14 DAY TRIAL // Google and Amazon have just announced a joint program which should come in handy for bloggers wanting to earn some money from their posts. Earlier this year the Google-owned Blogger introduced a Monetize tab to enable its users to easily add AdSense ads to their blogs. Now, it's taking it one step further by partnering with Amazon to integrate the company's Amazon Associates program with Blogger. This will allow users to easily ad links to products as well as earn a referral fee if any purchases are made from those links.
“Today we launched a third option: direct integration with Amazon Associates to search Amazon’s product catalog and add links to products that earn you commissions when your readers buy products you recommend,” Blogger's Rick Klau wrote. “[Y]ou can search the Amazon product catalog without leaving the Blogger interface and insert links to the products you find into your posts. Not only is the process of linking to products more efficient, but Amazon makes it easy for you to earn money whenever your readers actually buy the products you write about.”
Blogger users interested in the new option will find it in the Monetization section which already features AdSense advertising options, as well as AdSense for Feeds. There is now a third tab, Amazon Associates, which enables them to link their Associates account with their blog or set up a new one. Users can also skip this step and just setup the Amazon product finder tool which will then be available next to the Blogger editor.
Now, bloggers can add a direct link to a book or gadget they may be writing about so that the readers can find it faster. Prolific and popular bloggers could earn some revenue with the tool through the referral fees, which can be as high as 15 percent. It could also be a boost for Amazon, as Blogger is one of the biggest blog hosting platforms out there with million of blogs and tens of millions of readers every month.
