How to Get Started with Amazon Affiliates

Posted by Hannah on Jan 21, 2011 in Amazon Affiliates, Wordpress Guides | 0 comments

So you’re ready to start using one of the coolest programs out there: Amazon Affiliates. With Amazon Affiliates you receive a commission from any sales your recommendations generate. There are numerous ways to recommend resources: simple Affiliate links, widgets, etc., but first, you have to link your customer account with your Affiliate account. Here’s how.

1. Sign up with Amazon Affiliates.

Go to www.affiliate-program.amazon.com and create your account. Use your customer email and password when it asks you to sign in (see the screenshot below).

2. Enable the Site Stripe.

Once you’ve finished creating your account, you should be in the Affiliates dashboard. Click the “Links and Banners” tab (see above), then scroll down and click “Learn more” under the “Site Stripe” section (see below).

Now you should be on the “Site Stripe Help” page. Click the “Sign in to get personalized recommendations” link (see below) to link your customer account with your affiliate account.

This should take you to your customer account, where you should see the gray site stripe at the top (see below). If you do not see it, click “back” and click the “Account Settings – Associates Site Stripe Options” link (see above). That will take you to a page where you can turn on the site stripe.