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johnnypalps commented on Amazon guts affiliate program, cuts fees for electronics in half affiliate-program.amazon.... · Posted by u/Domenic_S

bdcravens · 9 years ago

Or their business model is to build up and then flip/exit.

johnnypalps · 9 years ago

Clearly. Whether or not they are buying traffic is a different story. I wonder how often the traffic disappears immediately after sale? Awful lot of those listings have recent traffic inflations bumping up average revenue...

johnnypalps commented on Amazon guts affiliate program, cuts fees for electronics in half affiliate-program.amazon.... · Posted by u/Domenic_S

monkmartinez · 9 years ago

DO you even know how this works? Seems like the lot of peeps here have no friggin clue.

1. People build websites and have fiverr people write reviews then link to Amazon to reap that sweet, sweet affiliate cash.

2. People build websites and write reviews for products based on the most return using Amazon Affiliate software that ranks products.

3. People honestly link to their affiliate via a blog for a personal hobby.

Most of the affiliates are trying to make money and they don't give a shit how they do it.

Read this shit... https://www.blackhatworld.com/forums/making-money.12/

johnnypalps · 9 years ago

what a terrible site full of people making the internet worse in exchange for pennies

johnnypalps commented on Amazon guts affiliate program, cuts fees for electronics in half affiliate-program.amazon.... · Posted by u/Domenic_S

whafro · 9 years ago

Alternatively, great luck and timing for the Wirecutter team to sell to NYTimes before this happened.

For consumers, it's more likely heartbreaking, as we'll all likely have a tougher time getting high-quality review content like what The Wirecutter pushes out.

johnnypalps · 9 years ago

yeah cashing out to the tune of $30M before you revenue gets cut in half, that is some seriously great timing.

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johnnypalps commented on Amazon guts affiliate program, cuts fees for electronics in half affiliate-program.amazon.... · Posted by u/Domenic_S

johnnypalps · 9 years ago

the real tragedy is that everyone you are likely to hear from on this subject isn't earning real money. The big earners are all on custom rates already and won't discuss terms or earnings.

Reading the Associates discussion forum is the definition of depression. People running sites for many years talking about earning $200 in a month. please, enlighten us as to your thoughts on the new rate structure!

johnnypalps commented on Amazon guts affiliate program, cuts fees for electronics in half affiliate-program.amazon.... · Posted by u/Domenic_S

FT_intern · 9 years ago

How is the Amazon affiliate commission compared to other online affiliate ecommerce websites?

johnnypalps · 9 years ago

amazon is still streets ahead of everyone else

johnnypalps commented on Amazon guts affiliate program, cuts fees for electronics in half affiliate-program.amazon.... · Posted by u/Domenic_S

bdcravens · 9 years ago

https://empireflippers.com/marketplace/

johnnypalps · 9 years ago

For sale because they are earning the current owners too much money, no doubt.

johnnypalps commented on Amazon guts affiliate program, cuts fees for electronics in half affiliate-program.amazon.... · Posted by u/Domenic_S

diminish · 9 years ago

is anyone making 4 or more digits monthly revenue from Amazon associates or any other affiliate program?

johnnypalps · 9 years ago

wirecutter is/was.

johnnypalps commented on Amazon guts affiliate program, cuts fees for electronics in half affiliate-program.amazon.... · Posted by u/Domenic_S

vram22 · 9 years ago

Has anyone made more than, say, a few (tens of) dollars a month, via affiliate schemes? I mean in the last year or two. Things might have been different earlier, that is why the condition.

And related question, is there an affiliate scheme for Amazon India? I had checked a few times earlier for the US-based Amazon affiliate scheme, and IIRC, each time it said that it was only for the US, or not for India.

johnnypalps · 9 years ago

wirecutter was pulling millions a year out of Amazon Associates, as are other big names.

johnnypalps commented on Amazon guts affiliate program, cuts fees for electronics in half affiliate-program.amazon.... · Posted by u/Domenic_S

sharkweek · 9 years ago

As an Amazon affiliate who has done quite well with it, this is definitely a gutting.

But... if I'm being honest with myself, it also seems kind of reasonable. I think their original plan was pretty generous. I was kind of expecting this to happen at some point.

johnnypalps · 9 years ago

If you aren't on a private contract with custom rates already, you aren't swimmin' with the sharks. Big affiliates heard about this a couple weeks ago, and likely had their contracts updated as a result.

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