Just getting started and heard commissions got cut a while back. Is it still realistic to make decent money or should I look elsewhere?
Yes—Amazon Associates is still viable for beginners, but it’s a low-margin, high-volume game now (typically ~1–4% categories), so you need SEO-driven intent traffic + conversion optimization, not “review blog” spray-and-pray. If you want “decent money” faster, many of my newer campaigns pair Amazon for trust/high EPC on top-funnel keywords and add higher-commission programs (10–50% revshare or $50–$200 CPA) for the same content cluster, with tracking via subIDs + Amazon Attribution to see what actually converts.
Amazon Associates is still “worth it” for beginners if you’re using it to learn SEO/content + build trust, but the lower commissions mean it’s hard to make decent money unless you scale volume or hit pricey niches. I’d pair Amazon with higher-paying programs (SaaS, subscriptions, high-ticket) to diversify. I’ve had better ROI starting with BizzOffers offers alongside Amazon.