{"id":1092,"date":"2023-07-06T17:56:23","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T17:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/?p=1092"},"modified":"2024-05-03T18:50:30","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T18:50:30","slug":"banned-from-amazon-associates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/amazon-associates-guide-to-getting-account-banned\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Reasons Affiliates Get Banned from Amazon (How to Avoid)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1092\" class=\"elementor elementor-1092\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40103e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40103e3\" 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-8f5a6b4\" data-id=\"8f5a6b4\" 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-741d720 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"741d720\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=2go_LW3_oVE&quot;,&quot;lazy_load&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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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>You\u2019ve just had an awesome month.<\/p><p>You\u2019ve been putting in the hours, your clicks keep growing and you hit a new record for the most affiliate commissions in a month!<\/p><p>Life is feeling pretty good and you feel like you\u2019re really starting getting the hang of this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/amazon-affiliate-guide\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Amazon affiliate<\/a>\u00a0thing, and you have a pretty good grasp on the Amazon Affiliate program rules!<\/p><p>Then it happens. 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\u2026\n\nHello from the Amazon Associates Program,\n\nWhile reviewing your account, we have been unable to\u2026\n\n\u2026If we do not hear from you regarding the above, or, based on your response, we will be unable to verify that your methods are compliant with the Operating Agreement, we will close your Associates Account and may withhold fees.\n\nWe appreciate your understanding and hope to hear from you soon.\n\nBest regards,\nAssociates Account Specialist\n\n\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\">Amazon<\/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-554a043 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"554a043\" 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-f66bc22\" data-id=\"f66bc22\" 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-8179ac4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8179ac4\" 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>You have to read it twice, three times even. It\u2019s a bit vague but the general sense is not good.<\/p><p>The pit in your stomach grows.<\/p><p>Are you getting kicked out?<\/p><p>What did you do wrong?<\/p><p>Withholding fees?<\/p><p>Was your Amazon Associates account closed?<\/p><p>Ouch!<\/p><p>Of course, you didn\u2019t read EVERY single line of their Operating Agreement when you signed up but you didn\u2019t think you were doing anything wrong because really you were just following the advice you were reading online\u2026<\/p><p>Believe it or not, a lot of us have gotten a note similar to this in our inbox, especially in the last 12 months. So, first things first, take a deep breath, this isn\u2019t the end. Rather consider it a very important learning experience (maybe even a rite of passage).<\/p><p>On that note, it\u2019s important to keep an eye on your inbox and not to ignore emails from Amazon! Missing one of these emails is bad news bears and could make a situation worse.\u00a0<\/p><p>Understanding the Amazon Affiliate program rules can be challenging, and if you haven\u2019t seen this email grace your inbox, good for you for being proactive.<\/p><p>Don\u2019t stop reading now, avoiding this email will save you days of stress and anxiety, and could save you from having your Amazon Associates account closed.\u00a0<\/p><p>It appears that\u00a0<a class=\"wpil_internal_link\" href=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/link-cloaking-amazon\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Amazon has ramped up its compliance<\/a>\u00a0game significantly in the last twelve months. And for good reason, there is a lot on the line for them, and you.<\/p><p>From what we can tell the\u00a0Amazon Associates program is massive (nearly a millions affiliate publishers?)\u00a0and unfortunately, from what we see, too many publishers aren\u2019t following the \u201crules\u201d or some of the best practices necessary to ensure that \u201caffiliate marketing\u201d doesn\u2019t end up with that negative connotation it had a decade ago.<\/p><p>Join us in walking through the top reasons we\u2019ve seen and heard that gets Amazon affiliates in trouble and sometimes even removed from the program.<\/p><p>Because understanding the Amazon Affiliate Program Rules can save you a lot of hassle and money down the road, and it might even save you from having your Amazon Associates account closed.<\/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-b65b229 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b65b229\" 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-d6068dc\" data-id=\"d6068dc\" 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-b705b45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b705b45\" 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\">Amazon Affiliate Program Rules To Be Aware Of<\/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-589cdea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"589cdea\" 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-50caa37\" data-id=\"50caa37\" 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-90a1e5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90a1e5b\" 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><strong>Please note<\/strong>\u00a0a few important things before we dive in. First, PLEASE read the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate-program.amazon.com\/help\/operating\/agreement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Associates Operating Agreement<\/a>\u00a0and the accompanying\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate-program.amazon.com\/help\/operating\/policies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Policies