{"id":1035,"date":"2023-07-06T14:13:41","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T14:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/?p=1035"},"modified":"2023-09-12T19:46:01","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T19:46:01","slug":"amazon-affiliate-links-on-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/amazon-affiliate-links-on-social-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide to Sharing Amazon Affiliate Links on Social Media"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1035\" class=\"elementor elementor-1035\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-edfb0b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"edfb0b9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4661357\" data-id=\"4661357\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46c2a70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-1455 elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image\" data-id=\"46c2a70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 29-01-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"638\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/socialmediaaff-3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1038\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/socialmediaaff-3.png 638w, https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/socialmediaaff-3-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbf2e7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fbf2e7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 29-01-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Affiliate links on Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, Pinterest, Twitter, and Instagram our crucial to affiliate marketing, especially for Creators (authors, musicians, filmmakers, photographers &amp; videographers, streamers, and the many others who make wonderful things to share on the Internet) to interact with their peers and audiences.<\/p><p>These platforms are also incredibly important to share recommendations for the books, music, and films these artists work hard to create as well as the tools necessary during the creation process.<\/p><p>We figured it was about time that we wrote about how to use Amazon Affiliate links.<\/p><p><strong><i>When done correctly, recommendations on social media can be incredibly lucrative revenue channels for Creators by taking advantage of affiliate marketing and the Amazon affiliate program.<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9d3f6d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9d3f6d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d79dfb2\" data-id=\"d79dfb2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d575e97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d575e97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While some misinformation is still floating around the Internet, using Amazon\u2019s Associates Program on social media platforms is completely allowed.<\/p><p>However, there are a few things to be cognizant of, just like using the Amazon affiliate program with a blog, to ensure good standing and a healthy relationship.<\/p><p>We\u2019ll dive into the three main tenets to remember when posting affiliate links on Facebook, and other media.<\/p><p>As well as a few bad ideas and attempt to clear up some ambiguity in regards to using Amazon links on YouTube, Facebook and their social media peers.<\/p><p>Please note that while we\u2019ve organized and summarized some of the most common questions in regards to posting affiliate links on Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, Pinterest, Twitter, and Instagram, there is no substitute for being familiar with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate-program.amazon.com\/help\/operating\/agreement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Amazon\u2019s Affiliate Operating agreement<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate-program.amazon.com\/help\/operating\/policies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Program Policies<\/a> that dictate the use of their affiliate program.<\/p><p>If you haven\u2019t yet, we\u2019d strongly encourage you to review those. \u00a0Additionally, Amazon\u2019s Resource Center recently published an incredibly helpful\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate-program.amazon.com\/resource-center\/sharing-amazon-links-on-social-media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">guide to sharing links on Social Media<\/a>\u00a0that we\u2019ll quote from periodically below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e1a5e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e1a5e3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9102bc3\" data-id=\"9102bc3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e26eeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e26eeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 29-01-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is It Okay?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d756371 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d756371\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc1be02\" data-id=\"fc1be02\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-415e8cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"415e8cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Can I put Amazon Affiliate links on Youtube? \u00a0Do Amazon Affiliate links work on Pinterest? Can I use Amazon affiliate links on Facebook?<\/strong><\/p><p>Yes! \u00a0We hear these questions all of the time and one of the great things about the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/amazon-affiliate-guide\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Amazon affiliate program<\/a>\u00a0is its versatility. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/amazon-associates-guide-to-getting-account-banned\/\">While\u00a0\u201coffline\u201d use (email\/ebooks\/PDFs) isn\u2019t allowed<\/a>, Amazon is quite okay with\u00a0<i>you<\/i>\u00a0sharing\u00a0<i>your<\/i>\u00a0affiliate links with\u00a0<i>your<\/i>\u00a0audience on social media channels, though with a few caveats. \u00a0Further due to the nature of an Amazon affiliate link, they can be used across the many different social media platforms, and through third-party tools, to make product recommendations and earn commissions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2fae75 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b2fae75\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73cc190\" data-id=\"73cc190\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a6d3c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a6d3c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Amazon explicitly states, \u201cYou can share on social networks where your readers are\u201d and goes on to elaborate by saying \u201c\u2026what you\u2019re allowed to use on your website is what you\u2019re allowed to use on your social media feeds.\u201d via their recent guide to sharing links on social media. \u00a0<\/p><p>However, it\u2019s important to note the three tenets of posting Amazon affiliate links on social media:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cefe61b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cefe61b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23318fc\" data-id=\"23318fc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1677169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1677169\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1\/ Link Cloaking<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64f8154 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"64f8154\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e85ff36\" data-id=\"e85ff36\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2223ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2223ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As many readers to our blog know there are many\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/vs-onelink\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">limitations to the Amazon affiliate OneLink service<\/a>\u00a0such as not working for links on social media. \u00a0This then requires a third-party tool, such as Geniuslink, in order to fully serve and monetize the\u00a0links a Creator\u00a0shares with their audience. \u00a0<\/p><p>When asked about this, Amazon states their acceptance with the following language:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d5506c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d5506c4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-348a6c6\" data-id=\"348a6c6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a93effc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a93effc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Can I use third-party tools to create and share posts?