In the recent posts we discussed in detail of making money with Flipkart Affiliate program.This time we will be talking about Amazon Affiliate program.

Amazon is one of the world’s biggest marketplace and most buyers focus on Amazon for gadgets product. Despite so many affiliates in the marketplace, many bloggers and big companies use Amazon to sell their products.

Amazon is an attractive option as it pays 15% of sale amount and depending on what kind of sale you are making it’s a good way to make big money. Specially if you are a gadget, mobile or tech blogger, you can write a complete review of a phone and give your amazon affiliate link to buy this phone. So by spending 15 minutes of time and finding best mobile deal, you can add extra income.

How to Sign up for Amazon Affiliate program?

Depending on your geographical location, you can select any one of the three payment option. Payment by cheque is a good option. If you are big shopaholic, you can select amazon gift certificate and cards.

To sign up in Indian Amazon Affiliate Program you will have to  create an Amazon account (if you don’t have it already) and submit your website/blog details. Sign up using this link: <Sign up for Amazon.> You also need to provide your Permanent Account Number( PAN) to get paid.

After filling  the form, Amazon will approve your request within 24 hours. Once you are approved then you can then go ahead and start promoting relevant Amazon product  links on your website.

How to Monetize using Amazon Affiliate?

Hope you have completed signup with Amazon associates program and next step is to get links, banners or widgets.

Depending on your site niche, you can select different types of links. For example if you have a gadget blog, you can create a page call “Recommended gadgets“, if you have a music blog, you can add a widget on sidebar with Movie DVD’s link. Possibilities are enormous, depending on your niche, you can add links and monetize your site using Amazon.

Choosing the Right Product

Next important job is choosing a right product. You have to choose a product which will be liked by an online customer.

You need to consider following things before choosing a product.

• The type of product according to your niche of the blog. If your blog is about gadgets like mobile phone then choose only mobile phones to promote not laptops or ebooks.
• Next, you have to make sure product is of good quality. If you do not like the product yourself then do believe that others are going to buy it.
• Cost of the product and the commission that you are going to get.
• Competition that how many others are promoting that same product.

Unique Features about Amazon Affiliate Network

• A huge catalog for choosing products of various types
• The greatest advantage of this network over others is if a buyer click through your affiliate link & end up buying other products you’ll also get the same commission.
• Products are downloadable hence not any problem for shipments.
• Amazon is ready to increase your commission if you selling products regularly.

However, the only thing that is a bit annoying about this affiliate network is they release the payment quarterly, which means if your earning reached INR 1,000 only then you will be eligible for payment, and you’ll get the payment on the third month.

Please note that if you are being paid by NEFT bank transfer, Amazon.in will release payment only when the total amount due is at least INR 1,000. If you are being paid by cheque, they will send payment when the total amount due is at least INR 2,500. The minimum cheque threshold of INR 2500 still applies to all Associates but few have opted higher thresholds based on convenience.

Please note that you can change your threshold at any time but it must be submitted by the first day of the payment month to be effective. For example, if you would like to raise your threshold to INR 5000, it must be entered by March, 1st to be effective for January earnings paid in March. If you change your threshold on the 15th of March, it will be effective for February earnings paid in April.

Why should you choose NEFT instead of cheque in payment method?

There are several advantages to choosing to be paid by NEFT instead of by cheque:

1. NEFT transfers are a quick and secure way of transferring money.
2. The minimum payment threshold is INR 1,000 for NEFT (vs. INR 2,500 for payment by cheque).
3. There are no fees.

Amazon affiliate network is a great opportunity for Indian affiliate marketers to make money. So why wait buy an affiliate website  from our online store and start your online presence without further delay.

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