How to Create an Amazon Module from Scratch

There are a couple reasons why you might want to make an amazon module from scratch. First, if you're an Amazon affiliate, this is an easy way to create product links. Second, if you want to advertise products from another store, this works for that too. Sometimes I have a lens with a bunch of Amazon products, but I know a few of those products can be found elsewhere for cheaper. So I use this code to make a fake Amazon module (meaning a made-from-scratch Amazon module) to advertise the cheaper products, while still blending in with the regular Amazon modules.. I think it just makes a lens look better.

I'm not saying it's guaranteed, but this code should work for any product from just about any store. I've used it successfully with Amazon codes, Commission Junction codes and Linkshare codes.

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Sometimes it takes me days and days to figure out the right code. This mug full of coffee could help explain the circles under my eyes. lol

just copy and paste

http.www.url to your image" style="float: left; margin: 0px 20px 20px 0px;" />your text affiliate link

description of your product

http://www.product url with your affiliate id embedded">

First, change the green part of the code to a url of your image.

Next replace the red code with the entire text affiliate link. It should look something like this (this is the text link code Amazon generates):

TEXT TO CLICK ON

Now replace the blue code with just the url to the product. If using an Amazon code, you would use this part:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00247GRJK?ie=UTF8&tag=Amazon-ID&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00247GRJK">TEXT TO CLICK ON

For the description of your product, you don't have to write anything (but it's a good idea to at least write something).

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Walmart Price: Under $30

If you were to actually click the link, you'd see this is kind of a bad example because Walmarts price is NOT lower, but you get the picture.

Book modules are slightly different because they have the Authors name.

http.www.url to your image" style="float: left; margin: 0px 20px 20px 0px;" />your text affiliate link

By: Authors name

Store Price: $00.00 (as of 01/01/2011) http://www.product url with your affiliate id embedded">

description of your product

Amazon doesn't allow you to manually show prices on their products. To get around this, I sometimes say

Amazon Price: Under $15.

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