Amazon Affiliates: how to earn 2,500 euros per month on autopilot
There are many ways to make money online, but my favorite is, without a doubt, the Amazon Affiliate program.
It is not necessary to have any technical knowledge; the key is to make the right decisions (in this article I will show you which ones). If you do it right, with little more than a couple of hours of work per week you can provide a monthly salary that many employees would already want.
In my case, in a single year I went from believing that it was impossible to make money online to earn more than 7,000 euros in a single month. And that during those four weeks I barely spent time on the project!
Today I have several projects that generate passive income with Amazon Affiliates. I have created some that are real mines, while with others I made mistakes that I have been able to learn a lot.
If you also want to start earning money with Amazon Affiliates, in this guide you will find EVERYTHING there is to know about this money generation system. With a good planning and initial effort, I assure you that it can give you many joys. Let's go there.
If you also want to start earning money with Amazon Affiliates, in this guide you will find EVERYTHING there is to know about this money generation system. With a good planning and initial effort, I assure you that it can give you many joys. Let's go there.
What is Amazon Affiliates?
Amazon Affiliates is an online system through which you get customers for Amazon and the program pays you a commission for the purchases of those customers.
Put another way: you take care of sending people to the Amazon website, and if they buy, Amazon pays you a commission. So you earn both: Amazon gets customers, and gives you a percentage of those sales.
magine you have a blog where you talk about coffee makers. If you recommend a specific coffee machine in one of your articles, you can get income by sending people who are interested in buying that product from Amazon.Amazon Affiliates is an online system through which you get customers for Amazon and the program pays you a commission for the purchases of those customers.
Put another way: you take care of sending people to the Amazon website, and if they buy, Amazon pays you a commission. So you earn both: Amazon gets customers, and gives you a percentage of those sales.
Incorporating this system to a web or blog is very simple. You just have to add some links that Amazon gives you to the products that you are recommending, like this one.
If someone clicks on that link, they will go to the Amazon page in question. If you buy, Amazon will know that this sale has been thanks to you and will give you a percentage. For practical purposes, you can recommend anything that is in the Amazon catalog, such as books, food, video games, drones, clothing or home accessories.
This system requires very little initial investment and can become totally passive: you leave the web mounted and it works for you even while you sleep.
It is only necessary that there are people who visit it, click on those Amazon links and buy something. And for that it is not necessary that you intervene in anything else.
My first results with Amazon Affiliates
My first project was a website where I analyzed and recommended several models of tablets. I was one of the first to have an iPad and I became a fan of this type of device, so I wanted to write about it.
During the first three months I spent an average of two hours a day, the next ten months about 4 hours a week and a year later I was dedicating about 4 hours a month. In total 384 hours of work in two years, an average of just over half an hour a day.
In the economic section, my investment during the first two years was as follows:
Domain = 15 euros / year x 2 years = 30 euros
Hosting = 5 euros / month x 24 months = 120 euros
WordPress templates (optional) = 70 euros
Writing articles (I hired some editors when I did not have time to write) = 50 euros
Link creation = 300 euros
Total costs = 570 euros in two years, which makes an average of 24 euros per month.
Now let's look at the income in these two years.
In the economic section, my investment during the first two years was as follows:
Domain = 15 euros / year x 2 years = 30 euros
Hosting = 5 euros / month x 24 months = 120 euros
WordPress templates (optional) = 70 euros
Writing articles (I hired some editors when I did not have time to write) = 50 euros
Link creation = 300 euros
Total costs = 570 euros in two years, which makes an average of 24 euros per month.
Now let's look at the income in these two years.
I've earned money, but I've also got Amazon more than one million euros in turnover!
Although the tablet market is down (perhaps the biggest mistake I made when choosing the niche) and Amazon lowered the commissions after a few months, in two years this web has given me more than 48,000 euros in passive income.
The benefit has been, therefore, 48,000 euros of revenue - 570 euros of expenses = 47,430 euros of profit, which means a return of more than 123 euros per hour invested.
When you compare it with what the time is paid in a job today, the difference is abysmal, and I do not count the freedom offered by working from anywhere.
Once you know the fundamentals about Amazon Affiliates and why it is my favorite method of generating passive income, let's see what advantages and disadvantages it has.
Advantage
The economic investment is very low
To make money with Amazon Affiliates, you only need a website. Today, that means spending between 10 and 20 euros per year in the domain, and if you want a professional hosting where to host (which I strongly recommend), add about 5 euros more per month.
Optionally, you can buy a professional design for your website (although there are plenty of free), spend money for other websites to link to yours and get more visits (although as you can see below you can get it for free), and even pay people to I write the contents for you (although I advise against it and then I will explain why).
Requires little maintenance
Although at the beginning you will have to spend a lot of time writing the contents of the web, once you have them you can practically leave it on autopilot.
Apart from the necessary updates to keep the products you recommend up to date, it will not require much more, and that you can take advantage of to start other new projects.
Amazon is a selling machine
This is what makes this affiliate program into an authentic money-making machine.
More and more people are buying online on Amazon, and their website is perfectly optimized so that virtually nobody can leave without buying something. It recommends products according to your preferences, has very low shipping costs and it is possible to find some of the best prices in the market.
Although the tablet market is down (perhaps the biggest mistake I made when choosing the niche) and Amazon lowered the commissions after a few months, in two years this web has given me more than 48,000 euros in passive income.
The benefit has been, therefore, 48,000 euros of revenue - 570 euros of expenses = 47,430 euros of profit, which means a return of more than 123 euros per hour invested.
