Oh em gee, Mercedes. This is such a relevant video and yes, me too, I do not know if I should be happy or hesitant now because I am about to upload my 3 videos to qualify for onsite commissions. They are great videos with perfect audio but they are in landscape format. Do I still upload them? I need your urgent advice please Thank you!
Hahaha! Don't worry about it too much. My guess is that the switch will happen slowly over time. Amazon is still using our horizontal videos on product pages. I think you should still submit your 3 videos horizontally. As long as they are good and don't talk about price or anything like that, you should be good. Once you get in, then you can figure out if you need to be creating vertical videos.
@@mercedesgomeznow Thank you so much. Your video is actually the reason why I am signing up for Onsite Commission. I saw you on RUclips and I have been binge watching your videos so I got lots of tips from you and am incorporating them in all 3: good audio, no logos except for the product itself, steady camera, no people (my dog did a little cameo but I hope that is okay?), no price, etc. Wish me luck, girl!!! Thank you so much for all your tips. Even if Amazon has changes, I am not slowing down. I really don't have a choice, lol. I turn 63 in August so I am switching to high gear! 🌺🌷
@@mercedesgomeznow oh em gee, I think I missed a big one --- should I have mentioned in these videos that I am an amazon affiliate and that I get commissions from the sale of the product?
@@JackieDiy Jackie, that is so amazing to hear! I'm glad I could help you and it sounds like you definitely learned a lot! I wish you nothing but the best and I know your hard work is going to pay off! Your videos sound like they will be just fine. Try to get them submitted asap and be patient while they review them. Keep me updated on your journey and I'm here for whatever you need!
@@JackieDiy No, you don't need to mention that. The only time you mention something like that in your videos is when you get a product for free. If you get a product sent to you by a company you just need to say something like "I was given this product for my honest review." If you are posting your links or your videos anywhere other then on Amazon, then you would need to type a disclaimer saying that you are an affiliate. I hope that helps.
There's a lot of misunderstanding around the vertical vs horizontal video "announcement" that happened on the Prime Day Prep Zoom call. In my understanding, they poorly communicated that the vertical "requirement" is just for photos and videos to be picked up by Inspire and Amazon's Creator Ads program (which you have to opt into). Horizontal shoppable videos are not going away.
I find that so many products are now oversaturated with videos- there seem to be no big ticket items to review anymore. Anything above 1k sales a month has a video. Any tips for finding products ? Filters, programs etc
Lots of my products require more than 30sec reviews. So I’m curious how I can provide enough informative content for a buying decision. Looks like my style is gonna change age to more of an entertainment style to fit the vertical 30sec regulations
Thanks for the info!!! Do you see creators just reedit their content from long horizontal form and shorten and reframe to portrait frame and reupload or do you see creators recreate older content into the new short form content? Thanks!!!!!
No problem! I actually haven't seen many creators using their old content and turning it into vertical form. I really haven't been looking too hard though. This is all so new so I can imagine vertical videos are going to start showing up a lot more in the coming months.
I’ve been trying to get into the program with TikTok, the account is 50 days old and I have about 40 videos posted all showing my face. 1 TikTok video is approaching 50k views with hundreds of comments and likes. I’ve commented at least 70 times on that one post alone, yet I’m still not getting approved into the influencer program. Any ideas?
1) Thanks for the video. Do you know if an influencer's conversion rate affects how much they show our videos? 2) What is considered short form? 1-2 minutes? or even less?
I will start making more vertical videos when I hear others saying they convert. They never have for me and I've heard others say the same. Looking forward to hear your results on this!
❤ Thanks for clearing this up for many! Many didn't want to listen to what "newbies" like me say (I tried in Facebook Groups)! Glad you made this video! And there will still be deniers.
Thanks for the updates, personally I like some of the changes for better quality. Learning new skills here. My only question is the vertical verse horizontal?? Lots of confusion on this topic, I would appreciate any clarification as you learn
Thanks for the info- question if we are trying to become an Amazon influencer, for TikTok -would we have to do videos of reviews of products or we can pick a niche (for example I do videos of my area of expertise- counseling. Do I need to switch and do videos of product reviews? Thanks
I did a lot of vertical for their July 1 promotion and one of my videos got 2520 views then it just stopped. 3 weeks later still views have not changed at all, still at 2520 views. My horizontals still perform much better so I won’t be doing any more vertical.
I have a question! I have 2 IDs on my account my frontstore and another... On my ID frontstore the one on my videos I have no commissions but in the other I have $60 on commissions but I don't know how to withdraw those
The ID with 'onamz' is all your onsight commissions and all payout will be done automatically as long as you filled out your tax information and filled out your bank information.
