So, I wanted to buy stuff from Amazon, and (for once) I remembered to enter Amazon through the link on the front page of RPoL.  I hope that there wasn't anything else I had to do to make sure that RPoL gets a cut of my business.  Was there?

After I entered Amazon through that link, I searched and poked around Amazon quite a bit, including signing in to my (already-existing) account.  It made me concerned whether or not any step caused me to lose that status.  I looked at the email receipt, and there is no mention of RPoL.  Is there any way for me to check that you (we) actually got our cut?

Not sure how to bump. So ....this is a good question  since i shop there a bit as well. How do we make sure you folks get your cut?

Me too.  I never knew we could do such a thing.

The easiest way is to get a browser extension that will make sure the affiliate ID is always included in the page when you're shopping.

For reference, it looks like RPoLs affiliate ID is: roleplayonl08-20

In reply to nauthiz (msg # 4):

A browser extension? Isn't that all of the adds as well?

I'm not sure what you mean by "all of the adds".

But what I'm referring to is something like "Amazing Affiliate Link" for Google Chrome, which makes sure you're always crediting a designated Affiliate (like RPoL) for qualifying items without having to manually check the URL to ensure you're supporting RPoL with your purchases.

In reply to nauthiz (msg # 6):

By all the adds, I meant that get advertising all the time whenever I have someone going in browser.


Edit........
  I will try your idea tho, thanks very much.
This message was last edited by the user at 02:00, Tue 27 Oct 2015.

I shop at Amazon all the time. We can get a discount or bonus by going through the link here at RPoL?

I think I figured out how I'm going to use this.  I keep a wishlist at Amazon.  When I want to buy something, I'll copy and paste the name of the item into the searchbox here.  That should take me to the item, and when I buy it, RPoL will get credit.

In reply to Rich Kid (msg # 8):

No.  If you search for and purchase an eligible item through the Amazon search box on RPoL, then RPoL gets a percentage (I think it's something like 1%-4% depending on the item) of the price you paid, which goes towards helping fund the site.

This is a great idea, I too shall endeavor to make Rpol rich!!!! Well, I'll work on getting them something now and then. Lol

That is really good to know (it has probably been mentioned before, and I just wasn't paying attention).

Once I have placed orders through RPoL's Amazon search box, is there a way to confirm that everything worked properly, and that RPoL was credited with its percentage of the order?

Thanks!

Is the Amazon link just absent on the responsive site for now?  Or is it supposed to be there and something's wrong on my end?

As follow up to Rathmun's question, I see the link to Amazon, but it is Amazon.com. Is there a way to use Amazon in other countries to give RPoL the credit too? (I.e., amazon.co.jp )

FYI

AmazonSmile Is Ending
Thank you for your support over the past decade. We appreciate your help in donating more than $450 million across hundreds of thousands of charities worldwide. Moving forward, we are excited to focus on other philanthropic initiatives.

You can continue shopping on www.amazon.com for the same selection of products you know and love.

I believe RPoL uses an affiliate link.  I don't think it's registered as a non-profit organization, therefore the ending of the smile program shouldn't effect it.