Every once in a while an account shutdown occurs that sends ripples throughout the online community. You’ve probably heard horror stories – a Blogger site is deleted, a Facebook Page disappears, an AdSense account is closed with no warning. The truly scary thing is, these corporations are so large there is often a “zero tolerance” policy in place and gleaning more information about what went wrong can be rough.
Recently I’ve heard several cases where Amazon has revoked access to a blogger’s affiliate account, due to a failure to follow Amazon’s affiliate disclosure policy. The email blogger’s receive looks something like this >>>
Dear Associate,
While reviewing your account, we have noticed that your website contains links to Amazon that are not properly labeled, which makes it unclear that you are sending customers to the Amazon website.
The Associates Program Operating Agreement that governs your participation in the Associates Program requires that links to an Amazon Site must not be confusing or misleading, and must be clear that they link to an Amazon Site. For more information, please review the Participation Requirements and Linking Requirements found here:
http://affiliate-program.amazon.com/gp/associates/help/operating/participation
https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/gp/associates/help/operating/linking
We insist that you cease this activity and remove all Amazon content from your site(s) immediately. Moreover, because you are using the Associates Program in violation of the Associates Program Operating Agreement, your account has been closed and you will not receive further payment. Any other accounts you may have or may open in the future which are found in violation of the Operating Agreement may be closed and advertising fees withheld without notification.
Best regards,
http://www.amazon.com
Hmmm. Okay…that’s no good. As someone who regularly uses Amazon as a source of income, it’s even a bit scary. I’d hate to loose a couple hundred dollars a month due to confusing or misleading links.
Hard to tell what it means though, right? All the vague statements and legalease can be more than a bit confusing.
Amazon Affiliate Disclosure Policy
What’s Amazon really looking for? Proper disclosure as outlined in Amazon’s affiliate disclosure policy. This is a bit different than what the FTC looks for. Initially I thought I was safe by simply placing a statement at the top of my site indicating that a post contained affiliate links as required by the FTC. Not so. Amazon is looking for a specific Amazon Associates statement found in the associates agreement (agreement #10).
You must clearly state the following on your site:
[Insert your name] is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to [insert the applicable site name (amazon.com or myhabit.com)].
Do you have the Amazon Associates disclosure on your site? Take a minute and make sure it’s in a visible location.
My recommendation is to have the disclosure on every page. I like to be safe. You can easily do this by creating a new text widget in your sidebar or footer. Having said that, it may suffice to include the disclosure on a page located somewhere on your site. I’ve got it on my contact page.
How to Add the Amazon Affiliate Disclosure to Your Site
It’s really quite simple to add the Amazon affiliate disclosure statement to every page on your blog. I am sharing how I’ve added it to the bottom of my sidebar on WordPress, but the process is crazy similar on Blogger.
Navigate to the “Appearance” tab on the backend of your site. Select “Widgets” from the menu.
The Widgets page will look something like this…
Find the “Text” widget on your site…
Drag and drop that text widget into your sidebar (or footer, depending on where you’d like it to appear on the site. Copy and paste Amazon’s very specific disclosure statement and save.
This is what the disclosure statement looks like at the bottom of my right sidebar…
Simple as that!
Looking to make more money with your Amazon account, check out these posts:
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I’d love to know if you’re currently using Amazon’s Associate program on your site. How’s it working for you? Any favorite tips or tricks you’d like to share?
Tauni Everett
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done! thanks Tauni!
gail
Yay Gail! I am glad you’ve got this all squared away. Thanks so much for watching my Periscope broadcast as well. Did you get any further with the Amazon reports? I have to be honest, the new reporting is a little hard for me to figure out. I am hoping to get it down soon. xo
Thank you for this post! I just got it added to my sidebar!
Awesome! I am so glad you found it helpful. I did pause while typing wondering if everyone else was already well aware 🙂 xo.
Thanks for the info Tauni! I just went and added that statement to my disclosure/advertising page. I appreciate the heads up!
