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It’s kinda cool to acknowledge that I’ve been in Amazon's affiliate program, starting as an Amazon “Associate,” since 2012! 

There have been a lot of changes in working with Amazon for an added income stream, but for many people, it’s not so much a stream as a trickle. For others, Amazon brings them a full-time income.

However, the evolution of Amazon’s platform and the introduction of Amazon “Influencers” bring nice options to help grow your Amazon commissions and gain sales. (I joined the “Influencer” program when they first launched it in 2021.) 

At this time, to get into the Influencer Program, they’re looking at your follower counts (but we don’t know how many) on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and surprisingly, TikTok. As a main criterion, they’re looking for “active and engaging” accounts. 

Tools like shoppable videos, an optimized storefront with your unique URL, and more, offer you avenues to grow as an Amazon Affiliate in various ways that help you "influence" customers to buy your recommendations. *As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Essentially, Amazon gives you a custom landing page on their website where you can also post photos, create Idea lists and use Livestreaming to highlight your favorite products. According to Statista, Amazon has 37.6% of the eCommerce market share in the U.S. (next is Walmart with "only" 6.4%).

So having your own landing page on their site is actually pretty awesome, come to think of it 🥰 It's the Gold Standard when it comes to connecting brands with affiliates - no wonder everyone wants a piece of the pie.

A Guest Appearance 

Recently, I was a guest on my friend Tim’s YouTube Channel, MyTogBlog. We talked about Amazon, YouTube and a few other affiliate programs (like Benable) to earn income online, so take a look: 

We do a deep dive on all these topics so be sure to check the video description for time stamps to easily find what you need. 

Tim likes to hang out on Twitter as much as I do so, it you are still over there you can connect with him too: MyBlogTog on Twitter

Let us know what you think of the interview! 

Collaborating, building relationships, and growing your community is what it’s all about! Right? 

Here's the link again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VtC8Ci3V7c

Next week we'll talk more about the importance of collaboration and the impact it can have on you, but for now have a fantastic week and as always -- Stay Beautiful!

~ Ms. Ileane

NOTE: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.