How to Put an Amazon Ad Into WordPress

Adding a Banner Advertisement
1. Browse to Amazon.com and sign in to your account. Click the 'Amazon Associates' link in the upper-right corner of the screen.
2. Move the mouse pointer to the 'Links Banners' tab at the top of the window, and click 'Banner Links.'

3. Click a link to see the available banner advertisements for a specific category. For example, you might select 'Musical Instruments' for a website that reviews music equipment.
4. Click the 'Highlight HTML' button under the advertisement that you want to use. Right-click the text in the field above the button, and click 'Copy.'
5. Open a new browser window or tab and navigate to the administrator dashboard for your WordPress website. Enter your user name and password to log in.
6. Click 'Appearance' on the left side of the page, and then click 'Widgets.'
7. Drag the 'Text' button from the 'Available Widgets' section to the 'Sidebar' section on the right side of the window. If you are using other sidebar widgets on your WordPress website, drop the button in the location where you want the banner advertisement to appear.
8. Click inside the 'Title' field, and type a title for the advertisement such as 'Sponsors.'
9. Right-click inside the field under the 'Title' field, and click 'Paste.' The HTML code for the banner advertisement appears in the field.
10. Click the 'Save' button. The advertisement appears on the WordPress sidebar and can now be seen by people who visit your website.
Linking to a Specific Product
11. Browse to Amazon.com and sign in to your account. You should now see the Amazon Associates toolbar appear at the top of the page.
12. Use the search functions of Amazon.com to find the product that you want to link to.
13. Click the 'Link to This Page' button on the Amazon Associates toolbar.
14. Click 'Text and Image,' 'Image Only' or 'Text Only' to indicate the type of link that you want to create. A preview area on the right side of the window shows what the completed product link will look like.
15. Click the 'Highlight HTML' button at the bottom of the window. Copy and paste the code using the 'Text' sidebar widget as described in Section 1.