Yay! One more Amazon check saved 🙂
Thanks Tauni, I just added this! Hugs! Linda
Oh good Linda! I had no idea they required the exact words. Glad I could share…How are you? It’s been a while since I last “saw” you. xo Tauni
This was so useful! Thank you so much for sharing this information!
Yay! I am glad it was helpful Kristina. xo
This was so helpful. I am an affiliate and I didn’t realize I had to have this disclosure so thank you so much!
Tania
Hey Tania, there’s so much to read through…I didn’t realize it needed to be there either! xo
Thanks for sharing. Just got my store created and so glad I saw your post!
Oh good. So glad you saw the post and happy I could help! xo
Thanks Tauni. I had his in the disclosure section of my about me section but I have now added it to my footer just to be extra safe. Thanks!
Hey Summer, sounds like you had things set up just as I did. While technically I think that it was within the bounds of propriety, Amazon does say it needs to appear on every page…Better safe than sorry! xo
Thanks for sharing this. So many things to be mindful of, and I need to add a full disclosure policy on my blog. Great info. Thanks again.
Jenny, Isn’t that the truth? Just when I feel like I have it all in hand, I learn that I need to incorporate additional material. If there’s one consistency in blogging, it’s that you never know everything and it’s always changing! xo
Excellent tip! Luckily, I have it.
Perfect. Got it changed on mine. Does it matter how far down it is or just that its on there? I have it on the bottom of the side bar, on my contact page, and I also post it on every post that has affiliate links.
Based on the information Amazon has provided, it must be on “each” page. They don’t actually specify where on the site, so technically I think that you’re okay as long as you’re also following the FTA guidelines and have the disclosure the way they’ve specified. xo
Thank you for this! I did read the huge, confusing disclosure statement and I was looking for simple wording in which you provided. Thanks so much! Holly
You bet Holly! I had to dive in and look for it myself! xo Tauni
Do you link repeat words? If you were linking the Cotton Candy in your post, anytime you used the word cotton candy would you link it every time?
I don’t necessarily link every time I mention the phrase, but I do link multiple times in one post. xo
Thanx so much for the info Tauni! Just added the disclosure.
Awesome! Glad that you found the post helpful! xo
Thanks for this! Do you know if Commission Junction has a similar policy?
Hey Jessica, I am not aware of any other affiliate program with a similar requirement. Most simply require you to disclose per the FTC. Amazon’s policy has been around for ages, so I am not sure if it’s a holdover that they simply like to enforce or if it’s necessary for some sort of legal reason…
Here’s a link to the CJ policy if you’d like to read through it yourself! http://www.cj.com/psa-us
xo
Tauni
This was awesome Tauni! Thank you so much for breaking it down so easily to understand – adding the disclosure to my sidebar as we speak!
Awesome Yvonne. I’ve been meaning to reach out to you post BlogHer Food and let you know how nice it was to meet you! I am not quite sure where you live, but if you’re in the Salt Lake Valley, I’d love to get together for lunch sometime! xo Tauni
Thank you for this! If it’s posted on the side bar do you need to start each blog post with “I’m an affiliate but all opinions are mine” line. I see that a lot.
Hi Miranda, Legally you have to disclose any sponsor or affiliate relationships within the post prior to linking. It’s typically the easiest to put it right at the top of the post. All your disclosure needs to say is “This post contains affiliate links.” xo Tauni
Thank you so much for this! I just signed up for Amazon Associates this past week, so I found this post just in time. Do you have this type of post for other disclosures? I’m so confused on what disclosures I should have on my blog.
Hi Jessica, At the top of every post you should disclose if your post is sponsored, if you received free product and/or if there are affiliates. There is no required terminology. It can be as simple as “This post includes affiliate links” or “This post was sponsored by Disney.” Does that help? xo Tauni
Hi Tauni!
Thank you for this! I knew from all my reading months ago that there was SOMETHING I had to do before linking to Amazon as an affiliate. After I FINALLY launched my website http://www.loudparent.com geared to helping families with children with special needs… I knew I needed to get on the amazon band wagon! Now I can do it legally! Thank you so much!
