Good way to use my own affiliate links?

EricVonDoobie

EricVonDoobie

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Dec 23, 2009
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I'm buying a lot of physical products through Amazon and some other small sites online that have in house affiliate programs (couple 100 units a week).

I usually receive an email with another person's affiliate links to these products and just buy through those since it's easier, but considering the volume I want to try to capitalize on this extra $ I'm basically throwing away by buying through my own affiliate links.

Anyone know of a good way to basically permanently or automatically re-cookie myself with the appropriate affiliate ID, or anything along those lines so I don't have to manually click my affiliate link for each product, etc.?

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Amazon's had a rule about this forever, and they will generally reverse any self-referred orders.

"Qualifying Purchases exclude, and we will not pay advertising fees on any of, the following:...any Product purchased through a Special Link by you or on your behalf, including Products you purchase through Special Links for yourself, friends, relatives, or associates (e.g., personal orders, orders for your own use, and orders placed by you for or on behalf of any other person or entity)"
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In some cases, they'll stop paying for sales through an acquaintance's affiliate links, too. I used to click on a nonprofit's affiliate link every time I would buy stuff, and they eventually stopped giving them credit for my purchases. The nonprofit was told that I would need to use Amazon Smile instead (which pays a much smaller percentage to a nonprofit you designate).
 
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