Introducing Build A Niche Store!
When you hear “eBay” and “money” in the same sentence
you probably think of becoming an eBay seller …
Well I have a surprise for you because it’s the eBay affiliate program that’s taking the web by storm at the moment and a great program called ” Build A Niche Store ” (or BANS as it’s nicknamed). This program enables you to really dig in and profit from eBay’s huge marketplace … without actually selling a thing. That’s right … no watching auctions, no answering bidder questions, no inventory, no packing, no shipping … let me explain.
Build A Niche Store (BANS)
BANS is a product that helps us quickly and easily set up niche stores that showcase products that are currently up for sale on eBay. Our job is to simply research the niches we are interested in and to promote our stores … because we already know eBay will do their job … sell the products! They are the world’s largest online marketplace and they’re willing to pay us for driving buyers to their site. BANS is a valuable tool that allows us to set up niche stores quickly and easily … and I’m grateful I found BANS.
What is a BANS Store
The BANS product helps us build website stores that showcase products that are for sale on eBay. Through our admin area of our site we enter an eBay category number (or numbers) and/or search terms for the product that we want in our stores. The program is designed to instantly search eBay and fill our store pages with all of the products on auction that match our search criteria. This gives us a store full of links to these auctions. We are showcasing other people’s inventory and we help them by referring new buyers to their products.
I believe in treating others as I’d like to be treated so let me fill in some detail about the program and explain what it would take for you to get started with your BANS business.
How It All Works
There is no charge to get started with the eBay affiliate program and it’s fairly simple to learn about. As I mentioned, eBay will pay us to send buyers to their site. eBay provides us with an affiliate ID for tracking purposes. When we set up our BANS stores we enter our affiliate ID in the space provided and BANS will magically insert our affiliate tracking code into all of the auctions that are listed on our site. That way when someone clicks on any of the links in our stores eBay will know that we’ve sent that person to eBay’s site.
What Are They Paying Us For
We can get paid a commission by eBay two different ways. One way is when someone clicks on one of our affiliate links we will get paid a commission for ANYTHING this person buys on eBay for the next 7 days. eBay tracks and stores the “cookie” (identification) from our visitor’s computer for 7 days and tracks anything they purchase back to us. We get paid 50% of what eBay charges the seller to list and sell the item on eBay. For instance, if an item sells for $100.00 and if eBay charges the seller $5.00 in listing and end of auction fees … we get paid $2.50 for sending the buyer to them.
The other way we get paid is by sending brand new users to eBay. If someone follows one of our links and registers for eBay’s site (free and easy for them) and then they either place a bid or purchase using eBay’s “Buy It Now” feature … we get paid $25.00. This “cookie” tracking is for 30 days from the time they click through our link.
Drive Traffic ~ Make Money
So our job is to drive traffic to eBay. Plain and simple. The more people who click through our links, the more people who register … and the more people who bid and buy stuff … which means commission for us. I am very good at driving traffic to my sites and I will teach you how to drive traffic to your sites too.
What You Need to Get Started
BANS Product
You will purchase the BANS program for $97.00. It is a one-time fee and you can create an unlimited number of stores with this purchase. It will also give you access to the most helpful and active forum I’ve ever seen for product assistance. I am an affiliate for the BANS product so if you purchase it through my link please contact me right away. I have some very helpful bonuses for you that will help you get started successfully. I made tons of mistakes when I got started so you might as well learn from MY mistakes and do this the right way.
Domain Name and Hosting
You will also need a domain name and webhosting. Again, I’m an affiliate for what I believe to be the in the industry for these products. So, if you’d be willing to use my links for these products … I will thank you by helping you get everything set up and running smoothly.
A domain name will cost you about 10 bucks a year and hosting will cost you about 10 bucks a month. This type of hosting package will allow you to add an unlimited number of stores to the same account too. The idea here is to build several stores and grow your own portfolio of money making eBay affiliate websites.
Promote Your Stores
Once we have you all set up it’s time to start promoting your affiliate stores. This is where I really shine and I can help you learn how to do the same. I use mostly free methods and that’s what I suggest you do too to get started. I have paid for some of my web promotion tools and I can tell you more about them after you get the hang of everything. Some have more than paid for themselves and others I wished I’d passed on … live and learn. I won’t ever recommend anything that I don’t totally believe in … and that’s a promise.