When you compare it with what the time is paid in a job today, the difference is abysmal, and I do not count the freedom offered by working from anywhere.
Once you know the fundamentals about Amazon Affiliates and why it is my favorite method of generating passive income, let's see what advantages and disadvantages it has.
Advantage
The economic investment is very low
To make money with Amazon Affiliates, you only need a website. Today, that means spending between 10 and 20 euros per year in the domain, and if you want a professional hosting where to host (which I strongly recommend), add about 5 euros more per month.
Optionally, you can buy a professional design for your website (although there are plenty of free), spend money for other websites to link to yours and get more visits (although as you can see below you can get it for free), and even pay people to I write the contents for you (although I advise against it and then I will explain why).
Requires little maintenance
Although at the beginning you will have to spend a lot of time writing the contents of the web, once you have them you can practically leave it on autopilot.
Apart from the necessary updates to keep the products you recommend up to date, it will not require much more, and that you can take advantage of to start other new projects.
Amazon is a selling machine
This is what makes this affiliate program into an authentic money-making machine.
More and more people are buying online on Amazon, and their website is perfectly optimized so that virtually nobody can leave without buying something. It recommends products according to your preferences, has very low shipping costs and it is possible to find some of the best prices in the market.
Amazon gives you a commission on everything the customer buys
Another great advantage is that not only will you earn money for the product you recommend, but during the time the cookie lasts (this is how Amazon identifies that customer comes from your website), you will receive a commission for everything that buy the customer.
In fact, it is very common to earn commissions for products that have nothing to do with your recommendations, since people often take advantage of being on Amazon to buy more things.
Disadvantages
The cookie only lasts 24 hours
Every time someone clicks on one of your affiliate links, Amazon automatically installs a cookie in your browser. This identifies that you are the one who has referred a client
This is how the vast majority of affiliate programs work, but in the case of Amazon that cookie disappears after 24 hours, so if the user visits Amazon but does not buy until after 24 hours, the sale will not be counted.
Other affiliate programs offer cookies that last up to a month or even longer. In this way, if the customer doubts or prefers to wait a bit before buying, you take the commission equally.
It's a big handicap, but I've done a lot of testing with other affiliate systems and in spite of that, Amazon is still much more profitable. I already told you it's a selling machine 🙂
Commissions are low
The commission percentages of Amazon move between 3 and 10%, slightly below other popular affiliate programs.
A couple of years ago they were higher, but there was a limit per sale of 10 euros. That is, if you sold a product of 1,000 euros and your commission was 5%, instead of earning 50 euros you only got 10. That's why very few people used Amazon Affiliates to recommend expensive products.
Now there is no limit, which means that you can take advantage of the opportunity and earn money recommending high-priced products.
Amazon sends
So is. Amazon can change its operating agreement at any time, lower commissions or even cancel your account for bad practices (hide links or cheat for users to click on them). It is in all its right.
But do not worry. If you do things right and your website receives traffic, there will always be other affiliate programs to monetize it in the unlikely event that Amazon decides to discontinue its program. Although it has rope for years!
Amazon Commissions
These are Amazon's current commissions in Spain. Notice that they are separated according to the category to which each product belongs:
Another great advantage is that not only will you earn money for the product you recommend, but during the time the cookie lasts (this is how Amazon identifies that customer comes from your website), you will receive a commission for everything that buy the customer.
In fact, it is very common to earn commissions for products that have nothing to do with your recommendations, since people often take advantage of being on Amazon to buy more things.
Disadvantages
The cookie only lasts 24 hours
Every time someone clicks on one of your affiliate links, Amazon automatically installs a cookie in your browser. This identifies that you are the one who has referred a client
This is how the vast majority of affiliate programs work, but in the case of Amazon that cookie disappears after 24 hours, so if the user visits Amazon but does not buy until after 24 hours, the sale will not be counted.
Other affiliate programs offer cookies that last up to a month or even longer. In this way, if the customer doubts or prefers to wait a bit before buying, you take the commission equally.
It's a big handicap, but I've done a lot of testing with other affiliate systems and in spite of that, Amazon is still much more profitable. I already told you it's a selling machine 🙂
Commissions are low
The commission percentages of Amazon move between 3 and 10%, slightly below other popular affiliate programs.
A couple of years ago they were higher, but there was a limit per sale of 10 euros. That is, if you sold a product of 1,000 euros and your commission was 5%, instead of earning 50 euros you only got 10. That's why very few people used Amazon Affiliates to recommend expensive products.
Now there is no limit, which means that you can take advantage of the opportunity and earn money recommending high-priced products.
Amazon sends
So is. Amazon can change its operating agreement at any time, lower commissions or even cancel your account for bad practices (hide links or cheat for users to click on them). It is in all its right.
But do not worry. If you do things right and your website receives traffic, there will always be other affiliate programs to monetize it in the unlikely event that Amazon decides to discontinue its program. Although it has rope for years!
Amazon Commissions
These are Amazon's current commissions in Spain. Notice that they are separated according to the category to which each product belongs:
The ideal is to find a subcategory of products with high commissions and good sales volume.
As Amazon becomes more popular in Spain and other countries and does not need its affiliates to send visitors, the commissions will go down. In fact, in the United States some categories such as video games are already at 1%. The opportunity is now!
How to register in Amazon Affiliates
Although a few years ago Amazon had to check your website before granting you access to the program, nowadays the process is practically immediate.
The first thing you should do is go to https://afiliados.amazon.es/ and click on Join for free.
