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The 15 Best Ways to Improve Your Amazon Affiliate Conversion Rate
Let’s jump to it and show you what you can do to boost earnings for your Amazon affiliate site. We use these tips ourselves or have seen others pull off with great success.
1. Optimize Text Links with Keywording
Adding text links to your content is the easiest way to boost Amazon conversions. They’re simple to sprinkle throughout your site’s posts and pages where it makes sense. And it increases your odds of sending more traffic to Amazon.
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Since there’s no hard and fast rule about the number of links you can use in your content, why not tastefully add them in a few more places? However, revisiting previously written blog posts to add affiliate links can be time-consuming.
Using a keywording tool to help identify phrases, mentions, and brands across your site that you’d like to convert to affiliate links is the easiest way to do it.
For instance, Lasso’s Keywording Tool lets you type keyword phrases into
For example, if you wanted to find all the times you say the word “mixing glass” on your site, you’d head to Opportunities > Keywords from the Lasso dashboard.
Next, type your keyword phrase into the “Enter a keyword or phrase” field, then click “Add Keyword.”
Your keyword is now saved.
Now, when you’re ready to find where that word displays across your website’s content, you’d enter it into the search bar like this:👇
Then, Lasso displays every place across your site where the phrase “mixing glass” appears.
Finally, you could flip the toggle to “monetize” and turn that word into an affiliate link already mentioned in specific pieces of content.
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2. Use Custom Product Displays to Increase Amazon Conversion Rates
Text-only affiliate links aren’t always enough.
So, add a visual element (e.g., a product display box) with a high-quality image and product description; you’ll increase your website visitor’s trust.
Product displays let you preview what’s on the other side of the click to your readers. The more information you give at the outset, the easier it will be to get the needed details.
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There are a ton of affiliate marketing tools offering a product box component.
For example, our WordPress plugin lets you create custom affiliate displays in minutes. In addition, they come equipped with optional trust badges, affiliate disclosures, and secondary CTA buttons.
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You’ll also be able to manage all of your links in one place and get new affiliate linking opportunity alerts.
Tip: Try looking at Amazon PPC ads (sponsored ads) to see what the product descriptions reveal. These people pay for placement, so you may find some good ideas for your niche site products that boost Amazon sales (and your affiliate commissions).
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3. Craft Enticing Product Descriptions
Many Amazon product descriptions lack creative copy. Instead, you often see a description full of keywords without any logical progression.
Suppose your product image is like the eye-catching headline; your product description is the subheading. Keep your descriptions:
- Concise
- Informative
- Detailed
Most consumers conduct online research before buying a product. So, the better your content is displayed on your website, the more appealing it’ll be to buyers.
Try adding a bit of humor to your descriptions (as long as it supports the product and readers find it useful). Then, you can still write compelling copy that people find attractive.
Takeaway: The more interesting your descriptions are, the more likely you’ll convert a reader.
You can also read the product reviews to understand what customers like (or don’t like) about a product, then include those.
Addressing FAQs, consumer objections, and making bold claims are all ways to craft compelling copy and attract more clicks.
If Amazon changes the price or image, Lasso refreshes every product display with that price or image across your site. Plus, you'll get an alert if your product is out-of-stock.
4. Compress High-Quality Images for Faster Load Times
Images make up 21% of a web page’s weight. If you have a substantial amount of them across your site, optimize them for speed by compressing them.
Image optimization reduces space and improves functionality, enhancing the user experience, so the smaller their file size, the better.
Compressing images reduces their file size for quicker load times. You can use open-source tools like MozJPEG or WordPress plugins like WP Smush.
Our sites use Imagify. It’s free to use for the first 20 MB of images. After that, plans start at $5 for more MBs.
If you’re unsure, we’ve also written a guide on how to use Amazon product images on your affiliate website.
Takeaway: Page speed matters to your visitors (and Google). If your site takes too long to load, they’ll bounce. You ruin the chance to convert them before they even read your post.
And aim for high-quality images as they’re more likely to entice potential buyers to read your product description.
Create responsive images for mobile-friendly websites too. Responsive images fit the screen to the correct proportions no matter the device you use (e.g., mobile, desktop, or tablet).
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5. Showcase the Amazon Prime Badge
Prime members are loyal and shop Amazon more than non-Prime members.
User Stats: 49% of Prime members shop once a week compared to 13% of non-Prime. And 84% of Prime members said they value shopping at Amazon compared to 52% of non-Prime.
Prime has its perks with free, two-day shipping. Shoppers can even use the Prime filter when scouting product categories online, like the below screenshot:
Leveraging the Prime platform increases your potential customer base. There are over 150 million Prime members worldwide.
