Comments on: Amazon Omakase Contextual Links

By: adsenseblogging

adsenseblogging — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 01:57:18 +0000

I tested Omakase links on a blog about collecting fine pens. Amazon used to show ads about some Microsoft books about server security, etc. Strangely enough, I had several items sold with commisions less than $7 in total. What people purchased had nothing to do with pens!

By: *Jozzua - On Entrepreneurship and Tech » Amazon And Google Ads (Don’t) DO Mix

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 02:16:42 +0000

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By: Mike Perry

Mike Perry — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 02:57:57 +0000

I’ve just added Omakase links to my website. Time will show if they yield more Associate income.

My experience from seeing them on other sites is that they’re almost totally driven by what the user been viewing at Amazon and little or nothing to do with the content of the displayed website. Even very, very obscure books I’d been checking out, books having nothing to do with the current site, pop up.

Amazon’s probably right that such a reminder may maximize sales, but I shudder to think some of the titles that may start popping up, giving the appearance of being on my web page.

By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 08:01:39 +0000

I find the best way to get Omakase to display relevant ads is to use the advanced set up options and be very specific with keywords (you get 5).

If I want a very specific product type I’ll go through the amazon catalogue and put in the actual names of 5 of those products in the keyword box.

By: Woody

Woody — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 22:15:56 +0000

Lets get this straight - when you wrote in the post: “Omakase Links, which creates Amazon product links based on your contents.” - this is just not correct - what Amazon says is: “Omakase links will show an Associate’s visitors what they’re most likely to buy based on Amazon’s unique understanding of the site, the user, and the page itself” (see http://www.askdavetaylor.com/what_is_the_amazon_omakase_links_program.html - so Amazon uses more than just page contents - it uses knowledge about what the website has sold as well as who is looking at the page to pick ads. This means ads aren’t always about the page itself and explains why ads appear to be off context, but sell well.

Speaking of relevant - when I came to this page - the ads from Google were all for Brazillian river cruises / holidays (”Up to 75% off Amazon River cruises.” etc) - comic, but a long long way off the mark from what this page is about.
Woody.

By: menj

menj — Fri, 08 Sep 2006 03:40:26 +0000

Yeah products are irrelevant but strangely some people are purchasing items from the site

- MENJ

By: xion

xion — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 10:48:24 +0000

Ya.. I have used this service in my blog.. is nice~!

By: Mr.Wealth

Mr.Wealth — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 07:22:29 +0000

Zaki, what do u meant by Real Final verdict??? Can’t get you…

By: zaki

zaki — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 17:19:06 +0000

I just wander what will be the REAL FINAL verdict of the adsense Team??
Please anyone who knows….please do inform…really appreciate it

By: LcF

LcF — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 12:06:53 +0000

mmm.. it use useless if the products are irrelevant with the content.

By: menj

menj — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 11:20:58 +0000

I am using Omakase on one of my websites, the products are most of the time irrelevant with the post.

- MENJ

By: Abu 71 Pancing

Abu 71 Pancing — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 03:01:48 +0000

best web.good tips.

By: ZeMMs

ZeMMs — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 01:55:10 +0000

Well even AdSense ads can sometimes be irrelevant to the content