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Confused. Which is the previous structure? This: https://web.archive.org/web/20170106214433im_/https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/associates/2

Confused. Which is the previous structure? This: https://web.archive.org/web/20170106214433im_/https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/associates/2012/associates_rates_table_20170101._V523087001_.png https://web.archive.org/web/20170106214433im_/https://images... or this: https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/welcome/compensation https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/welcome/compensation If they are going from a volume based approach to a margin based approach that is rational, and good for everyone. (i.e. why payout more for 1000 rubber bands that makes them uncompetitive to sell, and you should pay out more for that high end tv).

jonknee 10y ago
Both, the volume was/is for "other products" (e.g. not categories mentioned in the other table).
_delirium 10y ago
The change from tiered rates based on volume to flat rates is fine with me. The bigger problem for many people will be that the rates are also being cut overall in many categories, at least for people doing non-trivial volume. For example, previously the affiliate payout for books was 6%+ if you sold at least 7 a month, while now it's a flat 4.5%.
fencepost 10y ago
Previously it was (in general) 4% for up to 6 items, then 6% (or apparently higher) as the number of items sold increased. I don't recall whether quantities within an order impact that or not, it's possible that an order for 10 of item X would be counted as a single item for that calculation. Obviously the percentages could go quite a bit higher. The "gutting" in this I'm sure is referring to the change from "electronics get 4-8.5% commission" to "electronics get 2.5% commission and never more than that." Having a huge range of other items also all capped at below 6% is also a huge blow to people who've been doing a lot of Amazon Affiliates work. I've never really made much from it - probably less than $100 in any given year with one outlier when someone bought ten copies of Dragon Medical ($1800 each) after using one of my links. Still, this does give a good indication of whether it's worth putting together a focused product comparison site I've been contemplating. 6% or more on products with prices in the $100-1000 price range could make it worthwhile to build and maintain (content curation). 2.5% capped makes it a much less appealing proposition unless the site can have affiliate links to vendors other than Amazon, and I'm not sure if that's against their TOS.
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jonknee 10y ago

Both, the volume was/is for "other products" (e.g. not categories mentioned in the other table).

_delirium 10y ago

The change from tiered rates based on volume to flat rates is fine with me. The bigger problem for many people will be that the rates are also being cut overall in many categories, at least for people doing non-trivial volume. For example, previously the affiliate payout for books was 6%+ if you sold at least 7 a month, while now it's a flat 4.5%.

fencepost 10y ago

Previously it was (in general) 4% for up to 6 items, then 6% (or apparently higher) as the number of items sold increased. I don't recall whether quantities within an order impact that or not, it's possible that an order for 10 of item X would be counted as a single item for that calculation. Obviously the percentages could go quite a bit higher. The "gutting" in this I'm sure is referring to the change from "electronics get 4-8.5% commission" to "electronics get 2.5% commission and never more than that." Having a huge range of other items also all capped at below 6% is also a huge blow to people who've been doing a lot of Amazon Affiliates work. I've never really made much from it - probably less than $100 in any given year with one outlier when someone bought ten copies of Dragon Medical ($1800 each) after using one of my links. Still, this does give a good indication of whether it's worth putting together a focused product comparison site I've been contemplating. 6% or more on products with prices in the $100-1000 price range could make it worthwhile to build and maintain (content curation). 2.5% capped makes it a much less appealing proposition unless the site can have affiliate links to vendors other than Amazon, and I'm not sure if that's against their TOS.

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