page<\/a>. It\u2019s a bit dense but it\u2019s very important that you understand what\u2019s going on, it\u2019s the \u201crules\u201d you have to play Amazon\u2019s affiliate game with. Second, we are not lawyers so please don\u2019t substitute our notes below as legal advice, it\u2019s merely our interpretation and understanding. Get a lawyer if you want to be certain about something. Third, we focus on the Amazon.com Associates agreement which has recently been updated to align with the Canadian and European programs. However, each of the regional affiliate programs has an agreement and there are some differences so if you are\u00a0<a class=\"wpil_internal_link\" href=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/localization\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">localizing your affiliate links<\/a>\u00a0you\u2019ll want to read them all! Finally, the Amazon Associates Operating Agreement is a living document and is updated frequently. Be sure to always read emails from Amazon!<\/em><\/p><p>\u2014\u2014<\/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-5b4a7aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b4a7aa\" 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-0c5b5f8\" data-id=\"0c5b5f8\" 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-af328eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af328eb\" 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\/ Cloaking Links<\/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-f1d4f64 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f1d4f64\" 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-53181c1\" data-id=\"53181c1\" 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-e4f96ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4f96ee\" 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>Not only does the term \u201clink cloaking\u201d have differing definitions, but there is also a lot of conflicting information about the value of cloaking your links in relation to affiliate marketing.<\/p><p>From what we can tell,\u00a0<strong>one of the fastest ways to get in trouble with the Associates program is to obscure that a link is actually an Amazon Associates link<\/strong>. Whether you call that cloaking or not, it\u2019s against the Amazon Affiliate Program Rules. You have to be careful when and how you use 3rd party tools with the Amazon affiliate program. Silly things like 3rd party accounts can lead to getting your Amazon Associates account closed.<\/p><p>On the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate-program.amazon.com\/help\/operating\/policies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Policies page<\/a>, in section 6. \u201cContent on Your Site\u201d of the Operating agreement it states (emphasis is our own):<\/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-a4c144e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a4c144e\" 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-38cf8b2\" data-id=\"38cf8b2\" 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-e7376fa elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"e7376fa\" 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\t(v) You will not cloak, hide, spoof, or otherwise obscure the URL of your Site containing Special Links (including by use of Redirecting Links) or the user agent of the application in which Program Content is displayed or used such that we cannot reasonably determine the site or application from which a customer clicks through such Special Link to the Amazon Site.\n\n(w) You will not use a link shortening service, button, hyperlink or other ad placement in a manner that makes it unclear that you are linking to an Amazon Site.\n\n\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-161d4c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"161d4c0\" 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-226329a\" data-id=\"226329a\" 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-07d92b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07d92b4\" 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>Okay, so what does that really mean to you? Simply put you need to make sure it\u2019s obvious to a shopper that your link will lead to Amazon.<\/p><p>You can do this a few ways. You can mention \u201cAmazon\u201d in near proximity to the link (best for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/amazon-affiliate-links-on-social-media\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">social media<\/a>\u00a0like affiliate\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/links-in-youtube-description\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">links in the description<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0your YouTube videos).<\/p><p>Or, if on your website or blog, then in the anchor text or the call to action should include something about Amazon or even a graphical cue to it being an Amazon link.<\/p><p>Amazon also seems to be okay with the text shown in the status bar of the browser when you hover over the link.<\/p><p>If you are a Geniuslink user, then you can ensure compliance in a couple ways. If you are building short links, then be sure to mention \u201cAmazon\u201d near where you paste those links.<\/p><p>If you are using our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/help.geni.us\/support\/solutions\/articles\/3000027411-javascript-snippet-itunes-microsoft-store-and-amazon-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Javascript snippet<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/amazon-link-engine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Amazon Link Engine WordPress plugin<\/a>\u00a0on your website, and don\u2019t have, or plan to have, mentions of Amazon in proximity to your link, then you\u2019ll want to use the\u00a0\u201cPreserve URLs until click time\u201d option\u00a0to make sure that the original Amazon link is shown while you hover over it with a mouse (but still takes advantage of our best in class link localization technology when clicked).