Amazon is the place where you can purchase your favorite items from your favorite stores. You have access to any product all over the world and can makes purchase from any store. As it’s free, millions of people use Amazon for their daily essentials and trust it.
We all use Amazon to make purchases but you ever think that Amazon can also help you earn money without creating your own store?
Yes! it’s totally possible. People earn from Amazon either by starting their own Online store on Amazon or by joining Amazon Associates Program. If you are on any social media platform then probably you have seen so many people taking about affiliate marketing or Amazon Associates Program. So, I decided to start helping those who also wants to earn money without investment.
If you want to know about how to join the Amazon Associates Program and how to start Affiliate Marketing then you can read this Beginner’s Guide to become Amazon Associate.
This post is dedicated to “How to get Amazon Affiliate Links from Amazon” that will provides you the information you need to start with Affiliate Marketing.
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What is Affiliate Marketing?
Affiliate Marketing is a marketing strategy in which people or individuals promote other brands or companies product on their social media accounts or blogs. Every individuals get their own link called Affiliate Link which is associated to that specific person (must be approved by brand).
Affiliates embed that link to the product while promoting. Whenever someone make a purchase through that link, affiliates automatically receives their commission.
Basically, you act as a virtual salesman who promote brand’s product. You don’t have to carry inventory, worry about shipping and payments. It’s all on brands.
Amazon Associates Program
Amazon Associates program also known as Amazon Affiliate Program is the largest affiliate program in the world. By joining this program you have access to millions of products (of every category) that you can sell on your platform.
This program allow individuals to promote brand’s product and earn commission for every sale that made through their affiliate link. Commission only given when someone made a purchase within 24 hours after arriving on Amazon from your affiliate link.
How to Join Amazon Associates Program?
To join Amazon Associates Program or to become Amazon Associate, you must have Amazon account through which you will precede.
1st Step is to select Niche (focused segment of market). I advice you to select the one, you have knowledge about and interested in.
2nd Step is to create website or social media account on which you will post or promote. You can easily customize your website within 2 hours on WordPress.
3rd Step is to Sign Up on Amazon Associates.
The complete Guide on How to join Amazon Associates Program is here.
Prerequisite for Affiliate Marketing
To build your career in Affiliate Marketing there are some prerequisites that must be fulfilled.
You must have online presence where you can promote products or services. For example you can have a blog website or social media account that can be Pinterest, Facebook or TikTok.
In website, while writing a blog you can post little description of product with image and given affiliate link. And on social media account you create your new business account where you will post pictures of products with affiliate link, title and description.
How to get Amazon Affiliate link?
Right after when your account for Amazon Associates Program is approved, you can get your affiliate link and can promote products.
You have to finish setup on Amazon Associates and go to Amazon Store which will looks like this!
Search for product
You can select Categories of product from All option on left side of search bar. Search any product by name in search bar on top of the screen.
Select product
You can select products with Best Seller’s tag. The left sidebar shows different categories, discounts, deals, and types. You can filter out according to your choice.
I advise you to select expensive items.
How to get link
When you select the product, then click on thumbnail picture. The top bar shows few options: Share, Get Link, and Earnings. Click on Text (Get Link) and a link is given on a pop up screen. This is your Affiliate Link. You can now copy this link and use wherever you want.
How to earn Commissions from Affiliate Links?
You can use various platform for Affiliate Marketing such as Blogging Website, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Pinterest. Whenever someone make a purchase through your Affiliate Link you will earn commission. Amount of commission depends on the product you sell.
Amazon Associates has built in function to shows you total click, commissions and bounties. Your total earnings and purchases.
To earn good commissions, I suggest you to select trending and expensive things to sell. It is because the more expensive the item is, the more you will get commission.
Where to sell?
You can embed your affiliate link on Pinterest post, Instagram stories or in Blogs. Search for trending items on Google and sell your favorite one’s.
Conclusion:
Amazon Associates Program is the best and widely used Affiliate marketing program. Thousand people make a lot of money from this program. It is easy to join. There are not such pre conditions that one can’t fulfill.
This is the complete guide for How to get Affiliate link from Amazon. I hope you will try this!
If there’s any question in your mind, you can ask me in comments.
