Amazon Program Question

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   Amanda Buckposted 5 years ago

   Of the three ways to link to Amazon:
   -Amazon Capsule
   -Red letter link with Amazon "a" icon
   -Red letter link with no icon
   
   Which one(s) allow you to earn money through the Amazon Program?  Do you only earn money if you use an Amazon Capsule?

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      samanthacubbisonposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      No, you don't only earn via Amazon capsules.
      
      We recommend using in-text links over capsules, as it looks a bit neater. But sometimes capsules are better when it doesn't make sense to talk about the product itself mid-paragraph, or if you have a lot to say about it. It's situational!

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         Amanda Buckposted 5 years agoin reply to this

         Okay, so just to be clear...
         When I make a red text link, I have two choices:
         1. Simply copy and paste the web address I want to link to in the top bar of the link window and save it.
         2. Search for the product in the link window under "Amazon" and click it, resulting in the "a" icon.
         Either way I would get credit through the Amazon Program?
         Thanks!

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            samanthacubbisonposted 5 years agoin reply to this

            The "A" should be there every time you link an Amazon product directly into the text. A regular, non-Amazon link will just make the text orange. It should look like this when you add a text link:
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            The only other option is to use an Amazon capsule, which will display the product's photo and a space to write your review/opinion.

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               Amanda Buckposted 5 years agoin reply to this

               Hmmm... then perhaps I am doing something wrong.  If you look at my article about backyard wildlife viewing, have some links to trail cams.  They are red and link to the Amazon product, but there is no "a" icon.  I copied the url to the Amazon product and pasted it into the url box in the link window, like you showed above.  I think if I found it under "Amazon" below the url box in the link window and clicked on it, I would see an "a" icon.  This is confusing an I just want to be sure I am doing it right.  Thanks for your help!

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                  samanthacubbisonposted 5 years agoin reply to this

                  It looks like your links go to AmazonSmile and not Amazon.com. They are slightly different. That is probably why it is not showing up.

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                     Amanda Buckposted 5 years agoin reply to this

                     Aha! That makes sense.  I will change that.  Thanks for looking.  While I have your ear, I want to submit this wildlife viewing article to a network site, but I can't figure out which one it would fit.  Would SkyAboveUs be appropriate?  Thanks again!

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                        samanthacubbisonposted 5 years agoin reply to this

                        Yep, I'd say so!

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                           Amanda Buckposted 5 years agoin reply to this

                           Okay, thanks!  I fixed the links and now the "a" icon shows up.  I will have to pay attention to that in the future!

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   eugbugposted 5 years ago

   I use an Amazon hyperlink, but I post an image of the Amazon product from its page also.

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   EricDockettposted 5 years ago

   @Amanda - You can make your life a little easier by using the Amazon ASIN number instead of the url. Then you never have to worry about linking to the wrong url, and you ensure you are sending readers to the exact product you intended. The ASIN is found in the product details for each item (and also in the url). Use the HP linking tool or Amazon module to search Amazon for the ASIN (don't put it in the url box). Only one product should turn up, and from there it is super easy to create a link.
   
   Note: Books don't have ASINs; they have ISBN numbers. Same idea though.

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      Amanda Buckposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Excellent!  Thank you.  That will make things easier.  This whole process has been quite a learning curve, but I'm getting there.

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