Become an Ebay Affiliate (and make money selling NOTHING on eBay!)

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Earn money selling NOTHING on Ebay!

Being an eBay affiliate is a great way to tap into one of the most successful Internet commerce systems ever.

There's no cost to get started, and whenever someone uses your affiliate links to become an active eBay user, do a "Buy It Now" transaction, or place the winning bid on an auction - you can get paid!

5 Cool Facts About Being An eBay Affiliate: 

If you think the eBay affiliate program is "OK" then these facts should tell you... it's "HUGE!"
  1. eBay currently has 28,926 categories. This equals a LOT of daily auctions that YOU can profit from.
  2. You don't ever have to list a single item or deal with a single customer.
  3. You can earn roughly 50% of the profit ebay makes from each auction that sold because of a person clicking your link.
  4. Some eBay affiliates earn over $100,000 a month, and they don't sell a single item on ebay... ever!
  5. No matter how dumb you think you are, you CAN be an eBay affiliate.

So How Does the Ebay Affiliate Program Work? 

It works like this:

Use any of eBay's many link-creation tools to get banners, logos, landing pages, and other enticing content which lure your site visitors to buy on eBay.

You can pack as much or as little of this material on your website at you want. For each advertisement you want to host on your site, you copy and paste a little bit of the eBay-generated HTML into your website.

Right away, your site visitors will see banners, products for sale, and more - whatever you've chosen - tailored in a way that matches your readers' interests and your site's visual styles.

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Commissions and Support 

(So you know exactly what you're doing!)

When visitors click the links you place on your website (or anywhere you post them) and then sign up, bid, or buy at eBay, you'll be credited according to their generous commission schedule.

The eBay Affiliate Program and Commission Junction have every tool imaginable, as well as friendly support in case you get stuck.

These tools add up to a total sales management system including reports, rankings for the most profitable and most popular promotions, and a wide variety of visual styles to help you keep your site's look-and-feel intact.

They also have business models, best practices, and success stories to help inspire your success and take some of the administrative burden off of getting started or growing your business.

Their Learning Center also has tips on search engine optimization to help you drive users to find what they're looking for, at your site.

Is the ebay affiliate program easy, and does it take much management? 

Overall, the program is extremely flexible.

They won't exclude you from being an affiliate of programs from other vendors; they allow you to sign up for as many affiliate memberships as you want, although you can also use your affiliate links from one membership on several different web sites; they don't require a business license in order to operate your affiliate site; and their editor kit lets you design your links block using key words, categories, and even specific sellers!

All your tracking, from all the expected angles such as click-through ratio, conversion rates, and the relative success of each placement and ad configuration, is handled behind the scenes.

You can literally set your eBay affiliate links up ONCE, and never touch them again - or you can stay on top of your success by constantly researching what works and refining what doesn't.

How can you join? 

Signing up is a matter of filling out a couple of quick web forms - you'll get instant approval.

There are only a handful of requirements for being an eBay Affiliate.

Your web site's domain name can't contain "eBay" or any misspellings or variation of that brand name. It can't promote violence, sexual content, illegal activities, or any type of discrimination. And you can't use the affiliate program to specifically promote your own sales or those of your friends.

If eBay decides to reject your application, you can always try to fall into compliance and re-apply. The program is only available to those residing within the United States.

How much can you earn as an eBay Affiliate? 

The payment schedule is generous, starting at $25 for ACRUs (customers who sign up and then complete a purchase within 30 days), and starting at 50% of the revenue you generate for eBay (meaning, the revenue they get from fees - not the whole sale price of items sold).

You can get paid each month - and you can get paid a lot! Especially with thousands and thousands of auctions ending every day that you can profit from!

Quick Way To Make eBay Affiliate Sales 

Build a Niche Store (BANS)

'Build a Niche Store' is software that you install on your web hosting (you'll need a domain name and web hosting for this) that will allow you to build an online store listing ebay auctions for sale right now.

Your affiliate ID is inserted into each link automatically, and you get commissions on any of the products you sell.

If you want to see the website and make a demo site yourself right now, take a look here:
Build A Niche Store
(TIP: Try the 'build a demo site' link to see how the sites can look)

The 'Weird Stuff on eBay' Song 

This is EXACTLY what eBay is like for me!

It is written and sung by Weird Al Yankovic. It got pretty famous on youtube.

"Ebay" by Weird Al Yankovic

"I want it that way" by the Backstreet Boys is parodied by the excellent Weird Al Yankovic "Ebay" song - synched to the videoclip. I must admit Ebay is very much the way he describes it in the song. Don't take it too seriously; just enjoy! btw I actually love 'Star Wars'. Honours #5 - Most Discussed (All Time) - Australia #3 - Most Discussed (All Time) - Music - Australia #1 - Most Viewed (All Time) - Australia #1 - Most Viewed (All Time) - Music - Australia #1 - Top Favorites (All Time) - Australia #70 - Top Favorites (All Time) #1 - Top Favorites (All Time) - Music - Australia #53 - Top Favorites (All Time) - Music #22 - Top Rated (All Time) - Australia #14 - Top Rated (All Time) - Music - Australia #22 - Most Linked (All Time) - Australia #6 - Most Linked (All Time) - Music - Australia

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eBay Affiliate Program Success Stories! 

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eBay Affiliate Websites (for sale on eBay!) 

If you don't currently have a website, the following ebay auctions might interest you.

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BUT BE WARNED: If you are planning on buying one of the websites listed, remember that the same website will probably be owned by lots of other people. So it will be up to you to market it and get visitors. you will probably not get many (if any) visitors from the Search Engines.
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If you want to market one of these websites, I would suggest creating an account here on Squidoo and making some quality lenses (pages), and linking to your new site. Everything about Squidoo is free, so you can get started right away. To create your free account just scroll to the top of this page and click 'Make Your Own Page'.

Also note, for the websites listed for sale below; you will need a hosting account and domain name. These cost money but are worth it.

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