More people use Prime versus non-Prime members. This means more people are likely to buy from a product that features the “Prime” logo in the description.
Many plugins also make it easy to display your Prime badge. For example, when using Lasso, you can show your Prime logo with the flick of a toggle.
And you’ll see it appear across your displays.
If you’re an affiliate marketer promoting products on your website, simply including the Amazon Prime badge on your product box can go a long way.
Sidenote: Ecommerce sellers can sign up for Amazon’s FBA program, making your products Prime-eligible. This could help your unit session percentage (the number of units sold on an ASIN)
6. Create Product-Focused Content with Reviews and Best Lists
Specific keywords have higher buyer intent. That’s why when you create content, cater to that buying crowd.
People conduct research online before purchasing anything, and one way they determine whether a product is a good fit is to read product reviews.
Focusing on writing product reviews can help increase your conversions.
For example, you can include reviews about anything for sale on Amazon. When you’re conducting your keyword research, try using these modifiers:
- Best (e.g., best headphones)
- Review (bose headphone review)
- vs. (bose vs. sony headphones)
Product reviews, comparisons, and best lists are excellent content for creating monetization opportunities.
Bonus: Alternatively, creating how-to guides is great for highlighting the best ways to use your affiliate product.
7. Target Products Featuring the Amazon’s Choice Badge
Amazon’s Choice badge attracts more clicks because shoppers see it as a trust symbol. More people defer to buying something that’s a ‘choice’ product.
I’m guilty of this too.
Whenever I see that badge above a product in a given category (and it’s my first time buying it), I’ll default to purchasing that item.
When you see the badge, you think, “this MUST be good.” But unfortunately, there isn’t a proven framework for earning the coveted badge.
But, this study revealed Amazon’s choice badge increases conversions by 25%.
Voice shoppers using Alexa get recommendations which largely pull from frequently purchased items (including those labeled with the Amazon’s Choice badge).
Whatever the case, optimizing for voice shoppers to get the badge can help more people find your products.
It’s said earning the badge can be linked to:
- Amazon Prime eligibility
- Stock levels
- Great product reviews
It’s worth noting that the badge focuses on product listings and is less concerned with particular sellers.
That said, most products earning it carries a higher sales velocity and conversion rate with Amazon’s search engine algorithm.
8. Use Trust Badges to Gain Confidence
Piggybacking off of Amazon’s Choice Badge, you can add other badge types to your product displays for peace of mind.
For example, if you have a product and want to recommend it as your top pick, try adding a badge to build trust (like this example we use for 1 Pass). 👇🔥
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Badges serve as your product endorsement and carry weight whenever there’s a buying decision involved. Badges are highly effective and used by top-review sites like The Wirecutter.
You can create custom display badges for a personal touch when using Lasso.
9. Experiment with A/B Testing to Know What’s Working (and Then Double-Down)
Test, test, test. When optimizing your posts and pages, it’s good to know what works and what doesn’t.
You can test for anything:
- CTA button copy & color
- Product description copy
- Display types
The point is to see what’s driving clicks and adjust as you go.
For example, using our WordPress plugin, you could experiment with the different custom displays to see which converts better.
Are people clicking on the image-only link, or do single displays work better? You can also experiment with omitting the pricing from your display to see if it captures more clicks (and cookies).
A curious shopper may click your Amazon affiliate link. Then, optimize your pages until there’s nothing left to test.
You can try Amazon A/B testing tools like Splitly, CashcowPro, or Listing Dojo. Or, manually test variants and track what works.
10. Create A Resource Page
A Resource page is a grouping of multiple products appearing on a single blog post or web page. It can include many things:
- Tools you use to run your business
- Personal recommendations
- New products or best sellers
Since it contains several items in one place, it’s an excellent opportunity to increase Amazon conversions.
For example, if you run a home improvement website, you could create a resource page dedicated to the best-selling hand tools in that niche.
Or, if your website caters to men’s style, like Barron’s Effortless Gent, you could have a post about the best brand of men’s watches.
Sidenote: You can read about the creative ways Barron uses Lasso on his site here.
If you’ve never thought to include a resource page on your blog, watch the video in this post that shows how to do it with Lasso in under ten minutes.
11. Gain Trust with Social Proof
One thing you can do to make it easier for readers to click your links is to establish yourself as a trusted and established authority.
Much like social media earns you trust based on the number of followers or likes you get, other tactics will improve your odds of converting traffic.
You can do it a couple of ways by either:
- Display the logos of reputable brands you’ve been featured with
- Including 5-star customer reviews on your website’s above the fold
Author Tim Ferris is a perfect example of how he uses trust to disarm his visitors. Look at his testimonials on the site’s homepage:
Those metrics squash any hesitancy you may have about using things he recommends.