Lisa, Congratulations on the launch of your new site – it’s so exciting to embark upon a new adventure! The site looks great. I am glad you found the Amazon post helpful. xo Tauni
I’m just starting to get into this stuff so this was a great read! I added the information to my blog right away! Thanks for a great post! 🙂
Great Katie! Good luck with your affiliate work. xo Tauni
thanks , got it updated…http://momoandme.com/disclosure/
Awesome! I hope you have loads of success utilizing Amazon. xo Tauni
Thank you Tauni! I came across this article on Pinterest and I was really interested in using Amazon on my website. So thank you. This was very helpful. 🙂
Awesome! I am so glad you found me. Best of luck with your Amazon work. It’s been such a blessing for me! xo Tauni
Thank you for this, it’s my first time having any sort of monetizing on my blog and I chose Amazon because I also am an avid customer. I just wanted to make sure I was doing it right and am so glad I came across your post 🙂
This was very helpful! I just added the disclosure to my site. Thanks so much!
Great April! I am glad you found this article helpful! xo Tauni
I just began the Associates program and found this blog very helpful! I added my text box on Blogger, now I’m on the hunt for info about referring directly from Facebook (do I have to disclose every time?) and inside of an individual blog – do I have to begin the blog with “I’m an affiliate, blah blah blah”?
So thanks for the post!
Hi Melissa! Thanks for the questions. Yes. You do have to disclose every time you post on FB. I usually say something about the product and then put (affiliate link) right before the link. You also do need to disclose in any post you’re using links in. Technically the disclosure just needs to come before the link, but most people think it’s easiest just to do it at the top of the post. Good luck! Tauni
Agh! I didn’t even expect a personal comment. Thank you!
That’s what I get for not reading the fine print! Thanks for this. Glad I found your post in time 🙂
Thank you so much for this post. Very well done and simple to put into action. I have had this on my list of things to do and appreciate that you made it nice and easy!! marriagerelationshipbooks.com
Tauni, just for me to be fully clear on the Amazon disclaimer requirement. If you put instead of your name “The owner of mywebsite.com…” as opposed to using your full name, is this not acceptable?
Thank you so much! This is exactly what I was looking for.
Oh my word! Thank you for this. I know I *should* read all the fine print, but really… I never do. Lesson learned.
I wanted to say thank you so very much for your help. I’ve been putting off adding Amazon to my site out of fear I would do it wrong. You cleared up my fears perfectly and it’s much appreciated.
Thank you again.
Ah thank you so much for this! I was definitely worried about the logistics of starting this, but this puts my worries away!
maybejamie.com
Thank you very much for this post. I am new to Amazon Affiliate and if I did not read your post, I might unintentionally violate the rule on disclosure
Extremely helpful. A blogging newbie so definitely want to make sure I’m doing everything the right way. Thank you!
Thank you for this post. I had no idea I needed to be this specific. I am brand new to blogging and I am still stumbling a lot. I would really appreciate it if you would check out my 1st post that I linked products to and see if I did it right.
http://www.rizosworld.com/2016/09/17/eggs/
Thanks, I created an associates disclosure page. Linking to if from the footer seems to be a good option. I hate to add disclosures on sidebar. Although it seems to be a safest option.
Thank you so much for this, i’m a new blogger, so trying to figure out every little detail has been difficult! But, this was so fast and easy! Just added it to my blog:)
Great! I am glad that it helped. xo Tauni
Thank you so much! This post helped me so much and I love the blogs you linked as well!
You bet! I am glad this article helped you out! xo Tauni
Thank you for putting this so simply.
Chloe, you bet! I hope it was a helpful article. xo Tauni
Thank you so much for sharing this info. We are just beginning the process of monetizing our blog and were not sure where to begin. It’s great to have those that have gone before looking out for us newbies!
Thank you again!
Katie
Glad you found this post helpful Katie! Good luck as you start your blogging adventure! xo Tauni
Thank you so much for the post Tauni! I’m just getting introduced to blogging and this was really helpful!
