Shouldn't those activities create patterns which are easy to detect?
A million visitors and just one sale -> Something is wrong
Mostly repeat customers -> Something is wrong
How would a scammer bring in a steady stream of new customers?
A million visitors and just one sale -> Something is wrong
Mostly repeat customers -> Something is wrong
How would a scammer bring in a steady stream of new customers?
Spam email campaigns. Or google ad campaigns. Twitter bot spam.
There’s lots of ways to get people to click on Amazon links and make money. Especially because I think Amazon gives you the 4% of anything they buy in the next 24 hours or some period. Since a large percent of humans have Amazon accounts and buy stuff pretty recently if you can just get your affiliate cookie on their browser, you could make quite a bit.
With new customers I mean customers who have not bought before.
The affiliate program is trying to drive increased purchases.
People are funny and the slightest distraction might skunk the sale. Not for most, but for a few percent.
I watched my grandmother purchase something online and it was revealing how much time it took and how much she struggled. Something that took 10 seconds for me took her 15 minutes. Amazon wants those sales too.