Amazon Help For British User

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   andyozposted 14 years ago

   I'm new to HubPages and still trying to get my head round most things, one thing I'm having problems with is signing up for Amazon. I've gone through everything but when it comes to payment I can't see any option for non US residents. 
   
   You have the option of being paid with a gift certificate which does not appeal.  A direct deposit which states you have to have a US bank account.  Or being paid by cheque, which is again in dollars and not much use to me.
   
   Does anyone know if there is a way round this?

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      Marisa Wrightposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      In short, no.  Amazon are in the dark ages when it comes to payments!
      
      Your only options are gift certificates or a US $ cheque. 
      
      Most of us set the payout figure higher, so the bank fees on the cheque won't be as painful.  My bank charges me around $10 (Australian) to bank the cheque.

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         andyozposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Wow, that really is poor.  I wonder how much it will cost me to cash a US cheque here in the UK.  Thanks for the quick answer.

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            Marisa Wrightposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Sorry, I saw "oz" in your name and made a wrong assumption (I'm in Australia).  I guess it would help if I read the thread title properly...
            
            There are plenty Brits on HubPages, I'm sure one of them will drop in and let you know!

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            Susana Sposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            My bank charges £10 - I think most other banks are around that figure too from what other UK hubbers have said. It is a bit of a pain as compared to google's use of direct deposit, but unfortunately we have little choice.
            
            Don't dismiss amazon because of this though - there is a lot of money to be made!

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               andyozposted 14 years agoin reply to this

               Thanks for that, been very helpful.

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      Teddy Fanposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Hi Andy,
      
      Sign up here for UK amazon affiliate: https://affiliate-program.amazon.co.uk/
      
      You must first determine if you are going to focus on US or UK buyers. Obviously there are more US buyers so the potential to make money is greater, but if you are writing for a UK audience then stick with Amazon UK.
      
      Hope that helps

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      Hubpages Hubberposted 14 years agoin reply to this

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         Susana Sposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         The gift certificate option is pretty pants in my opinion unless you are downloading kindle books or something like that because it costs so much to have products shipped over (you can't use the vouchers on amazon.co.uk).
         
         The minimum threshold for a cheque is $100.
         
         You can use amazon.co.uk affiliate text links, but you are limited to 2 per hub.

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            andyozposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Ah I never thought of the shipping, thanks for that. Maybe I will set it to cheque after all.

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      thisisoliposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Take the US Cheque, it is free for Overseas users, but your bank will probably charge you unless you open a foreign currency account.

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   2uesdayposted 14 years ago

   Teddy fan - you are giving the sign up for Amazon UK you need Amazon.Com the (American Amazon) for HubPages. This is something I took a while to discover.
   
   That is the one to use with the Amazon capsules. I think there is a way of posting one link to do with Amazon UK products but I have never used it. Someone else might be able to advise on that.

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      andyozposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Well I've already signed up for the US version, it seems I will just have to pay to cash my cheques, although until I start actually making any real money I have just selected giftcards/vouchers.  Will see how it goes.

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         Marisa Wrightposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Andy, you've done the right thing.  You can't use Amazon UK on HubPages at all.

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            andyozposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Seems like Amazon are missing a trick with this one then, they should set up a UK version for us Brits.

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               EmpressFelicityposted 14 years agoin reply to this

               Well, actually you *can* use your Amazon.co.uk affiliate code in your hubs - you just can't use it in HP's Amazon capsules. 
               
               You can insert your UK Amazon affiliate code into a link and/or picture capsule.  But as Susana said, you're restricted to two such links per hub.
               
               If you don't know what syntax to use, this forum thread might help:
               
               http://hubpages.com/forum/topic/54023#post1232991

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                  andyozposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                  It's all very confusing, think I will just stick with the US version for now.  Thanks anyway.

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