AAWP Review: Set Up Tutorial For Amazon Associates WordPress Plugin

If you’re looking into ways to make your site earn more with Amazon Affiliates, start learning how to use AAWP now.

Making money from your blogs can be quite challenging.

Especially when you are a marketer, you have to think of many ways to sell products and hopefully earn the commissions you can get for being in the Amazon Associates program.

Fortunately, there are tools we can use to make affiliate conversion so much easier and even more profitable.

One of the tools I use is AAWP^[1], a plugin for WordPress that helps display Amazon products on your website effectively.

In this article, I’m going to show you:

• How to use AAWP to automatically add Amazon affiliate products to your blog posts in WordPress
• How to use its features (such as adding best-selling products, specific products, comparison tables, and shortcodes to pull product data into your content) and, as a BONUS,
• How to add AAWP into your business’s processes as your company grows

How To Install AAWP On WordPress

The Amazon Affiliate WordPress Plugin or AAWP is a plugin that helps create various widgets and tables to display Amazon products on your website.

Since it offers a customizable layout and a variety of options to promote products on your blogs, I can definitely say that it’s a tool you’ll want to look into adding to your websites, as soon as you can.

Before you can use it though, you need to purchase a subscription through their site.

STEP 1: Download the plugin

Once you’ve signed up for an AAWP subscription on their website, you’ll be able to go to your Account.

Scroll down and you’ll see an option for Downloads. Click on that and then click on the Download button.

Wait for the file to finish downloading.

STEP 2: Upload the plugin file to WordPress

Once the file is downloaded, go to your WordPress website, and go to Plugins.

Click on “Add New”:

Click on “Upload Plugin”:

And then you can simply drag and drop the file you just downloaded. (You can also click “Choose File” to look for it in your Downloads folder, then upload.)

Click on “Install Now”:

Then click on Activate plugin:

Which will take you to this screen:

STEP 3: Verify your License key from the AAWP website

On the left side of your WordPress dashboard, click on the red Settings menu item.

This is where you’ll have to input your license key. To get your license key, go back to the AAWP website. Click on the Licenses link on the left:

Copy the key displayed on the page:

Return to your WordPress’ AAWP Settings and paste the key on the License key field. Then, click Verify License.

Doing so will take you to a page asking for your API Key and API Secret:

STEP 4: Put in your API Key and API Secret to your WordPress site

Go over to your Amazon Associates account, hover on Tools, and click on Product Advertising API.

Once that loads, scroll down to the bottom to see Manage Your Credentials, then click on the Add Credentials button.

Doing this will create your access key and your secret key.

TIP: When you create these keys, make sure you save them locally. It’s best to have an accessible copy of your keys because if you forget what your secret key is, it could be very difficult to get it back.

STEP 5: Put in your keys to your WordPress site

Go back to your page and paste the access keys you just generated into the API Key field:

Then do the same to your secret key in the API Secret field:

Underneath that in the Country field, you’ll want to select the domain extension for the country that you used to sign up into the Amazon Associates program.

As for me, I’ll choose “amazon.co.uk” in the drop-down list:

Next, paste your Tracking ID in this field:

Then click on the Connect button above:

If everything has been inputted correctly, you’ll then get it to reload with a tick that says “Connected”.  

Once successful, that’s everything you need to do to get AAWP set up and working on your website!

Need more convincing? If you want to try AAWP but you’re still hesitant if it’s worth the money, they are currently offering a 30-Day Money Back Guarantee. Once you try it and find it’s not for you, you can get your money back as long as you did not use it for more than 30 days.

AAWP Settings Worth Considering

I’ve said earlier that AAWP offers its users the option to customize how they’ll display Amazon products on their websites.

For this part, I’ll show you how I usually set my plugin’s settings up the first time. This is for you to have an idea about how you can make use of AAWP on your end to maximize its full potential.

Hide the advertised price

The first thing I personally do with my AAWP settings is to hide the advertised price of the products that will be displayed on my page.

This is because I want my readers to be curious about the prices which will lead them to click on the link on my website.

To do this, go to your AAWP’s Settings > Output.

Scroll down until you see the Pricing heading.

Click on the drop-down list for the Advertised price, then choose Hide advertised price.

