Amazon Associates Rules & Compliance
Amazon's Operating Agreement changes more often than most affiliates check it, and a single stale disclosure or bad link placement can close an account overnight. This section breaks the rulebook into plain-English answers on getting approved, surviving the 3-sales window, the practices that actually get people banned, where AI content stands, and exactly where links are allowed.
Where Can You Post Amazon Affiliate Links? Approved and Banned Places
You can post Amazon affiliate links on your own site, declared social accounts, approved apps, and Alexa skills — but not offline, cloaked, or on Amazon itself. The full placement map.
Serdar D.Amazon Associates: The 3 Sales in 180 Days Rule, Explained
Amazon gives every new Associates account 180 days from sign-up to refer 3 qualifying sales. Here is how the clock really works, why brand-new sites lose half of it to indexing lag, and how to beat the audition.
Serdar D.Amazon Associates Approval Requirements (2026): How to Get Accepted on the First Try
What Amazon officially requires to approve an Associates application in 2026, separated from the forum myths, plus how to pass on the first try.
Serdar D.Amazon Associates Rules That Get You Banned (and How to Avoid Them)
The bans I see are rarely from breaking a rule on purpose. They come from a page that drifted: a price you typed months ago, a disclosure that slipped off a template, a screenshot that aged into a lie. Here are the five traps and the fixes.
Serdar D.Does Amazon Allow AI-Generated Affiliate Content?
Amazon allows AI-assisted content but not AI-only content with no human review. As of the April 14, 2026 Program Policies update, your site must contain original content, and anything built on third-party material needs significant commentary, analysis, or transformation. Here is what that means in practice, from someone who builds these sites for a living.
Serdar D.Get the launch playbook
Occasional, useful notes on running a managed affiliate site. No spam.