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by seanlinehan 821 days ago
Site is nice! And it's super fast which is awesome!

Why not link to Amazon with an affiliate link in there? Collect a few bucks :-)

3 comments

Thank you! :)

If I have to be honest, I started with this project to prove to myself that I can build something, ship it, and market it (bring traffic to it). This idea crossed my mind, but I didn't do it because I didn't expect I would have had enough traffic to make it potentially worth it!!

Lesson learned for next time (or next update):

- be more ambitious

- do not doubt yourself and the internet's magic

AFAIK, Amazon will ban you because you’re not adding original content. Look at their TOS before bothering. Most likely you will waste your time. (An acquaintance of mine had a similar site.)
Or bookshop.org
yes, consider not using amazon. please consider using bookshop. see https://www.forbes.com/sites/meimeifox/2024/01/26/bookshopor...
Seconding this. OP turn the links into affiliates. Get paid for the work that you're doing, only fair.