Hide the Amazon Prime logo

Secondly, another setting I like to tweak is hiding the Amazon Prime logo as well.

Usually, if there is an option for Amazon Prime, its logo will be displayed right next to the advertised price.

Since I want my readers to not see which website the products are being sold, this would also mean that I’d have to hide the Prime logo.

If you think you’ll want to do this, just go to your AAWP’s Settings > Output. Scroll down until you see the Pricing heading.

Under the Prime logo, there will be a drop-down list to choose whether to Display Amazon Prime logo besides the advertised price, whenever this service is available for the related product. The option selected is to “Show Prime logo and link to Amazon Prime” by default.

Click on the drop-down list, then choose Hide.

Change the Label of the Buy on Amazon Button

Third, I like to change the label of the “Buy on Amazon” Button to another phrase that doesn’t include the word, “Amazon”.

I found that doing this has a positive effect when it comes to readers clicking on my website’s links. Also, aside from making them curious as to what the price of the product is, they wouldn’t know what website they’ll buy the product from.

As a result, I’ll have a higher volume of people clicking on my links, which will also mean that there’s a better chance of earning through affiliate conversion.

In this example, I want the label to say “Check price” instead.

From your AAWP’s Settings > Output. Scroll down until you see the Button heading.

Then type in your phrase in the Label field.

You can see what it’ll look like in the Preview.

DID YOU KNOW? Once your readers click on the affiliate links from your website, you’ll have a commission on anything they will buy within the next 24 hours.

Update the Style of the Buy on Amazon Button

Finally, to allow the button to be more visible, I also update the style to contrast my website’s theme colors.

For example, if my website’s usual color palette uses the color blue, then I’ll make the color of the button orange. Doing this helps it stand out from the rest of the page.

From the Button heading, click on the drop-down list for Style.

Then choose the color that’s the opposite of your website’s usual colors.

You can also see how it’ll look like with the Preview.

NOTE: Don’t forget to save your changes!

If you’re making some changes, make sure to scroll down to the very bottom of the settings and click on Save Changes to avoid losing the adjustments you made.

Setting Up Amazon Bestseller Lists With AAWP

Now that we’re done with the basics, we can start getting serious with learning the wonderful features that AAWP currently offers.

For me, the best feature AAWP has at the moment is its ability to pull in the best-selling products from Amazon that contain a specific keyword. Plus, it’s so easy to do that it’ll just take you less than a minute to set up!

Do you see how cool these look?

To set up Amazon Bestseller Lists on your page, follow the steps below:

1. Create a New Post on your WordPress website.

If you already have the post and you just want to add the list to an existing one, just click on Edit so that you’ll be taken to the WordPress Editor.

2. Click on ADD block and then choose the AAWP block.

Now that you’re on your editor, add the AAWP block.

If you have lots of plugins, it would be easier to search for AAWP for it to appear on the options:

3. Choose the Bestseller Lists

Once you click on the AAWP Block, you’ll see six different options that the tool offers. For now, click on Bestseller List.

4. Add your Keywords

Next, it’s time to add your keywords in the KEYWORDS field.

If you already have a product in mind, this is where you’ll type it in so that it will be displayed on your page.

On my end, it’s giving me an example keyword, “4k monitor”, so let’s use that one here:

5. Review your List

Now that I’m done with putting in my keyword, I’m going to scroll back up the page.

And just like that, I already have 10 products I can get displayed on my page. They are all different product listings that are currently the best-selling products on Amazon containing the keyword “4k monitor”.

This is the first item appearing on my list:

Considering that it only took me about 30 seconds to set up, that’s absolutely way better than I’ll ever get doing this manually.

Can you imagine how long it will take you and your team to research and compile a list of products similar to this?

NOTE: Once a product is no longer being sold in 12 hours’ time, it’ll automatically be removed from our post and replaced with another one.

That’s something that without the use of this bestseller list plugin, you’d have to get a member of your team to manually change! Just this awesome feature makes it totally worth the subscription I pay.

How to Customize the Bestseller Lists in AAWP

If you thought that’s all you can do with a Bestseller List in AAWP, you couldn’t be more wrong.