Establishing credibility comes in many forms, from the number of downloads to awards to 5-star reviews.
Tim’s website is one example of using trust to boost your Amazon conversions. Social proof makes everyone feel a little safer before buying.
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12. Use Landing Pages As Your Ad’s Middleman
Try using a product-specific landing page to send Amazon “warm” traffic when you get traffic from Google PPC or Facebook Ads.
Most times, people aren’t in buyer mode when they click an ad. So, if they click straight through to your Amazon listing, they have a higher chance of bouncing (which lowers your conversion rate).
But when using a landing page, visitors arriving there may not click through to your product page because they weren’t going to buy anyway.
This won’t affect your conversation rate percentage.
When you send people to your Amazon listings from your landing page, they’re likely more interested in making a purchase.
The landing page lets your audience preview your product before deciding if they want to progress through your funnel.
Tip: Leverage the scarcity psychological persuasion principle with terms like “buy now before the offer expires.” Also, try debunking consumer objections.
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13. Place Affiliate Links In Images and Subheadings
Text-only links are a good first start. But what about your subheadings and images? When you’re writing posts (e.g., ‘Best Lists’), it’s okay to include your affiliate links in places other than your text.
The more click opportunities you give readers, the more opportunities you provide yourself to boost commissions. Many people will click other parts of your posts (especially images), so instead of having that image sent to a jpeg file (or nowhere at all), send them to Amazon.
We’ve found commissions increase when placing affiliate links in multiple places – without leaving your website feeling cluttered.
For example, using Lasso, it’ll automatically add a piece of shortcode into your WordPress post of the display type you need.
You’d click the cactus icon inside the text editor:
Then, choose a display type:
Next, click the ‘Button’ and ‘Image’ displays, and they’re instantly added to your post. Adding links to your subheading follows the same format as inserting any text-only link to your WordPress content.
Here’s how you could apply this to your site:
You could potentially increase conversions this way.
14. Write Bullet Points Focused On Desired Outcomes
If you want your customers to click your affiliate links, write product descriptions that answer your customer’s question, “what’s in it for me?”
The next time you write a bulleted list of product features focus on the benefits someone will get if they buy.
The product description is your chance to entice consumers to pull out their wallets.
For example, using the image decompression tool Imagify, if you were talking about its features, you could say:
It compresses images and reduces the file size (feature) so that your web page loads faster and reduces bounce rate (desired outcome).
That’s a benefit with the desired outcome in mind. Let your customers know what’s in it for them.
When you shift your writing to focus on a product’s benefits, you will be more likely to transform visitors into customers.
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15. Monetize International Traffic
Getting commissions through your local Amazon associates program is great, but what about your international visitors? Affiliates lose
That’s why joining multiple Amazon affiliate programs is advantageous — one for each country. They currently have 17.
Tip: A quick way to decide which programs to sign up for is to head to Google Analytics and see where your website gets the most traffic.
Head to Audience > Geo > Location to see Sessions By Country. Then sign up for those international programs.
For example, looking at this screenshot, you’d want to sign up for:
- The U.S.A.
- India
- United Kingdom
- Canada
- Australia
- Germany
Amazon creates geo-targeted links using Amazon OneLink as its standalone tool. So if you’re using a tool like Lasso’s Amazon Integration to
Where Do I Find Amazon’s Conversion Rate
If you’re an Amazon Associate, head into your Associate dashboard and find your:
- Clicks
- Ordered items
Then divide the total number of items ordered by the number of link clicks. Conversion rate formula:
- Conversion rate = (total # of items ordered) / (# of clicks on your links)
16 (ordered items) / 178 (total clicks) = 8.99% Amazon conversion
Average conversion rates vary by industry and device, so there’s no hard and fast rule, but, typically, Amazon sellers see a higher conversion rate than regular online retailers.
And Prime members convert even higher than non-Prime members!
What Is A Good Conversion Rate?
Your conversion rate is an important metric to monitor. It serves as a benchmark of how well you’re doing. Of course, you can base this on page views (or, more specifically, clicks).
This study from Unbounce shows a good rate of roughly 2.5% – 5.5%. However, numbers vary by industry, promo offers, and more. The upper 10% fall between 7% – 15%.
Last Words
Now that you know some imaginative ways to boost your Amazon conversion rates, start measuring what’s moving the needle.
Experiment with the above strategies as there is no one size fits all solution, only the one that makes the most sense for your business.
Don’t be scared to mix your marketing strategy up. Curious to know how Lasso can help grow your online business? Give us a try here.
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