25 Million Products...

The purpose of this article is twofold.
Firstly, to show you that there is a serious money making opportunity in the eBay affiliate program and, secondly, to illustrate that my latest tool - Build A Niche Store - really enables you to exploit this opportunity in a way that has not previously been possible.Almost every internet marketer I know has at some point signed up to the eBay affiliate program and almost every single one of them have failed to make any significant money with it.

Build A Niche Store is set to change this…Enjoy the read and if you have any questions you can contact me directly.
Stephan
InstantNicheStore.com

Why eBay
eBay is a fascinating marketplace for all sorts of reasons but the most important of these is that eBay invites us, through their affiliate program, to take a share of their revenue.This is what eBay says about their affiliate program (http://affiliates.ebay.com/):

"Drive your traffic to eBay and get paid for it!
• Earn up to 65% commission on eBay Revenue
• Earn up to $22 commission for new active user referrals
• Take advantage of eBay’s brand and wide variety of products"

There are four important points to this:
1. eBay pays you up to 65% of the revenue they make from every product sale that you refer.
2. eBay pays you up to $22 for every new active eBay member that you refer.
3. The success of the eBay brand means that their conversion of browser to buyer is exceptional.
4. eBay provides you with a choice of products to promote which covers virtually every online product market.

Made simple, eBay is saying something like this to you:
"Look guys and girls, the eBay marketplace contains millions and millions of different products all of which are wanted by millions and millions of different people. If you can connect these people to the products that they want on eBay our successful branding will convert them for you and you will receive in return for your service up to 65% of the commission that we make on each sale and a further $22 if the particular buyer became an active eBay member to make that purchase".

I'm sure you see the opportunity:
You have a constantly updated product inventory of over 25 million to choose from which caters to just about every imaginable instinct for purchase that currently exists online. What this means is that regardless of the niche market you already target or would like to target there are products listed for sale on eBay that they would very likely be interested in.- While you have access to this product inventory and can make money promoting it you never have to stock a product yourself, ship an item or deal with a customer.- eBay has invested a lot of time and money in carefully developing and branding a marketplace which is now trusted by millions of people worldwide.- eBay will pay you more than half their revenue plus a high member sign up bonus if you help them sell the products listed in the eBay marketplace by connecting targeted people to them.

Bearing this in mind, why is the eBay affiliate program not talked about like AdSense or ClickBankwhen it comes to making money online when in reality it offers much more substance than AdSense and much more width than ClickBank?

The primary reason for this is a previous limitation of tools which has meant that the opportunity that lies in eBay’s wide variety of products has not been properly explored.Before today, if you wanted to market eBay’s products you had to have extensive PHP knowledge so that you could manipulate eBay’s API or you were limited to manually integrating things like affiliate banners and eBay editor kits into your website or blog.
Limited to these tools there was no way for you to truly exploit the opportunity presented by a marketplace that contains 25 million products.

Consequently, eBay’s huge product inventory and their high paying, high converting affiliate program has been largely demoted to a means of filling up space on a website. An eBay bannerhere and an editor kit there – there’s no system, no purpose, no aim and consequently no money.
Build A Niche Store now changes this and enables you to start taking a piece of eBay’s revenue by connecting people to the products that they want in the eBay marketplace…

Meet Build A Niche Store:
For the first time Build A Niche Store gives you (regardless of your technical ability) complete control over eBay’s massive and constantly updating product inventory.Try to imagine yourself as having a huge warehouse behind you which contains 25 million productsand which you control through one store setup file. It is this reality that Build A Niche Store grants you.
You choose which of eBay’s products you want to market, for example "Golf".
You then go to your store setup file, choose the Golf category, press "Build" and Build A Niche Store will automatically give you a complete eBay affiliate store for that niche.
This store will contain every golf related item listed on eBay (in this case over 80,000) which you can then connect people to and earn affiliate commissions from.
You are, however, not limited to one niche or one store ;)

You have a choice of 28,926 different niche stores that you can build, each of which will contain all of the products listed on eBay that are relevant to you chosen target market, be that Diamonds, Guitars, Baby Strollers, Sunglasses or Laptops.

Each affiliate store you build will automatically:
1. Include all of the products listed on eBay that are relevant to your chosen target market.
2. Include all of the associated navigation structure which eBay has for your category choice.
3. Update on a live feed from eBay and as such will never need manually updating.
4. Include your eBay affiliate id in every product link.
5. Provide you with hundreds or thousands of keyword packed, content rich pages that the search engines love.

All you have to do is decide which niche market you want to target and press build…

Come and Give Build A Niche Store a GO!

