Niche Store Profits / Earnings November, December, January and February 2010

Posted on 08 March 2010 by Suzanne

The last time I did an update on my BANS stores (EPN – eBay Partner Network – eBay’s affiliate program) here on the blog was for September and October 2009. Since I’m well overdue I’ll go ahead and update you on my earnings for the past four months.

Here are the numbers:

November $327.72

December $668.21

January $298.49

February $482.24

As you can see there has not been any real consistency in my EPN numbers. Truthfully, I have not yet spent any time researching the way eBay is now paying us for our referrals/clicks. One month my clicks for one of my stores is $.22 (22 cents) per click and the next month it might be $.06 (6 cents) per click. *sigh* It’s a bit frustrating!

If you are an eBay affiliate who understands this “new” payout method, please comment and let me know how it works (or if you’ve written about it send me the link so I can include it here).

Let us hear from you. Are you still sending eBay traffic? Have you changed your business model since the new payout? If so, who are you now using (i.e. Amazon, PepperJam, etc.). We’d love to hear from you on this. *SmiLes* Suzanne

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Niche Store Profits / Earnings September & October 2009 (Audio)

Posted on 30 November 2009 by Suzanne

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As you may or may not have heard, EPN (eBay’s affiliate program) has recently changed the way they pay their affiliates and most people I know have not been too happy about the changes. Although some affiliates are making more money on this new payout the vast majority are not. Not only that, people are concerned that they can’t seem to pinpoint exactly how we’re paid so that’s a bit of a concern.

My earnings from September were $528.06 and my earnings for October were a mere $298.38.

I’ve finally set out to do some maintenance on my niche stores. I’ve been slacking and I’m ready to get back into the niche store “game” and I’m willing to put in the time and energy to get the stores performing and possibly add some more stores.

I’ve written out each store I have now (there are five) and I’m in the process of evaluating their status: what I need to update/fix, what promoting would work best, and I’m trying to get an overall feeling for how each store is performing and what I could do to each to make it perform better.

I’m looking to make sure all software is updated and running the latest version (including BANS, WP, WP plugins, etc.) and I’m adding some plugins to each as well (there are various plugins designed for adding affiliate products to a WP blog). For instance, on my first three BANS stores (Build a Niche Store) I used a free theme designed for BANS stores but these stores don’t have blogs on them. I don’t want to redo the entire stores and lose my search engine positioning and/or backlinks so I’ve decided to add WordPress blogs to the “backend” of them (installed in a subfolder). The other two stores were built on a theme that was designed specifically for BANS but it’s a WP theme that integrates the BANS store on the blog. I’m upgrading everything and I’m also planning on updating the “look and feel” of some of them too. It’s also a good idea to go through each store page and make sure everything is in working order. If eBay changes a category number it can destroy your site and if you’re not monitoring the sites and/or stats you won’t know about it.

Once I have these five stores under control and performing smoothly I’ll be adding a handful of stores. I’m still deciding if I’ll be using a BANS format or if I’ll use a WordPress blog with some of the various plugins available for pulling affiliate products into the site.

My favorites are: phpBay and ReviewAzon ( and you can even integrate the two by using ReviewAzon) and I’m also beta testing two more affiliate plugins so I’ll have more information on those too.

So, although my store earnings are down with the new payment methods I still plan on working hard on my sites and hope to up my income by remaining flexible and adding some other affiliate product sources too. I’ve written before about how important it is to diversify! I’ll be looking at some other options (besides eBay) and I’ll keep you posted here on the blog as to what I find, what I try and how it works out.

Do you have any niche sites? What tools do you use and which are your favorites? Have you wanted to get started with some niche sites but don’t know where to start? Let us hear from you! *SmiLes* Suzanne

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BANS EPN Earnings Update July and August 2009

Posted on 14 September 2009 by Suzanne

Yep … It’s that time … time for me to update you on my BANS (Build a Niche Store) and EPN (eBay Partner Network – eBay’s affiliate program) profits. I last shared my earnings for May and June of 2009 so let’s take a look at July and August of 2009.

My July earnings were $543.28 and my August earnings were $753.46. Once again my ACRUs (commissions for bringing in new eBay registered users) were only at $28/per … so that was a bit disappointing … but I still had decent commissions.

I know I say this on most of these BANS updates but I’ve been very busy and distracted by other things so I haven’t done any work on my sites in several months (actually over a year now) … so the beauty of these stores is that if you do the “work” in the beginning and build a solid foundation with choosing a good niche, good SEO, and content for the site they can provide you with a consistent income for years to come.

