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It's a bad deal for Amazon if, as the author assumes, the people aren't buying the product featured in the ad, but rather just happen to buy something else from
by resoluteteeth 11y ago
It's a bad deal for Amazon if, as the author assumes, the people aren't buying the product featured in the ad, but rather just happen to buy something else from Amazon within the 24 hour window without any connection to having seen the ad.
I wouldn't be surprised if in future amazon changes the system so that it only pays the fees when the original product from the link is purchased (or perhaps switches to this only for prime users.)
- ec109685 11y agoIt is likely Amazon advertised several other products on the landing page for that Zimbabwe currency, so that no doubt increased the effectiveness of these ads for Amazon and might have made that referer fee worth it.
- LyndsySimon 11y agoI disagree. I've been in the Amazon Associates program for several years - at one point, I had an LLC set up specifically for it, because my state at that time was having a bit of a legal battle with them. My job is to get people on Amazon's site. Why they're on the site almost doesn't matter, because my job ends when the user's eyeballs hit Amazon's page. Amazon's job is to convert eyeballs on their pages into sales - and they're really good at their job, as is evidenced by their position in the market.
- garysieling 11y agoIf you add an item to a wishlist or Amazon adds you to a retargeting list, they can still get a sale at a much later time. Most affiliate programs are much stingier in this regard, and it makes it harder to justify participating.