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   powers41posted 5 years ago

   So disappointed.  Published article with Amazon link related to the article.  I included with my own words and insights related to Amazon book and article AND STILL IT WAS SNIPPED! Do not ubderstand why?

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      Titiaposted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Depends on the way how it was related to the article and if you've own/read the book yourself. If one writes a hub about how leather is made and include an Amazon link to a leather handbag, that link will sure be snipped, if you get what I mean.

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         powers41posted 5 years agoin reply to this

         Thank you for your help.  The Amazon link was directly related to my article with notes I added about the book.  I was just puzzled and wondered if this happens a lot. Article He Survived a Gauntlet by Shawnee, and the book was Simon Kenton: His Life and Period 1755-1836 by Edna Kenton.  I added my thoughts about the book.

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            wildernessposted 5 years agoin reply to this

            Was the article about Kenton, or about the book about Kenton (as in a book review, perhaps)?  If about Kenton, you're expected to give the information being sought after by the reader, not shoo them off to get it somewhere else.
            
            If it was a book review then I would have thought a link to that book would be accepted.  The difference, of course, is that the book is the topic of your article here, as opposed to being something peripherally related to that topic.

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   DrMark1961posted 5 years ago

   It would be helpful if we knew which hub it was for and what the link was. Sometimes people include something related but they determine it is not that vital to the info in the article.
   
   If I am incorrect, and this is something that supports the article, you should contact the team at HP and let them know why this should not be snipped. Add it back to the article and another editor might look at it.

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      powers41posted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks for your insight.  It was the article,  He Survived a Gauntlet of the Shawnee. And the Amazon link was a book, Simon Kenton: His Life and Period 1755 by Edna Kenton.  I'm just puzzled.  Does this happen frequently?

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         PaulGoodman67posted 5 years agoin reply to this

         Yes, it's a common thing. Those of us with lots of Amazon -linked hubs who've been here years have experienced snipping. HP like at least one paragraph that's directly about the Amazon link. So in your case, if the article doesn't already revolve around that specific book, you likely need a text capsule dedicated to that book and why you would recommend it. Even then, HP will make a judgement and it won't necessarily go in your favor.
         
         Too many Amazon capsules/links and especially too many irrelevant ones kept crashing the site and bringing it down for several years so they've got super strict. I ended up losing about 80% of my links either through snipping or self editing.

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         DrMark1961posted 5 years agoin reply to this

         Based on what I have read in the forums, yes, it does happen a lot. I dont think yours could have been more related. The one suggestion I would have, other than contacting team HP, is to add a reference capsule at the end of the article and add the link there. You could add something like "If you want to read more about this fascinating person you can buy (amazon link) Simon Kenton: His Life and Period 1755 by Edna Kenton. It is an interesting book and will provide another viewpoint." Or something like that.

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            powers41posted 5 years agoin reply to this

            Thank you for your prompt response and suggestions.  I sincerely appreciate it.

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            Marisa Writesposted 5 years agoin reply to this

            I tried that with my Hub about the pitfalls of becoming a professional belly dancer. There's an excellent book by a dancer, documenting her experiences as a professional dancer in Egypt. I think it should be required reading for anyone contemplating a career there.  I used an Amazon capsule and provided a review of the book - it still got snipped

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               DrMark1961posted 5 years agoin reply to this

               No, I was not talking about an Amazon capsule. I was talking about adding a text capsule at the end of the article and using the subtitle "References". In that text capsule the OP can add the info she used to write this as well as a description of the book.

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         theraggededgeposted 5 years agoin reply to this

         You really have to embed the link into the text, so that the text doesn't make sense without it.
         
         So you'd say something like,
         
         "As Edna Kenton describes in her book, 'Simon Kenton: His Life...', Kenton was an avid believer in blah di blah" Make that bit as long and in depth as necessary.
         
         Ensure the text you are quoting or paraphrasing is completely and utterly linked to your article. It has to be a literal part of it, not something bolted on in order to get a sale.
         
         I rarely get Amazon links snipped because there is a knack to it and once you've cracked it, it works every time. Note: I don't add Amazon links to every article. Some articles simply don't call for it, and you can't shoehorn them in just for the sake of it.

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            powers41posted 5 years agoin reply to this

            Thanks for your response, I truly appreciated it.  And, thanks to you I've learned how to add Amazon links. And, in 40plus articles, I've only added Amazon link twice!

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            DrMark1961posted 5 years agoin reply to this

            That last point is really great. We so rarely hear anyone in the forums commenting that the program is working. I probably have Amazon links in less than half of my hubs (I agree that it is poor form to shoehorn them in just for the sake of it) but make a lot more than most from Amazon sales.

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               Glenn Stokposted 5 years agoin reply to this

               Well, I’m another one who can attest that it works. Half of my HubPages income is from Amazon sales. I have several hubs with Amazon capsules, and two hubs that have five Amazon capsules each. None ever got snipped.
               
               The item(s) need to be 100% related to the subject represented by the title of the hub, and you need to display personal experience with the Amazon items. That means you own and use the item. I also place a lot of hub-specific text within the Amazon capsules to personalize them.

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   powers41posted 5 years ago

   Thank you so much for this information.  I will be better prepared! Thanks again.

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   Wesman Todd Shawposted 5 years ago

   If it's not on a niche site, just put the link back in there. I've had links snipped, and I simply stopped what I was doing, and put them right back in the article where they were. And they are right there today too.
   
   Sometimes it seems like some sort of madman is snipping the amazon links. On a thread a couple years ago Paul said they were snipping them too aggressively. And they are.
   
   The thing people say about it not being worth doing, the publishing of material, if it isn't getting moved to a niche site is something I find untrue.
   
   I've got stuff on Hubpages.com which does better than similar things which are located on niche sites. The amazon sales make the deal worth doing.

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      powers41posted 5 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks for the tip!  Appreciate it.

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