If you follow EPN at all I’m sure you’re aware of the changes that are coming down with the new way they are going to figure out commissions and so far I’m not terribly excited about it. For August instead of $753.46 I would’ve earned $304.96 YIKES!!! (you can use your reports to see what it would be based on the new model).

As of this writing I’m at just over $300.00 for September and based on the new commission model I’d be at about $220.00 so not quite as bad but still frustrating none the less.

I won’t jump ship on EPN that’s for sure but I’m sure many others will here soon. Remember to always diversify your income! This is quite possibly my number one rule for making a living online! *SmiLes* Suzanne

Do you build niche stores? What kind? Are you making any money? What are your biggest challenges? Do you have any advice? Do you have any questions for me? Let us hear from you below in the comments.

P.S. I recently purchased the new guide, “The Number 1 Way to Make Money Online,” and it’s got a lot of great information in it on how to build eBay niche stores from start to finish. I will be going back and revisiting all of my existing stores and making some changes and then I will be adding at least 5 new stores to my portfolio over the next couple of months.

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BANS Earnings May and June 2009

Posted on 19 July 2009 by Suzanne

BANS Earnings May and June 2009

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It’s that time … time for me to update you on my BANS (Build a Niche Store) and EPN (eBay Partner Network – eBay’s affiliate program) profits. I last shared my earnings for February, March and April so let’s take a look at May and June of 2009.

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My May earnings were $480.64 and my June earnings were $530.64. During both of those months my ACRU (commissions for bringing in new eBay registered users) were only at $28/per … so that was disappointing … but I’m back up to $40/per this month so hopefully I’ll have a good month. I just want to restate that I have not done any work on my sites in several months (possibly a year) … so the beauty of these stores is that if you do the “work” in the beginning and build a solid foundation with choosing a good niche, good SEO, and content for the site they can provide you with a consistent income for years to come.

I also went back and checked my stats and my average income for this year has been right around $530 per month.

I know I could be making much more with my EPN earnings but I’ve been very distracted this year planning our destination wedding and I just wasn’t as money motivated as I could be. LOL. But I will say that I now have the “travel bug” and I’m much more money motivated and look forward to ramping up my niche store earnings. *SmiLes* Suzanne

Do you build niche stores? What kind? Are you making any money? What are your biggest challenges? Do you have any advice? Do you have any questions for me? Let us hear from you below in the comments.

P.S. I just purchased the new guide, “The Number 1 Way to Make Money Online,” and it’s got a lot of great information in it on how to build eBay niche stores from start to finish. I will be going back and revisiting all of my existing stores and making some changes and then I will be adding at least 5 new stores to my portfolio over the next couple of months.

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The Number 1 Way to Make Money Online – Is This Guide Worth the Money?

Posted on 17 July 2009 by Suzanne

Wow! I’m reading “The Number 1 Way to Make Money Online“ which was written by the guys who developed the BANS (Build a Niche Store) software and I must say I’m impressed.

I’m an avid reader and I usually refer to most of the stuff I find as “fluff” without any real guidance but this guide is truly a step-by-step guide on how to use eBay’s affiliate program (EPN) to make money. It focuses on using BANS and phpBay which are both products I use and highly recommend.

They are offering the guide at a discount of only $24.95 until Monday, July 20, 2009 at 5:00 EDT so if you’re considering it … get it now! The price will go up to $44.95 … which truthfully is still a great price for the amount of information given (I’m sure it’s more comprehensive than most of the $97 stuff out there to be honest).

UPDATE: They have decided to make the price $24.95 until further notice! That’s awesome … Check it out!

As I’ve mentioned here on the blog I make about $500-$600 per month with my BANS stores and I’ve been very lazy (OK … busy and totally distracted with my wedding LOL) this year and haven’t done any work on them at all. Armed with the new information I’m learning I will be revisiting and tweaking each of my stores and then I’ll also be adding at least 5 new stores to my portfolio (hopefully more). I’ll keep you posted over the next couple months on how it’s going but I hope to at least double my income from this revenue stream.

Go check out “The Number 1 Way to Make Money Online” now and let me know what you think … and let’s make a ton of money this year (I’ll need to just to support my new addiction to traveling LOL). *SmiLes* Suzanne (Franco) Land <—– new last name hee hee

Have you read this guide? What did you think of it? Are you considering this purchase? Do you have any questions I can answer? Do you currently make money through EPN? If not, what’s holding you back – what do you need help with? Let me hear from you …

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Were These Products Worth the Money?

