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Optimize Your Ebay EPN Wordpress Blog

admin — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:26:45 +0000

Since I’ve already showed how to set up your Wordpress blog to show Ebay auctions and get some search engine traffic to it. I thought I would build on other ways to monetize your Ebay Partner Network (EPN) Wordpress blog. I’m also going to list all the plug-ins that I feel are needed to be successful at getting that free organic traffic to your Wordpress blog.

Besides affiliate links (other than EPN) Google’s Adsense is another way to monetize your EPN Wordpress website. I’ve recently integrated Adsense on my motorcyclesgear.com site. I must say I’ve made more so far with Adsense than with EPN. I also can say that I am on track to show a profit at the end of the year on this site. I haven’t put the time I need into the site but it does get around five unique visitor a day in organic traffic. Not bad considering the small amount of time and money I’ve invested so far. I really need to add my own content to get an increase in traffic! Enough about what I need to do….

A note before you add Adsense to an EPN website or any other auction website is to ensure you follow Google’s Adsense Terms Of Service. Just be sure that your site shows more than just Ebay auction listings. You must have usable content for your visitor. Lack of content aside, the number one item I see on many site’s is the lack of a Privacy Policy. I’ve quoted below directly off of the Adsense TOS page:

“AdSense publishers must have and abide by a privacy policy that discloses that third parties may be placing and reading cookies on your users’ browser, or using web beacons to collect information as a result of ad serving on your website.”

So before adding Adsense be sure to read and follow the Adsense TOS including a privacy policy.

Now about those plug-ins.

First, since we already talked about the privacy policy so let’s start with a Privacy Policy plug-in. It won’t even take you five minutes to install and configure an Adsense compliant privacy policy

Next, we’re targeting organic traffic right? So why not install the All In One SEO Pack? It has every thing you need to optimize your site and make you site is Search Engine friendly.

Now to track your organic traffic install the Google Analytics plug-in. It’s a snap to paste in your analytics code and be able to track your visitors with Google Analytics.

Another item that will help make your site SEO friendly is a Sitemap. You can get this plug-in Sitemap Generator and your Sitemap will automatically be generated and submitted to the major search engines.

Wordpress is coming out with new versions all the time and I’ve found that the Automatic Upgrade plug-in save me loads of time by automatically backing up and upgrading my Wordpress Blogs when ever a new version comes out.

Last, but not least is the Yet Another Related Post Plug-In. It automatically generates a list of related post at the end of each post. This will help keep your visitors on your site longer by offering a related post for further reading.

So there you have it, a way to make some extra money with your EPN blog and all the basic plug-ins to get you started. Good luck building you Ebay Wordpress site!

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Adding Ebay Auctions to Wordpress

admin — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:02:00 +0000

It seems that adding eBay listings to your website is becoming a popular way to monetize websites. Many people are using Build a Niche Store (BANS) to build web stores with the Ebay Partner Network (EPN). Ebay RSS feeds are another option but they are limited and take time to set up.

I’ve been using Wordpress.org blogs to do basically the same thing. I’m targeting organic search traffic so I feel with Wordpress and adding useful content I can rank better in the Search Engines. I also want to have informative sites that will encourage return visits. Most of all I’m trying to see how I can do all this without spending any money on building my sites.

Up till now I have been using Phpbay lite to add eBay listings to my sites. You can read about it here adding ebay listings to wordpress.

I’ve discovered another free plugin to add eBay auctions to your Wordpress blog. It’s called Affomatic and it’s a free plugin for Wordpress. Affomatic offers options that Phpbay lite does not. You can chose countries, sort by relevance and choose a catagory.

I went ahead and set it up on my site Antique-glass.org. Setup was easy and it was up and running in less than 5 minutes.

Here’s two links to the site comparing Affomatic to PhpBay lite.

A Wordpress page with Affomatic: Coronation Depression Glass.

The Same blog with Phpbay lite: Royal Ruby Depression Glass.

Affomatic offers a bit more than Phpbay and I like the two colum layout. I’ll be experimenting with it over the next few months.

Affomatic aslo offers a neat stand alone eBay store that requies no database! I’ll be giving that a try as well. You can check it out here free Ebay store.

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Making a Free EPN/Wordpress Website (Part 3)

admin — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:28:17 +0000

Ok, It’s been a while and I’ve found some time to get back to PhpBay/Wordpress project MotorCyclesGear.com. I’ve decided that I do not have the time to write articles for the site. I have decided to risk the “duplicate content” penalty and use articles from various article directories. I have a smaller article directory ArchivedArticles.com so I’ll use some from there. I could have articles written but that would not be inline with the “build it for free” test I’m conducting.

Basically, the site had no traffic from just the eBay ads alone. A few weeks ago I put a few articles up and I started getting getting traffic from Yahoo and Google of 2-5 visits per day. There have been 5 EPN clicks and so far no eBay sales. I’m adding more articles, that should improve the traffic. I’ll exchange a few links with related sites and see how the traffic improves.