Glad it helped Clarice! xo Tauni
I have recently joined the Amazon Affiliate program.This is indeed a useful piece of information for beginners like me.
Thanks for the great info.
Just did it thank you so much
Thanks so much for this information. I’ve read it at least twice over the past few weeks just to double check that I’ve done my homework correctly (of course I’m still questioning myself). I’m so overwhelmed starting out. Ideas are swirling around in my head and all this information to process…not to mention I was extremely intelligent and started my blogging journey over the holidays. Go me! Be forewarned, I may be back to pick your brain for some advice! -Ryan (mama of 6)
Good luck on your blogging journey Ryan! xo Tauni
Thank you for this post! I just signed up for amazon’s program today and had no clue where to put the disclosure and couldn’t find any blogs similar to mine to see what they do. Now I’m trying to figure out if I need a page also just in case that includes this and anything else.
Hi Kelly, if you’ve installed the disclaimer in a location that shows up on every page (like your sidebar), you will not need a separate page for disclosures. xo Tauni
I googled what text I needed to add to my blog about the Amazon affiliates program, and I discovered this post. Thank you. The information is helpful, easy to understand and easy to implement on my blog. I also discovered your blog, which I love! I look forward to following and exploring your posts!
Thanks Kiera! xo Tauni
Thank you so much! I have been trying to find the exact statement I needed to post and you made it so easy!
Thanks! Great Article. I am just starting, so glad I found your article before I did!
Awesome! I am glad I could help out. Good luck with your affiliate programming. xo
Thanks for sharing this. I have this statement on my disclosures page. I link to the page by placing a short disclosure statement at the top of each post letting readers know the post includes affiliate links.
That’s perfect Leah! Good luck with your affiliate programming! xoxo
Thank you so much! I’m just getting started, and I wouldn’t have known to do this, because reading those documents confuses me and gives me a headache. I also sent your page to my daughter, who is wanting to start a blog soon!
Glad I found this as I am just starting to use Amazon LInks on my website and will be doing this today! I was wondering if you know… is there specific wording we should use when sharing links on social?
The rule of thumb on social media is to always disclose with the word “affiliate” before the link. Good luck! xoxo Tauni
Hi! Thank you for this. I just signed up with Amazon Associates and their wording on making sure you get the disclosure on your site it a little scary. lol Thanks for making it easy for me! Have a lovely day. 🙂
You bet! Good luck. xoxo Tauni
I’m just starting out on the affiliate marketing and this is really useful! Thanks so much for sharing, Tauni!
You bet! I wish you the best in your journey. xo Tauni
Wow, glad I read this! Thank you!
You bet Kristin! Glad I could help you out! xo
Hi, How about posting this disclosure in privacy policy of the website?
If the privacy policy appears on every page of the website, you’re good to go. If it’s a separate page that people would not naturally navigate to in the course of visiting your site, it would be a problem. Good luck! Tauni
Thanks for this, Tauni. I’m just starting my blog. You’ve saved me from shooting myself in the foot before I write my first review! 🙂
Awesome Joe! Glad I could help. Good luck on your blogging journey!!! xo Tauni
Hi Tauni!
I’m brand spank’in new to the whole affiliate world and I feel like I’m navigating through mud! I find it all so confusing. But enough with my whining! Lol.
I was wondering if putting in my site name is sufficient in the “insert name here” or does it have to be MY name?
I’m also having a doozy of a time trying to figure out if I need two separate disclosures for the .ca and .com since I’m a Canadian resident. Any insight here as well?
Look forward to your response!
Thanks
Amanda
P.s. This post has been incredibly helpful!
Hi Amanda, The rules for Canada are different and unfortunately I don’t follow the rules there…Sorry! Your site name should be sufficient for the disclosure. Good luck! Tauni
Something similar happened to me too. They closed my account because “the web site includes the unapproved use of Amazon.com trademarked words, images, or reviews”. I did take some pictures from the products’ page and uploaded them on the blog because the ones that they give you in the HTML link builder look horrible. I don’t know exactly how to get rid of that ban and still use the nice pictures that I want. Do you have any idea how to fix this?
