{"id":3721,"date":"2022-07-10T14:11:34","date_gmt":"2022-07-10T13:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commission.academy\/blog\/?p=3721"},"modified":"2022-07-10T14:11:36","modified_gmt":"2022-07-10T13:11:36","slug":"do-amazon-affiliate-links-expire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commission.academy\/blog\/do-amazon-affiliate-links-expire\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Amazon Affiliate Links Expire? (&#038; How Long Do They Last?)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you published an Amazon affiliate link online today, would it still work if somebody clicked it in, let&#8217;s say, 10 years down the line?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or do Amazon affiliate links expire?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If that&#8217;s something you&#8217;ve ever been curious about (and if you&#8217;ve ever been curious about the <a href=\"https:\/\/commission.academy\/blog\/what-is-cookie-duration-in-affiliate-marketing\/\">cookie duration<\/a> of Amazon affiliate links) then we&#8217;re confident you&#8217;re going to enjoy this post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s because in this post we&#8217;re going to explain exactly how long Amazon affiliate links last, whether or not they expire &amp; what the Amazon affiliate link cookie duration is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So let&#8217;s dive straight in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do Amazon Affiliate Links Expire?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No, Amazon affiliate links don&#8217;t expire &#8211; meaning if you published an Amazon affiliate link online today, you could still stand to earn a commission from it many years down the line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is, providing the following 2 criteria are met:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Your affiliate account is still in good standing (and hasn&#8217;t been suspended)<\/li><li>Amazon hasn&#8217;t updated the URL structure for their affiliate links<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You see, unfortunately, Amazon doesn&#8217;t allow <a href=\"https:\/\/commission.academy\/blog\/should-you-cloak-affiliate-links\/\">link cloaking<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This means that whilst with other affiliate programs you could simply <a href=\"https:\/\/commission.academy\/blog\/should-you-cloak-affiliate-links\/\">cloak your affiliate link<\/a> to make sure it redirects to the right place even if the affiliate URL structure changes, with Amazon, you can&#8217;t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All you can do is simply cross your fingers &amp; hope that they never change it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or hope that if they do change it, they redirect all old affiliate links through to their new URL structure so that you can continue earning affiliate commissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And the good news is that it&#8217;s essentially in Amazon&#8217;s best interests to <em>want<\/em> to do this because if they don&#8217;t, they&#8217;d end up losing visitors from all the dead links.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, technically Amazon affiliate links <em>could<\/em> expire &#8211; but they never <em>should<\/em> expire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Long Do Amazon Affiliate Links Last?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Providing your Amazon affiliate account remains in good standing your Amazon affiliate links will last forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amazon has no interest in setting a time limit on your links because ultimately they want you to earn good money through their <a href=\"https:\/\/commission.academy\/blog\/affiliate-programs\/\">affiliate program<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reason for that is that if you&#8217;re earning good money through their program then you&#8217;re less likely to promote a competitor instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They want the business &amp; their business is built off the back of affiliates so they want to keep you happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They do, however, set something known as <a href=\"https:\/\/commission.academy\/blog\/what-is-cookie-duration-in-affiliate-marketing\/\">cookie durations<\/a> but this is not done to purposely make you earn less. It&#8217;s done to protect their program from &#8220;cheats&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ll explain why (and what the Amazon cookie duration is) below but first let me explain what cookie duration actually means &amp; why it&#8217;s important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Is Cookie Duration?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most <a href=\"https:\/\/commission.academy\/blog\/affiliate-programs\/\">affiliate programs<\/a> place a small text file known as an affiliate tracking cookie on a user&#8217;s device whenever they click on an affiliate link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This text file simply contains the affiliate ID of the affiliate that shared the link, the date that the cookie was created &amp; an expiration date in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And this file is created so that in the instance that somebody doesn&#8217;t make a purchase right away &amp; instead comes back later to do so, the affiliate can still be rewarded a commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The affiliate program just checks for the tracking cookie on the user&#8217;s return visit &amp; if it exists, they grab the affiliate ID back from it again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But as I mentioned, the file has an expiration date &#8211; meaning you only have a set window (as defined by the particular affiliate program) before the cookie expires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the user makes the purchase after it&#8217;s expired, you won&#8217;t get the commission even though it&#8217;s highly likely you technically generated the sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So essentially, the longer the <a href=\"https:\/\/commission.academy\/blog\/what-is-cookie-duration-in-affiliate-marketing\/\">cookie duration<\/a>, the higher the chance you have of earning money as an affiliate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And the typical cookie duration for most programs is 30 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But what is Amazon&#8217;s cookie duration? Let&#8217;s take a look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Long Does The Amazon Affiliate Cookie Last?