Quick heads up: if your Amazon Influencer strategy is basically… “make more videos and hope” …you’re going to work way harder than you need to in 2026. The program is moving more and more toward Creator Connections, off-site traffic, and proactive outreach. That’s the bad news (it’s not as simple as it used to be). … Read more
For most of the past two decades, I have owned the SERPs for my name “jared bauman”. Then, some dude with the exact same name as me ran for office in the state of Kentucky. Here is what the SERPs looks like now. Dang it! All of this led me down the rabbit hole, and … Read more
This year, 30% of my October traffic came from a cluster of Halloween posts on Pinterest: Not one hero pin or a “viral” one. A small group of closely related posts that lined up with how Pinterest currently thinks about the broader topic of Halloween. The point was: when your content lives in clear, intentional lanes, Pinterest … Read more
You’re leaving money on the table in Creator Connections inside of the Amazon Influencer Program, and I’ll prove it in this email. By definition, Creator Connections is overwhelming. Over 420k campaigns live at time of writing this. Yeah. That’s exactly what the Oink Chrome Extension does for you. Read on, I’ll show you 👇(and I have a discount … Read more
A few weeks ago, I spent an hour on a private call with Fizz, the founder of Oink, and it completely changed how I approach Amazon Creator Connections. He walked me through his exact daily workflow, showed me how he finds products that actually sell, and how he uses Oink to automate the stuff most … Read more
When I pulled the October numbers for one of my Pinterest-focused sites, I noticed something surprising: 30% of all traffic that month was Halloween-related. That’s interesting for a couple of reasons: Instead, a small group of related Halloween posts in the same general lane combined to drive a meaningful chunk of my Pinterest traffic. Layer … Read more
Without knowing how to become an Amazon Influencer, content creators watch potential passive income slip through their fingers while their audience shops elsewhere. After developing an optimized process, I turned my social media influence into a profitable income stream, and I’m sharing how you can become an Amazon Influencer and get approved for the program. … Read more
Since joining the Amazon Influencer Program in 2023, I’ve been able to monetize my content by recommending products. I made over $1,000 in my first month alone, so if you’re still stuck trying to get approved, its worth diving deeper into the process! Without a clear understanding of the criteria, many creators struggle to gain … Read more
I’m going to share with you my first 30 days on the Amazon Influencer program. I’m going to share: It’s a big post. Because I think this is a HUGE opportunity for content creators. That’s why I jumped on it once I learned more about it. Amazon Influencers: You don’t need a website. You don’t need … Read more
If you’re in the Amazon Influencer Program and using Creator Connections, there’s a high chance you’re leaving money on the table. Every week, brands launch new Creator Connections campaigns tied to products you’ve already created videos for. If you don’t see those campaigns, or don’t have time to manually match them, your existing content never … Read more
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