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#1 07/27/2009 6:37 am

AndrewShim
First mate
Registered: 02/22/2007
Posts: 358

WoooHoooo Made a Big Sale At Amazon

Just checked and found someone bought a sewing machine from Amazon after visiting my Make T-Shirts lens.
The sewing machine cost $169.99. I wonder what that translates into commission...
This is the second sale for me from this lens. The first was a $99 book.
Phew... think I'll go out and buy myself a Ferrari with the commission... problem is...

Questions : What happens after you see the sales in your lens stats page? When do we get paid? Who pays us... Amazon or Squidoo.... Duhhhh!

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#2 07/27/2009 6:45 am

thefluffanutta
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From: York, England SquidUtils.com
Registered: 09/04/2006
Posts: 7473

Re: WoooHoooo Made a Big Sale At Amazon

You'll be paid by Squidoo for any revenue that is earned from your lenses, either in the next payout or the month after.

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#3 07/27/2009 11:27 am

vagabondista
Swimming pretty (100+ posts!)
Registered: 12/31/1969
Posts: 107

Re: WoooHoooo Made a Big Sale At Amazon

Hey, that sounds great! Congratulations!!!
Amazon didn't work for me yet...

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#4 07/27/2009 2:06 pm

Kylyssa
Wow. Over 1000 posts.
Registered: 12/31/1969
Posts: 1140

Re: WoooHoooo Made a Big Sale At Amazon

Woohoo!  Congratulations!  I'm happy they bought something expensive.

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#5 07/27/2009 3:26 pm

nukemdomis
Landlubber.
From: Las Vegas
Registered: 10/05/2007
Posts: 20

Re: WoooHoooo Made a Big Sale At Amazon

That is really awesome.  What a motivating sale and especially without having any coupons on your Lens.

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#6 07/27/2009 4:24 pm

Kazooli
Swimming pretty (100+ posts!)
Registered: 12/31/1969
Posts: 119

Re: WoooHoooo Made a Big Sale At Amazon

Congratulation for your first sales,

all the best.

Sincerely
Kazooli

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#7 07/27/2009 4:59 pm

Photahsiamirabel
Full fledged kraken (500+ posts)
Registered: 12/31/1969
Posts: 643

Re: WoooHoooo Made a Big Sale At Amazon

Fantastic! I am really pleased for you. It shows people do buy stuff from our lens ads too which is reason to celebrate!
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy!!!
smile

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#8 07/27/2009 5:05 pm

AdrienneJenkins
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From: Washington, DC
Registered: 12/31/1969
Posts: 872

Re: WoooHoooo Made a Big Sale At Amazon

Congratulations. It's terrific when someone does that.  I think the commission is around 3-4%

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#9 07/27/2009 5:15 pm

Janet21
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From: Birthday Party Central
Registered: 01/05/2007
Posts: 2766

Re: WoooHoooo Made a Big Sale At Amazon

That's great!  Good for you.

I don't want to steal your thread, but I made a big amazon sale this week, too.    $1,000 diamond ring off one of my hubs on Hubpages.   $71 commission.  Sweet!   it wasn't even anything I was promoting on the page.  So, you really never know what is going to happen with amazon.  smile

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#10 07/27/2009 5:29 pm

ArtSiren
Full fledged kraken (500+ posts)
From: England
Registered: 12/31/1969
Posts: 667

Re: WoooHoooo Made a Big Sale At Amazon

My goodness AndrewShim and Janet! Good sales! I only ever did one Hub over there (and a half finished one from last Christmas!) Maybe I should go back there for a bit. Haven't had a sale on Squiddy for ages now, but mine are normally for books with maybe a couple of dollars of commission. Maybe I should start a lens on Aston Martins...does Amazon sell Aston Martins? lol

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#11 07/27/2009 6:23 pm

The_Health_Lady
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Registered: 09/15/2006
Posts: 875

Re: WoooHoooo Made a Big Sale At Amazon

I love to hear about big sales!  Lets hope that they keep up and maybe if I'm lucky I'll get one too. smile

Actually I 'd like to see all of us have some great sales & tons of visitors who love to return again and again.

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#12 07/27/2009 6:53 pm

KimGiancaterino
Mesonychoteuthis
From: California
Registered: 12/31/1969
Posts: 862

Re: WoooHoooo Made a Big Sale At Amazon

Wow... that's great news! It's always fun to see what people end up buying.

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#13 07/27/2009 8:14 pm

Marelisa
Swimming pretty (100+ posts!)
From: Panama
Registered: 12/31/1969
Posts: 118

Re: WoooHoooo Made a Big Sale At Amazon

That's excellent (and Janet too).  You must feel like you found a $100.00 bill on the ground. :-)

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#14 07/27/2009 8:37 pm

AndrewShim
First mate
Registered: 02/22/2007
Posts: 358

Re: WoooHoooo Made a Big Sale At Amazon

Marelisa wrote:

That's excellent (and Janet too).  You must feel like you found a $100.00 bill on the ground. :-)

Actually... I HAVE found a $100 note on the ground before... decided to put it in the charity box for an orphanage... but comparing the two, this Amazon sale was a real thrill because I put a lot of work into the lens.

Timing was just nice too. Been starting to feel down in the dumps and getting stuck in a rut (with my online thingys lately). Probably just over-working, but wow.. this is a nice pick-me-up!

Here's to ALL of us making diamond ring and sewing machine sales !!!

wink

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#15 07/28/2009 6:22 pm

mynameiskate
Citizen Squid Alumni

From: Vancouver
Registered: 11/08/2005
Posts: 48

Re: WoooHoooo Made a Big Sale At Amazon

Janet21 - that diamond ring sale via Amazon has always been my dream smile  I have a little Christmas gift lens that has one on it.  You never know (you've given me new hope!)

Congrats to you and Andrew!!


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#16 07/28/2009 11:30 pm

Jayne-Scott
Cuttlefish. Just browsing.
From: UK
Registered: 12/31/1969
Posts: 9

Re: WoooHoooo Made a Big Sale At Amazon

Wow! Now I'm really motivated to learn how Amazon works!

Congratulations guys - what a wonderful reward for your hard work. smile


With a sense of humour, we will overcome!
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#17 07/29/2009 2:46 am

NCBronte
My first post ever. Wish me luck.
Registered: 12/31/1969
Posts: 1

Re: WoooHoooo Made a Big Sale At Amazon

LOL!  Wasn't sure where to find you, Jane, dear.... then I saw the Chatterbox!  Where else?  Hi there, stranger!  Seems I did this in March and forgot about it.  Gonna do a lens, will update you!

Cheers!

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#18 07/29/2009 10:57 am

stargazer00
Mesonychoteuthis
Registered: 12/31/1969
Posts: 825

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#19 07/29/2009 11:10 am

Jayne-Scott
Cuttlefish. Just browsing.
From: UK
Registered: 12/31/1969
Posts: 9

Re: WoooHoooo Made a Big Sale At Amazon

NCBronte wrote:

LOL!  Wasn't sure where to find you, Jane, dear.... then I saw the Chatterbox!  Where else?  Hi there, stranger!  Seems I did this in March and forgot about it.  Gonna do a lens, will update you!

Cheers!

Bronte! How cool - this place certainly seems to rock 'n roll. I can see myself getting seriously hooked - lol

Yup - Chatterbox, that's me! smile


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#20 07/29/2009 12:19 pm

ViolinStudent
Positively aquatic
Registered: 12/31/1969
Posts: 232

Re: WoooHoooo Made a Big Sale At Amazon

Good deal! My sales are all tiny in comparison! But they'll come!

Art Haule

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