Making Money with Amazon Affiliate Marketing

Amazon Affiliates is a program that allows website owners and bloggers to earn a commission on sales made through links to Amazon products on their site.

To become an Amazon Affiliate, you must apply and be accepted into the program.

[{"selector":"#anim-1a14f45e-3d65-4571-b990-69b7991ef70e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-99.27884%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-738f3b70-d330-486e-970c-6c7c4d95761e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a300aa13-2893-45ed-9732-7fd755846a6e","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Once accepted, you can create unique links to Amazon products and share them on your website or social media channels.

[{"selector":"#anim-66ab623b-de9c-4e00-990a-b2ada853ccc4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-98.32536%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-eeb729fa-f4cf-4158-a83d-ecfab261867f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5bf5c271-fe8a-4bf1-a8af-adeaed70a67b","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]

When a customer clicks on one of your links and makes a purchase, you earn a commission on that sale.

[{"selector":"#anim-c4b74196-4b11-449f-8ab8-151d741a2563","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100.4902%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b626ba5e-197c-48d0-923e-40922c7c277a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a50c96e9-87f4-453b-8d3c-5d0d27e726a3","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Commissions can vary depending on the product category, but typically range from 4-10%.

[{"selector":"#anim-6b09bfea-4b76-4782-974f-104271e35684","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-101.99005%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1261fdce-e449-4d0e-8762-73162fa15e84","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d8aba5e1-3bac-473e-8c9f-31bd20df170d","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Amazon Affiliates is a pay-per-sale program, meaning you only earn a commission when a sale is made through one of your links.

[{"selector":"#anim-e7eaef86-55f3-4a0a-8286-17efd2475758","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100.73171%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7038d1f3-e3f5-4f19-9be2-e4a9fd3f9528","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b68330e8-79f2-48cf-94bc-bf3bc300e760","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]

You can track your earnings and performance through the Amazon Affiliates dashboard.

[{"selector":"#anim-446f2b38-3c90-4b65-9590-5d00672a7b5e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-99.75845%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-50218f5c-e3c3-4093-932b-2c1005fad8ba","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e1b7ae5b-1124-4ba7-b746-68fcfc64ad6d","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}]