Amazon
offer Associates a choice between two compensation plans,
the Classic Fee Structure and the Performance Fee
Structure. You may select either structure at any time
during the quarter. The deadline for making a selection is
11:59 PM (Pacific Time) on the last day of the quarter. At
the end of the quarter, your most recent selection will be
used to calculate your fees for the whole quarter. You
will remain enrolled in the plan for the following quarter
unless you choose otherwise.
To get you started out on the right foot, when you join
the program you will automatically be enrolled in
Amazon's
Performance Fee Structure. After reading the descriptions
below, we think you'll agree that the Performance Fee
Structure is the most lucrative option. We hope that the
additional earnings opportunity offered by the Performance
Fee Structure will motivate you to start referring a high
volume of traffic to Amazon.com as soon as you complete
your application.
Option
1: Performance Fee Structure
When
you join the program you are automatically enrolled in
our Performance Fee Structure. The Performance structure
allows you to earn higher fees when you generate a sufficient
volume of referrals that result in sales at Amazon.com
during a quarter. The higher your referrals, the greater
your earnings will be.
Under
the Performance Fee Structure, your referral rate will
range from 4% to 8.5%, and be based on your total number
of shipped items from both Amazon and third-party sellers.
The same rate will apply equally to both Amazon and third-party
items and will apply to all referred items shipped during
the quarter.
Option
2: Classic Fee Structure
This
is our fixed-referral-rate plan. You earn a 4% referral
fee on items offered by Amazon or by third parties.