Let me walk you through each of the settings you can change to optimize your earnings as an Amazon affiliate. You can see and edit your settings on the right side of the WordPress Editor:

Lists

This is where you can improve your Lists by changing the Number of Items, showing or hiding the ribbon, and changing the ribbon text.

Number of Items

This is the maximum number of items that are displayed on your post once you add an AAWP Bestselling Listing.

By default, the number of items on the list is set to 10. Personally, I only like 3 products to appear on my pages.

In this example, let’s do 8:

Show Ribbon

This gives you the option to show or hide the ribbon on your list.

In this example, the ribbon is located on top of the image:

Custom Ribbon Text

Of course, you can customize the ribbon text depending on the phrase you want.

In the image earlier, the Text is “BESTSELLER + their position on the best-selling list”.

You can literally put anything in here at all, depending on what you prefer it to be. As for me, I like to use this code: # %NUMBER%

To make the ribbon appear like this:

Sale Ribbon Text

On the upper right side of each item, this is where we can find the Sale Ribbon Text.

This part is also customizable, depending on your preference. By default, the text here is just “Sale”:

Personally, I like to leave this as is.

If you want to change it up, here’s a suggestion: you can use “DEAL %NUMBER%” for the ribbon to look like this:

Order Products

This is where you can change the order of your products using the amount or percentage saved, price, rating, title, and how many items you want to appear per page.

Order By

In this drop-down list, you’ll have the option to order the products in various ways. For example, you can sort it by the amount that’s saved, the percentage that’s saved, or from the lowest to the highest price or vice versa. You can even order them alphabetically based on the title!

I don’t normally touch any of this stuff, but you might have other ideas depending on what you need. After all, it’s nice to have the option to change this.

Filter By

Another feature you can make use of is putting a filter to select which products will be put on display on your list. In case you only want to bring in products that are over a certain price or that contain a certain keyword, you can choose from this drop-down list:

For example, if you only want to show Samsung there, just choose Title for the Filter By list, and type “Samsung” in the filter field. Then, make sure to also choose “Include” for the filter type:

Doing this will make your Bestseller list only display products from the brand Samsung:

Let’s do another example by choosing the Price for the Filter By list, and typing “150” in the filter field. Then, change the Filter Compare to “More”. Doing this will only display results that are priced over 150 pounds and not include the products that are under that set price:

When I changed my Filter Settings, the first listing was still the same. However, the second bestseller listing has been updated to an AOC monitor instead, due to the fact that it fits the requirements that I set the filter on.

Title

For this section, you change the length of the title that’s referring to this product title right here:

By default, the title length is set to 100.

If you’re worried about it taking too much space up on your page, you can always set this to a lower number. When you do this, the title of the product will be appended with an ellipsis once it reaches the number you set.

This is what another listing will look like with 50 characters:

Links

With AAWP, you’ve also got the ability to change where the link on your lists goes through. By default, if the Link Type is set to Basic, clicking the link will take your visitors through the product page.

As an example, when you click this link right here:

It will take you to the Amazon product page:

You can change this by clicking on the drop-down list and choosing Reviews which will take your readers to the Reviews page for the product. Choosing the Cart will add the product to the reader’s cart automatically when they click on the link.

Description

This is where we can tweak the number of bullets and characters in the description. By default, Description Items are set to a maximum of 5 per bullet, with a total maximum Description Length of 200 characters.

I like to reduce these numbers because as you can see from the below example, descriptions can get quite long:

When I set the number of Description Items to 3 with a maximum of 100 characters in length, it’ll look like this:

Once the description maxes out with the set number of characters, you’ll get an ellipsis at the end of the phrase that went over the limit.

Thumbnail

This is where you can change the image size of your thumbnails.

By default, the Image Size is set to the medium option:

If you want smaller or bigger thumbnails, you just need to click on the drop-down list and choose the size you’d prefer.

Sample image in Small:

Sample image in Large:

I like to use the default setting and make the image sizes set to medium, like this:

Amazon Button

You also have the ability to change the Amazon Button settings by completely turning it off if you don’t want it there for some reason and changing the text to another one.

Let me show you how a product list appears with the button:

While this is the same product list without the button:

If you want to overwrite the “check price” that we wrote earlier, you could set this to say another phrase.

