I have not created a new hub for a while and was editing one of my hubs this morning and noticed that the adding a link box has changed.
I noticed that the box that comes up also gives you the option of searching for a hub of your own or someone else that has the word or phrase you are linking - or to add an Amazon product.
I thought I would try the Amazon product link out and just added the phrase smoothie maker, a list of smoothie makers appeared and I chose one and added it to the capsule.
However, I found that the Amazon URL that the link was pointing to DID NOT contain my affiliate link so do I earn from this type of Amazon link on the same 60/40 basis as Amazon links in the Amazon capsule? It just had the URL for the product page followed by /?tag=rebelpilot - am I missing something here?
I also found that there is no longer an option to get the link to open in a new window (target="_blank) so adding links automatically takes readers away from my page.
I would be interested to know other hubbers' views on the Amazon Link in particular!
Thanks
Alison
If you refresh the page, the link will show your Amazon affiliate ID for 60% of views, just like with the Amazon capsules.
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