> I get a bunch of sites that just list a dozen terrible Amazon products with affiliate links to each. [...] maybe they've cleaned up lately The faucet turned

> I get a bunch of sites that just list a dozen terrible Amazon products with affiliate links to each. [...] maybe they've cleaned up lately The faucet turned off in 2020, when Amazon reduced affiliate payouts for many products [1] and cut off third-party affiliate networks [2]. There are still a lot of those sites around, but there's no longer the same level of incentives for them to be created. [1]: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/14/amazon-slashes-commission-rates-for-affiliate-program.html https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/14/amazon-slashes-commission-ra... [2]: https://www.adexchanger.com/ecommerce-2/amazon-removes-third-party-vendors-from-its-affiliate-program/ https://www.adexchanger.com/ecommerce-2/amazon-removes-third...