Wordpress Plugin Recommendation | WP-Amazon for Quick Draw Affiliate Links

I’m a big fan of using Wordpress for publishing podcasts. I’m also a big fan of affiliate programs for monetizing podcasts and blogs (getting paid for sales from people you refer to a site or product). One of the most ubiquitous affiliate programs is Amazon’s.

If you’ve ever used the Amazon Associate Program to create affiliate links on your site, you know that it’s not the quickest process. Well the process just got a lot easier for Wordpress users.

I’ve been using a Wordpress plugin for awhile called WP-Amazon. It definitely speeds up the process of finding products and grabbing an affiliate link to include in your posts. You can do it all from within your Wordpress admin screen while you are writing. The WP-Admin plugin just got a lot better with the release of version 2.0. Now it has a slick Ajax interface.

The Amazon Associate Program isn’t going to make you rich anytime soon, but when it’s this easy to insert affiliate links into your show notes and blog posts, you may as well pepper some in for books and other products that you talk about.

The nice thing is, even if someone goes to Amazon from your link and buys something other than the product you recommend (even in the future), you still make a commission. I’ve made money from selling electric razors….go figure.
Go here to download WP-Admin and to watch a screencast demo of it in action.

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4 Responses to “Wordpress Plugin Recommendation | WP-Amazon for Quick Draw Affiliate Links”

  1. Paul Puri
    February 24th, 2007 18:10
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    Another great plug is called A Links. It does not have the slick ajax interface, but it converts certain keywords to a predetermined link, as well as converting keywords to Amazon affiliate links. But I’m gonna give this one a tryout, as it looks fantastic. Thanks Jason!

  2. Jon
    November 29th, 2007 09:13
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    hello Jason,

    I just spend 2months to make WP amazon work nothing actually work can you help me for that.
    You are my last chance to use this tool.

    Many thanks I appreciate
    Jon

  3. Jason Van Orden
    November 29th, 2007 14:06
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    Jon,

    I’ve started having problems with getting this plugin to work as well. I’m not sure how to fix it. The problems started ever since the latest update.

    Now I use Windows Live Writer to write my blog posts. It has an Amazon plugin that does the same thing. Live Writer can publish to your WordPress blog.

  4. Nick Ohrn
    May 2nd, 2008 02:08
    4

    Jason,

    I’ve released a plugin for WP 2.5 that lets you insert Amazon affiliate links and such. I’d love for you to check it out if you get a chance. Find it at: http://nickohrn.com/wordpress-plugin-wp-amazon-reloaded/

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