Can I use Amazon.com affiliate links on my blog?

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  sheila2055 · Member · Jun 24, 2013 at 3:19 am

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  I’ve linked to a few Amazon.com products in my latest post, and I was wondering if it would be possible to change these to affiliate links to earn a little bit of money from them. Thanks in advance!

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  1tess · Moderator Emeritus · Jun 24, 2013 at 3:38 am

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  No. Review the Terms of Service:
  http://en.wordpress.com/tos/
  http://en.wordpress.com/types-of-blogs/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/advertising/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/affiliate-links/

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  sheila2055 · Member · Jun 24, 2013 at 3:56 am

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  @1tess – Thanks. I had noticed this old post by a staffer as well as this section from the affiliate links support page:

  There are exceptions to this policy. Amazon.com and other select affiliate links are permitted so long as they are not the primary content of the blog in question. Other exceptions are made on a case-by-case basis.

  that had made me think otherwise. Thanks for the help, though!

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  raincoaster · Member · Jun 24, 2013 at 4:03 am

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  More than one Amazon link in a post will likely get even a review blog suspended.

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  sheila2055 · Member · Jun 24, 2013 at 3:17 pm

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  Well, in that case, is there a difference between just linking to Amazon and using affiliate links, or is it all the same?