I am new to the Amazon affiliate program, after much testing using other affiliate programs I wanted to keep all of my efforts to one company. I must say I have started not too badly, conversions are pretty good so far though it is still early and I could have had a bit of luck. What has me concerned is the updating of the commissions in the associates control panel. I know I made a sale yesterday and I know through which website I sold it, but the sale has been tracked yet my commission has not been registered. What gives? The commission should be around £7-8, not much I know, but it is better off in my pocket I think seeing as I made the sale through my site. I'm not sure if Amazon take the time to update their systems but I am used to working with affiliate networs that update in (more or less) real time. Is there an issue with Amazon and unpaid commissions? Are Amazon okay at replying to affiliates? Do I have to wait for the item to be dispatched therefore the tracking is not updated in real-time? Any advice would be appreciated Cheers TD
It generally takes 24 hours for any thing to show up in you dashboard. However, on certain heavy traffic days the statistics and reporting can be a little to a TON behind. I'd suggest checking out the official Amazon affiliate forums to find out if there is an announcement on their reporting schedule.