<br \/><\/em><em>Yes, as long as the resulting post is compliant with the OA and Program Policies.<\/em>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate-program.amazon.com\/resource-center\/sharing-amazon-links-on-social-media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">source<\/a>)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-04af155 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"04af155\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ef7726\" data-id=\"9ef7726\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-464598f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"464598f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>And in their Program Policies addendum to the Operating Agreement referred to above they state:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2486288 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2486288\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-02a110c\" data-id=\"02a110c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be29e2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be29e2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>(w) You will not use a\u00a0link shortening\u00a0service, button, hyperlink or other ad placement in a manner that makes it unclear that you are linking to an Amazon Site.<\/em>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate-program.amazon.com\/help\/operating\/policies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">source<\/a>)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e40a5b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e40a5b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-618471e\" data-id=\"618471e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f1b2a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f1b2a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This simply boils down to\u00a0<strong>ensuring transparency<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>building trust<\/strong>\u00a0when you share a link and this is actually a lot easier than it sounds. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bb4e3a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bb4e3a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-85c766a\" data-id=\"85c766a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8f2034 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8f2034\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Amazon says, \u201cThey will trust you more if you are transparent about where you are directing them.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate-program.amazon.com\/resource-center\/sharing-amazon-links-on-social-media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">source<\/a>) and we wholeheartedly agree.<\/p><p>This is done by simply including a mention of \u201cAmazon\u201d in close proximity of any link you share on social media to let your audience know where a link is directing them. \u00a0This can be the word \u201cAmazon\u201d after the link or including Amazon in the call to action before the link.<\/p><p>For example:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8345b73 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8345b73\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-abe159a\" data-id=\"abe159a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e81b25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3e81b25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-02-at-12.22.44-PM-1024x417-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1036\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-02-at-12.22.44-PM-1024x417-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-02-at-12.22.44-PM-1024x417-1-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-02-at-12.22.44-PM-1024x417-1-768x313.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5dc37f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5dc37f5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ec49c0\" data-id=\"0ec49c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81d8478 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81d8478\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another option to ensure compliance, not only with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/link-cloaking-amazon\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">link cloaking<\/a> but also with including an affiliate disclaimer (discussed next), is to use a \u201cChoice Page\u201d \u2013 an optimized landing page that is built to ensure Amazon compliance and encourage interested consumers to buy.<\/p><p>You can cleanly organize your affiliate links on Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, Pinterest, Twitter, and Instagram through Choice Pages. Find more information about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/choice-pages\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Choice Pages<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0various ways they can be used. \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ed3102 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ed3102\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-03e0d95\" data-id=\"03e0d95\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0625d84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0625d84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2\/ Affiliate Disclosures\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-21941cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21941cb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-258aec0\" data-id=\"258aec0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d61e270 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d61e270\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Transparency is important! \u00a0Not only for your audience (to inspire trust which leads to higher sales and conversions), but also for Amazon (see the previous section) AND the\u00a0<strong>Federal Trade Commission<\/strong>\u00a0(FTC)! \u00a0<\/p><p>Ultimately, this means two disclosures, one at the link level for the FTC and a second one at the channel level for Amazon. \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2f4724 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a2f4724\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6050182\" data-id=\"6050182\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5ae3bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5ae3bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FTC Affiliate Disclosure\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-abc71ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"abc71ba\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c29911b\" data-id=\"c29911b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17383f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17383f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With each post\/tweet\/video you publish that includes an affiliate link you have two requirements. \u00a0<\/p><p>First, as noted in the section above, it is important to note \u201cAmazon\u201d in proximity to your Amazon affiliate links to ensure your readers know where they are being directed.<\/p><p>Second, the FTC requires \u201cthat material connections between advertisers and endorsers are disclosed to customers.