Amazon aStore Out Of Beta: New Features Available
In a previous post I showed how to use AdSense with Amazon aStore as an example of how to integrate AdSense with embedded content. At that time the aStore program (available to all members of the Amazon Associates affiliate program) was limited to one aStore per affiliate and you could do only a few things with the aStore. Well, aStore is now officially out of beta and you can now:
- create multiple stores;
- create custom categories;
- integrate with more Amazon features
Also, they're increasing the amount an aStore can earn you through the Christmas season.
You can see my original aStore in action at The HDTV Shoppe. Although it was built strictly as an example of integrating AdSense with embedded content (the aStore is embedded via an <iframe> tag), surprisingly enough people have actually bought HDTV sets through it!
An Amazon aStore is a very simple way to add an Amazon-based store to your site. It's not as flexible as Build A Niche Store is for building eBay stores, but it's worth a quick look if you're an Amazon affiliate. The Amazon program's not a huge money-maker for most folks, and it only pays on a quarterly basis, but an aStore with high-priced items (leave the HDTVs to me, please :-)) might be worth the effort if you can attach it to a higher-traffic site.
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Eric Giguere is the contextual advertising expert who wrote Make Easy Money with Google and Uncommon AdSense. If you like this posting, why not link to his blog or bookmark it as one of your favorites?
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