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If you’re in a state that Amazon has dropped, I’ve got two easy solutions for you that I’ve
tested: SkimLinks and VigLink. Both serve as “super-affiliates” on behalf of others. You insert a bit of their code on your web site. Then if you have any links to sites with affiliate programs, they automatically add their own affiliate codes.
This means you can be an affiliate without having to sign-up for a bazillion affiliate programs. In the case of Amazon, it also means those in states thatAmazon has dropped its affiliate program might be able to continue being anAmazon affiliate through these companies.
SkimLinks, for example, is based in London. That means it wasn’t dropped as an Amazon affiliate — and if you used its code, then you earned Amazon fees through its account. The downside is that you earn less than as a direct affiliate. But if you don’t want to change all your codes, SkimLinks and VigLink are very attractive.
I tested both over the past two month. In both cases, I didn’t have to strip any of my old codes — both have ways to “override” my codes with their own. I never understood how VigLink managed to stay an Amazon affiliate despite being based in California — I asked them twice about this and got no answer — but they did.
I wrote about VigLink more last year at Search Engine Land. That explains how its codes, as well as those used by SkimLinks, are both deemed perfectly find by Google. That’s handy given that Google Ventures backs VigLink. I’m currently using VigLink here, but I go back-and-forth between both programs, as I find it interesting to see how both work in the real world. If you use the links to either above, disclosure time, I earn referral fees.
Solutions For The Excluded CA Amazon peeps
