Is this the worst ever month for the Amazon Influencer Program? (1/6)

Are your Amazon Influencer Program earnings way down this month? You are definitely not alone. In part 1 of this 6-part series, I break down my own earnings data comparing this year to last year, investigate why creator commissions are dropping across the board, and analyze what Amazon is doing with upper carousel video placements. Using a custom testing tool, I refreshed a top product listing 100 times to see if placement rotation is truly random—or if Amazon is prioritizing specific videos. Timestamps / Chapters: 0:00 - My Amazon Influencer Earnings Breakdown (Year vs. Year) 1:06 - Are All Influencers Seeing Lower Earnings? 1:31 - How Amazon Upper Carousel Placements Are Changing 3:05 - Setting Up the Upper Carousel Placement Test 4:58 - 100 Refresh Test Results: Is Placement Truly Random? 6:25 - Do Helpful Votes & Video Age Impact Placement? 7:35 - Amazon’s Rotation Patterns Explained 8:18 - What’s Coming Next in Part 2