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http://www.jeviz.com which I used to make around $500/month from amazon affiliation with very few (around 30) daily users. Amazon has terminated my affiliation. I think it has more potentials and you can migrate to another domain with your associates tag and promote it. Its a readable Django web app.

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I am wondering - isn't there a good chance something like this might happen to the other site/domain too? It is just a matter of time before they find out what the new site/domain is up to.

Though what I find surprising is there are various Amazon price trackers which seem to be operating well. Shouldn't they be using the same url format as yours?

I could be wrong to suggest it but why not make it open source? It helps people wanting to self-host and not run into issues later.

Why did amazon terminate your affiliation?

I suspect that main reason is related with payment method. I am non-us associate. I have started with gift card payment it well good then I have changed to cheque payment method. I have waited long but no payment I have received. I have called amazon they said me there is problem and they will send it again. I have waited long when I contact them they said me it is already on the way then few weeks later they terminated my account and these cheques never come to me although they said they are on the way. I have wrote a story about the process without mention of payment issue https://hackernoon.com/dont-put-all-your-eggs-in-one-basket-...

Sounds unfair and probably happened to other small businesses.

I'd love to read a blog post about your experience with amazon affiliates, and I also think it'll help with getting those cheques amazon owes you.

Thanks for the feedback. Sadly Amazon strongly stated they will not pay it back as I wrote it about here https://hackernoon.com/dont-put-all-your-eggs-in-one-basket-...

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