How to link to amazon for commission-based monetization

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  freerangequest · Member · Jul 7, 2014 at 1:05 am

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  Can I link to amazon to create an online store/link to amazon to monetize my site via wordpress? Or do I need to upgrade my account? If so, does my account need to be upgraded to premium or business?

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  timethief · Member · Jul 7, 2014 at 3:00 am

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  Blogger initiated advertising is not allowed. The only advertising program at WordPress.com is called WordAds and it’s for blogs on their own domains. http://en.wordpress.com/apply-for-wordads/

  Advertising outside of WordAds at WordPress.com is not allowed.
  http://support.wordpress.com/advertising/

  The only blogs that can be equipped for ecommerce are those with the $299. per year business upgrade. http://en.support.wordpress.com/ecommerce/

  There are no restrictions if you setup a self-hosted WordPress.org blog instead of a WordPress.com blog, but there are some added responsibilities. See this guide to learn about the differences.
  http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/ For web hosting recommendations see http://get.wp.com/hosting/

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  timethief · Member · Jul 7, 2014 at 3:02 am

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  See here for details of all 3 plans http://store.wordpress.com/bundles/ offered by WordPress.com.

  See here for details in regard to all available upgrades. http://en.support.wordpress.com/upgrades/

  You must be logged in as Admin http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/#administrator under the exact same username account that registered the blog to access the blog’s dashboard and purchase upgrades at > Store > My Upgrades
  Your billing history will be at Dashboard > Store > Billing History
  Your options for payment are found here http://en.support.wordpress.com/payment/

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  freerangequest · Member · Jul 7, 2014 at 4:10 am

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  So, is the amazon affiliates program just not compatible with wordpress?

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  jnevarez3 · Member · Jul 7, 2014 at 5:13 am

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  Hi freerangequest,

  Found this post from a few months ago, hope it helps!

  “You cannot add the widget code from Amazon to your site, as we don’t allow embedded code like that for security and performance reasons. You can, however, use regular affiliate links in the body of a post, as in a book review.”

  Source: https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/adding-amazon-bannersamazon-associate-link-and-a-contact-button?replies=9