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Greg Gottfried

Amazon Influencer Video Reviews

Amazon Influencer Program: short product review videos on Amazon listings

Video published Aug 2, 2026 by Greg Gottfried

Startup cost: Free to join (requires an active social media account to apply) (our estimate; the video doesn’t give figures)

Source video

Greg Gottfried · How To Make Money On Amazon (For Beginners) ↗

One of 4 gigs covered in this video

What It Is

Record short review or demo videos for products you've already purchased from Amazon, upload them to your Amazon Influencer account, and earn a commission whenever a shopper watches your video directly on that product's Amazon listing page and then buys, without ever needing to post the videos to your own social media.

The Pitch

Gottfried, three months into this specific program at the time of filming, made about $70 in profit his first month simply reviewing products he already owned, then jumped to roughly $1,400 in his second month after switching strategy: using a data tool to check how many other influencer videos already exist for a given product (since Amazon only displays about five per listing) and prioritizing products with little existing video competition over ones already saturated with 100-plus competing videos.

Who It’s Best For

Someone who already owns a range of Amazon-purchased products and is comfortable recording brief, simple review or demo videos, understanding that visibility (getting into the limited top-five video slots) matters more than production quality.

The Truth (as we see it)

Gottfried is specific that his own $70-to-$1,400 jump came from a single tactical shift (competition-checking before choosing which products to review), a concrete and replicable insight rather than a vague growth claim. The application does require proving an existing active social media account, even though the ongoing work happens entirely on Amazon's platform, a real and sometimes confusing requirement worth knowing upfront.

Our assessment, based on the video and what’s typical across similar videos. We don’t independently verify income claims or prices.

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