Amazon Kicking me out as Affiliate

@miniam (9151)
Bern, Switzerland
March 30, 2016 9:20am CST
I'm so angry,desperate,sad and simply confused. l have a website where I sell Amazon products as an affiliate. since l joined Amazon as an affiliate l have not been able to make a sale,l have over 400 affiliate products on my site, simply said l only have Amazon affiliate links. Today l got an email from Amazon that I have not made any sales since I joined and they gave me 1 month to make sale or loose my membership. I have no problem being kicked out from Amazon, but I have a serious problem having to change well over 400 products and links, this will take me months. If l had a friend who shops in Amazon l will ask them to go to Amazon through my affiliate link, but i know no one who shops in amazon, and as an affiliate im not allowed to shop from my own links. Now I'm so angry and confused,l can't change all the links and products in time,l can't force sales. Anyone have had this problem?Have you been amazon affiliate?
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7 responses
Vivian Sudhir
@gofsey (1911)
• Madurai, India
30 Mar 16
Yes, like cherrific says you can look for a better location.
Vivian Sudhir
@gofsey (1911)
• Madurai, India
30 Mar 16
@miniam You have put a lot of effort into your store. What type of merchandise do you have?
minisam
@miniam (9151)
• Bern, Switzerland
30 Mar 16
@gofsey l don't even have to sell one of the products im selling, a client only has to buy ANY product for any amount as long as they came through my website, it will be considered I made the sale because l sent them to Amazon
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minisam
@miniam (9151)
• Bern, Switzerland
30 Mar 16
Thanks,it`s not looking for location,have to have reight traffic at the right time
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Jaymie Suh
@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
30 Mar 16
If you're not making any sales, it might not worth your time with it anyway.
Jaymie Suh
@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
30 Mar 16
@miniam That's a good character. I guess I'm not that patient that's why if it's not doing anything, I just let it go.
minisam
@miniam (9151)
• Bern, Switzerland
30 Mar 16
@cherriefic My website took me 1 year to build up from scratch, i have 50 posts each with minimum 750 words, l have checked the domain which l bought for $10 is now worth 400 because of the work I put in, should I just throw all that away sure not. Not only that, i like having my website,there is no way i will let it go
minisam
@miniam (9151)
• Bern, Switzerland
30 Mar 16
The sales will come in time, my website is just 1 year old so i do not have enough traffic,lm not the kind to give up easily.It`s just about making that first sale.
Ms Rae
@carebear29 (32002)
• Wausau, Wisconsin
30 Mar 16
I don't sell in Amazon. Wish I could but no idea how any of it works.
minisam
@miniam (9151)
• Bern, Switzerland
30 Mar 16
How it works sounds so simple but getting people to buy is another matter, a buyer has to be in the right place at the right time. Im confident l will make saleS it`s only a question of when and they seem not to have patience
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502653)
• Italy
30 Mar 16
I know that they are pretty rude with their affiliate and this is a shame. Are you a member with Amazon.com? I do not buy from Amazon.com.
Anna
@LadyDuck (502653)
• Italy
30 Mar 16
@miniam I agree, after all they risk nothing to let you keep their products on your website. If you sell it's money for their pockets, I cannot believe their attitude.
minisam
@miniam (9151)
• Bern, Switzerland
30 Mar 16
l have websites and it was only natural that l sell amazon products,but the way they treat affiliates reallyis not fair at all
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DianneN
@DianneN (254926)
• United States
30 Mar 16
I'm so sorry for you! I don't shop at Amazon at all.
DianneN
@DianneN (254926)
• United States
1 Apr 16
@miniam I hope so xxx
minisam
@miniam (9151)
• Bern, Switzerland
31 Mar 16
Im sure i will find a solution somehow
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21492)
• London, England
30 Mar 16
Didn't realise Amazon were quite so ruthless about sales
minisam
@miniam (9151)
• Bern, Switzerland
30 Mar 16
They really are, as a new affiliate, you have to make your first sale in 180 days or loose your membership.Im so angry really
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21492)
• London, England
30 Mar 16
@miniam Not an expert, but that seems a tall order to me, as there must be thousands of affiliates in competion for sales
minisam
@miniam (9151)
• Bern, Switzerland
30 Mar 16
@Ronrybs There are so many affiliates out there bt there are also millions of buyers and also 1000s or products,but forcing affiliates to make a first sale is really wrong
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maezee
@maezee (41985)
• United States
1 Apr 16
That sounds super frustrating. Im sorry to hear that. Will you be able to sign up again at a future date? And is an affiliate someone who sells on Amazon or is there more to it than that? Either waybest of luck.