Thank you for taking the time and effort to share your experience, @denmarkguy. HubPages was started in about 2006 if I am right, so you must be one of the earliest members! My earnings have only been about $70 or so every year... I'm trying to ratchet up that number. I have never used Amazon capsules in my hubs because I've never been sure about how to handle them without coming off as "too promotional."