Cristina, I agree that the photos in the link builder are not fantastic. I don’t use them. I personally use images provided by the manufacturer or that I have taken myself. Having said that, when they site you for this infraction it’s typically because you’ve uploaded an Amazon logo, quoted Amazon reviews, etc. Unfortunately, few people are able to reinstate their account. You could start a new one…Best of luck to you. –Tauni
Can i use my website name instead of my name for the amazon affiliate disclosure
I think that would be okay, but I am not familiar with affiliate policies for the UK. Best of luck! Tauni
Your tutorial was SO helpful. Thank you! Thank you! Seriously, your post was way easier to understand then others I’ve read. I did exactly what you suggested. However, I do still have one question. If I have it on my side bar and on my contact page do I need to write, “this post contains an affiliate link”? I feel like I read that a lot.
Hi Piper, I am glad you found the post helpful. In terms of Amazon’s requirements, you’re good. However, the FTC requires that you disclose in every single post. So to be square with the federal government, you have to include it in every single post. This is one time where the two requirements do sort of seem to be a bit much. Good luck! xo Tauni
Thanks Tauni
I love that this tutorial only took a few minutes to make sure I was square with Amazon’s policies. Adding a text widget to my WordPress blog was so much easier than all of the other solutions I kept finding! 🙂
Best,
Jodi
Hello and thank you for this Amazon Affiliate Disclosure to my Site. but if I should to have and “Terms” on website and if i need how can i create this ? Thank you
I am sorry. I don’t think I understand your question. Are you wanting a terms of use page on your site? –Tauni
Sorry.. Tauni i’ asking aboit “Terms of use page” like this https://www.google.com/intl/en_uk/policies/terms/regional.html
it is necessary for me to have. if i use Amazon affiliate ?
Thanks Tauni! I just started using amazon affiliate and this wasn’t something I had considered. I appreciate you sharing this information for us all!
Glad I could be of help! Good luck with your site! xo Tauni
Hi Tauni,
This was a useful article for me.
However, I got a question, that is where we should place this statement to disclose that we use Amazon affiliate links on our website? Footer? Is it possible to place it in a separate link like Policy, Disclosure?
Tony, I think the Footer might work…It needs to be clear and visible to anyone who visits your site. You do need to have it show up on any page where you might insert a link, so a policy or disclosure page that someone would have to click over to would not be sufficient. Good luck! Tauni
I agreed the point you said in case it’s a pure affiliate site with all reviews and products. However, I have seen many tech news sites that sometimes add affiliate links to Amazon. But there’s no disclosure 🙂
Thanks for such an informative, clearly outlined post! I added the disclosure to my page. One less thing to worry about!
You bet! Good luck with your site. xo Tauni
In the beginning of the small disclosure, should i put my real name or my website name?
thank you
I have a few specific important questions for you 🙂
1. Does my real full name go in the disclosure OR my website name?
2. I have an ORANGE SMALL BOX that says AMAZON AFFILIATE DISCLOSURE PAGE and when you click on the it takes you to the disclosure page, good?
thank you
I believe your website name would suffice, but you may want to vet that directly with Amazon. However, the answer to your second question is no. You have to have the full disclosure on any page where you have an affiliate link. The reader should not have to click. Good luck!
Hi Tauni,
Thank you for making this clear. I learned about this a few months back, but recently learned that a disclaimer has to also be on each post. Is that correct? I created an image that states a disclaimer on each post that I have links on, like this one >>> http://spanglishspoon.com/how-to-make-almond-milk/, but I’m wondering if that’s even necessary if I already have it on my sidebar. Have you heard anything about having disclaimers on the post themselves?
Hi Stephanie, Amazon requires their specific disclosure be placed on every page where there are affiliate links (like the sidebar). The FCC requires disclosure within a post. There is no specific language for to meet federal regulations. You simply have to disclose that the post contains affiliate links and/or is sponsored at the beginning of each post. It’s really too bad they’re not “on the same page” right? Good luck! Tauni
Thank you!