<\/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-8dbf8ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8dbf8ac\" 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-b68dbe4\" data-id=\"b68dbe4\" 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-8a89c3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a89c3a\" 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\/ Links In eBooks<\/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-2e21aa8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e21aa8\" 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-ee03089\" data-id=\"ee03089\" 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-0e7af8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e7af8f\" 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 someone just finished your book they probably enjoyed it and it\u2019s probably a really good time to encourage them to buy another of your books, especially if it\u2019s part of a series.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Unfortunately, another great way to get kicked out of the Amazon Associates program is to include affiliate links in your book.<\/strong><\/p><p>Whether it\u2019s in the \u201cback matter\u201d of the book or scattered throughout the book, Amazon doesn\u2019t allow \u201coffline\u201d use of their Associates links. In the same section they use to exclude links in emails they also mention \u201cprinted material\u201d and \u201cother documentation\u201d will get your Amazon Associates account closed. See section four, titled \u201cPromotional Limitations\u201d of the Policies page for Amazon\u2019s Operating Agreement. It reads (emphasis our own):<\/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-117bd86 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"117bd86\" 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-e53e61f\" data-id=\"e53e61f\" 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-cf516bc elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"cf516bc\" 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\tYou will not engage in any promotional, marketing, or other advertising activities on behalf of us or our affiliates, or in connection with an Amazon Site or the Associates Program, that are not expressly permitted under the Agreement. You will not engage in any promotional, marketing, or other advertising activities in any offline manner, including by using any of our or our affiliates\u2019 trademarks or logos (including any Amazon Mark), any Program Content, or any Special Link in connection with email, offline promotion or in any offline manner (e.g., in any printed material, ebook, mailing, or attachment to email, or other document, or any oral solicitation).\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-48404fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48404fd\" 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-2fb0f15\" data-id=\"2fb0f15\" 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-82b86a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82b86a4\" 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>You\u2019ve got two options here to ensure good standing with the Amazon Associates program.<\/p><p>You can change those links in your ebook to point to a website or to an optimized landing page. As mentioned above, you run the risk of significantly decreasing your conversion rate by sending your readers to a webpage, especially where there are lots of unrelated links or page content.<\/p><p>You can also send them to an optimized landing page where there are minimal distractions. Either way, including your affiliate link there is okay (just remember the first note about making sure it\u2019s obvious that it\u2019s going to Amazon).<\/p><p>For Genius Link users, we encourage you to try out our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/help.geni.us\/support\/solutions\/articles\/3000056171-choice-pages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">\u201cChoice Pages\u201d to build an optimized landing page<\/a>. The feature is now included for all users with our new pricing.<\/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-b24921e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b24921e\" 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-c3e26de\" data-id=\"c3e26de\" 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-0cbc0f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0cbc0f9\" 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\/ Mentioning Prices (or availability)<\/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-3df9b35 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3df9b35\" 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-a75eeb2\" data-id=\"a75eeb2\" 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-1f65794 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f65794\" 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>site. It seems like a great way to improve conversions so you add the price next to the different items you promote. The bummer is that\u00a0<strong>unless you are dynamically updating that price via the Amazon API then you are in violation of the Operating Agreement<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Unfortunately, a quick check or copy and paste of the price, or how many are in stock, from the Amazon storefront isn\u2019t good enough. For good reason, Amazon doesn\u2019t want you making inaccurate or out of date claims about their products. They require that information is never more than 24 hours old. Amazon mentions this in section two of the Policies page. It reads (emphasis our own):<\/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-8ba144c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ba144c\" 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-beee885\" data-id=\"beee885\" 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-69f85f2 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"69f85f2\" 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\t2. Links on Your Site (b) General Requirements Applicable to All Special Links\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-9ce02b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ce02b3\" 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-486cdb7\" data-id=\"486cdb7\" 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-fc4e314 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc4e314\" 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>Product prices and availability may vary from time to time. Because prices for and availability of Products that you have listed on your Site may change,\u00a0<strong>your Site may only show prices and availability<\/strong>\u00a0if: (a) we serve the link in which that price and availability data are displayed, or (b)\u00a0<strong>you obtain Product pricing and availability data via the PA API<\/strong>\u00a0and you comply with the requirements regarding use of the PA API in the License.