Comments on: Affiliate Marketing Tips: Clicks & Cookies…

By: shut

shut — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:36:51 +0000

true that, i’ve been trying to change to another store but always amazon is converting better. Even with the 24hrs stupid cookie i think its fine.

By: scott@home brew kits

scott@home brew kits — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:34:44 +0000

On a positive note, even though the Amazon cookie doesn’t last very long, the conversion rate is usually higher due to the trust customers place in the Amazon brand. A lot of people also go on to add other items to their basket so you can do quite well promoting Amazon products.

By: Ali@Razor Drifter

Ali@Razor Drifter — Sun, 29 May 2011 21:05:35 +0000

Hey Lynn

The Amazon thing is a real bummer hey?, but it’s the network of choice for people that are just starting out because it’s entrance requirements are less stringent.

I wouldn’t completely write Amazon off because see it’s a reputable online store and almost everyone knows about it so no convincing required here, the cookies aren’t really necessary in this case it’s a bonus.

Thanks for the post.

By: iYelloo

iYelloo — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 02:02:07 +0000

Yeah Amazon is fully aware that many buyers will sleep on their decisions. It is pretty silly to continue to promote Amazon products with all the other options out there.

By: Danny @ Kindle Books

Danny @ Kindle Books — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 08:14:45 +0000

I thought amazons cookie lasted for 48hrs, 24hrs is a joke!

Luckily my site promotes lower priced products which people will by on impulse as opposed to higher priced items that people may need longer to think about buying.

By: Eugene

Eugene — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 05:46:36 +0000

Had a question on Amazon. Say, you have a affiliate link to product A. The user clicks it and instead of product A, chooses to buy product B. Do you still get some type of credit for that sale?

Thanks,
Eugene

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"Recipe for Internet Marketing Success" free ebook — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:11:43 +0000

Hi Lynn,
Once again an informative post:)An interesting thought just popped into my head. Although Amazon only offers a 24 hour cookie, surely people will be more likely to buy within that time frame compared to clickbank because everyone knows about amazon.com

Maybe thats the reason why Clickbank offers a 60 day cookie? People need more convincing to buy because its not an instantly recognizable brand. Anyway thats just my thoughts.

Mark Lindsay

By: chandan@work at home jobs

chandan@work at home jobs — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:19:50 +0000

Yes cookies are very important things for track our affiliate sell. We should have to join such type of affiliate program which have long term cookies.

Clickbank, commission junction are some big and trusted affiliate network in term of cookie.

By: William Anderson

William Anderson — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:24:10 +0000

Great points. Most internet marketers have issues with regards to their referral links. The negative side on referral id is anybody can change it so the possibility is you might get a lost sale.

By: liz@buy shoes online

liz@buy shoes online — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:11:51 +0000

I wasn’t sure about Clickbank’s affiliate clicks, I kind of suspected that it was the last affiliate click that gets the sale and you’ve confirmed that. Thanks a bunch!

By: How to Speak Japanese

How to Speak Japanese — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:24:22 +0000

Hi Lynn,
thanks for teh info about the amazon shopping cart – expalains why I get credited for some items where I didn’t see a click in my stats.

One question remains: if the first click is the one to be credited, what happens when someone types in amazon.com first to do some research and later buys via an affiliate link? Who gets the credit?

By: Mohammed Safi

Mohammed Safi — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:02:20 +0000

Wow! Amazon cookie only lasts for 24 hours? No wonder my Amazon affiliate site is barely making any sales even though it gets 50 uniques a day!!

No more Amazon affiliate sites for me!

By: Jemma @ Ladies Size 20

Jemma @ Ladies Size 20 — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:32:24 +0000

Thanks for the great info Lynn, this has really cleared up an area of confusion for me. I guess you win some, you lose some and hopefully it balances out across the board and everyone gets what’d due to them.

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By: Missy @ iPad Covers Blog

Missy @ iPad Covers Blog — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:33:01 +0000

It sort of stinks that Amazon only allows a 24 hour cookie, and that they only pay every 60 days.

BUT…you can’t beat their recognition factor. Same with eBay! (although their aff policies differ, they’re both well known brands)

Oh! and another thing that rocks about Amazon, is the sheer volume of products they offer. As Lynn said herself in another post, they pretty much carry everything under the sun.

Whatever NICHE you’re in, Amazon (most likely) has a product on their website that you can sell.

Cheers,
Missy