advice Should I try to offer my domain to Amazon? How?

[maya-zir]

I regd the expired domain SexFlavour.com

SexFlavor.com (american spelling) redirects to amazon.com product.
So I suppose amazon.com own the domain.
My domain is britain english variant of spelling - SexFlavour.com
How could I offer the domain to Amazon?
Any ideas?

 

[rhakim]

As the other NP members in this thread mentions, it appears it is owned by a seller in Amazon. The reason he forwarded to Amazon (his store), is to lead people who are googling this 2 word to his Amazone store. Eventhough, there is no harm for you to contact Amazon, however most likely , you will not receive replies.

 

[maya-zir]

As the other NP members in this thread mentions, it appears it is owned by a seller in Amazon. The reason he forwarded to Amazon (his store), is to lead people who are googling this 2 word to his Amazone store. Eventhough, there is no harm for you to contact Amazon, however most likely , you will not receive replies.

Thanks, I already understood why the owner redirected his domain to Amazon.

 

[evo.domains]

The domain is not registered by Amazon, amazon uses Markonitor for their domain name management. This is an affiliate who registered it using WHOISGUARD and does not want his identity known because maybe he is dealing in adult products. Your best bet is to do the same, become an Amazon UK affiliate and redirect your domain to the same or similar product with your affiliate ID. You can see if there is demand and if you're making some money with it. If not, then find another buyer. Good luck!

Is this not violating the terms of the partner program? If not, then linking to amazon should generate much more profit than simply parking a domain, right?

 

[maya-zir]

Amazon pay for just visits?
I thought they pay for each adquired product.

 

[evo.domains]

Amazon pay for just visits?
I thought they pay for each adquired product.

Yes, they pay for acquired products. So if you redirect to amazon using your partner ID in the link and the redirected person will buy, you will get a commission. Of course it wouldn't make much sense to do that if you actually want to sell your domain as prospective buyers don't land on a parking page with states that the domain is for sale. But I got some domains which get some traffic and which I don't wanna sell. I don't have time to develop them at the moment. So just forwarding to amazon is a great idea (never thought of this). I just don't have a clue if this probably violates the rules of the partner program. Sry for off-topic

 

[JoeE]

Is this not violating the terms of the partner program? If not, then linking to amazon should generate much more profit than simply parking a domain, right?

It does not violate anything. Since the domain is highly targetted, and you're pointing it to a related product with your affiliate ID. as for this making more money than having the domain parked, is not always the case. Amazon pays little commission so unless you have a GREAT domain with a ton of type in traffic you will not be making a whole lot. But it's worth testing and see where you stand.

 

[frank-germany]

The domain is not registered by Amazon, amazon uses Markonitor for their domain name management. This is an affiliate who registered it using WHOISGUARD and does not want his identity known because maybe he is dealing in adult products. Your best bet is to do the same, become an Amazon UK affiliate and redirect your domain to the same or similar product with your affiliate ID. You can see if there is demand and if you're making some money with it. If not, then find another buyer. Good luck!

you will lose that amazon account

 

[usernamex]

Here is the full redirect link - the bold is the Amazon Affiliate (link broken on purpose)
http s://www. amazon.com/ Aloe-Cadabra-Edible-Flavored-Lubricant/dp/B00CPQUMFK/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1489108652&sr=8-3&keywords=flavored+oral&th=1&linkCode=ll1&tag=lvonline-20&linkId=04c91e7c239b5a823ab73497e84d4229

And yes, there are regulations by Amazon that you must clearly label Affiliate links
https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/help/operating/agreement

 

[frank-germany]

It does not violate anything. Since the domain is highly targetted, and you're pointing it to a related product with your affiliate ID. as for this making more money than having the domain parked, is not always the case. Amazon pays little commission so unless you have a GREAT domain with a ton of type in traffic you will not be making a whole lot. But it's worth testing and see where you stand.

no thats not allowed

 

[JoeE]

And yes, there are regulations by Amazon that you must clearly label Affiliate links
https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/help/operating/agreement

no thats not allowed

Here is the only thing that is related to what we're talking about in the agreement.
----------------------
5. Identifying Yourself as an Associate
You must clearly state the following on your Site or any other location where Amazon may authorize your display or other use of Content:
----------------------
I don't see any issues in redirecting a domain to a product you with your affiliate ID because you are not sending the client to your own site and showing them some products or any content from Amazon and claiming it is yours etc. You're not showing them anything at all except sending them directly to the product page where they can clearly see that they are on the actual AMAZON website. So there is nothing hidden or misleading.
I would like to see a reference to justify your verdict that it is not allowed if you can.

