The archive
Everything I've learned running the Amazon Influencer Program, rejections, payouts, tools, policy. Sourced, dated, corrected in public when Amazon changes the rules.
Your Amazon Associates disclosure and the FTC's video disclosure rule are not the same requirement. Here is what actually has to be in the video when you repost your Amazon review to YouTube.
Amazon Influencer Account Terminated? How the Appeal Actually WorksAmazon closes an Influencer or Associates account and gives you 5 business days to appeal, but which kind of appeal you can make depends entirely on why you got closed. Here is how the process actually works, sourced to Amazon's own help pages.
Content Partners’ +1%: Is It Actually Showing Up Yet?I enrolled in Amazon Content Partners and checked whether the +1% commission boost actually lands on Influencer storefront earnings. Here is what is confirmed, and what is still an open question.
Amazon vs TikTok Shop: Which Actually Pays More Right NowUpdated August 31, 2026 Both platforms cut creator pay in 2026. Amazon dropped onsite commissions category by category, and TikTok Shop reshaped its own commission structure the same year. If you’re deciding…
Where Your Amazon Influencer Money Actually Shows UpUpdated August 31, 2026 You’ve got money coming from Amazon and no single screen that shows all of it. One dashboard shows your text link clicks. Another shows your storefront videos. A…
Viral Vue Pricing in 2026: What It Actually CostsUpdated August 24, 2026 You already know what Viral Vue does if you found this page. What you actually want is the number: what does it cost, what’s locked behind the higher…
How Many Attempts Do You Get on a Rejected Amazon Video?Updated August 24, 2026 Your video got rejected. You fixed what the notice said. It got rejected again for something else entirely. Now you’re wondering if you’re about to burn your last…
The Pre Upload Checklist That Stops Amazon Rejections Before They HappenFive things cause almost every Amazon Influencer video rejection: background, on-screen text/handles, product visibility, original footage, and music rights. A printable checklist to run before you upload, not after Amazon tells you.
Amazon Commission Rates Got Cut in 2026: Where Review Creators Are MovingAmazon Haul pays 7%, not the 25% circulating online. Here's the Haul myth, the unconfirmed May 2026 rate-cut reports, the one category (Outdoors) with a real reported number, and why creators are keeping review footage portable to TikTok Shop and YouTube.
Levanta vs Oink vs Viral Vue for Amazon Influencers: Which One Do You Actually Need?Levanta, Oink, and Viral Vue all show up in every Amazon Influencer tools list, but they solve different problems: one finds you paid brand deals, the other two automate the storefront you already have. Honest breakdown, real pricing, and which one you actually need.