I woke up to almost $-10 in commission today. I know it’s going to level out, but dang. And, I read a post showing wording from Amazon that says we basically only get paid for the tagged product. Not even a variation of that product. So zero halo sales. I’m willing to ride this out, but Amazon is making this an emotional roller coaster. I get over one thing and it feels like they kick me as I’m getting up.😆

I know I posted the commission changes last night, so I hope you all had a chance to feel your feelings, maybe have a little cry about it, vent to your husband, your friend, your dog… whatever you needed to do. And now- we move on. Because naturally, I’ve spent the last 24+ hours doing what I always do when something like this happens… I went down the rabbit hole. I watched a ton of videos, listened to other creators (including a lot of the ones we all follow), and really thought long and hard about what this actually means for us moving forward. And here’s where I’ve landed… I still do NOT think this is the end of the Amazon Influencer Program. Not even close. Yes- on-site commissions got cut. And yes, that sucks. I’m not going to sugar-coat that. But when you actually zoom out and look at the numbers, we’re really talking about a 1–2% difference. That’s it. Onsite commission percentages were never very high. And if you’ve been around long enough, you know this isn’t the first time. A few years ago, commissions were sitting around 4–8%. Then they dropped to 2–4% and guess what- people continued to make really good $$. Now we’re sitting around 0.5–3%. So yes- it’s lower. But this isn’t some shocking, apocalyptic collapse. And what this really does is force us to get more intentional. If we’re being honest, there was a period of time where people were making money a little too easily—on products they didn’t own, content they didn’t really create , and just low-effort uploads. Which sucks in the short term for those of us who have been authentically growing while also reaping the benefits but it also creates more space for people who are actually willing to do this properly. That’s us and really- everything we’ve been doing in this group was already building toward this. More focus on product research. More focus on choosing the right products. Leaning into Creator Connections. And not relying on just one stream of income. If you’ve been here since January and actually following the weekly challenge, you know this was structured intentionally and the goal has always been multiple income streams from 1 video.

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So they finally released the new commission rates and there is no denying that this is sad. I personally tend to have a lot of content in the outdoor lawn and garden and pets section so slightly less affected than a lot of the other categories. But I mean this is over 50% decrease in a majority of categories and inevitably absolutely will have an impact on people's commissions. Now I don't think this is the end of the influencer program, but I do think that this further confirms the need to branch out. I think that this is a clear indication that we really do need to make sure that we are getting our videos onto YouTube, if nothing else so that we have more leverage so that we can get the free products for the Creator connection campaigns because they are suddenly just shy of essential. So up until now YouTube has been a secondary thought. A nice bonus if you will, but I but think it would be wise for all of us to move it up in our priority list. We won't know the full impact of this for probably at least a month or so until we have a little bit more data to analyze, but it will inevitably hit the on-site program relatively hard. Just wanting to provide full transparency as always, of course, none of this is within my control. We are all at the mercy of Amazon's decisions and all that we can do is take what we know and make the most informed decisions that we can moving forward. I'm curious how everyone's commissions have been in the last month since they got rid of Halo sales? Have you noticed a big drop? I personally have definitely had some exceptionally low days but overall at the end of the month for March, things came together fairly well. I still hit my four figures. April has been toying with my emotions lol had a few incredibly low days and almost a week with no Creator connections but then the last 4 days have been feeling more normal. So I guess we will see what the rest of April brings. How are you guys feeling about these changes?

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