Guide to Becoming an Amazon Associate

Becoming an Amazon Affiliate is a very fast and easy as well as convenient way for you make money off your blog or website by allowing your visitors to order specific products from Amazon.com in exchange for a referral fee.

Here is how:

1. If you want to become an Amazon Affiliate, you must have a functional blog or website.

2. Go to the Amazon.com site and click on the "Join Associates" link on the bottom of the home page.

3. Fill out the online application to become an Amazon affiliate. Provide your blog or site address and its purpose, contact name, etc.

4. When you are done, submit the application and wait for Amazon´s response. Usually within 24 hours, they will send you an e-mail, either confirming or denying your request.

5. If your request is approved, Amazon will then provide you with the necessary links to place on your blog or website so that your visitors can start ordering products from Amazon´s huge inventory.

6. Now it is time to choose the products you would like to offer to the visitors to your blog or website from Amazon's inventory .

7. Submit the information about your choices to Amazon, place the links you get from Amazon on your homepage and you are ready to reap affiliate rewards! (Instead, you can also choose from a number of widgets if you think that would work or look better on your site).

8. Amazon will send you regular reports of activity from your blog or website. Retain these e-mails to track your affiliate earnings.

Good Luck!

Tips & Warnings

You can also make money by referring visitors to buy books of their own choosing at Amazon.
If you have any difficulties, ask the support staff at Amazon to help you.
You do not receive a referral fee for every product your customers purchase from Amazon - only for those products which you have chosen as recommended. (If you use widgets, then you receive a referral fee for products or product categories appearing in them).
If you want to maximize your earnings choose products or categories of products that sell in reasonable quantities and are in a higher price range, like Ipods, digital cameras, etc. (The 15% referral fee is for products from Endless.com only).