If you already have an account as an Amazon customer, simply enter your email and password. Otherwise you must create a mandatory.
Once you have done it, it will ask in whose name you want the payments to be issued. This is you!
As Amazon becomes more popular in Spain and other countries and does not need its affiliates to send visitors, the commissions will go down. In fact, in the United States some categories such as video games are already at 1%. The opportunity is now!
How to register in Amazon Affiliates
Although a few years ago Amazon had to check your website before granting you access to the program, nowadays the process is practically immediate.
The first thing you should do is go to https://afiliados.amazon.es/ and click on Join for free.
If you already have an account as an Amazon customer, simply enter your email and password. Otherwise you must create a mandatory.
Once you have done it, it will ask in whose name you want the payments to be issued. This is you!
You must also indicate if you are a US citizen for tax issues, enter the website you want to monetize with Amazon Sharp and a little information about it.
Then you must create a unique ID to identify your account. Put a name that allows you to recognize it quickly, like your website. Select the theme of your website (do not worry because it is not relevant) and mark the category of Amazon products that you are going to publish on your website.
Then you must create a unique ID to identify your account. Put a name that allows you to recognize it quickly, like your website. Select the theme of your website (do not worry because it is not relevant) and mark the category of Amazon products that you are going to publish on your website.
It also indicates what type your web page is. It will almost always be a blog or content website.
Check the boxes of How will you generate traffic for your web page ?. The most usual is through blogs, SEO and email.
In the section How do you use your web pages or apps to generate income? and How do you generate the links normally? you can put what you prefer.
In the section How do you use your web pages or apps to generate income? and How do you generate the links normally? you can put what you prefer.
Mark the visits you currently have on your blog (if you do not have any, do not worry), and you're done! You should receive approval from Amazon immediately.
You'll see that it allows you to subscribe to affiliate programs from other countries, because each one must be managed separately. If you still do not have traffic on your website, ignore it, but if you already receive visits from abroad, it is a good idea to register for those countries.
Finally, it is time to enter your payment information, indicating how you prefer to receive the money (through a deposit in your account or gift vouchers), the name of your bank, holder, IBAN number and BIC code. Keep in mind that you will need to reach a minimum of 25 euros in commissions for Amazon to make the first payment.
Finally, it is time to enter your payment information, indicating how you prefer to receive the money (through a deposit in your account or gift vouchers), the name of your bank, holder, IBAN number and BIC code. Keep in mind that you will need to reach a minimum of 25 euros in commissions for Amazon to make the first payment.
From now on, every time you are logged into your Amazon account, you will see your Amazon Affiliate website bar on the left, where you can get the text links (or with an image included, if you prefer) to promote that product in your web
How to create links and banners
Once you have your approved affiliate account, creating a link is as simple as searching the product you want on Amazon and clicking on the Text option in the affiliate bar that will appear on the top left.
Then it will show you a link, which you must add to the text of your page that you want to link to the Amazon product.
How to create links and banners
Once you have your approved affiliate account, creating a link is as simple as searching the product you want on Amazon and clicking on the Text option in the affiliate bar that will appear on the top left.
Then it will show you a link, which you must add to the text of your page that you want to link to the Amazon product.
Adding the link is very simple. In most text editors of web content creation systems, such as WordPress, you only have to select the text and click on the link to enter it.
Amazon also allows you to create text links with an image. In that case, it will give you a code that you will have to copy and paste into the html version of your text editor.
The image links are more visual, but they give too much information and then you will discover why that is not good.
The banners are designs, usually animated, that you can also place on your website by copying a code that Amazon provides you.
The image links are more visual, but they give too much information and then you will discover why that is not good.
The banners are designs, usually animated, that you can also place on your website by copying a code that Amazon provides you.
They are usually located in the header or sidebars, but are only effective when they advertise special offers, such as Black Friday, since in general users tend to ignore them. This is a standard example:
How to follow conversions
Once the contents of your website already have affiliate links and are receiving traffic, there will be people who click on them and end up buying something on Amazon.
Your Amazon Affiliate account has a control panel that is updated daily and where you will find the clicks to Amazon that you have obtained and the commissions generated during the last 30 days.
You also have a table with your results since the month began, showing your conversion rate (the number of purchases per 100 clicks).
Once the contents of your website already have affiliate links and are receiving traffic, there will be people who click on them and end up buying something on Amazon.
Your Amazon Affiliate account has a control panel that is updated daily and where you will find the clicks to Amazon that you have obtained and the commissions generated during the last 30 days.
You also have a table with your results since the month began, showing your conversion rate (the number of purchases per 100 clicks).
If you click on View Full Report, you can see which products are generating more commissions and select personalized time periods to see your results.
You can also create more tracking IDs, which allows you to better identify where clicks and sales come from.
If for example in a page or article you recommend high-end coffee machines, and in other low cost coffee shops, you can create a different ID for each one and use it in the links that you put there. In this way, in your affiliate reports you can see what results each of these two pages is generating and make decisions.
If for example in a page or article you recommend high-end coffee machines, and in other low cost coffee shops, you can create a different ID for each one and use it in the links that you put there. In this way, in your affiliate reports you can see what results each of these two pages is generating and make decisions.
How to make money with Amazon Affiliates
Now you know how to sign up for the Amazon Affiliates program and how fundamental it is to understand how it works. But you have the most important thing: the strategy to make it become a source of income.
After more than four years of experimenting and making money with this affiliation system, I have managed to identify the steps necessary to succeed. It requires planning, but it is not difficult. And then I'm going to show you each one of them.