I also switched the theme back to the first one I had because the other one loaded way too slowly. My plan is to add adsense and a SEO optimized template to the site once I get enough content. I used a SEO optimized template for my Antique-Glass.org site and have large increase in my click thru rate.

Read part one of the series here.

Read part two of the series here.

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Making a Free EPN/Wordpress Website (Part 2)

admin — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:28:09 +0000

Ok, last week I set up a Wordpress website with Phpbay Lite. The goal is to make money using the Ebay Partner Network and spend a little money as possible doing it. I have already set up Wordpress and Phpbay lite on my site motorcyclesgear.com. Next I used the free keyword tool at freekeywords.wordtracker.com.

The free keyword tool came up with a long list of search terms for “motorcycle”. I’m only showing the first of three pages of the list.

3747 motorcycles
3632 honda motorcycles
2722 motorcycle
2591 blue book value motorcycle
2421 yamaha motorcycles
2380 motorcycle tires
2151 motorcycle helmets
2043 used motorcycles
1829 suzuki motorcycles
1666 kawasaki motorcycles
1624 victory motorcycles
1614 motorcycle parts
1587 bmw motorcycles
1483 triumph motorcycles
1471 honda motorcycle
1245 motorcycle jump games
1230 motorcycles for sale
1125 motorcycle accessories
1079 electric motorcycle
1041 motorcycle trader
987 motorcycle insurance
907 motorcycle trailers
829 honda motorcycle parts
828 motorcycle gas mileage
816 motorcycle resale value
802 yamaha motorcycle
766 motorcycle games
750 motorcycle jackets

The number on the left is the number of monthly searches followed by the search term. What I dd next was make a page titled with the search term. Now not all of the search terms are comaptiable with my niche so I used the ones that fit my site. For now, I stayed with terms having more than 750 per month. I can add others later, for now I’m looking to get the most out of my time.

I realy wasn’t happy with the first theme I selected. The sidebar looks funny and it’s a bit drab.

A quick Google search and I came up with a one I like better. The pages are listed on the left and are easy to see.

The last item for today is to update and submit the site map.

Time spent today 30 minutes. So far my investment is:
1.5 hours setting up the site
$15.52 for the cost of the domain
Web hosting (already have)

Now beacuse I’m looking for free traffic I have to work on getting some content added to each page and building some backlinks. Once I add enough content I’ll consider putting an Adsense block on the sidebar.

Next week I’ll add some content to each page.

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Make a Free Ebay Partner Network Site (Part 1)

admin — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:06:58 +0000

Ok, So my last post was about how PhpBay to make money on your website using the Ebay Partner Network (EPN). I used my existing wordpress and PhpBay Lite to link eBay ads on my existing site antique-glass.org.

Now, what I wanted to do is see if I can make money by setting up a wordpress blog and adding PhpBay and some content. My goal is to spend as litlle money as possible in the project, no paid search or links to build traffic.

I started with a niche domain name. Since it’s an eBay affilate site I decided to buy it on eBay. I wanted a domain with a little age and not a fresh reg for SEO purposes. I also wanted a .com. I thought about a few niches and decided to pick up MotorcyclesGear.com. The domain cost me $15.52. A little more than I wanted to spend but the Motorcycle niche seems to be a good one due to the rising cost of fuel and the summer season. I could have gone with an older domain with expired traffic but my goal is to see how I can build traffic to the site.

There are plenty of places you can get free or very low cost web hosting but since I alreay have a Goaddy Linux hosting account so I used that. I pay less than six bucks a a moth for my Godaddy Linux hosting account by using discount codes. You can find the codes here. Godaddy has a neat feature that will automatically install wordpress for you so the site was live in 30 minutes. I loaded the PhpBay lite plugin and I downloaded a motorcycle wordpress theme, added the google analytics plugin and added the site to my webmaster tools. So far I have around an hour of work into the site. I added a few basic pages of the top of my head to get started along with a privacy policy. The site now looks like this motorcyclesgear.com. I’m not sure I’m happy with the theme so I’ll be looking for a new one next week.

Next week I’ll be using the free keyword tool at freekeywords.wordtracker.com to find the search terms for my pages and catagories. Then I’ll work on some link building. I’ve already added a link to some of my other sites and to my signature in my namepros.com account. The site is alreay indexed it’s time to build some traffic and add the content for my niche! I’ll be working on that next week.

I’ll make another post next weekend on the site’s progress.

This is how the site looks so far:

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PhpBay An Alternative to Domain Parking

admin — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:04:23 +0000

I’ve recently discovered PhpBay for a great alterative to domain parking. You can and phpBay to any php based website and you easily set up a wordpress blog with targeted ebay ads because it loads as a plugin. Use your eBay Partner Network (EPN) affiliate account and Phpbay to make great looking relevant ads based on your niche right in your wordpress blog. You can easily build an entire affiliate site in just a few hours or less. I added the free PhpBay lite to this site Antique-Glass.org in under 30 minutes! I’ve been adding catagories every few days and I’m staring to make some sales. I plan on adding more sites in addition to parking my domains.

