Stop Choosing Between Amazon’s Programs. Do This Instead.
This is not another Amazon Associates versus Amazon Influencer breakdown. It is the unified strategy the top earners use to run both programs together so every piece of content can pay you more than one way.
Why you do not have to pick
Associates for links
Text and blog links monetize the content you already publish.
Influencer for video
On-site review videos earn commissions right on the product page.
One effort, two payouts
The same product can earn through links and through your video.
More surface area
Running both means more ways for the same audience to convert.
How to run both together
The system the top one percent of Amazon earners actually use.
Join both programs
Get approved for Associates and the Influencer Program so both doors are open.
Pick products you can do both ways
Choose items you can link to and film a helpful review of.
Film the on-site review
Upload a demo video to the product page to earn on-site commissions.
Add associate links to your content
Drop tracked links in your blog, description, and storefront.
Route traffic to both
Send viewers to your storefront and your linked content, not just one.
Track what converts
Double down on the products and formats that actually pay.
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“You do not have to choose between Amazon’s programs. The people winning are quietly running both.“
— Lori Ballen
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