<\/em><\/p><p>The simplest option is to remove the specific numbers and rather change your call to action to be something like \u201cCheck for best price now\u201d or \u201cView availability here\u201d.<\/p><p>For those that really want to include this information (and I can\u2019t blame you!), you might have better luck using one of the multiple WordPress plugins that offer this functionality, such as\u00a0AmaLinks Pro,\u00a0AAWP, or\u00a0EasyAzon\u00a0(all of which play well with Geniuslink!)<\/p><p>For those with some engineering chops, Genius Link offers a series of Advanced APIs that can provide not only the properly affiliate localized Amazon link, but also timely information such as the current art, price, and availability of a product.<\/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-2f6a7f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2f6a7f4\" 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-79e1bb5\" data-id=\"79e1bb5\" 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-3d885ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d885ce\" 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\/ Using Their Star Ratings &amp; Reviews <\/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-cfe92ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cfe92ac\" 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-c4f2506\" data-id=\"c4f2506\" 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-e991366 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e991366\" 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>You obviously aren\u2019t the only person that loves this product, look at all of those star ratings and reviews on Amazon.com!<\/p><p>While it may be tempting to copy over some of these great testimonials as social proof and the star ratings to help compare similar products,\u00a0<strong>publishing in a way that doesn\u2019t automatically update could be a quick way to get your Amazon Associates account closed.<\/strong><\/p><p>Similar to the issue with publishing the price, or availability of a product, the ratings and reviews are also constantly changing. For exactly this reason Amazon Affiliate Program Rules want you to pull this information and store it dynamically so that it\u2019s always up to date (and not misrepresenting the product or Amazon).<\/p><p>This is spelled out in section six (t)\u00a0of the Policies page. It reads (emphasis our own):<\/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-b182beb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b182beb\" 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-e8b4156\" data-id=\"e8b4156\" 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-155e602 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"155e602\" 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\t(t) You will not display or otherwise use any of our customer reviews or star ratings, in part or in whole, on your Site unless you have obtained a link to that customer review or star rating through the PA API and you comply with the requirements for the PA API described in the License.\n\n\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-9418ea8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9418ea8\" 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-ab0d1a5\" data-id=\"ab0d1a5\" 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-508de80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"508de80\" 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>Again the simplest option is to simply remove these external ratings and reviews and solicit your own (but be sure to make that obvious!). Your next best bet would be to use a plugin or tool that makes use of Amazon\u2019s Product API to pull this information dynamically to ensure it\u2019s always up to date.<\/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-06d95b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"06d95b4\" 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-1340548\" data-id=\"1340548\" 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-ca509f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca509f3\" 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\">5\/ Asking For A Click or Bookmark is Directly Against Amazon Affiliate Program Rules<\/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-d8e658c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8e658c\" 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-0eb6783\" data-id=\"0eb6783\" 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-794671a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"794671a\" 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>Since everyone uses Amazon.com to shop for pretty much anything,\u00a0<strong>isn\u2019t it a good idea to just link to Amazon.com and remind people to shop there or even better, bookmark your affiliate link? Unfortunately, another great way to get your Amazon Associates account closed is by doing exactly this!<\/strong><\/p><p>Think about it from Amazon\u2019s perspective, why should they give up a portion of their revenue to reward you for something that was already going to happen? Amazon has done a great thing for the affiliate industry over the last twenty years by offering a robust affiliate program but they want something in return. You need to add value to the buying process in exchange for Amazon to reward you. Asking someone to click your link before shopping on Amazon isn\u2019t adding value and doing it won\u2019t last long before they catch you.