Affiliate Network

How to Sign Up for Amazon Associates

Amazon Associates is the easiest affiliate program to get started with. This guide walks you through the entire process, from signing up to adding your links on links.fitness.

Free to join

~10 min signup

1–10% commission

Monthly payouts

What You'll Need

Gather these before you start — signup takes about 10 minutes.

Amazon account

Your regular Amazon login works

Website or social media

A live site, blog, or YouTube channel with content — your links.fitness page counts

Published content

At least 10–15 posts before applying

Tax information

SSN or EIN for the tax interview

Payment method

Bank account, check, or Amazon gift card

Site description

Know how you drive traffic (SEO, social, etc.)

What is Amazon Associates?

Amazon Associates is Amazon’s official affiliate program — one of the largest in the world.
You earn a commission (typically 1–10%) every time someone clicks your link and buys a product on Amazon.
The program is free to join and there’s no minimum traffic requirement to apply.
Commissions are paid monthly via direct deposit, check, or Amazon gift card.

Requirements

You need an active website, blog, YouTube channel, or social media account with original content. Your links.fitness page works as a qualifying website.
Your content should be publicly accessible — private or login-gated pages won’t qualify.
You must have at least a few pieces of published content before applying (Amazon reviews your site).
You must be at least 18 years old or the age of majority in your jurisdiction.
You’ll need to make at least 3 qualifying sales within your first 180 days or your account will be closed (you can reapply).

Step-by-Step Signup

1Go to affiliate-program.amazon.com and click “Sign up.”
2Log in with your existing Amazon account or create a new one.
3Enter your account information: name, address, and phone number.
4Add your website or mobile app URLs where you’ll promote products. You can use your links.fitness/username URL here.
5Create your Associates Store ID (usually based on your site name).
6Describe what your site is about, the types of products you plan to promote, and how you drive traffic.
7Choose your preferred payment method and complete the tax information interview.
8Submit your application — you’ll get an Associates ID immediately and can start generating links.

Tips for Approval

Make sure your site has at least 10–15 pieces of original content before applying.
Don’t apply with an empty or under-construction site — Amazon will reject it.
Clearly describe how you drive traffic (social media, SEO, email, etc.) in the application.
Avoid misleading content, copyrighted material, or anything that violates Amazon’s policies.
Add a disclosure on your site stating that you earn commissions from affiliate links (FTC requirement). links.fitness includes this automatically on every page — you can also add custom disclosure text in your dashboard settings.
Remember: you need 3 qualifying sales in 180 days. Focus on promoting products your audience actually wants.

Getting Your Affiliate Links

Once approved, log in to the Associates Central dashboard.
Use the SiteStripe toolbar (appears at the top of Amazon when logged in) to generate links for any product page.
Or use the Product Linking tools in Associates Central to search for products and create text, image, or banner links.
Each link contains your Associates tracking ID so Amazon knows the sale came from you.
You can also use Amazon’s API to build custom product displays, but simple text links work great for most creators.

Using Your Links on links.fitness

Copy your full Amazon affiliate link (it will contain your tracking tag, e.g. ?tag=yourid-20).
In your links.fitness dashboard, click “Add Product” and paste the link in the URL field.
Add a product title, description, image, and category to make it easy for visitors to find.
Your affiliate link is never modified — it’s served directly to visitors exactly as you entered it.
Use the analytics dashboard to track clicks and see which products your audience engages with most.