Let’s use View Product as I think that it may be better in this scenario:

Rating

You can also choose whether you want to show ratings and reviews or not.

By default, the Star Rating and Reviews are set to show:

Templates & Styles

For this part, you can also change the template that you use. If you really want to customize how your bestseller listings appear, try changing your template and grid, or even add a custom CSS class.

Let me show you the different options for the Template.

A Bestseller List for the keyword, “laptop” using the Template List:

Options for Grid:

A Bestseller List for the keyword, “laptop” using the Grid 3 Columns:

IMPORTANT: Once you make changes to your template, it may override the settings you did earlier. For example, did you notice how there are no descriptions on some of the products displayed in the image?  

This is why changing your settings for the first time may be a trial and error.

Other Settings

This is where you can overwrite your Tracking ID:

If, for some reason, you want to change it, just paste the data you want to use on the Tracking ID field.

Advanced Settings

Finally, you can add an Additional CSS Class(es) by putting it in the blank field:

Incorporating additional CSS classes would be great if you want unique styling for your bestseller lists.

Once you’re done making your changes, make sure to click on Save Draft:

Then Preview to take a quick look at the list you made:

This is the bestselling list I was able to make in just a few minutes:

Do you see how easy it is to do a Bestselling List now?

Also, as I said earlier, you don’t have to worry about updating the entire list once the products are not being sold anymore. Since AAWP is programmed to auto-update, a sold-out product will be replaced with another in its place within just 12 hours.

Setting Up Product Boxes With AAWP

As an Amazon affiliate, are there specific products you want to recommend?

If so, using the AAWP Product Boxes can be quite useful to include on your blogs.

AAWP Product Boxes are great as they are easy to set up and allow you to attract more visitors to click on the links you use for your affiliates. Since they are attractive and customizable, it’s an effective banner that may significantly increase your click-through rates (CTR) and conversion.

Let’s get started on setting up your first product box with AAWP:

1. Create a New Post on your WordPress website.

If you already have the post and you just want to add the list to an existing one, just click on Edit so that you’ll be taken to the WordPress Editor.

2. Click on ADD block and then choose the AAWP block.

Now that you’re on your editor, add the AAWP block.

Search for AAWP for it to appear on the options:

3. Choose the Product Boxes

Once you click on the AAWP Block, you’ll see six different options that the tool offers. For this, click on Product Boxes.

After clicking, the General Settings will be displayed on the right side of the page:

The ASIN field is where you’ll enter the code of your product. If you already have it prepared, paste it here then continue with step #5. If you don’t know how to get the ASIN yet, proceed to the next step.

4. Get the ASIN of the product

To create a product box, you’ll need to get the Amazon Standard Identification Numbers (ASIN) of the particular item you want to promote.

The ASIN is basically a unique identifier that Amazon uses on its products.

To get this, you’ll have to go to the page of the product itself:

Scroll down to Additional Information, then copy the ASIN:

5. Paste the ASIN value on the ASIN field

Once you copied the ASIN of the product, go back to your WordPress editor, and paste it on that field.

After pasting the ASIN on the field, you will then be able to see the product box quickly generated on the Editor:

Now you already have one Product Box!

If you want to add another Product Box, all you have to do is put a comma and a space on the ASIN field:

Go to the Amazon page of the product:

Scroll down to Additional Information, then get the ASIN of the other product:

And finally, paste it on the ASIN field:

Once you’re done, you’ll now have two product boxes being displayed on the Editor:

When you’re done making your changes, make sure to click on Save Draft:

Then Preview to take a quick look at the list you made:

Here is what it’ll look like:

If you’re satisfied with how your Product Boxes appear, then it would probably just have taken you a couple of seconds to do.

This one only took me around 40 seconds – and the results are totally worth the bit of time I spent.

6. Other options to customize your Product Boxes

Remember what I did earlier to customize the Bestseller Listing?

The same settings will also show for your Product Boxes, which will allow you to alter your banners according to your own preference.

