Amazon Discount Finder - Wordpress Plugin

Monetizing a blog with Amazon without setting up a store

Many webmasters want to earn Amazon commissions but do not want to import catalogs, maintain product pages or turn their blog into a shop. They end up pasting loose affiliate links into articles, which go out of date and are rarely clicked. Amazon Discount Finder starts from a different idea: instead of listing products, it puts a deal finder in front of your visitors.

What this business does badly is visibility: a link inside a text competes with everything else on the page. Here the link lives in a banner that you decide where, when and to whom it is shown.

Five banner formats to place the finder

The plugin works with banners, and each one behaves differently:

• Pop-up box: with automatic open and close options.
• Sliding sidebar: added on the left or the right.
• Search bar: at the top or bottom of the page.
• Block at the top of the content: in posts or pages.
• Block at the bottom of the content: for the reader who has just finished reading.

You can create several banners and customize the design: show or hide icons, upload your logo, write your own text and add your own CSS.

Searching inside your site or sending the visitor to Amazon

Visitors can browse Amazon categories and filter by minimum and maximum price, brand or manufacturer and product condition, as well as sort by best sellers or deals. You have two search modes:

• In-site search: results are shown on your site, with add to cart and view more options buttons.
• External search: the visitor goes straight to Amazon.

The advantage of the in-site mode is that the reader does not leave your page until the last step. The external one is simpler and takes up no space in your design.

Control over who sees each banner and when

This is where the plugin stands apart from pasting an affiliate code. You can enable a banner for everyone, for an IP list, only for yourself (useful for testing) or disable it. You can also:

• Limit it to specific URLs and countries.
• Schedule campaigns with start and end date and time.
• Set a maximum number of impressions and see how many it has.
• Assign priority when several banners coincide (1 is the highest).
• Show it only to registered users or only to anonymous ones.
• Let the visitor choose not to see the banner again.
• Show it only on mobile, only on desktop or on both.

You need your own Amazon Associates account and a site with traffic

The plugin does not include the commissions: you must have your own account in the Amazon affiliate program and set it up. It supports several Amazon countries (Germany, United Kingdom, Canada, France, Japan, India, Italy, China and Spain, plus the worldwide program), so choose the one that matches your audience.

• Already solved: the banners, the search filters, the Amazon cart, the targeting and the impression statistics.
• You cover it: signing up for Amazon Associates, the traffic that brings visitors to your site and compliance with the affiliate program terms.

Nor is it a plugin for building your own store with an imported catalog: it is a deal finder in banner form. If you want product pages on your site, you need another tool. And check Amazon's terms on how you must disclose that you are an affiliate.

Frequently asked questions about Amazon Discount Finder

Do I need to know how to code?

No. You install it, set up the affiliate account, create the banner and choose where it appears.

What happens if the visitor buys later?

Amazon's 90-day cookie applies: if they buy within that period, it can earn you a commission.

Does it work for any type of site?

It is designed for any site that wants to do affiliate advertising with Amazon, from blogs to niche sites.

Can I show the banner only on some pages?

Yes, you can enable it by URL, by country, by user type and by device.