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eBay is a great source of high commissions for many affiliate marketers. The scenario of referring someone to a $1.00 item and getting a $50.00 thank you is not uncommon. Maybe there are a few come and go CPA offers where the same could be true, but eBay has been paying me such commissions time and again.

Why Would eBay Give Such A High Commission?

The scenario mentioned above won’t happen with all referrals of course. The commission structure from eBay is actually… up to $50 for new referrals AND up to 75% of transaction fees, or just the transaction fees if the customer is not new.

eBay has some sort of algorithm in place that determines whether or not your referral will continue to spend money on the site after the first transaction. Referring long time customers will net you the $50.00. It’s as simple as that. You might see new customer referral commissions as low as $1.00 if you refer what “seems” to be, just a one-time customer.

I have no clue how the algorithm works. Perhaps it is based on the buyers browsing behavior prior to making a purchase. Maybe they placed bids on a bunch of items? They could have set “watches” on a bunch of auctions? Whatever it may be I have experienced that the tighter the niche of the site, the more I seem to make for a referral.

As far as the up to 75% of transaction fees go, eBay bases that on the actual winning bid revenue. In most cases you are probably looking at close to 50% or more share of the transaction fees, but get involved in promoting the bigger ticket items and you may see your commissions soar.

The commission structure does depend on which country’s auction you are promoting. I was quoting the most popular, the U.S. market.

To view the commission structure for all countries, visit ebaypartnernetwork.com.

Using A Wordpress Blog To Host Auctions From Multiple Countries

An extremely simple, cost effective way to come out of the gate strong promoting eBay auctions is to use a Wordpress blog and php bay pro plugin. Simply adding one line of code to a post or page will give you a list of several live eBay auctions with your affiliate links embedded. Showing live auctions isn’t just restricted to a post or page. A sidebar widget is also included where you can display a “hot item” perhaps.

In my opinion, what sets phpBay apart from competing products, such as BANS, is that you can easily apply geo-targeting and display auctions from multiple countries with just one blog.

A freely available phpBay add on plugin exists that will automatically determine the visitors country based on IP address and display only auctions for that country. The visitor will also be provided with a dropdown list should they want to see auctions from a different country in the rare instance the country was misinterpreted.

How Niche Specific Will phpBay Let You Get?

With phpBay you are able to get very specific on the auctions that you want to display. You are able to list auctions by keyword and category and you also have the ability to include negative keywords, which are words that you don’t want to show up in the auction listings.

For avid eBay sellers, you have the ability to create a blog that displays your own seller ID specific auctions. This approach allows you to promote your own auctions and get commissions for them, as well as get more visitors to your products on eBay. It’s a great way to profit from using eBay rather than paying for the advertising. I can’t understand why ALL eBay sellers aren’t doing this!

You can have a under $100 shop because you have the advanced ability to show only auctions in a certain price range. And please don’t get hung up on promoting big ticket items only because of the transaction fees. A $50 payout for a new customer referral can be had when promoting an item worth $1.00 as well as promoting an item that sells for $3,000,000.00.

Some people are doing well with city specific eBay blogs. With phpBay, you have the ability to list auctions where the seller is within a certain radius to a specific postal code. Having the ability to pick up items locally could be the “benefit” of doing eBay shopping through your blog.

I’ve really only scratched the surface on what you are able to do with phpBay. Almost any niche on an existing blog can see spikes in revenue quickly after adding phpBay driven eBay listings.You aren’t limited to just one usage of phpBay, you can use it on all blogs you own and on any new blogs you create in the future. You can get started even cheaper than most others did by using a phpbay plugin coupon.

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