Posted on 03 June 2009 by Suzanne

I get a ton of emails asking me what products I’ve paid for and whether or not they were worth the money I spent. So, I thought I’d start posting about some of the products that I own and I’ll give you my honest opinion about whether or not I’d recommend you spend your money on them or not.

Yes, I’m an affiliate for some of them but if you’ve followed me for any time at all you’ll know I’m not here to take your money or scam you so relax and just read about the products without wondering if I’m trying to rip you off. LOL. I’m not. If you do see something that interests you and you want me to get the credit for your purchase go ahead and use the links here in this post. Thanks … and here we go.

HOST GATOR HOSTING

Host Gator Hosting. I’m going to start with my hosting because I think moving my sites to Host Gator might be the single best thing I did for my businesses since getting started online. I won’t go into detail here about the problems I had with my prior hosting company but you can read more about my move to Host Gator here.

Are they worth the money? Yes! I can say without a doubt that having trouble-free, high quality hosting is well worth the money.

(First month for a penny and then $9.95/month)

BANS – BUILD A NICHE STORE

BANS – Build a Niche Store. I started my eBay affiliate career (EPN) by purchasing the BANS product and I’m personally glad I did. I’m not very techie and I knew very little about websites at that time. I wouldn’t necessarily call it a product for total beginners and I did struggle at first with it. But, the installation manual and user manual are very detailed and helpful and the forum is simply second to none. I’ve learned so much on that forum not only about BANS but about all aspects of internet marketing and promoting.

I still have BANS stores and I will probably be building a few more stores here in the next couple of months. I have also purchased phpBay which is another tool for promoting the eBay affiliate program and some say it’s a more versatile product than BANS but BANS seems to be a bit better for beginners. Here’s my post with more information about BANS.

(One time $97.00 fee and good for an unlimited number of websites)

WEALTHY AFFILIATE UNIVERSITY

Wealthy Affiliate University. Wealthy Affiliate is an online membership site that teaches its members how to start their own online business using Internet Marketing … specifically Affiliate Marketing. I have never seen so much valuable information in one place … and I’m not kidding!

I will say that this information can be used to run and promote any kind of online business or website … even though its teachings are geared towards affiliate marketing. There were times where I read the material and the forum for days on end and I learned so much there. In fact, I believe the amount of time I invested in learning on this site would’ve earned me a degree of some kind LOL. I’m also going to be taking a class on PPC through their site here soon and I’ll let you know how that goes too. If you’re new to the online business world (or even if you’re not) this is definitely my favorite learning resource so go check it out now and let me know what you think (and let me know if you have any questions too).

(Now’s the time to check out WA – They’re offering a one week trial for $1.00! If you choose to continue with your membership it’s only $39.00/month and I promise you it’s well worth it!)

POTPIEGIRL’S ONE WEEK MARKETING ACTION PLAN

PotPieGirl’s One Week Marketing Action Plan. This eBook teaches you how to make money through affiliate marketing using FREE tools and methods … and it’s awesome! I feel like I’ve learned a lot over the past few years and quite honestly I didn’t expect to learn much from this eBook … but I really did.

Not only will you learn a lot but it gives you a step-by-step guide to use so you can start, and more importantly, FINISH a campaign without much trouble. I used it to target one of my fiance’s sites (I’m an affiliate for his site LOL) and I got top Google positions and traffic right away using her instructions. I plan to use it for many other sites/products and I now know it will work like magic. This one’s pretty much a no-brainer due to the low price! I’m certain it will more than pay for itself if you actually do what she instructs you to do.

The eBook also came with some killer bonuses. I don’t know for sure if they’re still available but if for some reason they’re not just shoot me an email and I’ll bet I can get her permission to share them with you. Definitely go check out PotPieGirl’s One Week Marketing Action Plan Right Now!

(Only $47 … I couldn’t believe it! It’s worth more I promise!)

30 MINUTE BACKLINKS

30 Minute Backlinks. I am a HUGE fan of Michelle MacPhearson’s 30 Minute Backlinks! The system she came up with is simply ingenious and there is no denying … it works!

She will show you step-by-step how to build hundreds or even thousands of high PR backlinks to your sites. The first couple of times you do this … I wouldn’t necessarily call it a “30 minute” project LOL … but as you learn the ropes that’s more fair. I will say it’s worth every minute you put into it.