I know I’m biased, but I would challenge anyone to use the Build A Niche Store demo and not start to feel a little giddy at the potential that lies in being able to easily and effectively bring eBay products direct to the people that want them.Whether you want to more effectively monetize websites or blogs that you have already developedor target new niche markets with content-rich eBay affiliate stores, everything is in place for you to start now.

Click Here to Discover Build A Niche Store

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Labels: auctions, ebay, make money

Auctions have always been popular ways to buy and sell merchandise, from small community fundraising sales to gala events hosted by famous auction houses like Christie's and Sotheby's. Traditional auctions bring to mind images of fast-talking auctioneers banging mallets to close a deal, or lavish rooms filled with wealthy buyers, ready to bid on rare antiquities and works of art.

But these days, the word "auction" conjures up an entirely different picture: buyers impatiently refreshing the online auction pages on their computer screens, as the minutes tick down to the final bid.

The Internet has changed the way people do practically everything, including the way we buy and sell. Internet auctions have gained incredible worldwide popularity, with the eBay as the undisputed leader. Today, anyone with Internet access can buy or sell online. Bidders don't even need to be in the same time zone, let alone in the same room. Virtually everything is bought and sold on eBay auctions, from expensive antiques and works by master artists, to everyday household items and personal creations.

It's easy to get acquainted with buying and selling on eBay:

* All participants need to sign on to establish an eBay before buying or selling. Every participant receives his or her own unique user-designated screen name like, for instance, Catgirl99. If the user consistently violates eBay rules, the website can discontinue the account as sanctions against the user.

* Anything can be put up for bid on eBay, with the exception of pornography, drugs and illegal items. The seller sets a reserve price, which will act as the minimum bid and starting point for online offers. For example, Catgirl99 is selling a kitty collar with bells on it. She won't take less than five dollars, so she sets the reserve at a five-dollar minimum bid.

* The seller places the item on his or her eBay page, along with a product description, photograph and a sales pitch. Catgirl99 writes, "Never lose your cat again!" The seller sets a bidding period for the term of the auction, usually around two weeks.

* Buyers search the eBay site for items they are interested in. When the item is found, potential buyers will place bids. The initial bid must be higher than the reserve, and higher than any previous bids.

* As more bidders begin to take action, the price of the item up for bid continually rises.

* After the predetermined period has passed, the bidding will close. At this point, the auction is ended and the product is considered sold to the highest bidder. The sale is confirmed with both parties, and the buyer contacts the seller to arrange payment and delivery terms.

Buying and selling on eBay really is a very simple process. With items offered for sale from literally every part of the world, it's easy to see why this method of buying and selling has become so hugely popular. ebay auctions make it simple for buyers to locate hard-to-find and collectible items, and sellers can easily find interested buyers to purchase their items. With strict rules in place, eBay also helps to protect both parties by promoting fair deals.

However, that is not to say that online auctions are free of fraudulent cases. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), over the past three years Internet auction fraud has ranked consistently as one of the most filed consumer fraud complaints. Both buyers and sellers have filed cases where deceitful parties have scammed them.

The key to security when buying and selling on eBay, is to understand what the scams are, and recognize the setup before it's too late.

Bid Siphoning

You've located the item you've been searching for, and the seller emails you directly to tell you that there is an alternate auction site where you can buy his or her product at less than the eBay price. Don't follow up on this offer. Legitimate auction sites like eBay offer buyer protection in the form of insurance. If a seller fails to deliver an item you've paid for, eBay may be able to replace the money you've lost. In turn, they will pursue the seller and charge him or her accordingly. However, if your purchase was made outside of eBay, that protection may not be available to you.

Bid Shielding

This is a scam perpetrated by buyers. An item is shielded from fair bidding when a buyer places a high starting bid. Other bidders don't want to compete with the high price, so they leave the auction. Just before the bid closes, the scammer withdraws his or her bid and begins bidding under another name. Since the auction is about to end, the second lowball bid becomes the final selling price.

Shill Bidding

A shill is a swindler's accomplice. Shills drive up the online bids, forcing legitimate bidders to raise their offers. You'll be able to spot a shill if the item doesn't seem to carry the value of the price it commands. Shills place high bids to lure others to raise their own bids. In the end, the highest bidder has paid much more than they normally would have, often for an item of compromised value. Stolen items, counterfeit or knock-off products and refurbished pieces can be sold this way.

These are the most common cases of Internet auction fraud. Being aware of these situations, and being cautious in general, can help you avoid the unpleasant experience of being scammed of your goods or money. Nevertheless, buying and selling on eBay still proves to be a fair and reliable way of marketing merchandise.

Internet auctions like eBay have created a true global market--connecting buyers with sellers and helping the world to connect through fair and responsible trade.

About the Author:
William Davis is a writer for several online magazines, on home business tips and business and technology topics.

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