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   lobobrandonposted 11 years ago

   It's been a while since I made any amazon sales, finally the ice was shattered; but, even though I sold 2 items (They're ordered) my earnings show as $0. Do they have to be delivered before I get the commission?

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      wildernessposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      They must be shipped before you will earn from them.

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         lobobrandonposted 11 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks wilderness

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      LeanManposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      delivered and not returned.... congratulations, I hope they were sales for a luxury yacht and a private aircraft; I hear the commissions for those are huge.. otherwise good luck on your next few sales, once  they start they keep coming..

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         lobobrandonposted 11 years agoin reply to this

         Haha Leanman they weren't just $20 items. However, I did sell two $500 items 2 months back as well as a couple of cheaper items back then. But, the last 2 months fetched me 0 sales.

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   CCahillposted 11 years ago

   I cant imagine anyone ever buying through a hubpage ad, i havent had any yet, What did you sell?

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      skearposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      I've had good luck with the Amazon program.  I think it depends a lot on the type of content and the target audience.
      
      Since I write about technical topics most of my readers ad blind but in context Amazon links seems to overcome this issue to an extent.
      
      I often get commissions for items I'm not even promoting since people tend to buy multiple items at the same time.

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         CCahillposted 11 years agoin reply to this

         Ah so i suppose people generally come across your hubs when looking for reviews and advice on certain hardware before buying them and already have a half intention to buy them when they arrived at your page anyway?

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            skearposted 11 years agoin reply to this

            Yes, that pretty much sums it up!  Those types of articles seem to convert to sales the most.  It helps if people are already in a buying mood before they reach the article.

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         gabgirl12posted 11 years agoin reply to this

         Wow, thats new. So you can get commissions off the entire order? Sweet.

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            skearposted 11 years agoin reply to this

            Yes, Amazon will pay a commission on any other items the customer purchases after clicking your referral link.   It's a nice surprise when it happens , especially if they buy an expensive item!
            
            Once they click your referral link it sets a cookie which is good for 24 hrs.  You can also get a commission on anything else that person purchases for the duration of the cookies lifetime unless they click someone else's referral link.
            
            There are some exceptions of course, the link below contains the fine print.
            
            https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/gp … /agreement

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      warchild75posted 11 years agoin reply to this

      You will be surprised what people buy through your amazon ads!!, I once sold a laptop through one of my xbox game hubs, That was a nice $25 while I slept!!!

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         CCahillposted 11 years agoin reply to this

         Ha no doubt, thats like a months hard work, might have to create a hub or two with this in mind

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   Daughter Of Maatposted 11 years ago

   I had two Amazon purchases about two months ago. They bought the Forks over Knives book that's on my  Plant Based diet hub. I have yet to sell anything else lol.

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      CCahillposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      What CUT of the sale did you get (Couldnt resist the pun)

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         Daughter Of Maatposted 11 years agoin reply to this

         ha ha, I only got about $1.47! I'm rich!!! lmao (love the pun!)

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