What Actually Drives Your Earnings
In our experience, two factors matter more than anything else. Getting them right makes the rest of the work easier—though nothing here guarantees a particular result.
Sales Volume
Focus on products people are already buying. A beautifully shot video on a product with zero sales won't earn you anything. We recommend targeting products moving 300+ units monthly.
Video Visibility
Your video needs eyeballs. The upper carousel is prime real estate—videos there play automatically as shoppers browse. Look for products where you can land in the first few video slots, not buried behind dozens of others.
What is the Amazon Influencer Program?
The Amazon Influencer Program allows content creators to earn commissions by creating “shoppable videos”—short-form content that appears directly on Amazon product pages in the video carousel.
When shoppers watch your video and make a purchase, you earn a commission. The key difference from traditional affiliate marketing? Your videos live on Amazon itself, right where customers are already shopping and ready to buy.
Success comes from consistency and smart product selection. You don't need millions of followers or expensive equipment—just the discipline to consistently create helpful content on products worth covering.
Upper Carousel Checklist
- Look for a video thumbnail with label text—that signals influencer videos are enabled
- The brand needs to have uploaded content first for the upper carousel to exist
- Upper carousel has limited slots—once full, new videos wait in queue
- Apple and Beats listings are closed to influencer content
About the product research tool
DailyAIP previously offered a product research table listing Amazon products with sales estimates and Creator Connections campaign data. That tool has been permanently discontinued and its data removed. The strategy writing on this site remains freely available.
Strategy Worth Trying
These come from our own experience rather than theory. What worked for us may not work the same way for you.
Products First, Everything Else Second
Creator Connections, free samples, branded content—they're nice extras, not the foundation. What actually builds income is simple: create videos on products that are already selling, where your video has a real chance of being seen. Master that before worrying about anything else.
Work 5 of 7 Days
Consistency is everything. You don't need to work all day, but you do need to show up most days. Even 30-60 minutes of product research and video creation compounds over time.
Buy Products When It Makes Sense
Waiting for free samples can waste weeks. If you find a product worth covering, getting it in your hands quickly means you can publish sooner. Treat it as a business investment.
Check Campaign End Dates
Short-runway campaigns rarely pay off. Factor in shipping time, filming, and upload delays—if a campaign expires before your video gains traction, you've wasted effort. Give yourself plenty of buffer by focusing on campaigns with longer timelines.
Upper Carousel First, But Know the Hidden Opportunity
Upper carousel placement (spots 1-2) is ideal—it's what most influencers chase. But here's the opportunity they miss: because everyone focuses on upper carousel, there's an abundance of products without it. Many of these listings are missing A+ Content or descriptions, which pushes the lower carousel higher on the page where it actually gets solid visibility. These overlooked products offer less competition and more opportunity for creators willing to look beyond the obvious.