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[JamesG]

I donated what I could for now.

[TJ]

Originally Posted by JamesG

I donated what I could for now.

Thanks. It all adds up. If you had the option between a month of Twitter Blue or us, thanks for choosing us. Twitter has been down for hours anyway. #TwitterDown

[24/7 reruns]

Does Amazon offer a finder fee when linking digital content? With DVD sales drying up you would think that Amazon may have a program for linking digital content for purchase.

I did send a donation. PayPal included the processing fee in addition to the donation.

[TJ]

Originally Posted by 24/7 reruns

Does Amazon offer a finder fee when linking digital content? With DVD sales drying up you would think that Amazon may have a program for linking digital content for purchase.

I did send a donation. PayPal included the processing fee in addition to the donation.

Yes. They do pay an affiliate commission on digital content. They also pay a bounty fee for Amazon Prime trials and some of their other services. I should put up some digital content links.

Any items (DVDs, CDs, books, electronics, etc.) ordered via our Amazon links within 24 hours of clicking on them should pay an affiliate commission. I see more orders for food and household items than DVDs these days.

Thanks for the PayPal donation!

[TJ]

Thanks to everyone who sent a donation via PayPal or snail mail so far.

Your generous donations have been put to good use.

1. I paid for January's server bill. I used PayPal's Pay in 4 option. I made the first of 4 bi-weekly payments of $49.75. I have enough for 2 more payments. I should be fine.

2. I renewed our domain name for another year for $19.99. It was set to expire on January 12. Next year will mark our 25th Anniversary online.

3. I bought a mobile/responsive theme for our forums for $49.45 with a 50% discount code. I need to install and test it out before making it officially available next week.

I'm probably going to move it to a more affordable server ($100 or less) and host near the end of the month.

Any donations to help with our monthly operating expenses going forward would still be welcome.

[Dude111]

Please dont move us TJ!!!!

You know what happend when the host tricked you into such a good deal! (Seems like they only made it better when I told them off)

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Originally Posted by TJ

Yes. They do pay an affiliate commission on digital content. They also pay a bounty fee for Amazon Prime trials and some of their other services. I should put up some digital content links.

Any items (DVDs, CDs, books, electronics, etc.) ordered via our Amazon links within 24 hours of clicking on them should pay an affiliate commission. I see more orders for food and household items than DVDs these days.

Thanks for the PayPal donation!

TJ you mentioned that you can list links for digital content purchases on Amazon. I'm going to be buying Gilligan’s Island from them soon. I'd like to use your link for that.

[TJ]

Originally Posted by 24/7 reruns

TJ you mentioned that you can list links for digital content purchases on Amazon. I'm going to be buying Gilligan’s Island from them soon. I'd like to use your link for that.

The three seasons are reasonably priced at $9.99 each. Here's some links you can order from. Thanks.

Season 1:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/deta...f_=as_li_ss_tl

Season 2:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/deta...f_=as_li_ss_tl

Season 3:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/deta...f_=as_li_ss_tl

[24/7 reruns]

Originally Posted by TJ

The three seasons are reasonably priced at $9.99 each. Here's some links you can order from. Thanks.

Season 1:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/deta...f_=as_li_ss_tl

Season 2:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/deta...f_=as_li_ss_tl

Season 3:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/deta...f_=as_li_ss_tl

TJ will these links help pay for this website?

Also I clicked on the DVD link on the Gilligan’s Island page. The Amazon page offered digital as an option. Would they still help pay for this website if I chose the digital option?

[Dude111]

How about some VHS tapes buddy??

[24/7 reruns]

Originally Posted by Dude111

How about some VHS tapes buddy??

Alert! There's a troll on the boards.

Seriously I want to assist this website. So I want to see what options there are.

So feel free to do your part a donate to help cover the cost. Otherwise troll somewhere else.

[Dude111]

What is a troll???

[TJ]

Originally Posted by 24/7 reruns

TJ will these links help pay for this website?

Also I clicked on the DVD link on the Gilligan’s Island page. The Amazon page offered digital as an option. Would they still help pay for this website if I chose the digital option?

Yes. Any items (even VHS tapes which people sometimes buy) ordered within 24 hours of clicking on a link should credit and will help.

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From their Associates FAQ:

How long do visitors have to add an item to their Shopping Cart after clicking on one of my Amazon.com links until I no longer earn commission income on their purchase?

You earn commission income on any qualifying items placed in a customer's Shopping Cart within 24 hours of their arrival at Amazon.com via your Associates link. However, this 24-hour window closes once the customer submits his order or reenters Amazon.com through another Associate's link. Once the window is closed, you will not earn commission income on any subsequent purchases. However, if the customer then returns to Amazon.com through one of your Associates links, this opens a new 24-hour window.

It is of course possible that a customer may arrive at Amazon.com via your Associates link, add an item to his Shopping Cart, and then leave Amazon.com without placing an order. As long as the item was added to the customer's Shopping Cart during this 24-hour window, you will still earn a referral commission if the order is placed before the Shopping Cart expires (usually after 90 days). The referral commission will not be credited to your Associates account until the customer has purchased the item, accepted delivery, and remitted full payment to Amazon.com.

[24/7 reruns]

Originally Posted by Dude111

What is a troll???

A "Troll" is someone who snoops social media and message boards and post teasing comments. Sometimes the comments are derogatory or hurtful. In your case I thought you were making fun of my request to TJ. Apparently you were not. Sorry for the confusion.

[24/7 reruns]

Originally Posted by TJ

Yes. Any items (even VHS tapes which people sometimes buy) ordered within 24 hours of clicking on a link should credit and will help.

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From their Associates FAQ:

How long do visitors have to add an item to their Shopping Cart after clicking on one of my Amazon.com links until I no longer earn commission income on their purchase?

You earn commission income on any qualifying items placed in a customer's Shopping Cart within 24 hours of their arrival at Amazon.com via your Associates link. However, this 24-hour window closes once the customer submits his order or reenters Amazon.com through another Associate's link. Once the window is closed, you will not earn commission income on any subsequent purchases. However, if the customer then returns to Amazon.com through one of your Associates links, this opens a new 24-hour window.

It is of course possible that a customer may arrive at Amazon.com via your Associates link, add an item to his Shopping Cart, and then leave Amazon.com without placing an order. As long as the item was added to the customer's Shopping Cart during this 24-hour window, you will still earn a referral commission if the order is placed before the Shopping Cart expires (usually after 90 days). The referral commission will not be credited to your Associates account until the customer has purchased the item, accepted delivery, and remitted full payment to Amazon.com.

So on the links you provide for Amazon DVD purchases maybe you can somehow indicate that the purchasing item could be of a different format. No sure how you would do that but might be worth listing in some way.