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Amazon AssociatesAmazon Affiliate Cookie Duration: How the 24-Hour Window Really WorksAmazon's affiliate cookie is 24 hours — but the universal cart and the add-to-cart holdover make it more nuanced than it looks. Here's how it actually works, why the short window rewards buy-now intent, and how to read it through EPC instead of chasing longer cookies.10 min readAmazon AssociatesAmazon Associates Requirements: How to Get Approved and Stay Approved (2026)Getting into Amazon Associates is easy; staying in is where affiliates fail. The 2026 requirements, the 180-day rule that closes most beginner accounts, and the operating-agreement gotchas that get people banned without warning.12 min readAmazon AssociatesAmazon Associates Commission Rates 2026: Why the Rate Is the Least Important NumberThe full 2026 Amazon commission rate table by category — plus the strategic truth most guides miss: your rate barely predicts your earnings. Price and conversion do the real work.11 min readAffiliate AnalyticsAffiliate Attribution Models Explained (and Why You Don't Get to Pick One)Last-click, first-click, linear, time-decay, data-driven — attribution models decide which affiliate gets paid when a buyer clicks several links. But as an affiliate you rarely choose the model; the network does, and it's almost always last-click. Here's what that means and how to play it.11 min readAffiliate AnalyticsRecurring Commissions and LTV: Why EPC Undercounts Subscription ProgramsEPC is the master affiliate metric — but it has a blind spot. For recurring and subscription programs, a single click keeps paying for months, and EPC computed on the first commission badly undercounts it. Here's the LTV-per-click math, the churn caveat, and how it changes which programs you should promote.10 min readAffiliate AnalyticsThe Visitor Behavior Metrics That Actually Predict Affiliate RevenueBounce rate, time on site, pages per session — the metrics general analytics obsesses over are mostly vanity for affiliate sites. Here are the behavior signals that actually predict earnings, and how to read them to fix a low-EPC page.11 min read