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This is an example of a Yahoo Pipe that displays an RSS feed of 20 current Goldbox Deals. I made it several years ago when the simple method of linking to an Amazon RSS feed stopped working for Goldbox and became available only via the API. Yahoo … [Read more]

Amazon has replaced their popular Text+Image (br) links with a newly designed Text+Image Javascript version. That is, instead of giving you an <br> tag to paste into your webpage, the Amazon Link Builder gives you a block of code … [Read more]

For users comfortable with a little code who may want customized widgets for serveral websites and more control over the output, Amazon provides Widget Source widgets. These widgets are available from the Widgets tab on your Associates Home page and … [Read more]

The Amazon Associates Discussion Board can help when you get stuck or have a question about Amazon links and widgets. Almost all questions have replies from other associates within a day or two, sometimes within minutes. Sadly, many people who ask … [Read more]

Do you use Amazon's SiteStripe feature for creating links? Has it disappeared or gotten stuck in the hidden position? This is a recent known issue with SiteStripe and Amazon is working on it. In the meantime, you can fix it temporarily yourself IF … [Read more]

If you're still using Flash-based Amazon widgets or banners, it's time to stop. In general, widgets do not convert well, never have. Even worse, a growing percentage of your site visitors will never see Flash-based ads. Text or image links included … [Read more]