How to advertise a particular Amazon product in your hub?

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  1. wowtgp profile image60
    wowtgpposted 11 years ago

    I can only use the keyword method, but haven't got hang off the specific products method. A step by step procedure will be really appreciated.

    1. Susana S profile image93
      Susana Sposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Open the hub in edit mode.

      Add an amazon capsule.

      Open the capsule and choose "add specific products".

      Choose the number of products you want to add.

      Open another browser tab or window and go to amazon.com.

      Find the product/s you want to link to.

      Either copy the full url shown in the address bar or scroll down the page to find the ASIN/ISBN and copy that instead.

      Paste the link or code into your amazon capsule.

      Click preview to see if the item is displaying properly.

      Click save at the top of the capsule.

      Job done.

      1. wowtgp profile image60
        wowtgpposted 11 years agoin reply to this

        You nailed it. Thank you.

      2. Simone Smith profile image82
        Simone Smithposted 11 years agoin reply to this

        Thanks for those clear instructions, Susana S!

        For reference wowtgp, you can find guides to all of our capsules in the Learning Center: http://hubpages.com/learningcenter/contents

        1. wowtgp profile image60
          wowtgpposted 11 years agoin reply to this

          Thanks, I will check it out.

  2. bac2basics profile image83
    bac2basicsposted 11 years ago

    Hi wowtgp. It´s really easy once you know how.
    Open up an amazon tab while your hub is in edit mode. Select an amazon capsule for your hub and click on specific products and select how many you would like to add. Then click on your opened amazon page, search for things you wish to add to your hub, when you find what you want open the product description and then copy the URL product code which will be displayed in your address box at the top of the screen, click back onto your hub and paste the product url code into your capsule. Repeat until you have selected what you want and then click on the hub amazon capsule where it says view products ( or something similar, can´t think of the wording off hand) If all the products you have selected are available they will all appear, if they aren´t then look for the product code which will be in pink , this will tell you which products are not available so then just delete it from your hub capsule and select something else.
    I hope you find this helps you and can get it to work. smile

    1. wowtgp profile image60
      wowtgpposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks

  3. Iammattdoran profile image93
    Iammattdoranposted 11 years ago

    Now that you know my advice is to list specific items where you can because this allows to write a description of the item which may make readers more likely to click on it than just random products

    1. wowtgp profile image60
      wowtgpposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      I have listed several items but forgot  to add description. Do you have any ideas, how an ideal description should be written?

  4. lovebuglena profile image81
    lovebuglenaposted 11 years ago

    There are two ways to list amazon products using the amazon capsule - one is to type in the keyword and select how many items you want displayed and that number of items will be displayed. Another is to showcase specific products by entering their ASINs. That's the better way to do it because not only will you display the exact items you want but you will also be able to add product descriptions to the items, which is very important. Without the product description the items seem like they are computer generated... and that's not a good thing.

  5. Paul Edmondson profile imageSTAFF
    Paul Edmondsonposted 11 years ago

    A couple of tips on product capsules. 

    Insert them strategically into the content of the Hub.  I like to align them just to the right of what I'm talking about with a custom description.

    Avoid tacking them on the bottom in a big block.  Not sure why folks do this, but in most cases it hurts the Hub.

    1. Marisa Wright profile image86
      Marisa Wrightposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      It's because it doesn't occur to most newbies to split their text over more than one capsule, so the end of the Hub is the only place to put anything else.

  6. Connie120 profile image67
    Connie120posted 11 years ago

    I was wondering if, when adding the URL to a specific Amazon product, do I have to generate a link with my Amazon affiliate code, or do I just use the regular link to the specific Amazon product?

    1. Marisa Wright profile image86
      Marisa Wrightposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      If you're using a capsule, you just use the search facility within the capsule.  If you want to put it in the text, then you need to generate a link with your Amazon affiliate code.

      1. Connie120 profile image67
        Connie120posted 11 years agoin reply to this

        OK, thank you.

  7. Lisa Keatts profile image59
    Lisa Keattsposted 10 years ago

    Very helpful! thanks to those sharing the information. Makes it easier for us newbies.

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