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Niche Sites 9 Step Guide

Keith Lock — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:14:03 +0000

I bought the 9 step guide last night (you know, the one from the BANS guys, showing you how to build niche sites promoting eBay auctions?). The launch email came at a time when I was finished the rest of my work for the day and I just got a lump sum of PayPal money, so I bought the thing. It was about $28 Canadian when I bought it. Well worth it. I like to think I know a thing or two about niche sites, well after reading the guide, I think I may have been working too hard on them…

I very well may have been over-marketing my sites, wasting my efforts, according to what I read in this guide. Anyway, it is a step by step guide, very well written, and gives instructions for both BANS and WordPress (with phpBay). Here’s an example site that they created with WordPress: http://forgedgolfirons.com/

You see, the auctions aren’t up front and in your face. They want to promote VALUE, and that is in the reviews and guides they wrote. They say they want to give value, then just bring the targeted customer closer to the till to make the purchase without focusing on any mind tricks or voodoo (my words, highly paraphrased). They want to fill a need, then the sales just follow.

They focus mostly on development. They don’t market like crazy and scramble for backlinks and setup tons of profiles on social sites. I venture to say that they almost have the “build it and they will come mentality”. They walk the walk. They’ve been doing it for over 4 years. These guys (BANS guys remember) aren’t going to lay out lies for obvious reasons. I have to honestly say that without the reputation behind them I wouldn’t believe it would work. I am a big advocate of creating lots and lots and lots backlinks. I spend a good part of my day doing it for some of my partnered sites.

Perhaps it’s time to switch more to this model. It suits me more to be honest. It’s the part that I’m good at and that I love. I’m actually seeking partners for this right now. Someone to create the content and I would do the rest. Build 2 sites, 1 site for me, 1 for the writer. If you are a writer, get the guide, get on the same page with me with this thing, then get a hold of me. If you are a marketer, get the guide, then make some loot!

More info: Niche Sites 9 Step Guide

Ready Made Money Making Blogs And Web Sites

Keith Lock — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 21:42:44 +0000

Hey everyone, just wanted to let you know I setup a couple new pages here. They both have ready made web sites ready to make money. One is a list of on-going auctions from eBay with mostly templated sites. The other is a list of blogs that I’m currently selling. Both have sites at great deals, so if you want to skip the learning curve or save a bunch of time, give one a try. Since there are no advertising expenses here I offer mine at lower prices. Also, I’m in a good mood cause I’m loving the warm weather so at the moment I have a “hot weather” special going on. Check them out.

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Great Earnings From My New phpBay Blog

Keith Lock — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:05:53 +0000

EDIT: Last updated July 24, 2009

If you aren’t dropping eBay auctions in your posts on your niche blogs, you are missing out. Below I posted a snapshot of some earnings from a new site just after a couple of weeks of being up. Sending eBay new customers pays very well, plus you get half the transactions fees for the auction your customer participated in.

You might have heard in the past about a bunch of eBay affiliates being banned from promoting eBay auctions. Well, some may not have deserved it, I don’t know, but the ones that did were trying to game the system. They were doing everything they could to get their affiliate tracking cookies on regular eBay user machines. Since you can still get commissions for existing user transactions, this worked well for awhile. They were doing things like linking people to popular or funny auctions knowing they wouldn’t place a bid, and they were using their affiliate links. Then, the person would click over, a cookie would be planted, they would check out the funny auction, then maybe close their browser. If they jumped onto eBay a couple days later and did some bidding, the affiliate that sent them to the funny auction a couple days prior would get credit. Clever but short sighted.

How Not To Get Banned From eBay Partner Network

To stay in EPN’s good graces, link to auctions that are related to the content on your site. If someone clicks on a TV auction from a TV site and buys a TV from eBay, you deserve a commission and eBay will reward you handsomely for doing so. Their new commission structure is of great benefit to affiliates that do this…and you can get up to $50 for new customers!!

20% Off Discount Coupon For phpBay!!

I earned my money back after 30 days of using the phpBay plugin. Had my most recent site been my first site then I would have had my money back inside of a week. I managed to get a discount coupon for you all if you haven’t already scooped up phpBay. Use my phpBay link here and use the coupon code: DA9CD69F42.

More eBay Affiliate Related Info:

I recently started a series of posts called: phpBay The Extended Manual. Check it out for lots of great tips on tweaking and upgrading phpBay Pro. Also, you may want to take a look at this 9 step guide. It discusses every aspect of building an eBay affiliate business using phpBay and/or BANS. It starts at picking a market and gets into building and maintaining your sites, as well as possibly outsourcing common tasks down the road. It’s a must read in my opinion if you aren’t already making $250+ per month from each and every eBay niche site you create.

More info: Great Earnings From My New phpBay Blog