Here’s a brief recap of what these settings can do:

• With Lists, you can:
  Show or Hide the Ribbon, Put Custom Ribbon Text, and Overwrite Sale Ribbon Text.
• With Order Products, you can:
  Sort the products by attribute, from Ascending or Descending order, and change the number of items on each page.
• With Filter Products, you can:
  Filter by Title or Price, define a characteristic, add a Filter Type, and include a requirement for comparing.
• With Title, you can:
  Change the maximum amount of characters for each title of your product.
• With Links, you can:
  Change the link type to direct readers to the Basic page, Reviews, or to their Carts.
• With Description, you can:
  Change the number of items per description and set a maximum amount of characters for length.
• With Thumbnail, you can:
  Change the image size to Small, Medium, or Large.
• With Amazon Button, you can:
  Display or hide the “Buy on Amazon” Button or update the Button Text.
• With Rating, you can:
  Show or Hide the Star Ratings and Reviews.
• With Templates & Styles, you can:
  Change the Template from Default, Horizontal, Vertical, List, Table, Widget, Widget Vertical, and Widget Small. Choose from 2 to 6 Columns of Grids, and Add a Custom CSS Class.
• With the Other and Advanced Settings, you can:
  Replace the Tracking ID of affiliate links and include Additional CSS Classes.

What I like to do with the settings for Product Boxes:

When it comes to Product Boxes, I prefer to just tweak a few things to make them more appealing to my blog’s visitors.

Here are the things I change:

TIP: Although you can already put the products on your desired order using the ASIN code, you can still make use of Filter > Filter By > Then choose to order by the Title, Rating, Price, Amount Saved, or Percentage Saved.

Once I’m done with updating my settings, here’s how the Product Boxes on my pages appear:

Since this is a matter of preference, it’s normal for you to add or change some stuff to your own AAWP setting. Feel free to customize your boxes in a way that will match your business and your brand well.

Setting Up Comparison Tables With AAWP

Another really powerful feature of AAWP is its Comparison Tables.

Now, the process to create a Comparison Table may be a little bit different from what we were doing. However, I can tell you that they’re also very easy and quick to set up.

All you need to do in the WordPress sidebar is click on AAWP, then Tables:

On the Tables page, click on Add New:

Then Add a title.

As this is going to be used later, it’s important to use a title you’ll recognize immediately.

For this example, I’ll still use the bookshelves we worked with earlier. My title will be, “Which bookshelf?”

Once you scroll come down, you’ll be able to see that you can add in ASINs again to select which products you’ll want to compare:

Since I’ll use the bookshelves from earlier, I will go ahead and grab the ASIN using the previous method, then add it to the Enter ASIN field.

To get this, you’ll have to go to the page of the product itself:

Scroll down to Additional Information, then copy the ASIN:

Paste the ASIN, then click Add product by ASIN.

After adding the first product, scroll down a bit, then add the ASIN of the second product you’re comparing each other to.

Go to the Amazon page of the second product:

Scroll down to Additional Information, then copy the ASIN:

Then, paste the code into the Enter field, and click Add product by ASIN.

Now that we have two products, it’ll look like this:

Scroll to the top of the page and see the Customization heading. This is where we’ll edit and select which Rows we will show in our comparison table.

How to Set Up Rows in Comparison Table

There is no right or wrong when it comes to setting up your Table.

After all, AAWP is highly customizable for a reason. Since it primarily aims to assist bloggers and Amazon affiliates in optimizing their CTR, the tool gives its users the freedom to configure all its features with less to no restraints.

Hence, I’ll show you in this part how I like to set up the rows in my AAWP Comparison Table on my websites. As I did earlier, I’ll use the bookshelves as my example.

1. Add a new row for the Image
   The first thing I’ll do is click Add new row.
   
   Then select Thumbnail.
   
   Doing this places the image of the product at the very top of my comparison table later on. I like having the image as the first thing my visitors see as it is effective in catching their attention.
   After, I’ll link the image, click on Link output with the paperclip icon:
   I like to do this to make the image a link through to the product page.
   
