate Program in the year 1996, many companies also launched their affiliate programs and made many affiliate partners.

But, joining Amazon Affiliate has its own benefits. Let's discuss these benefits in detail.

Free To Join Program

While some affiliate websites charge some amount from affiliates to advertise their products, becoming an Amazon affiliate partner is absolutely free.

You do not have to pay any price for Amazon Associates Registration and in return you can promote unlimited products related to your niche for free.

Note: Before selecting Amazon Affiliate Products, you should know your target audience. If your website is getting traffic from outside India (E.g. USA) then you have to start your Affiliate Marketing Journey by visiting Amazon.com and if the traffic is from India only then you have to join Amazon Affiliate Program India by visiting Amazon.in.

Massive Products Range

Do you know that Amazon sells more than 350 million products every year?

Being such a large marketplace, here you can easily search your niche relevant products and advertise by taking affiliate link.

Well-Reputed & Trustworthy Brand

Amazon is one of the most popular brands in the world where every essential item is available all the time.

Apart from its E-Commerce Business, Affiliate Associate Business is also very popular.

Due to its wide range of products, best customer support, delivery service, and products quality, it has emerged as a well-reputed and trusted brand among the people.

For this reason also people like to join Amazon Associate Affiliate Program.

Universal Cookie Benefit

Amazon has a great extended benefit – Universal Cookie Benefit, which is responsible for your higher earnings.

Under this, whenever a visitor buys your product by clicking on the affiliate link posted on your website, you not only get commission on that product but also on the sale of other products that he buys.

All this is possible by getting clicks on the affiliate product link shared by you.

If the visitor buys some other products apart from that product by clicking on the same link, then you get commission for all those products as well.

Note: Amazon Cookie Duration is only 24 hours. If a visitor buys your promoted product within 24 hours of clicking on your affiliate link, only then you get commission.

Great Support to Customers

Since Amazon has become a massive brand, it leaves no stone unturned in providing value to its customers.

It is not that you are the only one who wants sales; Amazon also needs sales to grow its revenue.

So when you send visitors to Amazon through your affiliate link, it helps them buy the product.

If visitors do not buy something, Amazon convinces them to complete the purchase process by sending relevant emails.

Apart from this, even if there is a complaint after product delivery, it is treated in a very professional manner.

Points to Remember Before Joining Amazon Associates

Before joining the Amazon Affiliate Marketing Program, you have to keep some things in mind, otherwise you will get tired of putting affiliate links and there will be no sales.

• You should do Amazon Associates Registration only when you have enough content on your website or your digital platforms.

Only by creating quality content will visitors come to you and increase your sales.

• Before opening an Amazon Affiliate Account, there should be quality traffic on your website, YouTube channel and all those social media platforms (where you will create content related to your affiliate product).

This will also increase the conversion rate and you will be able to make three or more sales within Amazon's 180 days sales period.

To bring traffic, you will have to create your digital ecosystem and keep providing value to the audience continuously.

• If you have a blog website where you share information by blogging, then you will have to post at least 15-20 articles on your website. 

Only after writing and posting so many articles should you start sharing your affiliate link.

• Many times, in order to earn more commission, many people also share irrelevant affiliate links on their website or digital platform.

In simple words, it happens that many times people also promote products that do not solve the audience's problem, due to which the user experience gets spoiled.

• Do not think of registering two or more Amazon affiliate accounts in order to earn more money.

Amazon bots can catch this and suspend both your accounts.

How to Become an Amazon Associate Partner in 8 Steps

Before becoming an Amazon Associate Partner, you must have your own website, app, or a YouTube channel.

Apart from this, there should also be quality traffic on these platforms to generate good commission.

Step 1: Go to Amazon Associates and sign up.

To become an Amazon Affiliate Partner, first you have to create your account on Amazon Associates.

If you are targeting the USA audience, then you have to create an account by going to Amazon.com and if you are targeting the Indian audience, then you have to join the Amazon Affiliate Program India.

