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affiliate links in widgets
Hi,
I would like to create search widget (for example amazon) that have my affiliate links embedded when the search is performed and the user click through . Is this allowed?
Regards
I would like to create search widget (for example amazon) that have my affiliate links embedded when the search is performed and the user click through . Is this allowed?
Regards
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Inappropriate?You're welcome to make it. You can only list it in our gallery if the affiliate ID is configurable to any user. You can still use the widget when it's not listed in our gallery as normal.
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Dave, you say "You can only list it in our gallery if the affiliate ID is configurable to any user". I wish this were true. I find very few widgets in the 'gallery' that are configurable to my Amazon Associate ID (instead of the developers'). For example, I just tried the "New Deals. Every Day" widget by widgetpointer. After installing it on my site, when I click on a link in the widget (to display the item on Amazon), the Associate-ID sent (on the url line) certainly is not mine - it has 'rss...something' in it...
There's no way I'm about to use someone else's associate ID from MY site; so most of the Amazon widgets available on Widgetbox are useless (to me). -
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You're absolutely right about many widgets in the gallery. This is why we changed our policy some time ago. The act of policing these widgets is a little different than changing a policy on the approval of widgets moving forward.
We'll remove useless affiliate widgets from the gallery in due time, but our efforts are focused on other areas as far as policing goes, which is currently making sure that everything is ad compliant. -
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Inappropriate?Many thx David,
The widget is for my personal use on my blogs...so I will try that
Regards,
Manuel
I’m confident it will work
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Inappropriate?I couldn't find many widgets that allow using my associate ID so I built my own. It was easier than I thought and they look pretty good and the associate ID works on the links at the top. However, if I use the (Amazon) PRODUCT links, it does NOT send the ID with the url (when the product is clicked on...).
Also, after that is solved, how do I make it configurable (i.e. a drop-down box) for other users to put their ID? - which is now required to release it to the gallery.
Is there any additional documentation on how this (associate-ID) could/should work?
I’m happy
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