   When my readers click it later on, they will be directed to the product’s actual page to know more details about it.
2. Add a new row for the Title
   
   Next, I like to add another row for the product’s name. Depending on what you need, you can choose to add a row for any of the data below:
   
   For now, I’ll choose Title. Then, I’ll click on the field to Enter a label:
   
   Then put the label as Name:
   
3. Add a new row, then choose Custom HTML for Wood
   
   
   For this part, since I’m comparing two shelves to each other, I’ll add a detail that will determine what wood material is used to make each bookshelf.
   Hence, I’ll put the label as Wood.
   
   For comparison purposes, let’s assume that the first bookshelf is made of oak, while the other is made of pine.
   Now, scroll down to see more details about the products:
   
   Aside from the field for Wood, all the other details will automatically do their own thing as I already set it up earlier.
   For Product 1, I’ll put Oak in the blank space:
   
   For Product 2: I’ll put Pine.
   
4. Add a new row, choose Custom HTML, then label Guarantee
   
   
   Next, I’ll scroll down and add some necessary details.
   For the two products, I’ll say that both have a guarantee of 2 years.
   
5. Add a new row, then choose Custom HTML for the Buy Now Button
   
   Finally, once the Buy Now Button has been selected, I’ll put “Price” as the label:
   
   Remember that I set the price to say “Check Price” earlier? Unless I update the setting, it will continue to be the text for this element, which I’ll keep as is.
6. Publish
   Now that I’m done with my setup, I’ll scroll to the top and click Publish.
   
7. Add to WordPress post
   To add the comparison table to my post, I’ll click on Add block:
   
   Then AAWP:
   
   Choose Comparison Tables then click on Select A Table
   
   I’ll click on the title of the table I made earlier:
   
   Scroll to the top, then Save Draft
   
   Now I can see all the products on the comparison table being displayed.
   
   The first thing my readers will see is the clickable images, then the name of the shelf, what type of wood it’s made of, the duration of the guarantee, and the check price button.
   I will now check how it looks on my website by clicking on the view preview:
   
   And I can now see a really good-looking comparison table that I did not take too long at all to build!
   
   To give an example on how to take your customization further, I’ll show you how I recommend a product to my viewers using the comparison table.
   To do this, I’ll go back to my table, look at the details on Product No. 2. and highlight the product by clicking on Select Colour:
   
   For this, I’ll choose the color green:
   
   Then I’ll scroll back up and click Update:
   
   I will then reload my WordPress page and see that the second product is already highlighted:
   
   Do you see how Product No. 2 stands out more when compared to Product No.1?

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Getting Single Product Data From Amazon

Think we’re done already? Not so fast!

Did you know that you can also use AAWP to get back valuable product data from a single product?

For example, if I want to have my page updated with the latest data from Amazon without having to manually add or edit it myself, I can do so with just a few steps.

My usual process to get single product data goes like this:

1. Add or Edit the WordPress post I want to put the data into
   
2. Add block, then select AAWP
   
3. Click on Data Fields
   
4. Copy the ASIN of the product
   
5. Paste the ASIN into the ASIN field
   
6. Click the drop-down list for Value
   There are several value options on the drop-down list. For example, you can choose a Title, Description, Thumbnail, Star Rating, Price, and even Button.
   
7. Choose Price
   The option I find to be useful here is the Price. Since Amazon has a policy against showing outdated prices on a website, it will be great to update the prices on your page automatically. Plus, you’ll be able to ensure that the prices you are giving to your readers are accurately based on Amazon’s pricing.
   
   Once you click on Price, the current amount of the product will automatically be displayed, like this:
   
   The only downside to this feature for me is since the Data is on its own block, you will not be able to add text on either side of it.
   This means that if you’re using the block on its own, the text would usually have to be right above or below it. Like this:
   
   No worries though – if you really want to add text next to the price, you can still do this by using a shortcode that AAWP provided.

How To Use The AAWP Shortcode for Data Fields

To add a phrase or Call-To-Action or CTA next to an AAWP Data Field block, we can use this shortcode:

All you have to do is replace the ASIN on the formula with the actual ASIN of the product on the code.

In doing so, it will automatically display the latest price of the item on Amazon, and you can add text before or next to it.

This will allow you to make the price display so much more natural and attractive to your readers.