See Some Sample Stores
Go to the BANS site now so you can see some sample stores and get a little better idea of how the product works. After you purchase your BANS product remember to shoot me an email. If you used my links I will get those bonuses out to you as promised and I can help you with your set up if you need me.
Meanwhile, please let me know if you have any questions … I’d love to help in any way I can. *SmiLes* Suzanne
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Are You a Blog Comment Pussy?
Posted on 25 June 2008 by Suzanne
Find out now!
The How’s and Why’s of Commenting on Blogs
I’m going to cover some tips on the best way to leave blog comments, as well as, the importance … the “why” … you should be commenting on other people’s blogs.
Why You Should Comment on Blogs
Let’s start with why it’s such a good idea to leave your comments when you visit someone’s blog. This is a very simple habit to form and it can be a great thing for you and for the blog author.
1. Say Thank You. It’s a great way to thank the blogger for sharing their thoughts, insight, expertise, or whatever type of content they’re sharing.
2. Mention What You’ve Learned. You can use the comments section to tell the author what you’ve learned from the post and how you will apply it personally. Most blogs offer free information that’s there to help others so this is always great feedback.
3. Expand On the Topic. This is also a great way to share what you know about the topic with others who will be reading the blog. You can expand on what’s already been said or give a different perspective.
4. Links Back To Your Site. Most comment forms give you an opportunity to link your name to your own website URL.
5. Free Traffic To Your Site. Many blog readers are naturally curious and they will often visit your site after reading your comments.
6. Name Recognition. Commenting on blogs is a great way to start building name recognition for you and/or for your website.
How You Should Comment on Blogs
Now that you see how many benefits there are to commenting on blogs let’s look at how to post your comments.
1. Comment on the Correct Post. Before you post your comment make sure that you are commenting on the post your comment pertains to. It’s annoying to other readers if you post a comment about a different post.
2. Reference Something That’s In the Post. It’s always a good idea to mention something that’s actually in the post so the author and other visitors know you’ve read the post. You don’t want to be accused of being a “comment pussy.” (See #5 below).
3. Add Helpful Information. After reading the post it’s great to offer additional information and/or your point of view or opinion. Try not to steal the author’s thunder since it’s their site … but this is also a great way to help countless others who visit the blog.
4. Use Your Manners. My mom always said, “If you can’t say something nice don’t say anything at all.” Remember your comments are a reflection of you and of your business (if you link to your site). There is just no reason to be ugly. I would also remind you that the internet is like writing with indelible ink and your comment could be there for years to come. It’s fine to share your differences of opinion but find a nice way to do so.
5. Don’t Be a Comment Pussy. I sure wish I could remember where I first heard this term so I could give credit where it’s due. From what I read a “comment pussy” is someone who comments on a post JUST for sake of getting links back to their site. I get comments all the time with something like, “Great post. I like your writing style. Keep up the good work.” I’ve even seen some automating software that posts these types of comments for the backlinks. Yuck! Don’t even go there!
6. Ask Questions About the Topic. As a blogger I love it when my readers ask me questions about the post. Blogs are Web 2.0 and should encourage reader participation.
7. Subscribe To the Comment. If the blog offers the “Subscribe To This Comment” you should do so. Anytime someone else comments on the post you will get an email alert. Often the author or another commenter will comment back to you or ask you a question and if you’re not subscribed you might not ever know about it.
8. Do Link Back To Your Site. There is usually a place in the comment form for you to enter your website URL. Some blogs allow the search engine spiders to “follow” the links in their comments and that is a great way to get links to your site. You might also be surprised at the amount of traffic you will get from leaving comments on the blogs you read. Most authors will stop by your site, as well as, many of the other readers.
9. Use Good Anchor Text. If you are going to be linking to one of your websites I suggest you use good keyword anchor text where the comment form asks for your name. This is in case the blog allows the spiders to “follow” the links in the comments to your site. Most people do like to know “who” is commenting … the person not the site … so you should also put your actual name either in that field (i.e. Money Making Ideas ~ Suzanne) or at the very least by signing your name to your comment.
So, as you can see there are some great reasons to leave comments on the blogs you read and hopefully I’ve given you some ideas on how to comment as well. With that said … I look forward to your comments!
*SmiLes* Suzanne