Introduction
This is the standard way that the Amazon affiliate program
works. You send traffic to Amazon. Amazon pays you
commission on the sales generated from that traffic. Pretty
simple.
But there’s another option.
The Standard Model (What You are Doing Now)
You
Traffic
Third Party Affiliate
Provider
Using a Third Party Affiliate Provider
When using a third party affiliate provider, your links “hopâ€
through the affiliate provider, then to Amazon. The third
party provider is considered by Amazon to be the affiliate,
and payment is sent to them. Then they forward the bulk of
the commission to you via Paypal.
So why would you do this?
Advantages to Using a Third Party
Affiliate Provider
 Earn 6.375% commission for all “standard†Amazon sales.
(The payout is 75% of what the provider gets, and they are
at the maximum commission level of 8.5%.) This is a
serious commission boost for most affiliates.
 Sell from anywhere – It doesn’t matter if you are in a
“banned state†or country. It is perfectly legal to sell
Amazon products via a Third Party Affiliate Provider.
 Sell products from over 30,000 online retailers, all from one
account. There are usually no additional sign ups (This
varies by provider. More on that later.) And get paid in one
single payment.
 Cool features like “Product and Price Comparison Hover
Overs,†automatic affiliate links, search widgets and more.
 Get paid via Paypal.