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!

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