I’ve used this system for several of my sites and so has my fiancé and we’ve both seen some amazing results. I’m almost certain it’s the reason my brand new destination wedding site already has a PR1 (after a month and a half online) and my fiance has several of his retail products that have risen (some quite a bit) in the SERPs after using this system. Check out her sales page and watch her video “commercial” and see what you think.

(It costs $97.00 and if you have a website … it’s definitely worth the moderate price tag!)

SUMMARY

Alright, I don’t want to give you information overload but I do want to give you a brief summary of these.

If you are just getting started online I personally would give the PotPieGirl a shot. One of the bonuses is an email journal of back and forth conversation between her and a guy she helps who’s never made any money online and he’s successful within the one week time frame.
My next choice for learning and getting started would have to be Wealthy Affiliate and with it being priced at a dollar right now … you can’t go wrong! I will warn you … there is NO WAY you could possibly get through all they have to offer in a week but it’s a great way to see if you’d benefit from their site on a monthly basis.
If you already have some experience and you’re looking for a way to diversify your income I’d recommend BANS as a way to make money with the eBay affiliate program (EPN). It makes it very simple to get some niche stores set up. You will be most successful with these if you understand keyword research and SEO.
If you already have a site (or several) you should definitely give the 30 Minute Backlinks a shot. What would a rise in the SERPs and a higher PR mean for your sites? For me it was well worth it!
I just can’t say enough about HostGator hosting so they will always have my endorsement.

If you have any questions about any of these products please let me know either in the comments section or by using the Contact Us page.

Have you used any of these products? If so, do you feel they were worth the cost you paid for them? Let us hear from you below so we can all learn from each other. *SmiLes* Suzanne

Trying out Number 1 Way to Make Money Online too …

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Update on My BANS (Build a Niche Stores) Profits

Posted on 16 February 2009 by Suzanne

In the past I had been posting the profits I’ve made with my BANS (Build a Niche Stores) business and my other EPN (eBay Partner Network) profits here on the blog. If you haven’t been following along you can take a look at my BANS profits for June 2008 ($203.36), my BANS profits for July 2008 ($269.41), my BANS profits for August 2008 ($531.51) and my BANS profits for September 2008 ($821.74).

I got very busy while competing in the Blogging Idol competition in November 2008 so I didn’t get around to posting my profits for October 2008 … which were $733.33. It also meant that I got so busy that I didn’t spend any time whatsoever working on (or promoting) my BANS stores in November 2008.

At that same time (November 2008) EPN switched over to their “Value Based Pricing” commission structure for their ACRUs (Active Confirmed Registered Users) payout. The main reasons I see for this change is to insure a higher quality traffic and to reduce ACRU fraud and abuse. They basically structured a pay “range” for ACRU payouts … so instead of being paid a flat $25 per … the commission switched to a pay range … ranging from $1 per to $40 per. What did that change mean for me? Well, November’s ACRU commissions dropped down from $25 per to $10 per and my total profit for November 2008 (under the new payout) was $315.81. December really took a dive and was a mere $186.11.

I suppose you could say that there was a “vicious cycle” going on where the less I made the less I felt like working on the stores and, of course, the less I worked on them … the less I deserved to make.

Well … I have no idea what eBay based their decision on but I’m happy to report that my January’s ACRUs went up to $40 per and my January profits were $613.83. The ACRUs are still reporting at the $40 for February and I’m “tracking” to do about the same for this month. Of course this has prompted me to want to get back to work on my stores and to possibly even build a couple new stores.

I’m sure there are some lessons to be learned here and for me the biggest remains to diversify your online marketing efforts – never put all of your eggs in one basket.

If you are interested in learning more about BANS and/or the EPN program … I encourage you to contact me BEFORE you apply for the program and before you purchase the BANS product. It’s getting more and more difficult to get approved by eBay and I want to help you with some information if possible.

So are you a fellow EPN and/or BANS user? How have you been affected by the new system for ACRUs? Are you putting as much (or more) effort into your stores? Do you have questions about EPN and/or BANS? I’d love to hear from you below in the comments section. *SmiLes* Suzanne

September 2008 – $821.74 (ACRUs $25)

October 2008 – $733.33 (ACRUs $25)

November 2008 – $315.81 (ACRUs $10)

December 2008 – $186.11 (ACRUs $10)

January 2009 – $613.83 (ACRUs $40)

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Diversify Your Online Income Streams

Posted on 04 October 2008 by Suzanne

Diversify Your Online Income Streams

We’ve all heard the old saying, “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket” and when it comes to running your online business I think it’s very important to live by that and diversify your online income streams as much as possible.

