Today I was approved as an Amazon Affiliate. I do not think it is a very big deal to “get in” the circle. I didn’t even have to give them my IQ or blood type. Whew. I put three ads on Facebook with links to Amazon.com with my affiliate tracking ID embeded in the link. I have received 11 clicks today per my Facebook Ad Manager but my Amazon Affiliate page only shows 2. So, if by tomorrow that number hasn’t grown, I am going to assume I messed up with the links and am going to have to redo the ads. Stay tuned for that…
My ads are pretty simple. I put out two ads for the new Kindle and one for Amazon.com Gift Cards. According to their web site, affiliates receive a 6% commission on gift cards and 10% on the Kindle.
Based on the cost per click of my facebook ads (Avg. CPC = $0.57) it will be hard to make gift cards pay for themselves. For example, a $20 gift card would only pay out $1.20 in commission. That means that one in three clicks would have to buy a minumum of of $20 dollars in gift cards just for me to break even… not good numbers I believe.
