Linking A Product

KayeCee
New Contributor III

Is there any way to link directly to a product without customers going to that dang page that says View Product Details followed by a gabillion other products from other stores? 

If I paste and go with the link, it takes me to my product. Once I paste it onto my blog, it takes me to the View Product Details page. I want viewers to immediately see that Add To Cart button.

Thanks!

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WHS_Designs
Honored Contributor II

@KayeCee 
unfortunately, I can't see a workaround for this new "intermediate" page. looks like a (relatively) new addition.

KayeCee
New Contributor III

Ugh! Thank you! Thatโ€™s what I was afraid of! I may need to rethink monetization for this new site then. 

Dear Zazzle,

If Amazon doesnโ€™t throw a View Product Details page between a customer and the cart, then thereโ€™s your sign! ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ

KayeCee
New Contributor III

Iโ€™m warming them up with my niche blogโ€ฆ if they click a product, that means they like it. Why confuse them with a ton of other offers AND a barrier to the cart? Get them inโ€ฆ shove that Add To Cart button at themโ€ฆ make it EASY for the customerโ€ฆ 

As a customer myself, that page is maddening and will tick me off if I have to click around to find out how to buy it. 

As a shopkeeper, that page makes me want to bang my head on a wall. 

Okโ€ฆ deep breathโ€ฆ 

Barbara
Esteemed Contributor

The first time I spotted when clicking one of my products on Pinterest, I thought something had broken. Now I'm wondering what purpose such an intermediate page serves.

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KayeCee
New Contributor III

There is no purpose that I can think of. ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ

I have no idea what on earth whomever is in charge of this decision is thinking. You NEVER make it more complicated for a customer to buy the product they clicked. You NEVER put a barrier between a customer and that Add To Cart button. I canโ€™t think of one big business that does this. ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ

My only consolation is that Iโ€™m hoping this will be short-lived because their conversion rate goes down.

I have an entire site I designed strictly for parties and events articles that I was hoping to monetize with product showcases instead of ads. I would really rather have fun designing products rather than messing with an affiliate program, but I canโ€™t afford to promote products that customers have to jump through hoops to findโ€ฆ ๐Ÿซค