Amazon has drastically changed their Amazon Affiliate Program payouts as of April 21, 2020. It is not good for many of us! The net worth of people reading this has been cut by millions of dollars.
This guide is meant to provide you with highly actionable Amazon Affiliate earnings growth hacks, it will show you how to quickly earn more money with Amazon Affiliate sites. Not just ideas but the exact steps on how to most efficiently execute the hacks and begin earning more money from Amazon today!
Implement these quick tips and make more money as an Amazon Affiliate!
If you have just started using SiteBuddy.io this is also meant as a How-To guide so you can get the most out of SiteBuddy.io.
Stop losing money and start earning what you deserve!
This guide does not cover Content, Security, Speed, Display Ads and other general website management topics that are just as important. This is focused on growth hacking strategies to increase your earnings as an Amazon Affiliate. To get similar tips but for a broader range of topics checkout some of these great resources…
Some of the tools you can use to make implementing these tips easier include…
The items below are organized according to the growth hacking ICE method of…
Many of these tips will need the information that SiteBuddy.io is able to pull out for your site.
| # | Growth Hack | Tools I Use… | Effort | Impact |
| 1 | Earnings disclaimer on all pages | SiteBuddy.io Amazon Affiliate Disclosure Plugin | Easy | High |
| 2 | Fix Amazon Link Tags | SiteBuddy.io Add or Replace Links Plugin | Easy | High |
| 3 | Don’t Link to Removed Products | SiteBuddy.io | Medium | Medium |
| 4 | Don’t Link to Out of Stock Products | SiteBuddy.io | Medium | Low |
| 5 | Link to Ideal Top Earning Product Categories | SiteBuddy.io | Medium | Low – Medium |
| 6 | Use Comparison Tables | AMA Links Pro | Medium | High |
| 7 | Localize Links | AMA Links Pro AAWP Amazon One Link | Easy | High |
| 8 | Use Images | AMZImage | Medium | Medium |
| 9 | Create In Content Links | AMA Links Pro AAWP Amazon One Link | Medium | Medium |
| 10 | Place Native Shopping Ads (sidebar and footer) | Ad Inserter Plugin Amazon Native Ads | Low | Medium |
This isn’t exactly a hack to increase earnings but it is an incredibly easy to execute step to ensure your site is compliant with one of Amazon’s biggest requirements – disclaimer in the right location on pages with affiliate links.
There is nothing more frustrating then doing all the work to get traffic to your site and have them click on a link directing them to Amazon… to only find out that you earned no money from the products purchased since your affiliate tag was missing or worse… someone had swapped out your affiliate tag with their own, like some writers shockingly do.
The Amazon Marketplace is always changing with products being removed.
Linking to a deleted/removed product returns the page below… obviously not ideal for conversions!
Without knowing you are likely sending some people to this page on Amazon from your site.
Similar to the issue above but not as big a problem… If you are linking to products that are not in stock the conversation rate will be negatively impacted.
Amazon over the years has constantly adjusted their affiliate earnings (most recently April 2020).
There can be a big difference in earnings if a product is in a low earning category vs a high earning category.
Never underestimate the power of eye-catching displays and clear call-to-action (CTA) buttons for the products you are promoting. Despite the fact that you’ve published highly researched and well thought out content – the fact is, a very high percentage of your visitors don’t even read most of the content. They are just searching for quick answers to their search query.
When a typical visitor lands on your page, they will see the very top first – which is why it is extremely important to insert affiliate links towards the top of your page. We suggest using small product comparison tables towards the top of your pages. Some visitors will start to scroll down and scan the page. Even if they aren’t reading the content, vivid product showcases boxes will stand out and practically scream at the reader – click on me!
For those visitors who never bother to read your content – you still stand a chance to earn a commission by giving them the opportunity to click on one of your Amazon affiliate links. Inserting high-converting Amazon affiliate links can be extremely fast and easy if using the right tool.
Step 1(a) – Click on the AmaLinks Pro button in your WordPress editor (or find the AmaLinks Pro block in the Gutenberg editor) then type in your product search term (you never have to leave WordPress!)
Step 1(b) – Or, click the Table Builder button to open the Table Builder interface to quickly and easily add a comparison table or insert an existing comparison table
Step 1(c) – Select the product you would like to promote
Step 2(a) – Choose your link type (or copy your API-driven Amazon affiliate link)
Step 2(b) – Edit your link type (if desired)
Step 3(a) – Change link settings (if desired)
Step 3(b) – Insert link into post
If you are signed up as an Amazon Affiliate in the US only, you are losing out on revenue. However, creating links to target each geography of your visitors used to be no easy feat. Now, many tools have made this easier and Amazon has its native One Link solution.
