Yesterday when I was signup to the Amazon affiliate program that was not as easy as it sounds. Especially if you are not a U.S. citizen like me. There was a problem when I try to for the Amazon associate program on PIN verification section. That’s only required a US phone number for Amazon to call to verify your PIN.
It’s not like the old days when you can found a bunch of tutorials How to Sign Up for Amazon Affiliate Program on blogs out there. Do not mean to be sarcastic here, but the rule has . After digging and doing some research, I decided to find if there is a way to get an alternative solution for me to get a call from Amazon to verify my affiliate account.
The first idea comes with try to talk to some US friends on social media and ask them for help. But something stops me from doing that. I don’t feel good to do that. And I don’t want to do that because I don’t want to bother anyone for my own work. So I try to find another way, and yep! finally, I did it. Of course, after a few time failed.
In this post, I will share a trick for on how to solve the Amazon phone PIN problem. Easy way! And if you want to become an Amazon affiliate and have the same exact problem especially if you are not a US citizen, relax! you in the right place this post will help you.
Okay! this is what I’ve done and the resources you need to get the job done! Let’s figure it out!
Use a virtual phone number to solve Amazon PIN verification issue
is a free text and call apps, that support many free country numbers including in the US. The idea is to use it as our virtual US number. You’ve got the point right?
You can use the service called TextNow from the browser or using the TextNow official App/Software. I really recommended using the browser instead. Because you’ll also need a VPN service. Opera Browser is a good alternative choice because it has a free built-in VPN on it.
Why using a VPN? … because in some countries you’ll get a message “Service is unavailable in your country” so VPN is the only solution for this. Make sure you choose Europe in the VPN location settings. Below is an example of how to change the settings in Opera built-in VPN.
Choose to download the apps for your device if you want to use the app. Make sure you have a VPN service such as NordVPN to work with the TextNow app.
Next, you need to sign up for using TextNow, please go to TextNow sign up page here. When you’ve , don’t forget to verify your email address.
You have to add a new number in order to use TexNow to receive or sent text and calling as well. You will ed for three digit area code, so type three digit for area code, you can ask google for area code you wish, e.g California area code.
The application will automatically generate your virtual phone number, and you are all in-set now.
[Important!] write down on paper or copy and paste your new virtual phone number on TextEdit/Mac or notepad/Windows. To use it later for entering your new number on Amazon PIN verification pages.
Go to Amazon Affiliate Sign up pages to see if it works to solve Amazon phone PIN problem
I believe you already know the procedure on how to sign up for the affiliates program.
Make sure the TextNow app is still running! while you do this. And make sure you wear headphone or your PC/Mac speaker monitor are on.
So! at the Amazon PIN verification page section, which is the last section on the affiliate sign up process. What you have to do is just enter the US phone number you’ve got from your TextNow account. Now you know why I ask you to save the number earlier on TextEdit/Notepad.
[Important!] Make sure you only enter the number without () and – character.
Let the dialed number stay in +1. Then click on Me Now” button. It will automatically generate your PIN number. And at the same time, you will receive a call from Amazon. See screenshot below for an example of two different situations.
Go to TextNow apps and click accept button to receive phone calls from Amazon. See screenshot.
A man with heavy-deep voice will ask you to confirm the PIN. You can choose to say it with Microphone or just easily type the PIN number in KeyPad in text now app interface. See picture below to open the virtual Phone KeyPad.
In the old version, the KeyPad will pop up! But In the new version of TextNow, the keypad will show on the right panel near the microphone icon. You better type your PIN number quickly!
When you’ve done type your PIN, the man with the heavy-deep-robotic voices will say Thanks to you. Then, in Amazon associates sign up page check the terms of the agreement and click the Finish button
congratulation! now you are officially associated with the Amazon affiliate program.
Note and conclusion
But, this is just the beginning. If within 180 days you don’t refer customers and make 3 sales, your application will be rejected. The good news is, you still can request to join the associates program again after rejected. So, don’t give up!
That’s it! I hope this post can resolve your problem. Please don’t feel hesitate to ask in the comment section if you still need any help, I will try the best I can to help you out.
Below are he posts with a similar topic about Amazon affiliate that you may like to read:
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We all know to become an affiliate marketer is not an easy job. But at least now you have the resource. In the future, I will share my experiences about how I work as an affiliate in this blog. So! Stay tuned!
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