Amazon Associates

[Patrick]

I'm not sure if this is for monetization via SEO or just monetization in general, but I wanted to comment on Amazon Associates.

Amazon Associates tends to kind of be written off by most admins as a joke, but really you can become quite successful with it.

There are a variety of widgets that you can place on your site, and many are beneficial in forums.

There's one in particular that automatically takes text on your site/forum and links it to an amazon product, which can be really helpful. If your in any type of merchandise niche, like Movies, TV, Books, or Electronics, this can be really beneficial.

Also, what's really great right now is Unbox Video Downloads and MP3. Amazon is offering 20% Commision on these through December. What was really great for me was that people SUBSCRIBED to Moonlight episodes. So now whenever new episodes are released, I automatically get commission on it. Also, if you run a music site, you could use Amazon MP3, because unlike iTunes, once you have the MP3 file, you can do whatever you want with it, no restrictions or limitations.

[Daniel]

I'm starting to give amazon associates more of a chance, though I had written it off before. While I've made a few sales, it hasn't been anything significant thus far. I've also tried adding Unbox Video but unfortunately, they don't tend to have the tv episodes/movies included in their directory that my sites are focused around.

[Patrick]

I think if you can use it in the right way, its worth it. Though if you have a totally unrelated niche, sticking codes left and right won't work like adsense does.