If you live in Arkansas, Louisiana, Maine, Missouri, Rhode Island, or Vermont; you aren’t eligible to joing the Amazon Associates program.
Moreover, if you join the Amazon Associates program and then move to any of those states, you become ineligible to participate in the Program, and Amazon will terminate their operating agreement with you on the date you establish residency in that state.
So, what’s an affiliate marketer who lives in AR, ME, MO, RI or VT to do?
Well, they should sign up for merchants’ with a wide variety of products and affiliate programs which don’t exclude people from their states from joining.
Amazon Alternatives
Here are 7 alternatives to the Amazon associates program…
eBay
Affiliates in the Ebay Partner Network earn double commissions for the first 3 months after they join.
For example, let’s say you drive a visitor to eBay, who ends up with a winning bid on a laptop with a total sale amount of $500 and revenue of $40. If the Electronics category rate was set at 55%, your earnings would be $22, or 4.4% of the total sale amount.
According to eBay…
With 162 million active buyers shopping, there’s no end to the great listings that you can share with your audience. We have 5 million sellers offering nearly $70 billion in gross merchandise annually. Plus eBay has global reach, operating in 13 countries around the world.
Check out the Ebay Partner Network.
Wayfair
Formerly known as CSN Stores, Wayfair, INC is an American e-commerce company founded in 2002 that sells home furnishings and décor items.
Apparently, Wayfair affiliates benefit from dedicated in-house management, 5% commissions, a 30-day referral period (cookie length), and over two million products available through their data feeds.
I say ‘apparently’, because although I am a big fan of Wayfair and a stellar customer, they declined my affiliate applications.
Try signing up for Wayfair’s affiliate program on the ShareaSale network.
HomeDepot
Home Depot’s current commission rate is 3% on products, mobile, and buy online pick up in-store orders and 5% on custom blinds. One day cookies.
As posted on CJ, their EPC’s are as follows:
3 month EPC: 15.96 CAD
7 day EPC: 23.61 CAD
Homedepot.com and Homedepot.ca operate separate affiliate programs through CJ by Conversant.
Overstock
Earn up to 7% commission on Overstock.com’s broad range of products including: Apparel & Accessories, Books, Movies, CDs, Games, Electronics & Computers, Home & Garden, Jewelry, Sporting Goods, and Handmade Goods. Data feeds are available in both .CSV and .XML formats.
Overstock’s affiliate program can be found at CJ by Conversant.
Target
You can earn 5 – 8% on apparel, accessories, home and outdoors goods, between 3 and 5% on baby gear and furniture and 1% on health and beauty products.
They have a 7 day cookie and send a weekly newsletter with updates on promotions, contests, and sales opportunities.
Target’s affiliate program is run through the Impact Radius network.
Walmart
Walmart has 3 separate affiliate programs, one each for the U.S.A., Canada and Mexico. Commission rates vary as follows:
USA – 4 % commission {For all products not covered in specific SKU Lists}, 1 % commission [WM Electronics, Video Games, Movies, Music, Books, Photo ], 1 % commission [MP Electronics, Video Games, Movies, Music, Books, Photo
Canada – 1 – 2%
Mexico – 4 % commission {For all products not covered in specific SKU Lists},5 % commission[Audio, Electrodomesticos, Electronica, Fotografia], 7 % commission[Hogar, Patio Y Jardin, Muebles], 8 % commission[Bebes, Deportes, Juguetes, Mascotas], 10 % commission[Accesorios, Libros, Salud Y Belleza, Papeleria]
Makes you want to learn to speak Spanish, right? 
Walmart’s programs are available through the Rakuten Affiliate Network.
Best Buy
Best Buy claims to be the #1 retailer and most trafficked website for consumer electronics. Their commission rates vary between 0% of sale on Gift Cards, Warranties & Apple Tablets/Laptops/Desktops/iPhone Hardware/Watches, to 0.5% of sale on remaining laptops & tablets and 1% of sale on All Remaining Categories.
You can also earn a $10 flat fee (bounty) on Geek Squad SKUs and a $5 flat fee for mobile plans.
Best Buy’s affiliate program is on the the Rakuten Affiliate Network.
See?
Amazon isn’t the only game in town when it comes to having millions of users just primed to buy the stuff you want to promote!!
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