I can’t tell you how many times a week I read on a blog or forum that the income stream that someone was using to rake in some great money … just went down … or worse yet … went away completely!

This could be as simple as a seasonal niche or as awful as having your site deindexed by Google or from being kicked out of an affiliate program that was paying the bills.

Not only would I suggest you diversify your business types I would even suggest that you diversify your potential income streams on each and every site … and for each business. By this I mean that instead of focusing all of your time and energy, for instance, on building and promoting BANS (Build a Niche Stores) stores I would also look at some other business models for making some money. To further break that down … if you have BANS stores I would also diversify how you make your income on each and every BANS store. I would be looking for ways to make money through other affiliate products and probably some other means as well.

Let’s use a BANS store as an example. If you have a store selling computers you might also look for affiliate products and services that would make sense to have on a computer site. There might be some software programs, protection products, extended warranties, internet service, hosting service, books and/or magazines, eBooks, gadgets, music download services, large electronic retailers, etc. If it’s your area of expertise you might even check into writing an eBook of your own. But the important thing here is to look for ways to sell these items … through someone other than eBay. But, Suzanne … this is an eBay store. Well, I think you’d be wise to put a WordPress blog (preferably on the root domain – but that’s another whole post) where you can write blog posts and integrate these other products and programs. You could probably add some other advertising there too. Weave these sales links into some content whenever possible so your site won’t be viewed as a link farm! You might also consider a forum for the site. Niche forums usually do very well in the search engines and it will also help you get recognized as an authority in your niche. You could then either sell advertising on your forum or place your own affiliate ads there too.

What would you do if you had a store that was a very good producer and you suddenly lost your relationship with eBay? You’d be out of business and the backlinks you’ve worked so hard to build and the page rank … all for what? But if you already had these other income streams in place it wouldn’t hurt nearly as much as being put out of business in a split second.

Do you diversify your income streams? Do you have any ideas or hints that you can share here to help others? What are the pros and cons of diversifying your income streams? What questions do you have about diversifying? I’d love to hear from you on this. *SmiLes* Suzanne

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BANS (Build a Niche) Profits for August 2008

Posted on 02 September 2008 by Suzanne

As promised, I am going to post my EPN (eBay Partner Network) stats and profits for August 2008. EPN is eBay’s affiliate program and I’m using a combination of ideas and techniques for making money with their program … but my #1 way of profiting from eBay still remains BANS (Build A Niche Store).

I haven’t spent a lot of time or energy using the other methods because BANS just plain works … but from time to time I will also want to diversify with some other ways to promote eBay auctions.

I put more time and effort into my marketing in August and it really paid off. I also started a new store and it did great! We went camping for the long holiday weekend and I didn’t have access to the internet … I couldn’t wait to get home (once we were driving) so I could check my numbers! OK … it’s official … I’m a BANS addict!

Here’s the breakdown for August – Stats and Profits: 5047 clicks, 8 CRUs, 6 ACRUs, 501 bids, 172 winning bids, bid revenue $693.70, and $150 for the 6 ACRUs … for a monthly grand total of $531.51 (nearly doubling my $269.41 profits for July).

As mentioned, I added a new store in August – so I’m up to 4 stores. Prior to this month my stores had always performed in the order that they were built … but that’s no longer the case. From here forward I will refer to my stores using the alphabet order (A, B, C, etc.) referring to the order in which they were built. Then I will rate them numerically based on their profit performance for the month.

With that said, Store A (remember – first store built) earned $80.97 – making it my #3 store (for profits). This was down substantially from last month (I believe it earned just under $200 last month and has always been my #1 store). This store has fairly seasonal products so I was expecting this somewhat. Of course I thought it would hold out through September but apparently not. I have some ideas in mind to work-around this and I’ll post them as I implement them.

Store B (built second) earned $251.16 and became my #1 store for the month. I can directly attribute this to the effort I put into promoting the store. For some reason Google just doesn’t send me very much traffic for this site and it’s almost all referral traffic from ads and links. I’d really like to work hard at getting more search engine traffic so it will be on more of an auto-pilot some day. For now, I’ll roll up my sleeves and keeping working at it.