And I repeat: that your lack of technical knowledge does not throw you back. Actually, you do not need any.
1. Decide your niche or multinicho
We will start strong, because this first decision will determine to a large extent the results you will achieve.
You have to decide on what you are going to write and what kind of products you are going to recommend.
Imagine that someone needs a hand vacuum. There are many websites where you could buy one, such as Amazon, El Corte Inglés or FNAC. But if you have no idea of hand vacuums, you probably want to learn about these types of products first.
In that case it would be good to read some comparison or analysis before making your decision, right?
There is your opportunity. Online stores do not usually offer this type of information (although Amazon is trying), and you could create a website or a section of your website where to find it.
You would receive visits from people looking for information, and if you convince them what you recommend, they will end up buying it on Amazon (and you will be taking a commission).
Therefore, you have three options.
You could create a website called aspirarbien.com (it's an example) focused only on analyzing this type of article. This is called specializing in a niche market.
You could create a general website called eligebien.com, for example, where you would analyze many types of products, from vacuum cleaners to videogames. This is called multinicho, because it is not specialized in anything in particular.
Or you could create a blog about something that really interests you, for example graphic design, and among the articles that you were publishing write one recommending graphic tablets or design programs. This is called the authority website. Example: the books recommended on the web skillsocial.com
The third strategy is the one that works best. If you add value with your content and empathize with the readers, you will create a loyal audience, and it will also be easier for your affiliate articles to be visible in search engines like Google.
Also, if you are a designer, you will surely prefer to write articles about your creations and tablets instead of vacuum cleaners, right?
However, this strategy requires a lot of time and effort.
The first strategy, that of creating a website with your opinion about a particular niche products, is simpler and faster, so to begin with I recommend this one.
The second strategy has the greatest potential to generate income, but it requires investing many resources. In addition, specialized niches generally have greater visibility in the search results, since Google understands that this web is a reference in that subject.
2. Forget about what interests you
There will be someone who recommends that if you are going to create a website specialized in a type of product, choose something that you like, since you will have to write a lot about it.
I do not agree.
When I started my tablet website I wanted to write about it. But after more than two years creating content, I assure you that I prefer to see a chapter of Save Me to get me to write again more of the same.
Assume that writing product analysis will end up being boring, even if it's about something you like. It is preferable that you have certain knowledge about your niche (or are willing to inform yourself well), but the best thing is to guide you by its ability to generate income.
Because when something gives you money, it costs you less to work on it.
Also, what you like does not have to be a good market opportunity. If you are passionate about costume jewelry and create a website about it, it will be fine, but they do not have the sales volume or the Amazon price to be worth it.
3. Validate the niche with Amazon
The first step to validate if a niche has potential is to see how it is sold on Amazon and what the average price is. Normally, the more opinions a product has, the more it sells. And if also the average price is more than 50 euros, is that you are facing a good opportunity.
First go to the products that are sold in Amazon.
Now you know how to sign up for the Amazon Affiliates program and how fundamental it is to understand how it works. But you have the most important thing: the strategy to make it become a source of income.
After more than four years of experimenting and making money with this affiliation system, I have managed to identify the steps necessary to succeed. It requires planning, but it is not difficult. And then I'm going to show you each one of them.
And I repeat: that your lack of technical knowledge does not throw you back. Actually, you do not need any.
1. Decide your niche or multinicho
We will start strong, because this first decision will determine to a large extent the results you will achieve.
You have to decide on what you are going to write and what kind of products you are going to recommend.
Imagine that someone needs a hand vacuum. There are many websites where you could buy one, such as Amazon, El Corte Inglés or FNAC. But if you have no idea of hand vacuums, you probably want to learn about these types of products first.
In that case it would be good to read some comparison or analysis before making your decision, right?
There is your opportunity. Online stores do not usually offer this type of information (although Amazon is trying), and you could create a website or a section of your website where to find it.
You would receive visits from people looking for information, and if you convince them what you recommend, they will end up buying it on Amazon (and you will be taking a commission).
Therefore, you have three options.
You could create a website called aspirarbien.com (it's an example) focused only on analyzing this type of article. This is called specializing in a niche market.
You could create a general website called eligebien.com, for example, where you would analyze many types of products, from vacuum cleaners to videogames. This is called multinicho, because it is not specialized in anything in particular.
Or you could create a blog about something that really interests you, for example graphic design, and among the articles that you were publishing write one recommending graphic tablets or design programs. This is called the authority website. Example: the books recommended on the web skillsocial.com
The third strategy is the one that works best. If you add value with your content and empathize with the readers, you will create a loyal audience, and it will also be easier for your affiliate articles to be visible in search engines like Google.
Also, if you are a designer, you will surely prefer to write articles about your creations and tablets instead of vacuum cleaners, right?
However, this strategy requires a lot of time and effort.
The first strategy, that of creating a website with your opinion about a particular niche products, is simpler and faster, so to begin with I recommend this one.
The second strategy has the greatest potential to generate income, but it requires investing many resources. In addition, specialized niches generally have greater visibility in the search results, since Google understands that this web is a reference in that subject.
2. Forget about what interests you
There will be someone who recommends that if you are going to create a website specialized in a type of product, choose something that you like, since you will have to write a lot about it.
I do not agree.
When I started my tablet website I wanted to write about it. But after more than two years creating content, I assure you that I prefer to see a chapter of Save Me to get me to write again more of the same.