I just added this to my sidebar. Thanks for the tip! Now that this is permanently fixed in my sidebar, do I need to put a disclosure at the top of each blog post that contains affiliate links?
Hi Kristin, Yes. The FTC requires disclosure at the top of each post, which is separate from the Amazon disclosure. You will still need to include something in each post. –Tauni
Hi Stephanie thanks so much for this. You have totally saved me from a potentially horrible mistake! I have added it as a widget on the footer of my site.. although I’m worried that no one will see it until they of course scroll ALL the way to the bottom… does this matter and should I change it to a sidebar where more will see it?
Not sure if this makes a difference to Amazon, just as long as it is somewhere on the site?
Also, I use Commission Junction too, do you know if they require a disclosure statement? If so, would you recommend stacking this disclosure on top on the Amazon one? I’d love any ideas to make it look a bit more tidy. I am still very new to all this… I greatly appreciate your time and help… Thank you so much. 🙂
~Jen
Hi Jen, I am not sure how strict Amazon is with where the information is placed. Their policy suggest that the disclosure be easily accessible to the reader, so your footer may not be specific enough.
I am not aware of any disclosures specific to Commission Junction, but if you’re using affiliate links in a post the FTC requires that you disclose use of affiliate links in the post BEFORE the links appear. Most people tend to put those disclosures at the top of their post.
Good luck!
This is really helpful. I also like your copyright text widget.
Thanks for heads up, done by adding it to footer.
Thanks! Very helpful. Just what I needed.
Very useful information.Thanks From Johan. Tauni
Hi Tauni,
Have any problem ,if i use amazon affiliate disclaimer from amazon website??
Thank you for your nice post
You can copy and paste direct. You simply need to adjust name, etc. Best, Tauni
Thank you
Hi..I’m an new Amazon affliated..thank you so much for the post. I write disclaimer at bottom of the post. Is it mandatory that it should be at beginning?
Hi! Amazon doesn’t require the disclosure be placed at the top. However, the Federal Trade Commission has ruled that an affiliate links or sponsored content be disclosed BEFORE discussion of the product or links appear in the post. Best, Tauni
Hi tuani, if I put affiliated Amazon disclosure policy on my disclosure page, do I still need to apply another private policy? I am so lost to setting up my policy. I had applied termly policy, and everytime I published it said that my website collected user personal information and data such including thier password.
Hi, A privacy policy is not required by the FTC in the United States, however the EU does require notification that your site uses “cookies” to track visitor information. If you have traffic from any of the European nations on your site, you will want to include that notification. Best, Tauni
This is exactly the info I was looking for. Thanks for making it so clear and easy to understand!
Thank you for the info. I am trying to monetize my site and there is so much to learn
Thank you so much for this! Concise and yet sooooo important!!
Thank you so much for your post! I am a new blogger trying to make sure that I’m doing all the necessary steps to be successful and this was extremely useful information.
Hi Tauni,
Very nice information. We should adhere to the Amazon’s policy, because we have to make money with amazon.
Thanks for the wonderful post.
Avinash
Thank you so much! I hope this still applies a few years later. New blogger here and don’t want to mess up 😉
Yep! This policy still stands. xo Tauni
Thank you so much for sharing this! I didn’t have this on my website, which could have caused me some serious trouble, as I’m just starting to figure out the whole Amazon associates program. Very helpful article! 🙂
Thank you for this information. Just starting out and this was very helpful.
Thank you!! I just started my blog and even though I haven’t started selling anything through Amazon yet, I definitely plan to. Better safe than sorry!
it’s really useful. Thanks
what if you have a youtube video and you have a shortened proper link to amazon do you need to put this disclaimer also on the youtube video description?!
Hi, I’m not a YouTube expert, but the Amazon policy indicates you must have the disclosure available ANYWHERE you’re going to post a link. I may be wrong, but I believe you may also need to check the paid advertisement box on YouTube. Good luck! Tauni
I just joined Amazon Affiliates and am still navigating the basics of the program. I appreciate the simplicity of your walkthrough with regard to the disclosure statement. Thank you so much!
