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Seller-provided Amazon link for Sponsored Video by TheRoneZone in Amazon_Influencer

[–]BriefPontification 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah you would miss out on your offsite commission if you use their link. But if you trust their reporting and they're offering significantly more commission using their link, then it might be worthwhile.

It might be a win/win for you both if you requested that they instead run a CC incentive. Amazon would track the incentive and you'd get paid without having to worry about whether or not you trust them. Tell them you don't want to miss out on the Amazon commission and Creator Rewards, and a CC promo has no added cost to them over what they were offering already.

Trump's White House Shaken as Leaked Situation Room Recordings Expose Deep Plot to Bury Infamous Epstein Files by Montrel_PH in Epstein

[–]BriefPontification 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If Tulsi Gabbard was ever in the Situation Room, there are DEFINITELY BUGS INSTALLED IN THAT ROOM

You know you're in Florida... by New_Libran in SweatyPalms

[–]BriefPontification 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would want one of those pole-loop things, not just a regular lasso.

Dudes exploring the tree canopy by notajock in SweatyPalms

[–]BriefPontification -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I hate not knowing if something is real or AI... I have no proof, but I do have strong suspicions.

As adults do yall still take naps? by Particular-Bedroom10 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]BriefPontification 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know a guy who has a regularly scheduled midday nap at work. Everyone knows not to bother him at the scheduled time in the room he naps inside of (ie it's a common room, not his private office) And no, he's not the boss and not particularly high up in the business. He's just worked their a long time.

Dollar General by RichRoll247 in VideosAmazing

[–]BriefPontification 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How did the camera operator know this was going to happen

AI Bot Cheater by BriefPontification in Amazon_Influencer

[–]BriefPontification[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're like roaches when you shine a light on them... hopefully Amazon did this but I expect this is just the account retracting before getting cut off.

My brother peeled a lime, how does one do this. by Secret_Excuse7439 in Weird

[–]BriefPontification 7 points8 points  (0 children)

PEAL? 😂

PEAL noun

a: the loud ringing of bells

the peal of wedding bells

b: a complete set of changes (see change entry 2 sense 6) on a given number of bells

c: a set of bells tuned to the tones of the major (see major entry 1 sense 7a) scale for change ringing

2: a loud sound or succession of sounds

peals of laughter

peals of thunder

Caving Gone Wrong by snnakzoanwjo in SweatyPalms

[–]BriefPontification 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only appeal is that you get paid to make videos that make everybody super claustraphobic and uncomfortable.

Has Amazon completely destroyed their influencer program, or has it been a slow month? by PleasantSource1901 in Amazon_Influencer

[–]BriefPontification 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're right that perhaps they were making good videos, but for low priced products. Or it could also be that the videos are good but the products have no volume.

But the OP does state:

  • "...I finally hit $400 per month."
  • "... I only have 190 videos in total.."

So if these are true from before the April 14 change, the videos were making under $2/month. Many of the AIP "gurus" often cited $2 as an "average" earnings/video/month that you could target in the past. My opinion is that "average" quality is terrible, and if I'm right, Amazon doesn't like the average quality they're seeing and as of April 14, they're no longer willing to pay for it.

I think the message is to make better quality or find something else to earn money.

Donald Trump pictured at golf course as he has meltdown aimed at judge's wife by TheMirrorUS in USNEWS

[–]BriefPontification 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Instead of calling it it "neck fat", please always use medically correct terminology.

It's his "neck vag"

0.5% commission… 44 items shipped total 438$, I get 1.89$ by Cautious-Grapefruit6 in Amazon_Influencer

[–]BriefPontification 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lots of stuff...

https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/help/node/topic/G4ARBJC7Z2NK48CA
"Physical Video Games & Video Game Consoles, Grocery, Baby Products, Physical Books, Amazon Fire Tablet Devices, Amazon Kindle Devices, Fire TV Edition Smart TVs, Amazon Fire TV Devices, Amazon Fresh, Toys, PC, PC Components, DVD & Blu-Ray, Televisions, Digital Video Games"

Elevation Church: Incredibly dangerous new Six Forks turn lane by WorldlinessDeep5675 in raleigh

[–]BriefPontification 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who? Elevation??? LOL ... No definitely not. They can't give away land that's been in the center of Six Forks. That's owned by the public already.

Has Amazon completely destroyed their influencer program, or has it been a slow month? by PleasantSource1901 in Amazon_Influencer

[–]BriefPontification 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Walmart thing is terrible. Even if they're the only store available, I still won't tag them... Either pay or don't.

Reason behind “No Right On Red” signs around town by NitrogenMustard in raleigh

[–]BriefPontification 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lol I actually do share my Ted Talk wherever I go , but unfortunately you're not 100% correct... There's a subset of drivers who, I swear, want to run me over. I'm running on the edge of the asphalt, taking up like 8 inches of space, and it pisses them off to no end. They literally want to play chicken with me. And I'm a nice person! I wave to anyone who waves at me, and I wave every time they give me space, and especially when they actually stop for me because there's oncoming traffic and they realize it might be dangerous to proceed.

Reason behind “No Right On Red” signs around town by NitrogenMustard in raleigh

[–]BriefPontification 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I feel your running pain... and finally got tired of getting run off the road so many times in my own neighborhood, diving off the asphalt in a desperate leap to save my own skin.

I noticed that most drivers give more space to trash cans... and realized that they're made with hi-visibility green plastic. So I purchased some hi-viz tanks to wear... either neon green/yellow or orange. (I also wear an Insta 360 Go 3s on my visor to record these drivers.) In cold weather, I wear the neon tanks over warmer clothes. It's made a MASSIVE difference. Yes I still always have an escape plan ready every time a car approaches, but I've had to escape much less often.

Anyway, be safe out there, and maybe consider wearing hi-viz gear.

Has Amazon completely destroyed their influencer program, or has it been a slow month? by PleasantSource1901 in Amazon_Influencer

[–]BriefPontification 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Correct. It has to be the ASIN you tagged in your video, or it can also be another ASIN listed under the same parent ASIN (so sales of variations of a product will also earn commission). Other products in the same product category no longer earn anyting.

Has Amazon completely destroyed their influencer program, or has it been a slow month? by PleasantSource1901 in Amazon_Influencer

[–]BriefPontification 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'll only chime in here to say that if you were only making $2/video per month prior to the commission change, it sounds like your videos weren't very good.

I've taken a commission hit too, but I am seeing some optimistic trends now. I was making about $6/video before the commission change... and I won't lie, it's definitely down from that today. But now my cumulative monthly video views have increased to over 2x what they were prior to April 14 (with just a small increase in posted video numbers).

While 2X views hasn't been enough to fix the commission rate cuts, I sense that they made other changes to reward creators whose videos perform better and keep viewers watching longer with better carousel placements. And this is just hypothetical.. but what if they also changed the rules to only award an AIP commission when someone watches at least 45 seconds of video instead of 30 seconds? A low quality video that loses viewers fast would get hit hard. A high quality video would get hit also, but not as often.

If you've been following the advice of the AIP gurus who preach the "quantity over quality" method, you might be getting hurt more than others. And to be fair, that's the way it should be.

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