Assume that writing product analysis will end up being boring, even if it's about something you like. It is preferable that you have certain knowledge about your niche (or are willing to inform yourself well), but the best thing is to guide you by its ability to generate income.
Because when something gives you money, it costs you less to work on it.
Also, what you like does not have to be a good market opportunity. If you are passionate about costume jewelry and create a website about it, it will be fine, but they do not have the sales volume or the Amazon price to be worth it.
3. Validate the niche with Amazon
The first step to validate if a niche has potential is to see how it is sold on Amazon and what the average price is. Normally, the more opinions a product has, the more it sells. And if also the average price is more than 50 euros, is that you are facing a good opportunity.
First go to the products that are sold in Amazon.
Then click on one of the departments on the left to show you the 100 best-selling products during the last hour.
In this case we go to the home and kitchen department because it offers one of the highest commissions, and in position 58 we find a coffee machine with more than 400 opinions and a price of 69.99 euros.
In this case we go to the home and kitchen department because it offers one of the highest commissions, and in position 58 we find a coffee machine with more than 400 opinions and a price of 69.99 euros.
Before continuing, you must ensure that it is not the only product that has potential in its category, so it continues to the best sellers in its category, in this case, capsule coffee machines.
We see that the category of capsule coffee machines usually sell quite well, with several references above 100 opinions and an average price of 60 euros. It seems a good niche, but we still have to carry out two more checks.
4. Validate the volume of searches on Google
To automate the generation of passive income, the idea is that your website receives visits through its organic positioning in the search engines.
In other words, what you want is that when someone searches for "Capsule coffee machines" or "Comparison of capsule coffee machines" in Google, find your website and visit it.
But if it turns out that nobody is looking for capsule coffee machines on the Internet, few visits will be received.
That is why it is essential to know how many people search for that keyword in Google. And the good news is that there is a free tool that can help you get an idea.
The Google Keyword Planner.
Actually it is a service for companies that want to advertise on Google. Google tells you about the number of people who are looking for something in particular, so they can adjust the budget of their ad campaigns.
And you can use that information to validate the potential of your niche.
If you do not have an account, you must create one. It will ask you to enter the URL of your web page (I'll explain how to get one later) and send you to the administration panel.
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4. Validate the volume of searches on Google
To automate the generation of passive income, the idea is that your website receives visits through its organic positioning in the search engines.
In other words, what you want is that when someone searches for "Capsule coffee machines" or "Comparison of capsule coffee machines" in Google, find your website and visit it.
But if it turns out that nobody is looking for capsule coffee machines on the Internet, few visits will be received.
That is why it is essential to know how many people search for that keyword in Google. And the good news is that there is a free tool that can help you get an idea.
The Google Keyword Planner.
Actually it is a service for companies that want to advertise on Google. Google tells you about the number of people who are looking for something in particular, so they can adjust the budget of their ad campaigns.
And you can use that information to validate the potential of your niche.
If you do not have an account, you must create one. It will ask you to enter the URL of your web page (I'll explain how to get one later) and send you to the administration panel.
High Google Adwords
Once there, click on the wrench symbol on the top right and select Keyword Planner.
Where it indicates Find new keywords, write the niche you want to validate. In this case it would be "capsule coffee makers".
Google will then show you a list of words related to yours, along with the number of monthly searches for each of them. Find yours and others that mean the same, and write down how many searches you have per month.
Since you're not paying to advertise, Google only gives you ranges, not the exact number. Before this information was available to everyone, but for now it is enough.
Discard that niche if it is below one thousand monthly searches, unless the price of that type of product is very high.
In this case, "capsule coffee makers" and "coffee capsules" both have between 1,000 and 10,000 searches per month. Bingo!
Note: make sure that your country appears above to not see search results from other places.
Discard that niche if it is below one thousand monthly searches, unless the price of that type of product is very high.
In this case, "capsule coffee makers" and "coffee capsules" both have between 1,000 and 10,000 searches per month. Bingo!
Note: make sure that your country appears above to not see search results from other places.
Another tip is that you also validate combinations of words that denote an intention to buy, for example "buy coffee capsules" or "comparative capsule coffee makers".
The people who do this kind of searches are probably willing to buy at that moment, so it's a very good sign. For these searches with purchase intention, any result between 100 and 1,000 per month is already a very respectable number.
5. Evaluate your competition
Once you have validated that the products of that niche are sold on Amazon, have a good price and people search the Internet, it is time to do the final check: how easy or difficult will be to position your website among the first Google results.
No matter how much you sell something and how many searches you have, if your website does not appear on the first page of Google, you will hardly receive traffic.
Because, as they say in this sector, the second page of Google is the best place to hide a corpse!
To find out if it will be easy, difficult, or practically impossible, perform the search for which you would like to position yourself in Google.
Normally you will find stores like Amazon itself or Mediamrkt. Although it is not easy, with a good job you can get to the level or even above these stores if your content is excellent.
Often you will also find other websites that use Amazon Affiliates. And it is a good sign because it shows that there is an opportunity, so now it is your turn to judge its contents.
Capsule coffee makers
The people who do this kind of searches are probably willing to buy at that moment, so it's a very good sign. For these searches with purchase intention, any result between 100 and 1,000 per month is already a very respectable number.
5. Evaluate your competition
Once you have validated that the products of that niche are sold on Amazon, have a good price and people search the Internet, it is time to do the final check: how easy or difficult will be to position your website among the first Google results.
No matter how much you sell something and how many searches you have, if your website does not appear on the first page of Google, you will hardly receive traffic.
