eBay, as a company, is one of the most universally recognized, and
profitable companies to emerge from the dot com bubble of the 1990s.
You can participate in their success by becoming a member of their
affiliate program.

You earn money with eBay by referring customers who are winning bidders
on auctions or buy-it-now(BIN) transactions and by referring new
customers to eBay.

Here is and example of the payouts:

Total Revenue generated($)--- % of revenue
$0 - $99.99 --------------------------- 50.00%

$100 - $4,999.99 ---------------------55.00%

$5,000 - $199,999.99----------------60.00%

$200,000 - $699,999.99-------------65.00%

$700,000 - $2,999,999.99-----------70.00%

$3,000,000 + --------------------------75.00%


Total revenue generated refers to the amount of commissions based on
the final sales price for all of the transactions credited towards your
Commission Junction account.

As you can see, this commission structure is really beneficial for higher priced items such as cars, jewelry and home electronics. However, you may earn a commission on any eligible product category within eBay.

Total ACRUs* recruited ---- Compensation per ACRU
1 - 49 ------------------------------$25.00 USD

50 - 1,999-------------------------$28.00 USD

2,000 - 29,999-------------------$31.00 USD

30,000+ --------------------------$35.00 USD



*An "ACRU" is a new eBay active user. That means an individual who: (a)
registers for eBay for the first time; (b) confirms his or her
registration with an eBay-supplied password sent by email; (c) then
goes onto eBay and places a bid or uses BIN to purchase an item within
30 days of their original registration.


As you can see there is a great deal of money to be made by recruiting
new eBay customers.

For programmers, eBay provides a number of services, including an RSS feed generator, which will allow you to integrate eBay auction feed into your site. For programmers, this is a terrific way to monetize their site by adding a mini store relevant to a specific niche.

However, for programmers, and non-programmers, like myself, this can be a daunting, and time-consuming task. Myself, I hardly know HTML, let alone PHP. There is a better alternative Build A Niche Store

Build A Niche Store is a PHP script which you install to a hosting account such as HostGator.com. After 15-20 minutes of time devoted to setup, and your new domain name has been propagated, you may login to your build A niche Store admin panel and begin setting up your store.

Version 2 of Build A Niche Store includes a WYSIWYG editor built into the use interface. You may easily add content, to augment your listings and improve your SEO rankings.

Under the site license provided, you are able to set up an unlimited number of stores. Many BANS members have 10+ active websites.

BANS may also be integrated into blogs such as Wordpress. Full instructions are provided within the user manual to help users implement this modification. This enables webmaster, with an already active website, to fully monetize their website and make commissions far better than Adsense.

To help you customize your store for your niche, the developers have included and number of different templates which may be used for specific categories suc as video games, automobiles, motorcycles, and Golf. Custom logos are included with these templates, however, you can always chose to upload your own custom logo.

Through the Admin panel, the BANS store owner may also customize the default store layout and Adsense integration, if desired.

As a programming and affiliate marketing newbie, the one thing I need most is support. My setup process was smooth since I read and re-read the instructions, and followed them to the letter. However, it's not going to be that easy for everyone.

Members can post questions to the Build A niche Store (BANS) message board and get near immediate responses from other BANS members and the BANS developers. I have found the BANS developers willing to go great extremes to help
members with specific installation problems as well as assist in modifying the PHP templates to help users customize their sites.

Users actively support one another by offering critiques on each others sites as well as help one another in web promotion and sharing ideas on how to achieve success.

This is the first site I created with Build A Niche Store. I used the eBay Motors category because of the potential higher commissions generated from car purchases. My niche, rat rods, is a popular search term within eBay motors.


Here you will find thousands of auction and for sale listings of of hot rods, rat rod project cars, and classic muscle cars. Thousands of listings to choose from.Rat Rod Barn - Rat Rods For Sale

I found this niche after researching some popular search terms in eBay. To optimize available search terms, I have included a page which lists the Coach Handbag types and model numbers. The site is brand new, but, has already been indexed by Google and has received #1 ranking on several search terms.


Find Coach Handbags discounted at up to fifty percent less than the manufacturers suggested retail price. You will find all of the Coach Handbag types including Soho, Bleecker, Chelsea, Carly, Ergo, Classic Signature, Baby Bag, Gallery Tote, and more. Both new and used handbags, duffles and totes available. Coach Handbags At A Discount

This BANS site was put together by the BANS Development Team as an example of the capabilities of the Build A Niche Store Script version 1.3
The Big Golf Store

This site, featuring used motorcycles, was developed using Version 2.0 of the BANS script.
used Motorcycles

Suzanne created this BANS site, Angled Reviews - Your Fly Fishing Resource The sites niche is Fly Fishing. The site started out as an out of the box version - there is a custom header with an intro page. However, the site was modified and integrated into a WordPress template. The home page links to includes a unique keyword rich articles written by Suzanne about her fly fishing experiences and how-to articles regarding rod selection, fly tying, fishing, etc. Content such as this included on an affiliate website helps keep the site unique and will also help with SEO. This template is unique because it helps emphasize the sites use as an informational site - a plus for SEO ranking, as well.

After doing some late-night keyword research, I came across this niche Zippo Lighter Auctions. I have employed the same SEO mods as I have used in my previous two sites. The modifications involved placing keywords in the title tags, and placement of keyword rich text at the top and bottom of all pages. Instructions for these mods are available through the Buila A Niche Store forum.