Turn One Amazon Video Into Two Income Streams
Every product review you film for Amazon can earn a second time on YouTube. Here are the seven steps I use to turn a single video into two revenue streams without doing the work twice.
Why this works so well
Amazon on-site
Your review earns commissions right on the product page.
YouTube search
The same video ranks and earns from YouTube for years.
No double work
One filming session feeds both platforms at once.
Compounding reach
Two search engines working for every product you review.
One video into two streams
The exact steps I use to multiply every product review.
Film a helpful review once
Shoot a clean, demo-first product video you can use twice.
Upload to Amazon first
Post it on the product page to earn on-site commissions.
Optimize for YouTube
Write a keyword-rich title and description for search.
Upload the same video to YouTube
Publish it as a review or short to reach a new audience.
Add your links
Put tracked affiliate links in the YouTube description.
Repeat for every product
Make two streams the default for each review you film.
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“You already did the hard part filming it once. Let that one video earn on two platforms.“
— Lori Ballen
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Film each review once, publish it to Amazon and YouTube, and let one video pay you two ways.
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