Thanks and good luck! xo Tauni
I just started blogging and I am new all the nooks and crannies of what to put on your site. Thanks so much for the wonderful easy thorough walk through of disclosure statement with wordpress.
Nice article, thank you for sharing
quick question… I’m have a side business and our millionaire upline is suddenly sharing links to amazon for these amazing things that we need. I suspect they are affiliate links, but she’s not disclosing that they are affiliate links. thousands of unsuspecting downline are just making her even more money if this is the case. it’s not sour grapes b/c she’s going to make a ton of money… it’s just what is required is required! Who regulates this?
Hi Josie, both Amazon (because they are at risk) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regulate disclosure policies. Good luck!
Brilliant! Thank you … as a highly non-technical person, it would have taken me days to find this and actually get it on site!
Great post! Thanks so much.
Thank you so much! I just started my blog + just started receiving my first Amazon Affiliate income, but then I noticed it getting deducted from my fees, so I did a quick Google search + found your article! I just added the disclosure to my sidebar + I’m hoping that corrects the issue!
Thank you so much! I just started blogging, and there’s so much to learn!!
Thanks for this amazing article.
Just signed up today with Amazon and was looking to make sure I didn’t leave out anything. So glad I found this post. On my way to update my sidebar widgets. Thanks!
Thank you so much! I recently signed up for the Amazon Associates program, and knew there was something specific I needed to add to my site’s disclosure, but i couldn’t find it on their website! This was so helpful!
Thanks for this guide. I’m new to blogging and didn’t know you had to put a disclaimer.
Hi! I just signed up with Amazon Affiliate and I totally missed this very important step. I think they maybe need to high-light this a bit better. I know it is in the contract, but I read it and I missed it. Thank you so much! Maybe it is time to double check my other affiliates too (Society 6, Zazzle and Tailwind…)
Thanks for the detailed information on how to get this on my site! I will continue to follow your blog 🙂
Angela from The Angela Edit
Thanks Angela! Good luck with your site! xo Tauni
Thank you making it so easy for a new blogger to be compliant!
Thank you so much for this post. So informative and really helpful. I have been blogging going on 2 years off and on and finally decided to sign up for the program. Thank you so SO much for pointing this out. I just added it to my side bar widget!!
Yay! Happy to help. Good luck with your blog! xo Tauni
Thank you so much for this post it was super helpful!
A good and helpful post. It took just a few seconds to put into practise!
I actually just came across this via Google! I have the Amazon disclosure posted, but I don’t have “amazon associates disclosure” as the title. I just have Affiliate Disclosure and then the rest is underneath it. Is that acceptable or do I need to change the title? I’m sooo new to this!
Kristi, I am honestly not sure if you’re in compliance or not. If an Amazon representative came to your site for a visit, would they be able to find the disclosure quickly? I always err on the side of caution so I would probably update it, but I don’t know if it matters. xo Tauni
so simple and to the point! thank you!!
Thank you for a great post! Just a question. I noticed that you have a line ” This post contain affiliate links” in top of posts that does. Is that enough except for the disclamer at the sidebar? I wond need to write more about affiliate links at the place where I actually post the affiliate links? I am a newbie and all this is very confusing 🙂 Best regards Ann
Hi Ann, The FTC requires that you disclose sponsors or affiliate links BEFORE a reader might click. I put mine at the top of my post, because I don’t write super long posts. If you’re posts are similar in length, you should be okay to post at the top as well. Amazon requires the language I have in my sidebar, so that’s a bit separate. Hope that helps answer your question! xo Tauni
Thank you this was so helpful!
Thanks Tauni! I am sharing this on the Wealthy Affiliate network many of whom I am sure aren’t aware of the exact text Amazon requires.
Thanks for the share Michael! –Tauni
Thank you!
Thanks for the share Tanuni! I have recently started Amazon affiliate. Let me add this to my site.
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This makes it so simple, thank you!
Thank you for this post! It’s still as relevant and helpful today as when you posted it back in 2015!
Wow, so simple! Love this!