I want to join the Amazon affiliate program, but I don’t have a blog or site yet. Has anyone been approved using just social media or YouTube, and what did you need to show to qualify?
Yes—Amazon Associates will approve you without a traditional website if you apply with an eligible “property” like a YouTube channel, public Facebook Page, Instagram, TikTok, or Twitch, but it must be established (typically 10+ quality posts/videos, consistent recent activity, real engagement) and you still need FTC disclosures + Amazon’s affiliate disclosure plus a clear niche/traffic source; the real gate is passing the 3 qualifying sales in 180 days and surviving the compliance/manual review (no link cloaking, no email/PDF link drops, no paid-search bidding on Amazon trademarks).