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I do about $200-300 a month from Amazon affiliates. But one day I decided to start taking the items that were high converting and sell them direct to my audience. I'm looking at about $80,000 this month in revenues for those affiliates with a 40-50% average margin. Far more difficult to do that, but I'm not fighting for 3% anymore. More on reddit.com

It really comes down to user intent. Affiliate links work best when the video solves a real problem like your iPhone battery dying too fast, not knowing which case to buy, or needing a solid charger. A video like “Top 5 MagSafe Power Banks for iPhone in 2025” is great for affiliate links because people watching are likely ready to buy. Something like “Evolution of the iPhone: Every Model Compared” is more for curiosity, so probably not as effective for conversions. What kind of video titles are you working on? And which products are you linking to? Would be cool to see a few examples. More on reddit.com

One major question I have is, how much of a 'following' do I need to show in order to be accepted? It used to be you had to generate 3 sales from affiliate links within 90 days or something like that. Maybe it's still like that. Should I go ahead and make a new account, and start purchasing everything via that account? Yes, create a business email address. Something not associated by your personal Amazon account & sign up for Amazon's affiliate program. Or can this wait until I actually have a following? Yes, wait until you have traffic to your site. If not sales within their specific time window, then you get rejected. Do I even need to purchase items from the account that will be the affiliate? No, fake sales = perma ban. Buying stuff from your own affiliate links = perma ban. More on reddit.com