creating your amazon associates account

to get your affiliate links you will need to become an amazon associate by creating an amazon associates account. You will only need your website information at hand and an amazon.com account to get started . Start by going to the amazon homepage, scroll down to the “make money with us” title and click on “become an affiliate”.

Now click on “join now for free”.

Sign up using your email address and click on “sign up using our secure server”.

• The first set up step is to enter “your account information”.
• Here you will be asked to enter the “payee information” in order to receive funds made from your amazon affiliate website.
• By default, the info here will appear as your own personal info, including your full name, your
  address and your phone number, but you can change it by clicking on “select different address” if you want someone besides you receiving the funds made on your associates account.
• In the “who is the main contact for this account?” you can select “the payee listed above” or a
  different contact selecting “someone else”.
• Now click on “next” to go to the “your websites and mobile apps” section.
• Here you have to enter at least one website or mobile app where to display your amazon affiliate links, and you can add up to fifty.
• So simply enter your site’s domain name in the “enter your website” field and click on “add”,
  then click “next”.
• Websites or apps that are directed primarily to children under the age of 13 are not eligible to
  display amazon affiliate links, so check the “no” box here and click on “confirm” to continue.

  In the “profile” section you will create a profile for your affiliate websites.

• In the “associates store ID” enter a simple name that you can remember, as this will be your amazon associate ID.

• Now enter brief description of your affiliate website in the “what are your websites or mobile apps about?” field.

  In the “which of the following topics best describes your websites or mobile apps?” display boxes, In the “what type of amazon items do you intend to list on your websites or mobile apps” part, check all the possible product types that you plan to promote on your site.

• In the “what type are your websites or mobile apps?” display boxes select “content or niche
  website” as your primary category and a secondary category of your own choice.

  Let’s now move to the “traffic and monetization” section.

• In the “how do you drive traffic to your websites?” section, check all the options that best describe your traffic sources.
• In the “How do you utilize your websites and apps to generate income?” boxes select what other types of monetization strategies are integrated into your amazon affiliate websites, such as “display advertising”.
• Select “amazon associates is the only way I monetize my site” if you only use the
  amazon associates program to monetize your site.
• Fill the information required in the “How do you usually build links?”, the “How many total unique visitors do your websites and apps get per month?”, the “What is your primary reason for joining the Amazon Associates Program?” and the “How did you hear about us?” sections to finish here.
• Now enter the security code provided and click on “next” to move to the next section.
• You’ll get a confirmation informing you that your identity verification has been completed.
• Check the box under “contract terms” to accept the operating agreement, then click on “finish”.
  

  Congratulations! You are now ready to start using associates central!