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Amazon Associates

Affiliate commissions on Amazon products, with a rule that closes accounts that do not sell.

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Counts, not a score. 6 of 8 things we look for are published by Amazon Associates, and 2 we have not checked yet. A ratio would need a denominator from outside this site. A count does not.

What it costs you

What it really costs to startAll in, not the first-year promotional price.$0 to join: Amazon charges no application or setup fee, and the sign-up button on Associates Central reads Join Now for Free.Free to join · source · checked 2026-09-07

What it costs to keep alivePer year, once the introductory pricing is over.We have not checked this one yet. That is our gap, not theirs.

The gate before the first cent

The gate before it pays anythingThe traffic, sales or balance you must reach before a single cent moves.Three qualifying sales must be referred within 180 days of applying, or the application is withdrawn and the account never opens.3 sales in 180 days · source · checked 2026-09-07

How long before the first paymentThe gap you have to fund out of your own pocket.Paid about 60 days after the end of the month the commission was earned, by direct deposit, Amazon gift certificate or check.~60 days after month end · source · checked 2026-09-07

Is it yours or theirs

Who owns what you buildYours, or a room you are allowed to sit in until the rules change?We have not checked this one yet. That is our gap, not theirs.

Can you take it with youThe domain, the list, the content. What actually leaves with you.Nothing Amazon-supplied travels with you: Amazon content on your site must be deleted or destroyed once Amazon says it is no longer available for your use.Amazon content must be deleted · source · checked 2026-09-07

Can it be soldIs there a resale market, and what does it pay?Not sellable on its own: the Associates account cannot be assigned or transferred, by operation of law or otherwise, without Amazon's prior written approval.No transfer without approval · source · checked 2026-09-07

What takes it all awayThe single rule, ban or dependency that ends it overnight.Amazon can end the agreement at any time, with or without cause, on 7 calendar days' written notice, and every licence granted under it ends with it.Terminable at will, 7 days · source · checked 2026-09-07

How to read this page

The ten things above are not our idea of what matters. They are what the checklists in twenty hand-written articles on this site already asked, counted up: country and eligibility came first in nineteen of them, waiting time and what you are paid in came next. The payout minimum, the number most people search for, barely appeared. It is one row here, not the headline.

A row marked not publishedmeans we opened the company's own pages looking for it and it was not there. That is a finding, and it is dated. A row marked not checked yet means we have not done the work. Those two are kept apart on purpose: an empty box because we were slow should never look like an empty box because they were quiet.

Found something that has moved? Tell us. It gets checked against the source and the change is dated on the corrections page.

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