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Can someone make some suggestions on how to make money with Ebay Affiliate?

Oct 30, 2009 8:30 PM
Hi guys,
I am wondering if anyone could give me some suggestions on how to make money with this program. I am generating clicks ok but how do you get the sales and all that? Will it all build up over time. ???

Can I leave a link to my site so you can see what I can do to make money with Ebay... I feel I am wasting my time because I do not know the best tactics.

I get loads of traffic, but just need to know what to do with it...
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Re: Can someone make some suggestions on how to make money with Ebay Affiliate?

Oct 31, 2009 1:25 AM
Plenty of reading right here on these forums and on the blog, but start with the rules you agreed to when you registered before the rest doesn't matter.
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Oct 31, 2009 12:29 PM
Hi guys,
I am wondering if anyone could give me some suggestions on how to make money with this program. I am generating clicks ok but how do you get the sales and all that? Will it all build up over time. ???

Can I leave a link to my site so you can see what I can do to make money with Ebay... I feel I am wasting my time because I do not know the best tactics.

I get loads of traffic, but just need to know what to do with it...



Post a link and you'll get feedback on the site and how to promote EPN on it.
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Nov 3, 2009 8:33 PM
ok I just thought I would ask first.
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Nov 4, 2009 7:04 AM
You still better listen to my advice first.
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Nov 4, 2009 9:05 AM
Try targeting individual items. For instance sending users to computers on eBay is a very broad topic. If you drill into various types or models you might have more luck, especially with search engine traffic.

Also read the rukes like DVD said. You have an article on your home page about adding links to eBay listings. Linking from your listing to a page that contains rover links is an
EPN policy violation (round-tripping). The article doesn't mention that but it has been covered in the forums here quite a bit.

It's hard to link specific tech tips to products, But you can cross sell computer related items to your viewers. You might try using the ToGo widget or some of the creatives to promote tech gadgets.
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Re: Can someone make some suggestions on how to make money with Ebay Affiliate?

Nov 5, 2009 4:13 AM
wow thanks for the tips...I have read the rules but I can see I will have to be a bit more careful...It is complicated stuff...

And I think the idea about making the ads more targeted is a great idea.

what about if I reviewed some stuff that can be bought on ebay..would that help.?
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Re: Can someone make some suggestions on how to make money with Ebay Affiliate?

Nov 5, 2009 2:25 PM
Hi guys,
I am wondering if anyone could give me some suggestions on how to make money with this program. I am generating clicks ok but how do you get the sales and all that? Will it all build up over time. ???

Can I leave a link to my site so you can see what I can do to make money with Ebay... I feel I am wasting my time because I do not know the best tactics.

I get loads of traffic, but just need to know what to do with it...


Well, if you really want to send traffic to Ebay and completely leave yourself to their mercy, as far as how much they're going to pay you, you need to have pictures of some items. I looked at your site and barely noticed your ebay ads at the left. You need to put some items with pictures smack dab in the middle of your page. The fact that you site doesn't have an abundance of graphics will make them stand out more. The editor kit would be a good choice. And with your PR, pages with RSS feeds would probably get indexed by search engines. I'd recommend both of those, but watch out for bots on your RSS feeds.

If you look around here much you'll notice that the majority of people aren't too happy with the EPN right now. And those who are happy aren't real confident about their future, with the EPN's tendency to come up with these brilliant ideas.

You're basically getting paid per click now with Ebay. In your line, there's a really good chance that Adsense would do better for you. Clickbank also has a lot of e-products related to computers.

Off-topic, the guys here with fishing/outdoor related sites should check out avantlink. 150+ companies with datafeeds, awesome tools, and not a bad word mentioned about them anywhere.
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Re: Can someone make some suggestions on how to make money with Ebay Affiliate?

Nov 5, 2009 2:33 PM
Oh yeah, and an API, widgets, 60+ day cookies, and straight-forward commissions.
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Re: Can someone make some suggestions on how to make money with Ebay Affiliate?

Nov 5, 2009 2:37 PM
Sounds a lot like a similar program I used to run ads for. Way back in the good old days before October 2009.
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Re: Can someone make some suggestions on how to make money with Ebay Affiliate?

Nov 5, 2009 4:10 PM
Now that's the best information I've read on here in weeks. :)

Thanks!

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Nov 5, 2009 9:55 PM
Yeah, I figured you'd appreciate that, though it looks like it's mostly fly fishing programs. I went there for Brownells. I've been waiting for a program like that to come along.
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Nov 6, 2009 5:40 AM
I've never tried it myself, but I know people who do fly-fish for crappie during the spring spawn. From what they tell me, they do well.

That calendar has started selling like candy on Halloween. I found the source, so next season I will purchase and sell them directly instead of only collecting 15% of GMB.


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Re: Can someone make some suggestions on how to make money with Ebay Affiliate?

Nov 6, 2009 1:12 PM
Will be checking that out over the weekend. Looks like a great find, thanks for name dropping!

Need programming or assistance to help you make the most of your eBay sites? Contact me at WayneJohn.com for more info!
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Re: Can someone make some suggestions on how to make money with Ebay Affiliate?

Nov 6, 2009 4:05 PM
I will try the suggestion about putting pictures in the sidebar, but can this be geo targeted? I have visitors from all over the world.

As far as getting paid for clicks, I would be happy to make $5-$10 a day with EPN and any sales would be a bonus. I have other money makers on the site and I am adding Ebay so I do not have all my eggs in one basket.

Is this too little to expect or should I be going for more? I have over 500 pages on the site to play with.

This site wasn't made with Ebay in mind at all...
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