Are you using amazon link localization service? Here's my thought about Genius Link

Are you Amazon affiliates?

You may have heard somewhere about suggestions on using Amazon link localization service.

But, first of all...

What is Amazon link localization service?

In short, it is a service that allows you to direct your readers to proper Amazon stores based on their geographic location.

So, if your reader is in UK, s/he will be redirected to Amazon.co.uk instead of the default amazon.com.

Similarly, a reader from Canada will be redirected to Amazon.ca.

All of this were done, provided that you have signed up for the affiliate program from the corresponding Amazon

Why Use Amazon Localization Service?

Simple, to increase the opportunity to earn more sales (translated to more $$) from various Amazon stores.

Why I choose Genius Link?

I first heard about Genius link from Pat Flynn's website (if you haven't visited it, do check it out, his podcast is awesome). At that time, I haven't taken any action yet.

Then, a fellow WA member wrote a blog about it.

By then, I'm already intrigued to try.

But, after researching further, it seems there are two favorite options, Easyazon and GeniusLink.

Initially,I could not decide, should I try GeniusLink or EasyAzon (which has a free scheme).

But after reading comparison between them here (http://blog.geni.us/2015/11/20/geniuslink-vs-k-and...), I am sold to try GeniusLink.

Here's why I chose Genius Link:

• Genius Link offers smarter link redirection service, not only by directing the reader to the search result of a particular product, but choosing one particular product page. It also takes into consideration what to do if that item does not exist (or out of stock) in local Amazon stores. So in the case that product does not exist, your readers won't be greeted with irrelevant lists of product (which may make them think that your website has a broken link, bummer).
• GeniusLink offers a lot of statistics about where your readers come from, how many clicks per product link, the source of the link (is it your website, links you put in social media?), etc.
• My favorite is that it can give you suggestion to sign up to a particular Amazon store based on your readers' demographic. For example, I was recently suggested to sign up with Amazon store in Germany because about some fraction of my readers who click my Amazon links are from there. Cool, isn't it?
• You don't need a plugin to use GeniusLink. Yes, they do have a plugin for that, but you can always use their online dashboard to create new links and check your stats. This is my preferred way since I want to minimize the number of plugins that I have on my website.
• You can customize your link, provided that the name is still available. For example, I am linking to a Spectra breast pump, and I can name my link as Geni.us/spectra instead of a link with random character generators (i.e. Geni.us/aK76jr).
• It's FREE if your Amazon clicks within a month is less than 1000. Or you pay $10 for that month if you gather more than 1000 clicks. This click counter is reset from 0 at the beginning of every month so it's not like once you hit 1k clicks, you must pay forever. It's based on your performance for that particular month. I personally think the 1000-click limit is pretty reasonable, because once you hit 1k, it is more likely that you have generated a decent affiliate earning (definitely more than $10).

UPDATE:

Genius has revised its pricing scheme. Now you can a FREE trial (unlimited clicks) for 14 days, and then $9/month for up to 10,000 clicks.

I have been using GeniusLink for about two months now.

I haven't converted all my affiliate links to genius links (it takes time to do it), but so far I have been using it in my most popular posts.

To be honest, initially I didn't expect to earn something from other Amazon stores, but surprisingly I did. Though the value is still small, the total amount that I got from other Amazon stores (exclude amazon.com) already surpasses the monthly fee (should I need to pay if my total number of clicks exceed 1000).

Not bad, right. At least, it pays for itself (and give me some extra).

From there, I can see the increasing prospect of using Genius Link and I will continue to use it.

What about you? Do you use any Amazon link localization service? What's your experience so far?