--- title: "6 months in: $38 total. Is this normal? - Amazon Associates Hub | SideHustlr" description: "Started a 'home gadgets' blog back in March, been posting fairly regularly, sitting around 800 visits/month now. Total commissions since day one: $38. S..." lang: en json-ld: | [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "DiscussionForumPosting", "@id": "https://sidehustlr.ai/forum/amazon-associates/6-months-in-38-total-is-this-normal-42b582b9", "url": "https://sidehustlr.ai/forum/amazon-associates/6-months-in-38-total-is-this-normal-42b582b9", "headline": "6 months in: $38 total. Is this normal?", "text": "Started a 'home gadgets' blog back in March, been posting fairly regularly, sitting around 800 visits/month now. Total commissions since day one: $38. Starting to wonder if I picked a bad niche or if this is just how long it takes. 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I switched from 'home gadgets' to grill accessories specifically for Weber kettle owners and my earnings-per-click almost tripled even with less total traffic.", "datePublished": "2026-08-04T22:25:42.156631+00:00", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "jamal_w", "url": "https://sidehustlr.ai/u/jamal_w" }, "interactionStatistic": [ { "@type": "InteractionCounter", "interactionType": "https://schema.org/LikeAction", "userInteractionCount": 0 } ] }, { "@type": "Comment", "@id": "https://sidehustlr.ai/forum/amazon-associates/6-months-in-38-total-is-this-normal-42b582b9#comment-1e290de8-b2a5-4620-b59c-3d0c9737c141", "text": "This. Amazon rewards buying intent, not browsing traffic. A tiny audience that's about to buy beats a big audience that's just looking around.", "datePublished": "2026-08-05T04:25:42.156631+00:00", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "marisol_k", "url": "https://sidehustlr.ai/u/marisol_k" }, "interactionStatistic": [ { "@type": "InteractionCounter", "interactionType": "https://schema.org/LikeAction", "userInteractionCount": 0 } ] }, { "@type": "Comment", "@id": "https://sidehustlr.ai/forum/amazon-associates/6-months-in-38-total-is-this-normal-42b582b9#comment-019b6515-afcd-411c-b3c9-800e78496a82", "text": "$38 in 6 months tracks with what I've seen as pretty average for a broad niche honestly. A lot of people quit right before it would've turned. Depends how long you can wait it out.", "datePublished": "2026-08-05T10:25:42.156631+00:00", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "sam_the_saver", "url": "https://sidehustlr.ai/u/sam_the_saver" }, "interactionStatistic": [ { "@type": "InteractionCounter", "interactionType": "https://schema.org/LikeAction", "userInteractionCount": 0 } ] } ] }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sidehustlr.ai/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Hustle Hubs", "item": "https://sidehustlr.ai/hustle-hubs" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Amazon Associates Community", "item": "https://sidehustlr.ai/hub/amazon-associates" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "6 months in: $38 total. Is this normal?" } ] } ] --- [$ Earn as a mentor](/become-a-mentor)[How it works](/how-it-works) [![SideHustlr - Earn more. 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Amazon rewards buying intent, not browsing traffic. A tiny audience that's about to buy beats a big audience that's just looking around. 0 SA sam\_the\_saver · about 2 months ago $38 in 6 months tracks with what I've seen as pretty average for a broad niche honestly. A lot of people quit right before it would've turned. Depends how long you can wait it out. 0 Login to join the discussion Login to Reply [![SideHustlr - Earn more. 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