Amazon Affiliate Tips

by Ann W. Marketer

AMAZON AFFILIATE TIP: USING PROFESSIONAL SOFTWARE

If you are an amazon affiliate you will need to ask yourself some very basic questions such as which items shall I sell. You might decide the answer to this very quickly if you opt for a product that reflects your passion. But I want to delve deeper than that and assume you have no idea what you would like to sell so that I can show you a logical way of coming to the most profitable answer for yourself! Amazon does provide an array of tools for its affiliates but unfortunately they do not go far enough to give you that professional edge that you need.

COMMISSION MIGHT DETERMINE WHAT YOU DECIDE TO SELL

Bare in mind that the average commission that Amazon pays is only 5% which does rise the more you sell to about 8% depending upon the category that you choose to sell. So for example if you were to decide to sell weight loss supplements at $5 per bottle this would net you a grand total of 0.25c. Assuming for one moment you are driving a fair amount of traffic to your site, is this level of commission sufficient to cover your hosting costs and any publicity that you decide to do? I would argue that with the same amount of traffic you might be better off choosing a best seller with a higher level of commission. This is obvious right? So how does one go about finding best sellers with a high level of commission?

BEST SELLERS AT AMAZON WITH HIGH LEVEL OF COMMISION

You need to look at a combination of factors such as user rating, number of reviews, product price, and a good idea how much of the product is being sold. These are products that are ranked well on Amazon (For example if you go to the site and pick any product, after the product description, in the product detail it will normally say something like “Amazon Best seller rank 400” for example. The lower the number the more of a best seller the product is! In other words you are looking for a product with a great number of 4* rating, at the barest minimum of 50 that has a good ranking. Why? These are products that offer the less likelihood of buyers returning the product which would affect your commission pay-out and if it is a ranked best seller this proves the product is in high demand.

There is software that automatically allows you to filter for high commission products with high rating and high number of reviews in any category. I would suggest that this type of information is very useful for those wishing to become an amazon affiliate and provide the competitive edge that is needed in today’s market. Please watch the video after clicking the link below for a product demonstration

http://bit.ly/amaspytool