An Amazon Associates reminder!!
Published on September 2, 2014
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Hey there....all you Amazon associates, eager to place Amazon links throughout your blog posts. This is a reminder (in case you missed it when signing up) that it's against their terms of service to SHORTEN their links by using Pretty Link Lite or any other link shortening plugin.
Amazon product links CAN be shortened, but you need to use their OWN shortening tool. As pointed out to me by "IndieGirl" (another WA member), the tool can be found from the "home page" of Amazon Associates, where it says "quickly add links".
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Once your item has been found by entering it in the search box, you'll click the down arrow to the right of the "get link" button. Once the URL pops up, it will offer you the option of shortening the link. This is what they intend you to use. I imagine that if you were to use your own abbreviated link, and Amazon caught wind of it, probably from getting a sale on that particular product, they could bump you from the Associates program.
Oh, I should also add, that it will only shorten links that go to a particular product...NOT a PAGE of similar products...which I have preferred to link to on occasion.
Happy linking everyone :-)
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