What Google thinks of Amazon affiliate sites!

I thought this might be interesting for Amazon affiliates, from the Google Blog today:

I think this has been said here plenty of times, but now we have it from the horse's mouth! Just putting up a site running a boggo Amazon script is not going to get you very far...

 

I’m currently working on a Amazon shop currently. I am targeting wii fans. I have a great domain that I am going to use and get ok traffic on it already. I’m going to have must have items in the middle of the page, on the right column I will have weekly picks and the main attraction it will be a spotlight item of the day. What should I do to make sure my shop is a success? Any ideas? FYI design will be unique table-less css (fast loading) I will work on back links, link exchange and seo. Any help would be greatly appreciated

 

It sounds like you're on the right track - arranging the data you get from Amazon in some meaningful way that adds value for the visitor with those weekly picks etc. But I guess there is still the matter that you can't get round - unique content. Customers, and therefore the GoogleBot, are after reviews, customer comments, articles etc. etc. - I think that's what's really going to make the site a success, but that's the area wii, sorry, we always want to scrimp on...

 

well the thing is the shop is the face of the site i already have a forum working, will offer a signature builder and a google custom page. Im also working on some other things that will bring visitors back.

 

Yes, I always thought an opt-in newsletter was a good thing, too. It is surprising how many people ARE willing to sign up for your newsletter, and I bet they bring some repeat sales too...

 

I wrote an article dealing exactly with this issue, take a look: http://ezinearticles.com/?Search-Engine-Optimizing-for-Amazon-Web-Services&id=192399 , it'll help alleviate any of those affiliate seo concerns.


thanks,
PuReWebDev

 

PureWebDev the site you have linked at the bottom is doing a very good job of it awswebshop.com is this a script that can be found online or is it a custom script

 

It's a custom application I developed for E-commerce For Everyone.


thank you,
PuReWebDev

 

where can this script be found at? any cost involved?

 

The service is available at the E-commerce For Everyone website. Check the pricing on the site please.


thanks,
PuReWebDev

 

you developed that? if so wow great job

 

yes, thank you. I'll be releasing some new features in the next couple of months. Keep checking back, cause its only going to get better.


Happy Selling!,
PuReWebDev