Amazon is doing what RUclips is doing...focusing their efforts on competing with TikTok. RUclips also pushes vertical short form content and it makes sense as a company. But that doesn't always make sense to the individual creator because horizontal content still makes more money. To be clear, horizontal content is not being replaced by vertical content. Vertical content will exist side by side with horizontal content.
Ok, crazy question!! I have been approved for the influencer program! YAY! Except the account that I got approved for is a new Amazon account (long story). My question is this: When applying for Onsite Commissions, do I HAVE to use products I already purchased on my new account? I have not purchased any new items on this account but I have a ridiculous amount on my other account. 🙄 Just don't wanna waste 1 of my 3 chances doing it wrong! How should I handle this? Thanks in advance. (Great videos by the way!)
You haveto contact them, try as many brands you can, but i suggest you wait to at least 800 and over reviews, as they won't contact you unless you have over afew thousand reviews, and showcasing products in 4k quality and have youtube channel or tiktop with thousand of subscribers, and followers which happend to me, i try emails fo brand for 50 brands, and one brand is willing to collaborate with me by sending sample product, also they have requirements, also price is matter, don't try for big brands for start. hope that was helpful,
Im in my 2nd month, and I havent really make videos after the 3 videos I submitted. Im still waiting to get paid, All my videos are in horizontal, I am still not motivated until I see a check.
Oh em gee, Mercedes. This is such a relevant video and yes, me too, I do not know if I should be happy or hesitant now because I am about to upload my 3 videos to qualify for onsite commissions. They are great videos with perfect audio but they are in landscape format. Do I still upload them? I need your urgent advice please Thank you!
Hahaha! Don't worry about it too much. My guess is that the switch will happen slowly over time. Amazon is still using our horizontal videos on product pages. I think you should still submit your 3 videos horizontally. As long as they are good and don't talk about price or anything like that, you should be good. Once you get in, then you can figure out if you need to be creating vertical videos.
@@mercedesgomeznow Thank you so much. Your video is actually the reason why I am signing up for Onsite Commission. I saw you on RUclips and I have been binge watching your videos so I got lots of tips from you and am incorporating them in all 3: good audio, no logos except for the product itself, steady camera, no people (my dog did a little cameo but I hope that is okay?), no price, etc. Wish me luck, girl!!! Thank you so much for all your tips. Even if Amazon has changes, I am not slowing down. I really don't have a choice, lol. I turn 63 in August so I am switching to high gear!
🌺🌷
@@mercedesgomeznow oh em gee, I think I missed a big one --- should I have mentioned in these videos that I am an amazon affiliate and that I get commissions from the sale of the product?
@@JackieDiy Jackie, that is so amazing to hear! I'm glad I could help you and it sounds like you definitely learned a lot! I wish you nothing but the best and I know your hard work is going to pay off! Your videos sound like they will be just fine. Try to get them submitted asap and be patient while they review them. Keep me updated on your journey and I'm here for whatever you need!
@@JackieDiy No, you don't need to mention that. The only time you mention something like that in your videos is when you get a product for free. If you get a product sent to you by a company you just need to say something like "I was given this product for my honest review." If you are posting your links or your videos anywhere other then on Amazon, then you would need to type a disclaimer saying that you are an affiliate. I hope that helps.
There's a lot of misunderstanding around the vertical vs horizontal video "announcement" that happened on the Prime Day Prep Zoom call. In my understanding, they poorly communicated that the vertical "requirement" is just for photos and videos to be picked up by Inspire and Amazon's Creator Ads program (which you have to opt into). Horizontal shoppable videos are not going away.
yes. This was my understanding too. I think the vertical thing has been totally twisted.
Correct. Amazon wants more vertical videos to compete with TikTok. RUclips is doing the same thing.
I find that so many products are now oversaturated with videos- there seem to be no big ticket items to review anymore. Anything above 1k sales a month has a video. Any tips for finding products ? Filters, programs etc
So do we still send our first 3 videos in horizontal to apply for the influencer program?
As always thanks for sharing your insights! So you mean amazon wants our video to be more like ugc style instead of a review?
Thank you for the words of encouragement! ❤❤❤
Anytime! That is what I'm hear for! I hope all is well!
Lots of my products require more than 30sec reviews. So I’m curious how I can provide enough informative content for a buying decision. Looks like my style is gonna change age to more of an entertainment style to fit the vertical 30sec regulations
Thanks for the info!!! Do you see creators just reedit their content from long horizontal form and shorten and reframe to portrait frame and reupload or do you see creators recreate older content into the new short form content? Thanks!!!!!