<\/p><p>Amazon quickly mentions asking for a bookmark in section 2 (b) of the Policies page (emphasis is our own):<\/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-8a008c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a008c8\" 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-883000f\" data-id=\"883000f\" 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-d0d8996 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"d0d8996\" 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\t2 Links on Your Site (b) General Requirements Applicable to All Special Links\n\nSpecial Links may be created by you or made available to you by us. If we inform you that your Site does not qualify to use certain types of links, you must cease displaying those types of links on your Site. You are solely responsible for the content, style, and placement of each link that you place on your Site and for ensuring that Special Links (whether created by you or made available to you by us) include the appropriate formatting necessary for us to properly track referrals of our customers from your Site. You must not encourage customers to bookmark your Special Links. All Special Links must be accessed directly from your Site. For example, you must include your Associates ID or \u201ctag\u201d (appearing as XXXXX-20, or such other format as we may designate) as a parameter in the URL of each link you place on your Site to an Amazon Site.\n\n\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-a499371 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a499371\" 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-fff1691\" data-id=\"fff1691\" 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-3848cfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3848cfd\" 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>Asking people to click your affiliate link to support your website is considered a form of \u201cincentivizing\u201d shoppers and is banned in section 6. Content on your Site (g) of the Policies page (emphasis is ours):<\/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-aa84a8f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa84a8f\" 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-144eb2a\" data-id=\"144eb2a\" 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-0d61d81 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"0d61d81\" 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\t(g) You will not offer any person or entity any consideration, reward, or incentive (including any money, rebate, discount, points, donation to charity or other organization, or other benefit) for using Special Links. For example, you cannot implement any \u201crewards\u201d or loyalty program that incentivizes persons or entities to visit an Amazon Site via your Special Links.\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-f9d15f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f9d15f2\" 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-03e8ade\" data-id=\"03e8ade\" 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-8fa5429 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8fa5429\" 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>People that watch your YouTube videos, read your blogs and share your posts like you and (likely) want to support you so it may feel natural to give them an easy option to do just that. Please don\u2019t!<\/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-5d4c165 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d4c165\" 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-4264d92\" data-id=\"4264d92\" 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-1b6327f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b6327f\" 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\">6\/ Not Linking To Products\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-66fdcbc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66fdcbc\" 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-2ebad2a\" data-id=\"2ebad2a\" 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-603b9ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"603b9ca\" 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>Everyone writes and recommends products, but what if you use affiliate links when linking to help articles on Amazon (eg. How to request a refund?)? Bad idea!\u00a0<strong>You risk getting kicked out of the Amazon affiliate program by affiliating links to anything besides products on Amazon.<\/strong><\/p><p>Similar to the note above, Amazon, through their affiliate program, is rewarding you with a commission for adding value to the customer buying cycle. As a result they reward you with a commission for focusing on products.<\/p><p>However, you want to add value is up to you but Amazon knows that you aren\u2019t adding to that buying experience when you link to help pages.<\/p><p>They describe this in-depth in section 2. Links on Your Site (b) General Requirements Applicable to All Special Links of the of the Policies page and briefly in section 6. Content on your Site (a). It reads (emphasis our own):<\/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-a65058e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a65058e\" 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-50bccb2\" data-id=\"50bccb2\" 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-bbc8d6c elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"bbc8d6c\" 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\tYou may add or delete Products (and related Special Links) from your Site at any time without our approval. Special Links must link to Products (as defined in the Products Statement). When linking to pages with Product lists you must have additional original content on your Site that is relevant to the Special Link. Product lists include search results, events (e.g. Prime Day), or a department homepage (e.g. grocery).\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-7a3cf22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a3cf22\" 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-2ba137d\" data-id=\"2ba137d\" 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-4ca137c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ca137c\" 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\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-3ed7a35 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ed7a35\" 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-8c35849\" data-id=\"8c35849\" 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-8dbc5f1 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"8dbc5f1\" 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\t(a) You will not add to, delete from, or otherwise alter any Program Content in any way, including by adding additional information, except that you may resize Program Content consisting of a graphic image in a manner that maintains the original proportions of the image or truncate Program Content consisting of text in a manner that does not materially alter the meaning of the text or cause the text to become factually incorrect, or misleading.