Someone bought toilet paper from my author website
By Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (52174)
Staten Island, New York
September 21, 2021 3:09pm CST
Some time ago I joined Amazon Associates. It's Amazon's affiliate program where you share product links online—on your blog, website or elsewhere affiliate links are allowed—and then when they make a purchase by clicking on those product links you make a % from the sales.
The great thing is that people actually don't have to buy the products you gave links for on your sites. As long as they buy something—I think within 24 hours of clicking on one of the product links—you will earn.
I haven't logged on to my Amazon Associates account in a long time. Decided to go there yesterday to see if there have been any clicks. Didn't expect any clicks, let alone any sales, and then I noticed I had a sale. Back in February 2020 someone bought an 18-mega roll pack of Quilted Northern toilet paper. I never provided any product links to toilet paper anywhere online, especially not on my author website, where the click generated from. I think I made 79 cents from that purchase.
It's awesome that I got a sale but wish it had been for something way more expensive... The more expensive the item the more you make from the sale.
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@DeborahDiane (40847)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Sep 21
@lovebuglena - Congratulations on making an Amazon sale. With luck, you will get more. One time, I got someone's entire grocery order. It was a lot of little things ... a head of lettuce, a can of beans, etc. However, it all added up!
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@DeborahDiane (40847)
• Laguna Woods, California
21 Sep 21
@lovebuglena - I write the Baby-Boomer-Retirement. com blog, and I ALWAYS put a relevant link in my weekly blog post about retirement. Often, it is just a link to a book, but I make regular sales every week. Sometimes, I link to a product I think my Baby Boomer readers might find useful.
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@lovebuglena (52174)
• Staten Island, New York
21 Sep 21
@DeborahDiane Wow! That's great! Your blog must get good traffic.
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@lovebuglena (52174)
• Staten Island, New York
23 Sep 21
@DeborahDiane I remember going into the Blogger forums and writing an inquiry about my issue and not even one person responded.
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@kaylachan (84815)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 Sep 21
At least it's something. Doesn't have to be perfect I suppose.
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@lovebuglena (52174)
• Staten Island, New York
23 Sep 21
I'd rather make something than make nothing at all.
@lovebuglena (52174)
• Staten Island, New York
3 Oct 21
I've had many times when someone bought something I never had a link for.
@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
21 Sep 21
That is awesome Lena! I might look into that too.
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@lovebuglena (52174)
• Staten Island, New York
21 Sep 21
That is a good idea. Maybe you will do well with it.
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@LindaOHio (222417)
• United States
22 Sep 21
Congratulations. I never made a sale with my Amazon Associates links.
@LindaOHio (222417)
• United States
23 Sep 21
@lovebuglena I never made anything from the Amazon Program on HubPages either...just from my posts.
@lovebuglena (52174)
• Staten Island, New York
23 Sep 21
@LindaOHio You were on HubPages? Cool!
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@LindaOHio (222417)
• United States
24 Sep 21
@lovebuglena Yes. Several years ago.
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@lovebuglena (52174)
• Staten Island, New York
22 Sep 21
Thank you. I hope so as well.
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@RasmaSandra (98033)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 Sep 21
That is interesting, I know the program and I think I joined too, Time for me to check what is going on, I hope you get more,
