Amazon Associates - Quick Question

[mattharwood]

Hi all!

Quick question about Amazon Associates if I may. Do click-throughs from an astore, or other link, have a valid cookie commission period that counts for any purchase from Amazon for say, 30 days?

Many thanks in advance

 

[Tricky1]

Not 100% sure but I think you'll find the Amazon cookie is only valid for 24hrs, that would be for any purchase.

 

[mattharwood]

Not 100% sure but I think you'll find the Amazon cookie is only valid for 24hrs, that would be for any purchase.

Thanks Tricky1! Sounds reasonable to me, for such a large retailer.

It may be madness setting in, but I just can't find it on the AA information!

 

[Tricky1]

Google 'amazon associates cookie length' sure you'll find all the info there mate.

 

[mattharwood]

Looks very convoluted but in essence, you have one session (!!!) in 24hrs to make em buy:

“Qualifying Purchase” occurs when (a) a customer clicks through a Special Link on your site to the Amazon Site; (b) during a single Session that customer either (i) adds a Product to his or her shopping cart and places the order for that Product no later than 89 days following the customer’s initial click-through, (ii) purchases a Product via our 1-Click feature, or (iii) streams or downloads a Product from the Amazon Site if the Product is a Digital Product; and (c) the Product is shipped to or streamed or downloaded by, and paid for by, the customer.

A “Session” begins when a customer clicks through a Special Link on your site to the Amazon Site and ends upon the first to occur of the following: (x) 24 hours elapses from the customer’s initial click-through; (y) the customer places an order for a Product that is not a Digital Product; or (z) the customer follows a link to the Amazon Site that is formatted with an Associate’s tag that is not assigned to you.