Because, as they say in this sector, the second page of Google is the best place to hide a corpse!
To find out if it will be easy, difficult, or practically impossible, perform the search for which you would like to position yourself in Google.
Normally you will find stores like Amazon itself or Mediamrkt. Although it is not easy, with a good job you can get to the level or even above these stores if your content is excellent.
Often you will also find other websites that use Amazon Affiliates. And it is a good sign because it shows that there is an opportunity, so now it is your turn to judge its contents.
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If your content is poor and you can provide more useful information, perfect! And if they are good, you must work harder to overcome them.
When you do not find websites that are monetized with Amazon Affiliates, it can mean two things:
You just found an untapped niche market, which is great.
Whoever has tried it has not succeeded, because it is too complicated a niche.
You can try to rate it yourself by looking for other affiliate websites from page 2 of Google. If you do not find any, maybe nobody has tried it yet 🙂
6. Buy the domain
Once the niche has been found and validated, it's your turn to get to work creating your website. And the first thing you need is the domain.
There are many domain registrars, but for its reliability and simplicity I recommend Namecheap, Godaddy or MrDomain. Simply open an account and enter a domain name that is available.
When you do not find websites that are monetized with Amazon Affiliates, it can mean two things:
You just found an untapped niche market, which is great.
Whoever has tried it has not succeeded, because it is too complicated a niche.
You can try to rate it yourself by looking for other affiliate websites from page 2 of Google. If you do not find any, maybe nobody has tried it yet 🙂
6. Buy the domain
Once the niche has been found and validated, it's your turn to get to work creating your website. And the first thing you need is the domain.
There are many domain registrars, but for its reliability and simplicity I recommend Namecheap, Godaddy or MrDomain. Simply open an account and enter a domain name that is available.
Actually, the name of the domain is not too important. Choose one that describes the niche you are going to create (mundocafetera, topcafeteras, etc) with a simple extension such as .com, .net or .es if you are going to focus on Spain.
7. Contract a hosting
Now it is up to you to decide in which hosting company you will host the contents of your website.
Free hostings like those offered by wordpress.com or blogger.com are not suitable for two reasons:
Your website will be very limited in its functionalities
The domain will be of the type tuweb.wordpress.com
My recommendation is that you hire a WordPress hosting on Webempresa. For little more than 5 euros per month you will have some of the fastest hostings and with the best technical support I've tried.
If you use the coupon "vidaonline25" (without quotes) when you hire your hosting Webempresa, you will get a 25% discount during the first year. If you are interested, do not let it escape.
On the hosting website, the first thing will be to indicate that you already have a registered domain.
7. Contract a hosting
Now it is up to you to decide in which hosting company you will host the contents of your website.
Free hostings like those offered by wordpress.com or blogger.com are not suitable for two reasons:
Your website will be very limited in its functionalities
The domain will be of the type tuweb.wordpress.com
My recommendation is that you hire a WordPress hosting on Webempresa. For little more than 5 euros per month you will have some of the fastest hostings and with the best technical support I've tried.
If you use the coupon "vidaonline25" (without quotes) when you hire your hosting Webempresa, you will get a 25% discount during the first year. If you are interested, do not let it escape.
On the hosting website, the first thing will be to indicate that you already have a registered domain.
Once you have contracted the hosting, you will receive an email with the names of your server (DNS) and the URL of your administration panel (cPanel). Return to the web where you have previously registered the domain, and enter the DNS in the Customize DNS section. Now your domain already points to your new hosting!
8. Install WordPress
WordPress is the most popular free web and blog management program in the world, and it will allow you to create yours without needing any technical knowledge.
Install it on your website is very easy. Just enter the cPanel of your hosting and look for the option to install WordPress (sometimes it is within the option Quickinstall or Softaculous, depending on the hosting). Once installed, you can now edit your new website at tuweb.com/wp-admin.
8. Install WordPress
WordPress is the most popular free web and blog management program in the world, and it will allow you to create yours without needing any technical knowledge.
Install it on your website is very easy. Just enter the cPanel of your hosting and look for the option to install WordPress (sometimes it is within the option Quickinstall or Softaculous, depending on the hosting). Once installed, you can now edit your new website at tuweb.com/wp-admin.
Once inside the WordPress administration panel, in the left sidebar you will find its menu. In the option Appearance -> Themes you can search for themes to customize the appearance of your website.
The most professional topics are paid, but it's worth it. I recommend especially those of Genesis (they are the only ones that I use).
Once you have chosen your theme, you must do two things immediately:
Go to Settings -> Permanent links and select Name of the entry, to avoid the date or strange characters in the URL of your pages and posts.
The most professional topics are paid, but it's worth it. I recommend especially those of Genesis (they are the only ones that I use).
Once you have chosen your theme, you must do two things immediately:
Go to Settings -> Permanent links and select Name of the entry, to avoid the date or strange characters in the URL of your pages and posts.
Go to Plugins -> Add new, and search and install Yoast SEO (an extension to control the title and description that Internet users will see when they find your website on Google), Akismet (to avoid spam) and Tablepress (will allow you to create tables comparatives in a simple way).
There are more things you should do, such as requesting an SSL certificate to your hosting so that your website appears as secure in the browser, and registering it in Google Search Console so that Google knows it exists. But for now you already have the fundamental.
It's time to create content.
9. Create your content
If you want to be visible in Google searches, to start you'll have to create better and more useful content than those that already exist.
Put yourself in the shoes of someone who would like to buy that type of product with hardly any knowledge. What would I want to know? What characteristics would you like to compare?
