Read the announcement about the Google/Amazon partnership

One of my favorite blogs is CakeWrecks, and they’re on Blogger. They also just released a new book… imagine how easy it would have been to monetize the sale of their own product had there been an automatic option.

In any case, when you log into Blogger and click “monetize”, you’ll now see something that looks like this:

Here's what one of the sidebar widgets looks like

If you have an Amazon Associates account, just a few more clicks and you’re set to go. If you don’t have one, it only takes a few minutes to apply. Once you’re up and running, you can add products to your blog and even add side-bar widgets with things like “product of the day”.

Lots of ways to put this handy addition to work, so be sure to read the post and instructions over at BloggerBuzz.

Some of the innovative tools that Amazon offers makes adding links to your site so easy a child could do it. My favorite is the tool bar that appears when you’re logged in and browsing Amazon; it’s got a handy link-maker right there waiting to be clicked.

As an added benefit, you can even promote and make commissions on Amazon gift cards. They make wonderful gifts and are easy to promote.

My blogs aren’t at a pro level, so I haven’t been accepted by a few of the larger merchants; there are so many to choose from that that is just a blip of an issue.