How Squidoo Amazon Commission Works
This is Part Two of the Commission Education basics for Squidoo Lensmasters.
Amazon is probably the most popular vendors used on Squidoo. Why not? They have everything, an easy to use website, and are trusted almost as much as a brick and mortar store (i.e. Wal-Mart or Sears or Barnes and Noble) . Let’s see how their affiliate system stacks up within the Squidoo platform.
This is the rate chart provided by Amazon:
As you can see, the more products referred the better the rate awarded. It’s probably safe to say that Squidoo is at least in the 8.25% tier. If that is the case, lensmasters are getting approximately 4% per sale which is the same as being an Amazon associate on your own. If Squidoo has the top tier (which it may) and you sell less than 7 items through Amazon personally a month, then Squidoo can actually earn you more money.
Important things to remember:
- The Cookie for Amazon is only 24 hours - make sure your visitors are ready to buy right then when they click through. It’s more difficult to get residual sales from the visitor like eBay.
- The Commission is based on sale price - The commission is a percentage of the item price. I’m not sure if you receive a commission for a used item sold through eBay’s platform by a third party (I don’t think you do).
- Electronics payout less - Amazon electronics pay out about half the commission of other items. If you are promoting electronics, use eBay or the SuperStore Module.
All of this does not make Amazon better or worse than eBay, just different. Find out ways to use these rules as advantages and you would be surprised how much you can make. There are associates of both programs that make tons of money every month.
-The Captain
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Interesting - and something to keep in mind while deciding whose merchandise to offer (eBay or Amazon) - thanks a bunch! 
[...] For example, Amazon modules send us “royalties” if a visitor makes a purchase through them. We get commission for any purchase the visitor makes after clicking on that link! (Tip: if you regularly make more than 7 Amazon sales a month, it’s time to get your own Amazon Associates ID. Captain Loyalis explains why.) [...]
Thanks for sharing this info. I didn’t realize that we could be earning almost equal on squidoo with amazon affiliate programs than if we did it on our own.
But do you think that squidoo will be fair and accurate in giving us commissions earned thru amazon products on our lens?
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I’m new to squidoo. This is the first time that I found the answer about the Amazon module. If I am low on the ranks, should I update the Amazon module after every 24 hours? Would you recommend Ebay on the lens over Amazon?
Any quick tips to get traffic to my squidoo? I’m known as sandyspider.