Generally, you should write a guide about your niche, so that users know what to take into account before buying a product.
Then, using the Keyword Planner, look for terms related to your niche on which you can write articles, such as "Compare [your niche]" or "Better [your niche] in quality-price."
In any case, it is always a good idea to write an article about how to choose the best product or the best products of that niche. The word "better" attracts a lot of attention, since people want to be certain that they are buying something of quality.
There are more things you should do, such as requesting an SSL certificate to your hosting so that your website appears as secure in the browser, and registering it in Google Search Console so that Google knows it exists. But for now you already have the fundamental.
It's time to create content.
9. Create your content
If you want to be visible in Google searches, to start you'll have to create better and more useful content than those that already exist.
Put yourself in the shoes of someone who would like to buy that type of product with hardly any knowledge. What would I want to know? What characteristics would you like to compare?
Generally, you should write a guide about your niche, so that users know what to take into account before buying a product.
Then, using the Keyword Planner, look for terms related to your niche on which you can write articles, such as "Compare [your niche]" or "Better [your niche] in quality-price."
In any case, it is always a good idea to write an article about how to choose the best product or the best products of that niche. The word "better" attracts a lot of attention, since people want to be certain that they are buying something of quality.
Then you should write in-depth analysis of the most popular products of that niche, since they usually also have many searches. To find out which products are looking for more, use the Keyword Planner again.
There is only one rule when writing content: provide utility to the user. So look at the pages of your competition and think of ways to do it better.
Do not make the classic mistake of describing only the technical characteristics: find out and explain what benefits it will bring to the user, how it is used, what advantages it has over the competition, and for which buyer profile it is indicated.
And although at some point you may be tempted to pay someone to write the content, especially when you're making money, be careful.
It took me two years and I tried more than a dozen writers to find the right one. And I assure you, it's not cheap. With the previous ones, I usually spent more time correcting and improving the articles they sent me than writing them myself.
If you want to hire a copywriter, make sure you are an expert in copywriting and also have the will and ability to be informed in detail of each product. To begin with, you'd better do your work and you'll also learn more about the niche.
Note: I have noticed that some people create affiliate websites with hardly any content, with category pages that only have images and generic texts, like this http://debatman.com/.
That is, they do not add any value to the user. And that Google does not like anything.
This strategy can work for niches without competition, but the income that it will generate is ridiculous. Nowadays, any market with potential has several quality competitors, so you can only fight with better content.
10. Put the affiliate links
Once you have created your quality content, it is time to add your affiliate links.
There are many ways to add links. You can put them directly in the text, tables or images. In any case, I do not recommend putting the price of the product for two reasons:
It may be outdated quickly if it changes in Amazon.
You will be giving all the information to the user, and may not motivate you to click. Instead, a link like "See price on Amazon" will call your curiosity. And although I do not end up buying it, if you click on it, you make sure that your cookie is installed.
There are free WordPress plugins like Amazon's own plugin Affiliates that add several features, such as updated prices or the possibility of redirecting visitors from other countries to your local Amazon store to avoid losing commissions.
In general they do not contribute much, and the only one I recommend and that many affiliates use is AAWP, a payment plugin that will allow you to create updated lists of the best sellers, a functionality that converts very well.
EasyAzon is also paid, but allows the product that users click on to be added directly to their Amazon cart. In this case, the cookie lasts 90 days, but may be too aggressive for users.
11. Get external links
To put your website on the first page of Google, you basically need two things:
Good content and links to other websites.
Links from other websites serve Google as a measure of authority. If there are blogs or websites linking to yours, Google understands this as a quality signal and places you higher in the search results (provided your content accompanies).
However, this ended up causing many digital marketing professionals to look for unlicensed ways to get those links (spam in comments, forums, etc.), and the system perverted.
Nowadays the most important thing is not the quantity of the links, but their quality. It is not the same a link from a user profile in an abandoned forum, a link from El Mundo or a first level blog.
So, how do you get these links?
Do not make the classic mistake of describing only the technical characteristics: find out and explain what benefits it will bring to the user, how it is used, what advantages it has over the competition, and for which buyer profile it is indicated.
And although at some point you may be tempted to pay someone to write the content, especially when you're making money, be careful.
It took me two years and I tried more than a dozen writers to find the right one. And I assure you, it's not cheap. With the previous ones, I usually spent more time correcting and improving the articles they sent me than writing them myself.
If you want to hire a copywriter, make sure you are an expert in copywriting and also have the will and ability to be informed in detail of each product. To begin with, you'd better do your work and you'll also learn more about the niche.
Note: I have noticed that some people create affiliate websites with hardly any content, with category pages that only have images and generic texts, like this http://debatman.com/.
That is, they do not add any value to the user. And that Google does not like anything.
This strategy can work for niches without competition, but the income that it will generate is ridiculous. Nowadays, any market with potential has several quality competitors, so you can only fight with better content.
10. Put the affiliate links
Once you have created your quality content, it is time to add your affiliate links.
There are many ways to add links. You can put them directly in the text, tables or images. In any case, I do not recommend putting the price of the product for two reasons:
It may be outdated quickly if it changes in Amazon.
You will be giving all the information to the user, and may not motivate you to click. Instead, a link like "See price on Amazon" will call your curiosity. And although I do not end up buying it, if you click on it, you make sure that your cookie is installed.
There are free WordPress plugins like Amazon's own plugin Affiliates that add several features, such as updated prices or the possibility of redirecting visitors from other countries to your local Amazon store to avoid losing commissions.