Personally I have seen anywhere from a 10% to 25% lift in earnings for a site by doing this step.
Adding images to blog posts substantially increases conversions and reduces bounce rates considerably. We’ve all been there before. Anytime you load a blog post with a wall full of text, and immediately exit the page.
This is the same reason Apple utilizes strong imagery above the fold and throughout their entire website. It substantially increases conversions and brings the company more revenue. That is why adding images throughout your website is so important, but sometimes things are easier said than done.
Adding photos can be complicated due to licensing, photo rights, and ownership. Stock photos have a time and a place, but adding product photos while staying compliant with Amazon’s terms is complex. You are breaking their terms if you download a product photo, alter the size and upload it to your website or blog.
With a tool like AMZ Image, you can easily add Amazon product images directly into WordPress posts and pages. The process is straightforward and will save you countless hours, increase conversions, and earn you a lot more affiliate commission. Another great thing is you won’t have to worry about getting your account banned since these tools are 100% Amazon compliant.
In content links is a significant driver of traffic and earnings to Amazon. Making sure your images, feature boxes and comparison tables on the site are great but if you don’t have any naturally occurring in-content links you will be missing out on sales.
TIP – Provide instructions to your writers and publishers to ensure they are including natural links to Amazon in the articles where it makes sense so you don’t need to go around later and clean this up.
Amazon’s ability to create tools for its affiliates has been surprisingly poor. However, I feel with one exception and that is the Native Shopping Ads unit has proven to be a solid success.
Typically this will be the lowest converting Amazon Links on your site and it may make sense to replace this with a featured product box.
How to add Amazon Native Ads to WordPress…
There you have 10 highly actionable “hacks” you can use to increase the Amazon Affiliate earnings on your site.
My hope is that this will be actionable enough that it can act as a SOP in your site operations.
Good luck increasing the earnings on your site!
I have spent a lot of time thinking about the question… what is the best niche for Amazon Affiliate Marketing? Specifically, what is the best niche for someone to start a new affiliate site in right now?
If you are looking at where to buy an amazon affiliate website and what to watch out for this post is for you.
A few weeks ago as the stay at home orders were setting in we had a discussion internally about what new problem existed that we were uniquely capable of solving. From that discussion, EssentialGoods.org was born.
As mentioned on several earlier posts I believe there has never been a time in our lives where the rate of problem creation has been greater and if you are able to solve a problem it is needed!
TODAY – April 28, 2020 – We are live on ProductHunt and would love your feedback. Currently, we are in the top 5 trending products for the day!
Visit Us on ProductHunt Here
To better understand EssentialGoods.org here is a video I did with Conor the developer…
What is EssentialGoods?
EssentialGoods.org provides an SMS text alert when a product you want that was out of stock comes back in stock.
Initially, it does this for Amazon but will be adding additional online stores in the coming week(s).
Who is this for?
It is for anyone who is looking to purchase products on Amazon that are currently out of stock.
From common essentials like masks and hand sanitizer to less common dietary favorites.
We have seen people using it for trending products like airpods and nintendo switch.
We decided to make it free during COVID-19 impact for those most at risk including frontline medical professionals and a free trial for everyone else.
Who Built It & Why?
Conor the lead developer at adbank.network identified the opportunity and quickly built it. The team at ContentRefined.com helped with the research into products and the buyer guides.
The marketing coordination was handled by the adbank marketing team and specifically Catherine.
The entire team felt there was a need that if we could help address one small problem around the stress of finding out when a product was back in stock it would be a worthwhile activity.
How Does it Give Back?
It was important for us to ensure that we were giving back in a meaningful way. For that reason we are doing several things with our inventory restock alert app.
When and How Often Does Amazon Restock Items?
The Amazon machine is constantly running unloading shipments and restocking. In addition products can be out of stock on Amazon while shipments are moving between warehouses. So products can come back into stock at any time.
If it is an essential product sign up for an alert service like essentialgoods.org or if you are prime member and it isn’t critical then Amazon has a free inventory restock alert email.
Can this Be Used for Popular Products?
When will Amamzon restock nintendo switch or Amazon airpods? As mentioned above this can happen at any time.
Yes, despite essentialgoods being built for products related to COVID-19 it is being used by people to receive alerts for popular consumer products that are out of stock and sell out quickly when they are restocked, such as Nintendo Switch.