No problem! I actually haven't seen many creators using their old content and turning it into vertical form. I really haven't been looking too hard though. This is all so new so I can imagine vertical videos are going to start showing up a lot more in the coming months.
Just got accepted into the Amazon influencer program and nervous about uploading my videos!!
I’ve been trying to get into the program with TikTok, the account is 50 days old and I have about 40 videos posted all showing my face. 1 TikTok video is approaching 50k views with hundreds of comments and likes. I’ve commented at least 70 times on that one post alone, yet I’m still not getting approved into the influencer program. Any ideas?
1) Thanks for the video. Do you know if an influencer's conversion rate affects how much they show our videos? 2) What is considered short form? 1-2 minutes? or even less?
I will start making more vertical videos when I hear others saying they convert. They never have for me and I've heard others say the same. Looking forward to hear your results on this!
❤ Thanks for clearing this up for many! Many didn't want to listen to what "newbies" like me say (I tried in Facebook Groups)! Glad you made this video!
And there will still be deniers.
Thanks for keeping us updated 🎉
If you're in the AIP, you have access to do Livestreams too! This is a great way to build & it doesn't have to be a big production. Simple is best👍
Thanks for the updates, personally I like some of the changes for better quality. Learning new skills here. My only question is the vertical verse horizontal?? Lots of confusion on this topic, I would appreciate any clarification as you learn
What's your monthly commission now since its changed?
Thanks for the info- question if we are trying to become an Amazon influencer, for TikTok -would we have to do videos of reviews of products or we can pick a niche (for example I do videos of my area of expertise- counseling. Do I need to switch and do videos of product reviews? Thanks
I did a lot of vertical for their July 1 promotion and one of my videos got 2520 views then it just stopped. 3 weeks later still views have not changed at all, still at 2520 views. My horizontals still perform much better so I won’t be doing any more vertical.
So for the ads. I had that option, but wasn’t sure if it was a good idea. So go ahead and say yes to ads ?
How do you get your videos to be on the product page? I have 6 approved videos but none are on product listing
I have the same problem, I can’t find my videos on the products list
I have a question! I have 2 IDs on my account my frontstore and another... On my ID frontstore the one on my videos I have no commissions but in the other I have $60 on commissions but I don't know how to withdraw those
The ID with 'onamz' is all your onsight commissions and all payout will be done automatically as long as you filled out your tax information and filled out your bank information.
you need to activate a payment method bank account or check in the mail- 1 ID is onsite comissions the other is offsite commisions
Amazon is doing what RUclips is doing...focusing their efforts on competing with TikTok. RUclips also pushes vertical short form content and it makes sense as a company. But that doesn't always make sense to the individual creator because horizontal content still makes more money. To be clear, horizontal content is not being replaced by vertical content. Vertical content will exist side by side with horizontal content.
Great video! But, could you share where you read that Amazon now prefers vertical videos over horizontal? Thanks!
It was in the weekly zoom calls
Where have these changes been officially announced ? Do you have the links to these? Or are these rumors?
Announced in their weekly zoom call last week
Ok, crazy question!! I have been approved for the influencer program! YAY! Except the account that I got approved for is a new Amazon account (long story). My question is this: When applying for Onsite Commissions, do I HAVE to use products I already purchased on my new account? I have not purchased any new items on this account but I have a ridiculous amount on my other account. 🙄 Just don't wanna waste 1 of my 3 chances doing it wrong! How should I handle this? Thanks in advance. (Great videos by the way!)
You do not have to purchase the product on your account. You can simply use items in your home that Amazon sells. Good luck
@@SharonMarie.HeartandSoul Great, thank you the response!
Hi - I have about 200 videos up but haven’t gotten any seller messages asking to review their products. Am I doing something wrong?
You haveto contact them, try as many brands you can, but i suggest you wait to at least 800 and over reviews, as they won't contact you unless you have over afew thousand reviews, and showcasing products in 4k quality and have youtube channel or tiktop with thousand of subscribers, and followers which happend to me, i try emails fo brand for 50 brands, and one brand is willing to collaborate with me by sending sample product, also they have requirements, also price is matter, don't try for big brands for start. hope that was helpful,
Geez, great! Can you recommend a mic?
Do you have to make 3 videos to start earning only made 1 vid so far
yes its 3 to start earning
@@MyWealthyHabitsNow 🙏thanks
Im in my 2nd month, and I havent really make videos after the 3 videos I submitted. Im still waiting to get paid, All my videos are in horizontal, I am still not motivated until I see a check.
Just sent you a DM on instagram. Want to share some more info on the video requirements.