Amazon Affiliate Program – Yahoo! Answers

Carol asks…

What States has Amazon pulled its affiliate program from?

Amazon.com ‘s affiliate program has been discontinued by them in what states?

Thanks.

Yahoo answers:

I have only heard of New York and the just passed HB 10-1193 in Colorado that moves toward charging online stores a sales tax for businesses that have a “presence” in their state, which includes affiliates. Amazon sent an alert to North Carolina affiliates in June 09 that similar pending legislation might effect them too.

Lizzie asks…

Can I sign up for Amazon Affiliate program if I don’t have a website?

I have an idea of posting Amazon Affiliate links on Craigslist and base.google.com instead of setting up a website. Is it allowed or possible?

Yahoo answers:

The Operating Agreement of the Amazon Associates Program specifically says “YOUR SITE” — meaning the associate must have a site. They first review the site for its suitability with the Amazon.com program — if you don’t have a site, then they have nothing to review

http://affiliate-program.amazon.com/gp/associates/agreement/ref=amb_link_597002_1/002-1307555-1149622

PLUS, when you apply, there is a whole section about your website asking for the following information

What is the name of your Web site?
What is the URL of the main Web site you use to send traffic to Amazon?
How many individuals are in your organization?
Select the categories that best fit your site
Briefly describe your site, including the type of items you intend to list.
Primary method for generating referrals

If you’re going to put Craigslist and Google Base as your site, you won’t get approved because those are not sites you own.

Ruth asks…

Were do I go to join the amazon affiliate program?

Yahoo answers:

Trying to figure out what to do from scratch can become a bit much. But after several attempts it gets easier I found the how to make money as an amazon affiliate step by step guide quite helpful.

Robert asks…

How will Amazon.com Affiliate program tax me?

Why do i have to give my social security number to Amazon.com to be an affiliate for them? Will the IRS tax me? WHAT IS IT FOR??

Yahoo answers:

The government is cracking down on Amazon, and Ebay as well I think, so that people who sell a lot on these sites will now have to report that income. But it’s only if you sell above a certain dollar amount ($600 sounds right) or the number of transactions (I think Ebay is 100 transactions.)

William asks…

Amazon associates – affiliate program?

i signed up amazon associates program and im getting alota traffic but no clicks, so i was wondering if Amazon pays impressions or not.

Yahoo answers:

No, unfortunately Amazon doesn’t

James asks…

How To Promote My New Book (Amazon or Affiliate Program)?

I’m self-publishing my new book about to be published shortly through LightningSource. Here’s my dilemma as a self-published, self-marketing author:

1. Do I leave fulfillment to LightningSource/Amazon who will charge me 55% right off the top, leaving me with much smaller margins (the cost of the book will come from my share, the remaining 45%) and focus on just marketing the book? If I take this route, then I can’t do much for affiliates and Joint Venture partners, but reduces a lot of S&H overhead.

2. Do I do the fulfillment myself, selling the book for lower than Amazon, worrying about shipping and handling (especially international shipments, refunds, etc)? This approach will give help me pay decent amounts to affiliates, JV partners and bulk resellers, but increases my order- processing overhead.

What do you think?

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Ravi Jayagopal
Author, “No Business Like E-Business”

http://www.NBLEB.com

Richard C,

The other problem with selling on Amazon is that Amazon will not share the buyer’s contact info with you (unless I’m wrong?).

So, I’m trying to figure out what’s the best way to market on Amazon, as well as on my web site – but the major problem of doing it on my web site is figuring out the shipping price for international buyers.

- Ravi

http://www.RavisRants.com

Yahoo answers:

I think if you want more speific answers you should post the same question in the business and finance section. Trust me they know more than the people here.

Susan asks…

Does any one know about the amazon affiliates program? Are you really making money, Is it worth bothering with

If you know of any company like this that has the BBB stamp on it site please, tell me more!

Yahoo answers:

Well, they pay you when someone clicks on an ad on your site and makes a purchase. They pay you monthly, as long as you have at least $25 in commissions in your account. The only problem is getting people to go to your website and click through the Amazon ad. If you want to know a better way to make affiliate commissions, then send me an email.

Mandy asks…

Do you think www.joseph-amazon-store.co.nr is really an affiliate of Amazon Associates Program??

I have seen this website and seems to be associated with the Amazon associate program. I can see the Powered by Amazon logo at the left hand side of the page. It links directly to Amazon products. Wanted to know how far this is secure and reliable??

Yahoo answers:

Ofcourse yes!… When an Powered by Amazon logo is there in the website of an individual, it means that they are enrolled in some program of Amazon.com. In such cases, they may enrolled in the associate program or the webstore program. Seeing the site, it seems that this is connected to the Amazon.com website only.. Even the checkout process happens in Amazon which ensures that the site is secure…

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