How to Make Money at Home with eBay's Affiliate Program, without Selling a Thing

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By Cyn Vela
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You can work at home with eBay's affiliate program

If you've ever wanted to earn income with eBay, but don't have anything to sell, you can still get income from eBay month after month by participating in eBay's Partner Network affiliate program. Here are some suggestions to help you find success with eBay's Partner Network.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Step 1

Register an account with eBay. (Link below in resource links.) If you already buy or sell on eBay, you could use your current account. Some people, though, prefer to register a new account just to keep their buying, selling, and affiliate marketing separate.
Step 2

Resister with eBay Partner Network (Link below in resource links.)
Step 3

eBay Partner Network pays affiliates commissions based on click-through purchases. (In other words, if someone clicks on your eBay links on your site, and then they purchase something, eBay will pay you a commission for that.)
Step 4

To promote the eBay Partner Network in your site or blog, log into the eBay Partner Network site.
Step 5

On the top navigation bar, click on "Tools," to build text links, banners, and widgets that can be inserted into your site.
Step 6

If you don't have a website or blog, or would prefer not to have to build links for your blog posts, you could create a niche store. Niche stores are niche sites that promote eBay products in whatever category you choose. There's a site that sells software that can help you build your niche store with a few clicks of the mouse.

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CandisLynn said

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on 11/22/2008 Thanks so much for the instructions on how this works... I have heard a lot about it & was curious. 5 stars for a such a helpful article!