Earning money as an Amazon Associate isn't that hard if you're ready to put in real work and not let anything deter you. In the beginning, it will probably seem really complicated, especially when you're getting used to the system itself ,but you will eventually see that you have the potential to earn quite a nice income as an Amazon Associate, especially if you go about it the right way.
Niche Market Choice: The most important thing to think about is the selection of your niche market--do this before you start trying to build a website or write articles. Think about it: What good is a fantastic website if you aren't making any sales because you've chosen a bad niche (or haven't chosen a niche at all)? Becoming successful with Amazon as an Associate is all about knowing and understanding your targeted niche in the best possible way. If you want to test out your niches, you can use a service such as HubPages or Squidoo for it, but it's important that you are patient in your approach. Product focused markets are the best because they're easy to work in and get ranked for. If your website is targeted towards a specific product that is in demand then it'll obviously be a lot more easier for you to make money as an Amazon Associate. Most people have a much harder time converting visits into sales when they use a random blog that simply links to promoted products because most of their visitors are only wanting to read information.
Give Product Comparisons: Most people who buy products on Amazon search through lots of options before making a final decision; creating a comparison chart for all of the products that you are targeting within your market is a great way to help your potential buyers sort through all of the information easily. And since this really helps your readers you stand to make even more sales than you would if you had just sold to them directly or through an advertisement.
If WordPress is your content management system, you'll find that this particular task is pretty clear cut; WordPress has a variety of available plug-ins that help with the creation of tables. It's easy to create multiple columns that compare products and are filled with relevant information and "buy now" links that people who are actually like to buy the products can click.
Just Get them to Amazon: The golden rule of making money with the Amazon Associate Program is to just get the visitors to Amazon, and let them take care of it from there. The reason you do this is that people who follow your link to Amazon are most likely to actually buy something. Amazon has spent quite a lot of money to learn how to make more sales and bring in new buyers and that is why they are one of the best sellers on the Internet.
There are lots of affiliate programs out there but the Amazon Associate's program is the most trustworthy and credible of them all.