I looked at my "topics to post" for The Designer Diva, and yeah, the most dreaded "blog about an amazon product" is next in line.
Should I? Should I not? Is it worth my time? I never really made decent amount of money promoting Amazon.... I don't know.
Maybe I'll give it another heave-ho and see where the dust settles.
So, off I go to Amazon.com to check if there is anything blog worthy for my just-for-women readers. And of course, I managed to dig up some really good stuff. All I had to do was log in to my Amazon Associate account to get the proper links.
I just couldn't believe the gazoodles of money I have sitting in my account. Wow, where did all these purchases come from? January and February were such hot, hot months! I tried racking my brain to see where these buyers could possibly come from since they were buying stuff that I don't even promote. Then I figured, they all have to be coming from my supplement links at The Bikini Body Diet. They are really the only ones I have left that promote Amazon.
I know this is a big change of heart at my end since I am not a big fan of Amazon. Checking my account today, made me such a believer in me that not only did I do the post for The Designer Diva (Helping You Keep Your Clothes On), I integrated Omakase Links back into The Discount Diva and ID Cheaters. Amazon has done a great job in adding more functionality to their Omakase Links and making them look nicer.
Still, Amazon has a long way to go to compete with other affiliate companies when it comes to flexibility of banner advertisements and data feeds. Eventhough, they have managed to make their associates control panel a little bit more publisher friendly, there are still some sections that need a lot of work like the aStore. Amazon's competitors have better storefronts that can be integrated without a lot of programming know-how.
The moral of this story is: Making money with affiliate advertising (like Amazon) is a matter of a waiting game. Potential buyers who click on your link to Amazon might not buy something right that minute, but they might come back and buy something else in the next 90 - 120 days, or whenever Amazon's cookie expires. When a purchase is made, it is still your commission.
The secret in making money from affiliate advertising is not to post just the banners or the text links they offer. You have to take a much more direct approach and actually write about a product from the affiliate that specifically matches your blog's overall theme. This will be more effective in turning your visitors into clickers.
Should I? Should I not? Is it worth my time? I never really made decent amount of money promoting Amazon.... I don't know.
Maybe I'll give it another heave-ho and see where the dust settles.
So, off I go to Amazon.com to check if there is anything blog worthy for my just-for-women readers. And of course, I managed to dig up some really good stuff. All I had to do was log in to my Amazon Associate account to get the proper links.
I just couldn't believe the gazoodles of money I have sitting in my account. Wow, where did all these purchases come from? January and February were such hot, hot months! I tried racking my brain to see where these buyers could possibly come from since they were buying stuff that I don't even promote. Then I figured, they all have to be coming from my supplement links at The Bikini Body Diet. They are really the only ones I have left that promote Amazon.
I know this is a big change of heart at my end since I am not a big fan of Amazon. Checking my account today, made me such a believer in me that not only did I do the post for The Designer Diva (Helping You Keep Your Clothes On), I integrated Omakase Links back into The Discount Diva and ID Cheaters. Amazon has done a great job in adding more functionality to their Omakase Links and making them look nicer.
Still, Amazon has a long way to go to compete with other affiliate companies when it comes to flexibility of banner advertisements and data feeds. Eventhough, they have managed to make their associates control panel a little bit more publisher friendly, there are still some sections that need a lot of work like the aStore. Amazon's competitors have better storefronts that can be integrated without a lot of programming know-how.
The moral of this story is: Making money with affiliate advertising (like Amazon) is a matter of a waiting game. Potential buyers who click on your link to Amazon might not buy something right that minute, but they might come back and buy something else in the next 90 - 120 days, or whenever Amazon's cookie expires. When a purchase is made, it is still your commission.
The secret in making money from affiliate advertising is not to post just the banners or the text links they offer. You have to take a much more direct approach and actually write about a product from the affiliate that specifically matches your blog's overall theme. This will be more effective in turning your visitors into clickers.
posted by The Imaginary Diva at 11:26 PM
