I'm referring of course to the discrimination of Colorado residents by Amazon due to a law that was being considered in the state in 2010. This law would have created some sort of tax issue and Amazon quickly disabled all Colorado accounts. The law did not come to pass, yet Amazon still denies us the right to earn commission on our referrals.
Obviously this is a major issue for us on HubPages, considering we have two options for affiliate product marketing, the other being eBay. When designing hubs, I often feel pressured to use Amazon links to beef up my articles and fill in space on the left hand side of the page. The Amazon links are one of the few capsules that can be condensed and still placed on the left.
I feel like I am being cheated because I provide them traffic and sales and they don't pay me, while someone who lives in another state does the exact same work and makes more money. Amazon is taking advantage of Colorado residents based on a law that never existed.
In summary, I am upset and looking for a way to collect the rightful commission I deserve for providing Amazon with customers. I can't boycott the Amazon capsules all together because they are unique and necessary for certain hubs.
eBay is not a valid alternative. There are many products that people would rather buy new from a reputable source like Amazon and not some random person they know nothing about.
Help Colorado Hubbers! We are being discriminated against!
Never feel 'pressured' to add Amazon items just to fill up space, NotPC- it's more than fine not to use them at all!
Honestly, we advise people to NOT use them unless they're explicitly referring to the product in question in a Hub and they believe readers are likely to want to buy it.
I'm afraid there's nothing HubPages can do about the issue with Colorado residents, but rest assured that eBay is still a great option and that it can really help the quality of your Hubs to have fewer affiliate sales capsules.
by Mary McShane 9 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 Clayton 13 years ago
Ok i got a dumb question, i've been doing a lot of reading around here in the forums and wonderful hubs by brilliant hubbers. I do however would like to know, Is it possible to insert and use an ID i have on Amazon.co.uk? here on hubpages?, or do i have to only use the Account ID from Amazon.com. I...
by PiaC 13 years ago
Many of you may have recently received an email from Amazon detailing a plan to terminate its affiliate program in California. We have seen it too and are looking into it. A longer blog post will follow in the next few days giving details on our plans and point of view. Stay tuned!PiaThis is the...
by NikitaVia 15 years ago
I'm totally new to HubPages and have not yet published. I'm trying to sign up for Amazon Associates, but there are questions on the application that are not covered in the HubPages Guide. Here are the questions on the application I need help/advice on how to answer:How do you drive traffic to your...
by Pollyanna Jones 23 months ago
Good morning dear Hubbers! I have received an email which appears to be from Amazon Associates and wondered if you can confirm whether this is genuine or not? I don't want to start clicking links and tinkering if it is going to compromise my HubPages account or overall security. Here is the...
by bewhuebner 14 years ago
I just got an email from the Amazon Associates program and because of Illinois' new tax laws, Amazon is no longer allowing IL residents to participate in the program. Now that's discouraging to someone who has just recently begun on Hubpages
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