Outside of Ebay, there are a wealth of promotional opportunities waiting to help market your Ebay auctions and store. These websites can not only help to drive new buyers to your auctions, but you can earn a commission on every product buyers purchase on Ebay through your affiliate links.
Ebay Partner Network
This website is Ebay’s official website to earn affiliate commission for driving traffic to Ebay products. The way Ebay Partner Network works is you’ll earn money — from dollars to cents — for every click that you drive to their website, depending on the quality of the click. If the click results in a sale, that’s a higher value click, and you’ll get paid more. The more valuable clicks you refer to Ebay, the more money you’ll make.
To drive traffic to their website, you’ll first need your own blog on your own website. This means you can’t rely on Blogger or a WordPress.com subdomain, it will have to be a website that you own personally.
Signing Up for Ebay Partner Network
Before signing up with them, it’s a good idea to start posting far in advance. It turns out they have strict criteria for websites, so yours will have to already be established. Have a clear strategy planned out in advance, because they’ll ask you how you plan on using EPN. Your approval may depend on your answer.
Squidoo
This article publishing website allows you to create a page on any single topic. Create as many as you like, link them together, and place Ebay “modules” on your pages to drive traffic to your items. In addition to driving traffic, you can feature other seller’s items through the Ebay module and earn a commission. You’ll also earn money through Adsense, Chitika, and other ads that are automatically placed on the page. Earnings are payed through PayPal 60 days later. Squidoo has seen an increase in traffic and rankings over the years, making it a worthwhile platform to invest your marketing time.
Wizzley
A newer site to the article publishing scene, Wizzley has an Ebay module very much like Squidoo’s. You can refer traffic to your listings using the same approach here: publish an article within your niche, and link to items in your store or under your user ID. Wizzley is a great site to feature your products and funnel traffic towards your store.
Zujava
A fresh face to the world of online articles, Zujava also allows you to add Ebay products to your article (or leaf). Easily add new sections featuring text, photos, videos, Flickr photos, and links to your Ebay store. Each article is monetized with ads, which can also generate a passive income for you over time (in addition to driving traffic to items).
Hubpages
This website features an Ebay “capsule,” which is much like Squidoo’s Ebay module. This too can drive traffic to specific keywords. Â Additionally, you can filter the results by adding your seller ID to the capsule. Like Squidoo, you’ll earn a commission for every sale you refer to the website. Earnings are paid directly through Hubpages Ebay Ad Program.
Blogger
Blogger is completely free to use, and can drive considerable traffic if you’re an active poster. Plug in your Adsense publisher ID to earn a little bit of money here through Adsense, too. While Blogger doesn’t have any Ebay gadgets to promote your website, you can link directly to your store and pages throughout the content.
Before you publish any content on any of these websites, it’s best to have a plan in place before blindly writing content. The content that you are writing to promote your Ebay items should be directly related to the items that you sell. If you sell baseball cards, blog about the newest additions to your store. If you sell handbags, feature the new product line in detail on Squidoo, with a module featuring your own handbags that you sell.
In addition to using modules, don’t forget to link directly to your Ebay store, ID, About Me page, and other pages throughout your store. The more relevant links that you have pointed towards your store, the more traffic can result. These backlinks will also help your Ebay store rank better in search engines.