\u201d \u00a0<\/p><p>As a result, you will also need to include a short disclaimer that shows the financial relationship. \u00a0Unfortunately \u201c#affiliate\u201d isn\u2019t enough in these cases\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/tips-advice\/business-center\/guidance\/ftcs-endorsement-guides-what-people-are-asking#affiliateornetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">according to the FTC<\/a>. \u00a0Amazon instead recommends using \u201c#ad\u201d, \u201c(paid link)\u201d, or \u201c#CommissionsEarned.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5fb482f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5fb482f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-152fd8b\" data-id=\"152fd8b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cb9dd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3cb9dd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Amazon Associates Disclosure\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5afbfec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5afbfec\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-04e288c\" data-id=\"04e288c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0308551 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0308551\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Further, when you are using the Amazon Associates Program, you need to include Amazon\u2019s affiliate disclosure.<\/p><p>In order to do this Amazon strongly recommends you use this sentence \u2014\u00a0<strong><i>\u201cAs an Amazon Associate I earn from\u00a0qualifying purchases.\u201d<\/i><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013to keep Amazon in good standing with the FTC.<\/p><p>Amazon has clarified where this disclosure should live and states:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6238d01 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6238d01\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bd0805\" data-id=\"4bd0805\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad94ef8 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"ad94ef8\" 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must be associated with your account. This can be on an \u201cabout\u201d or \u201cinfo\u201d section. For individual social media postings, this full statement is not required.\u201d\n(source)\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">John Doe<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7dfd56 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7dfd56\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4a0b15\" data-id=\"f4a0b15\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a35f48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a35f48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If this is the least bit confusing, I\u2019d encourage you to read through our in-depth blog about\u00a0FTC compliance when using the Amazon Associates program.<\/p><p>Again, if you\u2019d rather avoid including all this info in your social media posts and profile we\u2019d encourage you to use our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/choice-pages\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">fully compliant Choice Page tool<\/a>\u00a0that includes both an FTC disclosure built into the page and a direct link to the Amazon Associates disclosure. \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0504a61 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0504a61\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e801aa\" data-id=\"3e801aa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9aefd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9aefd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3\/ Listing Channels\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6007922 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6007922\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7e5141\" data-id=\"a7e5141\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-149de6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"149de6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The third tenet of using Amazon affiliate links among your social media channels is to ensure you list where you plan on using your links. \u00a0This is done in the Amazon Associates Central dashboard.<\/p><p>You may not remember this step when you\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/intercom.geni.us\/genius-link-for-affiliate-marketers\/genius-link-for-amazon\/amazon-associates-program-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">first signed up for the Amazon affiliate program<\/a>\u00a0but that\u2019s okay as it\u2019s easy to jump back in and make the addition. \u00a0Go to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate-program.amazon.com\/home\/account\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Account Settings<\/a>\u00a0then \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate-program.amazon.com\/home\/account\/profile\/sitelist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Edit Your Website And Mobile App List<\/a>\u201d to include all of your social media channels, as well as your websites\/blogs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-83c50b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"83c50b8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27b02b6\" data-id=\"27b02b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e724717 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e724717\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"501\" src=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image1-1024x641.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1037\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image1-1024x641.png 1024w, https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image1-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image1-768x481.png 768w, https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image1-1536x962.png 1536w, https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image1.png 1922w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Be sure to list the websites and social media channels you plan on including your affiliate links in.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96277ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"96277ad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29ce161\" data-id=\"29ce161\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32e0042 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32e0042\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Further, we\u2019d encourage you to follow this advice to help eliminate the email from Amazon\u2019s affiliate compliance team asking about \u201cyour referring traffic\u201d that is sure to add some stress and grey hair:<\/p><ol><li>Add all channels before you start referring traffic. \u00a0Further, it\u2019s important to add the full channel (eg. \u201ctwitter.com\/geniuslink\/\u201d) not just the domain (eg. \u201ctwitter.com\/\u201d)<\/li><li>Be sure to include \u201cgeni.us\u201d if you\u2019re are using\u00a0Choice Pages.<\/li><li>While very repetitive, we also encourage you to update the website list on EACH of the Amazon Associates Central dashboards you are active in (eg. affiliate-program.amazon.co.uk\/ if you are using the Amazon.co.uk affiliate program and associates.amazon.ca\/ for the\u00a0Amazon Canada affiliate\u00a0program).