#1 AMAZON FBA
FBA means âfor sale by Amazon.â You partner up with suppliers, send the products to Amazonâs Fulfillment center and get paid when people buy.
There are people who are making a killing with this â yes 5 figures per month â but there is a learning curve.
Check out Rob Cubbonâs story on his experience.
Thank you, Rob, for highlighting both the good and bad. I love the transparency you displayed here.
#2 THE ASSOCIATES (AFFILIATE) PROGRAM
You can complain about the low commissions all you want, but I love this program. I have never been an affiliate for any other company where people buy so many products in addition to what you promote.
Thatâs a testament to Amazonâs great upselling and overall brand trust.
They even pay you when people sign up for Amazonâs free trials.
The only thing I donât like is that they have a 24-hour cookie. That means if someone buys 24 hours after using your affiliate link, you donât get the commission. So I guess thatâs a trade-off for the multiple product commissions per order.
You definitely need traffic in order to make worthwhile money.
#3 AMAZON CPM
If your traffic is very low, donât bother. It would take you way too long to earn a worthwhile amount.
Itâs very similar to AdSense where you paste code into your site and they display ads. You choose how much you want to earn for every 1,000 impressions, or you can let Amazon suggest the amount for you to optimize your earnings.
In order to get accepted, you must apply for the Amazon Associates program first. Once youâre in, you can create ads from that account.
#4 AMAZON VIDEO DIRECT
Did you know you can get paid for uploading videos to Amazon? Much like the YouTube partner program, you earn money for video views (or streaming in this case).
The one thing to keep in mind is that people search Amazon a lot differently than they search YouTube. So the same kind of content that performs well on YouTube might not perform as well on Amazon.
They seem to market the program for episodic content, but you can upload almost anything you want.
Your videos must have a closed caption script or they wonât be approved. You can use a service like Rev to create the file. Others have figured out a way to use their YouTube captions for the service as well.
#5 MERCH BY AMAZON
This program is a lot like Spreadshirt, RedBubble, Zazzle and other print-on-demand affiliate programs.
You upload a design, add it to a T-shirt, and any time a shirt is sold, you get a commission. Amazon handles all the shipping and customer service.
Youâve got to love the fact that the Internet provides us the opportunity to sell shirts without even having to handle inventory. Sure, you sacrifice bigger profits compared to selling them directly, but itâs worth it for the convenience.
Iâm not interested in running a full-blown T-shirt business, and these kinds of services are PERFECT for people like me â and probably many of you too.
Right now, Merch is an invitation-only program and unfortunately, it can take months before they get to your submission. Iâve heard some say it took over a year to get in. Yikes! đ
