Amazon's 20% Commission on MP3 Purchases

Discussion in 'Amazon' started by pamon, Oct 17, 2007.

  1. #1
    Wow... amazon announced a 20% commission on MP3 purchases through end of year. pretty strong. $0.89 results in $.20 per song. $2 per album... Not bad.. .might have to relook @ amazon on this.
     
    pamon, Oct 17, 2007 IP
  2. prinzcy

    prinzcy Active Member

    Messages:
    1,336
    Likes Received:
    10
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    80
    #2
    Yes, I've read about it too. Could setup a store for this too.
     
    prinzcy, Oct 17, 2007 IP
  3. pixads

    pixads Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    2,015
    Likes Received:
    45
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    145
    #3
    yep
    i have a domain already :)
     
    pixads, Oct 18, 2007 IP
  4. GeorgR.

    GeorgR. Peon

    Messages:
    2,831
    Likes Received:
    78
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #4
    yes, yes, yes...i hear it left and right.

    But what they want for an MP3, 99 cents....i have my doubts if this sells well. Not sure tho.
     
    GeorgR., Oct 18, 2007 IP
  5. killer2021

    killer2021 Peon

    Messages:
    872
    Likes Received:
    14
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #5
    Looks like amazon is doing something right. Paying more out to the people who make them money!
     
    killer2021, Oct 19, 2007 IP
  6. masterofpaytoclick

    masterofpaytoclick Peon

    Messages:
    76
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #6
    Not bad.. I might apply
     
    masterofpaytoclick, Oct 21, 2007 IP
  7. Maestroc

    Maestroc Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    124
    Likes Received:
    1
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    123
    #7
    I'm looking forward to giving it a try. I'm ticked off with iTunes (both for their commissions and for their DRM issues), and the whole DRM free thing at Amazon is a great selling point. In case you didn't hear, there are no restrictions on what people can do with Amazon tracks. No copyright issues to trouble you when you move tracks between computers or different MP3 players.
     
    Maestroc, Oct 21, 2007 IP
  8. dinodino

    dinodino Peon

    Messages:
    265
    Likes Received:
    5
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #8
    There's a hurry up on this offer though, it only on through December 31, 2007. Beginning January 1, 2008 the referral fees will be 10%.
     
    dinodino, Oct 22, 2007 IP
  9. GeorgR.

    GeorgR. Peon

    Messages:
    2,831
    Likes Received:
    78
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #9
    you need to sell LOTS of mp3s to make this worthwile :)
     
    GeorgR., Oct 22, 2007 IP
  10. eyeflare

    eyeflare Peon

    Messages:
    62
    Likes Received:
    2
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #10
    I'm definitely giving this a try - just need to figure out the angle to drive clicks!
     
    eyeflare, Oct 24, 2007 IP
  11. neng236

    neng236 Peon

    Messages:
    23
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #11
    Good,I will try sell mp3
     
    neng236, Oct 25, 2007 IP
  12. sakto

    sakto Active Member

    Messages:
    1,517
    Likes Received:
    42
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    90
    #12
    Am too. Sell niche music.
     
    sakto, Oct 25, 2007 IP
  13. saahil

    saahil Guest

    Messages:
    105
    Likes Received:
    2
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #13
    its much better than itunes is 5%, but still most people look as itunes as the authority when downloading music.
     
    saahil, Oct 25, 2007 IP
  14. iamgotzaa

    iamgotzaa Peon

    Messages:
    32
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #14
    so could you guys share idea to get these mp3 sale?
    making a site and drive people in?
     
    iamgotzaa, Oct 28, 2007 IP
  15. joen05

    joen05 Peon

    Messages:
    5
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #15
    I'm going to try this too.. just a banner link so far on my site. check it out.

    joelikesit.blogspot.com
     
    joen05, Oct 30, 2007 IP
  16. e30drifter

    e30drifter Peon

    Messages:
    93
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #16
    with 80 million search results for Mp3 will be hard market to get into...unless you have tons of traffic going thru your own site
     
    e30drifter, Nov 1, 2007 IP
  17. naochan

    naochan Peon

    Messages:
    145
    Likes Received:
    3
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #17
    yup, competition is really hard in this area.
    anyway, what's your strategy in selling these mp3?
    i can only think make a song lyric site, and then link it with the mp3. but that means i have to do it manually, which will take a long time. any other idea?
     
    naochan, Nov 7, 2007 IP
  18. tour

    tour Peon

    Messages:
    11
    Likes Received:
    0
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #18
    thank a lot I will try too
     
    tour, Nov 7, 2007 IP
  19. Maestroc

    Maestroc Well-Known Member

    Messages:
    124
    Likes Received:
    1
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    123
    #19
    Aside from the fact that 99% of song lyric sites are illegally posting lyrics (and some are getting sued for copyright infringment), I can think of a more legal way to use the Amazon MP3's....

    Write reviews of your favorite songs/albums, keyword target them carefully, then link to the Amazon mp3 page directly from your reviews.
     
    Maestroc, Nov 8, 2007 IP
  20. LongHaul

    LongHaul Peon

    Messages:
    670
    Likes Received:
    13
    Best Answers:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    #20
    That's kinda what my site is about, and the sales rate has been very low thru iTunes. Wonder if Amazon would be better?
     
    LongHaul, Nov 13, 2007 IP