Recently Amazon announced a cut of commissions for her affiliates. (See the image attached)

The Amazon Associates program is set to cut commission rates for furniture and home improvement products from 8% to 3% and for grocery products to just 1%, down from 5%, CNBC first reported Tuesday.

Amazon on Tuesday told members of its affiliates program that it will cut commission rates beginning April 21. Rates are being cut for a number of affiliate product categories. For example, the affiliate cut from purchases of furniture and home improvement products has fallen from 8% to 3%.

What it means is that if you used to earn $10,000 from your Amazon niche site then you’re reduced to $4,000.

This, of course, is still a big sum in Nigeria.

What’s your reaction to this? Meanwhile here are some reactions from Amazon affiliate site owners.

#1. F^ck Amazon, f^ck Bezoffs.

#2. This is probably the end of an era.

#3. Its so fking sad...
I am so done with Amazon affiliate sites.

#4. This change will affects the majority of monthly commissions. Better to find other alternatives...

How has this affected you if you had built an Amazon Affiliate Site?

BTW: For those of us that are looking for alternative sites to start making money, below is a video that shows over free 15 places than Amazon or Clickbank.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz1JsZp2hYg

Let me know how it has affected you, and if you don't know how to start a niche site, then I will turn this into a thread to show you a little bit of it.

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#5. I just read my email and wanted to post this. I don't know now if it's worth investing further my time and money in amazon affiliate. The drop in percent it's too big.


#6. I reached my first $100 month in March..

Guess I'm back to $30 / month boys.


#7. Damn, and i just starting my amaz aff site.

More coming...

With the type of money they make. They think they are now independent to get all the searches without affiliates. But I think that is so bad.

Yes, it's true.
For some of us, I encourage you always diversify. It helps. Use Konga, Amazon, Walmart, and ads.