Does an amazon affililiate pay for click
Does an Amazon affiliate pay for clicks only?
Many people use Amazon affiliate to learn digital marketing for his earning and for the passion but many of new affiliater have no more information about Amazon affiliate such how many commision does Amazon give on product sale through his link but the many questions arised by seeing graph of Amazon affiliate page for PPC , EPC,pay per click then you are at right place
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Yes, it’s called “EPC” which stands for ‘Earning Per Click’. It’s not much though, depending on how much conversion that particular click earns, you can expect anywhere between $0.01 to about $7.00. Amazon affiliate specifically is tough to make money on, they don’t want people to spam links throughout the internet, the only real way to generate good income is to create your own website and rank it really really well. So depending on the niche you choose, you’ll come to realize that it’s going to take a lot of work to build. But it can be rewarding if you’re successful, you can make a ton of money. I started doing affiliate marketing about 10 months ago, and my average today monthly is about $1500 - $2700 per month. It just takes patience and testing different campaigns. My biggest advice to you is to explore what products are good that brings high conversions($75 - $195) and you’re golden.
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I’m an affiliate and you do not get paid for clicks. You get paid when there is a conversion, or when someone buys an item.
However, the more clicks you get, the better off you’ll be. This is because when someone clicks on an Amazon Affiliate Link of yours, a piece of code called a Cookie is placed into their browser for 24 hours. Now, if in that 24 hour window someone purchases ANYTHING off Amazon, you’ll get a commission for it.
Essentially, you can make money as an Amazon Affiliate even if people are clicking and not buying the particular item you are promoting.
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Is it possible to make a lot of money from Amazon’s affiliate program? The commission is so low that I don't know if this is worth my time and money to build a site.
Simple answer, Yes. It is possible to make a lot of money from Amazon affiliate program.
Most of the internet marketers I know making a lot of money from amazon associates don’t do it with one site.
You don’t just create one amazon affiliate site and expect to make a killing.
You do it with several sites. Of course, you have to start with one, build it to make passive income for you, then start another project, and build it to start making income as well. The process continues…
If you are focused enough, you are gonna end up with several sites that are raking in $$$$$ to your bank account every month.
And the beauty of these little amazon affiliate sites is that, they need very little maintenance after they start making money for you.
I just saw a question here on Quora, where someone asked this question: “Although everyone works very hard, what makes some people richer than others?”
Someone answer the question, saying that what makes other people richer is because they have several income sources.
Those who are not as rich, have few income sources, and I totally agree with him.
The rich people you see today are not satisfied with just making money from one source. They invest here and there.
So, you don’t put aside a very good income source just because the money it rakes in, is not very big.
Have you considered how much you stand to make by just having just one more of that same income source? What about 2 more, 3, 5, 20, a 100?
Or perhaps, if you are religious, even if you are not, you can learn something from Jesus parable of the lost coin.
Luke 15:8,9:
8 “Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it?
9 And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.’
The woman lost just one coin out of her 10 coins. She did not just abandon it, she lit a lamp, swept the house and rejoiced, even calling her friends over when she found it.
That is how it is, my friend? Open your eyes. Never underestimate one small source of income. A lot of small this $ makes up this $$$$$$.
You can make a killing with those little Amazon affiliate sites. In fact, they are one of my best online weapons!
Quick Tip: Build your amazon affiliate site around expensive Amazon products. They rake in bigger commissions.
Bonus Tip: If you are totally new to building these little affiliate sites that rake in $$$$ commissions every month, then you should check out this tutorial
While I know you are asking this question to likely satisfy a day dream of yours…
Trust me I’ve been there too, it’s very common in the “make money online niche”.
The truth is….
….you can make as much or as little as you want.
You’ll see others answer this question with arbitrary numbers such as $25k / month, etc.
But this all depends on who YOU are and which skill YOU possess.
For example if Kylie Jenner posted only Amazon affiliates links for one month, she’d likely make MILLIONS of dollars from Amazon.
But why doesn’t she?
Because she owns her own store and makes A LOT more money than that each month.
As an Affiliate you are an online sales man.
Your job is to direct traffic that are interested in certain products or services through your affiliate link, to then get a commission.
This sounds easy in theory, but finding targeted traffic like that is difficult.
Don’t believe me?
Companies are paying $1–50 a click on Google Ads trying to direct would be buyers to their store.
My point is that traffic is valuable!
