John Dilbeck Musings

Recently, Amazon.com offered a beta release of two new marketing tools for their many associates.

Omakase links

The first is a new type of link, called Omakase, that is automatically optimized for both the associate and for the Amazon customer viewing the link.

As I understand it, this Omakase link looks at both the products most sold by the affiliate and the type of products most often purchased by the viewer, if he or she is an Amazon customer.

Currently, I’m testing an Omakase link in the top-left corner of this blog on my Amazon Store page. I’ll probably test it on other sites over the next few weeks.

I would appreciate it if you would go to my Amazon Store page and see if the four products shown are something in which you may be interested. Don’t purchase if you don’t want, but I would appreciate feedback on whether or not the products closely match your preferences.

You are invited to offer feedback by commenting on this post.

Amazon aStore

The second is not just a link, it’s an entire store that can be customized by the associate.

Since I have a general readership, I offer links to most of the products Amazon offers in my Amazon aStore.

I’ve selected nine featured books related to blogging, success, and marketing on the opening page and have links to most of the categories of products offered by Amazon.com.

This store can be linked to as a stand-alone store, or can be added to a website using iframes or framed pages. Currently, I’m testing it as a stand-alone store that I’ll link to from a variety of blogs and websites.

I would appreciate any comments you have on the Amazon aStore.

Your purchases support this blog

This blog is supported by your purchases from the merchants I promote, with Amazon.com being one of them.

By purchasing from my links, you allow me to stay home full time and care for my Mom, who otherwise would have to go into a nursing home because I would have to get a job or take on out-of-home projects.

I appreciate your purchases and hope you will continue to find items of interest on this blog.

I do not earn a lot from Amazon, but I welcome every commission I receive from them as a result of your purchases.

Thank you.

JD