You may not realize it but there are a number of ways you can cash in
with Amazon.com. The way you choose as being the best one for you will
largely depend on what you are already doing, and that’s where this
particular blog comes in.
By doing this you will find that you can take advantage of the sheer
amount of traffic and respectability that this website commands all over
the world. It’s a lot like eBay in this respect – a lot of the hard
work is done for you.
One of the best things about Amazon is that everyone can make some
money with it if they want to, because it has a number of options to
choose from. You will no doubt have heard about the Advantage program,
which is ideal if you already have published books (no matter whether
they are self published or through a conventional publisher) as you can
get them listed on Amazon by following the instructions they give you in
the Advantage program. This method also enables you to use On Demand
publishing to minimize the risk of self publishing stacks of books that
may not be sold.
But there is a lot more to Amazon than that. If affiliate marketing
is more up your street, then take a look at their Associates program,
which allows you to recommend customers to various products in order to
make sales on them. The program is very well put together and as you
would probably expect from such a major site there is a lot of
information to read through as well.
Once you have signed up for free, you should make the effort to
explore everything the site offers you. You will see that you can
create banners, ads and much more to enhance your site – and this even
extends to the colors you pick for your ads.
But one area you should definitely look at is the potential to create
what they call an aStore. There are examples of these given on Amazon
itself, and while they are quite basic in nature they do allow you to
create web pages that are centered around a particular theme. So for
example if your website is about golf, you can create an aStore which is
stocked with the best books on golf and golfing.
This can be linked to from your main website or blog, giving an extra
dimension to your site and giving you the opportunity to make more
money from it as a result.
You can also select which colors you wish to use for these pages (you
can build many more than just one!) so it will look exactly the same as
your main website. You will need a website to join the program and
they will vet it to make sure it is suitable for inclusion (but don’t
worry, most are – it’s only the obvious types of exclusions that will
apply) but this doesn’t even have to be one you pay for; people have got
in by having a well constructed page or site from a free provider.
There is the potential to make a lot of money from the Associates
program in particular, and it’s great to use if you have a whole range
of websites since you can take advantage of the wide range of products
they stock – it’s not just books and DVDs!
So if you are looking for a way to monetize the site or sites you
have now, hotfoot it to Amazon and sign up for free. It is one of the
best ways to start making some money by offering quality products at
great prices.
Be sure to leave us a comment below before you start investigating everything that Amazon has to offer though!
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