For this, go to Amazon.in and click on the Sign Up button.

Step 2: Create your account by entering Email Id & Password.

After clicking on the Sign Up button, a dashboard will open in front of you where you will have to enter your Email Id & Password.

If you already have an Amazon Id, then you can sign in by entering it, otherwise, you will have to create a new Id & Password.

Step 3: Enter your Account Information.

In this step, you have to enter your account information such as your name, address, phone number, etc.

If you already have an Amazon account, then Amazon automatically imports these details.

Step 4: Add details of your digital platforms.

Now you have to enter the URL of your Website, App, YouTube and Social Media Profiles where you want to promote your Affiliate Products.

Keep one thing in mind, that if you want to advertise Affiliate Products through your YouTube Channel or Social Media Profile, then you have to enter the URL of that page or channel exactly.

Step 5: Fill your profile details.

As soon as you reach here, first of all you have to select your Associates Id, which is most of the time the name of your company.

After this, you are asked some details regarding your website and app, which you have to fill.

Here you have to tell what your website is about, on which niche it is based, and what kind of product category you are going to list on your website or app.

Step 6: Fill Traffic & Monetization Details.

In the next step, you will have to tell how you will bring traffic to your website, how you usually create links, how many visitors come to your website every month, etc.

After entering all these details, you will reach the next step by clicking on the Finish button given below.

Step 7: Input your Payment Method & Tax Details.

After clicking on the Finish button, you will get a page open which will confirm that your application has been successfully submitted.

Now Amazon will review your application and give you 180 days within which you have to refer at least three sales to Amazon.

Apart from this, you will also be asked about Payment Methods & Tax Information here.

Step 8: Start generating your Affiliate Links.

Congratulations!! You have now become an Amazon Affiliate Partner.

Once your account is created, you will be redirected to your Personal Associate Homepage where you will find a dashboard showing your Affiliate Earnings, Monthly Clicks, Conversion, etc.

Now you have to create your Affiliate Links and advertise them.

How to Create an Amazon Affiliate Link

After Amazon Affiliate Account Creation, you will have to generate Amazon Affiliate Links to promote your Affiliate Products.

There are two main methods to generate Affiliate Links:

• Product Link Tool
• SiteStripe Tool

Let us understand both these methods in detail.

Amazon Affiliate Link Generation Via Product Link Tool

Go to your Amazon Associate Dashboard, click on Product Link and proceed to the next step.

1. In this step, enter the keyword related to the product you want to advertise. To search for a product, you can enter the keyword or ASIN number.
2. To search for the ASIN number, you will have to go to the Information Section of your Product.
3. As soon as you complete step 2, the Product Listing will open in front of you. Now from here, click on the “Get Link” button given in front of your Affiliate Product.
4. As soon as you click on Get Link, a dashboard will open in front of you from where you will be able to generate Affiliate Links in three ways.

You will get the facility of Image Only, Text Only, and Image & Text Both types of links.

Now copy the HTML code and share it on your Affiliate Website.

Amazon Affiliate Link Generation Via SiteStripe Tool

As soon as you set up your Amazon Associates account, the SiteStripe tool appears on your Amazon product page.

To generate a link using this, you need to visit the product page of your product that you want to advertise.

The SiteStripe bar allows you to create different types of links.

You can create a proper ad, create a plain textual link, create an image with embedded link, etc.

Once you select the link type, you are given an ad code, which you can copy and share on your website, YouTube channel, social media platform, etc.

Mistakes to Avoid After Joining Amazon Associate Affiliate Marketing Program

Affiliate marketers do not take into account some small things and post the links immediately after getting their affiliate links.

So, if you want to avoid your Amazon Associates Account from getting suspended then you have to avoid these mistakes.

Cloaking or Shortening Amazon Affiliate Link

Link Cloaking means modifying, adjusting, or shortening the link to make it look better.