\u00a0Some types of links that we may make available to you may contain a link to an informational page on an Amazon Site that is not formatted as a Special Link (for example, links to privacy policy information at the bottom of banners); without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you will not remove, obscure, or alter, or make invisible, illegible, or indecipherable to visitors of your Site, any \u201cPrivacy Information\u201d link.\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-f88d075 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f88d075\" 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-96c0204\" data-id=\"96c0204\" 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-f9a6964 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9a6964\" 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 Genius Link we\u2019ve built in a blacklist of Amazon domains that won\u2019t get automatically affiliated (like aws.amazon.com, developer.amazon, kdp.amazon, etc.) so if you have these links on your site and are using our Amazon Link Engine WordPress Plugin or our Javascript Snippet you are good. However, if you have links to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">www.amazon.com<\/a>\u00a0that are not product links, and are using the ALE or JS Snippet, you\u2019ll want our service to ignore those links. You can quickly do that by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/help.geni.us\/solution\/articles\/3000037937-how-to-make-the-javascript-snippet-ignore-certain-links\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">following these instructions in our Knowledge Base<\/a>.<\/p><p>It is important to note that affiliating links to a specific product\u2019s search results page appear to be okay as long as there is some context surrounding your link. \u00a0You\u2019ll notice that this is a common practice for not only\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/help.geni.us\/solution\/articles\/3000027490-genius-link-translation-algorithm-itunes-and-amazon-only-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">ourselves<\/a>, but also EasyAzon and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/vs-onelink\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Amazon\u2019s OneLink<\/a>, and is still adding value to the shopping experience.<\/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-8403b68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8403b68\" 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-4130029\" data-id=\"4130029\" 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-5adccbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5adccbe\" 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\">7\/ Too Many Free eBooks\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-5d599b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d599b4\" 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-22fa764\" data-id=\"22fa764\" 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-2ba68c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ba68c2\" 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 the way the Amazon affiliate program is structured, you can earn a commission on anything that is added to a shoppers cart (after they click your affiliate link) for a full 24 hours (or they click a new affiliate link, whichever is shorter). With Amazon being the \u201ceverything\u201d store that means that you could be promoting a free ebook (which nets you a $0 commission) but then also earn commissions on a $1,000 TV. Because of this, many affiliates saw that promoting free ebooks was actually quite lucrative (very little friction to click to buy a free book!) from all the other stuff that was organically bought during that affiliate cookie window.\u00a0<strong>However, Amazon is onto this game and affiliate publishers that promote mostly free ebooks are at risk of losing their commissions!<\/strong><\/p><p>\u201cProgram Fee Limitations\u201d reads:<\/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-4f30884 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f30884\" 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-efd65b1\" data-id=\"efd65b1\" 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-388ea97 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"388ea97\" 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\t(b) Free Book Promotions\nYou will not be eligible to receive any Standard Program Fees or Special Program Fees for any month if we determine that your Site is primarily promoting free Kindle eBooks and during that month (i) 20,000 or more free Kindle eBooks are ordered and downloaded during Sessions attributed to your Special Links, and (ii) at least 80% of all Kindle eBooks ordered and downloaded during Sessions attributed to your Special Links are free Kindle eBooks.\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-f005050 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f005050\" 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-03244f9\" data-id=\"03244f9\" 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-d607dd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d607dd7\" 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 periodically breaking this rule alone won\u2019t get you kicked out of the affiliate program it\u2019s a major bummer to lose out on a month\u2019s worth of commissions! Amazon now makes it fairly easy to see where you stand in the Notes section of the Reports page in the Associates dashboard.<\/p><p>Please note that there are two sections to this. You have to have over 20K free ebooks AND less than 20% of your ebooks are paid. If you have 40K free ebooks and 20K paid ebooks you are fine.