The Best Way to Make Money With Amazon's Affiliate Program

The Best Way to Make Money With Amazon's Affiliate Program

Amazon's affiliate program gets a bad rap because of its notoriously low commissions. However, making money promoting products on Amazon is insanely simple. You don't have to convince people to trust Amazon when paying for a purchase online- Amazon has built that trust over 20 years. And, people are more likely to buy something from Amazon than just about any other online retailer. For these reasons, selling products as an Amazon affiliate can be incredibly lucrative.

Here's how it works: You find a product you want to promote on Amazon. You sign up for their affiliate program and grab your unique affiliate link. Then, you promote the product using that link on your blog, website, or social media channels. You earn a commission when someone clicks your link and makes a purchase.

It's really that simple. Let's talk about the best places to drop your Amazon affiliate links:

Create useful YouTube videos

It's best to have the product you're mentioning in your hand, but it's not necessary. If you're just starting, use your cell phone to film quick videos talking about the product. You can even do a quick review using only your computer screen. You can talk about what the product is and what it does. You will need to be familiar with the product so that you can describe it to your audience in an engaging way.

Start a blog and write helpful articles

This is one of the most effective ways to make money as an Amazon affiliate. People are looking for helpful information when they're researching products online. If you can provide that useful information while also dropping an Amazon affiliate link, you're sure to make some sales.

The key here is to be helpful. You will not get very far if you're trying to sell a product without providing any value. Take the time to write helpful articles that will help your readers decide whether or not to buy a product.

Promote Amazon affiliate links carefully on social media

Carefully is the keyword here. No one likes feeling like they're being sold to, so don't be too pushy when promoting your Amazon affiliate links on social media. A good rule of thumb is to share your affiliate link once for every 10 times you share other content.

If you're constantly shoving your affiliate links down people's throats, you're going to turn them off, and they will not buy anything from you. But, if you share helpful content along with the occasional affiliate link, you're much more likely to make some sales.

You also don't want to come across as a spammer on social media. Make sure you're only sharing your affiliate links on platforms where it makes sense. For example, if you have a cooking Twitter account, it would make sense to share your affiliate link to a new cookbook that you're promoting. But, if you have a Twitter account about fashion, it wouldn't make sense to share your affiliate link to a new cookbook.

Bottom line

Making money as an Amazon affiliate is insanely simple. And, it can be very lucrative if you're promoting the right products and using the right strategies. Just because the commissions are low doesn't mean you can't make a lot of money promoting products on Amazon.

If you can build trust and learn how to drive traffic to your affiliate links, you can make a decent amount of money with Amazon's affiliate program. And, if you scale things up, you can make a full-time income promoting products on Amazon.