Store C (built third) earned $1.75 … you read that right … was (and still is) my #4 store! I have not put much time, work, or energy into this store and clearly it shows! I am still on the fence as to whether or not invest the time into it … but it does have a great Christmas product line so I might just stick it out for the holidays and see how it does.

Store D (built mid-August) did awesome … especially for it’s first (partial) month online … bringing in $191.90 and moving up to be my #2 store! I did spend some time on my SEO and on thinking out and organizing my store pages … but it wasn’t nearly the work as Stores A and B … proving that there is a learning curve to setting up BANS stores and I am growing more and more confident in choosing a niche and setting up and promoting my stores. My traffic was split almost 50/50 between search traffic and the ads I placed. For me this new store was a true success story!

The other $5 bucks came from various links and widgets I have on blogs and sites.

I’ve mentioned over and over that there are two different approaches to the BANS business building model. There’s the method of slapping up as many stores as possible … right “out of the box” without any work or customization or search engine optimization … much less marketing. And then there’s the method I prefer … quality over quantity. I do believe “Slow and steady wins the race.” I just can’t say this enough … so be ready to hear it over and over here on the blog!

My initial goal with my BANS business was to get each of my 3 stores making at least $100/mo. and then start up 3 more stores … wash, rinse, repeat. With that in mind, my BANS goal for August was $400 … and it was an amazing feeling to exceed that goal.

I am also going to start posting my goals here … I think this will help motivate me and will hold me accountable to do the work necessary to hit … or even succeed … my goals.

BANS Goal For September 2008 … I Will Earn At Least $800.00 … On or Before September 30, 2008!

BTW … If you want to meet or exceed your goals be sure to check out “The Magic Words In Goal Setting” and report back here with your goals.

Do you have a BANS store? How was your August? Would you like to know more about making money through eBay’s affiliate program? Post your questions and comments here! *SmiLes* Suzanne

P.S. I LOVE helping others … it’s just in my nature. If you’d like to get an online business started … shoot me an email or a comment here and let me know what I can do to help!

P.S.S. Wanna make some extra cash? Take a look at BANS (Build A Niche Store) … right now … you won’t be sorry!

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BANS (Build A Niche Store) Profits for July 2008

Posted on 07 August 2008 by Suzanne

BANS Profits for July 2008

It’s that time again … time to post my EPN (eBay Partner Network) stats and profits for July 2008. EPN is eBay’s affiliate program and I’m really starting to love it!

I’m very happy with my BANS (Build A Niche Store) numbers for July. We were gone traveling for several days throughout the month and I didn’t put as much time and effort into my stores as I would’ve liked. When we were home … we were out partying on the boat! LOL. We do that here when it’s over 100* day after day … after long hot miserable day!

Here’s the breakdown for July – Stats and Profits: 1584 clicks, 6 CRUs, 5 ACRUs, 104 bids, 36 winning bids, bid revenue $144.41, and $125 for the 5 ACRUs … for a monthly total of $269.41. I also will add to that the other $88 bucks ($88.72) that I earned for two BANS referral sign ups for a grand total of $358.13 for the month.

In July I was still operating the 3 stores. My #1 store earned $206.95 of that and my #2 store earned $58.33. The other $5 bucks came from various links and widgets I have on blogs and sites. My third site is just not performing. It gets random traffic but I’m going to need to put together a marketing strategy for that and see where it takes me. It’s a great Christmas gift product so I want to have it ramped up and ready to go for the holiday selling season.

There are two different approaches to the BANS business building model. There’s the method of slapping up as many stores as possible … right “out of the box” without any work or customization or search engine optimization … much less marketing. And then there’s the method I prefer … quality over quantity. I do believe “Slow and steady wins the race.” I will put up 1, 2, or 3 sites at a time … at the most! I can see the difference in the 3 stores I have now. I put the most effort and energy into my #1 store … the next level of effort into my #2 store … and almost NONE into my #3 store … hmmmm … I see a pattern here don’t you?

My initial goal with my BANS business was to get each of my 3 stores making at least $100/mo. and then start up 3 more stores … wash, rinse, repeat. I have decided to go ahead and put up my 4^th store and I’m excited to see how it does.

I’m back on track and ready to do some serious marketing so I’m hoping to have my record month in August …

Do you have a BANS store? How was your July? Would you like to know more about making money through eBay’s affiliate program? Post your questions and comments here! *SmiLes* Suzanne

P.S. I LOVE helping others … it’s just in my nature. If you’d like to get an online business started … shoot me an email or a comment here and let me know what I can do to help!

Update:

Goal for September $800.00

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