I was editing my hub on boating terminology, and found this message at the top:
"Uh-oh! It looks like you have a large number of Amazon or eBay products grouped together. We recommend placing one relevant product next to the text where the product is mentioned."
This message is in error. There are not a "large number" of Amazon products; only 3. Also, they already are placed exactly next to the relevant capsule.
If it is not possible for the auto-bot to detect these things, then perhaps it is rather a useless mechanism for offering "helpful tips."
The most likely cause is that all three are in the same capsule - you will see that message any time there is more than 2 products in a capsule.
And if you're going to change it, suggest that you consider reducing it to one: that will be the new standard (not required) very soon if it isn't already.
Pfft! Offer an affiliate program to help us earn more money, then limit what we can offer to accomplish that! WTG, HP!
Thank Google, not HP. They didn't put much, if any, limit on it until Google began playing games. HP may or may not be right in what they think the latest version of Panda wants, but they are trying to match content to that.
Wow--I think "the Big G" needs to put the wild animals back in the wilds where they belong, and stop the "monkey business."
Fully agree. While their stated goal - higher quality - is admirable they don't seem to have a clue how to find that after 2 years of massive work and damage to millions of writers.
They'd have far better off to direct their focus towards eliminating duplicate articles. Which they have also said was a goal and which they also haven't made a dent in.
Not to mention plagiarized articles that contain the real author's name!
Or their copyright notice, including name. No, Google makes very little effort to reduce duplication (meaning primarily theft).
That "Style Tips" thing that comes up really bugs me too. I've begun taking products out of Amazon capsules, little by little, hoping that it's worth it for me to make the change. I was doing OK before the last huge drop in traffic, and was beginning to write here again. So I'm not at a point where I can stop, I usually write hubs in groups.
I never made much money from Amazon anyway. The pictures on many of my hubs were the wrong size when I tried to Feature them in the 6 we are allowed to highlight, so I missed the boat for any Amazon money during the holiday season. I'm hoping things pick up in Fall. In a way it's not so bad to choose one Amazon item, it forces you to think of one relevant thing.
As for Amazon--I've never made a dime from them, anyway--at least, not enough to reach their payout threshhold. I think I may have a whole $4. in there somewhere. Not worth my time to bother picking products to "match" my articles. I will probably just deleted ALL the Amazon capsules!
I was considering deleting all the Amazon capsules too. I wonder if it is really worth it to think of one item per capsule. I actually make more money from Amazon on my blog. I think the people at Google are losing their minds, but I don't want to lose mine making a bunch of stupid changes. Or at least what little is left of it .
My understanding is now only 1 is allowed in a capsule. I wonder if they realize how much of our time they are wasting when they keep changing the rules.
Oh, boy, you hit the nail on the head, Barbara Kay! All this fiddling around is a colossal waste of time that could be better spent on actual writing.
The "Tip" about Amazon Capsules didn't have to be in bright red on our pages. It's insulting enough to make these stupid changes which will in no way help Hubpages. I decided to comply, and was already deleting some products. It's time consuming and ridiculous. I have a review of Stephen King's Tower Series, 7 books he wrote. Now all I can display is the first four (they come in a package of one). This is a change which does hurt us, and I resent the huge red lettering, like I couldn't see the warning--Oh excuse me--"TIP" the first time. This site doesn't even deserve any writing.
I can't imagine why the staff believes it is better to have three Amazon or eBay products in three different capsules rather than one. Three products is three products. One really bad thing about this is if a product is no longer available, text appears on the screen to that effect. Visitors see this. With three products to a module, the chances are slim that all three will cease being available. So, not only to you have to change every Hub, but you're going to have to monitor your products every day! Seriously, who has time for that?
Reading between the lines, I believe the thinking is that groups of ads are bad. If we can't put multiple products in one capsule we'll probably just advertise one product. Probably.
Not good for me as I have several hubs with a selection of amazon products (4 or 5 maybe) next to similar or identical ones from ebay. Give the reader a choice, I figure, as some are partial to amazon, some to ebay. Plus the price usually varies as well for those that don't care which one they buy from.
I was trying to conform to this latest change. But as I began going through my hubs, many need at least 2 items. They come in different sizes. Or like Stephen King's Tower Series, I'd like to be able to offer the whole set of books I read and recommended to other readers. This site is going to hell in a bucket. My scores have never been this low, and my EC hubs are losing readers, not gaining. Why can't they just leave things alone?
by Christy Kirwan 6 years ago
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by Angel Jennings 7 months ago
Hello Hubbers!I’m reaching out to inform you of an update to our product guidelines. Previously, we had indicated a preference for in-text product links over Amazon Capsules, but we are updating our preferences to Amazon Capsules over in-text product links. Here is the new language we will be...
by Susana Smith 6 years ago
Hi all,I'm creating a hub around christmas gift ideas for a specific niche, based on my own knowledge of the products. Can anyone point me to the rules regarding amazon/text ratios and any other info I need to know please? Thank you
by Paula Atwell 8 years ago
Is there a balance of Amazon products on a page that makes a hub overly promotional? Or is it dependent on the individual hub (over and beyond the 50 words per product)?
by Mary McShane 8 years ago
I just got this email. Is terminating your account normal if you don't have any sales or referrals in 90 days????Hello,Thanks again for joining the Amazon Associates program. We’re reaching out to you because we have not seen sales activity on your account.At the time your application was...
by Jean Bakula 5 years ago
I am almost ready to publish a new article, and I want to add two Amazon Capsules. I know how to do it the old way. But I saw on lobobrandon and a few other's hubs a different way. There is just an orange "A" and what looks like a hyperlink, and when clicked, it takes the reader right to...
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