The real question you should be asking is: Is Amazon’s affiliate program worth it?
The short answer is usually NO.
You see, when you start an online business as an affiliate marketer, places like Google Adsense and Amazon associates are easy to join.
However, they are also the bottom of the totem pole when it comes to income potential…
To understand this, you need to understand the value chain of an affiliate marketer (I.E. you).
Amazon is already an established brand, so their affiliate payout rates are going to be VERY low compared to what other brands will pay for the same traffic.
For example, if I was trying to sell a Dehumidifier that costs $100, I would only make $4 of that sale as an Amazon affiliate as it would be categorized as “other” down below.
Making $4 on a $100 sale is extremely low.
Now
I know there is the chance that as someone buys the Dehumidifier, they also buy a PS4 and TV, etc which I would also get paid out on, but even then we would be better off being an affiliate elsewhere.
Doing a quick Google search for Dehumidifier affiliate program landed me on a Dehumidifer vendor site that pays 15% instead of 4%.
The best part about it?
If you send quality traffic, you could easily get that up to 25% a sale….
Try doing that on Amazon.
As Ilya mentioned:
- Amazon affiliates competition is very high, because anyone can signup.
- You are building your entire business around a 3rd party, is Amazon going anywhere? No. But they can easily close up their affiliate program anytime they want too, then what?
- Very low income potential compared to focusing on multiple merchants.
As we already discussed, getting buyer intent traffic is difficult.
Companies are willing to pay a lot of money for this traffic, if you are able to generate it.
I’m not sure if you already have a website or YouTube channel, but if you are starting from scratch it’s going to be a long road ahead.
It’s not impossible to make good money as an Amazon affiliate, it’s just a lot of things are stacked against you.
There are a couple ways that you can make money with Amazon, including selling items through an Amazon store and writing Kindle ebooks. However, one of the most powerful ways for newbies to get started is to make money as an Amazon affiliate.
There are a few very clear reasons why being an affiliate is the most newbie friendly way to make money with Amazon:
- 1) Free To Apply
- 2) Low Startup Costs
- 3) Business Mistakes Do No Cost Money (just lost time)
- 4) Simple Business Model To Follow
It’s completely free to be an affiliate of Amazon. You just need to apply to their Amazon Associates program, and as long as you have a website, you’re in! If you don’t have a website, you can start one here, or you can keep reading below to find out what kind of websites are most successful (and generate the most money).
The cost of doing business is also extremely low.
Did you know it costs only $14/year for a website domain name? Hosting (where your website files are stored) costs about $10-$50 per month depending on your hosting company.
So your entire business can operate for about $20 per month. That’s just insane! A brick and mortar business might require you take out a $100K+ loan with the bank. You might even have to get a second mortgage on your house or use up your entire savings. Yet, you can start an affiliate business for the cost of a single restaurant meal.
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Even compared to other methods of making money with Amazon, using their affiliate program means you don’t need to stock inventory, don’t need to source goods, and don’t have to deal with any shipping, returns, or customer service.
Speaking of costs, what happens if you purchase $500 worth of inventory and it doesn’t sell? You are $500 in the hole!
With an affiliate marketing business, the worst that can happen is that you waste some time moving int he wrong direction. How is that possible? Well, let’s talk about the relatively simple business model you’ll follow to make money as an Amazon affiliate.
The Affiliate Niche Blog Business Model
There are five steps you’ll need to take to be a successful Amazon affiliate.
- 1) Choose a topic for your website
- 2) Build a website (blog)
- 3) Do research on your website topic
- 4) Write articles based on your research
- 5) Link to products in your articles
Step 1: Choose A Topic
Think about something you are good at, passionate about, or interested in.
- Do you like eating healthy?
- Are you living a gluten-free lifestyle?
- Do you like playing games with your kids?
- Would you like to learn more about astronomy?
- Did you have an injury and recover from it?
- Are you into holistic healing?
- Do you love pugs, boxers, or huskies?
- Can you fix up old Harleys?
These are all possible website topics. For me, I love to brew beer at home, so I made a website about that.
Whatever topic you choose, there’s going to be a million other people in the world that are interested in the same thing as you. When they browse the internet, your website will pop up and they will look to you for advice.
When someone wants to know how to brew a stout, or needs to know how to find a keg leak, they can find my website online. The articles I write are designed to help them figure out problems, or to tell them interesting information.
