Make Money Online with the eBay Partner Network

Posted by Kyle Eslick on June 10th, 2008 | Category and Tags

In the past I’ve spent a lot of time talking about Build a Niche Store. This is because this is it has made it really easy for me to build multiple affiliate stores in a small amount of time and has proven to be an extremely successful earner for me.

If you end up purchasing BANS at some point, one of the first things you will need to do is setup an eBay Partner Network affiliate account. BANS then fully integrates with ePN, allowing you to setup stores on your own domains for eBay products and receive a share of eBay’s fees.

In my experience, BANS is definitely the easiest way to find success with ePN, but there are actually other ways to use eBay’s API to display eBay items. The only other one I have some experience with is a plugin called PHPBay, which is a WordPress plugin that allows you to integrate eBay auctions directly into your WordPress blog. There is a small cost associated with it, but it is much lower than BANS and only requires some WordPress knowledge to use (no manually setting up databases, etc.). I’ve also heard a lot of good things about this plugin, so WordPress enthusiasts may want to check it out!

What are the benefits of the eBay Partner Network?

In addition to getting paid $25.00 for every person that signs up using your affiliate link, you will also get credit for each auction won within 7 days of your affiliate link being clicked. In other words, your site just needs to convince the person to click over to eBay. Once there, you can earn income on all of their sales for the next week.

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    1. Comment by Fred on June 10th, 2008:

      Kyle,

      Can you describe how you decide which niches to open a BANS store in?

      Also, how much content do you add to the store pages and content pages?

      Thanks,
      Fred

    2. Comment by Kyle Eslick on June 10th, 2008:

      @ Fred - I actually have already I think, or maybe it is one of the scheduled posts I have going up over the next two weeks 8)

      I use Micro Niche Finder to research niche competition, then when I find one that I want to tackle, I use GoDaddy’s bulk search to see what “keyword” domains are available. You can also use Google’s AdWords tool for this same purpose.

      Two other tips I would offer are to launch a few stores within a niche you enjoy. Even if there is some competition, you will find it is a lot more fun and you can write better “content” posts in your own words. If you are a big Star Trek fan, sell Star Trek merchandise in your BANS store, etc.

      The second tip is to launch blogs in clusters. If I am going to launch a site about legos, then maybe I’ll instead launch 5 legos sites and inter-link them all, or find natural ways to link to my other sites within the posts. I’ve spoken with Zac Johnson, who I consider a mentor, and he has found this works well for him as well, as long as the links are relevant to both sites content.

      As far as content, I will add 2 pages to each store. If I’m not familiar with the content of the store, I will usually take a wikipedia page and rewrite it in my own words, then do some quick research and write a second post. If I find a store is converting really well or getting a few high payouts, I will then go back and add 1-2 more content pages and try to add some affiliate links in the sidebars. Using BANS templates has really helped with both AdSense and affiliate link integration.

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