Amazon associates, getting clicks, not getting sales.
- Thread starter thelorax
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Are you also sending traffic to other sources besides Amazon? Maybe your other advertisers are doing Amazon cookie stuffing... that's getting a bit paranoid but worth looking into. 0% on that many clicks smells of something bad. You should at least be selling a few MP3s, albums, or shitty textbooks every now and then!
This has crossed my mind more than once, although, the cookie is reset when referred by a new associate. I wouldn't be seeing the clicks if my logic is correct?
UPDATE- orders are rolling in.
Back then I would set up amazon for the lulz as some simple banners on my site. Got tens of thousands of impressions but no clicks. Bad banners, I know 
Glad you got it working though, lorax. What did you change up?
Glad you got it working though, lorax. What did you change up?
I had a similar situation on some of my autoblog sites was setup w/ decent lay outs had about 3k clicks and made .42 cents total complete bs. Ive had no luck w/ this. I have tried multiple ways using there widgets and other linking the impressions show up and the clicks also show up in their reports. yet .42 cents commissions? What the Fuck.
So the answer to my problems was to setup a drip feed with (share a sale)for these physical products (toys, clothing, and a few other niches). The traffic to these sites are all organic and with the holiday season one of the sites turned just over $100 on the Dripfeed sites that was strictly Amazon and Email so ive pretty much said fuck it to Amazon and have no intention of going back. Now just gotta convert the rest of my sites
So the answer to my problems was to setup a drip feed with (share a sale)for these physical products (toys, clothing, and a few other niches). The traffic to these sites are all organic and with the holiday season one of the sites turned just over $100 on the Dripfeed sites that was strictly Amazon and Email so ive pretty much said fuck it to Amazon and have no intention of going back. Now just gotta convert the rest of my sites
My conversion rate with amazon is at 23%...
The users landing in your site might be users that aren't ready to buy at that time.
Are you using SEO? Take a look at your highest performing key phrases. Are they going to bring in buying customers?
Just making this Up but for example: "discount dog food" might have a much higher conversion rate than "dog food nutrition information" even though the latter might have many times the traffic.
The users landing in your site might be users that aren't ready to buy at that time.
Are you using SEO? Take a look at your highest performing key phrases. Are they going to bring in buying customers?
Just making this Up but for example: "discount dog food" might have a much higher conversion rate than "dog food nutrition information" even though the latter might have many times the traffic.
Would you mind explaining what you mean here? drip feed... share a sale.... Totally not understanding.
I'm wondering if it has to do with prices. I have about 10% click through to Amazon, but not much in sales. (Site is still new, though.)
My stuff is for $500 - 2,000 items mostly, with some cheaper stuff too. But mostly high end.
What price ranges are you guys selling into?
My stuff is for $500 - 2,000 items mostly, with some cheaper stuff too. But mostly high end.
What price ranges are you guys selling into?
Before the holidays, I got into the whole Amazon thing with 2 sites: one for cheap $20 toys that sold like crazy in order to drive up my commission percentage for the month and another for an electronic that costs $1200-$1500 depending on the package.
I've only been getting a few sales here and there for the electronic site, but that's mainly because my site's been dancing around like crazy.
Like others have said, sales are all over the place on Amazon. A co-worker has a site for very niche books and he gets tons of MP3 song sales, kitchen appliance sales, and someone even bought a $1500 TV after clicking one of his book links.
Post a screenshot of an example call to action you're using to get them to Amazon. Unless you're 100% tricking them into clicking there has to be something wrong. It would have nothing to do with YOUR site sucking - you're sending the visitors to Amazon and letting Amazon do the conversion work for you.
Post a screenshot of an example call to action you're using to get them to Amazon. Unless you're 100% tricking them into clicking there has to be something wrong. It would have nothing to do with YOUR site sucking - you're sending the visitors to Amazon and letting Amazon do the conversion work for you.