Does Amazon Allow You to Earn a Commission From Your Own Orders?
If I click one of my Amazon ads on HubPages to get to the Amazon site, and then order something, will I earn a commission? Is that allowed by Amazon or is it a violation of their Terms of Use?
I think I saw some where in their TOS that it was not allowed. I think we should read again to make sure but I would bet it was against the rules.
Amazon will not pay you to make your own purchases. In effect, they will not give you discount, sorry!!!
Amazon will not pay you to buy items through your own affiliate link, thus giving you a discount. But....If your family member, friends, etc were to buy the item from a different IP address, they will pay...If you get my drift...
Totally up to you though, as to what your morally open to doing.
@cardisa is correct. This document very clearly states that you will not receive a commission from purchases through your link(s). It also forbids ordering products that you will use through your links even if friends or relatives make the purchase.
https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/gp … c_help_t15
by x 11 years ago
...recognize and not count our own clicks when we are logged in?
by OregonWino 15 years ago
I had two seperate sales listed a couple of says ago and I login today and both are gone (and yes I checked the last quarter of 2009 etc...nothing!!) Anyone had something like this happen before?
by Sekharg 14 years ago
Can we buy stuff from our own amazon affiliate id on Hubpages?I think it is not allowed in other sites. What are the rules on hubpages regarding this?ThanksSekhar
by peachy 11 years ago
Some of my hubs, I do include Ebay capsules that are related to my hubs but I had not earn a single cent nor a single click nor any impression from Ebay. Do I need to key in anything in the Ebay capsules like the ID? May I know what went wrong?
by Susana Smith 14 years ago
I sold a big item on Amazon at the beginning of last month, but it still hasn't been credited to my account. I know I have to wait for the item to be shipped but it's in stock so I can't think why it wouldn't have been sent out yet. It seems to be taking a very long time. Any ideas why?
by Daffitt 11 years ago
I live in Minnesota, which is one of the states that Amazon has chosen to stop doing business with due to a state tax imposed upon Amazon, for Amazon affiliates in this state. For this reason, I can no longer monetize the Amazon module. I wanted to suggest the possibility of another affiliate...
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