In general they do not contribute much, and the only one I recommend and that many affiliates use is AAWP, a payment plugin that will allow you to create updated lists of the best sellers, a functionality that converts very well.
EasyAzon is also paid, but allows the product that users click on to be added directly to their Amazon cart. In this case, the cookie lasts 90 days, but may be too aggressive for users.
11. Get external links
To put your website on the first page of Google, you basically need two things:
Good content and links to other websites.
Links from other websites serve Google as a measure of authority. If there are blogs or websites linking to yours, Google understands this as a quality signal and places you higher in the search results (provided your content accompanies).
However, this ended up causing many digital marketing professionals to look for unlicensed ways to get those links (spam in comments, forums, etc.), and the system perverted.
Nowadays the most important thing is not the quantity of the links, but their quality. It is not the same a link from a user profile in an abandoned forum, a link from El Mundo or a first level blog.
So, how do you get these links?
There are sites where bloggers, webmasters and local newspapers sell links on their websites, but they are not cheap at all. They may work, but in some cases their quality is more than dubious and you are exposed to a Google penalty for trying to "cheat" the system.
I recommend it for more advanced users who know what they are doing well. For starters, it is better to use guest articles and provide value in forums.
Guest articles: consists in offering to write an article in another blog, which includes a link to your website. If you provide valuable content, they will surely allow you to publish it. Try to make it an article that does not compete with yourself or goes quickly, so that it stays alive and can bring you traffic.
Forums: leaving a simple link in an active forum is considered spam, and they will surely erase it. On the other hand, if you add value in a conversation, you solve doubts, and then leave your link for those who want to expand information, they will surely accept it.
If your website has good content, little by little natural links will also come to you. There will be people who by their own will link you, and those are the best you can get.
12. Optimize your content
Since you create the contents of your website until you start receiving traffic can take between 4 and 6 months, so be patient. But from there everything is usually exponential.
In one of my last projects, the journey was almost 6 months. I created it in August, and until February it did not start receiving traffic. I could have accelerated the process with more content and some links, but I could not spend more time either!
I recommend it for more advanced users who know what they are doing well. For starters, it is better to use guest articles and provide value in forums.
Guest articles: consists in offering to write an article in another blog, which includes a link to your website. If you provide valuable content, they will surely allow you to publish it. Try to make it an article that does not compete with yourself or goes quickly, so that it stays alive and can bring you traffic.
Forums: leaving a simple link in an active forum is considered spam, and they will surely erase it. On the other hand, if you add value in a conversation, you solve doubts, and then leave your link for those who want to expand information, they will surely accept it.
If your website has good content, little by little natural links will also come to you. There will be people who by their own will link you, and those are the best you can get.
12. Optimize your content
Since you create the contents of your website until you start receiving traffic can take between 4 and 6 months, so be patient. But from there everything is usually exponential.
In one of my last projects, the journey was almost 6 months. I created it in August, and until February it did not start receiving traffic. I could have accelerated the process with more content and some links, but I could not spend more time either!
Once you start receiving visitors, it's time to optimize your content. Open an account in Google Analytics and see which articles have less time on page, because if users do not stay, surely you should improve them to make them more attractive.
You can also use Google Search Console to know what other keywords (long tail keywords) are bringing visitors, and optimize your articles by adding subtitles and specific content for those searches. Or even create specific pages for them.
You can also use Google Search Console to know what other keywords (long tail keywords) are bringing visitors, and optimize your articles by adding subtitles and specific content for those searches. Or even create specific pages for them.
If you have visits, but few clicks on affiliate links (below 50%), consider changing the text of the links, or make the images and buttons more striking.
In summary
Amazon Affiliates is an incredible system for making money online, even for people without technical knowledge.
You just have to create a web on a niche market with potential (or on several), create content that adds value to the user, recommend products and let Amazon take care of the rest.
More and more people are making money with Amazon, but that does not mean that there is no longer an opportunity. On the contrary: there is usually too much dispersion and mediocre content, so if you specialize in a market you can build a website that generates a good amount of passive income.
If you are slowed by the fact that you do not see yourself as capable of recommending products, do not worry. To create your content you must inform yourself a lot, so in a few weeks I assure you that you will know more than 95% of the population.
My recommendation is that you start today and do not let more time pass. Even if, in the end, you do not achieve the goals you set for yourself, the knowledge that you would obtain would be extraordinarily useful to succeed with the next project. As it happened to me.
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If you have any doubts, you can leave them in the comments section and I will answer you as soon as possible. And if you find the information I share useful, click on one of the social networks below 🙂
In summary
Amazon Affiliates is an incredible system for making money online, even for people without technical knowledge.
You just have to create a web on a niche market with potential (or on several), create content that adds value to the user, recommend products and let Amazon take care of the rest.
More and more people are making money with Amazon, but that does not mean that there is no longer an opportunity. On the contrary: there is usually too much dispersion and mediocre content, so if you specialize in a market you can build a website that generates a good amount of passive income.
If you are slowed by the fact that you do not see yourself as capable of recommending products, do not worry. To create your content you must inform yourself a lot, so in a few weeks I assure you that you will know more than 95% of the population.
My recommendation is that you start today and do not let more time pass. Even if, in the end, you do not achieve the goals you set for yourself, the knowledge that you would obtain would be extraordinarily useful to succeed with the next project. As it happened to me.
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If you have any doubts, you can leave them in the comments section and I will answer you as soon as possible. And if you find the information I share useful, click on one of the social networks below 🙂
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