Let’s use the ASIN of the same bookshelf we used earlier as an example:

All I did was put “The price today is”, then the shortcode, plus “This is a great deal!” on a paragraph block in WordPress:

Once you’re done, just save the draft and preview your page. This is what my page displays:

Of course, the text can be anything you want to put, as you can customize it according to your preference. Because AAWP shortcodes are more flexible to use, this is the reason why I like using them more instead of the block for updating prices on my pages.

Using AAWP Shortcodes

To make creating tables and lists even quicker, you can definitely use AAWP shortcodes on your websites.

Just use the following codes:

How to Create Product Boxes with a Shortcode

To create product boxes using AAWP’s shortcode, use this:

As what I did earlier, just replace the ASIN1 and ASIN2 values with the actual identification number of the products.

As an example, let’s use the ASIN of the bookshelves earlier:

That’s it! Just save your draft then preview the page.

Mine looked like this:

How to Create a Bestseller List with a Shortcode

Aside from product boxes, a Bestseller List can also be quickly created by just using a shortcode.

Not only that, but you can definitely customize and filter the table exactly as I did before, which will save you so much time.

To create a Bestseller List using AAWP’s shortcode, use this:

As what I did earlier, just replace the values with the actual ones I want to see for my list.

For example:

In this code, I wanted to create a bestseller list for 4k monitors, filter them by price, and find items that are priced more than 100 pounds. I also want my list to get back 10 items but display only 3.

Once I’m done with my shortcode, I’ll save the draft and then click on Preview.

Here’s what my list looks like:

As always, you can add more filters or tidy the listing according to what you want to display on your page.

Integrating AAWP Into Your Processes

Having a tool as useful as AAWP could do wonders for your affiliate marketing needs.

However, it may be quite challenging to start integrating it into your day-to-day processes, especially if you manage your own team.  

In the past, the way I used to do this was I would get the writer to write out the article completely. Then, I would get the publisher to publish it on the website. After that, then we’d mark it all down in our spreadsheet right here:

After the spreadsheet, I will come back at another time and then add an AAWP section to all of the articles where it’s relevant.

As you probably noticed, my old process was not as efficient and there were a couple of problems I encountered with doing that before.

Here’s what I didn’t like:

• I’ll delay or forget to add the AAWP section on the articles
  When my writers and publisher update the spreadsheet, I have to get back on it to add the AAWP. Unfortunately, due to a very busy schedule, I may not be always up to date on getting the stuff done.
  At times, I may even forget to update the articles completely.
  Because of this, me and my team are losing valuable time as there is no set schedule when it gets done. I am also losing some commission as a result of this mistake.
• I’m not using my team’s time and capabilities wisely
  When my writer has already gone through and done a load of research about these different products, it makes more sense to teach them how to do the AAWP as well. This also helps your team make use of more tools to improve your system in the long run.
  Once your writer already knows how AAWP works, it will be much easier for them to communicate to the publisher about what the article contains.

What I do now to integrate AAWP into my team’s process

After the trial and error, the way I now use AAWP goes like this:

Our writers are the ones who actually put the shortcode into the article that they’ve been writing.

They do so by placing a comment on the article with “shortcode”:

Next, the publishers go through the article and also start adding AAWPs if applicable. Since the comment is extremely visible, they already know that they have to add the blocks or shortcodes into the blog while they are preparing the posts:

That was the most efficient way I found of doing it because it means only one person has to go through and do the research.

After that, I’ll make a note in the spreadsheet I showed earlier that that page has been monetized.  This allows me to track the pages properly.

Finally, I’ll just have a quick look and make sure that it’s not pulling back any products that are some stuff I don’t want on my site, or something that does not make sense.

Isn’t that so much better? If you’re planning to teach your team how to use AAWP, try my method and see if it’s also what’ll work for you.

AAWP Review: Is it worth it?

Now that I’m done telling you some of the wonderful features that AAWP offers, it’s time to think about whether this tool is worth getting the subscription for.

Personally, I truly think that getting a subscription for AAWP is necessary if you want to take your affiliate marketing process to another level. After using it with a couple of my websites, I can say that it saves me so much time in having to create tables and lists, plus, the end results are actually something that I want to place on my pages.

Because AAWP has a lot of features to offer, is easy to use, and allows me to customize so much according to my needs, I’ll say that it’s worth trying out.

What do you think?

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