That's what the video said and I had to learn more.
It's long been my goal to develop a method that would allow affiliate marketers to see their first dollar in Amazon commissions within 24 hours but 20-30 days is the best I've been able to do.
Maybe you bought this already or saw something about it recently as it just came out.
I bought it and I have some tips for you if you're going to use this method.
First, after going through all of the material do I think a 12 year old could use this method to make $50/day that quickly?
Yes, actually, I do believe that's very possible with this approach!
This strategy is about making very simple "review" videos and uploading them to a YouTube channel.
I don't think this strategy as "new" but the tools that were provided were easy to use AND useful in getting started quickly.
I also don't think I'd describe this as being a loophole - people getting credit in their Amazon commissions for anything purchased within 24 hours of clicking an affiliate link is literally part of the Amazon Associates program.
They kind of made it sound like you'd get credit for anything they purchased AT ALL ANYWHERE but that's not true. It's just Amazon (although you could use it for any affiliate network that allows affiliate links on YouTube).
However, I do agree with a point made in the training that people are buying MORE from Amazon these days so really - you just need to do things that get enough clicks and then you're going to make a sale. This CAN help you do that.
In Unfair Advantage you get access to pre-formatted templates (you must have KeyNote or PowerPoint to make this work) and detailed instructions on how to turn those into video reviews of any product on Amazon.
You're also given access to an online tool that helps you research the exact keywords and tags you should use in your video title and description to rank well in YouTube.
In fact, the training material says that if you follow their steps you can rank #1 in YouTube for your keywords every time.
You don't use your face or voice in these videos and anyone can follow the steps to create them.
However, there are some things I would do differently than the instructions.
If you got this already you might print out my little list here and use my thoughts as you build up your channel:
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Stick with a niche - don't just build videos about anything you come across. For example, stick with all furniture related items or all dog related items. You'll get more people who might click from one video to another which improves your chances of getting a click to Amazon. You may also find your videos start to rank better.
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Brand your YouTube channel by making a header image using something like Canva and then make a video thumbnail image template in something like Canva that matches the look of your channel header image.
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Add your YouTube channel to your list of websites in your Amazon Associates account.
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I would absolutely SKIP the step of creating a second Amazon account and buying through your own link. Amazon is likely to catch that at some point and you could lose your Amazon account.
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Use a new YouTube account and not one you use for other things. That will allow you to keep things separate in case you do something that causes this one account to be closed.
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If you purchased YT Revolution use it to turn your new YouTube channel into a website. You can then add your own content for the niche, too. You could add links back to your website
inside your YouTube video descriptions and that can help both your videos and your website rank better.
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I'd do some other kinds of related videos, too, to increase the variety in the mix.
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Make sure you don't violate any terms in the Amazon Associate program or YouTube's terms. Don't violate any copyrights, etc.
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Focus on volume - that's the key. The videos are easy to make so that should not be an issue.
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There are only 2 templates provided for creating videos. I'd make copies of those templates and edit them with my own font choices, colors, layouts, etc., to make them unique. You can then use your own template look each time you create a video.
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I would add some unique material to the videos (which you can do in the templates) so they have something more than just the Amazon product details. Add your own thoughts about the product, add what you like best, add something about the ways the product could be used, add something that helps people understand who would best benefit from the
product.
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I would SKIP including an image of Amazon customer review data in the video. According to the Amazon Associate terms of service you can only include customer review information IF it is pulled by the Amazon API. That is not being done when you create a video.
So, once you make some modifications to the overall approach, I do believe it can work.
The training material is ALL video. The videos were short, thorough and (mostly) easy to follow. I did get hung up when I went through the steps to get access to the software and it said I would learn how to use it in the next video but, in reality, I had to go back to the videos in a previous step (Step 2) to see how to use the
software.
There were 5 upsells. I bought the first one (called Unfair Advantage Unhinged) because without it you're limited to only being able to do 20 searches a day on the software and I know me - I'm going to want to do more than that no matter what I do with this.
That cost $37 (although I believe there's a cheaper offer if I'd declined it first....just a tip).
I skipped the others - the 3rd one was for DFY videos, the 4th one is for rights to their images and music library that you can use in your videos, and the 5th one was for a mentoring program.
I already have resources for free images I could use in the videos and Google has a library of free music you can download and use in videos (even commercial videos). You can find that here: youtube.com/audiolibrary/music. Just make sure you're on the FREE music tab.
Hope this helps!
Thanks!
Sincerely,
Erica Stone
erica@extremereviewer.com