By doing this, the Affiliate Id becomes less visible and a new Pretty Link is created.

Link Cloaking or Shortening is mostly used by Beginner Affiliate Marketers and for this they use some Link Shortening Tools.

Of course, the Affiliate Id is made less visible to hide it from visitors, but Amazon catches it and your Affiliate Account gets suspended.

Not Putting an Amazon Affiliate Disclaimer

According to Amazon Policy, if you join their Associates Program and advertise on your website using Affiliate Links, then you must also put a Disclaimer Statement.

For example, if your website's name is Happy Cliqs, then you must write a Disclaimer like this:

“Happycliqs is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.in.”

Using Product Images Directly from Amazon

You cannot download the image of your affiliate product directly from Amazon and put it on your website.

Beginner affiliate marketers often make this mistake and then have to suffer the consequences.

If you have to put Amazon images, then there are some legal ways for that, by implementing which you can save your account from being suspended.

For this you can use API or you can use the Embed Code of Amazon Associate Website.

Sharing Links Everywhere

You are not allowed to share your Amazon Affiliate Links on any offline channel other than your Website, YouTube Channel, Social Media Platforms, and Public Facebook Groups.

Many people promote their links in Emails, PDFs, eBooks, Private Groups, and Direct Facebook Ads which is called Spamming.

Spamming links in this way leads to account suspension.

Purchasing Via Own Amazon Affiliate Link

This is one of the biggest mistakes made by beginner affiliate marketers.

Buying your affiliate products from your own affiliate links may seem like a profitable deal, but it is more of a loss-making deal and ultimately becomes the main reason for account suspension.

Also, this is not limited to Amazon Associate Affiliate Program only, but other affiliate programs and merchants also have the same rule.

Apart from this, you also have to keep in mind that do not buy the product from your own link and do not share your affiliate link with your friends and relatives.

Amazon bots check whether you have shared the link with your relatives and sold your affiliate product in the wrong way.

Encouraging People to Purchase Products From Your Affiliate Link

In order to earn more commission, many affiliate marketers use such content so that people click on their affiliate link and their sale can be done.

Copywriting Strategy is completely different from this.

But, forcing visitors to click on your link in this way or encouraging people to click is a violation of Amazon Associates Policy.

Many times people use some emotional tone in their content, such as,

“If you click on this link, God will always keep you happy and we will be able to survive.”

Therefore, to avoid account suspension, you do not have to follow this strategy.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1.How Much Can We Earn From Amazon Affiliate Marketing?

Amazon Affiliate's earnings depend on your niche based products, commission rate, number of referrals and click through rate (CTR).

The more visitors you refer to Amazon and the higher your CTR, the more you will earn.

Amazon Affiliate Commission Rate ranges between 0.2% - 9%. Based on this, Affiliate Marketers can earn from $50 to Unlimited money.

2. How Do Amazon Associates Get Paid?

If you join Amazon Associate, then your affiliate payment is transferred directly to your bank.

But, the thing to keep in mind here is that this affiliate payment comes after a gap of 60 days.

This means that your January payment will be transferred to your bank after 60 days i.e. at the end of March.

3. What If The Customer Returns The Product After Delivery?

If your customer returns the product after buying the affiliate product, then Amazon deducts that commission from your earnings.

Note: Keep in mind that you have to make at least three sales within a period of 6 months of opening your Amazon Associates account.

If this is not done, your account is deactivated. Therefore, before sharing the link, it is important that quality traffic is continuously coming to your website.

4. How to Maximize Profit on Amazon Affiliate Program?

To become profitable in Amazon Affiliate or any other type of Affiliate Marketing Program, first of all you have to understand how to start Affiliate Marketing?

For this, you have to select your profitable niche, create content and keep tracking & tweaking your Affiliate Marketing Strategies.

This will create a good online presence for you and gradually traffic will start coming to your affiliate sources and your business will become profitable.