How to make money as an Amazon influencer

After your account is verified, fill out your contact information and name your store. Each influencer gets their own virtual storefront, which is where creators promote the items that they like and want to sell as well as create lists of recommended products.

Before receiving any money, influencers need to enter their payment and tax information, which is paid out as either a direct deposit, an Amazon gift card, or a check. Influencers need to make $10 before they can access their funds.

Similar to profiles on social platforms, a store can be customized with photos and a bio. Amazon encourages influencers to share content on Spark, Amazon's social app, and include a link to the store in their Facebook, Twitter and YouTube posts.

Stores are organized as lists of featured products. Influencers can type in a keyword and see a list of items to link to on their store.

Commission rates vary from 1% to 10% for items that influencers sell. Amazon's private-label fashion line earns influencers a 10% commission; furniture is worth 8%; headphones and beauty products are worth 6%; and physical video consoles and video games are worth 1% commission rates.

Bounties are Amazon programs and services that influencers can promote within their store, and each service earns influencers a different amount.

For every person that an influencer gets to sign up for an Amazon Business account, influencers earn $15. Generating trial sign-ups for Twitch Prime and Amazon are worth $3 each.

When someone buys something that an influencer linked to in a social media post, influencers get a cut of sales.

A reporting tab within Amazon stores keep track of how much influencers make from both sales of products and bounties. The reporting section also includes payment histories, fee schedules, and reports.