<\/p><p>It\u2019s also worth noting that before Amazon.com\u2019s major change in their commission structure (late Feb, 2017) a \u201cbest practice\u201d was to promote free or low cost items on Amazon to increase the number of items you sold so you got into the higher payout brackets for most everything you sold (you would earn 4% if you sold only a few items each month but could get up to 8% if you sold thousands of products). Promoting free ebooks was one of the easiest ways to reach those tiers but now you can lose out on a month\u2019s worth of commissions by focusing on promoting free Kindle books. This obviously is no longer a best practice!<\/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-cc5e9e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc5e9e8\" 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-76e87ed\" data-id=\"76e87ed\" 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-babb491 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"babb491\" 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\">8\/ Not Including An Affiliate Disclaimer\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-7c1fee5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c1fee5\" 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-bc7dbaf\" data-id=\"bc7dbaf\" 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-4a6ddef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a6ddef\" 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>You may make the mental argument that an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/geniuslink.com\/blog\/affiliate-disclosure\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">affiliate disclaimer<\/a>\u00a0might scare people away or make your site look cluttered but it\u2019s against the law and Amazon\u2019s Operating Agreement!<\/strong>\u00a0As mentioned in the Cloaking Your Link section, Amazon is a big fan of transparency and it\u2019s important that their affiliates are on the right side of the law!<\/p><p>It\u2019s important to note that as an affiliate (of any program) you are required to have an FTC disclosure at the \u201clink-level\u201d and as an Amazon Associate you need another disclaimer at the \u201csite\u201d or \u201cchannel\u201d (for social media) level, failure to do so could lead to having your Amazon Associates account closed. \u00a0As a result, Amazon has multiple mentions of these requirements.<\/p><p>For the FTC, \u201clink level\u201d disclosure, the language includes:<\/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-5282fab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5282fab\" 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-157a7a1\" data-id=\"157a7a1\" 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-9541cd9 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"9541cd9\" 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\t3. Responsibility for Your Site (b) displaying Special Links and Program Content on your Site in compliance with the Agreement, all applicable laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, orders, licenses, permits, guidelines, codes of practice, industry standards, self-regulatory rules, judgments, decisions, or other requirements of any applicable governmental authority, including those related to disclosures (for example, if applicable, the U.S. FTC Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsement and Testimonials in Advertising) and electronic marketing, data protection and privacy (for example, if applicable, the Directive 2002\/58\/EC (Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive), and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016\/679), and any agreement between you and any other person or entity (including any restrictions or requirements placed on you by any person or entity that hosts your Site),\n\n\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-37baad5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37baad5\" 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-64cb2b8\" data-id=\"64cb2b8\" 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-c27ff5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c27ff5e\" 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>For the Amazon Affiliate Program Rules, \u201csite\u201d or \u201cchannel\u201d level disclosure, this is described with:<\/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-e319829 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e319829\" 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-71dacf7\" data-id=\"71dacf7\" 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-f44a71f elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"f44a71f\" 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\t5. Identifying Yourself as an Associate\nYou must clearly state the following, or any substantially similar statement previously allowed under this Agreement, on your Site or any other location where Amazon may authorize your display or other use of Program Content: \u201cAs an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.\u201d Except for this disclosure, you will not make any public communication with respect to this Agreement or your participation in the Associates Program without our advance written permission. You will not misrepresent or embellish our relationship with you (including by expressing or implying that we support, sponsor, or endorse you), or express or imply any affiliation between us and you or any other person or entity except as expressly permitted by this Agreement.\n\n\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-3f16e64 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f16e64\" 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-42d01d1\" data-id=\"42d01d1\" 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-f04c787 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f04c787\" 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\">9\/ Old Products<\/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-0bcbd93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0bcbd93\" 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-47e7eb7\" data-id=\"47e7eb7\" 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-5d3d0c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d3d0c3\" 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 beauty of creating content on the internet is that you do it once and it lives forever! Just keep creating new content, adding affiliate links to that content and you should an ever growing revenue stream. Right? 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