Nothing is ever perfect, including the Amazon affiliate program. Here are a few downsides.
The commission rate is relatively low compared to other affiliate programs, 1% to 10% depending on the items.
It offers a flat rate for the bounty programs, such as 15$ for business account sign-ups, $3 for Prime referrals, and $5 for Audible referrals. 1
Their cookies only last 24 hours. That means if your referral doesn't buy within 24 hours, you won't get credit.
(However, if the product is added to their cart, the cookie lasts 89 days.)
You are not allowed to send Amazon affiliate links in emails. That includes blog posts that get sent as an email.
Since email is an excellent way to send great offers to your readers, this rule is particularly disappointing.
If you have a US site and are promoting products in the Amazon U.S. store, you won't get credit for referring someone who ends up buying the product from outside the country (i.e. Amazon UK).
Payment options are only through direct deposit, check, or Amazon gift card. There's no PayPal option.
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