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   theraggededgeposted 3 years ago

   No Amazon earnings for six days! At this time of the year. I've not seen anything like this for years - it's usually a really good time for me

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      DrMark1961posted 3 years agoin reply to this

      Mine are very low but still there. Might it be related to descreased traffic/higher bounce rate this year?

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         theraggededgeposted 3 years agoin reply to this

         Traffic is way down, almost by half. My articles normally rank highly on Google but they've sunk. I'm not sure what to do - I've changed a few titles, but it made no difference.
         
         Amazon used to pay me around $200-$300 pm. Now lucky to get $30-$40.
         
         Moany moany moan
         
         Luckily, as a self-employed person, I am getting subsidised because of Covid, which is making up my earnings to 80% of usual profits so not really losing out financially.

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            lobobrandonposted 3 years agoin reply to this

            It is good that you are covered in that way. I just took a look and my amazon earnings for October are a fifth of what they were last year. Commission rate cuts are a part of it, I presume.

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      powers41posted 3 years agoin reply to this

      Please tell me how to get Amazon earnings on Hubpages/  I would appreciate it.

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         theraggededgeposted 3 years agoin reply to this

         Hi Fran,
         
         You can add Amazon if your article references an item that is necessary to the topic, let's say it's a hub about the process of making jam and there is a certain pan that you use and would recommend.
         
         You would mention in the text why this particular pan works well for you and perhaps include any relevant information and even a photo of it in action. Highlight the name of the pan (as it appears on Amazon) then click on the chain link in the text capsule toolbar. A pop-up will appear. You'll see an Amazon tab about halfway down. Click it and you should see the item in the list. Click it, then click Save on the pop-up.
         
         Your anchor text should now be red with an A in front of it. However, if the article is moved to a network site it will now be just underlined with no indication it is an Amazon link - which I hope will get fixed in the near future.
         
         If someone clicks on your link and purchased the pan - or anything else within a 24 hour period, you will eventually receive the commission in your earnings. Commission is split 60/40 hubber/Hubpages.
         
         If you go to my profile and look at the top spinning thingy, you'll see article called, 'How to Write a Good Article for HubPages'. There's an example within it of an Amazon link to a mind-mapping book.
         
         Hope that helps.

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            powers41posted 3 years agoin reply to this

            thank you so much for the info.

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            Eric Cauncaposted 3 years agoin reply to this

            Hi, thank you, Bev. Do we still earn if the reader just clicks the Amazon product but did not buy it as the CPC do?

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               theraggededgeposted 3 years agoin reply to this

               No, you only earn if they buy something. There is a built in two-month lag between the sale and when you receive your Amazon earnings. This is just in case the item is returned. Sometimes you might see a minus figure in your earnings report when there has been a return/refund.

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                  Eric Cauncaposted 3 years agoin reply to this

                  I checked back to your articles but I haven't seen any amazon links or products. Where are they? :-)

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                     powers41posted 3 years agoin reply to this

                     I have one in the article Secret Life of Charles Lindbergh.

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                        Eric Cauncaposted 3 years agoin reply to this

                        I haven't seen the amazon link in your articles. It is highlighted in red with the capital "A".

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                     Eric Cauncaposted 3 years agoin reply to this

                     I've already seen them. They are the underlined words. I thought it is just a recommendation to buy in. I never thought that they're amazon links.

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                        powers41posted 3 years agoin reply to this

                        Thank you so much for your help and kind words.  I appreciate it.

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                     theraggededgeposted 3 years agoin reply to this

                     They aren't in capsules. They are in line text links. I don't put Amazon in every article I write because it's not always appropriate to do so. Check out "How to Write a Good Article for HubPages" and look under the subtitle, 'Writing to the Title'.
                     
                     The reason I am using that article as an example is because it is still on HubPages so you can easily see the red A link. On the network articles it is much harder to see them as they are a very unobtrusive underline.

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                        Abby Slutskyposted 3 years agoin reply to this

                        Yes, when they did that I started getting fewer clicks. However, I haven't sold very much through that program. Looking down a post. Lucky Glenn.