 

[frank-germany]

Here is the only thing that is related to what we're talking about in the agreement.
----------------------
5. Identifying Yourself as an Associate
You must clearly state the following on your Site or any other location where Amazon may authorize your display or other use of Content:
----------------------
I don't see any issues in redirecting a domain to a product you with your affiliate ID because you are not sending the client to your own site and showing them some products or any content from Amazon and claiming it is yours etc. You're not showing them anything at all except sending them directly to the product page where they can clearly see that they are on the actual AMAZON website. So there is nothing hidden or misleading.
I would like to see a reference to justify your verdict that it is not allowed if you can.

sorry
but it really doesn't matter
how you think about it

it is not allowed
and you will lose our account
( sooner or later )

 

[JoeE]

sorry
but it really doesn't matter
how you think about it

it is not allowed
and you will lose our account
( sooner or later )

You actually didn't add anything new, just repeated what you've already said. which is basically "take my word for it". That's not how things work. Show me where and how you arrived at your verdict otherwise it's just your opinion and opinions can me wrong all the time.

 

[frank-germany]

You actually didn't add anything new, just repeated what you've already said. which is basically "take my word for it". That's not how things work. Show me where and how you arrived at your verdict otherwise it's just your opinion and opinions can me wrong all the time.

I suggest you keep on doing
and let us know here
as soon as you lose your account

the good news is:
they still will pay you all commission
that was earned before they closed it

 

[JoeE]

I suggest you keep on doing
and let us know here
as soon as you lose your account

the good news is:
they still will pay you all commission
that was earned before they closed it

That's still not an answer Frank. You claimed that it's against their terms of service (that's not allowed), and all I said is tell me HOW did you know that? I showed you the relevant part in their terms and argued that it does not relate to what was suggested and you came back twice saying the same thing again. just take my word on it without offering any actual answer to my question. You could say I don't know, or provide an actual answer. I have no reason to not trust you, but I would like to see your justification for myself.

 

[usernamex]

My experience is from blogs that use Amazon for funding, then got shut down by amazon, they typically write up a post about what happened, just something I've seen over the years. Personally, it seemed like so much hassle, I set up an Astore and I have my redirect links go there, then that goes through to amazon. No idea if that method is still valid because I set it up a couple years ago for some projects I am no longer actively promoting.

Plenty of people have reported it happening - pick a few and learn
https://www.google.com/search?q=amazon closed my affiliate account&cad=h

 

[frank-germany]

My experience is from blogs that use Amazon for funding, then got shut down by amazon, they typically write up a post about what happened, just something I've seen over the years. Personally, it seemed like so much hassle, I set up an Astore and I have my redirect links go there, then that goes through to amazon. No idea if that method is still valid because I set it up a couple years ago for some projects I am no longer actively promoting.

Plenty of people have reported it happening - pick a few and learn
https://www.google.com/search?q=amazon closed my affiliate account&cad=h

amazon doesn't offer astores anymore

 

[frank-germany]

https://amazon-affiliate.eu/en/social-networks-affiliate-marketing/

Identifying affiliate links in social networks
Affiliate links are considered advertising and must therefore be disclosed as such. For this purpose, you can include a note in the immediate vicinity of the link. This also ensures transparency for other users of the social network.

Users must be told that you would receive a fee if they make a purchase through one of your affiliate links. However, please do not ask your audience to buy through the link in order to support your business as this is not allowed by the Amazon Associates Programme.

Here is an example disclosure:

‘The links used are affiliate links. By buying through the links I may receive a commission for the sale. This has no effect on the price for you.’

 

[CvDam]

https://amazon-affiliate.eu/en/social-networks-affiliate-marketing/

Identifying affiliate links in social networks
Affiliate links are considered advertising and must therefore be disclosed as such. For this purpose, you can include a note in the immediate vicinity of the link. This also ensures transparency for other users of the social network.

Users must be told that you would receive a fee if they make a purchase through one of your affiliate links. However, please do not ask your audience to buy through the link in order to support your business as this is not allowed by the Amazon Associates Programme.

Here is an example disclosure:

‘The links used are affiliate links. By buying through the links I may receive a commission for the sale. This has no effect on the price for you.’

But type in traffic doesn't come from social networks.

 

[frank-germany]

But type in traffic doesn't come from social networks.

Users must be told that you would receive a fee if they make a purchase through one of your affiliate links. However, please do not ask your audience to buy through the link in order to support your business as this is not allowed by the Amazon Associates Programme.

 

[CvDam]

You take that out of context, since the article it comes from is specifically about social media traffic and type-in traffic doesn't come from social media. I am not saying that you are wrong, I'm just saying that you have the wrong evidence. The only way I can think of finding the answer to this question is by contacting amazon (because they probably have nothing in their help docs about this)