| You hear about it all the time. Someone you | | | | feed to show products on your site. But I prefer |
| know knows someone who is making a living | | | | using and out-of-the-box software like phpBay |
| over the internet. You hear about people making | | | | Pro (which allows you to easily make an eBay site |
| some extra spending money. You also hear about | | | | using wordpress blogging software), or BANS |
| people making thousands of dollars a month. | | | | (stands for "Build A Niche Store"). Both are |
| How do they do it? | | | | relatively cheap and much easier to use than the |
| Well, there are lots of ways to make money | | | | eBay API. I prefer phpBay Pro because it can |
| online. And they don't involve spamming or any | | | | easily integrate with wordpress to great great |
| shady techniques. | | | | sites. |
| One way is to make month promoting other | | | | If you are familiar with wordpress, you should be |
| people's products or services for a commission or | | | | able to get your first eBay site up in a week |
| fee. This is called affiliate marketing. | | | | using phpBay Pro. If you don't know wordpress |
| One of the biggest affiliate marketing programs | | | | and do not want to learn it, you can try BANS, |
| online is run by eBay. eBay pays people a | | | | but keep in mind you need to know some basic |
| percentage of their earnings for every visitor you | | | | HTML using BANS. |
| send to eBay who buys something. They also pay | | | | How much does it cost to get started? The eBay |
| out at least $25 for every new user you get to | | | | API is free. phpBay Pro for wordpress costs |
| join eBay. | | | | about $49. BANS costs about $97. |
| Many people make good money setting up | | | | How much can you make? I currently have three |
| websites that consist entirely of eBay products. | | | | sites made with phpBay Pro and I make about |
| When a visitor clicks a product on the site, they | | | | $500-$600 a month total from all of them. And |
| are directed to eBay. If they buy something, the | | | | every month they earn a little bit more. |
| owner of the site gets a commission. | | | | Now that you have the information on how to |
| There are many ways to set up an eBay site full | | | | start making some money online using eBay, give |
| of any products you want to sell. If you know | | | | it a shot and see if you can start earning some |
| how to program, you can use eBay's API or RSS | | | | extra cash! |