This post provides a factual comparison between BestAzon vs. Amazon Link Localizer (ProURLs), a wordpress plugin provided by the ProURLs service.
BestAzon is the most popular Amazon link localization service on the Web, and for good reasons! However it is not the only option for website owners looking to monetize the international visitor traffic for Amazon Associate commissions. For WordPress users, there are several plugins that provide link localization service, and one of the them is Amazon Link Localizer (ProURLs)- below is a factual feature comparison of BestAzon vs. Amazon Link Localizer
Bestazon vs. Amazon Link Localizer (ProURLs): Feature Comparison
| Feature | BestAzon | Amazon Link Localizer (ProURLs) |
|---|---|---|
| What happens as soon as you install it? | You make more money All your Amazon links instantly localized, with YOUR affiliate tags |
You make THEM more money All your Amazon links start using THEIR affiliate tags – you DO NOT EARN money, they do. |
| What do you need to earn global commissions? | Nothing Nothing more is needed, sit back and relax |
Register, and provide details You need to register on their site and then provide your API secret and tags on their website |
| Do you need to register on another site? | No All setting are on your site, controlled by you. |
Yes Need to register on their site, copy their API Key and Secret keys to your wordpress admin page |
| Neighboring Country Support? | Yes Every visitor is taken to nearest Amazon store (e.g. Austria to German). |
Yes (paid version only) In free version, only countries with Amazon store supported (e.g. Austria visitor will go to US). In paid version, you have to define the country associations (i.e. specify which country needs to go where) |
| Google Analytics Integration | Yes Full integration with Google Analytics. Detailed reports on BestAzon handled clicks available on your Google Analytics dashboard |
No Not integrated with Google Analytics – need to go on their website to see the details of your website clicks |
| How is it funded? | $7.00/Month Single, flat fee for unlimited clicks and all features |
$10.00/Month (minimum) Multi tiered fee structure with locked features |
| What Links Are Shown | Your original links BestAzon preserves your original URLs – when visitor hover over, they see the original link (as per Amazon ToC) |
ProURL Link Converts links to prourl.com links – thus masking the original link (against Amazon ToC) |
| Does it pay people to recommend the service | No BestAzon has no affiliate program – all positive reviews online are from actual users who have no incentive to provide incorrect information |
Yes Provides “generous” affiliate commissions to people sending them visitors who end up using their service. Needless to say, a lot of positive reviews/recommendations are influenced! |
Note that Amazon Link Localizer (ProURLs) provides localization service for free. However, the free version is quite limited – for the purposes of like to like comparison, this feature comparison does not consider the free version of Amazon Link Localizer.
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