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Big Changes to Amazon's Commission Structure

BeauAndNik

Published on February 11, 2017

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So my partner was reading things on her phone at some ungodly hour of the morning and came across a thread in the Warrior Forum that was discussing some pretty concerning changes to the commission structure.

It appears they are wanting to shift towards a flat rate. What this means is that if you have based your income on being an Amazon affiliate and you have been used to receiving 8% then you could potentially lose 50% of your income!

Just thought I would share!

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