Most Innovative Affiliate Program
I know this is old news, but Amazon has officially reclaimed the title of most innovative affiliate program in the world. As someone who at one time considered working for Amazon, I can tell you that these guys have a vast pool of talent, and they have utilized their talent to the maximum by coming up with new features after new features for Amazon Associates Program.
Amazon is all about providing affiliates with tools to make them succeed. They have thousands of ways that affiliates can link to Amazon products. If you are looking for something simple, you can just grab a banner. If you want to go a bit more advanced, you can grab a widget. There are many widgets to choose from, and depending on real-estate on your website, you can have multiple ways of making money.
Let’s not forget that Amazon is one of the best places to shop, which means you can expect to get a lot of sales if you do your homework. Not only that, Amazon will credit you for any sales that are generated as a part of your effort. So if I put a link to a laptop on my page, and you decide to buy a book, I am going to get credit for it regardless.
Amazon’s affiliate program is one of the oldest affiliate programs on the Web, and it has one of the most generous tiers around. Paying 4% of sales to affiliates may not seem that lucrative, but Amazon does offer performance incentives, which means you can get higher percentages on non-electronic purchases. Amazon is not going to make you a millionaire with their affiliate program, but they provide you with enough tools to make your mortgage payments.
How’s been your experience with Amazon Associates Program? Please share them here.
I’ve had a fantastic experience with the Amazon Associates program. The car I drive now is paid for by the program (used Honda btw).
The Amazon Associates program has allowed me to work from home full time. This is a must use program for anyone already working in sales. I wrote a blog post to talk about why Amazon Associates is better then your traditional sales job, it’s an interesting article as it brings another point of view for many people who haven’t heard of the program. You can read the blog post here: http://purewebdev.blogspot.com/2008/11/10-reasons-why-amazon-associates-is.html
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Hey there,
You are absolutely right. I don’t want to sound like Amazon associates is the only things folks should use to promote things, but boy you can make passive income with it. You have the reputation and power of Amazon behind you which means even if you are not a great marketers you are still going to make some money. For me personally, it pays my student loans in full (which I am still paying after million years of payments).