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Amazon affiliate cookie lasts 24 hours, meaning you have up to 24 hours for a user to make a purchase after clicking your link in order to earn a commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If they don&#8217;t happen to make a purchase within that 24-hour window you won&#8217;t earn a commission &amp; you&#8217;ll need them to click your link again to stand a chance to earn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At a glance, that may seem like a very short cookie duration when you compare it to most other affiliate programs that typically have a ~30-day cookie duration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the good news is that because Amazon is such a mammoth site &amp; so trusted, most sales happen faster because people don&#8217;t tend to &#8220;mull it over&#8221; or look for alternatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They generally already have their payment details in there so Amazon is a nice, easy option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is, however, some additional good news. <strong>There&#8217;s a way you can extend the Amazon affiliate cookie duration up to 90 days<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ears pricked? I thought they might have! Let&#8217;s discuss it below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Is The Amazon 90-Day Cookie?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If a user clicks on your Amazon affiliate link they must complete the purchase within 24 hours for you to earn a commission, unless they add it to their cart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If they add the product to their cart, you get an additional 89 days for the sale to happen &amp; during this period you can still qualify to earn a commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, if they add the product to their cart at the end of the 24 hours, that in addition to the 89-day extension would make for a 90-day cookie duration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But there&#8217;s an important caveat here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whilst Amazon typically pays out on ALL items in a user&#8217;s cart, this is only the case if they complete the purchase within the first 24 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If, however, they don&#8217;t complete it that fast &amp; they add the item to their cart &amp; make the purchase on, say, day 10 then you will only stand to earn from the particular items they added to their cart within the first 24 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So let&#8217;s say they added 3 items to their cart within 24 hours of clicking your link but then added 7 more on the 10th day when they completed the purchase, in this instance, you would only qualify to earn from the 3 items that were initially added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, a 90-day cookie duration overall is pretty neat &amp; not to be sniffed at.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But you might be wondering, why the 24-hour cookie? Well, let us explain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Is Amazon&#8217;s Cookie Duration So Short?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every new affiliate is always really hyped to discover that they can promote products from Amazon but that hype is generally short-lived once they discover their affiliate cookie only lasts for 24 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, what gives? Why is Amazon&#8217;s affiliate cookie duration so short?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well, the reason is primarily to protect against something known as <a href=\"https:\/\/commission.academy\/blog\/what-is-cookie-stuffing-in-affiliate-marketing\/\">cookie stuffing<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And this is essentially a dirty, underhand tactic that&#8217;s used by rogue affiliate marketers to &#8220;steal&#8221; commissions that essentially weren&#8217;t rightfully theirs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I won&#8217;t go into the actual <a href=\"https:\/\/commission.academy\/blog\/what-is-cookie-stuffing-in-affiliate-marketing\/\">method of cookie stuffing<\/a> in too much detail as we&#8217;ve already written about it but in short, the longer a program&#8217;s cookie duration, the more at risk they are of cookie stuffing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And cookie stuffing costs programs (especially programs as big as Amazon) a LOT of money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So the initial short cookie duration of 24 hours is essentially there to protect their bank balance &amp; make sure that the honest affiliates get the commissions instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Bottom Line<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amazon&#8217;s 24-hour affiliate cookie duration may seem short but given that they provide the option to extend it to 90-days as explained above &amp; the fact that Amazon makes payments so easy, it&#8217;s actually not too bad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Amazon affiliate program can still prove to be VERY lucrative indeed &amp; that&#8217;s why we recommend it to all of the new students in our <a href=\"https:\/\/commission.academy\">free affiliate marketing course<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The key to success with Amazon&#8217;s affiliate program is simply encouraging your visitors to make quick purchases (by giving them all the info they need) &amp; encouraging them to get the item in their cart if they don&#8217;t have the funds available there &amp; then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyway, we really hope that you found this post insightful &amp; of course if you happen to have any additional questions or comments then please don&#8217;t hesitate to leave them below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you published an Amazon affiliate link online today, would it still work if somebody clicked it in, let&#8217;s say, 10 years down the line? 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