Here’s a sample of an eBay auction listing showing only two auctions:

Qtiki.COM Brandable Website Domain Name, 1-2-3-4-NR
US $1.50 (2 Bids)
Auction Ends: Sunday Jan-04-2009 20:29:04 PST
Bid on this Item | Watch this Item

BrazilianBootyClub.com Domain Name Adult Cam Booty Girl
US $0.99 (1 Bid)
Auction Ends: Sunday Jan-04-2009 20:29:38 PST
Bid on this Item | Watch this Item

With PhpBay You can make an entire site or just add eBay auctions to your existing site or Blog. Setup is easy and fast. Start making more money today!

*Tip* You can use download limited features Wordpress PhpBay lite for free at the bottom of the products page.

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Cloak Your Affiliate Link

admin — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:07:45 +0000

It’s always a good idea to mask or cloak your affiliate ID in your web landing pages or email newsletter. One reason is so that the url of you affiliate is not shown. This prevents the surfer from directly typing in the address and resulting in a lost commission for you. While there are many ways to do this, I’ve found that a url redirection service works well for this purpose. I’ve started a free service at MyLilUrl.com It’s easy to use, just put in the web address and get your cloaked and shortened url. It’s that easy. No more lost commissions!

Did you know code OYH3 can save you big $$$$? only $6.95 for .com registrations! Use these other GoDaddy discount codes to save on you next domain, hosting or renewal purchase!!

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Get A Discount From GoDaddy Without a Code!

admin — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:37 +0000

It’s really pretty easy. Just do a Google (or yahoo) search for the word “Godaddy”. The very first result should be a sponsored link for Godaddy. There should be a promotion of some kind. In this case its for $6.95 .com registrations. Use the sponsored link and get your discount! It’s that easy.

For more GoDaddy discounts check my discount code page here: GoDaddy Discount Codes

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Find High Paying Keywords

admin — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 02:38:47 +0000

When you are parking your domains you want to get paid the most you can per click. To do this you must know what keywords pay the most while keeping your content relevant to your domain.

To find what keywords pay the best I like to use Google. You can use their keyword tool at Google Keyword tool.

First select a keyword

Put in your keyword and enter.

Then you add a column to show CPC. Put in $100.

Once you get your results you can then sort by price. The highest paying keyword will be at the top.

That’s all there is to it.
One thought before you pick the top keyword each time. The highest paying words may not have as many advertisers bidding on them. Therefore, there may not always be high paying ads on your parked page.

Another thing to look at is advertiser competition and search volume. You need to strike a balance with all of these factors while keeping your keyword relevant. In reality choosing a high paying keyword is really a balance of PPC, search volume and advertisers. Find the right balance and you’ll be getting the most from your domains.

Experiment, and try to look at your overall performance not the number of clicks.
Choosing keywords is excellent practice towards running an arbitrage campain. Google Adwords is an excellent source of paid traffic.

Learn more about Adwords here

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Google Co-op

admin — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 20:52:38 +0000

Google Co-op. It’s not really a parking provider but it is something different. Google Co-op is a custom search engine you can put on your site. The best part is that your Adsense code is intergrated within the search results. You’ll get ppc revenue for any revenue generated thru your search results.

Here’s an example of a working Google Co-op search box set up for domains.

I’m testing a Google Co-op page with one of my domains. Only-Yours.net used to be a Fanlisting site. It gets about 50 UVs per day. The CTR is horrible and I’ve tried every keyword I could imagine. The traffic is so varied it’s next to impossible to pin down a keyword.

So I built a Google Co-op page to search Fan sites. Hopefuly it will generate some searches and then some clicks. The user will get the results they are looking with relevant ads. This should improve the CTR. Well, at least that’s the plan. Here’s the page I made Only-Yours.Net Just a basic search page. Results are set to everything but to focus on blogs.

Setting up the site was easy. If you are using Adsense you will need a two-page site. One for the home page and a separate page for the results. It’s very easy to set up just two basic html pages. It’s not a requirement but I added a the Google translator because I get traffic from Europe as well. You have the option of what langauge you want on your search engine when you set up your page.

Another feature is that you can select or remove sites from your results page. You can also limit you search result to sites you select. I’m not using this option but it may help me define the results once I get some stats on the traffic to my site. You could also specify your search results to favor other domains or websites you may own.

I’ll post again when I get some numbers and we’ll see If it doesn’t produce more income than a basic parked page.

Google Co-op looks to be another essential tool you’ll need to monitize your domains. It offers a unique option to target your traffic. Best off all it’s quick and easy to set up. A simple template is all you need.

You can sign up for Google Co-op here Google Co-op.

If you don’t have a Google Adsense account you can apply for one here . If you don’t have a website yet just sign up for a free blogger account at Blogger.com. Just start a one page blog. You’ll find you’ll even get approved faster this way.

You can download my basic co-op-template.zip. Very basic, edit with yoursite information and subject. Don’t forget to put your url in the results page.

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