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This is why we choose a topic that’s interesting to us. Any topic can make money, so the focus of starting your first affiliate website should be picking something that will hold your interest for a long period of time (so you don’t get bored or burned out!)
We can discuss more about which topic will be good for you in a bit, I know this is something that a lot of folks struggle with.
Step 2: Build A Website
Probably the scariest part of the process for newbies is building a website. If you already have a website and are just wondering why your site isn’t making any money yet, keep reading to the next section.
Actually, these days, building a website is pretty simple. Software like WordPress builds the framework of the site automatically, with no code necessary.
You’ll be responsible for moving a few pieces around here or there, like menu items or links, but all of that is drag/drop.
Again, no code necessary!
Don’t get me wrong – this will be a new skill you need to learn, and it may take a couple weeks to familiarize yourself with how the guts of your website work. But you certainly don’t need a degree in hacking to build an affiliate site. lol
In fact, you can start building your first website right now. The site can be built and online in about 5 minutes.
Step 3: Do Your Research
Once your site is built, you need to start thinking of topics to write about. One of our main jobs as an affiliate website owner is to write articles. But how do we know what to write about?
There’s a few different methods, but the main two I use are these.
Keyword Research Tool: I use something called Jaaxy. If you are interested in knowing more about that, click the link to see some demos and how that will help you build your business.
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But it may be a bit complicated for you right now, so I suggest just using the simpler method:
Google Instant: Know how Google finishes your sentences for you? That data comes from real web searches, so it can give you insight into what people are searching for.
For example, regarding my homebrew website I can type “how to beer” into Google to see what people are looking for related to beer.
Nothing interesting turned up, so I then type “a” and see what changes.
Now I know I can write an articles about how to make alcoholic ginger beer at home, and it will get some traffic to my site. Then I can promote some products like grain, boil kettles, or other brewing equipment.
I can try this with other letters to see what else turns up. People also want to know how to make beer can chicken. So I can write an article about that too. Then maybe I can promote some grilling tools or even a cool barbecue!
one example of a product I could possibly promote
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Step 4: Write Articles
Writing articles is pretty easy. Some people worry that they are not a good writer, so won’t make a good salesman. However, sometimes casual writing performs better than formal writing.
People want to read real information written by real people, not a stuffy library book. What’s more interesting: Learning how to barbecue some ribs from a Harvard graduate or a 50 year old, white bearded dude with decades of grilling experience?
Of course the second choice!
This is another reason to pic a topic you are familiar with or interested in. You can write in any style you want. Write like you are talking to a friend instead of a high school essay, and you’ll be fine.
You do not need to be a professional writer or use good grammar in order to make money as an Amazon affiliate. You just have to help people find the right products for their needs.
Step 5: Link To Products
There are many ways to link products, but the very basic technique is just making a text link. Find the product you want to promote from Amazon. They’ll give you a picture, a link, and then you create the link on your website.
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Creating the link is a skill you need to learn, but once you do it 2-3 times it will become second nature. This really is a small step in the process.
Making Money!
After someone reads your article, if they like your recommendation and click your link, they are taken to the Amazon product page.
You get credit for anything they purchase within 24 hours of clicking your link. If the person actually puts some items in their cart, you get credit for those items as long as they purchase them within 90 days.
The code in the link makes sure you get credit for the sale.
Amazon pays 4% to start, but if you make more sales, they can pay up to 10%. That may seem like a tiny bit, but keep in mind that some people are making hundreds of sales per day through Amazon. A five dollar sale times one hundred sales is five hundred dollars per day.
Of course, it takes time to work up to those numbers, but many Amazon affiliates are making a full time income with the business model I just walked you through. It’s quite possible to have a five or six figure business just by writing articles and promoting Amazon products as an affiliate.
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How To Get Started
We’ve talked a lot today about the outline of how making money as an Amazon affiliate works. I hope you have some ideas of what topic you want to use for your website!
But I’m sure that the process of how to get from an idea to a money generating business is still a little blurry. That’s OK! This is just the beginning.
You can get a much more detailed set of training modules, plus personal assistance on your business at the online business training center Wealthy Affiliate. They specialize in training people on how to start an online affiliate business. Amazon’s Affiliate program is certainly part of the discussion, but they will also cover other affiliate programs, which can make your job of earning money faster and easier.
This training center is actually how I got started online, and I highly recommend them because I was able to personally produce some amazing results by following their lessons.
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