Make Money with the eBay Affiliate Program – Part 2 – You can buy NEW too!

Morning!

The sun is shining (forgive me for my second blatant lie; it’s more grey than politicians’ promises ), the birdies are mooing (always true; TwitterBudgies are known for their tweeting as well as parallel-universing), the cows are pondering why they can’t give coffee, only milk, and it’s time to wonder:

Oh Universe, if the Energizer Bunny is ever arrested, will he ultimately be charged with battery?

How can you even SLEEP when such questions are unanswered????

But I digress. 

Let’s talk money! 

No, let’s talk about making money! 

No, let’s talk about making money with the (insert dramatic drumroll here!) eBay affiliate program!

A couple of days ago, I wrote Part 1 of making money with the eBay affiliate program.  I revealed how must unlearn what you’ve learned (gotta love Yoda!) and open your mind to all the goodies it offers.

Today, I’d like to talk to you about what people sell on eBay.  Now, true, hold on there, I see your thoughts!  If you’re not yet familiar with the wonders of eBay, you’re thinking:

"Ummmm…..used stuff, right?"

and while yes, you can certainly clear out your garage and closet and under your children’s beds and your clothing hanger (ie, the Soloflex you bought on a whim)…did you ALSO know that you can buy brand NEW items as well?

And that means….

Your visitors who might turn their noses up at a, say, used PDA, might go bananas at snagging a deal on a NIB (new in box) PDA.

Consider used PDAs:

and now consider New PDAs!

The way to track down new items for your eBay affiliate advertising is simple – just tack on common eBay abbreviations like so:

new (okay, that’s a word, not an abbreviation)

NIB (new in box)

NWT (new with tags)

BNWT (brand new with tag)

Auth (authentic)

FS (factory sealed)

MIMT (mint in mint box)

MIMP (mint in mint package)

MIP (mint in package)

NIP (new in package)

NW (never worn)

Thus, the SECOND thing you have to do to make money with the eBay affiliate program is 

Fine-tune your delivery of what your audience craves

Some readers will only consider new, others, like yours truly, live for bargains (I snagged meself a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu gi for around $21 – they normally cost $70 and above).   You know your audience best!

Hope you liked this article – you’ll adore Part III!  Be sure you subscribe to my feed  so you don’t miss it when it’s revealed.

Enjoy,

Barbara

#BEGIN highlights of this blog writing post:

Beginners make money with the eBay affiliate program tips:  You can offer both used AND new items on your blog via the eBay Editor kit.

Intermediate and/or Advanced eBay affiliate program tips: You can probably get even more precise than that – consider niching your items according to date (if they’re collectibles), genre, etc.

#END highlights of this blog writing post

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