<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6438562 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6438562\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e41a62d\" data-id=\"e41a62d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0376b1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0376b1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Not Allowed\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9bb120d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9bb120d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-388f614\" data-id=\"388f614\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f28dcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f28dcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Outside of the three tenets mentioned above, there are four more statutes that you should be cognizant of when using the Amazon affiliate program and to posting links on social media:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a4aa227 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a4aa227\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-269a813\" data-id=\"269a813\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5e7554 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5e7554\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1\/ Only In Your Channel\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-269a828 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"269a828\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9ebb09\" data-id=\"d9ebb09\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57dd84e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57dd84e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No one likes spam and spamming affiliate links isn\u2019t good for anyone. \u00a0As a result, Amazon\u2019s affiliate program makes the requirement that you only post links when \u201cYou are the sole moderator of the account that you plan to post to\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate-program.amazon.com\/resource-center\/sharing-amazon-links-on-social-media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">source<\/a>). \u00a0This means that posting your\u00a0affiliate links\u00a0in forums, groups or in replies\/comments isn\u2019t cool.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e7c4744 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e7c4744\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6942b3b\" data-id=\"6942b3b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6863031 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6863031\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2\/ Public\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4095813 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4095813\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13d73e7\" data-id=\"13d73e7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-079d39e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"079d39e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Amazon employs an intense review process to ensure compliance within its affiliate program and in order for that process to work it\u2019s important that your links are posted somewhere public and widely accessible. \u00a0If Amazon\u2019s compliance team can\u2019t access your link to review them then you\u2019ll likely be getting one of those dreaded emails asking about \u201cyour referring traffic\u201d.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c23e13 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c23e13\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-905c395\" data-id=\"905c395\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef5a822 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef5a822\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3\/ No paid ads\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-888e036 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"888e036\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-836e97c\" data-id=\"836e97c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99d41fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99d41fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While the Amazon affiliate program can\u00a0provide a great way to get insight into the effectiveness of your marketing campaigns\u00a0by using different tracking IDs per campaign, placement and\/or call to action, this process is not permitted with paid ads on social media. \u00a0Amazon states:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d517a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d517a2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e07111\" data-id=\"1e07111\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9ec5c3 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"c9ec5c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tNo, you cannot use affiliate links in paid ads or pay (\u201cboost\u201d) posts that include affiliate links. They cannot contain or be used to advertise your Amazon affiliate links and send the customer directly to Amazon. (source)\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c93905 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c93905\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6957f1d\" data-id=\"6957f1d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c83032e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c83032e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>However, there is a solution to this \u2013 Choice Pages. \u00a0Amazon elaborates on the above statement saying that it is okay to \u201c<i>use paid ads to send users directly to your participating Site\u2026<\/i>\u201d where a \u201cSite\u201d can be a Choice page (but don\u2019t forget to list \u201cgeni.us\u201d on the Sitelist inside the Associates Central dashboard, #3 above). \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ba3512 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ba3512\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-176d1de\" data-id=\"176d1de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeaefcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aeaefcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4\/ Don\u2019t ask for clicks or bookmarks\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d63a023 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d63a023\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e61608\" data-id=\"2e61608\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3a2e17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3a2e17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While it may seem like a good idea to mention that your channel is made possible by buying products on Amazon after clicking your affiliate links during the middle of your stream you are actually jeopardizing all of your hard work.\u00a0Amazon specifically forbids this behavior in their Operating Agreement.<\/p><p>Amazon states \u201c<em>You will not offer any person or entity any\u2026 incentive\u2026<\/em>\u201d in section 6 (g) of their policies. \u00a0We\u2019ve seen this specifically interpreted as not being allowed to ask people to click your affiliate links or buy random products after clicking your links as supporting you and your channel is considered an incentive. \u00a0We encourage you to stick to recommending a specific product and if necessary mentioning that a link to purchase that product can be found in your show notes, video description, or comments.<\/p><p>Taking that one step further Amazon also states \u201c<em>You must not encourage customers to bookmark your Special Links.<\/em>\u201d in section 2 (b) of their Policies page. \u00a0There isn\u2019t much room for confusion on that one.<\/p><p>Please don\u2019t do it!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1e2ea3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1e2ea3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4e8fc1\" data-id=\"e4e8fc1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e332de7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e332de7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5ce1e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" 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But with great opportunity comes responsibility (just ask Mark Zuckerberg) so please be mindful when sharing your affiliate links on Facebook and across your various channels.<\/p><p>Good luck and please let us know if you have any questions. \u00a0We look forward to helping you become even more successful.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Affiliate links on Facebook, YouTube, Twitch, Pinterest, Twitter, and Instagram our crucial to affiliate marketing, especially for Creators (authors, musicians, filmmakers, photographers &amp; videographers, streamers, and the many others who make wonderful things to share on the Internet) to interact with their peers and audiences. 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