- How long do visitors have to add an item to their Shopping Cart after clicking on one of my Amazon links until I no longer earn an advertising fee on their purchase?
- What items qualify for advertising fees, and how are the fees calculated?
- How much do I earn for generating sales through my links?
- Why is there a deduction for personal use of the program?
- Why do I have a negative account balance?
How long do visitors have to add an item to their Shopping Cart after clicking on one of my Amazon links until I no longer earn an advertising fee on their purchase?
You earn advertising fees on any qualifying items placed in a customer's Shopping Cart within 24 hours of their arrival at Amazon via your Associates link. However, this 24-hour window closes once the customer submits his order or reenters Amazon through another Associate's link. Once the window is closed, you will not earn advertising fees on any subsequent purchases. However, if the customer then returns to Amazon through one of your Associates links, this opens a new 24-hour window.
It is of course possible that a customer may arrive at Amazon via your Associates link, add an item to his Shopping Cart, and then leave Amazon without placing an order.
As long as the item was added to the customer's Shopping Cart during this 24-hour window, you will still earn a referral fee if the order is placed before the Shopping Cart expires (usually after 90 days). The referral fee will not be credited to your Associates account until the customer has purchased the item, accepted delivery, and remitted full payment to Amazon.