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   Glenn Stokposted 3 years ago

   That's strange. I'm seeing Amazon earnings every day.

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      OldRosesposted 3 years agoin reply to this

      Me too and on my own site as well.  This year has been my best year year for Amazon sales and earnings despite the reduction in commissions.

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         lobobrandonposted 3 years agoin reply to this

         On my own site, I am doing the best I ever have on Amazon. Not here though. Even during the regular summer months where my HP income doubled year on year, Amazon was cut in half.

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            OldRosesposted 3 years agoin reply to this

            In my case, I think its because I write about gardening both here and on my own site and gardening became very popular thanks to the pandemic.

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               lobobrandonposted 3 years agoin reply to this

               Interesting. My personal site is a home and kitchen site and the commission cuts on individual affiliates already happened almost a year before they were cut here on HP. I guess that and my niche not really changing (4% all the time) is the reason I am doing better on my site, but here on HP I dropped with the reduction in rates.
               
               It is weird that we differ on Amazon here because all or most of my Amazon sales are through my gardening hubs. HP ad earnings did increase year on year as mentioned in the last post. I'll have to wait and see how Amazon on HP performs for me.

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   Shesabutterflyposted 3 years ago

   This should be the height of my Amazon sales as well and I made a measly 5 sales last month.
   
   My traffic is terrible, but I also think it is in part related to the fact that they still have yet to change the design of the links. The Amazon links are still simply underlined words and there is no indication that it is an affiliate link at all, which I thought was required.

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      theraggededgeposted 3 years agoin reply to this

      While I am sorry this is happening to you, it means I am not the only one. I think this whole site revamp has happened at the worst time.

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   Sherry Hewinsposted 3 years ago

   I'm getting Amazon sales every day. They are not expensive products, and with the reduced rate we get for sales now I am not making much, but I do get them every day.

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   eugbugposted 3 years ago

   I haven't seen any sales since Monday. Clicks are fewer than this time last year too.

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   Abby Slutskyposted 3 years ago

   I don't think many people have a lot of money to spend in this environment. I am not optimistic.

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   Eric Cauncaposted 3 years ago

   I thought you intentionally underline them, you just emphasize the books' titles. Yes, it's difficult to see.

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      theraggededgeposted 3 years agoin reply to this

      Yes, it's probably why my Amazon sales have sunk to nothing.

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         Eric Cauncaposted 3 years agoin reply to this

         It's very sad. :-( I think the Hubpages shall prioritize to solve this problem.

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         lobobrandonposted 3 years agoin reply to this

         I just noticed... They are the same underline colour as regular links. Not good.

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   wildernessposted 3 years ago

   If anything the number of my Amazon sales are up, but the commission is way down.  Down to the tune of several hundred dollars each month compared to last year.
   
   The change in commission rates really hurt me.

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      lobobrandonposted 3 years agoin reply to this

      It's interesting to see different outcomes with the changes. I wonder how HP is doing as a whole.

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   theraggededgeposted 3 years ago

   Update: 16 cents since 31st October.
   
   Not sure what I will spend it all on.

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      lobobrandonposted 3 years agoin reply to this

      16 wall-stickers, apparently: https://www.amazon.com/REYO-Painting-Rh … 08B8VZHDQ/
      
      It seems like I will be able to buy myself a coffee and a half by the end of this month. HP's earnings are doing great, just talking about Amazon.

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         theraggededgeposted 3 years agoin reply to this

         But... delivery to the UK?! That'll take all my HP earnings too (jk).

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            lobobrandonposted 3 years agoin reply to this

            Maybe send them to HP

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    theraggededgeposted 3 years ago

    Yay! Six sales for yesterday.

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       lobobrandonposted 3 years agoin reply to this

       Haha

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       Eric Cauncaposted 3 years agoin reply to this

       What's the average sale that you get before it got shrunk?

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          theraggededgeposted 3 years agoin reply to this

          Usually two or more per day. I used to get a lot more than that a couple of years ago.

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