Amazon.co.uk Associates Blog

6% referral fees on Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificates Extended

Due to the significant response to Amazon’s Gift Certificate promotion, we will be extending the 6% referral fees on Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificates! This offer is available to all Amazon.co.uk Associates regardless of their current fee structure.

Have you not offered gift certificates on your website? Then click here to learn how to build links to the Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificate page. Customers doing their Easter shopping on your site will be delighted to find these convenient gifts!

To learn more read our previous Gift Certificate blog post.

Beginning on 1/1/2007: Monthly payment of your referral fees

Precisely with the beginning of the new year, Amazon.co.uk is able to offer good news for Associates. Instead of a quarterly payment, Amazon.co.uk Associates will receive their referral fees monthly.

The payment will occur approximately 60 days after month’s end. For example, your referral fees for sales in January, 2007, will be paid at the end of March, 2007.

Further details can be found at the Amazon.co.uk Operating Agreement.  (login required)

Earn Referral Fees on Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificates for the Holidays!

We are pleased to announce Associates are now eligible to earn referral fees on Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificates! As you prepare your Web site for the busy holiday shopping season, remember Gift Certificates give your visitors an opportunity to buy from Amazon right up to the last minute.

Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificates are always the perfect gift, redeemable for millions of items on the Amazon.co.uk Web site. They can be sent via email, an e-card or on paper through the mail. When visitors to your site want to purchase a gift for someone but are unsure exactly what to get, Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificates are ideal. You can learn more about this product at the Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificates page.

Referrals from Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificates will earn a flat 6% referral fee. Even if your site visitors click on a product you are promoting and buy a Gift Certificate instead, you will still earn the 6% referral fee. Gift certificates will not count toward unit tiers. This promotion will last through December 31, 2006.

To begin promoting Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificates on your site, visit our FAQs.This page contains links to the banners we have created for you and information on how to build links to the Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificate Page.

Earn Double the Base Rate using aStore and Self-Optimising-Links!

Between November 14, 2006 and December 31, 2006 you can earn additional 5% for units referred via Self-Optimising-Links and aStore.

Use these new features to improve the content on your Website and increase your referral fees now!